January 2011
14 posts
Timshel
Adam said, “I don’t see how you could cook and raise the boys and take care of me and still do all this.”
“Neither do I,” said Lee. “But I take my two pipes in the afternoon, no more and no less, like the elders. And I feel that I am a man. And I feel that a man is a very important thing—maybe more important than a star. This is not theology. I have no bent toward gods. But I have a new love for...
A conversation with my dear friend Greg
GREG:
i thought indy 4 was ok
not a great movie, like raiders or last crusade, but fun nonetheless, reasonably interesting and entertaining
ME:
i felt it was scattered
GREG:
yeah, kinda uneven
agreed
shia swung around with monkeys
ME:
way too much exposition near the beginning where Indy is just laying out the last 15 years while being interrogated, the kid and mary ann were nice touches, the bad guys I can't recall at all, the ANTS were the closest to ick-cool indiana i wanted and expected
and they fucking made them CGI!
GREG:
plus, it coined the term "nuked the fridge"
ME:
i thought that was fine
GREG:
like a cimematic "jump the shark" for succesful franchises
ME:
right right
a bit implausible, right? fucking movie had THAT, had ancient ruins, lame nazis, no sala, no dad, and then tacked on this alien shit everyone saw coming
felt like a disney ride before the ride was made
herky jerky room to room like mr. toad's or ET or the peter pan ride
GREG:
i like that you call communists "lame nazis"
and yeah, where the hell was SALLAH?
ME:
cuz they are!!!
YEAH!!
you mean to tell me SALLAH had artistic integrity and didn't want to be a part of that turd??
GREG:
he was in LOTR, he was gimli and treebeard, so you know hes still acting
ME:
RIGHT!
he'd have been far more welcome than adrian brody
he lost his acting chops, too!
or, the script for him blew, put him outside his comfort zone of what the character's best at
GREG:
did you mean marcus brody?
ME:
yeah
GREG:
adrian brody was in King Kong
ME:
riiight
one of those bradys, anyhow
GREG:
the brody bunch
that family gets lost in their own museum
ME:
florence henderson is still mom
GREG:
and ann b davis as alice
ME:
YAH. and just disregard that Adrien and Marcus are old, make them play like they're kids anyhow
with a pinwheel hat and stuff
and bazooka joe
GREG:
like all kids
with their giant lollypops and bonnets
ME:
and saying 'phooey' and 'dagnabit' and playing jacks or marbles
hoola hoops with sticks to make them go forward
GREG:
reminds me of our youthful days, spending our newsie money on penny whistles
headlines dont sell papes, newsies sell papes
ME:
YEAH! Boy, sometimes I look back on the slop they served us in the orphanage and DO think it glorious food
we've come a long way, Greg
GREG:
remember when we put a frog in miss hannigans tea?
the laughter!
ME:
HA! Yeah, but you know what I heard, that is sad? Miss Hannigan got married, but then her husband shot her after catching her in the act with a hot shot tennis pro
GREG:
seb, its time i reveal to you that I was that tennis pro
ME:
Greg! I knew this amusement park wasn't haunted by no ghosts!!
Another case solved, with me and my dog
GREG:
i woulda got away with it to, if it werent for my crippling addiction to meth
and you snooping kids, i guess
ME:
Wanna screw?
GREG:
i would love one
ME:
here you go, friend. It only fits in rainbows.
GREG:
awww, you shouldnt have
WatchThe new GREYHOUND busses are on the wbest coast! Here’s a little video circling one while on a meal break. They’re clean inside and out. They have plugs and free wi-fi! So far the only times I’ve been able to ‘luck out’ and get on one has been the Los Angeles to Portland route, which I’ve done twice now, and then we get shuffled onto an older bus. I will...
An old ‘Tuesday Tunes’ track...