Epinions Recent Reviews for Roark_8

Nuttin' Like Eatin Pig off the Bone

Fri, 7 Sep 2001 13:20:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - I didn’t eat a shred of meat for 2 years. I grew up on pepperoni pizza and bacon cheeseburgers and for some reason, decided to give the whole vegetarian thing a try. Although I loved the fact that it forced me to try exotic new things such as tofu and...

When the World Runs Out of Ideas

Tue, 14 Aug 2001 11:17:47 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - I pray for our future. When all was well with the economy and the Internet was going to make everything okay, things were right in world of the media. Salon.com was a free site, making it possible for me to be the hit of parties with my irregular...

Capitalism and Beer.

Wed, 25 Jul 2001 13:19:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - I used to love getting my friend bgreienr* riled up. The easiest way that I found was to say, “Wow! I just got this great deal at Wal-Mart!” His face would fill with blood and snap to attention. You would then have to sit through a lecture on the evils...

When a Mature Rating is Put There for a Reason

Wed, 18 Jul 2001 14:46:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - When video games came under assault after the Columbine shooting, I was first in line to defend them. They had warped and shaped my mind for the span of my lifetime and I turned out okay. I read a point once that I agreed with: pong didn’t lead me to...

Can Sports and Intelligence Coexist?

Mon, 9 Jul 2001 14:08:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - Once, in college while I still had the freedom to do so, I was sitting in Perkins at about 3 AM and I compiled a list. The list was going to change my life. It was entitled, “Things that keep me stupid” and it was just that, things that I believed that...

The Rampage of an Editor

Fri, 18 May 2001 11:27:32 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - (Open scene in which the Director of Hotel New Hampshire (Tony Richardson) is pitching his finished product to the studio)

Director: Viola! I think I have done it! Many have questioned the ability to translate a writer as intricate and...

Searching for Inspiration- Hope Write-off

Mon, 14 May 2001 12:40:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - *Foreward*

There is an episode of The Simpson’s in which the family sits down to watch some TV and Garrison Keillor is on their TV. He slowly phrases a line about Lake Wobegon and then exhales. The crowd goes wild with laughter. Cut to the...

How do we know that Kind of Blue was a classic?

Wed, 11 Apr 2001 18:20:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - Having recently returned from Europe, I am perplexed with the notion of classical art. We as a society have classified certain works as the masterpiece of their respective field. The Mona Lisa, The Sistine Chapel, Chartres Cathedral, Beethoven's 9th,...

Lake Wobegon Boy goes to Amsterdam

Tue, 3 Apr 2001 10:55:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - I'll admit it. As much as I like to think that I have risen above the sheltered Midwest surroundings that I grew up in, I am still product of it. So I hang my suburban head when I confess that my mental image of Amsterdam before I went over came from...

Could it be that I'm getting too old for this?

Wed, 28 Feb 2001 14:17:51 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - Hiroshi Yamauchi, President of Nintendo, recently was quoted as saying, "...games have nothing to do at all with graphics." He was directing this comment mostly at the new Playstation 2. After playing NHL 2001, I'll have to say that I tend to agree with...

Was it Paul or Me?

Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:21:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - A long standing debate when looking at history is a fundamental question of whether a person was truly great or merely a product of their times. Darwin only published his theory on evolution after he found out someone else was about to publish similar...

The World of Stuart Davis

Thu, 22 Feb 2001 12:57:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - Stuart Davis is a face in the crowd. He is the name on the Upcoming Shows board that you glance at when you are getting your "Skim Mocha to go" at your local coffee shop. He is one of the many performers that traverse the national folk/acoustic...

NASCAR?

Mon, 19 Feb 2001 01:27:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - When I woke up this morning, I realized that I really didn't have much to do today. No errands to run, no place to be. I also realized that I hadn't showered for a couple of days and I had a 6 pack of beer left over from Friday night. I turned on the TV...

A must read for any John Irving Fan

Fri, 9 Feb 2001 15:35:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - This is the second John Irving book that I have read (I was introduced to him via Cider House Rules). Hotel New Hampshire is a wonderfully engrossing novel telling the story of an eccentric family in their journey through life. It is scripted through the...

Lando? Bah! I say Chewbacca.

Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:12:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - This is not a review. If for some unknown reason you were looking to read a review of Return of the Jedi, here's a story about the Lindbergh baby you also may be interested to read about:
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Finally, Dental Hygiene and Sonic Waves Meet

Thu, 1 Feb 2001 12:30:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - In general, I'm a pretty skeptical guy. When I first saw a commercial for a product that cleans your teeth using some sort of magic sound waves, I registered it in my "Never Buy" category and forgot about it. Later on, however, my dentist (who happens to...

Be the star of your Geek Squad

Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:05:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - GPS's are fun geek toys. Most likely, they aren't going to ever save your life. They do, however, come in handy more often then one might think, especially if you travel often like me. If you haven't read or heard anything about them, a GPS (Global...

A Perfect Gift for a Sports fan, even if they don't like computers

Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:59:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - Who Wants to be a Millionaire has shifted to the back burner of our media's consciousness. However, it continues to get high ratings even with it being on 8 nights a week. The reason, I believe, is that the fundamental principle of the game is a fun one;...

Before you buy Midnight Club..

Mon, 29 Jan 2001 14:26:58 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - Rockstar Games had a great strategy in which they got 2 games into the game deprived Sony PS2 launch, Midnight Club and Smuggler's Run. They however must have paid their creative team 10 times as much as their programming team. Both games are brilliant...

Irish Pubs of Mlps/ST P

Wed, 6 Dec 2000 19:22:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Roark_8 - St. Paul is fairly well known as having a pretty strong irish community. So you ask, are their any good Irish pubs around? The answer of course is yes, and I will take my chance to review them here. Let's start with the best and go to the worst:
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