Lovin' Lt. Dan

CSI NY has renewed my interest in one of my longtime actor-crushes - Gary Sinise.



If you think the head of the NY Crime Lab looks friggin familiar, you probably saw him before as one of these characters:

The Forgotten (2004) - Dr. Jack Munce
The Green Mile (1999) - Coffey's ex-lawyer Burt Hammersmith
Snake Eyes (1998) - kontrabida Commander Kevin Dunne
Ransom (1996) - bad cop Jimmy Shaker
Apollo 13 (1995) - Kevin Mattingly, the astronaut who got exposed to measles
Truman (1995 HBO Film) - Harry S. Truman
Forrest Gump (1994) - Lt. Dan (who doesn't know Lt. Dan?!)
Stephen King's The Stand (1994 mini-series) - Stu Redman

Gary's got a whole lotta other movies (Reindeer Games, Mission to Mars, etc.); eto pa lang yung mga napapanood ko.


Some factoids on Gary (taken from Sinisefans):

+ Professional stage debut: The Physicist, 1973 (at age 17).
+ Co-founded Chicago's acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1974 (at age 18)
+ First Academy Award nomination, for Best Supporting Actor in Forrest Gump, 1994. This is where I first knew about Gary Sinise. Loved him ever since.
+ Married to actress Moira Harris since 1981; been together since 1975 (awww!)


And this piece of info, which I just found out a while ago, has just upped my infatuation with Mr. Sinise a hundredfold: Gary's currently touring with his band!

Lt. Dan Band



"The Lt. Dan Band covers everything from Springsteen to Linkin Park, from Aretha to Hendrix. There's something for everyone, and each show [highlights] the musical diversity of the band, as well as the passion and energy each member brings to the stage. Whether we're performing for troops overseas or a local club crowd, the goal is to have fun and rock the house!"

And of course, who couldn't love a guy who has a heart.

Gary's been involved in charity work, particularly for US war veterans, even long before his Lt. Dan days. From his CSI NY bio: Sinise recently launched "Operation Iraqi Children", a program that enables Americans to send school supplies to children living in Iraq.

Cool guy =)

CSI galore!

I've got a gazillion things to do. But CSI at 9pm on AXN has got to happen :D







Currently addicted to CSI. I've got calendar notes on my phone to remind me that an episode is about to start.

3 CSI shows out now: Vegas, Miami, NY. Although I *looove* Gary Sinise (NY's Mac Taylor), CSI NY isn't as exciting as Vegas, or even Miami. The orig CSI rules. Each character is charming and interesting. Bonus pa ngayon kasi CSI narin si Greg (Did you see the 4x4 episode? There was a Greg and Sarah shower scene hehehe) ;)

Of the 3 shows, the cast chemistry is the best for CSI Vegas. And Grissom (who admits he "can't pass a science class if my life depended on it" *lol*) is still the best crime lab head (sayang hindi na siya, missed that ep though). Siyempre, bio teacher, so mas type ko yung scientist talaga hehe (NY's Detective Mac Taylor is a Marine, while Miami's Horatio Caine started out at the Police Academy).

If you love CSI like I do, may CSI overkill sa AXN on Sundays
(Thanks to Ninna for the info - fellow CSI freak):
9pm - CSI (Vegas) :: 10pm - CSI NY :: 11pm - CSI Miami

And these CSI sites are really awesome:
Official sites - Las Vegas, Miami, New York
Superb unofficial site - CSI Files - with excellent episode guide, complete with synopsis and review!

Corgan to reform the Pumpkins?

"I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams. In this desire I feel I have come home again."

Hmmm, matuloy kaya ito? ;)

monito inn =P

Hit ngayon ang 90's pinoy rock sa commercials ah...

Rivermaya's Ulan - Nescafe
Eraserheads' Tindahan ni Aling Nena - saang product nga ba 'to?

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Heeey! I finally found a place to upload my vid clips from Admit One gigs! Pero naubusan kagad akong bandwidth (my bad, ehehe) so eto muna yung andun:

Monmon "Vanilla Ice" Lopez fronts for Twisted Halo!

To follow yung ibang Admit One scenes:
Mitch's (Sugarfree's drummer) song-and-dance version of Telepono
The Cambio Kids at Conspiracy ;)

My gig pics are there too, moved them all na from my Yahoo Photos :)

Fete de la Musique 2005

Looks like this year's Fete was more nightmare than music celebration...

Death Cab Cutie's blog
Peyups.com thread

Tama lang ata pagpasya ko last year not to bother with the Fete anymore. I'd rather check out the small, intimate bar gigs like Admit One - ehehe, plug daw ba? =P

Don't get me wrong, though. I believe the Fete is a great concept. If we can only do something about all those orcs...

Masubukan nga

[05/15/05] Ok, lemme try this. Seen this around before, ngayon lang ko nagka-tiyagang subukan hehehe...(thinking up the list of musicians is tough, what more selecting my favorite song from each!)

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[06/15/05] Astig, may sumasagot pa nito! Hehehe, maraming salamat Anonymous, kung sino ka man. Galing, nakuha niya yung Anna Begins!

This song is now extra special to me, 'cause I found out recently that one of my favorite lokal musicians is as much in love with this song as I am.

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[05/18/05] As I said, hirap pumili ng isang kanta lang! Especially for the first 4 bands and The Beatles. But anyway, for the sake of this game, pumili na nga ako ng tig-isa.

Pretty good guesses, Chuckie and Jem! Gulat ako sa Nat Imbruglia, Chuckie, nakuha mo! :P Sansan, siyempre Kjwanista :P

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MUSIC GAME

The rules:
a. Post the names of 20 of your favorite musicians.
b. See who can guess which is your favorite song by each.
c. Once someone guesses right, bold that row and include the song.

Ayt, game?
Game.

1. Twisted Halo - Hiram (Monmon)
2. Counting Crows - Anna Begins (Anonymous)
3. Eraserheads - Minsan (Chuckie)
4. Wolfgang
5. Cambio - Patlang (Jem)
6. Sugarfree
7. Mr. Big - Just Take My Heart (Jem)
8. Beatles
9. Orange and Lemons - Armageddon is Coming to Town (Chuckie)
10. Brain Salad - Inches (raktivist)
11. sandwich - Art To Di Too (Chuckie)
12. Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror (Anonymous)
13. Lisa Loeb - Do You Sleep (Jem)
14. Natalie Imbruglia - Wishing I Was There (Chuckie)
15. Yano - Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo (Chuckie)
16. Urbandub - Quiet Poetic (Chuckie)
17. Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song (Jem)
18. Robbie Williams - Angels (Klara)
19. Cynthia Alexander
20. Kjwan - Boomerang (Sansan)

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Clues/Comments...
Wolfgang - from the 2nd album; was a show closer at one NU Rock Awards
Beatles - I'm not well-versed w/ all of their songs, but this so far is my favorite. Bagay sa batugan tulad ko.
Cynthia Alexander - lyrics c/o Cynthia's mom
Sugarfree - quintessential Sugarfree (hmmm, I'm starting to wonder why this hasn't been guessed correctly yet...)

Ay chicken na yan =D

The verdict is in

Michael's free.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/13/jackson.trial/index.html

Panahon na para magsaya

Yeah, uh huh.

Hehehe, pasukan na naman - aka tapos na ang bakasyon! So there, one last hirit bago maging busy sa pasukan...

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I've updated my gig sked site, so para sa mga naghahanap ng gigs this June, check this out:
http://www.freewebs.com/mightydacs98

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I've also updated the sidebar. May mga additional links to band websites and to the official site of the Fete dela Musique 2005 as well.

Awesome as the line-up for this gig is, I'm 99% sure I'm not going. My first and only Fete was last year, kasama ko si Drew and my Pisay co-teachers. The rain was a pain in the butt, but what really annoyed me was the volume of people. Saka ko na-realize na hindi talaga ako pang-big-venue-gig. I prefer small, intimate bar gigs. Less annoying people to deal with. Hehehe.

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I got the same load for this year: 3 bio1 (2nd year) classes, 1 homeroom, and most probably I'm still adviser of Samapi.

This year I'll be teaching Adelfa, Camia, and Champaca, all in the afternoon (yehey! - I'm so *not* a morning person).

And guess what...exactly 10 years ago, I started my sophomore life in Pisay as part of Camia '98. This Monday, I'll be starting my 2nd year of teaching in Pisay as the adviser of Camia '08. Hehehe, wala lang, natuwa lang ako =P

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I expect I'll be kinda busy this schoolyear kasi may bagong nadagdag sa buhay ko - I'll be starting my Masters in Environmental Management in Ateneo this June.

Yep, Atenista na po si Dacs ;)

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Stuff I wish to avoid this schoolyear: procrastination, tardiness, impulsive shopping. Hehehe. Darn it, kelangan ko na mag-ipon!!!

Wish me luck!