Vox Populas Vox Dei. The Voice of the people is the voice of God. Julius Caesar said this after his own coronation citing it as the reason for his becoming king. In other words the unified will of his people was so strong as to match the will of god in putting him on the throne. He was an arrogant little prick, but he had a good point. When our will as a society is united, we don

One of my nightly rituals is that I listen to that day’s Bob and Tom replay online. it’s entertaining for me, and it gives a way to while away the hours I’m spending not being able to sleep. Not everyone is a fan of Bob and Tom, but I enjoy them.

Anyways, I’m listening to them interview Bobcat Goldthwait. Now, I’ve heard Bob on their show before and the man is funny. Damn funny, in fact. His routine on Star Wars geeks is probably the most biting, damning and incredibly funny bit I’ve heard on the radio. Plus, he earns an automatic “Groovy Bastard!” award for being engaged to Nikki Cox. (To explain, BTW- the “Groovy Bastard!” award is given to a man who can be respected, admired and hated all at the same time for the exact same thing. Michael Douglas earned this distinction several years ago for hooking up with Catherine Zeta-Jones.)

If you watched the Oscars this year, you may have noticed Bob on the third row. It turns out that he was there with Robin Williams, in fact. After the show, he’s at a small awards party that featured several major Hollywood players. After a while, he ends up with Pierce Brosnan on the porch. The two start chatting, and Brosnan asks him “So, what do you do?”

Bob answers “Well, I’m a comic. I play bars, mostly.”

Brosnan’s answer? “Ahh. Well, I’m an actor. I play Bond.”

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Some people just have cooler lives than me. It’s that simple.

Not you though, Py. We’re about even.

Out.

Right there, that’s the funniest running gag in the entire movie Eurotrip.

Managed to finagle a free showing of this movie, and upon watching I can say that it’s amusing, not amusing and a little creepy. It’s amusing in moments, such as the graduation party scene near the beginning. Alas, many of the jokes fall flat (the Vatican comes to mind here.) It’s creepy, too. Why? Because Michelle Trachtenberg is in it, and plays the “hot girl who’s ‘one of the guys.’” Now, don’t get me wrong, I think she’s a cute girl. But I’ve seen this kid grow up from early on Nickelodeon to now- and it’s just kinda weird that she’s being marketed as the hot sexy girl in a movie.

It’s not just her, either. A lot of child and teen stars go through a period where they try to break from the image that was projected for them on tv and in movies and show that they’re not just the kid as everyone remembers them (see Culkin, Macauley and Olsen Twins, The). It’s kinda like your best friend’s kid sister. One day, you’ll see that she’s no longer the little pest that used to always annoy you and your friend and now she’s a young woman of whom (from time to time) the young men her age take notice.

Oddly enough, the movie kinda addressed that. The guys in Eurotrip see Jenny (Michelle’s character) as one of the guys, until they finally notice she’s a knockout. From that point on, the dynamic changes a bit in the group. One of the guys even ends up with her in the end.

That dynamic change happens in real life, too. A good example is a friend I had in my youth, Matt. Matt and I were the same age, and Jillian was a few years younger than us. She would pester us from time to time, and when the boys and I played stickball or did the usual kid antics she was usually not too far behind. Matt and I grew up, and so did Jillian. Well, cut to several years later. I see Matt for the first time in several years, and his sister is with him. Now I was about 22, so at the time that would have put Jillian around 18 or 19. It blew me away how much she had changed and grown. She was a gawky little kid who had grown into a beautiful young woman, and it made me realize how much time had passed.

Heh, funny. A silly little movie has me thinking about such things as growing older, seeing those around us grow and realizing how much changes over time. Betcha they weren’t expecting that to come out of a teenage sex comedy.

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The Passion Of The Christ made another 50 million this weekend. You just know Mel Gibson is laughing his ass off all the way to the bank on this one. Also, the cynic in me has to ask… would this movie even have made a blip on the radar had none of the controversy occured? It sure as Hell wouldn’t have made 200 mil in ten days.

Now, as I said in the title Wilson and Stiller made- GASP!- a good movie. Doesn’t hurt that they had Todd Phillips directing them in Starsky & Hutch. Politically Correct it ain’t. But it was a fun, decent little flick and it made about 30 mil at the box office this weekend. Good deal. Plus, it had Amy Smart in it and that’s always really, really good.

Now, Carmen Electra I could pretty much do without. But Amy Smart? Ahh, Amy…

Give me a moment here.

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(Sun shining, birds chirping)

Good times, good times.

Ahem… ANYWAY, moving on. Props to EvilDave for the crawfish boil, and like I told you- when I get the DVD in, I’ll let you know.

Out.

Long time no see. I’ve been too busy to update my own site, aside from the forums. It’s strange when you have a job that you work so much but actually enjoy. Well, for the meantime I enjoy it.

Gov. Rick Perry, speaking out for the first time about a widely circulated rumor about his personal life and professional future, said Thursday that he has been targeted by “an obvious, orchestrated effort” launched by political foes. In rumors around the Capitol, the main theme has been the same: Perry, caught in an act of infidelity, is headed for divorce from wife Anita, who has moved out of the Governor’s Mansion.

Perry declined to point fingers at a particular political foe

I’m not a religious man, by any stretch. But I’m pretty certain this one’s a BAD idea. Bootleg copies of a movie about the death of Jesus? Ugh… From the AP Wire…

Police Seize Bootleg ‘Passion’ DVDs in Pa.

SOMERSET, Pa. - State police found more than 1,500 bootleg compact discs, DVDs and videocassettes, including a couple dozen copies of Mel Gibson (news)’s “The Passion of the Christ,” during a traffic stop on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Police didn’t immediately release the man’s name because charges hadn’t been filed. He was being held at the Somerset County Prison on an outstanding warrant from Allegheny County for drug possession, Sgt. Anthony DeLuca said.

The 30-year-old Philadelphia man was stopped Tuesday morning for tailgating and using his high beams on the westbound turnpike, DeLuca said. Police discovered a small amount of marijuana and, while arresting him, noticed several movies and music and obtained a search warrant.

DeLuca said the man had 1,040 compact discs of recently released music and about 475 DVDs. Besides “The Passion of the Christ,” DeLuca said police found “Starsky & Hutch”

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