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Chad Gilbert: Remembering the Heart of New Found Glory

September 21, 2026 / Leave a Comment / MY take on things, Pop Culture / 2000s music, 2000s nostalgia, alternative music, Catalyst, Chad Gilbert, Chad Gilbert cancer, Chad Gilbert death, Chad Gilbert obituary, Dakk Reakts, From the Screen to Your Stereo, music history, music obituary, New Found Glory, New Found Glory guitarist, pop punk, pop punk history, pop punk music, punk rock, punk rock history, skate punk, skateboarding culture, Sticks and Stones, Warped Tour

I really wish I wasnt typing this…. These are never fun in tehf irst place and now add in the layer of this affecting me on a personal level, man what a buncha suck. Because there are certain bands that become attached to specific periods of your life, they define genres and their cultural relevance

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Dakk’s Corner- Remembering the Queen of Country

August 25, 2026 / Leave a Comment / Dakk's Corner, MY take on things, RaNdOm articles / 9 to 5, celebrity deaths, Coat of Many Colors, country music, country music history, country music legend, Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton biography, Dolly Parton cancer, Dolly Parton career, Dolly Parton death, Dolly Parton legacy, Dolly Parton movies, Dolly Parton music, Dolly Parton obituary, Dolly Parton songs, Dolly Parton tribute, Dollywood, Hollywood, I Will Always Love You, Imagination Library, Jolene, music history, philanthropy

Awwww man…Only on Tuesday and here’s a huge low blow, I mean DANG……Talk about out of left field. Today we lost a legend, whom as I understand it, wasn’t even really in TERRIBLE health (EDIT: Welp apparently she had a short battle with cancer… well dang. I’m not exactly up to date on my Dolly

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HAPPY MONDAY EVERYBODY!October 12, 2026
Here’s a bit of a galaxy far, far, away…..from a certain point of view lol. Have a great week!
Ready Player Two: Is the Sequel Happening?September 29, 2026
Update! ….Zak Penn Confirms He’s Working on the Sequel Remember when Ready Player One came out and it was an awesome mash-up on EVERYTHING nerdy and sci-fi and pop culture? Remember when He-man and Batman and MASTER CHIEF participated in a final battle with Chucky and the Iron Giant and the Grandaddy Gundam? Well I sure do…….and I (along with… Read more: Ready Player Two: Is the Sequel Happening?
Chad Gilbert: Remembering the Heart of New Found GlorySeptember 21, 2026
I really wish I wasnt typing this…. These are never fun in tehf irst place and now add in the layer of this affecting me on a personal level, man what a buncha suck. Because there are certain bands that become attached to specific periods of your life, they define genres and their cultural relevance goes beyond words…… New Found… Read more: Chad Gilbert: Remembering the Heart of New Found Glory
Karl Bushby: A real Forrest Gump storySeptember 19, 2026
So…. You would walk 500 miles? And, perhaps you would walk 500 more? Just to beat a man who walked 1,000 miles — Ok you get the point. It’s a song, it’s a cheesy reference, but more importantly it’s a HECK of a way to break into the story you’re about to read because even if you did that you… Read more: Karl Bushby: A real Forrest Gump story
September’s MEME-Round upSeptember 9, 2026
It’s the 9th month…..so the 9th day just sounded appropriate. I’m not gonna ramble so here it is. short and sweet. MEMES. So full disclosure……. MY organization of my memes is less than optimal. I don’t think these have been posted before BUT there is a very likely chance some of these are repeats and I’m aware of that but… Read more: September’s MEME-Round up
IT’S OFFICAL (again). RPG-Unit joins EXTRALIFE 2026September 5, 2026
Saturday NOVEMBER 7th 6pm to Sunday NOVEMBER 8th 6pm is the main 24 HOUR event. (not 100% on that, so stay tuned in case I’m wrong) ANOTHER YEAR ANOTHER REASON TO HELP OUT! This is definitely becoming a thing……this will be the fifth time that I have spearheaded a team for EXTRA LIFE’s annual 24 hour charity stream. Oddly enough… Read more: IT’S OFFICAL (again). RPG-Unit joins EXTRALIFE 2026
Splinter of the mind’s eye: the lost Star Wars sequelSeptember 1, 2026
Hey everybody, today I’m going to talk about one of the many, MANY retcons in STAR WARS and how the box office changed the course of this box office draw in 1977 and beyond. Now, it’s no secret that George Lucas changed ALOT of things during the evolution of the overall story in Star Wars– Han Solo was originally some… Read more: Splinter of the mind’s eye: the lost Star Wars sequel
RIP Peter CullenAugust 27, 2026
it is with a heavy heart that I’m reporting this…… news outlets broke it this morning. I’m at work, but during my lunch break, I got the news that Peter Colin, a.k.a., the voice of Optimus prime, has passed away. Truly heart wrenching. This week we lost some greats, we lost Dolly Parton and then Tim Curry….. now this. RIP… Read more: RIP Peter Cullen