Monthly Archives: August 2008
Radiohead @ The Hollywood Bowl
After all the drama associated with scoring the tickets back in April, Christine and I finally saw Radiohead in concert at the Hollywood Bowl this week. Hooray! The band was in town for a two night stay at the Bowl … Continue reading
Revenge of the Taco Trucks!
Woke up to some amazingly good news this morning. It seems that the ludicrous Taco Truck law we have mentioned more than a few times in these pages was overturned yesterday in Los Angeles Superior Court by taco-loving Judge Dennis … Continue reading
“The House Bunny”
I know there might be some haters out there who think this movie looks kinda lame, but let me tell ya, “The House Bunny” is one of the funniest, sweetest comedies I’ve seen in years. A candy-colored gem of a … Continue reading
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Beijing Olympics: Week Three!
Everybody keeps saying that the Summer Olympics ended on Sunday, but according to our Tivo, Christine and I still have almost 48-hours worth of Olympics yet to watch. Weird…huh? Well, the way I see it, until we finish plowing through … Continue reading
“American Mall” song on Rock Band!
Heard the other day — from my non-gaming friend Ginger, of all people! — that the video game Rock Band is releasing some new downloadable songs to the Xbox 360 this week. And while the bands involved are both very … Continue reading
“American Mall” t-shirts @ Sears
I know I already told you about the Arrive Lounge website a billion times, but actually had the chance to check out some of “The American Mall” t-shirts in person the other day at Sears, and despite the fact that … Continue reading
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Slovakian “Alice” wins the gold!
Alright, I know it’s kind of stupid, and totally un-PC, but sometimes when there are a bunch of people with really hard to remember names in certain Olympic events, Christine and I come up with nicknames to keep them straight. … Continue reading
Beach Volleyball Cheerleaders?
OK, speaking of stuff NBC does not show in their extensive coverage of the Olympics from Beijing…did you know that those scantily-clad girls in the background on the Beach Volleyball matches were cheerleaders? Christine and I have watched hours of … Continue reading
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UPDATE: Latvian “giant killers”, gone but not forgotten…
Though you wouldn’t know it from watching NBC’s frustratingly America-centric coverage of the games, two of my favorite Beach Volleyball players, the Latvian “giant-killers” Martins Plavins and Aleksandrs Samoilovs were knocked out of the running for the quarterfinals a few … Continue reading
Panda porn with Mary Carillo!
OK, Christine and I are still days behind in our Olympics coverage so this might be old news by now, but according to the fetching young lad on NBC, I think his name is Mary Carillo, panda experts in China … Continue reading
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“The American Mall” hits stores!
Sorry for not writing in a while, have been kind of crazy busy this week…working on the “American Mall” sequel, watching Olympics, and of course trolling around local stores looking for the best price on “American Mall” DVDs. I know, … Continue reading
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“The American Mall” airs tonight!
I’m sure I don’t have to remind you guys — after promoting the crap out of it for months now! — but my movie, “The American Mall”, finally airs tonight on MTV at 9:00PM. So, check it out! And if … Continue reading
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“Smash” this, Frenchie!
Barely a day after cocky French swimmer Alain Bernard declared his intention to “smash” the American rely team in the men’s 4x100m Free Relay, Michael Phelps and company set the Frenchies straight with a record-breaking gold medal performance in the … Continue reading
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Latvian “giant-killers” rule the day!
OK, Christine and I spent almost all of our waking hours this weekend watching the Olympic coverage from Beijing and so far, we have discovered a few very interesting things… One: the American female gymnastic’s team needs to seriously step … Continue reading
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Warning: Olympic nerdiness ahead
Just wanted to give y’all a warning that there might be a whole lotta Olympic news coming your way in the next couple of weeks. With our Tivo taping round the clock — I’m not kidding, that red light is … Continue reading
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More shamless-self promotion…
After waking up this morning to find out that my ugly mug was appearing on the front pages of not just one newspaper, but two, all I can say is: wow, it must have been a slow news day in … Continue reading
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Opening Ceremonies in Beijing!
Just finished watching the epically cool Olympic Opening Ceremonies from Beijing and all I can say is, rock on Zhang Yimou! The most acclaimed of China’s Fifth Generation of filmmakers, Yimou has always been one of my favorites, but after … Continue reading
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Johnny, we hardly knew ya…
After hyping him up for months — actually years, if you go back to the 2004 election! — Christine and I have officially stepped off the John Edwards train this week. I know what you’re thinking, Clinton cheated too and … Continue reading
“The American Mall” billboards
OK, I know I probably sound like the world’s most self-involved goober right now, but after doing some business in Hollywood yesterday, I actually drove around looking for “American Mall” billboards. I had heard from my brother Ryan and my … Continue reading
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Red carpet re-enactment…
Since a number of you have requested better, more detailed pictures of the ruby red Michael Kors heels Christine wore on the red carpet last week, we decided to stage a red carpet re-enactment. So, here, for your viewing pleasure … Continue reading
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Leave Rumer Willis al-o-o-ne!
For some strange reason my ancient WGA strike-era blog post “Golden Globes Update” has been inundated with literally hundreds of hits a week (sometimes a day!) in the past month or so. Looking into the matter I discovered that at … Continue reading
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“American Mall” magazine ads
Thanks to several of my readers and a very cool e-mail blast from my Aunt Debbie, I discovered that there were full-page “American Mall” ads popping up in several magazines this week. So, being the cheap bastard that I am … Continue reading
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“American Mall” cookies!
Just realized that I never posted my pictures of the amazing “American Mall” cookies that Christine and I had at the post premiere party last week at the Cabana Club. Sorry… As I think I mentioned more than a couple … Continue reading
Earthquake night on “Big Brother”
Just finished watching tonight’s episode of “Big Brother” and all I can say is…wow. Not only did we get to see the houseguest’s stunned reactions to the earthquake we had down here on Tuesday, but we also got to see … Continue reading
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