Michael Vick

As an Eagles fan with a blog, I feel it is important to discuss the Michael Vick situation. I'll start with why this is a situation. I do not condone what Vick did. No one walking on earth should. But he does deserve a second chance. Michael Vick lied, he was caught in his lie, he was sentenced to prison and served his time. He lost his endorsements, his huge contract, and 2 years of his professional career, and personal life. He has done all the necessary things that anyone in his position would do, no? They have him being an advocate for ending dogfighting, and he has literally one chance left in his life. There was a false report he was in a strip club after being released and all hell almost broke loose. I pose the question how long his probation (and not his legal probation) will be? When will those protesters outside of Eagles camp finally allow him to move on with his life? Will they ever?

My stance is this. Michael Vick did wrong. He was punished for his crime. Give him his second chance. There will always be those who will never forgive him, but the majority of us should in time. If he messes up again, so be it, all us second chance believer are wrong. But let him move on. Stop judging this man because you love dogs. Stop acting like you are so perfect. Stop acting like you would do better in his position, because like the rest of us, he is human. He served his time, let him go out there and prove to us he has changed. But fool us twice, shame on us indeed Michael Vick.

District 9 Review

While this blog will focus mainly on music, there will be other topics I wish to discuss. Movies is a favorite hobby of mine, and I had a chance to view District 9 over the weekend. I didn't know what to expect going into the movie, because the trailer left so much to the imagination. The general idea I took from the trailer was that these aliens were being held against their will, and one reporter ends up being affected by liquid device. I won't ruin the movie for anyone, but I was off, not far off, but off. This movie has several social undertones that one wouldn't expect from an alien movie, but they were there and made you think for the first quarter of the movie. The cinematography (if that is what it's called) was brilliant, with the film switching from a Cops live action camera, to a documentary, and then a regular film. The highlight of the movie would be the effects. They never felt forced upon, and CGI was present, but you could accept it. The movie did reach a point where the story was slow and seemed to be very long, however it picked up by the end. I would recommend you go see this film if you enjoy a good story and some solid action.

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Walk the Moon

Walk the Moon is an indie rock band from Cincinnati, OH which I have had the pleasure of seeing live twice this summer. I was introduced to the band by lead guitarist, Nick Lerangis, who is an old high school chum, as he would probably say. To make a long story short: THIS BAND IS AMAZING! When I first heard them I thought they sounded like The Killers with more of an edge to them. After seeing them at Arlene's Grocery in NYC, I am convinced that Walk the Moon could be the next big thing. The band consist of Lerangis, Nick Petricca on Keys, Adam Reifsnyder on bass, and Adrian Galvin on drums. All members of the band sing vocals with Nick as the lead. For the record, props to Adrian for singing and drumming at the same time! That is difficult to do in my eyes. They are currently heading back to Cincinnati, and will be an opening act for Ryan Cabrera in Covington, Kentucky on the 14th. Please check them out at the band website as well as on their MySpace page and be sure to download "The Anthem EP" on iTunes.