elegant elliot offen - INQUISITION OF THE HEALTHY

"WHY CAN'T I TELL YOU, THAT YOU LOOK.... UNHEALTHY?"

He has no degree that anyone knows of. Thats too bad because Elliot is a health dynamo, he cares a great deal about being... FIT in a mad mad world.


"You look worse than ever.... whats going on !!"

Great television.

Cantu 2007

ELLIOT OFFEN - 18 BILLION DOLLAR BODY

THE ARCTIC MONKEYS - WHERE 'AVE YOU BEEN?

"I'm Damn Glad They've Arrived When They DID !!"

The perfect anectdote to rehab.

I love these rascals. They are coming to America too which makes me love them even more. They got real balls.

They care enough to come to Detroit to show the rest of us just how music is done. Even though I can't help but feel a bit of real closeness to this and the White Stripes. I still like them.

This particular romp has little to do with their typical sound... which is a sound I particulary like.... since it doesn't sound like anything else out there, (check the strange and uneven measures and intros and mini intros to their main song... "A Certain Romance" for example). These guys have a bit of Quadrophenic sensibility that only owning a SUV could cure.

Its a damn shame we got nothing like them on this side of the pond.

BUT THEY ARE COMING TO DETROIT, as I've said so multi cheers to that !

Cantu is Cantu, and relentless blogs on in the Fashion Culture Beauty Network, he can be found at http://fascube.blogspot.com and lives in Chicago and Walled Lake, MI. This was created on March 20, 2007.

THE ARCTIC MONKEYS - BRIANSTORM

JAPANESE SAUNA GONE BAD

"WE NEED MORE OF THIS TYPE OF HUMOR IN THE U.S.A."

These types of pranks take real imagination. These enjoyable by all even if they are a wee bit offensive. They are fun to watch and they push the envelope for what was considered possible in the world of comedy.....

Unlike our contests in America... the ill fated Wii contest which consisted of some woman holding her urine to win a Wii video game console... she later died... amid warnings of not to do so. This was not only tragic, stupid and infantile but also deadly. The responsible party was slapped on the hand and set free into the public and this headline quickly disappeared from the news......

A little style every now and then is most appreciated.

Ted Cantu writes for the FASCUBE NETWORK and can be found at http://fascube.blogspot.com. This entry was written on March 20, 2007.

NAKED JAPANESE SAUNA CHAIRS !!!

MEAN STREETS - IM GONNA PAYUMMMMM

"ONE OF THE MOST RIVETING FILMS OF..... 1973... LOL"

Typical film buffs make this movie to be the greatest thing that ever came out of the 70's. But the only thing you must remember about the 70's is that they made great films every SINGLE YEAR. Unlike the 2000's they didn't have to rely on CG to be an "actor" to fill out the plot.

This made things somewhat intriguing.

The other thing that makes this film work on its own is that it has true vision. The camera work is dizzying at times and the plot is dizzying too. This particular scene is supposed to be spontaneous. Which makes it really work is that it is loaded with details. Deniro breathes a lot of life into this complicated lunatic character, "Johnny Boy".

Cantu 2007

MEAN STREETS - FRANKIE BONES

BEAT RODEO - Where is IRS Records When YOU NEED THEM MOST?

The mid 80's were an interesting time. You could actually find interesting bands and music like this...... It didn't have to sound like everything out there and for a wonderful brief while.... this Disney music machine was non-existant.

To put it another way -- the secret music police didn't even exist. While creeping into an elevator to my corporate job my boss sneared to me that he rather liked this new Disney pop maker machine. I nodded. He got more persistant when I didn't eagerly take to his baiting. What can I say? I think that manufactured stuff is a lot of shit.

Beat Rodeo popped up on IRS records - a label that didn't cave into social pressures and churn out expected crap. During its brief but powerful reign it cranked out incredible pop gems like this one. It featured bands that were not easily classified. It was what the cool kids listened to before they went on to become zombies driving SUV's to their utter unglamour-like jobs in banks, city government and engineer sweat shops... where they tolled to the point of forgetting their humble but earnest urban beginnings.

These slabs of interesting vinyl can be found in a dollar bin near you. But its worth investigating.

Cantu - 2007

BEAT RODEO - JUST FRIENDS