stellastarr* — Harmonies for the Haunted

7/10 After crawfishing season ended in the Spring of 2005, I had no plans of employment. That summer, I did some house-painting work for a couple of days, and some video-editing, but other than that, my coffers were completely empty. I’ve talked about that year ad naseum here, and outside of the summer, I was

stellastarr* — stellastarr*

7/10 In 2004, my insomniac ass had a weekday night routine. 10:30-11:30 pm, a combination of Adult Swim and Letterman. 11:30-12:00 pm, Conan. 12:00-12:30 pm, a combination of Conan and Craig Killborn. 12:30-1:00, Craig Killborn. 1:00-Sunrise, basic cable channel-filpping/stare at the ceiling. I may be in the minority, but I really enjoyed Craig Killborn’s Late

The Nicsperiment Runs a Marathon: A 26.2 Mile Long Travelogue

Last July, a close friend of mine killed himself. He and I shared a similar background and many of the same failures. Up until that July, we had both failed to kill ourselves. I put a knife to my wrist once when I was 18, and I went ankle deep into the Mississippi in the

Diddy Kong Racing Reviewed…Finally!

I just ran a full marathon (more on that later!), but for some reason, finally completing and reviewing Diddy Kong Racing for the Nintendo 64 seems like almost as big an accomplishment. I’ve been playing that game since November of last year, if you don’t count the time I originally borrowed it from my cousin

Bastion Review

There have been plenty of high-profile releases for the Nintendo Switch lately. I’ll review those later. Instead, here’s a review for the indie game, Bastion. If you dig those visuals or action RPG’s in general, you might want to give this short and snappy review a read…or just click on the link to look at

Surprise, Motherhumpers, It’s a Second January Filmshake, Featuring Tremors!

We’re back before you even had a chance to miss us with our wormiest episode yet! It’s 80-golden-minutes of Jordan Courtney and I talking about 1990’s incredible Tremors, the greatest tribute to Pointe Coupee Parish that Hollywood could ever create. Besides showcasing Jordan’s incredibly spot-on Kevin Bacon impersonation, this episode features a quick look at

Tremors (Film Review)

1990 Universal PicturesDirected by: Ron Underwood; Written by: Brent Maddock and S.S. WilsonStarring: Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntireMPAA Rating: PG-13; Running Time: 96 Minutes The Nicsperiment Score: 8/10 Val and Earl just want to leave town. These lovable losers have been working as handymen in the dusty desert hamlet

GEAUX TIGERS!!!

The National Championship game on January 9, 2012, traumatized me. I thought the 10’s were going to be my decade.Everything seemed to be in place in 2011. Decent job. Healthy wife and and young son. Living in a house we liked in an area of the city we liked. My wife and I hopeful and

The Nicsperiment’s Got Some 2020’s Goals

15 years ago…the dream was a free place to write stuff online. The Nicsperiment is doing okay. People still read my stuff. That feels nice. Thank you. In the 10’s, I had 150K visitors. That’s pretty groovy for a dead format. I get that most people just want to watch a video or listen to

The New Total Recall Filmshake Will Make You Wish You Had Three Hands!…Er…Ears?

Jordan Courtney and I embark upon our third foray into 90’s cinema by visiting the work of one of our favorite acting handymen, Arnold Schwarzenegger. It’s Total Recall time! Listen with wonder as I consistently overcome my sudden case of mushmouth by slipping into a bad Governator imitation. Also, how many times can I say,