sebastian maniscalco

Wow, I can’t believe I’m writing one of these.  But, I’ll save the sappy stuff for the end.  On that note, here we go…..

Sing Street

Sing Street is probably my favorite movie of the year.  The story, the acting, and the songs are great.  This movie is very relatable on many levels, especially being a musician.  But if your’e not a musician, it still works as a coming-of-age/get the girl film.  If you haven’t checked this one out, please do.  I think you’ll like it.

10 Cloverfield Lane

Another one of my favorite movies of the year is 10 Cloverfield Lane.  No one saw this one coming.  This movie was under the radar, or should I say, had no radar.  Soon after JJ released The Force Awakens, the trailer started popping up and it’s one of my favorite trailers of the year as well.  10 Clov. is not a direct sequel to Cloverfield, however it lives in the same universe.  This movie is gripping and fun as hell.  Goodman puts on a stellar performance as well as Winstead.  I love everything and anything Cloverfield.  Bring on the next one.  God Particle, I think.

Sebastian Maniscalco

I am very picky when it comes to stand-up comedians, however Sebastian Maniscalco hits home for me.  I think he and I had the same parents, the same upbringings, and the same view on human interactions.  His stories and jokes are about his Italian upbringing as well as the absurdity of everyone around him.  His specials are called, “Aren’t You Embarrassed?” and “What’s Wrong with People?”.   I mean seriously, what is wrong with people?  Check him out.

 Hottie Fantasy League

*   2016 Winner – Where’s my plaque?   *

Making a Sass Quatch

Wow, did this blow out of proportion.  What started as a simple Facebook account created by Moreno, myself, and our wives, it then turned into a love/hate fest and a podcast.  I had so much fun being a part of this.  My apologies to Jack Falvey and everyone else who hated or pretended to hate Sass.  It was all in good fun….I think.  Here is the link to the shows – Sass

Sounder Wars

Boy was this fun.  Reade, Art, Nate, Logan, J Fernandes, Denny Luis, Tom, Moreno, and myself partook in what was called Sounder Wars on Twitter.  These videos consisted of us driving around, putting up drywall, sitting shirtless on the couch, or hiding behind the desk at work singing our favorite Binge sounder or making a new one up on the spot.  Seeing my Twitter notifications light up was a treat every time.  Maybe there will be a new War in 2017.  See you all there.  #bingesounders

Binge Meet-Ups

What a year of meeting Bingers.  In May, I met up with Jack Falvey and J Fernandes.  In June, Art from Cali.  In July, Logan.  Also in July was my second Lawlapalooza.  I met Nick Fortuna, Chad Diiii, Chad Ciiiii, and Robert Anthony Richard.  Everyone of these guys is nicer than the next.  Besides meeting face to face, I became friends with several listeners on the (insert Ammon’s drop) internet……..  I can’t wait for 2017’s Lawlapalooza, as well as meeting some more listeners along the way.

 

 

 

Binge Media

I started listening to Law and Moreno sometime during 2010 on their old show.  This was the first podcast I had ever listened to.  I was a daily visitor of the site and discovered the podcast.  I instantly became a fan of these guys right away.  The way they passionately discussed movies, their quick humor, drunken reviews, sounders, and their love of Cloverfield.  These are guys I want to hang out with.  I made several sounders for their shows once I heard them play a Jay Fernandes sounder.  When they played my sounder, it was the greatest thing ever.  Like I said, these are guys I want to hang out with.  So fast forward several years later, and I did get to hang with these guys and now I’m writing for them at Binge Media as well as being a guest on Binge casts.  This is honestly a dream come true.  I can’t thank these guys enough for letting me be a part of their site.  They are friends and brothers for life.

 

Special thanks to Law, Moreno, Ammon, Kupka, Batch, Jack, Luke, and all the binge listeners and contributors.

I fuckin love this group.