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From Preps to Pros
In theory, I'd love to agree with you Lall. But I just don't. Adam Carolla said it best. In high school, some of the counselors need to look at the kids and say "you're just not college material. there's no sense wasting your time with a community college, where you're just going to go waste everyones time and make your parents think you're in college and will some day transfer to a real university." He added, "Why not just start working, or go to a trade school? You aren't college material." I think if someone IS college material, they'll gladly take the scholarship, and learn things, etc...and in 4 years join the NBA to make millions. But some kid in the ghetto, who probably has the reading level of a 3rd grader...why go to college? Really? Just get the money and play pro ball.— April 27, 2009 4:42 p.m.
Lots of Copies, Lots of Flavors
Well, I have no problem smiling and saying "excuse me," to get people out of my way. But something about the glass at the ice cream place, just seemed odd. I'm asking kids to move, so I can look at different colored ice cream.— April 27, 2009 4:37 p.m.
Lots of Copies, Lots of Flavors
Yes. Why else would I want the photo? I don't have a collection of motorcycle accident photos on my dresser or anything.— April 27, 2009 9:44 a.m.
Live from New York...It's Saturday Night!
I couldn't buy the soundtrack, as I owned all those songs on their original releases. I love when a soundtrack has songs I love, that I didn't already have on CD (trainspotting, pulp fiction, basketball diaries, swingers all come to mind). I think when Ebert made that statement, he just hadn't thought it thru. Because, so many movies they loved (for example: glengary glenross), there's no character you can love in it. Yet you still enjoy it. Even a movie like Pulp Fiction...you are rooting for Jackson/Travolta, yet they are hired goons, who early on shoot up a couple surfers/stoners, for a reason we aren't even that sure of. In all honesty, I think I only saw one or two Toonces skits, so I shouldn't judge. But damn, that landshark was funny. When he knocks on the door, and you hear the hesitation in his voice as he's trying to think of how to convince Jane Curtain to open that door ("Uh...delivery"). Classic. Groundhog Day could be one of the most under appreciated movies ever. It was so brilliant on so many levels (although there is one small flaw in the film).— April 27, 2009 1:54 a.m.
Celebrity Idiots -- The Jamie Fox and Hulk Hogan Edition
If SDaniels married ovod, he'd be able to stay in this fine, sunny city (hehehehehehehe). ovod, going back to Hulk Hogan, my girlfriend had never seen the movie Rocky. To me, this was a travesty. So, we rented the first one. The following week, it was Rocky II. And, when we saw the third Rocky, I had to tell her that although she'd laugh at Mr. T, because he's just a caricture at this point...at the time, nobody had ever heard of this dude. He went from being a bouncer to a movie star (like Vin Diesel, but his name isn't nearly as cool as Vin Diesel). Anyway, I completely forgot that Hulk Hogan was in it, as a wrestler named THUNDER LIPS (which sounds like the name of an AC/DC song). What did you think of that scene in Rocky III?— April 27, 2009 1:04 a.m.
Live from New York...It's Saturday Night!
Oh yeah, regarding Frozen Caveman Lawyer. I thought it was cute the first few times, but after that, they relied on it way to much. I think that's a problem SNL has when a guy starts coming up with great stuff, like Mike Meyers, Hartman, or Ferrel. They go to that well way to often.— April 27, 2009 12:59 a.m.
Live from New York...It's Saturday Night!
First, I found that Wes Anderson movie to not be horrible. Just very disappointing. And it was more disappointing that the critics just seemed to rally behind it. Rushmore had some amazing moments. The music was outstanding (Kinks, Who, and who in the world would've ever conceived of a scene of Bill Murray working out to the Lennon gem "Oh Yoko"? Brilliant). The play was outstanding. And the movie had its moments. But I thought it borrowed heavily from previous films. And, I thought the kid just wasn't likable enough. I had the same problem with Napolean Dynamites character (although he did more funny stuff then the geek in Rushmore). I don't think you need a likable character in a movie. It's one fight Siskel & Ebert had once, when one complained that if you don't, who do you root for? But, it's hard to be happy about such his interesting play, when he was a jerk well before that time. Toonces wasn't funny. I think women just like it because it's a cat. You damn women and your cats. For animals driving, the only time that ever worked, was in Groundhog Day (Bill Murray, yet again). I had only seen a few Goat Boy characters, but barely remember them. We saw Jim Breuer at the Irvine improve a few months back. I didn't care so much for his set, but he's definitely a funny guy. He should've stuck with that show.— April 27, 2009 12:58 a.m.
Police Officer Shootings
Hey Vis, thanks for the addition of that story. When the Craig Peyer case broke (and he was found guilty), I read that Peyer was the first in the U.S. ever charged of that. Sorry if I got my facts wrong. I know I remembered reading that, because it blew me away that that was the case. I know that statistics show that a high number of officers committ suicide. And a high number also abuse their wife (by "high number"...I just mean higher than the average citizen). So, I figured that there had been officers before that did this. I'll assume your case is accurate and I had that wrong. (on a side note: we had a Crasher story on escorts that I believe, had 200 replies)— April 27, 2009 12:52 a.m.
A Cop and Contestant in a Pagaent
It will appear in the Thursday edition of the Reader.— April 27, 2009 12:47 a.m.
From Preps to Pros
Well, I think they've gotten better about that over the years. I remember as a kid, the joke was that they majored in "basket weaving." And there'd be movies that stared Robbie Benson, that potrayed characters like that.— April 27, 2009 12:46 a.m.