top 10 musicals.... malcolm edition.

so i saw that hannah posted a top ten.... and being a lover of musicals myself... i decided to do my own... and i'm not completely sure on the rules... but mine are going to be any musical... theater or theatre.

10. High school musical 2 and 1
i think that this was a great movie and sequel.... however... it's my guilty pleasure so i'm leaving it at 10. i love the music and it is terribly cute. i think that this is a good outlet to get kids loving musicals from an early age... yea they sing on kids shows that they watch when they're 3... but it's nothing compared to the kinda of stage and music that is in the high school musicals. i'm grouping them only because i have way more to add to this list.

9. Joseph and the amazing Technicolor dreamcoat.
this movie/play is held near and dear to my heart. it was one of the first musicals that i grew to love. donny osmond is yea... a little corny... but it's a great rendition of a bible story that everyone knows.... that crazy andrew lloyd webber... always changin the game.

8. Grease
probably the movie that makes every boy what to go bad at some point... i'll admit... john travolta made it cool to be bad.... and even cooler to be the nice guy in the end... the music continues to be stuck in my head and i even like to break out a little sandra d at the local karaoke

7. West Side Story
um... amazing.... this academy award winning film will make you laugh.... dance... sing... and cry... i never saw it until about 4 months ago and i fell in love with it instantly... this movie MADE cinematic musicals and the world hasn't been the same since.

6. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
based on the classic movie starring the one and only gene wilder... this play had me crying... in a hysterical laughing fit. i couldn't believe the twists and the stunts. i'd never seen such vulgar humor on stage and i probably won't ever again. the high roller vs. the loser turns into a high roller and loser team within the last 30 second of the play.... once you think you've got it... yea... you don't....

5. The Color Purple.
wow. this play, as the movie and the book, made the ugliest black woman in the early 1900s the most beautiful, strong woman you have ever seen. i saw this on a sunday afternoon matinee and it was like going to church... everyone was hoopin and hollerin and having a blast. i even yelled a little bit... Alice Walker's characters have been recreated beautifully once again... i'm glad i got to see the OBC too... i hope fantasia is a good celie

4. Moulin Rouge.
amazing amazing amazing. anyone who hated this movie was just freaked out by the first 15 minutes... i know i was... but once i got through that... the movie was once again... amazing... i love the soundtrack. some of the songs on there are the songs that i wanted to sing to girls that i had crushes on in the 7th grade. amazing story line and another great film by baz. i just hope that australia next year is just as phenomenal as moulin rouge and romeo+juliet

3. willy wonka and the chocolate factory...
not much to say to this one... besides the fact that gene wilder gives a stunning performance.... i love to sing to every song... and the lady that sat behind me when i saw it at the alabama theater was testify to that... even though the rest of the movie is great..... i could watch the opening scene for hours.... the making of the chocolate... omg

2. wicked
well.... i saw this over the summer in london... and it was phenomenal... i'll never watch the wizard of oz the same again.... it changes your whole perspective... and that's just what it sets out to do... not only on the story but on love and friendship and even sacrifice for one or the other.... you'll be cheering for the "bad guy" in no time.
plus... the set is AMAZING!!

1. Rent
well... i had to. it may not be of the production value of wicked.... or even the entertainment value.... but this musical moved me more than i've ever been moved. i know... some people hate it and frankly i'm stunned at that... i've been listening to the soundtrack for 11 years now and i'll keep on listening for ages... this is the play that will make me cry every time i see it. this is the play that wants me to live in the slums of new york... this is the play that makes me want to have a tranny best friend and a stripper girlfriend... this is the play that makes me want to stand up and fight for the little guy. this is the movie that makes me want to ACT UP FIGHT AIDS


well that's it... tell me whatcha think

the pain

i got my wisdom teeth out this past thursday.
oh if you could only see me. actually you can on my facebook. they're quite funny.
but i'm just ready to be back to normal. i hate being so swollen and hurty.
and i like to eat without having to strain my mouth open.
but i'm getting a new car soon. it may be tomorrow if i'm feeling ok.
i'm getting my grandparent's old honda accord. which is a year older than my car now....
but it's in better shape and hondas can go for many more miles than a buick. so i'm excited.
but i shall stop now.....

Malcolm

PS- I wish blake would have won.... :-(

the final three

america voted lakisha off last night.
thank god. i was scared for blake. let's cross our fingers that he
goes up against melinda in the final showdown.
tuesday night... everyone sucked... they weren't as bad as the judges
made them out to be per se. but they still weren't great.
barry gibb was awful last night. i love the beegees and i love his stuff...
but he was just bad last night... i think the soft tone that that song needed
was too much for his old voice. :-\
but that's about all i have to say about that... i wasn't paying attention for what next week is.
so... what're you getting your mother for mother's day?

Peace, love, and "so laut du kanst"
Malcolm

The quote is from tokio hotel's "schrei" (scream) which translates as "as loud as you can."

my weekend

so friday i went over to heather's house. i gave her a rose from the ASAP garden and then asked her out (it was written on my tummy... lol) and then we watched spiderman with her brother. it was alot of fun.

saturday i went with her and her family to an alabama baseball game. they lost. they suck... lol

sunday... abernathy...

that's it... my weekend in a nutshell...

this week i have a huge physics study guide to do before AP week next week... i'm ready to be done...

well... i'm off....

Peace, love, and "UND JETZT SCHWEIG!"
Malcolm

PS- the quote is from Tokio hotel's "Schrei" (scream) meaning "AND NOW SHUT UP!"

last night... she said....

it's gonna be all right.
anyways....
i think idol was alright last night... nothing special i thought....
then again... i haven't liked this season much at all...
the praises they gave to jordin were too much... she was not as good as they said she was...
and the comments for blake was a big understatement to me...
i hope lakisha goes tonight.... but whoever leaves.... bono will still be good...

i wish my aunt hadn't talked through the whole thing... after she talked all the way through
idol...
i had to go watch house in my own room. i couldn't take her ruining my favorite show...
but last night's episode was very good. it got into the psyche of forman and kinda left house alone for most of the episode... it's kinda nice to have a side character analysis every so often.

but that's my tuesday night fox review.... and that's about it....

Peace, love, and don't burn the day,
Malcolm


PS- to my last blog... not yet... hopefully friday when physical contact is available... :-)

this week the trend

so... i think this may be the week where change occurs...malcolm's 6 month status may finally be a tad different... even though things shouldn't really be different from the last two months...it'll at least be official....and that makes me excited. i hate that this all happened at the hands of megan.... but i don't care anymore... i'm very happy even if it did have to come from my modern day yente.
my great aunt is in... she's cool... kinda cooky though... she says shit randomly all the time....
it's pretty amazing.



well.... i shall be off for now...

Peace, love, and don't burn the day!
Malcolm

EASTER!!! (and more)

it's here
isn't that exciting??!??!?
ehhh.... i have to get up at 3 tomorrow though
the youth is waking up to make breakfast for after the sunrise service...
which means i'll be sleeping the rest of the day.... lol
i saw blades of glory last night... it was funny....
i guess i should do my ASAP paper today or tomorrow so i don't fail...
yikes!
in response to melissa's blog.... i am glad that the verdict was decided in my favor...
:-)
and as her url states.... melissa is brilliant.... :-P
peace,
Malcolm

Hrmm...

So... today... things that are going on...

i'm going to heather's guard tonight...

we're going out tomorrow...

i have an ASAP paper to do

and sanjaya is still on idol...

ahhhhhh

~MAH

USB vs Testicles

i recently saw a video explaining how you can

replace your balls for a USB 2.0 drive

i'm seriously considering getting this done...

you can watch the video here

let me know your thoughts....

guys... maybe you should consider it too...

very handy

have a great day,

Malcolm

In the beginning

and so here I go...
i am doing this to take up time...
i am bored... and that's about it...

School started this past Wednesday. So exciting...
i'm just ready for school to be over and to go to college...
i'm ready for something new... to start fresh...
to be malcolm 2.0

i'm not ready to be by myself... but i'm ready to try it...

well... i'm gonna go for now... who knows if i'll ever blog again...

Peace,
Malcolm