Zepplin: The Recurring Theme to My Weekend

So I've already made mention of Dean's Tape Case. Well, Geo gave away said tape case and tapes, to 16-year-old Nephew. Who was quite pleased, as he is into classic rock. Also, when I showed him my SPN DVDs, to show where I've gotten my current interest, his response? "Hey! I watch that show!" Or rather, he used to. I assume he lost track of it when it changed times/nights/networks. And there's this whole he's-a-teenager-and-has-school-activities thing. "But I like that kind of stuff," he says. "Have you seen Saw? How about 13 Ghosts?" I then proceeded to find the "Thriller" video on YouTube to show him. "By the same director who did An American Werewolf In London," says I. "That's a cool movie," says Nephew16.

But back to Zepplin.

So we go to visit my Little Bro (who is not so much "little" anymore, as he is a good 6'1") and SiL. And Bro answers the door wearing a Zepplin t-shirt. Am I sensing a theme here? Should I be expanding my musical repertoire to include Zepplin? I told him my reactions to the tapes we listened to, that I was expecting something harder, and his response was, "Oh, they've got hard stuff." But yes, there's more to it than that.

I explained to him about the song with the missing 16th note. He said, "There's this song called 'The Ocean'--"

"Yes! That's it! How the heck do you count that thing?"

And he tells me, "It goes from 4/4 to 7/8 to 4/4 to 7/8. I had to look it up to figure it out."

No wonder I was confused.

Cry Wolf: The Cheesy Teen Horror Flick That Is Neither

Several months ago, recognizing my new-found appreciation for the acting abilities of Mr. Ackles the Younger (as opposed the Mr. Ackles the Elder, who is also in the movie), Geo Netflixed the movie Devour. Mr. Ackles the Younger, aka Jensen, is great to watch, but overall the movie was lacking.

When we got home from our trip, another Netflixed horror movie (this one Netflixed by my own hand) was waiting for us, and Tuesday night we watched Cry Wolf. Why? Because one Jared Padalecki (aka Baby Jared, as he seems so young compared to what I'm used to now) has a prominent role. Not only is Baby Jared in the movie, but so is The Future Mrs. Baby Jared, aka Sandra/Sandy McCoy.

Now, given that this is a horror movie about teens at a private high school, I was prepared for cheesy gore and teen smut. Surprisingly . . . there was nothing of the sort!

I was very, very pleased with this movie, in fact. No horror movie this, but rather a whodunit thriller! With a very noir flavor. And aside from Jared, there was another familiar face in the movie, one I've known since high school: Jon Bon Jovi. I was quite impressed with his performance, and the man has aged rather well.

There's some really creepy stuff going on in this movie, and some rather unexpected turns. And the use of IM as a means of communication for the killer is . . . unnerving. But this is no slasher flick; there is very little gore . . . actually, nothing that I would consider "gory." Blood, yes. Random body parts and appendages, not so much.

It's not a "great" film per se, but for a night of creepy fun with a bowl of popcorn and the lights out, I'd say have at.

I need a Jared Padalecki icon.