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I mean, SOMEONE must want a 1988 Delco factory stereo from my old Camaro, right? No idea why I had it in the attic for the last 10 years, but it's for sale if someone wants to listen to cassettes while they're driving around.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I wonder...
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...if anyone ever grows up and thinks to themselves, "This is EXACTLY how I imagined adulthood would be, when I was a kid."
...if anyone ever grows up and thinks to themselves, "This is EXACTLY how I imagined adulthood would be, when I was a kid."
Monday, February 4, 2008
Greatest American Hero
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When I was probably 3 years old or so, there were only 2 TV shows that mattered (to me, anyway). The first one was The Dukes of Hazzard. It's all about the car. The second, which is remembered by far fewer people, is The Greatest American Hero. A school teacher given a suit with special powers, but loses the manual, so he has no idea how to use it properly to do little things like...land. I haven't really watched an episode of the show in the last 25 years or so, but I have mixed feelings on the news of a film adaptation in the works. I just hope the theme music isn't any indication of the quality of the film, because honestly, the song is second only The Dukes of Hazard theme on the awesometer, so if it's a step down from how good the Dukes movie was (okay, I never actually saw it), I think I'll have to stay home.
Random poll results:
23% of Brits believe Winston Churchill is a mythical character, but 58% believe Sherlock Holmes was real.
When I was probably 3 years old or so, there were only 2 TV shows that mattered (to me, anyway). The first one was The Dukes of Hazzard. It's all about the car. The second, which is remembered by far fewer people, is The Greatest American Hero. A school teacher given a suit with special powers, but loses the manual, so he has no idea how to use it properly to do little things like...land. I haven't really watched an episode of the show in the last 25 years or so, but I have mixed feelings on the news of a film adaptation in the works. I just hope the theme music isn't any indication of the quality of the film, because honestly, the song is second only The Dukes of Hazard theme on the awesometer, so if it's a step down from how good the Dukes movie was (okay, I never actually saw it), I think I'll have to stay home.
Random poll results:
23% of Brits believe Winston Churchill is a mythical character, but 58% believe Sherlock Holmes was real.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Steve McQueen, the T-shirt
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I'm not a "clothes" person. I don't enjoy shopping for clothes. I don't like picking clothes out of the closet. I also don't own a motorcycle and never have. But none of that can stop me from getting excited about a T-shirt:
I'm not a "clothes" person. I don't enjoy shopping for clothes. I don't like picking clothes out of the closet. I also don't own a motorcycle and never have. But none of that can stop me from getting excited about a T-shirt:
Triumph's got a t-shirt that will commemorate the 78th birthday of the king of cool, Steve McQueen. The logo on the front of their single jersey 100% cotton t-shirt looks just like the one McQueen wore back in the day, and "Steve McQueen Special Edition" is printed on the back, while the sleeve wears a graphic of McQueen's signature. The "as worn by" style gives it a lived-in look, and the shirt will be available on March 24, the anniversary of McQueen's birthday.
The t-shirt will be the first in a series of products officially licensed by Steve McQueen's estate; for more details, go to triumphmotorcycles.com.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Movie Pen
I haven't yet had my full 24 hours to recover from the LOST premiere, and there's probably nothing I could write that hasn't been written 100 times elsewhere, so I'll just stick to the things I've been thinking about most. I still think the "he" Kate mentions in the season 3 finale is not Sawyer, but her son. I believe future-Hurley still has his fortune and will use it to return to the island. Did they tell the world that no one else survived the crash? Why? Yes, it was the actor who plays Jack's dad in the rocking chair, but I'm sure Jacob, the smoke monster, and the island are all the same thing and his dad isn't still alive. Anyway, Jorge Garcia gave a heartbreaking performance.
With the mandatory LOST thoughts out of the way, I was given a unique gift today. It didn't cost the giver anything (and not that gifts have to), but he did bring it all the way from Paris. It was a pen from the Hotel Regina. Bourne Identity fans will recall the hotel as being the one where Bourne sends Marie to retrieve the phone logs for who he called when he was staying under an assumed name, and before he lost his memory.
With the mandatory LOST thoughts out of the way, I was given a unique gift today. It didn't cost the giver anything (and not that gifts have to), but he did bring it all the way from Paris. It was a pen from the Hotel Regina. Bourne Identity fans will recall the hotel as being the one where Bourne sends Marie to retrieve the phone logs for who he called when he was staying under an assumed name, and before he lost his memory.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Top 10 LOST "reveals"
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Creepiest reveal / honorable mention, Episode: Raised by Another - Ethan wasn't on the plane. "Hello there."
10. Episode: A Tale of Two Cities - The Others live in the suburbs
9. Episode: The 23rd Psalm - Mr. Eko sees the "smoke monster"
8. Episode: Live Together, Die Alone - Penny is still looking for (and just found?) Desmond
7. Episode: Lockdown - Blacklight map on the blast door
6. Episode: Man of Science, Man of Faith - There's a dude living down the hatch
5. Episode: Numbers - Hurley's numbers are on the side of the hatch
4. Episode: The Man from Tallahassee - Locke's dad is on the island
3. Episode: Walkabout - Locke was in a wheelchair
2. Episode: The Man Behind the Curtain - Jacob
1. Episode: Through the Looking Glass - Flashforward!
Creepiest reveal / honorable mention, Episode: Raised by Another - Ethan wasn't on the plane. "Hello there."
10. Episode: A Tale of Two Cities - The Others live in the suburbs
9. Episode: The 23rd Psalm - Mr. Eko sees the "smoke monster"
8. Episode: Live Together, Die Alone - Penny is still looking for (and just found?) Desmond
7. Episode: Lockdown - Blacklight map on the blast door
6. Episode: Man of Science, Man of Faith - There's a dude living down the hatch
5. Episode: Numbers - Hurley's numbers are on the side of the hatch
4. Episode: The Man from Tallahassee - Locke's dad is on the island
3. Episode: Walkabout - Locke was in a wheelchair
2. Episode: The Man Behind the Curtain - Jacob
1. Episode: Through the Looking Glass - Flashforward!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Random Thoughts
Why is it that whenever I'm at a stop sign at a T-intersection, there is always a group of cars passing from my right, then a gap, then another group of cars that would leave me plenty room to turn left. Then, the last car in the first group ALWAYS slows down and turns left in front of me to go the direction from which I just came, making me wait on the second group of cars as well.
People wonder why the US education system continues to see declines in test scores. I don't think it helps that Hollywood promotes ridiculously poor grammar.
Seriously?!
I'm up to 4 Blu Ray titles (completely unintentional that all 4 are from Warner Brothers, and 2 are based on Philip K Dick novel - weird), and nothing to play them on as of yet. Add in the LOST video game and Drake's Fortune, and I think it's inevitable that I get a PS3, but I can't justify it without raising the money somehow. The last time I really played my guitar was about 3 years ago when I stopped taking lessons and took up the much more expensive hobby of flying. So does anyone want to buy an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Cherry Burst in absolutely like-new condition?
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