Gorillas
It's apparently National Gorilla Suit Day, and I'm stuck in bed battling a fierce cold. There will be no gorilla-suit donning for me, today, so instead, I present you the last photo I took of someone wearing my gorilla suit mask:
January 31, 2007 at 1:32 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
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I remember a Daily Show story a long time back about a similarly afflicted town. How many towns like this are there in this country?
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Finally got around to watching it, and I have to wholeheartedly agree with this assessment.
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Interesting roundtable with Hal Hartley, David Gordon Green, Gregg Araki, and Tamara Jenkins.
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Amazing 1954 photo collection of French psychiatric hospitals.
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Oh, man, I can't wait. Also, "From the first assistant director of the second unit of Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth!"
January 30, 2007 at 12:23 AM | TrackBack
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Wow. But what did they do for the end of the scene, when the camera leaves the car?
January 29, 2007 at 12:18 AM | TrackBack
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Sadly, I'm pretty sure this isn't satire.
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Sending my $9.95 to Buzz Productions now...
January 27, 2007 at 12:27 AM | TrackBack
The Belush.
This email has delighted me no small amount, largely in part due to the fact that it sounds like it was written by David Cross.
Republished without comment, abridgment, or alteration:
JIM BELUSHI: THE GYPSY THIEF!
A NIGHT OF INTRIGUE, IMPROV & INGENUITY (and a bit of petty theft)
There's one thing you need to know about Jim Belushi: he's a performer. And he's shameless. For one night, he'll answer all of your questions. And don't be surprised if he bursts into the blues or starts off with a back flip!
This Chicago-bred gypsy will take you wherever you want to go - and further. Come ready for a night of magic (figuratively, that is, since the only thing he doesn't do is magic). There'll be: a reading from Jim's book, Real Men Don't Apologize; a discussion about life, work, women & men; a seminar on the finer points of breaking into cars and pick-pocketing; a dialogue covering where the luck lies in showbiz (and with women); and maybe a little song and dance. Okay, definitely a little song and dance.
In a nod to Jim's Second City and Saturday Night Live days, there will be improv games: so be prepared to be funny - or be ridiculed. He'll also be selling his overpriced wares - books, CDs (he's not kidding about being shameless). He may even sign a few things - for an exorbitant amount of money, of course.
Jim Belushi can currently be seen dragging his gypsy cart through TV, the printed word, animation, film, stage and music. This jack-of-all-trades stars in and executive produces According to Jim on ABC, and has hawked his talents for filmmakers Oliver Stone, Ed Zwick, Walter Hill and Michael Mann. He's played a principal and a cop, and has worked with dogs, kids, Tupac and Schwarzenegger. His luminescent rhythm-and-blues band, The Sacred Hearts, has performed with dignitaries like President Clinton and in front of The Rolling Stones. And boy, does he have lots of gossip!
That Jim Belushi - he's so zany!
January 26, 2007 at 2:20 PM | TrackBack
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Wow. Now that's a family secret.
January 26, 2007 at 12:22 AM | TrackBack
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They changed the course of an investigation based on what this kook had to say? Really? Check out the videos of her getting busted by families ("They didn't find him because he drowned," she says to one woman, before finding out he was a firefigher during
January 25, 2007 at 12:31 AM | TrackBack
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Letters from a crazy neighbor.
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Weird. Also, I just spent a buck to confirm that this song is as terrible as I remember it.
January 18, 2007 at 12:24 AM | TrackBack
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Fish in a barrel, yes. But the often perfectly matching obscure DC superheroes takes it to another level.
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A whole month to learn how to solder. What happens next year, then?
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The Rock Haven Sanitorium in Montrose is up for sale.
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Alec Soth asks, Robert Polidori defends. (In the comments).
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Totally awesome!
January 17, 2007 at 12:25 AM | TrackBack
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(Of African Americans), the first Rocky said exactly what White America wanted to hear: They're gifted but we work harder.
January 14, 2007 at 12:19 AM | TrackBack
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Contrary to Gladwell’s insinuations, the defendant was tried and sentenced of fraud, in a court of law, in accordance with the laws on the books.
I felt Gladwell was pretty off-base with this too, despite his shrouding the story in puzzl -
Yeah, yeah, the phone's kind of neat and all - but what is up with that creepy hand?
January 10, 2007 at 12:23 AM | TrackBack
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On Zyzzyx Rd, a film starring Katherine Heigl and Tom Sizemore that made exactly $30 at the box office this year.
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Good interview, out of character. (via Ryan.)
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Places to try, should I get up early enough.
