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Rock A Bye Baby
Nice story, Pete. You'll appreciate the scene in Funny People when you see it. Go rent it. It's a good movie. One character talks about his grandfather dying, and a candle flickering at that very moment. The dialogue that follows that is wonderful.— October 4, 2009 11:39 a.m.
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I had a few. My aunt carol (who I'm still trying to find, if anyone has any advice on how I can track her down)...she was such a great aunt, after her loser brother bailed on me mum. Anyway...I was about 7, and stole a ring from this store we were at. When we went outside, I gave it to her. She asked where I got it, and I said I found it on the ground. She got this surprised look on her face and said "I saw rings like that in the store. Are you sure you didn't take it from in there." It had never occured to me, that she saw the rings in the same aisle I did. I shook my head now. She hugged me and said the ring was beautiful, slipping it on her finger. I used a fake ID to get into the Belly Up to see a concert, when I was 18. It worked once. The second time, they confiscated it (which didn't make my older brother happy. it was his!) When I was 14, my friend and I decided it would be cool to play basketball for an entire night. So, we broke into the Mira Mesa Rec Center. Basically, at 10 p.m. when they were closing on Saturday night, we hid in the bathroom stalls, with our feet up. They locked up, and we waited until we heard the cars drive off. We got our basketball and were ready to have a fun night of hoops. It never occured to us that, the light switch for the gym, was in the office. That had an entirely different set of doors that were locked up. Not wanting to waste the fact that we were inside somewhere we shouldn't be...we dribbled the ball around, tried to shoot a few times in complete darkness, and then walked home.— October 4, 2009 2:43 a.m.
L.A. Stories
Hey...that's a real interesting point. I often think about actors and how things like that could've happened. The only problem with those two examples is this. Lou might not have gotten acting roles, because of his being deaf and not speaking very well. Sure, Ah-nold can barely speak English (still), but enough that he can talk like a robotic terminator. Also...I don't think Arnold playing the Hulk would've hurt him, as him playing Conan didn't type cast him or anything.— October 4, 2009 1:30 a.m.
The Late Extortion With David Letterman
Yeah, the big check thing always struck me as funny on game shows. I just wanted to see someone screw with a bank teller by bringing one of those in...and shouting "It is endorsed! See, Bob Barkers name is right there!" Yeah, when that story on Louis Anderson broke, I thought the same thing (wasn't he funny in Coming to America?) I wouldn't have had such a problem with Letterman, if it was one affair. But multiple affairs bothers me on a few different levels. First...if he wants to do that...he doesn't have to be in a relationship with his long-time girlfriend. Second...although I seriously doubt it's "sexual harassement" as some people are talking about (since he was, technically, the boss of these women)...it's just kind of sleezy for a guy to take advantage of that situation. I'd like to think if you were a doctor, you wouldn't try to scam on the nurses or receptionist. Obviously, they already look up to you and you make good money, and all those things are in your favor. So, why not man-up and go pick-up women elsewhere? And that way, nobody at the work place thinks you're a sleeze. And, it also hurts when he would be the first to make fun of other celebs that get caught with their (worldwide) pants down!— October 3, 2009 2:36 p.m.
L.A. Stories
Interesting. He does always appear crouchy. But, I'm guessing Lou Ferrigno autographs are worth more than Kiels. Here's why. Ferrigno on Incredible Hulk merchandise. That, right there. Also, Ferrigno had a big role in the latest Paul Rudd movie "I Love You, Man." (although, yeah, Kiel has done more films).— October 3, 2009 2:31 p.m.
Lifting Weights and Conducting Batons -- Both Can Be Dangerous
Damn French words!— October 3, 2009 10:32 a.m.
The Late Extortion With David Letterman
I know, Pete. It's why I didn't want to even blog it. But the thing is...I'm kinda drunk right now and can't think straight (I can't believe I can type straight!) And, the image of the big check was in my head, and kept making me laugh. Although, I don't think the way I wrote it, the funny translated all that well.— October 3, 2009 2:11 a.m.
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So...how does the Reader tweet? Does it say "I'm hanging out at 7-11 right now...just waiting for someone to pick me up."— October 3, 2009 2:10 a.m.
Confessions
Holy crap! (seriously, no pun intended). I thought I'd be reading about a bunch of silly Letterman shananigans, and this heavy story. Pete, well written story. And sorry to hear about all this. If you ever need a posse to go after this dope, contact me. I'm in.— October 3, 2009 2:06 a.m.
Stopped in Their Tracks
Yeah, a Captain Jack reference. What a cool and bizarre Billy Joel tune. And Jay...that AC/DC song is about ballroom parties. What are you thinking???— October 3, 2009 1:55 a.m.