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Modernism:

Angela Adams
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LA Modern Auctions
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Drink:

Belikin Beer (Belize)
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Billy Goat Tavern (Chi)
Green Mill (Chi)
Duda's (B-more)
Hinano Beer (Tahiti)
Jack Daniel's Distillery (Tenn)
Tom Bergin's (LA)
Webtender

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Cap'n Dave
Field & Stream
Partypoopers
PATC
Real-time Streamflow
Bully!

Miscellaneous:

Heather Havrilesky
Instapundit
James Lileks
700,000,000
Page Six
Alan Shepard
Sam Snead
Wayback Machine

Rounds Owed:

Andrew, 0
Hal, 0
Jim, 0
Lee, 0
Liz, 1*
Thomas, 1

Rounds Paid:

Andrew, 7*
Hal, 2
Jim, 3*
Lee, 4*
includes 1 Bond Special
Liz, 1
Thomas, 0

*includes one Skinner Special for the unfortunate Lost Weekend oversight




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Tuesday, June 06, 2006

 

Raiders of the Lost Disco

So here's something that floated to the top of my head yesterday. Does anyone know anything about this fourth Indiana Jones movie that supposedly in development? Considering the rapid fossiliation of Harrison Ford, it occurs to me that they are going to have to set the movie in a time frame that would make Indy about 75 years old. That would mean the movie would have to take place in the 70s. Do you think the Nazis were really behind oil crisis?


posted by Henry Basenji at 6/06/2006 12:26:00 PM

Monday, June 05, 2006

 

Unforgivable "Classics"

OK, so, I haven't seen "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" since I was in middle school, and I didn't remember a ton about it, but what I specifically didn't remember about it is that it sucks. All I can say in defense of Jimmy Stewart is that not until Dustin Hoffman in Rain Main was an autistic man again played so convincingly.

What gives that anyone considers this movie a classic? This movie is GOD-AWFUL. I feel like I need to go dig up Claude Raines and slap him about the face for even being involved. Perhaps I have lived too many years inside the beltway to appreciate its charms...no, wait godammit this movie is just BAD.

Any other nominees for worst "classic"?


posted by Henry Basenji at 6/05/2006 04:00:00 PM