"My Name-A Borat"

So JKaye came through HUGE with passes to tonight's sneak preview/early screening of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, a.k.a. Borat.

For those of you who don't know, Borat is the genius creation/alter-ego of Sacha Baron Cohen, a Cambridge-educated actor/director from London. You may know him better as Ali G, or from this summer's big hit, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, where he played Jean Girrard, the gay, French F1/Nascar driver...

Honestly, I can't wait! I could use a big laugh, and from all of the reviews I've heard so far, I should definitely make a stop at the restroom BEFORE stepping foot in to the theater.

(Yeah, that was kinda gross...)

Anyways, I digress. Twentieth Century Fox has been nice enough to give us the first 4 minutes of the movie free on YouTube (or as Babylon calls it, GooTube). Check it out, and be sure to see the movie when it opens next week:


"This suit is black... (pause)... NOT..."
-Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen), Borat
-El Capitan

Welcome To The Black Parade

Today is going to be a fucking phenomenal day!

First, let's start with this morning. One of my favorite days of the year is not a set date, but a set event. Every year there comes a day when I wake up in the morning, and the air smells different. I take Paris out for her morning walk to find that the sweltering heat and humidity of Florida have been replaced by a crisp, clean, cool morning. Sounds too good to be true? Check this out:


(Yeah - that's this morning!)

Next, let's go back in time, and catch everybody up with my whereabouts the last couple of weeks.

I recently had the opportunity to take part in Celebrity Cruises' top producer's event, titled Celebrity Elite. This amazing experience took me on a whirlwind trip through the Western Mediterranean, visiting such ports as Barcelona, Ibiza (or as they call it, "Ibitha"), Valencia ("Valenthia" - like nails on a chalk board!), Rome, Florence, Marseilles/Provence, and Monte Carlo/Nice/Cannes. When you get a chance, check out all of the pictures at my Flickr page. In fact, here are some of my favorites:





Now, to make my day even better - My Chemical Romance releases their new album, The Black Parade today... It's an ambitious concept album about a patient dying in a hospital room, and while that sounds a bit morose, the album is cheery, uplifting, and extremely well written. You can listen to the whole album online by clicking here or on the artwork below:


(Be sure to check out the title track, along with "Teenagers," "Dead!" and the surprisingly touching ballad, "Cancer.")

Last, but certainly not least - if all goes as planned, I get my car back today I got my car back today - fully restored to it's original beautiful self!!

Enjoy the rest of your day! I know I will!

-El Capitan

Little Superstar

Thank God for the little people... and Indians... Yeah - Indians...

Part Bollywood, Part Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, check out Little Superstar as he pop-locks his way into your hearts:



I needed this one today. I hate packing... and floods...

-El Capitan