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1981: The first DeLorean rolls off the production line
Given its history of problems in production, rolling off the line would be a compliment and accurate. Johnny Carson’s died as soon as it left the dealership. So…pushed by the workers to a delivery truck? Despite the car being a … Continue reading
Special Chucks to celebrate my graduation! MU30, Part 1
Current events and exhaustion kept this mini-gallery from being posted along with its companion piece reminiscing about how it was merely 30 years ago I graduated from university. I stupidly missed the one-day Black Friday offer on the site so … Continue reading
My fashion rebuttal to the lie called The Lost Cause
The events of this week got me to step up on a hat I’ve been wanting to own for years. A US Army Cavalry hat from the Civil War and (probably) Indian Wars period. I will need to hunt down … Continue reading
Amerikkka storms the Capitol
Besides MAGAts, I also like the term Y’all Qeda for these losers. Comedian Moshe Kasher pointed out that our overpriced military and militarized police were overwhelmed by a bunch of assholes with Monster Energy guts and vape breath. Should there be an … Continue reading
The infamous, 1983, San Antonio Denny’s
This Denny’s was one of the first things I noticed when parking our vehicle at the hotel for New Year’s Eve. A Denny’s? Well, it’s home to a funny, memorable incident in 1983 during my first visit to San Antonio. … Continue reading
1985: The Sparks Steakhouse hit
Paul Castellano’s assassination was the first out-in-the-open Mafia hit in years. News of this didn’t reach the masses until the following morning because it was such a weird event. Murders like this were the stuff of those unrealistic, overdramatic, bullshit Godfather … Continue reading
RIP Chuck Yeager
We all learned about him from the movie The Right Stuff in the early Eighties, the first known man to break the sound barrier. It is a shame he didn’t get to be astronaut because he didn’t have a college degree. Chuck … Continue reading
In case you don’t know the difference
I couldn’t let October completely pass without a little nod to Italian heritage. This visual joke comes courtesy of my cousin Dana. Pretty funny and accurate since there’s an old joke about us…ahem! How do you make an Italian shut … Continue reading
Today’s Mood (October 2020)
It seems like the weekend isn’t enough to recuperate with because we Americans waste it running around, finishing the crap we didn’t accomplish during the week! Making the two days off a paradox. Even so, I ‘wasted’ my Saturday by … Continue reading
Coca-Cola finally stops making Tab
Holy cow! This crap was still being made‽ (Been a while since I’ve used an interrobang.) I figured it had faded away by the Aughts with the dominance of Diet Coke and Coke Zero. Then again, how often do you … Continue reading
Screw the high road
When Jennifer told the news yesterday morning, I cheered. I don’t care about this high road bullshit. The South cheered when Lincoln was murdered. The Reagans and their friends threw a party when JFK was murdered. Sen. Turkey Waddle immediately … Continue reading
Rot in Hell…James “Big Jim” Thompson
Since the New York Times tends to have its “bipartisan” head up its ass, especially when it comes to crooked politicians outside of NY or DC, they wrote a rather glowing obit about the Republican Dictator of Illinois. To be fair, … Continue reading
Someone rolled a ‘Natural 20’ on this French dude
Just horrifying to see this relic from the final battle between Napoleon and the allied forces against him. My first thought was, who the hell decided to take this off Fraveau’s corpse to save for posterity? My next was, well, … Continue reading
RIP John Saxon (neé Carmine Orrico)
My generation knows him mainly for being B-Movie royalty in such hits as Nightmare on Elm Street, Black Christmas and Battle Beyond Stars. But John was much, much more than that. He originally started out in more mainstream movies in the Fifties with … Continue reading
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Finally some mainstream truth-telling about Hamilton
Whenever Broadway has a new show that isn’t derived from an Eighties movie or any other decade, I’m thrilled. It is hard to get an original idea to take off in any media these days because too many accountants are … Continue reading