Mr. John Hodgman is more than just the PC guy in the commercials. He’s actually quite the intellectual and comedy writer. If you visit his site you can read lots of his opinions on everything you can imagine.

Before he went on television, JOHN HODGMAN was a humble writer, expert, and Former Professional Literary Agent living in New York City. In this capacity, he has served as the Humor Editor for the New York Times Magazine, Occasional Flight vs. Invisibility Consultant on “This American Life,” Advice Columnist for McSweeney’s, Comic Book Reviewer for the New York Times Book Review, and a Freelance Journalist specializing in Food, Non-Wine Alcohol, “Battlestar Galactica,” and most other subjects.

John shares interesting videos, thoughts on various technology news and developments and general current event thoughts and ideas.

If you’re on twitter, you can also follow John at twitter.com/Hodgman.

So, quite your stereotypical thinking and listen up to someone who’s interesting, funny and down right famous!

Visit Mr. Hodgman and read the areas of his expertise today.

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I went and saw the U2 in 3D concert at my local IMAX theater last year (or was it two years ago?) and it was amazing. My first thought of watching a concert in a theater wasn’t too high of an expectation, but it turned out to be a really great experience.

I’m guessing watching a concert live on YouTube might be similar. Then again, it may be just because of the group involved that makes it such and impressive sensory experience.

It will be impressive and shocking perhaps to see the numbers of viewers that watch the U2 concert live on YouTube. The only sad part is I’m just not going to be able to stay up tonight and watch it. Stupid Pacific Time Zone!

If you stay up and watch it, let me know what you think. The streaming experience right now is pretty impressive and the concert hasn’t even started yet.

Leave your comments and let me know your thoughts.

Watch U2 in concert LIVE on YouTube.

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There were some really cool items auctioned off, both from a historical significance and for those sci-fi and movie buffs. Check-out these items and the prices they went for in the auction.

• $141,600 – Original Amelia Earhart flight goggles worn during her historic 1932 solo transatlantic flight.
• $106,200 – Elvis Presley’s personal Martin D-28 guitar state-used in his final Las Vegas performance.
• $94,400 – Original hero screen-used T-800 Endoskeleton from T2 3-D:  Battle Across Time (Universal,1996)
• $88,500 – Full-scale screen-used Hero Bumblebee robot from Transformers.
• $82,600 – Original hero Stormtrooper helmet from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
• $76,700 – Large-scale model of front section of Discovery ship from 2010.
• $76,700 – Full-scale Velociraptor maquette from Jurassic Park.
• $70,800 – Michael Jackson’s iconic illuminating glove worn on state during The Jackson’s Victory Tour.
• $70,800 – Archive of 1,300+ puppets and set pieces from Emilio and His Magical Bull.
• $70,800 – Walker Edminston archive of Time for Beany show puppets and memorabilia.
• $70,800 – Original full-scale T-800 endoskeleton from Terminator 3:  Rise of the Machines.
• $64,900 – Ooogie Boogie puppet from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
• $57,500 – John Steed derby hat from The Avengers.
• $56,050 – Harrison Ford signature hero "Indiana Jones" bullwhip from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
• $53,100 – Stephen Boyd complete "Messala" charioteer costume from Ben-Hur.
• $47,200 – Full-size Predator display from Predator and Predator 2.
• $35,400 – Michael Jackson stage-worn Boyd Clopton design from "Going Back to Indiana" and other concerts.
• $35,400 – Christopher Reeve hero evil Superman suit from Superman III
• $47,200 – Astronaut Gus Grissom’s Worn Mercury Flight Suit"
• $14,160 – Neil Armstrong Baseball Cap Worn After Splash-Down And Recovery From The Historic Apollo 11 Mission To The Moon III
• $8,260 – Early Production Apple Macintosh 128 Computer Given To Gene Roddenberry by Apple Computer
• $4,425 – Megan Fox’s Hero Motorcycle Airbrushing Costume Worn as "Mikaela Banes" from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• $4,130 – Megan Fox’s Hero Black Leather Motorcycle Costume Worn as "Mikaela Banes" from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

The next time you’ve got some spare cash sitting around the house and you want to grab a piece of American history, be sure and look for the next Profiles in History auction online.

Note: I’ve bolded the items above that are shown in the image with this post.

Image: Used with Permission from Mark Kruskol MJK Public Relations

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Taking footage from his upcoming tour rehearsals and other behind the scenes footage, they’ve produced a "THIS IS IT" movie. I’ll probably end up taking in the movie when it’s released. The man was a master. Observing his talent on the giant theater screen will be a great time.

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Now, with the Ima Let You Finish website you can playfully interrupt anyone else you’d like with your own version of Kanye’s efforts. You can download a cutout of Kanye interrupting Taylor’s performance and add it to your own graphic or video to have some fun.

A friend of mine made this graphic after last week’s Indianapolis Colts win over the Miami Dolphins.

As un-classy as Kanye was in his actions, Beyonce made up for it by inviting Taylor Swift to come back up and share her acceptance speech again; this time without interruption. How many people think this will be THE thing that Kanye will be forever remembered for above and beyond his music?

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I guess it’s not really that important at all though. What’s really important is me knowing what I like in a movie. My interests are so varied though, I’ve seen so many movies, I’m not sure I could really tell you what I like. There was a time in my life (when I was single) where I would spend an entire Saturday in the theater watching movies back-to-back.

The Criticker website allows me to go through all the movies I’ve watched and rate them. It then takes those scores and recommends other movies to me that it believes I would like based on my ratings.

Criticker has more than just movie recommendations though, there’s also a nice social community around the site. What good intentioned site these days wouldn’t have a social community component anyway?

Criticker aims to match you with the people who share your taste in film most exactly. By using the Taste Compatibility Index (TCI), you can identify with whom you most agree, out of thousands. It’s more than just movie recommendations: you’re paired with the people whose tastes are most compatible with your own, and thus get the most accurate advice possible.

If you’re bored tonight and looking for something to do this weekend. Sign-up with Criticker and rate a few movies, then get a list of recommendations on what to watch this weekend.

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Sam Hornish junior had lost control of his car and then caused a chain reaction of events that sent Jeff Gordon’s 24 car directly into the wall at what appeared to be a straight, perpendicular hit to the wall. It wasn’t a glancing blow.

It’s good to see that both drivers are okay other than being a bit beat-up and bruised, with the exception of Gordon injuring his back. This was perhaps one of the worst looking crashed I’ve seen in quite awhile.

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On the EternalMoonwalk site fans can upload videos of themselves doing the moonwalk and sharing their tribute to the man who made it look effortless and mesmerizing at the same time. Studio Brussel has edited the videos together to make what appears to be an almost seamless transition from one video to the next as fans literally moonwalk around the world!

The one surprising thing to me is how many fans don’t come close to moonwalking, but it still makes for a meaningful tribute and memorial to Michael Jackson.

Uncover and participate in the EternalMoonwalk: A Tribute to Michael Jackson yourself.

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You can read a variety of news articles and stories about him now or check out his extensive Wikipedia page as well.

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Rooftop Comedy website

If you’re looking for some great comedians the Rooftop Comedy website is loaded with lots of funny performers. You can find out more about them, visit their own websites and the best part is you can see a variety of videos of them performing clips of their routines.

You can find comedians, comedy events, as well as comedy clubs in your area where you can catch one of the comedians you’ve just found on the Rooftop Comedy website.

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