Movie and novel are two separate entities, two entirely different mediums used for entertainment.  Yet as different in medium as they are, Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” and the movie “Flubber” share the same plot and dark versus light sub-concepts.  In “Flubber,” Professor Phillip Brainard constructs elaborate experiments with his flying robot assistant, Weebo, to create an energy saving substance (which is later dubbed Flubber).  His overall absent-mindedness and focus on the project costs him his wedding to his beloved Sara.  Brainard’s lost sense of reality and time is much like that of Victor Frankenstein’s; both men become so engrossed in their projects that they jeopardize other things in their lives, specifically the chance to be with the one(s) they love.  However, the successes of their experiments are conveyed dissimilarly even though “Flubber” is a take on “Frankenstein.”  Victor is disgusted and shameful upon seeing his creation, while Brainard is thrilled to see his.  Frankenstein’s story progresses in a much darker way than Brainard’s.  “Flubber” builds off the same concept of “Frankenstein” but poses the story in a two-way direction: dark and light.

            In both mediums (novel and movie), the creation scene is the starting point for the progression of the stories.  In “Frankenstein,” “it [is] a dreary night of November” when Victor witnesses “the dull yellow eye of the creature open” (60).  In contrast, Brainard sees Flubber come to life early in the morning, with bright sunlight streaking through his basement windows.  The only similarity between the two scenarios is that both the creature and Flubber are ‘born’ through the use of electric shocks and moments thereafter thought to have not worked.  The reaction of finding that the shocks worked differs for Frankenstein and Brainard.  Frankenstein feels that “the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled [his] heart” (61); he flees from the room and abandons his creation.  Instead of being fearful, Brainard is excited albeit angry until he notices his success; with a swift kick to the container housing Flubber, he turns to leave and doubles back.  For a second, there is nothing but smoke filling the screen as he waits for any sign of movement.  Then Flubber pokes out of the container and Brainard smiles, pleased.  Despite its gelatinous blob of a form, Brainard cares for his creation; to him, it is not about how the creation looks, but how it works.  The same cannot be said in regard to Frankenstein.  Upon seeing his creature alive, he fixates on and fusses over the physical abnormalities of the thing, such as the “watery eyes” and “shriveled complexion” (60).  Even though Frankenstein chooses these features for his creature, suddenly he perceives them to be hideous.  Therefore, the entire creature becomes hideous and neglected.  Brainard considers the potential his creation possesses while Frankenstein does not; this positivity on Brainard’s part is the light of the situation, while Frankenstein’s pessimism is the darkness.

            After the creation scenes, the light and dark roles reverse for the movie and novel.  Once Flubber is created, Brainard’s excitement gets the best of him; his positivity turns into outright cockiness.  When he learns that the college he works for is in need of help, specifically the school’s basketball team, Brainard sets to work.  He produces a spray and sticker type of Flubber and uses both to aid the basketball team during an important game against a rival school.  Not only does he help the team cheat, he also behaves obnoxiously and unprofessionally when sitting behind the other school’s Dean and Sara.  His once proud feelings turn sour quickly and do not help to gain him respect from Sara or the other school; the light of the situation falters.  On the other side, Frankenstein’s role turns lighter.  Despite abandoning his creature, Frankenstein seeks solitude in the forests of Geneva to sort out his thoughts.  This time of isolation and self-actualization allows him to understand that he made a mistake and that it needs to be remedied.  After coming to this conclusion, he seeks to find the monster and end their problems; Frankenstein’s once dark thoughts give way to the enlightened view he gains.

            Although the novel and movie build off of the same plot and concepts, they are conveyed through the two lenses of dark and light, interchangeably.  The difference in their mediums – “Frankenstein” being the written word, and “Flubber” a series of photos – helps establish the two lenses in such a way.  The medium difference permits the two mediums to also convey the same plot using each lens.

Flubber plot: Phillip Brainard, a professor at Medfield college, constructs elaborate experiments with his flying robot assistant, Weebo, to create an energy saving substance (which is later dubbed Flubber).  His overall absent-mindedness and focus on the project costs him his wedding to his beloved Sara.  This being one of his only successful experiments, Brainard is ecstatic upon seeing the creation of Flubber. 

Brainard’s lost sense of reality and time is much like that of Victor Frankenstein’s; both men become so engrossed in their projects that they jeopardize other things in their lives.  Both jeopardize the chance to be with the one(s) they love.  However, the success of their experiments are conveyed dissimilarly even though “Flubber” is a take on “Frankenstein.”  Victor is disgusted and shameful upon seeing his creation, while Brainard is thrilled to see his.  Still, there is the moment of hesitation in both cases.  Victor hovers over his creature’s body and Brainard carefully watches the container housing his specimen.  In those instances, both men are anxiously waiting for the success they’ve been aiming for.  In that moment they are both hopeful and wishful, believing that their one thing will solve all their problems.  Frankenstein’s story progresses in a much more darker way than Brainard’s.  Although building off of the same concept, “Flubber” poses Victor’s story in a positive light.

I have realised, through high school having ended, that the majority of people will not miss me or remember me? Why?

Well actually, I’m not particularly memorable.

Even more shocking is my realisation that I don’t actually care.

It’s funny how you can spend so long lusting for recognition and that picture perfect life that you imagined you’d one day have. You know the one, the one where you are well known for your talents,  have a tight-knit group of friends, a loving partner, totally understanding parents that buy you the things you want and you get the 99.95 ATAR of your dreams.

It’s funny how you can lust for those things for so long, only to discover that they weren’t what you needed at all.

What I do need however is a macro lens for my camera, some roses, a squared Moleskine (grid-paper for the uniformed) and my work ethic.

The work ethic is a funny little creature. I imagine it’s somewhat like a blob. It took me a moment to work out the reference, but in my mind it always looked kind of like something straight out of 90s movies hell.

Flubber. Remember Flubber?

Well my new best friend for the next 6-or-so weeks is in fact is not the giant pile of clothing I bought yesterday in a crazy shopping spree. It’s my blobby looking work ethic. Obviously pink not green, since it belongs to me.

We’re going to knock the HSC dead… or at least concuss it a little.

back ta blogging now on im gonna do sonic ben10 and put games to play

World’s Greatest Dad-ს ვუყურე დღეს. ფილმი ორი მიზეზით ვნახე. 1)საქმე არ მქონდა არაფერი და პირველი ეს ფილმი შემეჩეხა კინოების ძიებისას.2) მიყვარს როდესაც ცნობილი ჰოლივუდელი თამაშობს ხოლმე Indie ფილმში მთავარ როლს.

რობინ უილიამსზე როგორც კომიკოსზე არასოდეს მეცინებოდა დიდად. ნუ Flubber ბავშვობაშჲ ვის არ უყვარდა, ნუ აღარაფერს ვამბობ Jumanji-ისა და Hook-ზე. ასაკის მატებასთან ერთად უილიამსი როგორც მსახიობი ისე უფრო დავაფასე და მომეწონა. ჯერ იყოდა Good Morning, Vietnam-ში იმუშავა მაგრად, შემდეგ საქართველოში საკულტო ფილმ Dead Poets Society-ში ჩაატარა მასტერკლასი, ამას ტერი გილიამის Fisher King-ში მოჰყვა დაუვიწყარი პერის თამაში, ბოლოს იყო გას ვან სენტის Good Will Hunting. ამის შემდეგ რობინ უილიამსი ნელ-ნელა გაფუჭდა, ედი მერფიზაცია განიცადა, სულ უფრო და უფრო ცუდ ფილმებშჲ დაიწყო მონაწილეობის მიღება და სულ უფრო ნაკლებად მიჩნდებოდა სურვილი მისი მონაწლიეობით ფილმები მენახა.

დღეს ზემოთნახსენები ოირ მიზეზის გამო უახლეს ფილმს მისი მონაწილეობით, World’s Greatest Dad-ს ვუყურე და ….

ფილმის მთავარი პერსონაჟი ლენსი(უილიამსი) ლუზერია. ძალიან ცუდი მამა, არშემდგარი მწერალი და ფარჩაკი პოეზიის მასწავლებელია. შვილს ეზიზღება, პატივს არ სცემს მშობელს, მის გაკვეთილებზე არავინ დადის, მისი მცდელობა დაიბეჭოდს მისი წიგნი 4-ჯერ უშედეგოდ დასრულდა. მის შვილს კაილს Spy Kids-ში რომ ბანდერასის ბაღანას თანაშობდა ის ბიჭი თამაშობს. საზიზღარი პერსონაჟია კაილი. მძრეველა, აზაბოჩენი ბიჭი. მისი ტვინი მხოლოდ ვაგინაზე,ანუსზე, სექსა და პეტინგზე ფიქრობს.

ერთ დღეს ყველაფერი იცვლება. კაილი შემთხვევით თავს მოიკლავს(როგორ და რანაირად არ გეტყვით).

უილიამსის პერსონაჟი გადაწყვეტს თვითმკვლელობას დაამსგავსოს ყველაფერი და შექმნას მითი თითქოს კაილი გენიოსი მწერალი იყო, რომელსაც ძალიან უყვარდა მამა, ბევრს ფიქრობდა ცხოვრებასა და პრობლემებზე. აი სწორედ აქ იწყება ისტორია რომელიც გენიალურად ვითარდება. რეჟისორი არაჩვეულებრივად კარგად დასცინის თვითმკვლელობის შემდეგ კულტად ქცეული პიროვნებების ფენომენს. რა ცოტაა საჭირო ყველაზე საზიზრარი და შეუმჩნეველი ადამიანიდან გაქციონ მისაბაძ მაგალითად, შენი ფოტოები ყელსაბამით დაჰქონდეთ, შენ ნაწერებს ყოველდღე კითხულობდნენ, გახდე most influential პიროვნება.

გულისამრევია რობინ უილიამსის პერსონაჟის საქციელი. მას სურს თავისი მკვდარი შვილისაგან მიიღოს ის რაც ცოცხალმა არ მისცა. მას სურს იამაყოს თავისი პირმშოთი რომელიც ანტიპოდია იმ ადამიანისა რომელსაც თავად ძერწავს ეხლა მისივე ხორცის ნარცენებით, მისი გვამით. კაილს ეზიზღებოდა მუსიკა და კინო. მომღერალს რომელსაც ყველაზე მეტად ვერ იტანდა ლენსმა მის საყავრელ მომღერლად აქცია, იმიტომ რომ მას უნდოდა ასე ყოფილიყო. კაილი არასოდეს სცემდა პატივს ლენსის საყვარელს, უილიამსის პერსონაჟმა კი ყველაფერი ისე გააკეთა, რომ საპირისპიროდ გამოჩენილიყო. მან ახალი კაილი შექმნა.

ლენსი სუპერ პოპულარული გახდა. გმირი მამის სტატუსი მალევე მოიპოვა და მისი შვილის სახელობის ბიბლიოთეკის გახსნაზე უამრავი ხალხი მოგროვდა. იმ სკოლაში ხსნიდნენ კაილის სახელობის ბიბლიოთეკას საიდანაც კაილს საერთოდ გაგდებას უპირებდნენ სუიციდამდე. თავიდან ძნელია შენს გამოგონილ სამყაროში იცხოვრო, მერე სიტკბოს გრძნობ ცოტახანი, ბოლოს კი გზიზღდება ყველაფერი. განსაკუთრებით კი შენი თავი.

მსოფლიოში საუკეთესო მამა მხოლოდ თავისი შვილისთვის არ იყო საუკეთესო, იმ ადამიანისთვის ვისაც მართლა სჭირდებოდა მისი მამობა. არადა მისმა ნაწერმა არაერთ ახალგაზრდას გაუწია მამობა და მოაბრუნა ამქვეყნად.

მთელი ისტორია ერთ მუშტადაა შეკრული და შესანიშნავადაა გადმოცემული. უილიამსისა და შვილის ურთიერთობა, უილიამსის საყვარელთან კავშირი, ეჭვიანობა, შვილის სიკვდილი და სკოლის ატმოსფერო. ის ამაზრზენი და საზიზღარი სურათი თუ როგორ იქმნება კერპი გარდაცვლილი ადამიანისაგან. მარკ ფოსტერის ფილმი გამახსენდა  Stay. ფილმში რაიან გოსლინგის პერსონაჟის საყვარელი მხატვარი არის ბიჭი რომელიმაც 21 წლის ასაკში თავი მოიკლა, მანამდე კი ყველა თავისი ნამუშევარი გაანადგურა და სწორედ ამით იქცა საკულტო მხატვრად, ადამიანი რომლის ერთი ნახატიც კი არავის უნახავს. სწორედ ასეთ აბსურდულ იდიოტობებზე ძალიან ძალიან შავად ხუმრობს ფილმის რეჟისორი, ჩემთვის აქამდე უცნობი ბობკეტ გოლდუეითი(ვერც დავიმახსოვრებ ამის სახელს).

რობინ უილიამსის პერსონაჟის ეს სიტყვები მომეწონა ძლიერ.

“მე მეგონა რომ ყველაზე ცუდია ამ ცხოვრებაში მარტო დარჩე, სინამდვილეში ყველაზე ცუდია  დარჩე ადამიანებთან რომლებთანაც თავს მარტოსულად გრძნობ”

უყურეთ არ ინანებთ. გოლზე დევს და გადმოიწერეთ.

8/10

We had a great day at our home ed meet today, making FLUBBER!!!  I love hands-on stuff.  The kids (and parents) all had a fantastic time.  We dyed our flubber green for that bona fide snot effect.

When we got home I found C a little square tupperware tub to put his in, and hey presto, farty putty.  Fantastic!

We also set up a table with cornflour and water, which the children had a whale of a time with.  This mixture is sometimes called oobleck and is a non-Newtonian fluid.  We talked about how if you filled a swimming pool with the mixture and ran across it at high speed you could make it from one side to the other, whereas if you slowly stepped into the pool you would sink into the gloopy depths.  And yes, the next questions was  ‘Oh wow, can we can get a swimming pool for next week??’

Do try this at home! 

Oobleck Mix some cornflour with water until it is of a runny consistency, but it still hardens if you move the spoon quickly.  Add colouring if required and pour onto on a tabletop! Use your fingers, or anything you like to play with it.  Its strange consistency is so much fun to play with.

Flubber

peekaboo!

yay...farty!

What you will need

Mixture 1

3 cups of warm water

1 cup PVA  glue

Food colouring

Mixture 2

2 level teaspoons of Borax

Half a cup of warm water

How to make it

1. Put the ingredients for mixture 1 into a large bowl (or deep tray in which the flubber can be played with) stir well
2. Put the ingredients for mixture 2 into a bowl and stir well
3. Pour mixture 2 into mixture 1
4. Mix together with your hands, the flubber will start to form immediately. Move the flubber around in the bowl with your hands until all the water has disappeared.

Its ready to explore!!

El cineasta estadounidense John Hughes falleció el pasado jueves a causa de un ataque cardíaco en Nueva York , donde estaba visitando a unos familiares.
Director de películas que fueron grandes éxitos en la década de los 80 como El Club De Los Cinco, Todo En Un Día o La Chica de Rosa, a Hughes se le conoce como el padre del Brat Pack, un grupo de actores adolenscentes formado, entre otros, por Matthew Broderick, Emilio Estévez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, James Spader, Kevin Bacon o Elizabeth McGovern, protagonistas de sus films. En esos años también dirigió comedias como Mejor Solo Que Mal Acompañado o Dos Cuñados Desenfrenados (aunque en este caso tan sólo escribió el guión), en las que contó con la participación de cómicos como Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd o el añorado John Candy.
Ya en los 90 asaltó las taquillas de todo el mundo como productor de Solo En Casa, de la que dirigió su secuela, Solo en casa 2: Perdidos en Nueva York, que le dieron fama mundial, ambas protagonizadas por Macaulay Culkin, sobre las desventuras y aventuras de un niño al que sus padres se olvidan en casa al irse de vacaciones a París y Nueva York, respectivamente.
En 1997, Hughes volvió a dirigir la tercera parte de Solo en Casa, en esa ocasión protagonizada por Alex D. Linz. Otras películas suyas fueron Beethoven (1992), Milagro en la calle 34 (1994), 101 Dálmatas (1996) o Flubber (1997). También escribió el guión de Sucedió en Manhattan (2002), que dirigió Wayne Wang y protagonizaron Jennifer López y Ralph Fiennes.

John Hughes (1950-2009)

With the news of the passing of writer/director/producer John Hughes, GoreMaster.com is honoring his films with a special “Movie Quote Friday”.  His films touched a generation of teens capturing the humor and drama of surviving those rough and fun years.  Thanks for the wonderful laughter and may you rest in peace.

We couldn’t pick just one movie quote so we’ve listed serveral of our favorites.   Please feel free to add some of your own in the comments space below!

Trivia:

Several director’s trademarks can be seen within Hughes’ films:

• Set in the fictional Shermer, Illinois, as represented by the North Shore suburbs of the Chicago metropolitan area.
• Characters breaking the fourth wall (acknowledging the audience).
• Additional scenes under and/or after the closing credits.
• A strong emphasis on pop songs and music cues.

Actors who have appeared in more than one Hughes production include John Candy, Edie McClurg, William Windom, John Ashton and Larry Hankin.

John Hughes Credits include:

Writer

Director

Producer

National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983):

Clark: I think you’re all f#%*ed in the head. We’re ten hours from the f#%*ing fun park and you want to bail out. Well I’ll tell you something. This is no longer a vacation. It’s a quest. It’s a quest for fun. I’m gonna have fun and you’re gonna have fun. We’re all gonna have so much f#%*ing fun we’ll need plastic surgeory to remove our godamn smiles. You’ll be whistling “Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah” out of you’re a**holes!

Sixteen Candles (1984)

The Geek: “Relax, would you? We have seventy dollars and a pair of girls underpants. We’re safe as kittens.”

Weird Science (1985)

Wyatt: It’s a joke Chet!

Chet: That’s not a joke, that’s a severe behavioral disorder. Those are women’s underpants! The next thing you know you’ll be wearing a bra on your head.

Passed Away After 59 Candles

An 80’s staple and a 90’s thumbtack (and a 2000’s bottle of correction fluid), filmmaker John Hughes was influential (Kevin Smith and Judd Apatow site him as such), omnipresent (he released at least two pictures a year for awhile there), and iconic (see below). 

For those that grew up with his films, the majority of his earlier works stand out in our memories mostly because of the songs associated with them.  With his passing at the age of 59, let’s synch up his celluloid hits and misses with their synonymous Billboard hits and misses.

MOVIES NAMED AFTER SONGS

• Sixteen Candles (wrote and directed)
• Pretty In Pink (wrote and produced)
• Some Kind of Wonderful (wrote and produced)
• Only the Lonely (produced)

MOVIES THAT HAD MEMORABLE THEME SONGS

• National Lampoon’s Vacation (wrote)
• The Breakfast Club (wrote, produced, and directed)
• Weird Science (wrote and directed)
• Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (wrote, produced, and directed)
• Home Alone (wrote, produced, and directed)

I know there’s plenty of other tunes in his movies to choose from (such as Danke Schoen and Twist and Shout for example), but these are the most direct songs associated with these films.

Thank you, Mr. Hughes, for the fond memories.  Not so much so for the Flubbers.

(P.S. You were thisclose to being featured in one of my The Sh– To Just Sh–ty posts.  Bullet dodged, my friend.  Farewell, and well done…)

When we came out of Toy Story the Musical, Captain Jack Sparrow was out, posing for pictures and causing trouble.  Captain Jack is always causing trouble….  Jason met and had his picture taken and then as Megan went, Captain Jack walked across the hall and grabbed a teddy bear from the shop.  He liked “Teddy”  had his picture taken with Megan, then with Meg & “Teddy” and then declared to the photographer “Just Teddy”.  Teddy was placed on the floor and had his picture taken.  This story may not translate to screen well, but I just have to say that Captain Jack is quite the Character! 

Growing boys need to eat, frequently.  We had an hour till dinner and Jason was starving.   This is where cruising is great for families with teen/tween kids; there’s always food available!  We sent Jason off to get some pizza and told him to be at dinner at Animators Palate on time. Jon, Megan & I decided to wander around the ship a bit.  We checked out the shops, wandered on deck, those of us over 21 enjoyed a before dinner cocktail.  When we met up, Jason was all sweaty and pretty gross.  I don’t know how you get that sweaty eating pizza……oh that’s right; he ate the pizza then went and played more soccer!  I showed him where the restrooms were so he could clean up before dinner and that is when Megan had her 2nd Captain Jack Sparrow experience of the evening.

Meg was looking at the photo pass pictures when Captain Jack came in; he was actually going “off stage” and was done with pictures but when he saw her standing there he said he needed ‘a picture with the pretty girl’.   They posed for the camera and then someone tells Captain Jack that “a giant rodent is coming” .  With that, Captain Jack yells “every man for himself!” and dives through the cast door.  A minute later, Mickey Mouse the “giant rodent” walked by. 

Tonight we’re eating at Animator’s Palate.  This is a neat restaurant.  The entire place, servers uniforms included; is black & white.  The artwork, animation cells, everything is black and white; at least that’s how it starts.  Over the dining period, the room begins to colorize and gets brighter.  I won’t spoil the “finale” of the show, but it’s very cool.   Onto the food.   This was actually the meal that I was least looking forward to, it’s not bad it’s just not “wow”.   The choices are a little boring….I do recommend the Ahi Tuna Tartare, the wasabi cream is very good!  The phyllo wrapped salmon is very good, but you can’t get the salmon cooked rare because of the phyllo.  We all ate our meals, but none were memorable.  We ordered our desserts, Jason was in a hurry to leave to catch a program at the Oceaneers Lab before the Pirate Party.  I knew that tonight they were going to recognize our anniversary, so I didn’t want him to leave too soon.  Right before dessert was served,  I saw them getting ready.  A beautiful cake was brought over, along with 2 glasses of champagne and our head server announced our celebration, they sang to us and it was very nice.  Our head server then came and apologized about the misunderstanding the night before. They may have messed up last night, but they more than made up for it tonight!  The cake was wonderful, and we had enough left that they packed up for us to take back to the room for later.  Jason had his dessert and took off for the kids club.  He wasn’t interested in the Pirate Party, he had soccer & flubber plans for the night.  We took the cake to the room, and then went up to deck 9 for the Pirate Party.

I know Jon had his doubts about the Pirates in the Caribbean Party, but when we got up on deck the music was playing, the dancing and singing started he changed his tune.  The party starts as a fun celebration and then “pirates” board the ship and take over, turning things a little darker.  In the end, Mickey saves the day and then there are fireworks.  Yes!  Fireworks are shot from the ship out over the water.  Disney is the only cruise line to do this, and it’s amazing!!!  After the fireworks, the music continues and the evening Pirate Buffet is set up.  Still full from dinner, we weren’t ready to eat again.  Besides, it was almost time for Krazy Karaoke.

Meg took off to Aloft, they had big plans for the night.  We stopped by the sports deck to make sure Jason hadn’t forgotten about the Flubber activity….ooops  good thing we stopped by, he’d lost track of time.  Now that the kids were settled with their plans for the night, Jon & I were ready for our night “out”.  We headed to Wavebands down on Route 66 for Krazy Karaoke.  There’s a huge song list, you sign up, get called up and when you’re done singing you get a shot.  I’m of the opinion that if you want me to sing in front of people, you should give me the shot 1st!  Jon signed up and sang to me for our anniversary.  He picked a Harry Connick Jr song that he knew I loved and the whole crowd got into it.  When he was done he had Pikey (our host) give me the shot.  This time it was blue, last month it was purple….gotta say the blue tastes better.   I know Jon really wanted me to sing, but I’m a scaredy cat and just couldn’t bring myself to do it.   The other highlight of the evening at KK (besides Jon singing to me) was when Cody (Hannah Montana’s show brother) got up to sing and started rapping.  He was a riot!  He was sitting next to us and was a really nice guy and a lot of fun.  After KK, we sat at Cadillac Lounge for a bit and then came back to Wavebands for some fun dancing.  It was fun for awhile and then we decided to go somewhere quieter.  We caught up with Jason back in the stateroom and he was, hungry.  Shocking!  A friend had told me before my last cruise to order Mickey Bars from room service, she swore they taste better.  This seems like as good a time as any!  I wanted a little something else, so I called and ordered the Mickey Bars and the fruit/cheese plate.  Again they told me it would be 30-40 minutes, and the knock on the door was actually 10 minutes later.  I have to say, my friend was right.  Nothing beats eating room service Mickey Bars on the verandah at 1:30am!  Just after we finished our midnight snack, Meg returned, glowing from her night at the teen club.   

Busy day, but it was a lot of fun!  Tonight (this morning??) I’ll be smarter and put the room service breakfast order on the door.  Starting the morning with coffee in the room would be a good idea!

Ok so I am kind of realizing that most of the updates here are my weekly comic which is fun and all but this is a blog so I need to have some random stories or something that no one care about on here too.

last weekend I found my self channel surfing and ran in to two movies Flubber and Godzilla 2000. Flubber caught my eye not just for a nice visit to my youth but the little flying robot, Weebo,  and thought it would be pretty cool to have a flying robot or at less a little computer that hover around. Then I remember that NASA was going to make something like that back in the day for the space station. So I wondering what happen were is the flying robots. Well I guess if you see something cool in a movie and its flying most likely it wont come to pass and yes I am looking at you Marty Mcfly with your hover board.

Godzilla 2000, ok it wasn’t something I found channel flipping but was  in the indemand section. this is not the American Godzilla it is the Japanese rubber suit that was dub in English. The movie is you basic one. Godzilla meet an aliens, they fight and Godzilla wins at the end. but I notice something in the movie that there was a netbook in there. I say a netbook because A. too small to be a laptop  B. didn’t look quite like a UMPC. So they you go the Japanese been using netbooks way before it came popular here, but I still waiting to own my own Godzilla.

“I never read it in a book
I never saw it on a show
But I heard it in the alley
On the weird radio“

from “If You Wanna Get To Heaven” by Ozark Mountain Daredevils

I can’t remember too much stuff I studied in High School: it’s all fragments and things disappearing around corners now.

However, I probably remember every song lyric I heard between 13 and 18 years old.

If there had been cool songs explaining Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Algebra; I bet I would have …

- cured my lack of facial hair
- distilled a potion that made me irresistible to the opposite sex
- invented a way to win at PacMan
and
- built a Death Star in the shape of AC/DC’s Angus Young’s guitar.

Sadly for me the education through song portion of my fountain of knowledge dried up soon after “The Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round”.

note: probably the most educational song I know is Monty Python’s Universe Song.

double note: I might have even invented “flubber” if I had had enough money to buy records!

triple note: How cool was Fred MacMurray? Pretty cool! I kid you not!

quadruple note: “I studied so hard for the test that I lost my voice.”

quintuple note: sometimes the wheels on the bus don’t go round and round.

sextuple note: In the fantasy realm of educational songs …

The Rolling Stones: physics
The Beatles: entomology
Led Zeppelin: alchemy and aeronautics
The Animals: zoology
The Cars: automotive
ZZ Top: hair dressing school
David Bowie: biology
The Clash: art of war or fashion
The Police: criminology
Dr. Hook: medicine or possibly fishing
Men At Work: business
UB40: unemployment
The Doors: doors
AC/DC: the study of electricity
Crowded House: demographics
The Romantics: dead English poets you had to study in school
U2: spyware and spies and stuff

septuple note: I was going to include “Oasis: proctology” … but they weren’t around in my musical absorption period.

octuple note: Cheap Trick is more my life style.

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“oh, this is fantastic!”

What on earth (or off it, in this case), is the point of the red and chrome convertible, complete with happy couple Danny and Sandy, taking off into the wild blue yonder at the end of the movie Grease? Don’t despair – let us study some other case histories, and see if we can’t come up with a few suggestions.

Flying cars are actually more common in the land of movies than one might think. One of the earliest examples was the creation of The Absent-Minded Professor, which was dragged out of mothballs for a further cameo in the remake, Flubber – however, as there is no suggestion in the movie that Eugene or the science department of Rydell High School has been experimenting with any green rubbery goo of gravity-defying properties, I think we can rule this antecedent out. The cheerful chuffing of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang offers no clues – Dick Van Dyke himself is flabbergasted when his restored racing car sprouts wings and takes to the skies, and Scaramanga wasn’t giving away any secrets with his flying Chrysler escape vehicle in The Man with the Golden Gun, though Q does mention to Bond that it is “perfectly feasible”, and that his branch were working on something similar at the time… We could always blame some rogue wizardry, as the flying family car piloted by young Ron in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets would indicate, but although Grease’s Principal McGee may be somewhat witch-like, I’m not sure her powers extend to levitating automobiles. Besides which, she’s too preoccupied cuddling up with Coach Calhoun at the end of the movie to do so.

Okay, so this is not helping, Tell you more, tell you more? Very well, let us look for some clues elsewhere.

From the pre-credit sequence, this film is already having fun pushing the boundaries of realism, remember. Swelling choir music, sunset, wave-washed sands, a kiss – from the outset, here is an emphatically romantic fairytale world, and this is “just the beginning”, as Danny points out. The cartoon title sequence with the lyrics “This is a life of illusion” also plays around with the messy teenage realism of Danny’s daily morning routine as juxtaposed with Sandy’s Disney princess waking moments, complete with a cute deer and those obliging song birds. Rizzo says ironically later that morning to her highness, “Maybe if you believe in miracles, Prince Charming will show up again some day, somewhere unexpected…”

And of course, so he does. Grease is a great modern musical parody of Cinderella – a funky fifties fairytale. Naïve country girl (read Australian…!) meets handsome prince of the school, relationship dilemmas ensue, prince undergoes a quest journey to prove himself worthy of his love. He fails a few times, but eventually succeeds in chivalric style (as Kenickie had already realised by asking him to be ‘his second’) by defeating the villain in a test of skill and bravery. Cinderella goes to the ball from which she is forced to make an untimely exit, but gets a fabulous makeover which proves she’s a princess after all, and they’re all going to live happily ever after, for they’ll “always be together…” Sha na na na na. Even though the fairy god-hunk appears to the wrong pink lady as far as the original tale goes, the parallels on the whole offer us some hope of explanation. The Greased Lightning car is a literal representation of the crux of all good fairy stories – the dream that comes true. The shop teacher did say that “If it was in any better condition, it would fly…” Thus, the car taking off into the clouds at the close of the movie is the ultimate happy ending where everything is in the best possible condition, and a reminder of the fun and metafictional nature of the movie as an updated and witty fable – it is the flying carpet, the white steed being ridden off into the sunset, the pumpkin which is magically turned into a dazzling coach.

You didn’t think the first glimpse of Sandy as hot chick, worthy Danny consort and Rydell’s reigning princess being a closeup of her high-heeled sexy red sandal was a concidence, did you?

Wop bama looma a wop bam boom!

Ok with all the news of Swin Flu (H1N1) swirling around us recently I figured it might be helpful if I put up some facts (fro the CDC website) to ease those of you who are freaking out. Like the title of this post (which is based off an inside joke between me and my friends), when news spreads, it general becomes contorted. For example the other day i was watching the news and they announced the amount of swine flu cases in my area–several hours later a friend of mine was telling me how this one school had to evacuate and shut down for a week because almost everyone was infected and was leaving their classrooms vomiting. Pretty sight that would be. So ya here are some facts and how to prevent catching it. I look at it this way. I hardly ever get sick, yet as I type this I have a sore throat (Swine flu!?) But don’t freak out if you end up getting it because the chances of you dying (in my mind) are the same as if you got the regular flu. People who unfortunately die  from the flu are either very young or very old, and while it’s odd for Swine Flu to target middle aged kids/adults, they haven’t been dying. but don’t take my word because it’s not scientifically proven (^_^)

Are there human infections with this H1N1 virus in the U.S.?
Yes. Cases of human infection with this H1N1 influenza virus were first confirmed in the U.S. in Southern California and near Guadalupe County, Texas. The outbreak intensified rapidly from that time and more and more states have been reporting cases of illness from this virus. An updated case count of confirmed novel H1N1 flu infections in the United States is kept at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/investigation.htm. CDC and local and state health agencies are working together to investigate this situation.

Is this new H1N1 virus contagious?
CDC has determined that this new H1N1 virus is contagious and is spreading from human to human. However, at this time, it is not known how easily the virus spreads between people.

What are the signs and symptoms of this virus in people?
The symptoms of this new H1N1 flu virus in people are similar to the symptoms of seasonal flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. A significant number of people who have been infected with this virus also have reported diarrhea and vomiting.  Also, like seasonal flu, severe illnesses and death has occurred as a result of illness associated with this virus.

How severe is illness associated with this new H1N1 virus?
It’s not known at this time how severe this virus will be in the general population. CDC is studying the medical histories of people who have been infected with this virus to determine whether some people may be at greater risk from infection, serious illness or hospitalization from the virus. In seasonal flu, there are certain people that are at higher risk of serious flu-related complications. This includes people 65 years and older, children younger than five years old, pregnant women, and people of any age with chronic medical conditions. It’s unknown at this time whether certain groups of people are at greater risk of serious flu-related complications from infection with this new virus. CDC also is conducting laboratory studies to see if certain people might have natural immunity to this virus, depending on their age.

How does this new H1N1 virus spread?
Spread of this H1N1 virus is thought to be happening in the same way that seasonal flu spreads. Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing by people with influenza. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.

How long can an infected person spread this virus to others?
At the current time, CDC believes that this virus has the same properties in terms of spread as seasonal flu viruses. With seasonal flu, studies have shown that people may be contagious from one day before they develop symptoms to up to 7 days after they get sick.  Children, especially younger children, might potentially be contagious for longer periods. CDC is studying the virus and its capabilities to try to learn more and will provide more information as it becomes available.

Even while hes frozen in a tube, Walt Disney has the last laugh...

No han sido hechas expresamente para la televisión, aunque lo parezcan. Hay ciertas películas que han olvidado su pasado en la cartelera y han ganado popularidad gracias a la insistencia de los programadores televisivos en ponerlos una y otra vez. ¿Es considerable como deporte de riesgo la acción de sentarse en el sofá desconociendo lo que hay en la parrilla y encender el aparato con la esperanza de entretenerse por cualquier mamarrachada facilonga? Quizás no llegue a ser deporte de riesgo pero excitante sí que lo es.

Gracias a la buen labor de ETB2, se pueden descubrir joyas tales como “Kung Fu Sion”. Es una pena que no haya sido fruto de críticas (siempre positivas) y haya pasado tan desapercibido. No entiendo como no lo venden en los chinos como souvenir cinematográfico entre las pelis porno de coreanas colegialas. Clasificamos esta intentona de humor chino occidentalizado entre los novatos en la estela de pelis requete-televisadas. Pero hay unos cuantos títulos que ya son de oro en las tardes de los fines de semana.

Ni acción, ni suspense, ni comedia. Hablamos de películas que se resumen en motivos visuales y no, por mucho que quisieramos, en argumentos brillantes. Entre las películas de vehículos y mucho fuego,  destacamos la habilidad al volante de Sandra Bullock en “Speed” y la claustrofóbica “Pánico en el túnel”. Y no es el túnel lo que provoca la claustrofobia sino la cara de mal cagado de Stallone haciendo de padre americano que todavía no ha caído en las garras de las canas. Estos los podemos unir en un grupo superior junto a las obras catastróficas como son “Deep Impact” e “Independence Day”, armas de ataque de la cadena Antena 3 para amenizar un poco los previos a las felices noticias de los domingos por la noche.

Luego tenemos las típicas de científicos anormales donde la química se mezcla con el ¿humor?. En vez de invitar al descojone, lo único que consiguen es la indigestión de miles de telespectadores haciendo pública la papada de Eddie Murphy en “El profesor chiflado”. Otra que quizás sea más compatible entre las películas típicas de viajes de autobús pero que también ha sido desgastada por las cadenas es “Flubber”, en la que se confirma el deseo de Hollywood por hacer de Robbie Williams un actor prestigioso y de culto.

Y no pueden faltar las películas teenager americanas cocinadas para saciar el apetito de aquellos que no disponen de ganas ni fuerza para hacer la cena teniendo la pizza barbacoa de Tarradellas en la nevera. Evidentemente, “Colega, ¿dónde está mi coche?” es un film ignorado y menospreciado por los expertos en el tema y elevado a obra maestra por los que sienten y defienden la tele como difusor de ideas degenerativas. Es de cajón que al que le guste “American Pie” le emocionen los cuestionarios de esa gran revelación que es “El juego de tu vida”.

Este es un pequeño desempolve de franjas horarias cubiertas de telarañas como son las que ocupan estas películas caídas en el olvido taquillero. Menos mal que tenemos a directores de cine debutantes con ganas de dar el campanazo con trabajos sencillos para posteriormente formar parte de la paja televisiva, como es el caso de las recién estrenadas “Mentiras y gordas” y “Fuga de cerebros”. Por cierto, atentos a la ida de olla de Borja Cobeaga con “Pagafantas”. Aquí huele a revelación.

…and that’s why I’ll never hunt rabid antelopes with Flavor Flav ever again.

Oh! Hello there. Didn’t see you come in. Why don’t you take a seat, grab some hot cocoa and get comfortable. It’s your favorite interviewer Shakey. And if I’m not your favorite, at least put me in your top 100. Okay, can you at least put me ahead of Bill O’Reilly? Today we have a treat for you on the internet front.

Last week, we interviewed the almighty Gourmet Spud, the bona fide number one commenter in the history of the world. Believe me, I read it. In a book. This week for our second edition of this fine series we have Gourmet Spud’s favorite commenter, the one and only Stev D, recepient of the first ever Deadspin Comment of the Week Award and commenting extraordinaire. So why don’t we go ahead and get this thing kick started!

Hello Stev. How are ya?

Great. I am doing great.

How long have you been in the Deadspin commenting game?

I’ve been on the “’spin” since summer 2006. I am not embarrassed to admit I first found out about the site from an article on Internet journalism in Sports Illustrated. [Shakey note: Me too!] That article also featured that infamous photo of Bill Simmons’ relaxing in the Staples Center; wearing a pair of shoes that he must have wrestled off a transient.

At first, I remember being extremely nervous about commenting (I still get nervous when I submit, just not as much as before). I came on a little after Christmas Ape. When he first started, he was an absolute force of nature.

You’re a recent recipient of the commenter of the week. How does it feel?

Pretty cool. It’s really easy to make fun of it, and I do make fun, but I love commenting on Deadspin, and to be recognized by the site is an honor. No joke.

But for the the sake of accuracy, Iracane named ArkansasFred and (I believe) CampTigerClaw Commenter of the Year in 2007. They have yet to hand that award again– and I don’t think they ever will. Rob got it right the first time. The COTW is nice, but the COTY is the apex of Internet commenting. It’s like the Nobel Prize. But more significant.

You received a signed Fat Joe baseball. What do you plan on doing with it?

I am going to do the right thing, the only thing really- keep it on my desk at work.

You don’t have a blog. Why not, and when will you start?

I’ve thought about it, and I’ve made a few attempts while in college, and I could never find a concept that really fits. Not to say that I don’t not want to blog- it’s just that the right idea hasn’t come along. Maybe I should take some Benzedrine and see what happens.

You did an awesome live blog with Cheese Mac, Arkansas Fred and David Hume on Deadspin. You enjoy it?

It was a blast. Although I did have some technical difficulties early on, I thought we did a good job. I hope there is a chance for us to do more in the future, like the Hall of Fame game or some similarly crappy sports event. But I have a feeling that Deadspin might have gotten the amateur live blog bug out of their system.

Any chance you three will take your commenting talents and translate them into blog success?

I don’t know– it goes back to the concept. If we can get a good concept, then why not? So many people throw up a blog and make a few obvious jokes about the sports world and throw up a photo of a Maxim centerfold. That doesn’t titillate me, the discerning blog reader, a bloggist as it were. But back to the subject, yes, if I came up with a good concept, I would do one. However, the other three are lawyers, and as we know, being a lawyer is serious business.

Spud called you his favorite commenter on the Deadspins. Your thoughts? Awesome compliment or best compliment?

That was really nice of him. I tried explaining to my wife why that was so awesome, but she just kind of stared at me. I don’t know what I was expecting, applause maybe? But it was certainly an honor to be singled out by the one single person on Deadspin that everyone can agree is great.

Also, a brief aside. GourmetSpud, who is Canadian- did not know that in the American restaurant biz AKA “the industry” , “Canadian” is a codeword for African-American patrons. But how could he know?

Who are some of your favorite commenters?

So many, but I will list a few and what I think makes them great; but I should say that ArkansasFred, dont-forget-where-you-came-from-cheese mac, David Hume, DoyleMcPoyle, GourmetSpud are in my opinion the best. I hope that doesn’t sound hopelessly Internet cliquey, but it’s true- no other commenters make me laugh, cry or laugh-cry as much.

But here’s a few that make the Deadspin commenter roster far and away the best on the Internet. Seriously, every other sports blog has TERRIBLE commenters. Here’s an example I just made up:

sportsguysux: JAY CUTLER IS A FAGGY HOMO WHO WANT S 2 PLAY IN SFRAN AD CHOKE ON BIG DICK EVERY NITE

Anyway, here’s the people who are excellent on a daily basis:
WeedAgainstSpeed
HateyMcLife
Chamomiles Davis
Civil Negligence
Katni [Shakey note: SOMEONE get her a star.]
LindsayLohansLeftBoob
THE MENTALIST

The number one commenter of all time in your opinion?

The all time number one is probably GourmetSpud. He’s been around for a long time, and he’s really funny.

Your avatar is quite unique. How’d you get it?

When they first allowed avatars, I wanted something that would be easily identifiable. So I went into MS Paint and whipped up the ‘S’. FYI The ‘S’ stands for “Stev.”

What are some of your favorite blogs?

Hmmmm, for sports blogs, there’s Deadspin, KSK, AwfulAnnouncing, 700Level. And that’s about it. I check the Philadelphia Eagles Message board (the EMB for short), and man– that place is a fucking trainwreck. I love it.

Favorite professional athlete?

This was not a difficult question. Trent Cole. He’s made of destruction. And kicking Kareem McKenzie in the balls, right in from of a referee was so dumb and so brazen, you have to give him some sort of respect.

Blake Griffin’s brother Taylor Griffin not only has less talent then
his brother, but he’s also balding while Blake has a full head of
hair. Why did God punish Taylor so? Is that fair?

That isn’t fair. If I was Taylor Griffin, I would start trading energy futures.

Teams you follow?

Eagles, Phils, Sixers. No hockey. Hockey actually sucks on ice.

Do you prefer the Leitch or Daulerio regime?

Honestly, there really is no difference to me. It’s not like Will covered different sports.

Back in the day, how’d you come by your commenting account?

I tipped Will to the existance of The Dead Tree Crew. The DTC are a fearsome group of Redskins fans who like to burn jerseys of opposing teams and behave without shame. These guys are embarrasing. The leaders of the DTC are ‘Da Mayor, Da CEO and Da President (it’s not clear if they are an incorporated town, a corporation, or a nation-state). Anyways, they made some youtube video called “Fuck Philly” where they burned a Michael Lewis jersey. I sent that to Will along with their MySpace profiles, and I was IN!

How should Jay Mariotti die?

He’ll probably keel over in a restaurant. So the best we can hope for is that it isn’t a very good one. Ruby Tuesday?

TV shows you currently enjoy?

I don’t miss The Simpsons or House. I try to watch The Office and 30 Rock. My favorite show of all time is The Wire.

You Twitter. Is Twitter a passing phase or is it the real thing?

Beats me, but it’s fun and I like it. But I also liked Friendster and they took that away!

Twitter really pisses people off; the brevity, the inanity, the stupidity…whatever. I’d like to see the long, elegant correspondence that the people who think Twitter is the end of the world draft long hand. Twitter is a way to get information (mostly useless) out into the world. Big deal. It’s not the end of the written word, it’s a thing people do.

Did you think the Candace Parker Secret Lover situation would turn into such a big deal?

No, I honestly didn’t. I was caught off guard. It was a jerky thing I did by calling him out for the puns, but someone had to do it. [Shakey note: I've been tempted to do so on many occasions.] I love Deadspin, and I thought he was lowering the bar. David Hume said it best, “if caring about this indicates I’ve entirely lost perspective, but, still I feel a vested interest in keeping DS funny, and failing that, weird, clever & novel.”

Who got the word to you? What was the chronology of the incident?

I have a friend, who doesn’t post on DS, but reads religiously and is a big time DUAN! lurker (creepy, right?), sent me the link. I sent them an email, asking them to take it down. Then I sent an email to AJ, wherein I informed him of the situation and asked for him to send a reminder to the commenters to be civil. Instead, he posted the email in Deleted Scenes. Thanks.

What do you think the term ‘glitterfire’ means?

Is that a lipgloss?

What are your thoughts on the band U2?

Extremely average. Their greatest achievement was Bono’s speech inducting Bob Marley into the Rock-N-Roll hall of fame. Check it out, it is so bad.

"Billy Joel? Terrible," says Stev D.

Worst song ever recorded?

Either “The Downeaster Alexa” or “Lullaby (Goodnight My Angel)”, by Billy Joel. He is so terrible.

Waxing Off: Bad idea or worst idea?

It’s the same topic every week. And what’s with every author being a Phillies fan? And notice how they all start out “Now, I’m just an average girl, who likes to hang out, drink you under the table and watch sports.”

Although, that one writer did suggest that women wouldn’t have unfaithful husbands if they cooked, cleaned and screwed at the ready. If I was back in my writing workshop, I would say “you made some interesting choices with that piece, I don’t know if I agree with some of them.”

Best TV show?

1. Simpsons
1a. The Wire
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342. Say Yes to the Dress

I called Colin Cowherd and he answered, so I said “Fuck you cockbrain”. What would you have said?

You can’t improve on that. [Shakey Note: VICTORY!]

Thanks for the interview.

Thank you!

There is no question that our country needs a comprehensive energy plan, but how much of it should be government controlled is the true problem we face. So far, we have done alright while mired in regulation after regulation, wild price swings caused by fiscal policy and flaky Arabs, and various attempts merely poking around the edges of an energy policy by various Presidents and congressional busybodies.

Obama is taking a different approach. Some will say “finally.” But then they really haven’t connected all the dots. Il Duce plans on completely starving this country for energy. There is no other alternative explanation. It goes way beyond drilling or Cap and Trade. So let’s take a look at everything so far.

First, he agrees with Congress on preventing drilling for oil. The Continental Shelf is still closed to the best fields, and what was opened in the last administration will soon become closed again. He has directed Ken Salazar to void leases in Utah, and the Department of Interior has begun a review of oil and gas leases sold under the Bush Administration. To add insult to injury, Congress is going to place another 2 Million acres off limits as nature preserves, many of which have known supplies of oil, gas, and oil shale.

The E.P.A.’s Lisa Jackson has begun the process of canceling mountaintop coal mining permits claiming concerns over the environmental impact. So there goes the most efficient way to extract coal. More than 200 current projects have been affected throughout Appalachia as well as thousands of jobs.

Well, what about nuclear? The President just de-funded the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage project, which has burned through almost $8 Billion dollars in it’s 22 years under construction. It would have provided a much safer place to store waste as the facility is over 1000 feet underground and more than 90 miles from civilization. While this might make Harry Reid and some NIMBY Nevada residents happy, it effectively kills additional nuclear reactors being built.

I’ve already posted about attempts to kill several renewable energy projects. Solar and wind farms are under attack as well as transmission lines necessary to carry electricity to population centers. It seems even solar power suffers from NIMBY syndrome.

That brings us to Cap and Trade, effectively the final blow to America’s dependence upon energy. This sinister piece of legislation not only taxes carbon-based fuels in our own country, it also places high import tariffs on imported fuels. Coincidentally, Canada is now looking at Asia as a much preferable market just to get away from our regulatory and tax induced mess. In fact, there will hardly be a country that would want to sell us coal, natural gas, and oil when this system goes into effect. Ethanol might help some at first, but at the expense of food prices. Eventually though, even ethanol won’t save us, and all we’ll have to show for the experiment is a far thinner waistline.

Of course, price will overcome opposition, that’s the law of supply and demand. The prices are going to go through the roof as our population grows and demands more energy. Eventually, rationing will occur, next, only the super-rich will be able to fuel their cars or light their homes. Unless someone invents a small, home-sized fusion generator, I’m afraid we are in for many dark nights.

Oh, someone in the back just asked a question about hydrogen. Hydrogen is a complete non-starter. It has been a way to provide hope, while wasting billions of dollars on an element which cannot supply energy, merely carry it. We might as well hang our hopes on Flubber. Some have written books on the subject, so I’ll suffice it to say that any competent physicist, chemist, or engineer should be able to put this one to rest in a few minutes. If you want to ask about it, I’ll be more than happy to answer questions.

Well, I’d better get to work building my basement methanol production facility so I can keep blogging. Unfortunately, there won’t be anyone who can read it. At least the stars will be easier to see again.

The words that I have heard a lot these days are: “comfort” and “nostalgic”.  These words make sense when people are stressed.  Disney has also noticed the latest trends due to the economy.  They are bringing back the Disney matinee. They are testing it in select cities and will expand if it is popular.  I bet it will be successful if marketed correctly.

If you are a little older (like me) then you went to the movies as a kid.  We didn’t have VHS or DVD’s to watch in front of the TV.  I used to go to the movies many Saturday afternoons to watch a Disney classic.  How could I forget Flubber, Love Bug, Sword in the Stone, and Escape to Witch Mountain (the originals). 

I think Disney is on to something.  As I have reported before the movie industry is kicking ass right now.  People want to get out of the house.  They need the “escape”.  They don’t want to spend a lot of money.  Why can’t all of us in the live event and entertainment business create stuff too? 

I was talking to another longtime event marketer and he mentioned an indoor carnival.  This might be a perfect time to do one.  Market it as fun and inexpensive.  Make it a “get out of the house” kind of event.  I bet people will go.  There are lots of smaller venues that are always looking for events.  Why not book a small theatre in your town and create a “family friendly” Saturday event?  There are lots of smaller pre-produced “family” events out there just looking to get booked. 

This recession with the little “d” could have a very positive effect on entertainment.  There are no such things as “new ideas” just new ways of doing things.  Let’s show the world “comfort” and make some money at the same time.

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