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"I've always believed that a portrait captures a person far better than a photograph. It truly takes a human being to really see a human being." Hippo 2.0: Track Six Song: Tyrell Artist: Asche & Spencer Album: Monster's Ball OST Quote: Lawrence Musgrove (Sean Combs)/Monster's Ball Annnnnnd we're back. That pesky ETERNAL DARKNESS, always showing up in the middle of another Mix. Well let's just forget about the Ancients for now and talk about Monster's Ball. Anybody who has never seen that movie needs to go watch it right now (although I wouldn't recommend watching it with your mother like I did....you'll uh, see why). Revolving around the execution of Lawrence Musgrove, played by Sean "Diddy" Combs, it's a very complicated and emotional movie that deals with hatred, loss and redemption among other things. Halle Berry won the Academy Award for her stunning and fearless performance and was the first African American woman to ever receive that honor. The score to Monster's Ball was written and performed by Asche & Spencer and perfectly compliments the movie throughout. The themes they wove into the movie are both incredibly sad and beautiful and are highly underrated in my opinion. I have several songs from the score on this Channel, one of them on WARRIORS OF DESTINY which I'll be bringing back to the forefront soon. Sadly, Coronji Calhoun, who played Halle Berry and P. Diddy's son Tyrell Musgrove in the movie, passed away in 2001 at the age of 30. This video is forever dedicated to his memory.

"MAY THE RATS EAT YOUR EYES!!! I AM NOW LOST TO YOUR CAUSE!!!! THE DARKNESS COMES.....IT WILL DAMN US ALL!!!!!" ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Nine Scene: Sanity's Requiem Artists: Voices William Hootkins (Maximillian Roivas) Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Quote: Maximillian Roivas/Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem IN WHICH: Maximillian Roivas, ancestor to the Guardian of Light, succumbs to the Insanity of the Ancients and is locked away forever, his part in the story at an end. Oh, you thought we were done with ETERNAL DARKNESS? Yeah, no. Actually it would be more accurate to say that ETERNAL DARKNESS isn't done with US.

"I want mankind to survive. This is the only way." Hippo 2.0: Track Five Song: Waking Up Artist: Anthony Gonzalez Album: Oblivion OST Quote: Jack Harper (Tom Cruise)/Oblivion Oblivion is like a few other movies that I've seen where after I've watched it I can never remember what the hell happened in the movie. Like at all. Predator is another one of those movies. No matter how many times I watch it, it always feels like the first time. Who knows why? But even though I can't remember what Oblivion was all about, I for SURE remember the soundtrack, in particular this song. It almost has a Hans Zimmer-ish vibe going on with it, from the relentless pace to the way it builds to an incredible crescendo at the end. Great stuff. NOW WAKE THE HELL UP AMERICA. THE TIME IS NOW.

"Make each impression A little bit stronger Freeze this motion A little bit longer The innocence slips away" Hippo 2.0: Track Four Song: Time Stand Still Artist: Rush Album: Hold Your Fire Quote: Time Stand Still Lyrics/Rush A good friend introduced me to this song and thereby to the band RUSH many years ago. I don't claim to be an expert on the band, but I do know that these three men and the band they created are the stuff of Legends. HIPPO 2.0 was originally entitled TIME STAND STILL in it's first form. A few songs were changed here and there but the core of the Mix has always been and remains this song. Thank you to the members of RUSH for this and for all of the incredible music they brought to us over the many years they were together. And may God rest the talented soul of Neil Peart who passed in 2000. He is sorely missed but will be remembered for many, many years to come.

Ennis: "Two guys living together? No way. Now we can get together....once in a while, way the hell out in the middle of nowhere, but..." Jack: "Once in a while. Every four fuckin' years?" Ennis: "If you can't fix it, Jack, you gotta Stand it." Hippo 2.0: Track Three Song: Brokeback Mountain 3 Artist: Gustavo Santaolalla Album: Brokeback Mountain OST Quotes: Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger), Jack Twist (Jack Gyllenhaal)/Brokeback Mountain You can always tell when an audience in a theater is uncomfortable. How can you tell? They will always laugh at things that are decidedly unfunny. Brokeback Mountain was laughed at and mocked when it was released way back in 2005. Gay cowboys? In a white tent? Screwing? Hilarious!!! The thing is, there is nothing funny about that movie. Nothing. It is a tragedy, pure and simple, one that most people can understand if they wish to, the tragedy of two people who cannot be together but who really should be. Heath Ledger may have won the Oscar for his portrayal of the Joker in the Dark Knight, but I have always believed that Ennis Del Mar was his greatest role. The fact that the same man played both of those characters almost back to back is nothing short of astonishing. The music from the movie is masterfully composed by Gustavo Santaolalla and this particular track which is played during a critical scene near the end of the movie is the best of them all.

"And in the days following Draco's sacrifice, Bowen and Kara led the people in a time of justice and brotherhood. As I remember it now, those were golden years warmed by an unworldly light. And when things became the most difficult, Draco's star shown more brightly for all of us who knew where to look." Hippo 2.0: Track Two Song: Finale Artist: Randy Edelman Album: Dragonheart OST Quote: Gilbert of Glockenspur (Pete Postlethwaite)/Dragonheart (1996)

TAKE THE MIGHTY DAWNBREAKER AND WITH IT PURGE CORRUPTION FROM THE DARK CORNERS OF THE WORLD

"I'M AS MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!!!" Movie: Network (1976) Artists: Peter Finch, Ned Beatty Scene: It's THE scene. Quote: Howard Beale (Peter Finch) 48 years ago and here we are again. I've never been so angry in my entire life than I am at what is happening in America right now.. We can change the future but he's right, first we have to get MAD.

"Wait a minute....." My So-Called Mix: Track Fourteen Episode: Strangers in the House Artist: W.G. Snuffy Walden Show: My So-Called Life Returning Soon to a Mix Channel Near YOU!!!!

LOOKING FOR AMERICA COMING THROUGH YOUR SCHOOLS!

"DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF MANTOROK, WARLOCK. ITS POWER CANNOT BE DEFINED IN TERMS YOU UNDERSTAND." ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Eight Scene: Corrosion of the Dead God (Chattur'gha) Artists: Voices (Greg Eagles/Richard Doyle) Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Quote: Chattur'gha/Eternal Darkness IN WHICH: Chattur'gha warns Pious Augustus never to underestimate the Power of Mantorok.

"What may be easy to take may be easily taken away." ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Eight Scene: Corrosion of the Dead God (Ulyaoth) Artists: Voices (Richard Doyal/Richard Doyle) Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Quote: Ulyaoth/Eternal Darkness IN WHICH: Ulyaoth warns Pious Augustus to never underestimate the Power of Mantorok. Hey Ho! Let's Go! We have a Universe to save.

Ripley and the Marines battle for their lives against the dreaded Xenomorphs and their monstrous Queen. I made a Short out of the video FUTILE ESCAPE which I think is on here somewhere. Hard to tell when I have no way to organize anything. But anyways here's the last minute of it. Below here I'll put the blurb that I put on Odysee and Bitchute. Yeah, yeah I know. Hey Chris, when are you actually going to put up something new and stop chopping your old videos up into little pieces? The short answer? Soon. But I wanted to give Futile Escape one last Hurrah and put up the last minute of it as a Short. With attention spans being what they are these days I thought it would be a good way to spread the love. The full video is over on IT KNOWS WHAT SCARES YOU, which by the way, I've FINALLY decided what the next video is going to be on that mix, so stay tuned. And of course we're STILL right in the middle of ETERNAL DARKNESS so I'll be working on that as well. Thanks for watching as always! See ya.

"You cannot explain away a wantonly immoral act because you think that it is connected to some higher purpose" - Jean-Luc Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one? This is the quintessential question that Star Trek has grappled with for the past 50 years. This episode from season six of The Next Generation tackles this question head on. MAN OF THE PEOPLE is one of Star Trek's most important episodes. And I'll tell you this - those who exploit the innocent for their own ends will regret it for the rest of their lives....and beyond. Episode: Man of the People Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation Season: Six

"How can you, a mere mortal, comprehend what that Entity represents or what Power It can wield? We know not, and We know more than thou." ETERNAL DARKNESS: XEL'LOTATH: Track Eight Scene: Corrosion of the Dead God (Xel'lotath) Artists: Voices (Jennifer Hale/Kim Mai Guest/Richard Doyle) Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Quote: Xel'lotath/Eternal Darkness IN WHICH: Xel'lotath warns Pious Augustus to never underestimate the Power of Mantorok. I'm back! Long story. Ok, where were we? Ah yes, time to check in with the Ancients again.

"Such an irony that the Keeper Itself be imprisoned within the walls of It's own Magic." ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Five Scene: The Absent Horror (Ulyaoth) Artists: Voices (Richard Doyal/Richard Doyle) Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Quote: Ulyaoth/Eternal Darkness IN WHICH: Pious Augustus makes contact with Ulyaoth from beyond the boundaries of our Reality. They discuss a possible flaw in the two thousand year plan to summon the Master of the Planes into our Universe. For the Universe is made of many Timestreams, many Possibilities.

"Nothing short of a Miracle will keep him alive! And there hasn't been one of those for a long time." ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Five Scene: The Absent Horror (Chattur'gha) Artists: Voices (Greg Eagles/Richard Doyle) Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Quote: Pious Augustus/Eternal Darkness IN WHICH: Pious Augustus makes contact with Chattur'gha from beyond the boundaries of our Reality. They discuss a possible flaw in the two thousand year plan to summon the Ancient of Power into our Universe. Separate and Simultaneous.

You're outmanned, you're outgunned, you're out-equipped. What else have you got? GUILE. Episode: Peak Performance Artists: Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, Ron Jones Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 21 I decided to bring this one back from the vault and give it a fresh coat of paint. If ever we've needed this advice it's now. We must outmaneuver the Enemy. And we will. Cause we're worf it.

"A hundred summers to a day We have waited here for you. Seeing that you've found the way, It must certainly be you. Your hunger and your thirst to still, All is here in readiness. You shall eat and drink your fill, Sheltered in our tenderness. Regardless whether good or bad, You've suffered much and traveled far. Take comfort for the trials you've had. We'll have you just the way you are." ETERNAL DARKNESS: XEL'LOTATH: Track Seven Song: Late Call Artist: Jerry Goldsmith Album: Poltergeist 2: The Other Side OST Quote: The Never Ending Story IN WHICH: As the Darkness of corruption and insanity relentlessly encroaches upon us, the Light gathers together in the name of the Lord to stand against it. "Be strong and take heart, all who hope in the Lord." - Psalm 31:25

"Most of us go through life with blinders on, knowing only that one little station to which we were born. But now you, on the other hand, have had the rare privilege of escaping your bonds for just a spell....to see life from an entirely new perspective. How you choose to use that information is entirely up to you." - Roddy McDowall I watched OVERBOARD! last week and wondered how far I could compress the movie into a bite-sized bit of content and still have it retain it's true meaning. Here's what I came up with. Four minutes and Nineteen seconds. Not bad. Next time we'll break the 4 minute barrier for sure.

"You must forget the past. Despite who you are now, you will become something more, just as I have. But the sacrifice must be made. We must remain here and guard the Artifact. Dark things will come to claim it, and you must be strong to keep it from them. Without your sacrifice, the world will fall into Eternal Darkness." ETERNAL DARKNESS: XEL'LOTATH: Track Four Song: The Gift of Forever Artist: Steve Henifin Album: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem OST Quote: Chandra (Paula Tiso) / Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem IN WHICH: In the distant past, a Princess in Persia sends her would be suitor, Karim, on a quest to retrieve THE VEIL OF ULYAOTH from deep within the Forgotten Temple. They both die so that their Spirits may remain behind to guard the Artifact throughout the ages. Karim is the coolest. So is his song.

"There is much you do not know...and much you never will." ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Five Scene: The Absent Horror (Xel'lotath) Artists: Voices (Jennifer Hale/Kim Mai Guest/Richard Doyle) Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Quote: Xel'lotath/Eternal Darkness IN WHICH: Pious Augustus makes contact with Xel'lotath from beyond the boundaries of our Reality. They discuss a possible flaw in the two thousand year plan to summon the Ancient of Insanity into our Universe. This is the first of three major cutscenes that are scattered throughout the Mix which feature Xel'lotath and Pious Augustus discussing various aspects of their long term plan to bring Eternal Darkness to our world. Only the coming planetary alignment will generate enough Power to fuel the massive summoning spell. The devastating effects of Insanity gripping our world can be felt as the Great Ancient's time approaches.

"Thy time is done Great Ancient. Forever in shadow will you be, Master of Chaos! And to fade to nothing in obscurity will be thy fate. My master has planned many millennia for this day. It is the true chaos of all things that you now must be entombed amongst the beings of flesh and bone." ETERNAL DARKNESS: XEL'LOTATH: Track Two Scene: The Binding of the Corpse God Artist: Silicon Knights Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Quote: Pious Augustus/The Tome of Eternal Darkness IN WHICH: Pious Augustus, Liche servant of the Darkness, binds the Great Ancient Mantorok and upsets the Eternal Balance which imprisons the three Ancients and keeps them separate from our Reality. With the power of Mantorok nullified, the way is now open for Xel'lotath, the Great Ancient of Insanity, to extend It's influence and prepare to enter our Universe. No idea what's going on? Check out the first Fireside Chat I made for Eternal Darkness four years ago. You'll find it over in CHRIS VIDS. This is one of the old Feet-on-the-wall vids from yesteryear, so Foot haters, beware! Feet aren't disgusting, people are. Your Feet reflect your soul, believe it or not. But anyways, yeah check it out if you want information on the Story of Eternal Darkness. Later!

"The Ancient’s influence was incredible. From all walks of life, to all parts of our world, their tendrils crept and wrought their insidious damage. With the fear of devilry running rampant, the Ancient’s corruption extended far beyond the knowledge, corrupting all that could be corrupted." ETERNAL DARKNESS: XEL'LOTATH: Track Three Song: Dark Wings Dark Words Artist: Ramin Djawadi Album: Game of Thrones OST Quote: Edward Roivas/The Tome of Eternal Darkness IN WHICH: Alex Roivas, the Guardian of Light, pores over the Tome of Eternal Darkness in an effort to understand the diabolical influence of Xel'lotath and those from the distant past that stood against the Darkness. As a secondary motif for the Mix I chose two different versions of the main theme from Game of Thrones, placing one near the beginning and one near the end. Ramin Djawadi is a musical genius who has composed one of the most incredible and well known themes of our age. This version of the theme is particularly foreboding and helps to underscore the power of the evil that silently encroaches upon us all.

"You are one of the chosen many, flesh and blood. It is now your destiny to fight the Eternal Darkness.. You hold one of Mantorok’s hearts. To some it is a source of great power. From these people, you must defend it, lest they use it to destroy what little brightness your world has left in it... Guard it well!" ETERNAL DARKNESS: XEL'LOTATH: Track one Song: The Power Artist: Jerry Goldsmith Album: Poltergeist 2: The Other Side OST Quote: Mantorok/Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem IN WHICH: As the planetary alignment approaches, the chosen gather atop a spire of stone to be gifted with the Power to destroy evil. It's that time of year again. It's time to put an end to the endless insanity and screaming nothingness of Xel'lotath once and for all.