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Bubblegum Alley, San Luis Obispo
I'd rather have walls filled with this, than the occasional piece I step on when I'm out somewhere. Does anyone remember a roller coaster called The Gold Rush? I think it's at Magic Mountain, but not positive. When it first starts, there's a section that everyone has put their gum on. It always had about 100 pieces and was gross. And, I just figured at one point, I'd hear a story in the news about a teenager trying to put their piece of gum on it, only to have their arm chopped off as they reached out of the roller coaster. Speaking of which...how fun must it have been for those folks on the roller coaster up north? They were stuck, almost upside down, for four hours. And you know what the got for that inconvenience? Two tickets to come back again. Thank you very much.— August 12, 2009 10:24 a.m.
Helping the Homeless
My friend hates the homeless so much, he's suggested we have buses, with free meals for the homeless. When they get on, the buses drive to Cleveland and let the homeless off there. During movies, if a homeless person is killed in a scene, he cheers. I remember we were at one movie, where Gene Hackman is a doctor, who performs surgeries and experimental medical procedures on them. And he loved it. It's really odd. But it also makes me laugh when he comes up with a different theory to get rid of the homeless.— August 12, 2009 9:32 a.m.
Military/Flag News Stories (and yes, Michael Jackson)
I wonder if her saying she's an expert...well, you know...Sheryl Crow had said we should only use one of those squares because that's better for the environment. Maybe he's one of those guys that has mastered that move. Surf...I always tended to believe Jackson wasn't a child molester. But if you break down the main facts, a lot more evidence points towards that fact. And, just for a refresher, here they are (I'm only writing the things we know for fact, are true). -- He settled for $20 million with one family. Other reports claim he's settled for over $100 million with various families. -- He admits to letting children sleep in his bed (whether they're his kids or not). -- He's wrestled with children that were in their underwear. -- He's given alcohol to children. -- He's shown pictures of naked people to children. -- When a child would become popular (Webster from his TV show, Macullay Culkin from Home Alone, Cory Feldman from movies), Michael Jackson would seek them out. Now, it would've been different if Jackson had been in a movie with them. But he would just see these children, and then he'd all of the sudden, be with that kid all the time.— August 12, 2009 9:29 a.m.
Steven Tyler and Eunice Shriver -- One is Dead. One Looks Dead.
Good point, Russ. Michael Jackson wasn't ugly. He was freaky, due to surgeries gone awry. But nobody would look at the Off the Wall album, and say "That dude is ugly." Not the way they do with a Christopher Cross, Meatloaf, Alice Cooper, etc. Regarding The Ramones, I was recently telling a person about how I had backstage tickets to see Joe Walsh (another ugly rocker) in LA. I noticed women without passes, were let backstage. He told me that he was 13, and in the front row of a Ramones concert. He said this gorgeous woman kept yelling "Joey! I wanna f*** you!" And he was so confused by this, as he was looking at this guy with horrible hair and a big nose. It's like a Howard Stern in a black leather jacket. Yet she's screaming about him. My theory is that women are attracted to men that are performing. It could be a rock star. It could be a dancer, or a comedian. Hell, I bet if someone that was great on a computer, had it placed on a stage and started working with a small cubicle around him, there would be women waiting to meet him. Maybe it's something about watching a guy do something they're good at, and making money at, that turns them on. Who knows.— August 12, 2009 9:23 a.m.
War of the Words
Pete, you need to explain how it cost the Air Force "$25,000,000" to train someone. I seriously doubt that figure.— August 11, 2009 4:11 p.m.
Helping the Homeless
Good point, ipay. I hadn't really thought about it like that. verolica....Your husband's a keeper!— August 11, 2009 4:07 p.m.
Movie Pet Peeves
Another movie pet peeve: A character walks in the door, and the TV is on, showing a news story involving that character. Now, two things happen that annoy me. Either the character shuts the TV off. Yeah, right. A story about you on the news, and you don't want to hear the details. Or...they shut the TV off as soon as that news segment finishes. Nobody does that. But, in movieland, they probably don't want to have to film another few minutes of "fake news". Not to mention, it could be a distraction for other things the characters in the room might be saying. Oh, and that reminds me of another one. Characters getting into their cars. Their windows are always rolled down, so it's easier for them to talk to other people. Or so the camera doesn't show a reflection. Who knows, maybe it's just so we can see the actor better. But, nobody I know leaves their windows down in a parking lot. And, even if it means you have to film an extra few seconds, sometimes it works better. In "Election" when Tracy Flick needs to talk to Matthew Broderick as he's pulling out of the school parking lot, we see him roll down the window. Way more realistic.— August 11, 2009 4:05 p.m.
Military/Flag News Stories (and yes, Michael Jackson)
I don't know, verolica. If someone told me you could kill yourself with toilet paper, my first question would be "How much of it do you have to shove up there to cause death?" I never knew that Woody got a stamp. That's cool.— August 11, 2009 4:02 p.m.
Funny People like John Hughes
It was? Well, they used four replicas for that movie, all built right here in El Cajon (I read that somewhere years ago). But...I'd be willing to give up my 69 Jag for a 61 Ferrari Anyone wanna trade? And PP, Grand Canyon was a good flick. Any movie that starts off with characters at a Lakers game, and Kevin Kline blasting his car stereo to Zevon's "Lawyers, Guns, and Money", is already a better movie in its first 15 minutes than most films all the way thru. But the whole aspect of Martins character, playing this guy that makes trash movies because they make money. He gets shot and has this epiphany and wants to change his life. Only to heal up and go back to his old ways, because that's where the money's at. Good stuff.— August 11, 2009 3:59 p.m.
Steven Tyler and Eunice Shriver -- One is Dead. One Looks Dead.
Russ, I can always count on you for the music knowledge. I didn't realize that was a cover tune. Next, you're going to tell me AC/DCs "Big Balls" was by Big Mama Thornton! Verolica...I think audiences always just assume things are part of the show. The fire at the Metallica concert here. Or heck, I'm sure for about five seconds, that fire in Rhode Island. Audiences are just used to pyrotech stuff, and stage diving. Oh and Russ...I'm an Iggy fan. Don't get me wrong. I think Funhouse and 1970 are two amazing records. Lust for Life is pretty good, too. I just think he's one ugly MoFo.— August 11, 2009 3:56 p.m.