celluloid kerouac

I first read 'on the road' in and about 1990 when i was a young man of 20.
My girlfriend gave me a copy of the book and thus, planted the seed that would
grow and offer me answers to questions that frustrated my young mind about
freedom and the pursuit of it.
My experience is not special because this book inspired many people in the same way.
After learning of the production plans for this movie i have waited patiently for a few years
to see what a film adaptation would be like.
I recommend this film to anyone who has read the book, but to people who haven't read the book
I recommend that they read the book first.
The film is only good as a companion piece to the masterpiece novel.
Perhaps a 10 hour mini-series would be better for realising 'on the road' on the screen.
Regardless of my opinion, it was a good movie and i am glad i have a copy so i can watch it
again someday.

commodore 64

Recently it was the 30th anniversary of the iconic and best selling home computer, the Commodore 64.
I began my computer experiences with the commodore PET computer which occupied my high school's ''computer lab'', and one christmas when i was 14 my parents bought a commodore ViC-20 home computer, which we upgraded the next year to a Commodore 64.
I was still using a c-64 as recently as 1998 when i lived on manatoulin island at my friends 60 acre property...my system was running Geos operating system and i played ''skate or die'' for hours.
The ''sid'' chip was the first synthesizer i learned to play with thanks to my c-64 and a myriad of drum machine and synthesizer software.
my favorite was a synth that you programmed within the Geos OS with the joystick...
i'll never forget that feeling of excitement when i would pour through a large box of unlabeled floppy disks full of games and software....each disk would reveal it's contents once i loaded it and the suspense while waiting to see what incredible new game was waiting to be discovered by me.
some people began with the apple II's and other's it was the commodore 64, in fact something like 10 million homes had a ommodore 64 .
i left my massively expanded commodore 64 system and unreal collection of software at my friends cabin/house on manatoulin island, which burned down under 2 yrs ago...back into the ashes it goes, my beloved commodore 64.

seeking inspiration to save my soul....

Tired as heck....

I am so tired today. The early morning shift at my job was aweful. I needed 9 hours worth of energy to finish 6 hours of work! I feel ripped off.
I didn't even carry a bag of my things and move it to my new apartment when i rode my bike here after work.
I am just glad I already have a wi-fi/Lan internet connection at my new place. I am finding something to watch, and just finished a nap, an unplanned nap.
I am still very tired.
My Mother created alot of really nice Art. I find comfort when i stare at the few items I have.
This was the creation of my Mother's that helped me recharge and relax after I finished work this morning.
Thankyou Mom.

June 1st, 2012: I am climbing out from the basement up to the 17th floor....

I am climbing out of the basement and UP to the 17th floor in downtown Kitchener....I couldn't be happier....the LOUD pair of pretty young girls who moved into the house above my basement pad seemed to decide that they didn't want me, the "old guy in the basement" living there anymore, so they threw parties for five days straight during the second week of May!
I suffered from extreme sleep deprivation, and still remained slightly calm until I snapped and called Mike to ask for help and he picked up my most valuable studio gear and synth's and guitar and the myriad of FX pedals and processors and Digital Sampler's and I can't leave out my beloved Roland CDX-1 Disc-Lab, Digital Multi-Track Sampler Workstation/Mastering Processor/Cd Recorder.
And so, here Iam preparing to move, I gave 30 days notice to the basement pad's landlord and paid my June rent at the high rise with my new room mate Steve, the drummer in Mike's band: Helen Keller (i think that's their name?)
There's more to come since we have a wi-fi internet connect set up on the 17th floor. My room is perfect for setting up a wicked studio, with room to sleep on a blow-up mattress with my new "6 pound" super thick sleeping bag!
Within a week I hope to be up and running and put an end to my neglected online life.
-ToneKnob