The most unexpectedly awesome movie I've seen in years... Sucker Punch

The critics hated it...  It did poorly in the theater, opening at #2 and quickly losing any screen time... and I hadn't even heard of it or seen a trailer for it.   But, I picked up a copy of Sucker Punch multi blu-ray pack at Best Buy this last week on a whim, since I had a cupon for a blu-ray, a 5$ store credit, and it was on sale, so I got the 30$ package for 9 bucks.

22% rotten rating on rotten tomatoes, 33% rating on metacritic... I dont care!  I had NO idea what the film was about when I popped it in my player, and it didn't matter... It was just pure entertainment.  Unfortunately I don't know if anyone's going to let Zach Schneider try something like it again, since it only barely made any money... but I thought it was just real cool and wicked entertaining.

So... dont listen to the critics, go rent or buy and see Sucker Punch and just enjoy yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dzikBZTUy8

(if i'd had ever seen that trailer before the movie came out, i'd have seen it in the theater for sure!)

Day of Triumph 2011

Today was the Day of Triumph car show at the Larz Anderson museum.  A group of us met up at the rest stop on 95 north just before the 495 intersection and drove up together.  Paul Rego, who has some of the nicest Triumph sports cars you'll find anywhere, unfortunately over heated just a mile from the museum.  That didn't keep him from winning first place in the TR8 category !

I drove the Wedge up, and landed a first place trophy in the TR7 category =)

Incidentally I've also put the wedge up for sale.  I'm getting close enough on the TR6 that I know when it's done, the TR7 will be neglected in my garage.  I'd rather see it go to a good home than not be driven!

TR6 restoration progress

So, I've been restoring an old Triumph TR6 sports car in my spare time.  It's been a very time consuming but educational experience.   I'm getting very close to the point where all I will have left is the body work, and then once the body work is done and the body mounted, the electrical and interior.  Here are a few progress pics.

I just got mounted the oil cooler with in-line thermostat, the chassis cross member, replaced all the hardware on the engine with new nuts and bolts, and refurbishing the rear differential.  Tomorrow I should be mounting the differential, and then measuring for a new drive-shaft.




Now, I'll have to take back off the intake manifold to get the body back on, but I wanted to get everything in place so that I can get all the hoses measured and cut to size for coolant, exhaust, fuel, etc.


The rear differential has been freshly painted, and is just waiting for paint to dry before mounting with new bushing.