2 Syllable Club

Hey, world.

I'm in the 2 syllable club since my whole name (first+Last) is 2 syllables total. Are you?

It's the reason I go by "Nick Vogt" and not...something else.

I will list off some other people in the 2 syllable club:

-Sean Price


I just saw him rap at Pearl Street in Northampton. He opened for Raekwon.

-Grace Park


she was on Battlestar Galactica. She's hot. Is she a robot?

-Nick Drake

He's dead and strangely only was famous after he died. Weird. But, he made lovely music. He was named "Nick" like I am.

-Max Schreck

He played Count Orlock in perhaps the movie that scares me the most of any movie: Nosferatu. Was he an actual vampire?

Um...I can't think of any others right now! But, there are others. And that's what's important. Can you think of more people in the club? We're a pretty cool club I think.

Peace.

-Nick Vogt

And, seriously, I'm fracking scared of Nosferatu. It's freaky shit. Just look at this. It gives me the woogies:

Crabcakes?

I've taken to posting MF DOOM quotations on Ronaldmetellus recently, embedding them into my posts on other things.

The fact is DOOM lines circulate through my head constantly. Way more than the raps of anyone else. Why that is I cannot say. I can only speculate that it's either:

A) because DOOM is a genius and one of the world's greatest MCs or B) because he's evil and has perfected the art of subtle mind-influencing powers.

As someone who prides himself on his mental strength and his resistance to telepathic forces, I am inclined to think it's the former.

DOOM is a badass villain. So this might qualify as a "Badass villain Lines" installment.

But, no, I won't count it.

Here you go. Behold:

"MCs is crabs in the barrel / Pass the Old Bay"

-DOOM

Pass the Old Bay? "Old Bay"? Like the spice you put into crab cakes? Yep.

What other MC would think of that let alone rap it in such a kickass manner?

Uh, no one.

I used to make crab cakes a lot at a job I had once. It was back when I took a year off before this collegezone oh so many moons ago (also known as 3 years ago). Did you all know there are sweet potatoes in crab cakes? And celery, onions, Of course crab, and OLD BAY. I mean, I don't eat meat these days, so I wouldn't eat a crab cake. But, I enjoyed making them.

You know, I sort of miss the days when I would make crab cakes and falafel and turkey salad (and quiche!) and I would be paid. Blue Moon was a good place. R.I.P, Blue Moon Grocery & Deli.

Oh, believe it or not, "Awesome Town" was born in the kitchen of Blue Moon. That is, no joke, where I was christened this town's Chief of fire Safety.

So, there you go (which is a phrase my dad despises).

-NF VOGT, Chief Of Fire Safety.

Yeah!

Jammin' On The Ones

I realized just a few moments ago that I wanted to watch this video featuring the hilarious Tracy Morgan again. From time to time I watch "Totally Awesome" on youtube because it is just that amazing. I find something new to laugh about each time I watch it. And, I laugh about the old stuff, too.

And, I realized as I typed it into the search on youtube that the title of this video makes it more than appropriate for this blog. This is Awesome Town. This video is called "Totally Awesome". Nice!

Everyone really should see this. It's one of the funnier things I've watched. Also, everyone should watch 30 Rock where Mr. Morgan as well as other very funny people make a great TV show together. Really, it's excellent. The new season of 30 Rock starts October 15th, I think. So, mighty soon.

I did not find this video originally. My sister somehow located this on youtube a few years back, and what a find it was!

Also, there's this:

The Clipse x Zelda (and More!)

Yo, I just happened to hear this track walking out of the "Dining Commons" a.k.a "SAGA" a.k.a The Cafeteria here at Hampshire college. The good people doing dishes were bumping it.

I searched it on the internets upon returning to my room and I was right: what they were listening to was Ocarina of Time music from the Lost Woods mashed up with "Virginia" by the Clipse. I love the Clipse and Ocarina is one of the best games ever. So, that's great:

Turns out, this is a part of a larger project called "Ocarnia of Rhyme". You can download the mix of all the mashups here. Or just stream them there. You can do that, too.

Another sick Ocarina of Rhyme remix is:

Or:

This stuff reminds me of the "Chrono Trigger Mixtape" that was floating around a few years back. If you haven't checked that ish out, you really should. I can't find a good download or stream of it anywhere on the internets, though. What a bummer! Maybe you can find it? For now, check out this track which is my favorite on the Mixtape:

"Get 'em high like noon or the moon or a room filled with smoke"

-Nick

More Villain Lines

Yeah! Here's the part two, Y'all:

#3: The Joker: "Gentlemen, Let's Broaden Our Minds." That's Jack Nicholson as the Joker from the oldschool Batman movie, Tim Burton's. I have always loved the scene where The Joker and his goons rip up the museam. And right before they do it, Joker says that line. Nice! Anyone who says "Gentlemen" is cool in my book. Even if he's The Joker.

#4: Piccolo: "You Think A Sayain Would Show Any Mercy!"

I don't know if that's a

direct quotation,

but Piccolo of DBZ fame says that before shooting an energy blast

RIGHT INTO YOUNG

GOHAN'S FACE and BLASTS GOHAN OFF A CLIFF!

Granted, Piccolo is a good guy for most of Dragon Ball Z,

but he started out as a villain. And he's a badass.

Badass Villain Lines!

Hey. I'm on all these different blogs now. It's a good time.

I wanted to post this shit here because I don't know what Ron would think of it going up on RonaldMetellus. He probably wouldn't mind it at all, but I need to post something on AwesomeTown since I never do. Ever.

I woke up this morning with many many thoughts in my head for many reasons. I do not know the reason I had the thought that I should blog about some of my favorite Villain lines from things that I find badass. If you need more clarification about that, this post is a very short list of lines villians in TV or movies or videogames or whatever have said that are wicked badass.

Here are two lines I thought of this morning that are incredible and are badass:

#1: The Master from Buffy: "Tonight I shall walk, and the STARS THEMSELVES WILL HIDE!" Yeah! That's crazy, right? Who says that? The Master says that! He's a great character, actually. I think The Master is my second favoirte Villian on Buffy. The first is Nathan Fillion as "Caleb" who comes in near the end of the second season and gets the "Knave to chops" treatment. Well, it's more like the "balls to chops" treatment.

#2: Digitamamon from Digimon: Digital Monsters: "So Many Accidents Can Happen In The Kitchen...So Many..." Digitamamon is a badass. He's a walking, talking, semi-hatched egg. And, yes, Digimon is was much better than pokemon and always will be the champion of the Saturday Morning world. I'm on the Digi team, guys. In the English dub Digitaromon speaks with a terrible German accent that makes that line so much better. He's talking about how he might like kill one of the kids he has enslaved in his diner and make it look like a kitchen accident. That's precisely why Digimon was so much better than pokemon could ever be.

And, um, that's it for now. I may make this a sort of "posting theme" thing. If I think of a new line that I find badass, I will blog about it.

If you, dear reader, think of a badass line, comment on this here post, or tweet at me if you have the skills for that. I've said this a lot, but I'm Nicholasvogt on that there twitter.

Peace.

-Nick