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I loved that movie when I was a kid. I haven't seen it in probably 15-20 years, though.

Coolage.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a very good time despite being utterly disposable. Nothing really matters during the film beyond the present moment, but Robert Downey, Jr. gives one of his most likable, amusing performances, the lightning dialogue is to be cherished, and writer-director Shane Black conceived some very funny situations--the best scenes are those that tweak the conventions of film noir, and I'm dying to work "Why in pluperfect hell did you pee on the corpse?" into my casual conversation.

Too many Thomas Hardy novels, eh?

Blunt wouldn't pass a high school creative writing class, that's for sure.

Thing is, while Blunt completely botches it by writing at the level of a sixth-grade girl, that subject could make for interesting material. As evidence, I offer this from my old friend Bernstein:

AWATT, I'm guessing you would respond well to Cold Roses.

That's it! For the life of me I couldn't remember the name of it. Thanks!!!

I used to have a terrific free audio converter that handled all sorts of different files (not FLAC), but I lost the software when my PC crashed a few months back. Anyone have a recommendation for a simple replacement?

It's a terrific venue--intimate, comfortable, well-maintained. My wife and I will be at the M. Ward show, too!

The 1949 film of All the King's Men is really great, too.

PM sent.

I have tomorrow off, so my weekend is still going strong.

Yeah, but didja ever have your nads zapped by an electric fence? I still can't grow the hair back. That's embarrassment that keeps on giving.

Brianne, I was just reading your blog and laughed out loud... my wife and I were in the Twin Cities yesterday--for her brother's wedding--and as we tried to follow the Mapquest directions to 94 East, the exact same thing happened to us! I think we even stopped at that same gas station...

Ack, wish I had gone...

I'm 32, married, and my daughter turned two yesterday. Although I enjoyed a brief term wearing sweat pants as a freelance researcher--for example, I wrote many of the annotations for a special edition of Gone With the Wind--I now serve as a veteran teacher of high school literature. Occasionally I publish pieces about movies for a few print and online outlets, although that endeavor has largely been paused while I continue working on my master's thesis. (This thread is distracting me from that right now.) UT, Farrar, and Tweedy had been on my radar for years, but it was YHF that finally

I had tickets for this, but didn't go... Three hours prior to the show, I was still driving home after four days of wedding festivities in Minneapolis, and after six hours on the road, I wasn't feeling up to spending another hour driving for a show. I will regret this, I'm sure.

I like his stuff a lot, but a little Bird goes a long way for me. I rarely listen to Eggs from start to finish, and the short Summerfest gig was just the right length.

Six hours long. Six. But worth every minute.

That reminds me of the time one of my students farted himself awake.

Agreed... but I'll second cryptique's recommendation of Gallipoli. Terrific movie.

Same here. I keep rooting for him, but interest is fading fast.

I don't like getting out of bed for urination. Typically I keep a cup bedside.

Whose blood?