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Listen all y’all, it’s an arbitrage…
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012Please pass the popcorn.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012And by “popcorn”, I mean “Popcorn Sutton’s Tennessee White Whiskey”.
Microdistilleries are now legal in Cocke County, Tennessee. And a guy named Jamey Grosser is making whiskey in the style of the late great Popcorn Sutton.
Interestingly, one of Grosser’s partners in the venture is Hank Williams, Jr.
Obit watch: special “Crack is whack” edition.
Saturday, February 11th, 2012Stuff your sorries in a sack, Mister!
Friday, February 10th, 2012Sorry, folks. Yesterday got a big hole blown in it due to a flat tire and associated wrangling, but there really hasn’t been much going on.
At least, not much that hasn’t been well-blogged elsewhere, such as the “tuba raid” story. (No, “Tuba Raid” is not a sequel to the great John Varley story “Air Raid”. But I’d love to see someone write “Tuba Raid”. I’d suggest the idea to John Scalzi, but I suspect he’s busy editing the “Stunning Stoat Stories” anthology.)
I was doing a bit of research for a post snarking on Mexico’s confiscation of 15 tons of meth. However, Jacob Sullum got there ahead of me. (There was a great discussion somewhere, earlier this week, involving people pushing back against new laws requiring prescriptions for pseudoephedrine-containing drugs. I swear it was on “Hit and Run” but I can’t find it now.)
Lawrence asked me a few days ago if the news that Carolyn McCarthy’s district was going to be axed had me doing the happy dance. Short answer: no. When she’s out of office, then I’ll do the happy dance. With an AK-47 that has a 30-round magazine. And a shoulder thing that goes up.
Roland the Headless CNN Correspondant.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012Actually, I don’t care that much about Roland Martin, CNN, or Twitter. But I couldn’t pass up a chance to make a reference to my own personal favorite Warren Zevon song. As a matter of fact, why don’t we listen to it now?
Obit watch: February 1, 2012.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012Apropos 2.
Saturday, January 28th, 2012
“If I’m the G-dd–n Batman, why am I on top of a cake with this amazonian bimbo?”
I commend to the attention of future brides everywhere the strategy that this one used to encourage participation by both genders in the bouquet toss: attach a Fry’s gift card to the bouquet. (However, brides should consider carefully the value of the card they’re going to attach. For $10, yeah, I’ll participate. For $250, I’ll kill a snitch. I’m not saying I have, I’m not saying I haven’t…)
People you normally don’t see this dressed up, part 1.
And two. Finally, here’s what seems like a fitting song for the happy couple.
I hope they get tongue prints.
Monday, January 23rd, 2012LAT headline: “Gene Simmons look-alike robs stores in Sacramento“.
(First comment: “That’s Paul Stanley you morons.” How can you tell from that photo?)
Cahiers du cinéma: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
Monday, January 9th, 2012Here are my total lack of qualifications for reviewing this movie:
- I have not read this, or any of the Stieg Larsson books. I have heard people I trust say they’re great. I have heard people I trust say they are awful and overrated. I have heard people I trust say they may have been better in the original Swedish, but Larsson was poorly served by his English translators. My mother wanted to see this because she tried to read the book and couldn’t get more than 20 pages into it.
- I have not seen any of the Swedish movie adaptations of the books.
- I’m way behind in my David Fincher. I liked “Se7en
“, but haven’t seen anything since. I missed “Zodiac
” when it was in the theater (I really should get the DVD), and I have “Fight Club
” on (the extra-special) DVD, but haven’t watched it yet. I had no interest in “The Social Network
“, and I heard strongly negative things about “Benjamin Button
“.
All that aside, I thought “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” was a solid 3 – 3 1/2 star movie. I didn’t feel like I spent my $7 in vain, and the actual movie going experience was pleasant enough. (Of course, not everyone is lucky enough to have the Alamo Drafthouse.)
I did have a few quibbles and problems with the movie. I’m going to put those after a jump, even though I’m going to try to avoid major spoilers (there may be some minor ones).
Someone is about to start a new chapter in their life.
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011Chapter 7, that is.
There’s a rapper who calls himself “Young Buck” (real name David Darnell Brown). He owes money to people. People like the IRS. People like his baby mama. And people like 50 Cent and the G-Unit record label; according to the LAT, he owes them “more than $10 million”.
“Young Buck” originally filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11, which, as you know Bob, allows one to reorganize their debts. But now the Chapter 11 has been turned into a Chapter 7, aka “total liquidation”.
The fun part? The name “Young Buck” (which is also trademarked) is an asset that will be sold off in the liquidation.
A couple of notes:
- How did he get that far in debt to G-Unit Records? According to the LAT, there’s some sort of contract dispute involved, but I’d really like to know more about what’s going on here. In a way, it is kind of reminiscent of Steve Wyrick: how do you get that far in the hole before someone pulls the trigger?
- Can we all agree that the phrase “peep the mad flow” does not belong anywhere in an article on a major daily newspaper’s website (except maybe as a direct quotation, in quotation marks)?
On the first day of Christmas, the TSA gave to me…
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011So. Many. Jokes. So. Little. Time.
Edited to add: You know, I think I’m going to crowdsource this. Can you, my faithful and cheerful readers, come up with appropriate lyrics for TSA Christmas Carols? Leave them in comments. Just to make this fun, best lyrics submitted before December 31st (as determined by a committee consisting of myself, Lawrence, and Mike the Musicologist, pending the agreement of the latter two) wins a crappy prize, probably something I have duplicates of.
Edited to add 2: It doesn’t have to be set to “The 12 Days Of Christmas”, by the way. You can use any Christmas tune, up to and including “Fairytale of New York“. But unless you think we’ll immediately recognize the tune from your lyrics, please do make a note of it in the comments.
TMQ watch: December 20, 2011.
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011Oh, look! TMQ got us a Christmas present. To quote John Gruber (who is actually quoting Norm MacDonald): “Happy birthday, Jesus. Hope you like crap.”
After the jump, what we’ve been dreading all year…
Academic update: Fall 2011, part 2.
Monday, December 12th, 2011This is a little early, since the final grade hasn’t been put into the main university system yet. (Edited to add 12/13: it is there now.) But I’ve been in touch with my “20th Century: Triumph and Tragedy” professor by email, and she’s confirmed the grades posted in the university’s BlackBoard system.
And…?
Quote of the day.
Saturday, October 8th, 2011I am happy right now.
Indeed, I am happier than I have been at any point in the past five years.
No, I am not willing to discuss the reasons why (at least, not in public).
I will, however, leave you with the quote of the day:
And with this music video, which seems appropriate.
Random notes: September 8, 2011.
Thursday, September 8th, 2011Na na na na na na na na BAT van!
Okay, context: the Houston Police Department has six special vans for roadside alcohol testing of drunk drivers, called “BAT vans”. But these vans have issues…
Ms. Culbertson used to be an HPD crime lab supervisior…
At least one DWI case involving the BAT vans has been dismissed, and defense attorneys are looking to have more cases thrown out.
In other news, the LAT has an article on the Grateful Dead’s attempt to step up their licensing and merchandising efforts.
The Dead are also releasing a 73 CD boxed set, “Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings