Welshrogue

A kid living in a trailer park spends hours playing a video game, only to find out that the video game is an audition for something a lot more real.

Lance Guest stars as the kid, doomed to spend the rest of his life working in the trailer park he lives in until a stranger makes him an offer he finds hard to refuse. The offer comes from Centauri, played by the wonderful Robert Preston who is as charismatic in this as he was in The Music Man 22 years earlier. Every scene that Preston is in, becomes his scene.

While the plot is slightly outrageous, the special effects in space are pretty snazzy, especially considering the year (1984). While the graphics do look dated, they still look good, especially the Gunstar.

This is a fun movie, doesn’t take itself too seriously (just look at any scene with the Beta Unit), and at the end, its a movie worth seeing for the smile you’ll have on your face when the credits roll.

Taken from the list below……. and in no particular order.

Those crazy folks over at the Top Gear website have come up with a list of the top 100 sexiest cars ever. Click on the car name to see the car. I’ll have to come up with my picks from the list later.

My personal top ten is here
100) Porsche 911 S
99) Nissan 350Z
98) Maserati Ghibli Coupe
97) BMW 507
96) Lancia Stratos
95) Pagani Zonda F
94) Alfa 8C 2300 Short Chassis
93) Lotus Elan
92) Porsche Cayman S
91) Jaguar XJ-S
90) Jaguar E-type
89) 1963 Chevy Corvette Stingray
88) Aston Martin V8 Vantage
87) Jaguar XKR
86) Lotus Exige S
85) Audi 100 Coupe S
84) SAS ‘Pink Panther’ Land Rover
83) Austin Mini Radford
82) Alfa Montreal
81) Bugatti EB110
80) Ford Mustang Fastback
79) Dodge Charger
78) Porsche 550 Spyder
77) Karmann Ghia
76) Maserati Bora
75) Citroen DS
74) Chevrolet Corvette
73) Alfa Spider
72) Alfa Spider
71) Corvette Racing C6.R
70) Aston Martin Racing works DBR9
69) Honda RA272
68) AC Cobra Le Mans Coupe
67) Aston Martin DBR1
66) Brabham BT49
65) Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT
64) Porsche 917
63) Auto Union Streamliner
62) Porsche 904
61) Lotus F1 Type 72
60) Bentley Speed 8
59) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
58) Lamborghini Muira
57) Lamborghini Countach
56) Mercedes C111
55) Mercedes SLR Mille Miglia
54) Mercedes W196
53) Mercedes SLR McLaren
52) Mercedes 300 SL Coupe
51) Mercedes SLR Coupe
50) Mercedes 600 Pullman
49) Mercedes 540 K
48) Mercedes 230 SL
47) Mercedes T80
46) Mercedes 450 SLC
45) Mercedes W196
44) Ferrari 512TR Testarossa
43) Ferrari 330 P3
42) Ferrari Daytona
41) Ferrari Enzo
40) Ferrari 512 BB
39) Ferrari F430 Spider
38) Ferrari Dino 246 GT
37) Ferrari 250 SWB
36) Ferrari 275 GTB
35) Ferrari F40
34) Ferrari 250 GTO
33) Ferrari 599 GTB
32) Lancia Fulvia
31) Aston Martin V8 Vantage
30) Ford GT
29) McLaren F1 LM
28) Bentley Continental R
27) Alfa Giulietta Sprint
26) Honda S800
25) BMW 3.0 CSL Batmobile
24) Rolls-Royce Corniche
23) Ford Capri
22) Alfa Romeo SZ
21) Citroen 2CV
20) Lotus Esprit
19) Fiat Dino 2400 Spider
18) Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
17) Citroen SM
16) Alpine A110
15) Alfa Tipo
14) Fiat 130 Coupe
13) Aston Martin Vanquish
12) Alfa 8C Competizione
11) Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato
10) Sally Carrera
9) Rolls-Royce Phantom BMW M1
7) Bentley Continental S1 Fastback
6) Lincoln Continental
5) Citroen C6
4) Chevy Camaro
3) Maserati Quattroporte
2) Aston Martin DB5
1) Fiat Cinqueciento

My wife is my rock.

I don’t mean she stars in action movies that aren’t very good or she asks if I can smell what she is cooking. Neither do I mean that she is mossy, craggy or rolls.

There are times when I feel despondent, confused, upset and pretty well messed up. They occur more often that I would like to admit. I am certain that I have some major issues that, in a perfect world, would and could be resolved by professional help, or at least electric shock therapy. There are days when the bottom of my world falls out, and I am holding on by one hand, holding everything I know in the other, and suddenly I have itchy balls. My wife is there to scratch my balls while helping me back up into the world. I admit that last line is a little graphic but I am talking metaphorically.

I hope that there are days when I am the strong one but in my relationship with my wife, I think my wife is called upon more often to be the one with the big shoulders (but not like in the 80s), and the common sense to make me realise that whatever drama is occurring is nothing that I should be upset about.

Without my wife, I wouldn’t have grown as a person nearly as much as I have in the last 8 years. She has really inspired me to be a better person, which believe you me, there is a lot of room for improvement.

The Ford motor company is losing money hand over fist, they are closing factories around North America, but luckily not my local Ford plant. They have announced that the Ford plant in Oakville will be making the vehicle based on the Ford Fairlane concept.

I looked up the Ford Fairlane concept and thought I was looking at a Range Rover. You decide:

Ford Fairlane Concept

Range Rover

I have pondered this age old question for some time but I have finally discovered the answer, which of course, I will share with you.

Up to last week, I believed that I had an averaged sized one, not as big as some you see in movies but no so small as to be no use to anyone. It was average. I didn’t have any complaints about it, it was good enough for what I was doing with it. My wife didn’t seem to mind either and to be honest, her happiness is paramount to me.

When I was much younger, I had a smaller one, but being young, I was thankful to have one at all. It always seemed to be in use, which I guess is what happens when you are young. Some of the best times was early in the morning on a weekend, just me lying in bed and my small one. A great way to start the day.

Last week I started wondering about trying to get a bigger one, my wife had mentioned it, and as most married men know, a passing comment from your wife is the same as an order from your boss. We went to a place known to supply bigger ones to men and looked at some of the examples they displayed. I know this isn’t an area that you should ever skimp on but we chose a special deal that was on offer that day. An offer that would double the size. I admit to getting giddy at the thought of something that big and how happy my wife would be with it. If I was lucky, she wouldn’t be able to keep her hands off it, wanting to enjoy it as much as possible.

Well, just over a week has passed and the big one is here. It is big. Huge infact, and I worry that perhaps it is too large for my wife to handle. I don’t know if she will be able to get used to the size but there is no way I am going back to the smaller size now. It seems to be able to do everything advertised as well as a couple of new things. I am very impressed with it and have had trouble not talking about it.

I love my TV!