Samurai Equine

  Hello there, my crowd! Welcome to my Weekly Musings: Red Edition. 

[I ❤ JAPAN] -- [I ❤ THE COLOR RED] -- [I ❤ CELESTIA]

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I wonder if people noticed how quiet I've been this week?  Let's talk about, my crowd.

 I guess the biggest thing that happened is not an event, but some news that dropped. Memorial services for my grandfather will be held this coming weekend. Some in my family think this should have happened, but considering everyone else was sick and considering how long it took to arrange my grandmother's services at the height of COVID season, this is a really quick turn around IMHO. I will dress as best I can, despite the ridiculous heat wave we are under. I will also consider whether or not I will make a speech. 

 At least there is good news in the world of tokusatsu!  Fuuto PI's first episode premiered recently. I am not going to watch this anime right away. I want to wait and see what happens to it internationally. I REALLY hope it gets a good dub. Furthermore, a new challenger steps into the fray! As we await the official release of other things, Discotek Media (The same people that released Juspion) announced that they'll be releasing Space Sheriff Gavan in glorious HD! The people with the best translation record and the best community outreach is handling an all-time tokusatsu classic, and I couldn't be more proud. They might just release this sooner than stuff announced by the competition! Now I am really hoping they'll go on and cover all the genre-defining Metal Hero shows. There's the other Space Sheriffs, the rescue-themed heroes, and more. I don't know if we'll ever get Metalder, Spielban, B-Fighter, or any others that Saban touched in  the 90's. However, with Shout Factory returning to Sentai, perhaps it'll soon be easier to do that.

 I recently called a plumber to fix some toilet issues I've been having, and I was nearly traumatized!!  You know, before COVID hit, I actually had some good experiences with plumbers. They were clean, professional, experienced, etc. The very opposite of all the negative things you hear, like how you should never shake a plumber's hand. Perhaps they were finally breaking free of all those stereotypes? NOPE! Not this one. When he arrived, his hands were covered in a film of black filth. Everything he touched was getting dirty, and he knew it! That's why he was carrying a dirty, rust-covered work rag to help him clean up his messes. And just as he was finishing his work, which thankfully was a simple fix, he did something that made me paralyzed with disbelief. Noticing the dirt he left behind, he dipped his work rap IN THE TOILET WATER and started cleaning with it! ☠ How does a plumber like this exist? After all the health scares and lockdowns we've been through, you'd think a plumber would at least carry some hand-sanitizer or something! A guy like that is a prime candidate for catching ALL the diseases. Good thing I was all ready planning on cleaning up after him.

 And now, I can finally close the chapter on a piece of my life that has been a long time coming... I finally tried Pepsi Nitro Vanilla.  I risked my health and compared it to regular Pepsi Nitro (I don't usually drink 2 sodas back to back). Gotta say, that was interesting~  Have you ever had a vanilla soda (like Coca Cola Vanilla or Pepsi Vanilla)? It's like that, but it tastes as if the Vanilla flavor has been doubled. Add in the fact that Pepsi Nitro all ready has a somewhat creamy flavor, and what you have is a soda that tastes more like Pepsi-flavored candy. It was good, but I think regular Pepsi Nitro is enough for me. 

 MLP TYT 20: Who's Spotlight Is It?  Well, this episode was better than the last one. I don't feel like the show is talking down to me anymore, so that's a plus. The focus of it is a little odd, but otherwise solid. For once, Izzy's love of recycling actually helps someone down on their luck, which is way better than her confusing song about trash. I am convinced this stallion is the same one that we saw in prison earlier in TYT. If I am right, that is one HECK of a rehabilitation program! It is odd that this background character is getting so much focus; I practically forgot this was suppose to be an Izzy-focused episode at first. Still, I'll take my good episodes where I can get them.

 DonBrothers 21: For The Unenlightened.  Well, color me impressed? We have our ever enlightened main man, Saru Brother, stuck between two rivaling adults who lack the enlightenment necessary to see that they are stuck pursuing material goods, grudges, and petty things. The way this episode is handled could have been done in a more straightforward way that kids would understand, but instead, the story had some substance to it. In a way, it's like seeing a story for something far greater, it just so happens to involve superheroes at the same time. One could almost say this story was too good for DonBrothers. Though I do wonder if the fact the DonBrothers powers were inherited will have some significance in the future.

 ReVice 45: Prelude To Giff.  I am use to having a lot to say, and for once, I don't. Ikki/Revi shares the same feeling the audience has, defeating Lord Giff was too easy, and he was right. He has returned to trounce them all like it's nothing! This whole episode is just setting the stage for the real final battle. Perhaps the only way to win now is to destroy Lord Giff. And maybe Orteca's return will mean something here.

That's all for now, my crowd.  Take care, and be prepared to face the odds.

It's always great to hear music that is not only good, but doesn't get the attention it deserves. So it's time for me to do my part. I heard this on a talk-radio program, and now it's your turn. This a funky, jazzy, soul-filled rock song called "Who Stole My Radio?" by Shemekia Copeland.