Casey Anthony

I feel like I need to justify my stance on this verdict. I know I let my opinion be known pretty well out in social media land, and I just want to kind of clarify some points.

Please don't use the argument that I am not a parent and I don't "understand", and I dont know what I am talking about. If you feel like you are going to say that, then just close out of the window now.

I'm not saying I believe Casey Anthony is innocent(of murder). And honestly, I'm not saying I believe she is guilty either. And that was the basis of this whole trial. To present evidence, and arguments , to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt, that this woman killed her daughter.

Going over computer searches. CSI and DNA investigations of a trunk and skull of the baby. Bringing the person to the stand who allegedly discovered the remains of the baby.

All of these things could not prove that Case Anthony murdered Caylee, or even proved how it happened.

She was found guilty of lying and misleading an investigation, and yes, they can prove she did that.

People are absolutely outraged by this verdict, and I can understand why.

You can have your opinion of Casey, thats understood.

But don't hate Jose Baez or his defense team. They did their job perfectly as shown by the verdict.

Don't hate the jury. They did absolutely the right thing. It's not their fault it wasn't proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that Casey did it. Is it possible that someone else could have done it? Judging by everything that we saw during the trial...

Yes. It is possible, because there isn't anything concrete to prove otherwise.

This is where you can place blame.

On the State. The Prosecution.

Why didn't they get Casey Anthony on the stand?

Why couldn't they build a good enough case with substantial evidence to prove it was her?

If there is anyone to blame, in my opinion, it's the prosecution.

Obviously, all of the Anthony's will probably be relocating and changing their names and identities within the next 5 years. So all this talk of Casey walking the street, and will someday "get hers", is just hatred put in to words from people who are frustrated that they dont understand our judicial system.

Once again. Im not a Casey Anthony supporter by any means. I just feel like the right decision was made given by the evidence and the whole circus that was the trial to begin with.

There are far worse crimes going on in America every day. The number one suspect in a child murder trial just happens to be a slut, and a seemingly terrible, and un-fit mother. It's all captured by photos and social media websites, and this is the story that captivates us all.

And that is the state of the world we live in.

Kiss your mommas.

Mikey

Somebody's checkin' in?

I really am trying to keep up with this thing! I swear!

Summer is here. As most of you know, this usually means "no more theme park videos from Magic City Mayhem for a while".

Well I say screw that!

I am going to make some more videos for crying out loud!

It's the thing that "put me on the map" if you will.

Have you ever checked out my original YouTube channel, JustMikeyHRC? You will still find theme park related videos on there, but you will also find some other weird videos as well!

I just wanted to mention, that yes, as cheesey and weird as it may sound, I am still kind of bummed out by the death of Ryan Dunn.

Well. All you 11 loyal readers...thanks for checking in!

Hope to have some brand new, and entertaining content out to you very soon!

Happy Birthday America!....and Farron.

Kiss yo' mommas!

Mikey

Ryan Dunn

I get my inspiration and influences from a lot of different places. After watching a dvd called "CKY2K" back in 2001, made me want to film my friends doing stupid things.

It's hard to say why the death of Ryan Dunn hurts so much. But it does.

I feel like I lost a best friend that I never met in person.

Most of the footage we all saw of Ryan was "real" home made video. He wasn't an actor. He was a real guy. And over a ten year span, you really witness a person "grow up" and develop right before your eyes.

I am about to watch CKY2K as a tribute to Ryan.

I am in no way justifying how or why he died. I will never drink and drive.

But from what I saw through the magic and wonder of home video, Ryan Dunn loved his friends, he loved to laugh, and he loved life. And it is truly a shame he will not be able to have any of these things any more.

I'll miss you my friend.

Kiss your momma and your boys...

Random Hero fan

Things are starting to...

Im really starting to get in a groove. Drawing a lot lately and I still enjoy it.

I have been soliciting samples of my artwork to players of the Orlando Magic.

Magic team member(at the time of this posting), Ryan Anderson, is currently using a drawing I did of him as a Twitter avatar. And I am working on a logo design for another Magic player, Jason Richardson.

In the back of my mind, I admit I am hoping for this to "kind of", open new doors for me.

Who knows.

In other Orlando Magic related news, I really hope Dwight Howard stays. Besides stating that he is simply the heart, soul, and fire behind our team, I'm not saying anything else about it.

I realize I have been slacking in the theme park video department. It sucks that summer is now here, and my time in the parks are going to be even more limited. I will do my best to get some sort of content out there, put I cant promise anything.

Should've been releasing the 2nd episode of a brand new podcast by now.

Yeah.

Ask Admiral Duke what's up with that, because apparently he doesn't want to tell me.

I will update this again before July 1st. That's a promise.

In honor of Fathers Day, instead of the usual, go ahead and kiss your pops!

I can't physically kiss, touch or talk to mine anymore. And I am in no way to be considered religious, but I know he can see what I am doing, and I know he is proud of me.

My Dad is the best.

Mikey

my mind

Needs something bigger than a blog.

Kiss your momma.

#LameUpdate

Mikey

Sudden burst of...

After being in a creative slump a couple weeks ago, it would appear things are quite the opposite recently. I have been drawing like a mad man, and I am actually happy with the results.

That is rare. I usually never like what I draw, and stop half way through and never "complete" 85% of the things I start.

I don't know what exactly you can credit this to, but Star Tours re-opening may very well be one of them. I've said it over and over again how amazing this ride is, and I guess to me, it IS truly inspiring. The above picture is a direct attribute of that.

I recent put as a status update on Facebook that I may be interested in seeking a career as a MAD Magazine or Cracked illustrator.

Well.

I just may have started something on my own.

I've been having all these ideas of making "parodies", or "Weird Al" kind of drawings like crazy lately! I sketched out another one tonight. It should be ready to go in the next day or so and I think it is pretty funny!

I know I have been really slacking in the video department lately, but I will try and get some new ones out in the next couple of weeks. As most of you know, the Summer is the hardest time of the year for me to get to the parks so videos are slim. And Summer is upon us. But I will make it happen.

There were all kinds of grammatical errors going on there.

I really can't wait until the NBA finals are over. I miss watching the Orlando Magic. I know the whole Dwight thing is up in the air, but at the end of the day, thats all part of the game. I know what it is, being native to New York City, and being loyal and supportive towards "your team". I've lived in Orlando for well over ten years now, and my team is the Orlando Magic. No matter who plays for them! I can't wait until November.

Well, thanks to all 9 of you who read this. Leave comments! Im curios to hear how crazy you guys think I am!

More drawings coming soon!

Kiss your momma!

Mikey

Social Anxiety

I have it.

It sucks.

I'll get over it.

Not bitching about it.

Simply letting everyone know that if you meet me, and you think, "Hey, this isn't how he is in his videos.", this is why.

It's not you.

It's me.

And I usually just need a couple of minutes to myself, or a drink, until it passes.

Ok.

That's it.

Move along and kiss your momma.

Mikey

May 16th 2011

Today was a totally awesome day!

Woke up at 8:50am.

Showered.

Left the house and made it to Disney's Hollywood Studios by 9:30ish.

Met up with a Magic City Mayhem friend, Lee. Our mission. Ride Star Tours.

Because we are simply, "cool like that", we skipped the line our first go round on Star Tours. When I say "skipped the line", I mean, we used the fast pass queue.

We looked bad ass.

We got to our Starspeeder, and were assigned row number 1.

We stood there, entranced by the new over head video screens showing the new safety spiel.

All of a sudden, a stench of filth and sweat filled the air. Out of nowhere, like a siren breaking the silence of 4am, I heard a familiar voice...

"I've got a very bad feeling about this..."

It was Core Tomless.

My arch nemesis.

My friend hadn't yet noticed him until we boarded our Star Speeder. I didn't know that my friend and I shared a mutual disdain for this person either.

"Core!" Lee said when he actually realized he was seated in the row behind us.

I, for a brief second, contemplated on making a move to make the big lug flinch like the cowardly "gorilla monsoon" look-a-like he is, but didn't. I simply smiled and nodded at one of his companions that I considered a friend, and took my seat.

I feel like I was the bigger man this day. I didn't even have to make the comment, "I have a very bad feeling about this.". After we shared a ride on Star Tours, Core Tomless and his crew squandered off in a different direction, as me and my buddy rode 3 more times.

He left.

He fled.

Star Tours was mine for that moment.

I finally got to meet Henry Work this day as well. It was as painfully awkward as a first IRL meeting would be. But hey, we broke the ice for further adventures!

I have minor social anxiety. Not sure if I have mentioned this yet. Granted, it seems like it comes about on my own terms. But it is there none the less.

Big Star Tours meet up Thursday night at midnight. Hope to hang with the Hochbergs most of the night. They're good peeps.

Lots of drawing going on.

Kiss your momma.

Sleeeeeeeeeep....

Me

On to the next one...

Spring break is quickly coming to a close. The theme parks will hit a small lull before the summer crowds start arriving in the City Beautiful. Can't wait to get back in the parks. Not many new things popping up, but I feel the need to get out there and film.

While on the topic of Disney. The parks. The online community and what not.

Im realistic and I know not many people read this blog. I just wanted to touch on the whole Mongello and his tour fiasco. If you don't know what I am talking about, Lou Mongello, host of the WDW Radio Show and author of numerous Walt Disney World trivia books, started a new venture. He is offering guided tours of the Magic Kingdom, telling stories, pointing out little nuances, for a nominal(yet, pricey) fee.

If you want more info on his tours, please check out www.LouMongello.com

Many people think that it is their duty to try and publicly humiliate Lou and detract people from wanting to use his service. Lou has been under attack on Twitter, mostly from the WDWNT(Walt Disney World News Today), from people using a hash tag "StupidTours", and calling Lou a thief.

Leave Lou alone. The constant attacking just shows me that you are jealous, and wish you came up with the idea. If you dont want to use the service, leave it at that. No need to try and get a campaign going to shut him down, or publicly embarrass him. He's got a new idea, and he has the right to try and play it out. It disgusts me the way some people are so easily brainwashed to help slander a fellow human being for no good reason.

I was going to discuss other things in this post, but I honestly got myself a little worked up, and will have to continue a little later.

Be safe out there kiddies.

Give your momma a kiss

Mikey

Getting back in the swing...

...of things.

I feel like I am finally getting my "rhythm" back, and it feels great!

Keeping current on the YouTube channel again. Lots of new videos have been posted recently!

I have also been drawing everyday. I have completed filled a sketchbook in less than 45 days. I haven't done that since college.

I've been keeping quiet on the Vinylmation front lately. I have been working on 2 9" figures for the last few months. I've shown one already, the Orlando Magic, but the other has been a secret. It's for my sister. It's almost complete, and I'll be sure to post pics after I give it to her.

As far as collecting them is concerned, I have really "cooled" off. I'm almost afraid to say it, but I think I have TOO MANY Vinyls! The way Disney has them coming out in a "rapid-fire" fashion, it's just almost impossible to keep up. Combine that with their inconsistent pricing and release info, it's become more of a frustration, than a hobby.

That's enough of that for now.

Work has been crazy. It should settle down in a week or two. When it hits the next lull, I hope to film another 4X4 challenge.

You heard that here first.

Hope all is well with you and yours.

Kiss your momma.

by popular demand

We live in a three dimensional world. This makes it easy to try and see things from a different perspective.

I went to a high school in which I was a minority. I traveled across town(by NYC public transit) to go to a school because my mom thought it would "keep me out of trouble".

It didn't.

Sorry. I really was thinking of something all drawn out and profound, but it is 3:31am and I have to be at work at 10:45am to work a potentially twelve hour shift. In the grand scheme of things this is nothing to bitch about. When I'm faced with situations like this, I rationalize it in my mind.

It was my choice to stay up this late to begin with.

I knew I was going to have to work this shift for at least the last nine days.

I can be dealing with far worse things right now, then complaining on a blog about having to work tomorrow on virtually no sleep.

Then everything is all better.

I can't stand when people cry, piss, and moan about EVERYTHING. They have no idea how selfish they come off.

Become self aware.

A better blog coming soon.

Goodnight.

Mikey

Kiss your momma.

We're in!

Well, we are all moved in. And that's using the term very loosely. All of the things we own, are in the house. Weather they are un-packed or put in the place where they are suppose to be will remain unsaid.

Our house was built in 1979 and has a lot of the original decor and appliances. Gas stove, heat lamp in the bathroom, and just general old person stank. This neighborhood was actually an "active adult community" at one point. It was in the rules and by-laws that you weren't allowed to have anyone under the age of 16 living in your house. That rule has been voided.

But right now, it still kind of reminds me of grandma's house. Eventually, it will remind me of my parents house, but that will take time. And then it will remind me of my grandparents house again. And then Ill be put in an old folks home.

But be on the look out for lots of new videos! You'll see less Vinylmation stuff going on now that I have the space and all my equipment un-packed that will allow me to do more video production, drawing and painting. Dont forget to kiss your momma! Hope 2011 is going well for you guys.

Later

Mikey