For many years now I have been obsessed with Chevy Chase. There is something about the characters that he plays in the majority of his movies that is classic. He always has a way of sneaking in some sort of comment or facial expression that just kills me every time. There are three movies that define just how pimp Chevy Chase really is, Caddyshack, National Lampoon’s Vacation and Fletch. I know that he has made several other movies that are pretty good. But, to me these three movies are the best. One because they are rated R so he can be kinda raunchy, two this was when he was in his comedic prime and three Chevy Chase is my hero.
I would have to say out of the three that Fletch is my favorite.
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Look how ridiculous Rodney Dangerfield looks on the cover of Caddyshack, I love it!! Ha!!
The other day I was sitting around bored and I started thinking about what I used to do back in the day to fill up my hours of boredom… I soon realized that all used to do when I was younger was watch t.v. (which I still do) listen to music (which I still do) and play videogames (which I stopped doing a few years ago).
I was trying to figure out why I stopped obsessing over video games which I remember used to take up hours and hours of my time. Then I relaized that all these new fangled sytems and game consoles are bogus and every time I try and get involved with a new game it gets way to time consuming.
So I stopped buying into the hype and broke out my orginal 8 bit Nintendo (NES) and 16 bit Super Nintendo (SNES). I started playing thorugh all my old games and soon became obssesed once again with Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES). After totally dominating the game several times, my thirst for some Contra action was still not quenched. However Contra III was the only game in the series that I owned (pathetic I know). So I went about trying to track down Contra (NES) and Super C (NES). I soon discoverd that since 1987 and 88 that both games have become rather coveted and rare to find.
I finally found some used copies on www.amazon.com . Contra was $20.00 and Super C was $13.00 which seemed kinda pricey for a couple of busted ass used NES games but I was obssesed so I forked out the $33.00 and waited patiently for a week for them to arrive.
Once they arrived. I broke em out, started playing and soon realized that these games are way to hard to play without using the old school cheat codes (Contra: U,U,D,D,L,R,L,R,B,A, Start = 30 lives & Super C: R,L,D,U,A.B,Start = 10 Lives). Once I used the cheat codes I started tearing through levels and conquering both games left and right. All with out spending days and weeks trying to beat the games (average Contra beat down 35 to 45 minutes).
So long story short, brush off all the hootin’ and hollerin’ going on with with all the new flashy souless video games. Get vintage with your NES, SNES and some bad ass Contra games. Goodtimes!!
…films, books, magazines, social networking sites - Vampires f—ing everywhere!
A few weeks ago I was oblivious to the emergence of vampires in pop culture so when, right before boarding a 10 hour flight to Amsterdam, I ran into a vampire book by one of my favorite authors, Christopher Moore, I snatched it up without hesitation.*
This book that I crossed paths with and purchased is called You Suck: A Love Story**, and isn’t about your typical Anne Rice or Stephanie Meyer style vampires. Think more hipster/binge drinkin’/hooker loving vampires as opposed to the lovelorn, romantic variety. The standout for me is how a 40-something male author can write the spot-on character of a 16 year old wiseass goth/emo girl with vampire aspirations. It’s truly remarkable.
So if you want a different vampire read, I recommend picking up You Suck: A Love Story, it’s an irreverent tale that will make you laugh out loud and possibly piss your pants, all while getting your pop culture vampire fix.***
Regards,
H
*I had only read one of his books, but it was enough to make him one of my favorites. The name of the book is Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal. It’s amazing, absurd and you should read it.
**Unbeknownst to me, this book picks up where his previous, Bloodsucking Fiends, left off.
***I’m well aware that the word “vampire” was used 12 times in this post, I apologize.
What do Vans riding scooters, cats prancing on helicopters and a running 2 legged elephant have in common? The best video on the internet. I hope someday to become filthy rich, on welfare, or be hired by the author of this video so that I too can have enough time to explore insanity.
I personally like the catboy riding the dog like a skateboard. Enjoy!
I wish I could say that I made this video but I didn’t. Click through to the youtube account to find out more about the author.
