The behind the scenes of Eclipse is going to be on the New Moon DVD that comes out next Friday but already they have it on YouTube. Now you better watch it before it is pulled. The exclusive shows some of the fight scenes that we have all been looking forward to and how much darker this movie is. It’s also neat seeing almost everyone in costume. EVEN JACKSON RATHBONE. Okay, I got that out of my system but we all know that everyone was waiting to see what he would look like. All this hype is almost getting me excited about the movie coming out in June.
I am a self proclaimed dork/nerd what have you and I am not only okay with that, but I have embraced it. As such, I absolutely adore cartoons…yes, I said cartoons (oh and comics of course, but I digress).
Being a cartoon aficionado, Avatar made the top three in my list of favorites.
Come on, who doesn’t want an Appa or MoMo? Although, it isn’t quite practical to keep an enormous air buffalo in ones backyard, is it?
So, when I found out that there was going to be an “Avatar:The Last Airbender” movie, I may or may not have squealed. However, when I found out that Jackson Rathbone was cast for the role of Sokka, I have to be honest and say that it is as close as I have come to a fangirl moment over him.
I mean, it’s SOKKA!
So, in true Willow (and Avatar: The Last Airbender) form, I’m going to give you a re-write of a scene in the cartoon, as written by yours truly.
(In this scene Jackson is of course Sokka, Ben Graupner is Aang) so picture it. They’re on Appa’s back flying high above the ground, when Appa starts a descent.
Sokka: Hey, you taking us down for a reason?
(Appa continues to drift downward, Aang is lost in thought) Sokka: Aang! Why are we going down?! Aang: What? I didn’t even notice. Oh, wait, that’s the problem, it appears that the wing is on fire. Sokka: Aang, he’s an air buffalo, they don’t have wings! Aang: Buffaloes do too have wings, we just had them last night! Sokka: {FACE PALM}
I’m willing to bet at that point, they’d have liked some tiny liquor bottles from the air waitress, or waiter. *Laugh*.
So without further adieu, here is the trailer, in which you can actually see Jackson and hear him deliver a few lines. Everyone has been complaining that they haven’t seen enough of him yet… so I thought I’d tease you guys a little.
Be sure when it comes out, you go see the movie, show Jackson some love.
My computer has been a pain tonight. After working on it since about 5 pm I think I’m good to go. So now, I can write about The Last Airbender and how I knew this was Jackson Rathbone without even seeing the description underneath. Jackson plays the character Sokka a hero and he has a water power. Yeah, I don’t know what it means but I am excited to see him in the movie. And see even more things to be released this weekend during the Super Bowl.
January 30th couldn’t get here soon enough for me. I had been planning a trip to Las Vegas. Vegas. THE Vegas. My excuse and reason to go? 100 Monkeys Concert. Now I ask you, is there a better reason? If there is then I know nothing about it, but I digress.
This trip would have been a plethora of firsts for me. My first trip to the West Coast, obviously my first trip to Vegas, the longest flight I had ever been on since I was flying from coast to coast, and my first time in a Hard Rock Cafe.
I say “would have been”, because unfortunately I didn’t get to make it. For the first time since 2002, North Carolina faced a wintry mix. Mother Nature and I shared words.
I knew my day would finish horribly, since it began that way, with me almost getting into an accident trying to get TO the airport. Hey, guys, I tried! It wouldn’t have mattered, my plane was grounded.
Suffice it to say, I was not a happy Willow. It was okay though, I had reinforcements going: Jodie,Jenn,Patty and Sandy. I knew they’d bring me back details and pictures of what I had missed, so I had that to look forward to, or so I thought.
The first show of the day, seemingly went off without too many issues, although the sound technicians apparently do not understand the words that come out of the musicians mouths.
However, what happened at the 21+ show was absolutely ridiculous, I am livid and I know that I am NOT alone, because I have gotten a play by play from more than one person who attended. You can read one written by JODIE PLATZ,word for word HERE, so that you aren’t reading it twice I’ll save you the trouble recounting it on this post. Now that you’ve done that, prepare and brace yourself, for the words that will follow are only kind to 100 Monkeys (and their fan base).
Dear Hard Rock Cafe;
When you boast on your website for all the world to see, that you have 42,000 square feet of pure unadulterated rock n’ roll,then one would come to the conclusion that you could manage to get working sound equipment, or at least have technicians who know how to trouble shoot to accommodate the talent. Though, that would make sense and quite obviously that takes an organ that you guys don’t possess, a functioning brain.
Not only did the sound suck at a level even the best vacuum cleaner cannot reach, but your employees were rude, and managed to refer to the boys as “Assholes”. Allow me this sentiment will you? If it weren’t for me being acutely aware that impressionable young minds read this, then I would have a few names I could refer to you as. NONE of which you would understand, I’m sure.
That being said, you called them out of their names, which you should note for future reference, if you are to have their names in your mouths, are Ben Graupner, Ben Johnson, Jackson Rathbone, Jerad Anderson, and of course Uncle Larry. Write that down.
I would not even want to entertain any of your flimsy excuses as to why they were treated so poorly, because if you came to me and said “He broke the mic stand”, I would just reply “Which I’m sure was accidental, and if you take into account that your employee spilled beer on their pedals, of which there were 4, guesstimating that your mic stand was at the most 60 bucks, their pedals being from 100 to 300 bucks each, you do the math. Who owes who money?” Furthermore if it was that big of a deal that he broke the mic stand, how about you just ask him to pay for it quietly, because Jackson is a damn stand up guy. You couldn’t do that though, eh? You had to get on some big power trip and act as if you were above them. Oh how wrong can people be? I don’t put anyone on pedestals, every human being on this planet is flawed, you people apparently went back for thirds, however.
They asked to be told where they went wrong, and you had no problem telling them.
Well let me tell you where you went wrong. You mistreated a great set of guys, talented musicians, that happen to have a loyal fan base who will act more as their friends, and will take up for them when they have been wronged, especially in situations like this.
I’m sure you’ve heard the term “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas?” , not if you mess with the Monkeys.
At the very least you owe them an apology, now as far as anything else goes, that’s between you and them.
Didn’t your mama ever tell you the golden rule? “Do unto others as you’d have them do unto you?” If not, let this karma be your lesson. Hard heads tend to make for soft asses.
Enjoy the backlash,
Willow.
I’m torn between being glad I didn’t go, because I know I would have wound up in trouble, or hurting because I couldn’t be there to say or do SOMETHING.
Well, now I can do something, even if it’s merely with written word, and I intend to speak my mind, as you see above.
Are you a livid Monkey fan? You can help too…contact the Hard Rock, let them know that our boys deserve better treatment.
You can reach them at:
Peter_lin@HardRock.com
and/or
702-733-7625 (Ask to speak with Andrew)
Be straightforward, and honest, but as polite as you can be. Please nothing that can be construed as threatening, we don’t want anyone in trouble. That would be counterproductive.
I am loving these new stills from Jackson Rathbone’s movie, Dread. We all know that he’s the leading man in this movie. It’s about three people in college set out to document what people dread the most. I know that I could easily answer this. I think. Okay, people in masks. They really scare me and I dread Halloween every year.
