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Billy Jack

Annie Hall

This is a fun movie. The script reads like a short novella in the school of magical realism, but in terms of radical differentiation toward evaluative categories of mass culture, hidden sexual meanings and petit bourgeois political typologies it is a bit reified...thats good!

Shake You Down

Rathbone or Brett?

Certainly, Basil Rathbone's on-screen Holmes was exceptional, but after seeing about half a dozen different portrayals, Jeremy Brett's is unequivocally best of all. Consider though an unfair advantage: the screenplays he had to work with follow the original storylines by Arthur Conan Doyle so well, I turned to my lady and said, "Dammit mama! This shit is spooky!." Rathbone had an additional stumbling block too; In the form of a nincompoopish version of Dr. Watson used for comic relief rather than trustworth companion. I appreciate Rathbone's take but I don't know if it's possible for the Granada series to be topped.
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Steampunk Office

I assume once the plans were approved for the bar, pool table and "video-game room," the next logical step was to wait for Captain Nemo to show up. The result is a peculiar work space indeed. However, I do find the motif pleasing, the ammenities seem most favorable...of course then there is this business about secret rooms, simply remarkable wouldn't you say?

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pageants

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fashionistas

Realfield

Sustituir a Garfield por un gato normal, que no obtiene respuesta con este linguista...realisation resultando: Juan es un persona mas loco. el site de web

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Flying Guillotine

The first nine kung-fu weapons on the countdown are fairly straight forward (spears, rakes, etc.). I found though that the dubious hypothesis concerning the mystery of the flying guillotine's use in China asks more questions than it answers. Judge for yourself, is this ancient weapon the real deal?

I'm Mean

you know what I mean.

No escape from the Indiana Jones whip!

...used in the Indiana Jones movies, is a moderately heavy whip with the weight carried out well into the thong. The butt foundation is about 8 inches long. The whip is well balanced and has a 12 plait kangaroo overlay. The 12 foot length is measured from the butt to the end of the braid, not including the fall. Hand crafted by David Morgan. Color is Natural Tan. A whip maintenance kit is supplied with this whip, consisting of a spare fall, 5 crackers and a 6 oz. tub of Pecard Leather Dressing, with directions for fall and cracker replacement. $840.00

The Life of Pi

Whether , like me you hate the TV show ‘Lost’ or if you can’t wait for it to start again next Thursday at 8/7C on ABC, you’ll want to read ‘The Life of Pi’. It is the story of a boy who with his parents, run a zoo in India: while transferring some animals, the cargo ship sinks and Pi finds himself lost at sea with a full grown Bengal tiger. Most of the action is centered on the tenuous relationship between a young man learning self-reliance and hungry wild animal. All that ‘Lost’ isn’t, ‘The Life of Pi’ revels in. A must read!

Vintage Valentines

These unique Valentine's Day cards present a bizarre combination of Freudian artwork with threats of physical harm. Seven Deadly Sinners [link]

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direct marketing

Woody Allen Interviews Billy Graham

Part 1

Part 2

1954 Dodge Suburban

If Jay Leno was the Mr. Miyagi to my Daniel LaRusso, I would stop sanding the floor for a while and take Ali to Golf ‘N Stuf in this. After a round of centipede, we collect the bribe money from Johnny’s wuss-ass parents for taking a dive at the tournament, proceed to double-cross them all by winning it anyway. Lastly I flee the scene- pausing a moment to witness Jay karate chop John Kreese to death.

Olan Mills Portraits

book review: Scratch

by Troon Mcallister features Eddie Caminetti, a timeless protagonist in an incredibly inventive story about golf balls that grabs your interest and doesn't let go. With the exception of the “Fat” Albert Auberlane character exposition (which came across a little awkward) the overall pace suit’s the genre nicely. In contrast to another Eddie Caminetti novel: ‘Barranca’, a schizophrenic tale which half-way through had yet to find an intelligible plot line.

If you only read one book about golf (and I have) go with 'Scratch'!

Crapitto's

Lucky for us, Crapitto's Restaurant in Houston doesn't completely live up to it's name; Urban Rainforest blog says they get a C out of A-F. On a personal note, their unique appellation has inspired plans for opening my own restaurant: 'Poop McGee's Irish Pub'.

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CD cover art

design based on Neatorama's rules: link

TM

Having been interested in transcendental meditation (practiced while sitting with your eyes closed for twenty minutes, twice a day) and trying many times without success, I started playing music in the background on continuous loop thoughout the session. This particular song made the difference, a true key to cosmic consciousness:

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candy

Jimi (takes over)

Fire

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THE CENTURY OF SELF

The story of the relationship between Sigmund Freud and his American nephew, Edward Bernays. Bernays invented the public relations profession in the 1920s and was the first person to take Freud's ideas to manipulate the masses. He showed American corporations how they could make people want things they didn't need by systematically linking mass-produced goods to their unconscious desires. Bernays was one of the main architects of the modern techniques of mass-consumer persuasion, using every trick in the book, from celebrity endorsement and outrageous PR stunts, to eroticising the motorcar.His most notorious coup was breaking the taboo on women smoking by persuading them that cigarettes were a symbol of independence and freedom. But Bernays was convinced that this was more than just a way of selling consumer goods. It was a new political idea of how to control the masses. By satisfying the inner irrational desires that his uncle had identified, people could be made happy and thus docile. It was the start of the all-consuming self which has come to dominate today's world.

ABC noodles

Buy it from the Amish: ebay

Threepio Tat

It's none of my buisiness...but honestly dude, what on God's green earth is this supposed to represent?

sunglasses w/bubble gum for sale

Fans of wrestling, John Carpenter movies and/or men in skirts might feel a bit jealous of this fellow blogger who managed to round-up his own pair of They Live shades with ‘Hoffman lenses‘ included. Hypothetically speaking, in the realm of mega-nerd eyewear, I’d prefer the 'Spider Jerusalem' cyberpunk look:

Scummy: the Forgotten Muppet

He started out as a roadie for “Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem” until an addiction to barbiturates put him in a rehabilitation facility. Once released, Gordon offered him a job on Sesame Street disposing of (what was later identified as) Snuffleupagus feces. Then Scummy vanished unexpectedly one moonlit night. The only one who had any knowledge of his whereabouts was The Count, who said that he had mentioned something about going to Cleveland.

Cactus Chef

Conan O'Brien has introduced alot of characters into the comedy lexicon including Cloppy, Wrist-Hulk, Soked-up Werewolf just to name a few. The funniest though has got to be Cactus Chef playing “we didn’t start the fire” on the flute. First Conan asks a yes or no question, then the camera slowly zooms in as... 'it' plays in 4/4. Ein Kinderspiel!

1984: The Series

An excerpt from the synopsis of the treatment I had planned to pitch to the USA Network back in 2003:

"...meets NCIS meets Matlock.

In a future of totalitarian control, 'The Big Brother Team' (an elite police force) carries out a singular mission: to seek out a highly secretive underground movement whos existence threatens their delicate social order. Intrigue, betrayal and romance are all in a days work for the men and women of 'Law and Order: Big Brother Edition'."

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Giant Sour Patch Kid

Having logged countless hours on dating sites, I may have found the woman for me: great smile, college graduate AND realizes how much better Sour Patch Kids are over Gummi Bears ("...lemon juice and three packets of Kool-Aid to make it as sour as possible").

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He-man vs. angry children

...the original version actually shows the rabbit; he looks like an evil Bugs Bunny with yellow eyes, purple hair and a dark purple codpiece on a body-builder frame.

Cat Noir

play a puzzle game 'Chat Noir'

Pippi Longstocking's spunk video

It seems to me now that 'flingflangflung' definitely sounds better...don't you think? [YouTube link]

Bad Chinese

This character is being interviewed about how he speaks chinese. He is in fact just using shibboleth and rhetorical nonsense to jive his way through. No one is buying it, though you have to hand it to the very pretty Juliette who dutifully helps him as he weaves his fascinating tale. (Part 2) Mr. Ballen's friend from Shanghai attempts to sort out the jibberish.

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Pet Portraits

Teddy Bear Gun

If giving is better than recieving, no act can be more self-serving than using a gun that fires teddy bears. Ahhw...such satisfaction! As soon as the cordless model is introduced I'll consider buying a matched pair for use in duels.