Stephen King

Stephen King is an American author from Portland Maine, regarded as the "King of Horror", he is most famously known for his horror novels including Misery, Carrie, The Shining, It, and Pet Sematary. He also has some fantasy and drama novels too like his novella "The Body" (the film adaptation for this novel is Stand By Me), The Shawshank Redemption, and The Dark Tower. All of his works were made into movies and most of these movies received very positive views from critics and grossed quite a bit of money. The Shining and The Shawshank Redemption being the most popular. However, King did not like the film adaptation of The Shining. He didn't like who the director (Stanley Kubrick) cast as the main antagonist (Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrence), how they twisted the plot, and how Kubrick glossed over important morals from the book like the dangers of alcoholism (because King wrote the book while suffering from alcoholism).

Stephen King's writing style in most of his novels is that kid(s) are usually main protagonist(s) and adult(s) are usually the main antagonist(s). Looks at his stories like the ones listed above. The only one I can think of that is an exception to this is "Misery" where the main protagonist and antagonist are both adults.

by bmhorton August 24, 2022

Los Angeles Galaxy

A Major League Soccer team that plays in Los Angeles (obviously) at Dignity Health Sports Park and sponsored by Herbalife Nutrition. They are the first MLS team to reach 5 MLS Cup titles (2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014)

Some notable players for the Los Angeles Galaxy: David Beckham, Landon Donovan, and Robbie Keane

by bmhorton March 20, 2021

It

'It' (chapter one for distinction) is a supernatural horror film released in the year 2017. This film is the first of a 2 part movie series (the other being It: Chapter Two released in 2019) based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, it is set in the fictional town of Derry, Maine and follows 7 middle school kids who are labeled as rejects and losers who are pursued by a clown named Pennywise after the main character, Bill's, little brother named Georgie goes missing after he takes a little hand crafted boat out in the rain. It documents the kid's attempts to destroy Pennywise and a gang of bullies led by Henry Bowers.

Cast for It
Jaeden Lieberher as Bill Denbrough. The leader of the loser's club

Bill Skarsgård as It/Pennywise the Dancing Clown. An ancient, trans-dimensional evil that awakens every 27 years

Jeremy Ray Taylor as Ben Hanscom, a shy, overweight boy who studies on the cruel history of Derry, Maine

Sophia Lillis as Beverly Marsh, the only woman in the group who lives with her abusive, pedophile dad.

Finn Wolfhard as Richie Tozier, the comedy relief of the story

Wyatt Olef as Stanley Uris, a Jewish boy who is haunted by a ghoulish woman from a creepy painting

Chosen Jacobs as Mike Hanlon, the African-American member who lives with his ill-tempered dad who slaughters pigs

Jack Dylan Grazer as Eddie Kaspbrak, the sick and asthmatic kid who has a really overprotective mom.

Nicholas Hamilton as Henry Bowers, a sociopath who leads the gang of bullies who taunts the loser's club

Jackson Robert Scott as Georgie Denbrough, the little brother to Bill who is eaten by Pennywise in the opening scene

by bmhorton October 05, 2022

Soarin'

Soarin' is a series of simulator rides at most Disneyland Parks in the world. Each one has one of 2 ride films:

Soarin' Over California (Disney's California Adventure Park)
Locations in order of appearance:
*Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
*Redwood Creek, Humboldt County
*Napa Valley
*Monterey Bay
*Heavenly Mountain Resort and Lake Tahoe
*Yosemite Falls and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
*PGA West Golf Course, La Quinta California
*Valencia Orange Farms, Ventura County
*Anza-Borrego State Park
*USS John C. Stennis, San Diego

*Malibu Beach
*Downtown Los Angeles
*Disneyland Resort

The music in this specific ride film was composed by Jerry Goldsmith

Soarin' Around the World (Epcot), Soaring: Fantastic Flight (Tokyo DisneySea), and Soaring Over The Horizon (Shanghai Disneyland Park)
Location in order of appearance:
*The Matterhorn in Switzerland and Italy
*Isfjord, Greenland
*Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany
*Kilimanjaro National Park and Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
*The Great Wall of China
*The Great Pyramids, Egypt
*The Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh, India
*Monument Valley in Arizona/Utah
*Lau Islands, Fiji
*Iguazu Falls in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay
*Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
*Shanghai Disneyland, Shanghai China (Shanghai version), Epcot (Epcot version), Tokyo DisneySea, Chiba (Tokyo Version)

The music in this specific ride film was a newer score composed by Bruce Broughton but was based heavily on Jerry Goldsmith's original score

by bmhorton May 22, 2022

Dude Perfect

Dude Perfect is an American sports and comedy YouTube group based in Frisco, Texas. As of 2022 the channel has over 57 million subscribers making them the second most subscribed sports-based YouTube channel only behind the WWE. The group consists of twins Coby and Cory Cotton, Cody "the Tall Guy" Jones, Garrett "The Purple Hoser" Hilbert, and Tyler "The Bearded Guy" Toney. They are mostly known for performing Trick Shots some with notable celebrities including Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Belmonte, Paul Rudd, Tim McGraw, Russell Wilson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Odell Beckham Jr., Serena Williams, Luke Bryan, etc. They also perform battles, which is where the members compete in a good-natured game with a unique set of rules, stereotypes, and overtime. They also travel on various tours

Dude Perfect also has broken a number of world records including the longest blindfolded hook shot broken by Cody Jones and the only trick shot by the group made on the first try. They've also broken a number of strange world records on the "Absurd Recurds" segment of Overtime including, the world's longest Lego walk, longest distance of blowing a pea on the ground, farthest distance while rolling across exercise balls, most ping pong balls stuck on a person's head using shaving cream, most donuts stacked on each other while blindfolded, and most beachball header passes in 30 seconds.

by bmhorton July 05, 2022

Major League Soccer

The professional soccer league in the USA. Often abbreviated MLS. Equivalent to the English Premier League in England. The league consists of 27 teams:

Eastern Conference for Major League Soccer
Atlanta United FC, Mercedes-Benz stadium, 1st season 2017, sponsor: American Family Insurance
Chicago Fire FC, Soldier Field, 1st season 1998, sponsor: Motorola
FC Cincinnati, TQL Stadium, 1st season 2019, sponsor: Mercy Health
Columbus Crew SC, Mapfre Stadium, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Nationwide
DC United, Audi Field, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Leidos
Inter Miami CF, DRV PNK Stadium, 1st season 2020
CF Montreal (Formerly the Montreal Impact), Saputo Stadium, 1st season 2012, sponsor: BMO
Nashville SC, Nissan Stadium, 1st season 2020, sponsor: Renasant Bank
New England Revolution, Gillette Stadium, 1st season 1996, sponsor: United Healthcare
New York City FC, Yankee Stadium, 1st season 2015, sponsor: Ethiad

New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Arena, 1st season 1996, Sponsor: Red Bull
Orlando City SC, Exploria Stadium, 1st season 2015, Sponsor: Orlando Health
Philadelphia Union, Subaru Park, 2010, sponsor: Bimbo
Toronto FC, BMO Field, 1st season 2007, sponsor: BMO

Western Conference for Major League Soccer
Austin FC, Q2 Stadium, 1st season 2021, sponsor: YETI
Colorado Rapids, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, 1st season 1996
FC Dallas, Toyota Stadium, 1st season 1996, sponsor: MTX
Houston Dynamo FC, BBVA Stadium, 1st season 2006, sponsor: MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sporting Kansas City (Formerly Kansas City Wizards, Children's Mercy Park, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Victory Project
LA Galaxy, Dignity Health Sports Park, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Herbalife Nutrition
Los Angeles FC, Banc of California stadium, 1st season 2018, sponsor: FLEX Power Tools
Minnesota United FC, Allianz Field, 1st season 2017, sponsor: Target
Portland Timbers, Providence Park, 1st season 2011, sponsor: Alaska Airlines
Real Salt Lake, Rio Tinto Stadium, 1st season 2005. sponsor: LifeVantage
San Jose Earthquakes, PayPal Park, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Intermedia
Seattle Sounders FC, Lumen Field, 1st season 2009, sponsor: Zulily
Vancouver Whitecaps FC, BC Place (temporarily Rio Tinto Stadium), 1st season 2011, sponsor: Bell Canada

by bmhorton May 14, 2021

How Ridiculous

How Ridiculous is a YouTube channel based in Perth, Australia. The three main members of the group are Brett Stanford, Derek Herron, and Scott Gaunson. They currently have 9 million subscribers and 3 billion total video views. They are mostly known for performing drop experiments off of a 45 meter tall tower at the Perth Gravity Discovery Centre, the 165 meter tall Luzzone Dam in Ticino, Switzerland, and a 200 meter tall cliff aside a waterfall in Lesotho, Africa. They also performed trick shots, including collars with celebrities like Brodie Smith, in the early days of their YouTube channel. Other members of the channel include main editor Jack Wallace, and the guy Michael who puts a bunch of the projects together and gets authorization to perform them. They also have a stuffed dinosaur who is their mascot and stuntman named Rexy

How Ridiculous also makes heavy custom things such as a number of giants darts, a giant axe, a giant atlas stone, a 4”x 4” x 4” cube of tungsten, a steel model of Hulk’s Fist, and a model of Thor’s Hammer. All these things can only go to the top of the tower via a winch because they’re too heavy to carry. They have dropped these items onto things such as bulletproof glass, pools of oobleck, orbeez, and regular water, trampolines (one being the strongest in the world made with Mark Rober), and giant gym balls. They have broken a number of world records the most notable being the worlds highest basketball shot achieved at the 200 meter cliff in Lesotho

by bmhorton March 23, 2022