Posted in 70's, 80's, Animation, Cartoons, Fashion, Japan on May 4, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I have been a huge fan of Robotech ever since I was a kid. It’s actually a bit of an obsession. Today I was having a conversation about Princess Leia’s hair when suddenly I realized that maybe George Lucas inspired Minmay’s haircut. Don’t judge me too harshly for this post.
1. Minmay from Robotech in 1982.
2. [...]
Posted in 80's, Music, Pop Culture, UK on March 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
And apparently it’s true that they are reuniting.
Posted in 80's, Music, Video, tagged Ireland on March 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Posted in 80's, Film, Humor on March 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Rumor has it the Coen Brothers fashioned character Walter Sobchak played by John Goodman in The Big Lebowski after John Milius. With quotes like these, it’s easy to see why:
You know that line in “Dirty Harry” in which Clint Eastwood’s Harry Callahan describes the power of the .44 Magnum? John Milius wrote that line.
Remember the [...]
Posted in 80's, Film, tagged India on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Salaam Bombay took the Cannes film festival by storm in 1988 and made director Mira Nair famous; however, I’ve noticed that when I mention this film and compare it to Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire most people have never heard of it.
The similarities in the films are startling. Salaam Bombay’s main characters are Bombay’s street children. [...]
Posted in 80's, Humor, Music on February 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Posted in 80's, Animation, Familly, Pop Culture, Video on January 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For whatever reason I was thinking about the making of the birthday cake in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty.
Posted in 80's, Animation, Film, Music on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
To say that I was obsessed with the book Watership Down as a child would be an understatement. I used to play “Watership Down” with my friends which meant hopping around on all fours as our favorite characters. We got really good at it and were really fast even though we were on all fours. [...]
Posted in 80's, Film, Pop Culture, Video on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t think I’ve ever watched the movie through from start to finish, but Stephen Metcalf makes me think that I should. Is Risky Business a hidden gem? I resisted the urge to post the underwear scene.
Update: Dan Savage apparently had the same feeling. Perhaps this means it’s time for a [...]
Posted in 80's, Music, Pop Culture, Random, Video on October 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This weekend I was reminded how much I preferred Depeche Mode before they got all serious.
Posted in 80's, Christianity, Humor, News, Religion, Terrorism on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Really, what hope do we have of defending ourselves from a terrorist attack if the evil doers out there can infiltrate the Catholic church as apparently happened in 1982.
The late Pope John Paul was wounded by a knife-wielding priest in 1982, a year after he was shot in St Peter’s Square, but the injury was [...]
Posted in 80's, Humor, Random, Video on October 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
According to YouTube this song from German band Trio is
an attempt to translate the deeper meaning from a cool song way back from the 80’s when style did not matter so much..
I’ll be in the fake Bavarian town Leavenworth, Washington this weekend running a half marathon. You can read about Leavenworth [...]
Posted in 80's, Advertising, Canada, Humor, Music, Random, Video on September 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
An interesting commercial from 1995 on a number of levels. First of all why is famous dancer Alexander Godunov from the Bolshoi Ballet selling Canadian beer? Perhaps Godunov was more of a household name in Canada? His acting career in America certainly didn’t make him a household name although he was famous for those who [...]
Posted in 80's, Music, Pop Culture, UK, Video on July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The definition of fun.
Posted in 80's, Film, Humor, Pop Culture, Random, Video on July 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Given my weakness when it comes to horror and suspense, I have a feeling I could not make it through the Bret Easton Ellis’ book American Psycho. The film on the other hand is something to behold. Directed by Mary Harron, it portrays a wonderfully comedic shallowness of wall street mbas. Here’s the business card [...]
Posted in 80's, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Video on June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This came up at trivia last night. Still as great a song as ever.
Posted in 80's, Advertising, Humor, Money, Video on June 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This cartoon by David Horsey reminded me of the Alaska Airlines commercials from the 80’s.
Posted in 80's, Humor, Music, Pop Culture, Random, Video on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is why I do pub trivia twice a week. How else would I learn about things like Bill Cosby’s cover of The Beatles Sgt. Pepper?
Posted in 80's, Architecture, Pop Culture, Random, TV on June 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Columbia Tower in Seattle always gets the Dallas theme music in my head.
Incidentally, I’ll be in Ashland Oregon the next two days at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Posted in 80's, Entertainment, Humor, Music, Pop Culture, Random on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t be fooled by the cute little kid in Deniece William’s video “Let’s Hear it For the Boy” from the Footloose soundtrack. This song is about a woman and her adult boy toy. He’s not that talkative and he can’t do much, but by golly he gives her the best orgasms. Don’t believe me? Lyrics [...]
Posted in 80's, Alcohol, Canada, Entertainment, Humor, Pop Culture, Random, TV on April 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Before it’s too late. He’s turning into William Shatner. Please, someone free him from Shatner’s clutches before the transformation is complete.
1. Long before he ever met William Shatner, he was a sexy man.
2. He had just begun playing Alan Shore on The Practice which would later turn into Boston Legal.
3. Side by side, it’s not [...]
Posted in 80's, Food, Humor, Pop Culture, Video Games on April 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So I was over at some friends’ house the other day when someone brought up BurgerTime, one of the original video games from the 1980’s. When my friends started describing the game I couldn’t stop laughing. You can’t make this stuff up. Or if you can you’re a very twisted genius. Here are some [...]
Posted in 80's, Asian Americans, Entertainment, Film, Humor, Pop Culture, Race, Random, Theatre, Video on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sixteen Candles was a film way ahead of its time. The humor is still as biting today as it was in 1984. I really believe the absolute breakaway performance of this film was the one by Gedde Watanabe as Long Duk Dong. A great performance but also extremely smart dialog. Here’s our first extended seen [...]
Posted in 80's, Pop Culture, TV on February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ocasionally I have the need to explain certain aspects of American pop culture to my husband who did not grow up here. I loved The Greatest American Hero, but for the life of me I can’t remember how he got his magical powers. The intro seems to suggest that he finds a suit, but I [...]
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