One of the things I often think about is how STUPID it seems to ask people out based on thinking they're good-looking...because, I mean, there's no more likelihood that someone you find attractive will be compatible with you than someone you DON'T find attractive....right?
On the other hand, I think a hell of a lot of people go out based on just being attracted to...
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On the other hand, I think a hell of a lot of people go out based on just being attracted to...
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If you think the American public never had a chance to own a car like the one Homer Simpson designed in that one episode...well, they didn't, but they had the next-best thing-- AMPHICAR ! ! !
I was looking at a book on import cars at work, and in the 60s there was an amphibious car that you could drive into the water and use...
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I was looking at a book on import cars at work, and in the 60s there was an amphibious car that you could drive into the water and use...
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estrada:
I still want a Canyonero.
plasticfangs:
Hahahaha!!!
Goodness, no; I'm not that exclusive. I merely didn't start coming to the boards until recently, and I felt weird asking someone to be my friends (the dreaded Fear of Rejection!)
So I would certainly be frineds, of course! After all, anyone who would sleep with Jarvis...
I am already a huge fan of your tastes...Ray Davies, The Fall, Trees Lounge,...very nice.
And Sherilyn Fenn is GOD(DESS)!!!
Goodness, no; I'm not that exclusive. I merely didn't start coming to the boards until recently, and I felt weird asking someone to be my friends (the dreaded Fear of Rejection!)
So I would certainly be frineds, of course! After all, anyone who would sleep with Jarvis...
I am already a huge fan of your tastes...Ray Davies, The Fall, Trees Lounge,...very nice.
And Sherilyn Fenn is GOD(DESS)!!!
We get book reviews! Yes, we do....here is yet another interview clip from Publisher's Weekly, from a guy I haven't read but is local-- Washington DC's George Pelecanos:
Interviewer - There seems to be a strong Southern flavor to the neighborhoods you describe-- accents, food, even music...What rold does this cultural influence play in the communities described?
Pelecanos - This is a Southern town. The...
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Interviewer - There seems to be a strong Southern flavor to the neighborhoods you describe-- accents, food, even music...What rold does this cultural influence play in the communities described?
Pelecanos - This is a Southern town. The...
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nic:
'This is my truth' is a fairly shit Manics album. The best one in my opinion is 'The Holy Bible' which is fucking dark, really fantastic, and the last one they made before Richey Edwards vanished. 'Design for Life' is also quite good, as its got a couple of Richey-penned songs on there, and the title track is a pure anthem. I don't have 'Know Your Enemy' yet but I might borrow it from the library and see if its worth getting as I like 'Let Robeson Sing'.
If you want to find out more about MSP I reccomend 'Everything: A Book About Manic Street Preachers' by Simon Price. Its an excellent rock biography, very compelling, probably one of the best books I've read. You'll be able to get it form amazon.com
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If you want to find out more about MSP I reccomend 'Everything: A Book About Manic Street Preachers' by Simon Price. Its an excellent rock biography, very compelling, probably one of the best books I've read. You'll be able to get it form amazon.com
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estrada:
The only thing I can suggest is look at some of Cincinnati's policies. The city is more in line with Kentucky than Ohio, from what my pals there have told me.
I know almost nothing about DC, except the government sort of lives there.
I know almost nothing about DC, except the government sort of lives there.
It's possible to say something before you think it. I mean, you've probably down that plenty of times for information from within your head...but I mean it's possible to read something from OUTSIDE your head, then say it, then realize what you said.
See, I was watching the preview channel, and I was watching the top of the screen (probably looking at Debbie Matanopolous...I'm ashamed...
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See, I was watching the preview channel, and I was watching the top of the screen (probably looking at Debbie Matanopolous...I'm ashamed...
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rosalyn:
Nothing wrong with looking at stupid-acting women. That's, well, sort of all they're good for.
Man, I think that came out wrong, but I hope I'm understood.
Hah, I can see how Kerouac was revolutionary in a way.. I mean, the whole 'being free' beatnik philosophy.. but it takes more that a somewhat revolutionary author to make a book good. You know, maybe a little interesting content. (Hell, let's start with ANY content!)
Man, I think that came out wrong, but I hope I'm understood.
Hah, I can see how Kerouac was revolutionary in a way.. I mean, the whole 'being free' beatnik philosophy.. but it takes more that a somewhat revolutionary author to make a book good. You know, maybe a little interesting content. (Hell, let's start with ANY content!)
I read book reviews at work. There are pluses and minuses. One minus is reading reviews of baaaaad fiction. Reviews of mysteries get pretty repetitive; detectives are always running into old flames who mention some mysterious group or place or science project then are killed in bizarre accidents....BUT ARE THEY ACCIDENTS?? Yeah, well, probably not.
The best thing about reading book reviews is...well, maybe finding...
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djdarlek:
The point you make about democracy is very true.. i mean over here in the old UK with our 'poodle' PM we're kinda forced to do whatever he want to do. unfortunately over here the opposing governments are so pathetic that Labour really is the best of a poor bunch. 
cheech:
Thanks, all. And hey, two more good movies...Pasolini's Decameron. Sure, his movies look like home movies, but I can't stand crappy computer special effects anyway. Decameron was fun, seemed a bit more lively and to-the-point in its short stories than Arabian Nights was. What is the point he gets to? Sex, pretty much.
Also, Love On The Run. What can I say? Truffaut, j'temme! J'temme! Another perfect Truffaut movie, ho hum. Is Truffaut god? Oui!
Also, Love On The Run. What can I say? Truffaut, j'temme! J'temme! Another perfect Truffaut movie, ho hum. Is Truffaut god? Oui!
part two of Alexandro Jodorowsky quotes, from his book on the making of El Topo:
When I began filming the picture, it was fascinating to work with the blood. I used Mexican technicians who had worked with Peckinpah in The Wild Bunch and they taught me how to do the tricks. They told me that Peckinpah was very bloody, but when I made my effects...
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When I began filming the picture, it was fascinating to work with the blood. I used Mexican technicians who had worked with Peckinpah in The Wild Bunch and they taught me how to do the tricks. They told me that Peckinpah was very bloody, but when I made my effects...
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estrada:
Just say no to pants.
anonymouse:
I like that song by Atom and His Package about how much Sting sucks. 
It's true.
My favorite line from Zoolander: "Sting...Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music that he's made over the years, I don't really listen to, but I respect the fact that he's making it."
It's true.
My favorite line from Zoolander: "Sting...Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music that he's made over the years, I don't really listen to, but I respect the fact that he's making it."
Okay, finally saw Down By Law again...don't know what my problem was the first time I saw it. Had I just seen Pulp Fiction and expected films to have ACTION? Had I just seen soem Hal Hartley and expected films to be VERBOSE?
Anyway, Down By Law is good. If I had to rank them...I still think I have a slight preference to Stranger Than...
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Anyway, Down By Law is good. If I had to rank them...I still think I have a slight preference to Stranger Than...
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Okay, it's about time to do another entry...I said a bit more about Jarmisch in the last entry (go look if ya want) but now I will talk about rewatching EL TOPO.
The Holy Mountain has basically become my favorite movie ever. The imagery is infriggincredible. I hadn't remembered much about El Topo, the preceding film by Alexandro Jodorowsky, which I saw years ago. I...
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The Holy Mountain has basically become my favorite movie ever. The imagery is infriggincredible. I hadn't remembered much about El Topo, the preceding film by Alexandro Jodorowsky, which I saw years ago. I...
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djdarlek:
I'll never look at an Alka Seltza in the same light again. Actually I've only had one in my whole life, it was durin gmy first experience getting drunk. I wake up at my parents house all hungover and feeling sick. Dad comes up stairs with this fizzing glass of water and says, "here drink this, you'll feel better. We're off to the garden center..." so i drink said liquid.. watch as they leave. io take a sip and my insides explode onto my lap. nice.
anonymouse:
I could arrange the arboretum part if you'd be willing to relocate the Cheech Pageant to Greater Miami.
Also, I'm pretty sure I could get some radical cheerleaders to come up with a "YAY CHEECH" cheer.
It's possible!
Amy Sedaris is a million times hotter than Amy Poehler. But... I'm biased toward the Sedaris family.
Your comment in my journal made me feel fluffy and warm inside, but that might have something to do with eating pillows. No, seriously. It made me giggle and chuckle, and I'm a bit manic at the moment because I've had too much coffee and diet cherry cola. But... thanks.
Also, I'm pretty sure I could get some radical cheerleaders to come up with a "YAY CHEECH" cheer.
It's possible!
Amy Sedaris is a million times hotter than Amy Poehler. But... I'm biased toward the Sedaris family.
Your comment in my journal made me feel fluffy and warm inside, but that might have something to do with eating pillows. No, seriously. It made me giggle and chuckle, and I'm a bit manic at the moment because I've had too much coffee and diet cherry cola. But... thanks.
As was discussed before, I re-rented Hal Hartley's Trust the other night. Yes, I still like it a lot. Even when Hal's dialogue is unrealistic, it's realistic. Sometimes it's even mroe realistic the less realistic the actor's act. Confused? Don't be, just go rent Trust, The Unbelievable Truth, Henry Fool, or No Such Thing asap...
Also finally saw Stranger Than Paradise. Whew, good movie! I...
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Also finally saw Stranger Than Paradise. Whew, good movie! I...
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throatneedle:
Go and rent 'Ghost Dog : The Way of the Samurai'
Sounds cheesy and shit but Forrest Whittaker kicks ass
Jamusch film it is as well....
Sounds cheesy and shit but Forrest Whittaker kicks ass
Jamusch film it is as well....
cheech:
I should rent Ghost Dog; I like Forrest. The portion of The Crying Game I liked was his parts...after he died, it was like...nice gimmicks n all, but no Forrest...?
I didn't like Down By Law when I saw it ages ago....BUT it might simply be that Roberto Benigni was bothering me. If I watch the movie like "I will actively hate Roberto, like Tom is doin'," then I might dig it more...
I like Roberto a lot in A Night On Earth, though. Great fuggin movie...Johnny Stecchino was okay.
I didn't like Down By Law when I saw it ages ago....BUT it might simply be that Roberto Benigni was bothering me. If I watch the movie like "I will actively hate Roberto, like Tom is doin'," then I might dig it more...
I like Roberto a lot in A Night On Earth, though. Great fuggin movie...Johnny Stecchino was okay.
"If you must kill me/please let me die.."
-- Todd Rundgren, "Black Mariah"
"A lie is halfway around the world before the truth can even put its pants on"
-- Winston Churchill
(note-- that has more than a couple meanings, Winnie baby)
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-- Todd Rundgren, "Black Mariah"
"A lie is halfway around the world before the truth can even put its pants on"
-- Winston Churchill
(note-- that has more than a couple meanings, Winnie baby)
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Sorry I took so long to reply; I'm not used to people takin' an interest...
I was thinking, when I checked out No Such Thing, that it had been literally years since I saw Trust and The Unbelievable Truth. I liked 'em a lot 5 years ago... I assume I still would.
I have a friend who hates Hartley. He said that he gave up...
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I was thinking, when I checked out No Such Thing, that it had been literally years since I saw Trust and The Unbelievable Truth. I liked 'em a lot 5 years ago... I assume I still would.
I have a friend who hates Hartley. He said that he gave up...
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I decided not to bad-mouth Vanessa Carlton in my music mentions. Vanessa is simply guilty of being over-played, which ain't really her fault, and besides she's only the *second* most overplayed artist of 2002 (Avril, I'm lookin' at *you* when I say that).
The brand of the day-- Zotz Candy. It was supposed to be something else, but I forget what...
Two good flicks I...
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tunnelslats:
Hal rocks! I haven't gotten around to tracking down No Such Thing yet, but it's high on my list of films to watch.
Trust is one of my all time favorites.
Trust is one of my all time favorites.
I likes them both!