Epinions Recent Reviews for bsproles

The end of the road.

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 03:15:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - This epinion is a long time in coming. It’s taken me many years to fully think about what it all means. In this review, I've tried to structure it so you can see the things I saw, and hopefully feel the emotions I felt as I walked...

Mirabile dictu, don't you agree? - The Exorcist (2000 revision)

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:56:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - If you've grown up with recent horror movies from the 90's, you may think you're prepared for anything...Well I'm here to tell you that unless you've seen The Exorcist, you're not. Story background: The Exorcist was written by...

A color-balanced arachnid - Colorvision's Spyder2PRO Studio

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:31:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - With the widespread use of digital cameras today, and the proliferation of image editing software, one would think getting great prints from your home inkjet printer would be simple. Unfortunately it's not so simple due to the varied (and usually...

Change the Channel - The Photoshop Channels Book

Sun, 5 Nov 2006 04:49:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - If you're a relative novice to the world of Photoshop, there's a palette that just says "Channels". If you look a bit further, you may realize that they are (by default) the Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) channels that make up the full color image. Past...

Grüß Gott aus Wien, Österreich!

Thu, 7 Jul 2005 06:39:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - I've decided to kick off my trip to Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe with a review of Vienna (or Wien "auf Deutsch".) Wir müssen das Hotel finden! (We have to find the hotel!): Our first real sight of Vienna was attempting to...

A home print studio

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 02:06:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - Digital Photography today is ubiquitous - most people who take photos for fun or even for business have a digital camera. Most of those people even have an inkjet printer with a few sheets of glossy photo paper nearby. However, most people tend to either...

The photo album from hell - The Auschwitz Album

Sun, 8 Feb 2004 11:07:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - For Christmas this year, my gifts were primarily based on a theme. My family knows how interested I am in WWII, particularly Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, so I received some actual Nazi inkpad stamps, a Life magazine from 1946 talking about the...

The trial of the century -- The Nuremberg Trial

Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:37:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - The 20th century will be forever remembered for several things - The assassination of a President. Infamous serial killers. Two World Wars...and the trial that set international precedents in order to convict some of the most evil men in the world's histo...

There's a Chinatown in Singapore?

Thu, 23 Oct 2003 03:26:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - As many of you who have read my reviews probably know, I have a fairly close connection to Singapore. I've had friends there since 1993 - a few Malays, but definitely most of my friends are Chinese (seeing as how Singapore is almost 80% Chinese anyway...)...

Go for the curry...stay for the curry - Thai Pan Asian Restaurant

Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:38:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - I was on a road trip about 2 weeks ago through much of the New England area. On the way back home, m...

Come bear witness at the National Holocaust Museum.

Mon, 30 Jun 2003 19:11:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - I took a road trip this past week, up to New England (as far as Boston and Rhode Island.) On our way...

Szpilman? Good name for a Pianist.

Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:34:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - We're generally taught from a young age that studying music will only be good for us. It will enrich our souls. It will give us a feeling of accomplishment. But were you ever told that music could save your life? Wladyslaw Szpilman wasn't told...

Garage Days - Clawing their way back to the top.

Sat, 14 Jun 2003 07:36:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - Garage Days Re-revisited - The $9.98 C.D. (EP) is an important milestone in Metallica history...

Saint Anger needs some Anger Management.

Thu, 12 Jun 2003 05:54:09 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - It is with a heavy heart that I must write this review. Metallica, one of my all-time favo...

You filthy little beast! Do you want me to cut it off?

Sat, 31 May 2003 00:26:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - So here's #51, and my alter-ego review of the remake of Manhunter, entitled Red Dragon.

Setting the scene: Baltimore, 1980. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is at the Symphony (conducted by the great Lalo...

Mannhunter - A legend in his own mind.

Tue, 27 May 2003 09:30:18 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - For my 50th epinion, I've chosen to review a classic movie of the 80's (my decade) - Manhunter - followed shortly by its (in my epinion) far superior remake (I'll explain as I go - don't flame me yet), Red Dragon.

The...

Prequel to Attack of the Jaco Clones - Jaco Pastorius

Thu, 22 May 2003 19:29:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - So what do Muhammad Ali and John Francis "Jaco" Pastorius III have in common?

They both claimed to be the greatest, and then backed up their words with action.

Jaco Pastorius began his meteoric rise with his 1976...

After The Darkness...into the light.

Mon, 19 May 2003 11:42:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - I'm writing this opening after having written the actual review. This was not an easy review to write, nor is it a particularly easy review to read. However, the world must remember these things...as Justice Robert Jackson said in his opening...

The end of the Third Reich - Nuremberg

Sat, 8 Mar 2003 09:24:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - I watched this movie shortly after seeing Anne Frank - a fitting end, I felt.

The movie Nuremberg is based on the real trial of 21 members of the Nazi high command, put on trial for war crimes and...

WebStrings Online Store: Great strings, Better Prices. - Webstrings.com

Sat, 1 Mar 2003 20:26:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - I'm not a professional musician. There, I've said it. I enjoy playing for fun of it. But having owned a guitar since '91, I've been forced to pay retail prices for strings - usually no lower than $7 - $8 for a set.

I bought my first bass...

I'm running out of time...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003 01:50:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - After seeing the trailer for The Life of David Gale in theaters, I knew I had to see this movie. I'm a big fan of Dead Man Walking, and if you enjoy that movie, you will doubtless enjoy this one as well.

Plot Summary (or, "Why are these...

This must NEVER happen again.

Wed, 26 Feb 2003 03:36:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - I just got finished watching possibly the most horrible movie I've ever seen in my life. "Was it that bad," you may ask? No indeed, the storyline was close to flawless, and the acting was beyond reproach.

When I say horrible, I mean the...

BASSically Cort - Action V bass

Fri, 31 Jan 2003 04:19:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - I picked up my first guitar back in '91, but I always wanted to try bass. I got to play one in college, but I wasn't used to the string and fret spacing, so I stuck with my guitar for a few more years.

Finally in 2000, I tried out a Cort...

Free at last! - Escape From Alcatraz

Sat, 25 Jan 2003 03:08:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - "Welcome To Alcatraz."

These are the last words Frank Morris hears as the cell door shuts in front of him.

So begins the true story of how Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood), Clarence Anglin (Jack Thibeau), and John...

Peavey Microbass - a great practice amp.

Sat, 18 Jan 2003 10:14:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bsproles - I purchased the Peavey Microbass practice amp back in 2000 at the same time as my Cort Action V bass guitar. So far, it's been exactly what I need.

Internals: This amp delivers 20 watts (RMS) of...