Contact Juggling

This reminds me of the crystal ball scene from Labyrinth. Very Cool

Wonder Twins? Noooooo!

Sigh. At least they weren't Jan & Marvin. I still hate them so much.

R.I.P. Sydney Pollack

Here's a great scene out of Tootsie. A little backstory which you can find on the Extras on the 25th Anniversary DVD. Sydney didn't want to do the part of the agent. Originally that role was going to Dabney Coleman, but Dustin Hoffman really pushed Sydney to do it. I believe he sent him roses everyday until he relented.

That's Damn Fine Pie.

For some inexplicable reason, every single episode of Twin Peaks is on CBS.com.

Don't question. Just go and watch.

My Favorite Places in the World...San Francisco

I just read this article in Wired about one of my favorite places, so I'm making that a regular feature in the blog.

If you're headed to SF, be sure to stop by the MUSÉE MÉCANIQUE at Pier 45. I used to go to this place when they were at the Cliff House...I thought they closed forever, but they just moved. This place has turn of the century coin-operated novelities. (Be sure to gaze at the scariest monster in the world!) Great fun.

Finally...all the Internet stars in one place...

A weezer video! Good for them!

The Fight Club of Commercials

This is probably the most depressing commercial for something that is not supposed to be depressing. Almost an anti-commercial. Originally this played theatrically and then was recut for TV. The theatrical version which I am showing rules for one distinct reason: it doesn't show the product. It just teases you, which makes you identify with the protagonist all the much more. The audio quality is quite poor unfortunately (I'm guessing bootlegged from a theater) so I apologize for that, cause it's a great ELO song I wasn't previously familiar with.

Useful...and Funny!

Far and away the best instructional series on the Web. If you haven't seen these you owe to yourself to sample them.

Don't You Know Who I Am?

Remember in X3 when the Juggernaut bursts into the room declares to Kitty Pride that he is, and I quote. "The Juggernaut, bitch". Yeah, well, here's what he's referring to.

She has a boyfriend!

Oh those Brits!

Beware the Dangers of Drugs

More Mark Trail Goodness

INAPPROPRIATE!

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE THESE PUPPIES DOING ON MY COUCH!!!???"

(also: high marks for that awesome sideburn)

The Best Mark Trail Comic You Will Ever Read

I hate Mark Trail more than anything. Waste of space on a good comics page. If only Mark Trail was more like this:



I have no idea where this came from, but God bless you.

Not a Dream! Not an Imaginary Tale!

Why a blog?

Why not?

Welcome to the premiere post of Not An Imaginary Tale! or (NAIT!) which is a phrase any comic book fanatic should know and love.

There's no one single focus on this blog....generally any bit of media or entertainment worth noting shall be noted. Let's start off with my imaginary Martin Scorsese soundtrack. I'm stealing the idea from the Playlist which did a great series of posts of imagined soundtracks of various directors.

Always one to jump on a good idea, here is my imagined soundtrack for the imagined Scorsese film, Rifkins at the X.

Rifkins at the X is a coming of age story/romance/crime story set in 60s & 70s. The story follows the life and loves of Michael Rifkin, a teenager growing up in a rapidly dissolving Jewish crime family out of New England. The family heritage of bootlegging, racketeering, and murder-for-hire, is being disowned by some factions of the family and embraced by others. Michael's side of the family is moving away from their shady past and their Jewish roots. Michael is even marrying a Goyum. He is brought into the criminal side by his extravagant cousins who are getting rich engaging in the emerging drug trade of the early 70s. It does not end well for Michael.

The title "Rifkins at the X" refers to the furniture store owned by the family patriarch in Springfield, Mass that was used as cover for the family's bootlegging enterprises in the 20s as well as their foray into legitimate businesses.

And if you are wondering, there is some auto-biographical-ness-ish in this film....but just some.

The Track List:

1. Drama of Love by The Exciters
2. Working in the Coal Mine by Lee Dorsey
3. Each Step I take by Deanie Parker
4. Crimson and Clover by Tommy James & the Shondells
5. You’re a Big Girl Now by The Stylistics
6. A Woman Will Do Wrong by Helene Smith
7. You’re Losing Me by Ann Sexton
8. Tainted Love by Gloria Jones
9. Yo, Que Nada Tengo by The Exciters
10. You Keep Me Hanging On by Vanilla Fudge
11. Childhood’s End (Edited) by Pink Floyd
12. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking by The Rolling Stones
13. Dirty Little Girl by Elton John
14. Maggot Brain (Short Version) by Funkadelic
15. I Fought the Law by The Clash
    

Download the soundtrack here.