Josh Hatcher
Posts by Josh Hatcher:
Beck: Morning Phase |Manlihood.com Music Review
I haven’t listened to Beck in a while, and in my mind… Beck is still “Two Turntables and a Microphone” kinda crazy funky hip hop alternative stuff.
But Morning Phase is nothing of the sort. It’s got spring-loaded reverby guitars spreading space dust while a simple acoustic chord structure chugs along like a slow train to Georgia, or somewhere West, maybe.
Lots of dreamy falsetto, and it’s a big mellow pot of 70’s lite rock with lots of grunge left over from the last meal.
To me, Beck is usually a good soundtrack for skate punks and parkour… energetic and singable, with jaded lyrics. This album is what happens after those skate punks retire from skating and get hooked on percoset – then lay down in a high grass field and look at the clouds.
I LIKE it – don’t get me wrong – but it’s definitely not what I expected when I clicked “Play” on a Beck album.
What happens when a tornado (dust devil) hits a wildfire? It looks like the apocalypse
Well, it was a controlled burn, and then a dust-devil started flinging the burning debris. According to the Youtube description…
it burned an extra acre, thanks to this swirling pile of fear!
Netflix Manly Movie Night: Flyboys
If you are like me, and you enjoy a good GUY flick… but are also a cheapskate and enjoy netflix… than you’ll appreciate our Netflix Manly Movie Night features.
Flyboys stars James Franco as a country boy who enlisted with France to fly a fighter plane during World War I.
The movie isn’t certainly not Oscar winning material… but does it need to be? With lots of visually intriguing aerial battles, a bit of romance (enough that your wife or girlfriend wouldn’t mind watching it with you.) It’s also got a pet lion, and some fantastic characters, and a few tear jerking moments.
It also sparked my interest in WWI. I know very little about the Great War, as it’s the Second Great War that gets a lot of “glory” … however, there is a lot of heroism and tragedy in the history of WWI. I’m looking forward to delving a little more into history.
Acting: B-
Visuals: A
Fun: B+
Date Night : B
Guys Night: A
Family Night: B-
Fight off the Zombie Hordes with DIY Weapons
There are a handful of us in this world that have an uneasy feeling about the future.
Some of you call us crazy.
Some of you call us preppers.
I prefer to be called resourceful and prepared.
So… JUST IN CASE you ever need to defend yourself against a zombie horde, or raiders coming to steal your daughter’s and your food…
How to Jump a Car |The Art of Manliness
<iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/wjvZw9jZCaE?list=UUkRMqL3hLrIYhxNCac4vR3w” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
Our friends at “The Art of Manliness” have some fantastic videos that teach manly skills.
This one is How to Jump a Car… something that I’ve needed to do a ZILLION times!
Thanks guys! Be sure to check out the Art of Manliness site! Great stuff!
Peel an apple like a man…
Chef Jasper van Ramshorst has figured out the best way to peel an apple is to plug it into a power drill.
This is how it makes me feel.








