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Seis Manos
We’re at 20 days before Disney+ tries to grab the streaming service crown off Netflix’s head and I have to say, it might be harder than the Mouse thinks. Seis Manos is a great example of how the reigning champ might … Continue reading
It Chapter Two: Worth Seeing
Horror movie number three for October, the conclusion to Stephen King’s rather long It which got updated. If you forgot, the original story took place in the Fifties and concludes in the Eighties. In this take, the first part was in … Continue reading
My rebuttal to a Trumpkin’s idiocy
To those who lament the “death of civility” in our era, they can stick it and they’re pretty ignorant about America’s past. Matters were much, much worse before the Civil War. South Carolina still worships the congressman responsible for putting … Continue reading
There’s a starrrrrrrr girl…
…waiting in the sky! She’d like to come and meet us But she thinks she’d blow our minds My little friend Robin there sporting the cool LEGO spaceman logo shirt I scored from the last Brick Fiesta in Austin. The … Continue reading
RIP Bill Macy
This “William” Macy hit the scene with roles years before William H Macy but I never recalled him until Maude in which he played the titled character’s husband. After the controversial SitCom (it covered abortion for starters, quite the third rail … Continue reading
1974: Ford explains why he pardoned Tricky Dick to Congress
Despite the Mueller Report being spun as vindication for Orange Foolius (it isn’t, it’s pretty damning), a POTUS who is proving to be worse than Dubious (and should retain this moniker) can’t stop being the dumb asshole he’s been since … Continue reading
New temporary assignment at work
Recently, I got told I would be loaned to another department to help out and it’s something I’m actually looking forward to. I can’t remember if it will last three or six months. Either way, it’s pretty exciting because it … Continue reading
Child’s Play (2019): Disappointment
Horror movie number two for October and on schedule since Midsommar should’ve been written/posted before or during the weekend. I saw the original Child’s Play on cable while I was home from university (1989). I thought it was OK then because I … Continue reading
Raven (maybe) using the building acoustics to warn others?
Heard this weird cawing on my way into the gym. Thankfully, I got a repeat instead of the bird clamming up like animals often do when they know they’re being recorded!
RIP Robert Forster
A shame to see Robert go but at least the last 22 years of his career were amazing after spending the previous 18 or so in the movie-making ghetto (direct-to-video, craptacular horror stuff, etc.). Giving underrated actors a second act is … Continue reading
Behind on timeliness…again
Profuse apologies again. I got sidetracked by life, the divorce and just general fatigue. Now I’m beating down another cold thanks to the temperature plummeting 10° C (2o° F) over last weekend. Thus, I contract a sore throat and fever. … Continue reading
My avatar met avatar Gritty! Hockey season is in full swing!
Thank you Citizen Brick, a customized LEGO minifigure and accessory site based in Chicago for creating the Gritty toy!
It’s Pizza Time!
A cute chalk drawing at the Domino’s Pizza near my house.
RIP: Rip Taylor
Thankfully Rip was appreciated again before he passed, namely his appearance on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He had a few laughs this year as people mistakenly thought he died when Rip Torn did. Regardless of the decade, I loved … Continue reading
RIP: Ginger Baker
I may be rather critical of Classic Rock and its icons but Ginger Baker is one of the few who ever received my wrath. Without his incredible drumming skills, Cream wouldn’t have been as impressive and thus, launched that racist … Continue reading