42: Keep Going
Jun 25, 2024
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Playing by your own rules, a wasteful week, a great boxing quote, an unforgettable Willie Mays and Satchel Paige anecdote, a mea culpa to Donald Sutherland, the somewhat sad story of Morgan Spurlock, the bloodied but unbowed Jim Otto, the sleazy Al Davis, the worst haircut of all time, the insanity of stickum, a modern day true romance, a crazy night in Northern California, bad speed, learning a lesson, some tales from the psychiatric hospital, a touching elevator ride, don't Judge me, and a beautiful one. Stuff mentioned: The Lost Weekend (1945), Charles R. Jackson The Lost Weekend (1944), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Days of Wine and Roses (2024 Studio 54), Don't Look Now (1974), Super Size Me (2004), Sex Pistols "Pretty Vacant" (1977), Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977), Goodfellas (1990), Elliott Smith "The Last Hour" (2004), Elliott Smith From a Basement on the Hill (2004), Wings of Desire (1987), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Getty Center Cy Twombly: Making Past Present (August 2-October 30 2022), Dead in a Heartbeat (2002), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987), Beverly Hills Cop 3 (1994), Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024), The Cardigans "Beautiful One" (1995), and The Cardigans Life (1995).
41: Vote for Marc
Jun 18, 2024
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Driving in Sunnyvale, White Claw is evil, an admirable Chris Pine effort, vote for me, the legendary and flawed Francis Ford Coppola, a movie for tasteful people, the troubled and missed Brad Renfro, sleeping no more, Silicon Valley is bullshit, a mea culpa to Against All Odds, my male curiosity, the tragedy of Beverly Glen Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard, giving up on friends, a touch of Godard, and a dash of Blur. Stuff mentioned: Oppenheimer (2023), Gone with the Wind (1939), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Dances with Wolves (1990), Braveheart (1992), Poolman (2023), Esotouric: Tours Into The Secret Heart of Los Angeles (https://esotouric.com/), Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988), Blade Runner (1982), Chinatown (1974), WarGames (1983), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Megalopolis (2024), The Zombies Odyssey and Oracle (1968), The Zombies "This Will Be Our Year" (1968), What You Wish For (2023), Soylent Green (1973), The Menu (2022), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), The Terminator (1984), Bully (2001), The Client (1994), Apt Pupil (1998), Brad Renfro arrest picture (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-renfrofall-pg-photogallery.html), The Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation (47 W Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401), Sleep No More (2011-2024, The McKittrick Hotel, 530 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), William Shakespeare The Tragedie of Macbeth (1623), Macbeth (1971), Pavement Slanted and Enchanted (1989), Against All Odds (1984), Jan and Dean "Dead Man's Curve" (1964), Kid Creole and the Coconuts "My Male Curiosity" (1984), Blur "End of a Century" (1994), and Blur Parklife (1994).
40: Paranoia, the Destroyer
Jun 11, 2024
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The pros and cons of being single, being young equals being dumb, Hannibal Lecter's fridge, a dick named Nixon, Nipplegate, trying to sound like Hunter S. Thompson, stealing from the Watergate, a trilogy for thee, a movie about brainwashed shoulders, me and Bill Clinton shaking hands, the amazing Phil Hartman, a paranoid song or two, Rosemary had a baby, Lennon's last night, cutting to the bone, and we should all be paranoid these days. Stuff mentioned: The Boys from Brazil (1978), Police Academy (1984), Against All Odds (1984), Phil Collins "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (1984), The Watergate Hotel (2650 Virginia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037), The Beastie Boys "Sabotage" (1994), Joshua Tree Inn (61259 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA 92252), Richard Hofstadter "The Paranoid Style in American Politics" (Harper's Magazine, 1967), Klute (1971), The Parallax View (1974), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange (1962), All the President's Men (1976), Deep Throat (1972), Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me" (1984), Three Days of the Condor (1975), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Criss Cross (1949), Blade Runner (1982), Saturday Night Live "Bill Clinton at McDonald's" (1992 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYt0khR_ej0), The Thing (1982), John W. Campbell Who Goes There? (1938), Black Sabbath "Paranoid" (1970), Black Sabbath Paranoid (1970), Rosemary's Baby (1968), The Dakota (1 W 72nd St, New York, NY 10023), Fantômas "Rosemary's Baby" (2001), Fantômas The Director's Cut (2001), John Lennon and Yoko Ono Double Fantasy (1980), John Lennon with Mark David Chapman photo (1980 https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/late-afternoon-in-new-york-city-former-beatles-musician-news-photo/1251330011), Imagine: John Lennon (1988), John Lennon speaks with homeless man (1971 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dk_PQt-bdo&t=6s), Blow Out (1981), Conspiracy Theory (1997), Cutter's Way (1981), Newton Thornburg Cutter and Bone (1976), The Conversation (1974), Laverne and Shirley (1983), and Joseph Heller Catch-22 (1961).
39: Start Spreading the News
Jun 04, 2024
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Going coastal, a newbie in New York City, killer cabbies, the amazing Kim's Video, a Blonde Redhead redhead, drunken sledding, neighborhoods and abbreviations, meet me on Stacy Keach Street, a short Christopher Nolan movie, check out Jim Knipfel, porno theaters make no sense, Jeffrey Epstein is dead and rotting in hell, a double Spader, Mark Valley is a stand up guy (did I ever tell you that Vincent D'Onofrio liked me in an acting class?), planning trips, some Broadway movies, some Broadway plays, the dearly departed Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hal Hartley rules, welcome to my candy store, a great Gatz, I've got the golden brick-et, the ghosts of the Hotel Chelsea, and a summation from Werner Herzog. Stuff mentioned: Green Acres (1965-1971), Pace Picante Sauce commercial (1988 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S828Y7Eais), The Freshman (1990), Kim's Video (2023), Balthazar (80 Spring St, New York, NY 10012), Following (1998), Thurston Moore Sonic Life: A Memoir (2023), Sunshine Hotel (2001), New Museum (235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002), New Museum The Last Newspaper: Contemporary Art, Curating Histories, Alternative Models (October 6 2010–January 9 2011), Jim Knipfel Slackjaw (1999), Escape From New York (1981), Alphabet City (1984), Police Academy (1984), The Cruise (1998), Taxi Driver (1976), I, The Jury (1982), Manhattan (1979), The Blacklist (2013-2023), Boston Legal (2004-2008), Game of Thrones (2011-2019), Neue Galerie New York (1048 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028), Neue Galerie Richard Gerstl (June 2017-September 2017), Richard Gerstl Self-Portrait, Laughing (1907 https://www.neuegalerie.org/content/self-portrait-laughing), Café Sabarsky (1048 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) [2014], Rope (1948), Game 6 (2005), After Hours (1995), Late Night with Conan O'Brien "A Visit with Hunter S. Thompson" (June 11, 1997 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zwLuFy-TrY), All About Eve (1950), Sam Shepard True West (2000 Circle in the Square Theatre), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Eugene O'Neill Long Day's Journey Into Night (2003 Plymouth Theatre), Will Eno Thom Pain (based on nothing) [2005 DR2 Theatre], Fay Grim (2006), Henry Fool (1997), Heathers: The Musical (2014 New World Stages), Heathers (1989), Heathers: The Musical "Candy Store" (2014), Elevator Repair Service Gatz (2012 REDCAT), F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby (1925), Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot (1953), Maidstone (1970), Dear Evan Hansen (2017 Music Box Theatre), Pitch Perfect (2012), In & of Itself (2017 Daryl Roth Theatre), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Hotel Chelsea (222 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011), Arthur C. Clarke 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), William S. Burroughs Naked Lunch (1959), Chelsea GIrls (1966), Andy Warhol grave webcam (https://www.earthcam.com/usa/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/warhol/), Sid and Nancy (1986), Sid Vicious "My Way" (1979), Chelsea Hotel (BBC Arena 1981 https://vimeo.com/84587129), Nico "Chelsea Girls" (1967), and Nico Chelsea Girl (1967).
38: Pleasant Hell
May 28, 2024
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More thoughts on boxing, reel life and real life criminals, action figures in my pants, MC Lyte is cool as hell, talking like Alan Alda, one of the dumbest motor vehicle accidents ever, being a Dumas, Ryan Gosling is pretty damn good, bits and pieces of an amazing song, Jeff Spicoli and Spanish class, a pistol in Pleasant Hill aka Gunfight on Kimberly Circle, John Dahl is a genius, Professor Pullman, the great Caruso, shattered windows, lookout for The Lookout, Ivan the terrible, Paul Newman was a legend, she wore blue velvet, Jack Nicholson is without peer, please mister postman, and a final word from Hercule Poirot. Stuff mentioned: Sergey Kovalev vs. Robin Sirwan Safar (May 18, 2024), Olexander Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (May 18, 2024), The Silent Partner (1979), Predator (1987), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers, The Fall (2024), The Fall Guy (1981-1986), Saturday Night Live Beavis and Butthead (2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86qKgK0asGo), The Stunt Man (1980), Dusty Springfield "Bits and Pieces" (1980 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQiA-bdGUgk), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Kill Me Again (1989), Red Rock West (1993), Twin Peaks (1990-1991), The Last Seduction (1994), Jade (1995), The French Connection (1971), NYPD Blue (1993-2005), Kiss of Death (1995), Kiss of Death (1947), Session 9 (2001), The Lookout (2007), Wall Street (1987), Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994), The Underneath (2005), An Inconvenient Truth (2006), Absence of Malice (1981), The Verdict (1982), Twilight (1998), Blue Velvet (1986), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), and A Haunting in Venice (2023).
37: When Good Toupees Turn Bad
May 21, 2024
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Sugar is sweet, where's the beef, some hair-raising hairpieces, my man Alfredo ("you broke my heart, Fredo") Pacino, the sleazy and ugly Phil Spector, some John Travolta, a little Frank Sinatra, the hair and genius that was Burt Reynolds, big-screen boobs, Yul Brenner and I, a Peter Fonda moment, Matthew McConaughey and a miracle hair potion, a great Telly Savalas memory, and yes, some quotes. Stuff mentioned: Sugar (2024), Serpico (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), The Dog (2013), Elton John "Amoreena" (1970), Scarface (1983), Sea of Love (1989), Frankie and Johnny (1991), Terence McNally Frankie and Johnnie in the Clair de Lune (1987), 88 Minutes (2007), Spector (2022), The Beatles Let it Be (1970), George Harrison All Things Must Pass (1970), The Ramones End of the Century (1980), George Harrison "What is Life" (1970), Grease (1978), Perfect (1985), Get Shorty (1985), Swordfish (2001), Tony Rome (1967), The First Deadly Sin (1980), Hustle (1975), The Cannonball Run (1981), S.O.B. (1981), Dallas (1978-1991), The Sound of Music (1965), Sharky's Machine (1981), Stick (1985), Heat (1986), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), All the President's Men (1976), Malone (1987), Rent-a-Cop (1987), Westworld (2016-2022), Westworld (1973), Stephen Malkmus Stephen Malkmus (2001), Stephen Malkmus "Jo-Jo's Jacket" (2001), Futureworld (1976), Ghost Rider (2007), Birdy (1984), The Munsters (1964-1966), and Kojak (1973-1978).
36: The Major and the Minor 2: This Time it's Personal
May 14, 2024
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Tim Ferriss sucks, missing ingredients, I know a little German, a Los Angeles friend, the great Radar Bros., the inimitable band Superchunk, playing drums in my car, my classy dad and mom, don't fuck with The Fucking Champs, don't fuck with Fuck, Kurt Cobain loved Chokebore and so should you, loving The Muffs and not loving morphine, a couple of foxy girls, answering machines were cool, puking and singing with the legendary Robert Pollard, me and my buddy starting a band, and dream on. Stuff mentioned: The Nice Guys (2016), Hot Shots! (1991), Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988), Top Secret (1984), Airplane (1980), Museum of Home Video (https://www.museumofhomevideo.com), The Fall "I Am Damo Sazuki" (1985), Radar Bros. "Five Miles" (1999), Radar Bros. The Singing Hatchet (1999), Superchunk On the Mouth (1993), Superchunk Here's Where the Strings Come In (1995), Superchunk "Precision Auto" (1993), Superchunk "Trash Heap" (1993), Superchunk "Swallow That" (1993), Mel Torme "Mountain Greenery" (1955), Superchunk "Detroit Has a Skyline" (1995), The Fucking Champs "Air on a G-String" (2002), The Fucking Champs V (2002), The Fucking Champs "Valkyrie is Dying" (1996), The Fucking Champs III (1996), The Fucking Champs "Esprit de Corpse" (2000), The Fucking Champs IV (2000), Fuck Fuck (1994), Baise-moi (2000), Fuck Pardon my French (1997), Fuck "Fuck Motel" (1997), Fuck "One Lb. of Indigo" (1997), Chokebore Anything Near Water (1995), Chokebore "Thin as Clouds" (1995), Chokebore "A Taste for Bitters" (1996), Chokebore A Taste for Bitters (1996), Chokebore Motionless (1993), Chokebore "Shine" (1993), The Breeders "Invisible Man" (1993), The Breeders Last Splash (1993), The Invisible Man (2020), Saw (2004), The Muffs "The Best Time Around" (1999), The Muffs Happy Birthday to Me" (1999), The Breeders "Shocker in Gloomtown" (1994), Friends "The One Where No One's Ready" (1996), Guided by Voices Under the Bushes Under the Stars (1996), Guided by Voices "When She Turns 50" (1990), Guided by Voices Same Place the Fly Got Smashed (1990), Guided by Voices Bee Thousand (1994), and Guided by Voices Alien Lanes (1995).
35: The Running Man
May 07, 2024
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Large objects, the bad ass Russell Crowe, caviar dreams, Shane Black is God, the connection between heartbreak and running, some wisdom from Hitchcock, some running movies, a mystical horse, a public service announcement on steroids, three out of four doctors recommend Camel cigarettes, Chicago rules, trainers as friends, the 90% Honesty Rule™, more sports movies, the immortal Adele Dazeem, exercise is my lover, and the pro as hell Mike Patton. Stuff mentioned: Olivia Newton-John "Physical" (1981), Sleeping Dogs (2024), Memento (2000), Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991), Heat (1995), Saving Private Ran (1998), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (1984-1995), The Nice Guys (2016), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Marathon Man (1976), South Park (1997-present), The Book of Mormon (2011), The Book of Mormon "Man Up" (2011), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Iron Maiden "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" (1986), Iron Maiden Somewhere in Time (1986), Nirvana "Serve the Servants" (1990), Nirvana In Utero (1990), The Blues Brothers (1980), The Untouchables (1987) , Risky Business (1983), Personal Best (1982), Chinatown (1974), The Last Detail (1973), The Yakuza (1974), The Longest Yard (1974), Perfect (1985), Faith No More "Just a Man"(1995), and Faith No More "Just a Man" live (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w-9e-2Y6Ws SWU Festival/Brazil 2011).
34: Love Kills
Apr 30, 2024
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The overrated Wes Anderson, a one-way ticket to Palookaville, things said at your eulogy, a couple bad jokes, a couple great and horrific French movies, San Jose surprises me for once, Johnny Flynn is pretty damn cool, earning your ovation, a completely amazing new French movie about people turning into creatures, artificial highs don't cut it in the end, the downfall of Hunter S. Thompson, the eventual and final fade out, and a storytelling song. Stuff mentioned: Bottle Rocket (1996), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Palookaville (1995), Alice (1976-1985), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), The Beast (2023), Henry James The Beast in the Jungle (1903), Martin McDonagh Hangmen (2015), Beast (2017), Martin McDonagh The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001), Poolman (2023), Humanity (1999), Li'l Quinquin (2014), Twentynine Palms (2003), The Animal Kingdom (2023), Storytelling (2001), Kids (1995), and Belle and Sebastian "Storytelling" (2002).
33: Rotten to the Core
Apr 23, 2024
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The age of plus, Apple kind of sucks, turning the tables on Sunnyvale, dimwits driving with their brains off and their brights on, some thoughts on O.J. Simpson, Robert Kardashian blew it, the sadness of Nicole buying the gloves, the shoes did fit, the admirable Dominick Dunne, forget O.J. and remember Nicole, a great looking new French movie, a word of caution about Lemmy, the real monsters in Carrie, actors should just stick to acting, movies to the rescue once again, and a promise. Stuff mentioned: Reversal of Fortune (1989), Jagged Edge (1985), General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974), The Act of Killing (2012), The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988), The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991), Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994), Poltergeist (1981), Poltergeist (2015), Poltergeist III (1988), Rachel Louis Snyder "What the O.J. Simpson Trial Taught America About Domestic Violence" aka "Nicole Simpson Called for Help Five Days Before She Was Killed. It Was Not Enough" (The New York Times, April 12, 2024), The Beast (2023), Alphaville (1965), Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina (1878), Carrie (1974), Carrie (1976), Pino Donaggio "Theme from Carrie" (1976), From Here to Eternity" (1953), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), Nelson Algren The Man with the Golden Arm (1949), The First Deadly Sin (1980), The Dave Chapelle Show "Wrap it Up" (2003 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-emlb2_jdI), The Fabulous Thunderbirds "Wrap it Up" (1986), The Fabulous Thunderbirds Tuff Enuff (1986), The Fabulous Thunderbirds "Tuff Enuff" (1986), Drive-Away Dolls (2024), Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985), Frank Black "I Heard Ramona Sing" (1993), Frank Black Frank Black (1993), Hollywood Forever Cemetery (6000 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038), When in Rome "The Promise" (1988), and When in Rome (2010).
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