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King of Late Night (and other things)
Well, the family should be prepared to PAY for any further investigation, if the authorities are saying security cameras show that nobody went to his room (which is what they said). And, if it's on their dime, they can investigate this thing for as long as the Carradine family wishes. I think people sometimes have a hard time believing the things their friends/family will do. I remember when the INXS singer died, everyone was trying to blame the fights his wife was having with her ex-husband (Bob Geldoff). It wasn't until some time later that we heard how he really died (which so far, is sounding similar to Carradine).— June 8, 2009 12:54 a.m.
Prom Queen Controversy
Oh yeah, I agree with you on THAT point. But, I don't think this school or the students, were doing this for any reason other than they liked this guy, he was fun, flamboyant, and they all just went with the gag. Now, if a school was super upset by the Prop 8 thing, and they decided to stage a prom where all the guys went with other guys, and women went with other women as their dates, and they said they were taking a stand, that you should be able to be with who ever you want, no matter what the sex...well, that would've been different. I remember in high school, we had this nerdy guy named Loren. Once, the TV productions crew, talked him into being in this fake bit that was a parody of Love Connection. They colored his hair weird. And, this kid kind of looked like Larry King, if you made King have kinky hair, and huge, buggy eyes and big lips that pertruded out. Well, everyone thought that was so funny, that the journalism department (in which Loren was a part of) got everyone to write his name on the ballot for Prom King. He didn't win, but just the fact that his name was on the ballot was awesome. Although, he wasn't in on the joke. I remember sitting behind him in World History, and he had about 20 ballots he was putting in his backpack. I said, "What is that? Are you going to vote for yourself?" He said, "No. I'm sending these to my relatives. My aunt doesn't believe I got nominated." So....the school was making fun of him. But he was diggin' it!— June 7, 2009 11:54 a.m.
Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You
Shizzy, you're exactly right. A movie I want to see, in theory, I tell myself I won't watch the trailer. Then it comes on the screen, and I can't help it. I understand the studio wants to show you all the stars that are in it. They want to make sure they make their millions and don't lose money, but still. I remember the Nicolas Cage/Rosie Perez movie (It Could Happen to You), and it showed him winning the lottery, tipping Bridget Fonda a few million dollars, and Rosie Perez divorcing him. Really? Was all that necessary to show? I remember this awful looking film with Danny Glover working as a Secret Service agent, trying to convince Mark Walberg -- the "best sharp shooter around" -- to come out of retirement for this one thing, because a person is going to try to kill the President. I said to the person with me, "I bet they're setting him up." Not only was I right, but...the trailer showed us that two minutes later, as Glover and his crew are now trying to kill Walberg. I mean, the premise is ridiculous to begin with. But when you also tell us what is going to happen, I really don't know the point of even seeing the movie. I love telling this story. The first Naked Gun movie, the trailer showed Leslie Nielson and his love interest, making a mold of a pot, which was a take-off on the romantic scene in Ghost. In this, clay was getting all over them, in their eyes...and this scene wasn't in the movie. It was just something they did for the trailer. Well, when studio execs saw how much the theatre was laughing, they INSISTED that this scene be put into the movie. Lame. Another thing I've noticed in movie trailers (and I don't care for it), is that they'll show you a scene that was never in the movie. Now, this works for comedy. But in a drama, I sometimes sit there saying to myself "I know that character isn't really dead, because the movie trailer showed that person in an orange Mustang, and I haven't seen that scene yet." I recently saw, and loved, the movie Adoration. The trailers gave away a key scene in that, which bugged me.— June 7, 2009 11:49 a.m.
Sixth and Market
I'd like to try this place. I'm just not sure where they're located.— June 7, 2009 1:52 a.m.
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This place is probably not much different from most breweries. And I'm not a beer/ale drinker, so maybe I'm the wrong person to comment. But, I love the fact that many of the locations have live bands. And, I like the many selections the menu has to offer. Of the three or four times I've gone, I never had a bad meal.— June 7, 2009 1:51 a.m.
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Well....the above post took the words out of my mouth (errr...off my keypad)— June 7, 2009 1:49 a.m.
Karl Strauss Brewing Company Downtown
Gotta agree with abbey road on this. Not only the best Beatles album, but the best appetizer is the garlic fries. The location in Sorrento Valley is incredible. Everyone that works in that area knows about it, but it's worth the drive, to sit in the Japanese Garden, looking at the beautiful trees and koi pond. They yelled at me once for feeding french fries to the fish. But I've shaped up now, and love going to this place.— June 7, 2009 1:47 a.m.
Joe's Crab Shack
I've gone here a few times. I'm not a big seafood lover, but brought someone that is. Her big complaint was that every shrimp dish on the menu was deep fried. Oh well. Gotta love a place that sells shirts that say things like "I Got Crabs."— June 7, 2009 1:45 a.m.
House of Blues
I always tell myself I'll never eat here again. Then I seem to end up back there, if some lame opening band is on stage before the show I came there for. I've tried everything on the menu. The only thing I like is the steak salad. Oh...a few of the appetizers are good. Although, it's almost 2:00 a.m. and I can't remember which ones at the moment. They really need to improve the food they serve. And the service is always terrible. They're nice enough, they just never return to your table after you place your order (and after you've waited 20 minutes for them to take your order).— June 7, 2009 1:43 a.m.
Hard Rock Café
I love the music memorabilia on the walls. But I'll never forgot on election night. They wouldn't let us turn the sound of the music (do we really need to hear Bon Jovi when Obama was just named President?) Also, I found that their fajitas are the most expensive of any place I've ever eaten. I don't care for their dessert selection, either.— June 7, 2009 1:41 a.m.