El Marko

Combine an awesomely themed party with one of the greatest N64 themed costumes ever, and you’ll get my plans for Friday night.  Be excited!!!

Suprise!

A recent discussion with a friend resulted in me finding out more about him than I ever knew:

Me (after listening to Jason Mraz’s “Song for a Friend”): Jason Mraz may be one of the most talented musicians of our time.  I’ve yet to hear a song of his that doesn’t instantly click.  They’re all catchy as hell too.  He’s definitely in my top three musicians.

Friend: Jason Mraz is gay.

Me: Man, you’re gay.

Friend: Yes, yes I am.

Me: Oh…  Awesome.  Wanna go get food?

Friend: Sure.  Cane’s?

And there it was.  My friend was a “Caniac”.  I’m not sure how I really feel about it, and I haven’t really hung out with him since.  I feel a little guilty, but eating at Cane’s regularly is not really a lifestyle I’m into supporting.

I'll say it.

I loved Transformers 2. I thought it was a phenomenal movie for what it was. I truly liked it and Michael Bay’s love for explosions wasn’t a distraction. The characters were sweet and were way cooler than in the first movie. I just miss Jazz… Oh well. Jetfire kicked ass.

Oh E3...

Having caught myself up on Nintendo’s press conferences and revealed trailers, 2009-2010 is going to be a FANTASTIC year for gaming. First we get New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which just looks like pure, four-player, caffeinated fun. Then, we get a new Metroid (dubbed “Other M”), as well as hyped sci-fi shooter and Halo rival The Conduit, futuristic RPG Monada: Beginning of the World, and the titleholder for Best in Show: Super Mario Galaxy 2. The DS also has it’s fair share of bounty. With the recent announcement of Pokemon Gold and Silver remakes for the portable titan,Nintendo got the ball of awesome rolling. Also announced were a new Mario and Luigi title (which looks epic in size and in innovation) as well as what is easily, in my opinion, the greatest announcement Nintendo could have made: Golden Sun DS! The hyper-addictive RPG from the Game Boy Advance era now returns in beautiful 3D and I am already planning for the downfall that is any and all responsibility left unchecked by another foray into this amazing series. Also shown were new trailers for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, and WiiSports Resort, two other titles that have already been buzzing for any avid Nintendo fan. Just how great will this coming year be?!? No way to know for sure, but suffice it to say that Nintendo just may have written it’s apology for last year’s rocky E3 showings.

Keystyle return

To follow the history of this epic skirmish, check out http://bradyocallahan.tumblr.com/

I see a lot a new faces stalkin round the e-streets,

they spit like they got knowledge, then sound off in they tweets. 

They wanna play like they ever gonna touch me,

topple me and such, me? 

I wish the best of luck see,

‘Cuz I got a vision

Not ego or religion,

Just good old fashioned rhythm,

With a head for long division.

You think your words are sharp?

I’ll slice you down like CutMan.

Wanna front some strength?

I’ll bust yo ass like GutsMan.

Cuz the world, she needs a RockMan,

Forearm is a glock man,

Rushin round the clock, man,

Always makin news like famous Kent Brockman.

Havin trouble following? let me make you an index,

I fill my rhymes with references from bottom to apex.

Pop culture’s my culture, so please show me the money,

My comedy’s like Family Guy, ‘cept people think I’m funny.

Before I go, lemme toss my stylin’ foes a shout,

(Now when ya read this don’t y’all start to sit and pout):

Brady O, my dude from the motherland,

Came and tried to take command,

but it seems the mountaintop is where I stand.

Cody, the self-blasting keystyles vet,

based on your self-description I’ma call you a cigarette.

Then we got Pat, the robotic high-fivin machine,

Wants to throw out fat rhymes but all he’s got is lean.

Sam Bowling, stepping up as leading lady,

Tryin to think that maybe,

She could spit with me, but my vision’s getting hazy.

Must be all the estrogen,

It’s prolly a carcinogen

Killin men faster than a room full of cyanogen.

Then there’s Matt, the keystyles rebuttal leader.

Don’t wanna play no more?  S’ok I wouldn’t either.

Ka-Bow, you know I still got crazy mad love,

But my rhymes are like a guillotine,

They’re just a cut above.

Louis X-I-V and Marie Antoinette,

I bet you’re all wondering “Is he freakin done yet?”

And I am.

The rap keeps rollin'

ReallyGoodWater kept the challenge alive and asked for rebuttal.  So peep this:

Way to use Reese’s piece just to get on my goodside, I hope it’s Witherspoon cuz I’d tan that hide.  You wanna front like you know Autobots and Decepticons, you best take a little bit to double check your lexicon.  Open up wide for some Really Good Water, yo rhymes’ straight out the oven but mine still rock hotter.  I aint a boy scout, but I’m always prepared, and I roll mad deep so I aint never scared.  I aint strapped, naw I’ll leave that to Moran and X, besides I collect bullet wounds like K-fed’s welfare checks.  But I’m the improv immortal, entering a portal to a world where my deaths make the folks all stand and chortle.  Or Guffaw, you know that’s a boisterous laugh, you think you stand tall? I’ll Thunderjack you in half.  That’s a shoutout to my main Lego man Ka-Bow, making somethin out of nothin makin y’all say “WoW” like in Azeroth, rockin with the Tauren and Gnomes. I log into the server then straight into yo homes.  I got weapons oh so epic, don’t bother me with ethics, I rocktopus so hard you’d think that I was a Mythic.  One more thing, before I drop the mic to the stage I’m a buildin up the lyrics and I’m storin the rage.  You better check yo smoke detector and not cross any wire, cuz I’m just getting warmed and I’ll be spittin hot fire.

For those of you not keeping score, here are the previous rhymes:

In response to ElMarko64’s keystyle verse:

Yo it’s Mark, I’m hailin from the 513, and I’m callin out the bluff handed down by Brady.  Showin off my mad skills, shurkin off my worst ills, through the lips and back again like I took too many pills.  Spittin game like Milton Bradley, rhymes and more but sadly, I can’t quit the lyrics cuz if I do they’ll end badly.  Ya know I’m reppin the 8th Floor, longformin’ and then more don’t ask me to confrom cuz that requst I will ignore.  I got puns out the dome, now I wanna go home, so just(Alt+M) and I’m ready to roam.  Gotta cut a news station so I’ll FireFox, I had Internet Explorer til he caught the smallpox.  I stand six feet (That’s three pairs of socks), not a druggie, hate geology cuz I aint down with rocks.  You wanna test my wit, step right up and sit, I’ll be gatherin my lyrics gettin ready to spit.

Alright Mark, let’s see what we can do here:

Dear Mark Hale thanks for taking the lead,
Like a trail of Reese’s Piece’s follow like E.T.,
But you’re just on the ground, I’m extra terrestrial,
Prayin’ to get lifted but I’m glued into this vestibule,
Catch a cold, sniffle sneeze, bless you, I thank you please,
Sail on this flow, moving no where with pleasantries,
I am on a boat, but it ain’t no lonely island,
Sky is the limit but I’m starin’ at horizon,
Can you hear me now, I ask you like Verizon,
Can you fear me now, that’s your homework assignment,
Can you beer me now, it’d be divine hoptimus primin’,
That’s the end, hit me up by replyin’.

It's on...

The gauntlet was crafted by Brady, but it seems it’s up to me to throw it down, so here goes y’all keystylin’ free-for-all is on!

Yo it’s Mark, I’m hailin from the 513, and I’m callin out the bluff handed down by Brady.  Showin off my mad skills, shurkin off my worst ills, through the lips and back again like I took too many pills.  Spittin game like Milton Bradley, rhymes and more but sadly, I can’t quit the lyrics cuz if I do they’ll end badly.  Ya know I’m reppin the 8th Floor, longformin’ and then more don’t ask me to confrom cuz that request I will ignore.  I got puns out the dome, now I wanna go home, so just(Alt+M) and I’m ready to roam.  Gotta cut a news station so I’ll FireFox, I had Internet Explorer til he caught the smallpox.  I stand six feet (That’s three pairs of socks), not a druggie, hate geology cuz I aint down with rocks.  You wanna test my wit, step right up and sit, I’ll be gatherin my lyrics gettin ready to spit.

Bring. It. On.

College Bop

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I (kind of) Won an Award!!!

My show won an award: http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=62865614815&h=d-atd&u=DKTLV