Have you Seen Me?

Someone has stolen the Commander and Chief trophy.... Be on the look out.

"Words create lies. Pain can be trusted."

Okay time for another reccomendation of the week.

"Audition"

This is a Japanese horror film that came out a few years ago. Now, Hollywood would have us believe that every Japanese horror film is just another "Ring or Grudge" knock off. But this is a horror movie. This movie will make you fear the female gender. If you're married, you'll want a divorce. If your single...well you'll just be thankful for having a high speed internet connection.

Here's a brief synopsis (minus any spoilers)

A lonely Japanese widower whose son is planning to move out of the house soon expresses his sadness to a friend and fellow film producer, who becomes inspired to hold an audition for a non-existent film so that the widower can select a new potential bride from the resulting audition pool. The widower ultimately becomes enamored with and fascinated by one particular young woman...but first impressions can often be horribly wrong....

Now the beautiful thing about this movie is that the first half of it is a standard drama that lulls you into a false sense of security. But it's all crazy from there. The last half hour alone will have you squirming in your seat wishing your mommy will come save you. It shows that Japanese cinema is capable of creating a kind of horror film that Hollywood would never dare touch. It's not uber-gory per se'. It's just truly disturbing in a very primal way.

This movie is tore up from the floor up.

Return of That-Guy Wednesday Countdown to the Hall

...and we're back...so JK Simmons and James Hong have moved onto the semi's

Today's match up hopes to be a little closer with two Heavyweights in the Psycho-That Guy division: (and before we get to today’s contestants, let me remind everyone that since we have a 6 person panel now, I will refrain from voting unless absolutely necessary to prevent a tie-scenario, my hope is that we can get some non-panel votes in here to make it a true democratic election complete with hanging chad’s and my overturning Rehnquist decision) anyway here we go….

Psycho That Guy Match up:
Mr. Peter Stormare vs. Mr. Ted Levine

VS.

Let’s run through some career highlights and narrow down one quote from each contestant:

Mr. Peter Stormare:

Psycho Roles in Films Include:

*Fargo as Gaear Grimsrud

*8MM as Dino Velvet

*Bad Company as Adrik Vas

*Minority Report as Dr. Solomon Eddie

*Bad Boys II as Alexi

***Constantine as Satan

And last, but certainly not forgettable as everyone’s favorite Nihilist Uli Kunkel (aka Karl Hungus) in The Big Lebowski

“Perhaps there was something in the air tonight…Fernando…"from one of the greatest Swedish groups to ever water-down the music industry I give you one of Sweden’s biggest acting cross-over’s. Mr. Stormare has created a niche from himself for the past 15 years playing the psycho w/ an accent who still has the time for subtleties such as “pigs in blanket.” He adds to every scene the fear that he might genuinely be as sadistic as his character and for this he truly captures the art and nature of the Psycho That Guy. One quote to earn your vote:

“Hello. Mein dizbatcher says zere iss somezing wrong mit deine kable.”” Dat's vhy day zent me, I'm un exspert” Za, okay, I bring mein toolz.”

Mr. Ted Levine:

Psycho Roles in Films Include:

*Next of Kin as Willy Simpson

*Nowhere to Run as Mr. Dunston

*Heat as Bosko

*Wild Wild West ”Bloodbath” McGrath

But the two that really matter:

*Joyride as Rusty “Candy cane” Nail

&

*Silence of the Lambs as James “Buffalo Bill” Gumb

If Stormare is the perfect Psycho with an accent than I present the greatest Psycho w/ a baritone, Mr. Ted Levine. Although his list of Psycho film roles might not be as worthy in quantity as Mr. Stormare, I believe the quality of SOTL and JR speak for themselves. If Disney were to ever include a Psycho-path in the next installment of Aladdin I have no doubts that Mr. Levine would walk away w/ at least a Golden Globe.

Trivia: will appear in the upcoming film for Knight Rider, where he will no doubt present a Psychotic-tone that Kit and Michael can not possibly overcome.

One quote to earn your vote: everyone after me-

“It rubs the lotion on its skin. It does this whenever it is told…It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again…Now it places the lotion in the basket.”

Now place your bets...

Good idea or against the law

This morning as I was getting ready to educate the youth of America, I heard this story on a local sports radio station.

According to a Investigators, a motor home was converted to an adult dancing club. Women charged between $20 to $40 dollars depending on the service. A couple of women were also charged with engaging in sex as part of their show.

So which brings up the question...Was this illegal? Or just a new way to entertain during tailgating? I think a few more people might be interested in tailgating if they new the Deja Vu was providing a motor home in the parking lot. It also brings up the point, did the Bucs know about this throughout the year and decided to do nothing about it. I'm interested to hear some thoughts. A little side not to 'That Guy, Wednesday.

T.O. a HOF?

So I'm at work, taking a break while reading Peter King's Monday Morning QB (Tuesday Edition) and he makes a bold statement by saying, "As disturbed as he is, I would lean right now to saying yes, I think Terrell Owens is a Hall of Famer." Wow.

Seriously, let's tackle this quandry. Does a man's character play a part into whether or not said player is a HOF? The numbers certainly back up Mr. King's statement. T.O. has 10535 yds receiving and has caught 101 TDs. Those are more yards than Lance Alworth, Raymond Berry & Fred Biletnikoff. Owens has scored more touchdowns than all of the previously mentioned + 1 more than Steve Largent's 100 TDs -- and Largent did that in 14 seasons -- while Owens has played 10 seasons. All of the previously mentioned are current HOF's. So does T.O. get in? You can't question his toughness? But you can question his character and integrity.



Side note: Jimbo, what do you think about the rumor that your own Dallas Cowboys are currently the most likely club to sign T.O. following his release this coming offseason? Would the Redskins make such a move? The Broncos? I know the Hawks wouldn't after the Koren Robinson troubles the past couple of years. But it's funny that you could see the Boys, Skins & Co's all signing Owens.

HOF finalists announced

On the heels of the Michael Irvin story.
The HOF announced the 25 finalists. I figured this would be a good place to air out my opinions

Troy Aikman - QB - 1989-2000 Dallas Cowboys (Should be in. A proven winning QB and an MVP.)

Harry Carson - LB - 1976-1988 New York Giants (Maybe. But not this year)

Dermontti Dawson - C - 1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers (Solid player, but not a top 5 at his position)

Fred Dean - DE - 1975-1981 San Diego Chargers, 1981-1985 San Francisco 49ers. (Revolutionized the DE position as a pass rusher. But most of his stats came before sacks became an offical stat in the NFL recordbooks in 1982)

Richard Dent - DE - 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles (I think Dent is a HOF player. This is not his year with Reggie White in the same class of finalists)

Randy Gradishar - LB - 1974-1983 Denver Broncos (Sorry Train. Outside of Denver, Gradishar was just seen as a good player, not HOF)

L. C. Greenwood - DE - 1969-1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (Will fail to make the hall due to "Too many Steelers")

Russ Grimm - G - 1981-1991 Washington Redskins. (Possible. One of the mainstays for the Hogs, plus a good coach with the Steelers now)

Ray Guy - P - 1973-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. (Punting is part of the game. Ray guy is the best. Put him in)

Lester Hayes - CB - 1977-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (With Stickum 30+ INT's...without 10. )

Claude Humphrey - DE - 1968-1974, 1976-1978 Atlanta Falcons, 1979-1981 Philadelphia Eagles (Never got to see much of his palying days)

Michael Irvin - WR - 1988-1999 Dallas Cowboys. (Stats would say Yes. But his votes this year will sway to Monk or Reed due to off the field problems)

Bob Kuechenberg - G - 1970-1984 Miami Dolphins (Vote for Bob. A solid Guard that deserves alot of credit for Miami's success in the 70's and 80's)

Art Modell - Owner - 1961-1995 Cleveland Browns, 1996-2003 Baltimore Ravens (Yes. But not this year. I just dont like Art)

Art Monk - WR - 1980-1993 Washington Redskins, 1994 New York Jets, 1995 Philadelphia Eagles. (This man at one time owned the NFL record for most receptions in a career, in a season, and consecutive games with a reception. He is a HOF and I cannot speak stronger about anyone more deserving. Redskin fan or not)

Warren Moon - QB - 1984-1993 Houston Oilers, 1994-1996 Minnesota Vikings, 1997-1998 Seattle Seahawks, 1999-2000 Kansas City Chiefs (Pro footballs most prolific QB. And since the CFL is Pro Football, He is a surefire HOF)

Andre Reed - WR -1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins (4 straight super Bowls and the career stats to back it up. This is a no brainer)

Ken Stabler - QB - 1970-1979 Oakland Raiders, 1980-1981 Houston Oilers, 1982-1984 New Orleans Saints (I dont think the Snake will make it. Too many years as a backup, 1 super bowl win and not enough stats. He and aikman are similiar except Aikman was always a starter and has the 3 super bowls)

Derrick Thomas - LB - 1989-1999 Kansas City Chiefs. (Great player with good stats. May not have been a HOF however will get sympathy consideration that will push him into the hall)

Thurman Thomas - RB - 1988-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Miami Dolphins (See Andre Reed. They will both get in, but not at the same time)

Roger Wehrli - CB - 1969-1982 St. Louis Cardinals (Good CB, but has been on the ballot for a long time. If he hasnt been voted in yet probably wont go)

Reggie White - DE/DT - 1985-1992 Philadelphia Eagles, 1993-1998 Green Bay Packers, 2000 Carolina Panthers (Best DE in history is a first ballot HOF. I would have liked to have seen his speech.)
Ralph Wilson, Jr. - Owner - 1959-current Buffalo Bills (He'll go in as a pioneer of the old AFL, but not this year)

George Young - GM/Administrator - 1968-1974 Baltimore Colts, 1975-1978 Miami Dolphins, 1979-1997 New York Giants, 1998-2001 National Football League (I think he goes in this year)

Gary Zimmerman - T - 1986-1992 Minnesota Vikings, 1993-1997 Denver Broncos (May get in during a year with a weaker class)


So my Final vote for this years class

George Young, Ray Guy, Art Monk, Reggie White, Warren Moon

So...what should we talk about?

…From one of the greatest villains in movie History comes a Monday rambling that is chalk full of intrigue:

First, I’d be remiss to spend some time discussing the National Football League and signs that teams that have the “look of destiny” in their eye:
Thursday’s Matchup’s: Detroit vs. Atlanta…really not much to say here except that I believe that in my lifetime I will see a St. Louis type championship run from the Lions…and I believe it starts at approximately 2013, so stay tuned…
Dallas vs. Denver: I don’t know how many more level 3 kicks to the junk I can take from this team, it seems to be getting a little easier since the Huskies stopped playing: let’s count Dallas’s true record 7-4, now let’s see what that record is if we add in two under 30 field goals and a cover 2 defense in the course of three games: 10-1…but I digress, hat’s go off to Denver playing a solid game and sticking to season plan of having anybody but Snake win the game for them, however…I don’t think they have the Defensive tools to win like Baltimore(02?) in the playoffs and can they overcome their demons in the HoosierDome ? Stay tuned….

Yesterday: Perhaps some of you remember my teams-on-the-Destiny-March post from a couple of weeks ago, but yesterday’s game at Qwest field will be presented as Exhibit A right next to Bledsoe’s pick to finish the Dallas game…In a league where skill, practice and a host of other tangible elements dictate the winners from the losers, there really is no other way to explain three missed FG’s in a row…(this apparently goes with the theme that the NFC East shall not be allowed to use FG’s to win football games)… could it be that the Seattle 11 have finally come into the good graces of the Football gods? Is Seattle the next check mark on the list following Denver, New England, Baltimore/Cleveland, St. Louis/LA and Tampa Bay? I have no idea, this is the first time I’ve seen a team outplayed for the final 20 minutes and still pull a W out….Stay Tuned….

Weekend: Spent the extended weekend with the good people of British Columbia and like always have the application for citizenship sitting in front of me trying to come up with 5 reasons why I like my country more than theirs: so here’s a Monday top 5 about why I like the US, although this shirt my negate this list:





5-NFL/College Football vs. CFL/Hockey—yes…yes…although this is starting to change after watching the Grey Cup last night (Kudos to the Eskimo’s for beating the juggernaut that is the Alleoutes) …and from a playing perspective, the CFL rules make for a much more exciting game, with heavy emphasis on a quality QB and WR’s, I’ll say an acceptable Arena version of the old game…but, American Football got to me early and there really is no going back, however I believe living in Vancouver you get a lot of Seattle TV, so really you don’t miss much, except…

4-ESPN vs. TSN: hard to imagine a world w/o the worldwide leader, but this is a reality for 31 million Canadians…however I believe with a satellite dish this dilemma could be avoided

3-Coins: what does 4.50 feel like in Canadian dollars? Well a heavy pocket of change of course…I like the useless feeling of have 4 crumpled bills instead, that just might turn out to be a $5-er or maybe a $10

2-Bowling: ok, so the ball is a quarter the size any there’s only 5 pins? And they’re smaller too?...no sir, give me big ball and big pins w/ massive amounts of Midwestern beer to boot….

1-Where’s all the Guns at eh?- how can you call yourself a democracy when you don’t actively know what the person driving next to you has underneath the passenger seat…say what you want, but the old US way of street justice works just fine with me…”fear…fear of this battle station will keep the local galaxies in line”…not just a meaningless phrase, but the basis for the American Political and Social Ethos, maybe in a couple of years we can work on our Northern Neighbors to adobe a little more fear in the society so they can understand what it means to be a world power!!!!

Anyway…besides that, I’m missing my Northern Cousin’s all ready and can’t wait to head back eh, boot for now, I can only hope that they adopt some of my changes mentioned above

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EL DUDE A' RENO.....

"Look up idiot in the dictionary. You know what you'll find?" "A picture of me?" "No! The definition of idiot. Which you are!"

All right, I suppose it’s time for another installment of the movie recommendation of the week, so here we go…

“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”

So I went into this movie with low expectations. First time director Shane Black was previously a big time screenwriter responsible for such epic films as “The Last Action Hero” and “The Last Boy Scout”. Now in all fairness he is also responsible for creating the “Lethal Weapon” franchise and wrote the under-rated “Long Kiss Goodnight”, so it’s not like the guy only writes crap films (On a side not, this guy also played Hawkins in “Predator”).

So long story short, the buy burnt out on Hollywood and went AWOL for 5 years before popping back onto the scene with a script for a new movie. Now this flick had been shopped around Hollywood for over a year before it finally got picked up. In fact another studio was ready to go with a big budget production of the film starring Harrison Ford, but Shane Black walked away, insisting that the film be done write. Finally with a tiny $10 million dollar budget, the film was finally unleashed.

Now, what can I say about this movie? I see a ridiculous number of movies every year (probably in the range of 300-350) and I can honestly say this is without a doubt in the top 5 movies I’ve seen in 2005. I LOVE this movie. I’m Serious. I want to buy it flowers and take it to nice restaurants and go on long walks on the beach with it.

The film stars Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer giving some of the best performances they’ve ever given. I’ve always had a love hate relationship with Val Kilmer. When he’s “on” he’s amazing, but sadly he mostly seems to just phone in performances. Robert Downey Jr. on the other hand has never been an actor I’ve been particularly wowed by…until now. In a nutshell, here’s the plot synopsis (thanks to IMDB)…
A petty thief (Downey) posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective (Kilmer) who's been training him for his upcoming role...
I’ll admit, it doesn’t sound like anything special. But the writing is so crisp and the humor is fantastic you’ll be blown away. You will literally watch this movie and have no idea what is going to happen next. Every twist is so out of left field your head is left spinning. And I can not stress how funny this movie is. Most straight up comedies could never hope to be this funny.

So, before you go see anything else…haul your ass down to the movie theater and see this movie. Screw potter, rent, the Ice Harvest, or anything else you were thinking of seeing and go see this movie. I don’t care if you have to miss out on Thanksgiving dinner…it’ll be worth it. SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!

What is it that you do here??

Joe, what exactly do you do for a living now and for that matter why don’t you give a run down of the last couple of months of your life.

Can I call you and order my books from Amazon?
Do you still live in the same place?
Who is your favorite sports team right now?

We just miss the blond haired, blue eyed master race guy we have come to know and love…

the thing.

Here is the thing... Goose gives me shit this past weekend, saying I've been getting ripped in The Black Lodge. So I log on yesterday to post -- it was three weeks since my last post I'll admit, but I'm getting married in 2 weeks, ya heartless bastards -- and I'm shut out.

So I'm back. Just to warn you, there will be a week when I'll be on my honeymoon (Puerta Vallarta), followed by a week sometime in December when I'll be travelling for work -- both where I won't be able to post -- I'm just telling you guys now so I don't get kicked out again.

So back to it, Beckett gets traded to BOS today (pending approval & physicals) -- marking the first blockbuster move of the offseason (not counting the Kenji Johjima signing by the M's) -- so what do you guys think?

I believe the deal is a no brainer for BOS -- they are getting a 25 year old legitimate #1 starter in Beckett & pull-hitting 3B in Lowell for 3 minor leaguers. I guess my question is: Why can't the Mariners pull off this type of deal? I'm not talking about dealing for Beckett/Lowell specifically, since I do realize that we signed Fat Beltre to a balloon contract to play 3B and thus a Beckett/Lowell trade would be impossible. But it seems the M's can't pull off a big trade unless there backs are against the wall -- trading Junior, The Big Unit & Freddy to name a few -- all dealt after they weren't happy and demanded to be traded.

Why didn't the M's Japanese ownership teams gut the front office of SEA after Gillick left? Why are there so many questions about the direction of the club? Hopefully Seattle will swing a deal for Delgado or another LH power hitter + add a top of the rotation SP soon before waiting until the market dictates their salary demands. But will the Mariners act ahead of the curve? History says no.

Did anyone see Joey last night?

Okay...so this post isn't about Joey. Quite frankly, I have never seen an episode of that show and never will. This post is about one of the biggest rivalry weekends of the year. I know the Hawks are playin' the 49ers but to put in comic book language, when Magneto meets the X-men...

Especially in this region several TV's and fans will be checkin' out the glorious Apple Cup and Civil War. (That't WSU vs UW and Ore. St. vs OU for you MCP) Both games have had classics and blow outs...I just hope that the two right teams win. UW, after returning from the desert with a victory will hope the mo train continues. OSU will hope to ruin the ducks run for the Holiday bowl.

This game is more that just a game between the lines. It will shut up countless Cougar fans everytime they see their flag on the Space Needle or it might spread the disease of Cougar fever. Let's hope for that they shut up.

Enjoy the games everyone...I wish I could be at the Cup but I'm on double secret probation so Dean Wormer won't allow me to participate in the floats or the games.

Enjoy Rivalry Weekend...So much history...so many axes to grind...

The proverbial "munchies"

So, here's a thought. I spent last night enjoying some of the various alcoholic beverages Seattle has to offer. Some number I can't really remember later, I found myself quite hungry. It never ceases to amaze me the cravings I get when I'm in an "impaired" state. Usually when I'm in the city, alcohol in my belly means that I need a cheeseburger and fries from Dick's ASAP. But tonight I was feeling like changing things up a little bit, so I found my way to the local Taco Bell for a steak grilled stuffed burrito. The beautiful thing about food like this is that, when you're inebriated, it tastes like gourmet cuisine.

So here's my question to you: What is your favorite "I'm drunk and I'm freaking hungry" food? We've all been in that state and we all have something that we crave more than anything else.

*Editor's note: For those of you that like amusing visuals...The entire time I've been sitting over here typing, Train keeps glancing over with a look of worry in his eyes.
"Are you posting?" He asks.
"Nope...Just randomly typing for no particular reason" I sarcastically reply.
"Just don't make fun of me."
"What?"
"Are you making fun of me?"
"No."
"Cause, you know...I mean it's cool. I'm not like mad or anything. You can make fun of me."

And with that he goes back to his desk...for less than 1 minute. Yes...I am being 100% literal.

"What are you making fun of me about?"
"Just sit down dude. It's cool, don't worry."
"I'm not worried, I just don't know what you're going to make fun of me about."

Now just repeat these series of actions 2 more times, and you'll know what it was like to post this innocent little entry...

The main reason Thursday is the best day of the week...

If only we had more of these last year.....

Holy Dukes of Hazzard, Batman!

A little background before I get into the meat and potato’s of today’s post….

So I finish up my first entry and submit it to the blog. Ten minutes later Mr. Train runs over to my desk to discuss it with me (although he never mentioned the $2). Apparently he’s decided that I am to be a vessel, because he wants my next post to be about a subject he’s a little embarrassed about…

…comic books.

You see, Mr. Train has taken up reading comic books again after a long break where he decided he didn’t want to be a little pussy anymore. Time passed, and his comic interests are perked again. But now, he’s self conscience about it, and feels that the medium needs to be justified to all of you, so you’ll stop making fun of him.

Doing this is a more daunting task than he realizes. How do you justify a medium? It’s too abstract to really do that. It’s like saying movies are stupid. They’re not, but some genre’s might be. It’s all about finding a genre you like. So I’m going to do this in two parts.

Part 1

Don’t make fun of Mr. Train about comics to his face. He’s sensitive. He doesn’t admit it, but I think he cries himself to sleep at night.

Part 2

Okay, you guys seem to be into film, so I’ll use that as a jumping off point for giving some examples of the two crossing over.

Non-Super Hero Kick-ass movies based on Comic Books: Road To Perdition, History of Violence, From Hell, Sin City, Constantine (okay, that one’s debatable), the Crow, American Splendor.

The big thing lately has been film makers actually branching into the world of comics…some examples.

Joss Whedon (Serenity, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Stephen King, Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats), J Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5), Jeph Leob (Commando, Teen Wolf…he actually is a good writer, honest), Damon Lindelhoff (Lost), Bryan Singer (Usual Suspects, X-men), the Wachowski brothers (Matrix), Orson Scott Card (Enders Game), Clive Barker (Hellraiser), Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness)…and that’s just off the top of my head.

Bascially, all I can really say to people who don’t like comics is that if you’re willing to give them a chance, you can find something you’ll really like. Maybe superhero’s aren’t your thing, or maybe you just think their funny books. But there are books out there that cover every genre you can imagine. It’s just a matter of finding something in your niche.

Are you ready for Wednesday's Matchup?...well, are you?

Today's matchup comes from one of the Lodge's top 5 movies of all-time and pits Egg Chen v. Lo Pan: that's right its Victor Wong vs. James Hong in a battle for Chinese-American that-guy's: (In a new format I ask everyone to vote on one of these guys so they can move on to the next round, while last week's that guy JK Simmons get a bye, and an eventual matchup) career highlights will be provided below(my apologies that my html skills are not all there yet):

This one won't be easy, two tough competitors, two impressive resumes, let's break them down shall we:

Victor Wong:

Films Include: Big Trouble in Little China, Golden Child, Bloodsport, Tremors, Seven Years in the Theater sorry Tibet and who can forget the 3 Ninja series including: the original, 3 Ninja's Kick Back and 3 Ninja's: High Noon at Mega Mountain
other curious facts from our good friends at Fametracker :

-originally considered for the voice of Yoda
-captured the wise Chinese grandfather/mentor trophy for 18 years in a row from '81-'99
-legend has it that he once beat Pat Morita within an inch of his life for the role of Mr. Miagi, but ended up turning it down to concentrate on Egg Chen

James Hong

Films Include: Big Trouble in Little China, TV's Kung Fu, Chinatown/Two Jakes, Airplane!, Blade Runner, Missing In Action, Golden Child, The Karen Carpenter Story, Tango & Cash, Wayne's World 2, Tank Girl, Bloodsport 2 and the upcoming film The Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon this doesn't even come close to the entire catalogue

Curious Facts:

-versatility in not only being the head bad guy for Chinese Crime Syndicates, but also head Viet Cong generals, this kind of depth is not usually found with character actors
-in the running for That-Guy record with 121 films and no count on TV appearences to his record, places him near the top in films done,
-contractually obligated to complete 5 films a year, now has been pressed into action on the VG circuit
-one word: INDEED!!!!

So give me your favorite Wong or Hong story and make sure to vote so that we can eventually crown a that guy champion: honorable mention to Endo, who missed out on our Asian That-Guy round by a few votes, but could re-emerge in our deadly torture, crazy guy with weapons That-Guy round...

Their may be one "O" in Jimbo but there are two "O"s in Goose (and other Random thoughts)

Being the parent of two Gosslings I am definately behind in some current movies but I wanted to post a few opinions in the blog on Summer blockbusters and other thoughts from the Nest

Star Wars Revenge of the Sith
One fact is still bugging me. When the order was given at the end of the movie to erase 3P0's memory, R2 got off scott free. Im hoping that if they ever do an episode 7 that the movie opens with Leia, Han and Luke beating the snot out of R2 with Gaffi sticks saying "You little punk knew EVERYTHING and you didnt think to share any information?" Drop the little punk ass droid in Degobah and let him sit for a while. Degobah is like Compton for Droids.

Batman Begins
This was the best Batman Movie of them all. However Christian Bale reminded me in several scenes of the guy who played Greg in "Dharma and Greg". Creepy.

Has Joe been granted his outright release or with an arbitrator decide that he can return to the blog after a 4 game suspension?

Does The Mighty Pemco Casey begin his Blogging career as "Meat"? (The MPC for short)

Dick Butkas was 1-7 with the Montour Spartans. Ray Crockett with be the next Defensive Backfield coach for the Broncos. Butkas will return to cameo's on sitcoms

Fat Albert as a live action movie was wrong....dead wrong

Will everyone on the A-team be attending Saturday Evenings festivities after the 27-19 Apple cup Victory over WSU?

The Holidays are coming up. That means its time to break out your copy of RunDMC's "Christmas in Hollis". Always gets me ready for the holiday season.

"You get into all sorts of trouble if you kill people if they're still alive"

I know what you’re thinking. Who the hell is this guy?

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…Mr. Train walks over to me and says, “Dude, we got a blog. You should totally check it out. Can I borrow two dollars? Thanks man. Anyway, it’s a totally sweet blog. You should write something on it or whatever.”

Long story short, I still haven’t gotten my two dollars back.

Anyway, here I am now, so I guess I should entertain you. Mr. Train is requesting that, since I’m kind of a film nut, that I write about obscure movies (and also that I make sure that I’m funny, so I don’t make him look bad). So here we go....

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t really know your taste outside of two things:
1. Some of you have a Zombie Fetish
2. You think David Lynch is the greatest thing since sliced lettuce

Knowing these two things, there is one film that you absolutely must see.

-Cemetery Man-

A British Rupert Everett starring in an Italian horror film, filmed entirely in English.

In a nutshell, Rupert Everett stars as Francesco Dellamorte, a grounds keeper for a local cemetery. Francesco has a problem. Everyone that is buried in the graveyard keeps coming back from the dead as a zombie. Now, most people would report the problem, but Francesco likes his job, and there’s just way too much paperwork.
So night after night, Francesco goes about re-killing & re-burying everyone in the cemetery.
One day, Francesco meets a beautiful woman that he instantly falls in love with. The fall in love, but alas she dies…and then re-dies.
Up until this point things are pretty standard plot wise. But once his true love kicks the bucket, the movie becomes a serious Lynch-like Mind F*ck.
To describe the movie past this just wouldn’t make any sense (I defy you to write a plot outline for Lost Highway). But I can’t stress enough at how fun this movie is. High body count, clever plot, funny as hell, CRAZY twists, it’s all there.
So, you’re probably asking yourself, “If this movie’s so great, why the hell haven’t I seen it or even heard of it?” Basically the movie was never release theatrically in the United States and it’s never been put out on a region 1 DVD.
Still, if you can scare up a copy (either on VHS or an all-region import), I can’t recommend it enough.

A few housekeeping items

As a gift for Joe for his upcoming marriage...I'm granting him the ultimate T.O. package: this includes a expenses paid locker cleaning, free bus ride back to the hotel and a nice tv to watch the rest of the season...that's right Joe, if you ever read this, you've been put on the inactive/just doesn't give a damn list....congrats on the wedding though...if you desire to be a "PAL" and if you care enough, throw down some comments or opinions, (these are things that derive from objective thought) and the board will review your membership options and you just might graduate from Top Gun, meanwhile Goose and Train hold up the trophy while Dude and I make sure they know there's just one O in Jimbo...

so while one is leaving, that means there's an empty spot at the table:

I'd like to Welcome the Mighty Pemco Casey to bat, who comes recommended by one of the founding fathers for his high level of geek knowledge and expertise...I realized we needed subject matter experts after last week's Chewbacca Defense post...your first test of geek knowledge will be to decifer the following quote giving movie title and either character or actor name: (this also doubles as the only thing not acceptable to talk about in the Lodge)

"Well now, I'm not gonna talk about Judy. In fact, we're not gonna talk about Judy at all, we're gonna keep her out of it...Who do you think this is there?..The stories that I wanna tell you about... "

I'd be remiss not to mention the weekend....

"...Hailing Mary and she answers the phone!"..." great quote from the voice of the Dawgs, no not Chuck Nelson, from the most memorable game this season...I'd like to take second and do my second honk post since the Lodge began, because when your Pac 10 wins come once every two years, you have to get your money's worth...

First, ...Condotta pointed out an interesting parrallel this morning when talking about the "bomb" and "the three" that turned Husky BBall around two years ago in Oregon State...I have to say the correllation was running through my head shortly after the game and as the article states, it only matters what you do afterward that makes a moment memorable, however:

1) "Just look at the schedules!"
the ability to work through your problems via games is a huge advantage for bball over football...you get 18 conf & 9 non-conf to get your team going during the NCAA bball season, so seemingly you can hit a stride, stumble, hit a stride again and stumble all in the course of a season, Football allows you to gain momentum, but to get to an elite level you stumbles have to come at the right time and a lot of luck needs to be involved, unless your Texas or USC

2) Dial "M" for Most overused motivation going into the off-season: momentum
Look if the Cup come back to where it belongs on Saturday no one is wearing a better poop-eating grin than this guy, well I can think of a couple of others, but that in no way effects the way you play in August or September of '06 does it? what's the cap on momentum during the off-season...doesn't it last really until the SuperBowl than its about dedication to building your temple and all that other BS and subsequently to you think SC or Texas is going to slack off in the off-season because either of the two won out with the trophy, exactly...not buying this reason

3) Coach, what "winning?"

Here's to the genius that drafted an athlete who played QB in HS that only won one friggin' game...here's the deal, not saying the player can't develop into a Heisman canidate based on his HS preformance, but ...wait a second, yes I am...any quality QB that is recruited to a Pac 10 school should be personally responsible for at least 4-5 wins in High School, this is mandatory, not an option, you think Ferndale High is suddenly the next dominant force in Washington High School because they've built the system?...this could be true, or it could be that Jake Locker has the intagible element of knowing how to win...sound good enough...I thought so...

**that '04 BBall team had enough Beach guys to know what it felt like to walk with a little swagger and know about how to put things away when you needed to...which is also why I'm a little worried this year, we have the players, but I've never seen a college player with higher intagibles than Jr. Robinson...but hold on, we'll right that post when we need too

So that's just a couple of differences that I see between the two most memorable plays in Husky sports over the last two years, and hell, I hope it goes down as the game changer, I just don't know if you can put value until the chain reaction is shown...

so I guess: for other recitings of other people's idea's tune into my weekly TV show were I hang out with Creed and Scott Weiland and kick around ideas for our next cover album

BLITZ...the League

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Could anyone have created a better game for our good freind Mr Train? I mean a league that adds the after game party into the mix?
Im wondering how much imformation LT game to the game. How much was actually home video of "A day in the life of LT"

"And dont smoke crack" (From the Waterboy)

When they create an NCAA version is there any other reason to play any other team besides Miami or Colorado? Imagine the recruiting trip footage. It will be like watching Girls Gone Wild 8.

Should make for interesting nights at the Lodge. (The new unoffical name for Jimmy's new abode)

Does Casa Goose need a nickname? Shall it be forever known as Casa Goose or does it need a good name like. "The Nest"

"Where you at?...Are you still at the Nest? Meet us at the Lodge at Oh-Six Hundy".

Joe. Put down the copy of Grooms Weekly and blog a little before I pull a Vince Vaughn Old School at your wedding.

I will say "Well, let me be the first to say congratulations to you man; you have one vagina for the rest of your life. Real smart man. ", and oh yes I will Karaoke Total Eclipse of the heart and drop FBombs in where needed.

Cause thats what Pals do.

Our Very Own Tree House...

Quick Post here Kids....

I thought I would just give an honest Black Lodge congradulations to Jimbo and best of luck with his new home. As you start your move today just know that the Lodge is here to help with many of your upcoming homeowner tasks.

I believe once he is all settled in we need to have the first Offical meeting of the Black Lodge. Punch and cookies and what not maybe burn some Ginger Kids for good times. I don't know, Goose could bring his flow chart on how Miguel Ferer is a "that guy". Joe gets the offical boot for his non contribution to the Lodge. Kevin finds a way to vent his NCAA frustration. I get to discuss the finer points of getting the most out of your cheerleading squad.

I vote we each purchase a piece of furniture, art, or any other home decor to make the Lodge our meeting place. Of course Jimbo will have full line item Veto power.

Tell

Special Edition of Thursday's most popular blog...

yes...yes...yes, I know it's Thursday you know what that means: but today boys and girls I'd like to bring remembrance to one of the great philosophical debates of all time: Simply Titled "The Chewbacca Defense" and for anyone who forgot or never heard (seriously if you never heard, your not watching nearly enough TV) here's a transcript of from the greatest mind of our times:


Ladies and gentlemen of the supposed jury, Chef's attorney would certainly want you to believe that his client wrote "Stinky Britches" ten years ago. And they make a good case. Hell, I almost felt pity myself!
But ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, I have one final thing I want you to consider: Ladies and gentlemen, this:


is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk, but Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now, think about that. THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE! (Background: Damnit! What? He's using the Chewbacca defense!) Why would a Wookiee—an eight foot tall Wookiee—want to live on Endor with a bunch of two foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense!
But more important, you have to ask yourself, what does this have to do with this case? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case! It does not make sense.
Look at me, I'm a lawyer defending a major record company, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca. Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense. None of this makes sense!
And so you have to remember, when you're in that jury room deliberating and conjugating the Emancipation Proclamation... Does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense.
If Chewbacca lived on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests.

There you after ladies and gentlemen...this is the same logic that avoids speeding tickets, maritial disputes, NCAA arguments and is used to precision by not only the current entire Federal Government currently, but also Joe and always: Duck and Cougar Fans....enjoy

Welcome to the first ever....

Random That-Guy Wednesday: In a series of weeks I will add a new random that-guy and whenever we feel we have enough of those-guys we will vote to move the actor from a that-guy to a name-guy, got it? good...first canidate is none other that Ralph Earnhardt himself: JK Simmons:

Highlights include:

TV's Law and Order

News Editor: J. Jonah Jameson-Spiderman

Manager from "For the Love of the Game" --Joe's favorite bball film

Buffalo Bill Cody from Hidalgo-never saw it but sounds like a big role

& most recognized as a fear inducing, don't drop the soap Aryian from a little HBO mini-series entitled OZ

......VERN "VERNO" SCHILLINGER....

Ramblings From The Mexican Train

Was it just me or was Tom Brady trying to get every woman in the world to fall in love with him during his 60 minutes interview… He rambled about having won 3 Super Bowls and not feeling fulfilled and that there was more to him then just football. What’s next for the guy working in the off-season at an orphanage in China, that’s not going to happen? No I see more VISA commercials in the future. His comments had a hint of Owen Wilson in Wedding Crashers “we only use 10 percent of our hearts”

How long did Master Card have that Payton Manning Priceless commercial on the shelf… 1, 2, 3 years?

How many times do you think that the Carolina Panthers Web Master had to get up in the middle of the night to make sure the Tomcat portion of the team site was still functioning… over/under had to be at least 35.
- Who calls the two cheerleaders first Hugh or Larry Flint?

Does anyone else see T.O in a Raiders uniform…? Al Davis is Foaming at the mouth for this one.

Has Gina Gershon fallen so far that she needs to do a CBS movie of the week…? Can somebody green light Showgirls II

Is it me or is every single Hawks, Cardinals game super boring?

Whose camp are you in Harry Potter or The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe? You better decide now…

I think that Family guy is inching closing and closing to South Park in the Social Commentary department... Not yet but it is getting there.

Will Dick Butkis and Ray Crockett move on to a Division II team after they rebuild the Mountour Spartans? I am just saying we might be on the cusp of dominating coaching duo al a Ditaka, Ryan in ’85. We really need to contact ESPN about this.

Who else is excited about the AJ Burnett sweepstakes… yeah I didn’t think so.

Do the Colts really need to carry a back up quarterback? Who is the back up anyway? Is that the best job in the world or is it just me?
- Don’t the Dolphins have to be on the Colts schedule to make the whole undefeated season more interesting so next week we can start hearing the “oh, the atmosphere will be electric when the Colts face the Dolphins. The ’72 Fins will be all in attendance ” I mean someone at the league office should be fired over not scheduling this.

Do you think That Pete Carroll sent Charlie Weis some sort of thank you package after Weis got that contract extension…? The card probably read thanks for making me the highest paid coach in the world.

I want to start the Brady Quinn will be a better pro than Matt Leinert talk right here and now.

Should we start the who is a better actor 50 cent or Eminem talk now or can we wait for K-fed to star in a movie...

Do you think That Brad Pitt had a top 5 list with Jennifer and top of his list was Angelina...? So he was exempt from a nasty divorce because that whole split up was quick and painless.

Can we just hand the comeback player of the year award to TJ ford now and get it over with?

SEC best college football conference period, You will see it this weekend when LSU plays Alabama… 12:30pm CBS, Saturday

Am I the only one waiting for the release of Jock Jams 12 ?

Ideas to bridge the Gap between Chewbacca Thursdays

How about Biggs Tuesdays?
Porkins in the Mornings?

Maybe a Captain Panaka day?

One last memory

The Black Lodge

I would have invited you all to the final game, but I know that the Husky home game was at the same time.

Nov 6th 2005
In a driving downpour and chilly tempuatures, The Newport Knights rang up 300yds rushing and over 100yds passing to clinch a 40-33 win over Skyline in the last game of the season.
The win wrote the final chapter to the coaching career of Jeff Goose Serling. While the defense was outmatched for most of the game by the Skyline offense, It came up big with 2 key 4th quarter stops that ended Skyline drives. The Knights came from behind in the 3rd quarter to take the lead, then drove the nail in the coffin with 1:00 left in the 4th.
In NFL Super Bowl Fashion. An entire bucket of ice water was lifted and dumped on the coach as the seconds ran down on the on the season. The the players and coaches embraced after the game, like a family who knew this was there last moment together. The team stayed on the field for several minutes afterwards, and just lived in the moment. The PA Announcer named the 5 seniors on the team who had played their last game before high school, then gave a warm tribute to a coach on his last day.

It was not the championship that I had strived for for many years, but the tears of joy expressed by the players is a picture I dont think I will ever get out of my head. While it wasnt the story I had begun to write this season, the fairy tail ending will forever place the 2005 Newport Knights as....A team of destiny.

I've taken my bows
And my curtain calls -
You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it -
I thank you all -
But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise -
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race -
And I ain't gonna lose -



The curtain falls
Fade to black

So good I can't believe Chuck D. hasn't used it...

I leave you with this to finish off your week from one of the great minds of his trailer park:

"Back then they called me K-Fed/But you can call me Daddy instead/Go ahead and say whatcha wanna/I'm gonna sell about 2 mil, oh, then I'm a goner/I know you all wish you was in my position/Cause I keep getting' in situations that you wish you was in, cousin/Steppin' in this game and y'all ain't got a clue/Getting anxious? Go take a peep/I'm starrin' in your magazines now every day and week/But maybe baby you can wait and see/Until then all these Pavarottis followin' me."

--Kevin Spears-Federline from "Y'All Ain't Ready" on his upcoming hip-hop record

I know I speak for the entire population of the world when I say: no I'm not ready

Thursday....you know what time it is...

NBA Season is upon us...

Hey Black Lodge crew. Unlike Joe, I've started thinkin' about basketball. The big questions are will Bob Weiss take the Sonics back to a 50 win season? I think not, but who knows, this is virtually the same Sonic team that got smoked in their opener last year by the Clippers. So will this happen again? How many are on the G-State bandwagon? Did I miss something or is Run T-M-C back? What about Phil Jackson back in LAla land...and Larry in the big apple? So I pose the Top 5 things I'm lookin' forward to in the upcoming NBA season:

5) The Sonics. I know it sounds homer but can this team repeat last years performance. If not, how far will they decline? It's a contract year for Radmandovic so will he bring in big numbers. Will Ray Allen stay healthy for the season or was a contract fluke? Was Nate the glue that kept this team together and will they be as impressive on back to back nights? All questions I have...

4) The Pacific Division - Okay I know some peeps are sayin' Phoenix still has it but they lost a lot of people in the offseason and no Amare I think could spell trouble. Which brings in the next point. Is this the year for the Golden State Warriors? Is Mike Montgomery the guy? Will Baron Davis lead Oakland back to the playoffs? What about the LA teams? Will Phil and Kobe coexist, if not when will the first blow out happen? Can the Clippers smell a playoff spot? They have the talent but will they have the drive?

3) Shaq's next nickname for D. Wade. I like Flash but you know Shaq has been working on a new nickname. Miami is clearly the front runner but will G-Payton bring that team down like some said he did in LA? Should be an interesting season in South Beach.

2) Up and coming teams. I have heard a lot of hype coming out of Milwaukee. Come on Milwaukee, there wasn't even this much hype when Karl was there. Did Alvin Roberson and Del Harris come back. Redd is good but can he handle the burden of this team? Ok City Hornets, another team that will leave N.O. Last night they handled Sacramento so are they rising out of the swamps of the Bayou? Atlanta, another year, another 14 wins...let's start the count down. A crappy thing happening losing Jason Collier.

1) Who will be the first coach fired this season? I don't know who it could be but lets chew on that too...

Happy NBA New Year...the games now count...

Positive take on 50 degrees and 100% chance of rain...

I know it doesn't really apply to the blogging crew @ the Lodge, but this Halloween photo from Whistler puts a certain zip back into my loins.