Metallica Monday: Iron Man (Black Sabbath cover)

I'm a sucker for superhero movies, which is why I'm stoked for this movie to come out May 4th.

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Ironman, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Captain America, and the Hulk face off against Loki (Thor's adoptive brother and archenemy). This is gonna be good.

In honor of The Avengers, a Black Sabbath cover by Metallica gets this week's nod:

Iron Man

John Carter and The Hunger Games are also on my must-see list in the next little while.

What other movies are you excited for?

Dream BAMF, Jack Bauer's Partner

Guy Smiley may be a mild-mannered accountant and blogger by day, but he chases bad guys with Jack Bauer by night. Or at least that's what I dreamed last night.

You can see why Jack chose me to be his BAMF partner. The similarities are eerie.

Technically, I woke up right before we caught the kidnapper after our high-speed motorcycle chase. So I'm hoping we caught him and that I wasn't the expendable sidekick that gets killed during the gunfight...

Heck, it's my dream, right? I'm gonna say I got shot in the shoulder but survived. That's reasonable enough.

Flash Gordon ≠ the Flash

Far too often, I mix up "Flash Gordon" and "the Flash" in conversations.

It's an understandable mistake, right?

Maybe blogging on them will hammer the difference into my brain and I won't have to hesitate quite so long while I decide which one I am intending to reference (almost always "the Flash").

Flash Gordon

Polo player (changed to a football player for the 1980 movie) who traveled to the planet Mongo to save Earth by defeating Mongo's ruler, Ming the Merciless.

Bonus fact: the 1980 movie soundtrack was done by the band Queen

The Flash

Police scientist with super-speed and matching reflexes. Gained his powers by getting splashed by a case full of chemicals which were hit by lightning. Fights crime in Central City, especially against the Rogues.

Bonus fact: there have been many versions of the Flash, including a grandpa, father, son heritage

Let's hope this info sticks and makes it easier to distinguish between Flash Gordon and the Flash.

Now we know, and knowing is half the battle!