Gale Sayers is delivering Saturday's business keynote. At a photography trade show. After witnessing a large animatronic frog lip-sync "What a Wonderful World" by Louie Armstrong, my boss and I gorged ourselves at the Wynn buffet. As I type this, I feel like I'm eight…
Date Archives January 2008
Lights, Cameras, Action
Away I go to another trade show. Early morning flight. Packed a cheeseburger in a can for breakfast. I'm rooming with my boss this time. Awkward!
Jabberwocky
Atari: The Coppola of gaming • The Bluegrass Tribute to Jack Johnson "A trip from the backyards of Hawaii to the front porches of Appalachia." • Crash, the 2005 best picture Oscar winner, will become a 13-episode television series for Starz • Film Review: 2…
Adam Ramblings 11
» Bush should add "more shitty parody films" to his economic stimulus bill. » The MacBook Air's black keyboard is a real buzzkill. » My brother wants to buy a breathalyzer to test his friends, partly to ensure that they drink responsibly (what a Boy…
Taco Lunchables
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Low Couture
What better way to end a week of CLASSY content than with this: The group will be making T-shirts. You can buy them for $25 on their website. Stone is counting on T-shirt sales to serve as "billboard education." He figures the whole thing will…
15 Minutes of Lame
Actual television shows in development: The World's Strongest Celebrity Celebrity Magician (VH1) Celebrity Circus (USA) Circus of the Stars (ABC) Secret Talent of the Stars (CBS) Over/Under: Vincent Pastore participates in three of these. Program Note Fri, Jan. 25 8:00 PM ET/PT (CMT) Gone Country…
Mass Effect
Boston is officially no longer a scrappy sports town – everyone hates Boston teams. But you know what? We put up with so many awful seasons and terrible heartbreaks that we deserve this moment of glory. [source] Lulz. Three Super Bowl wins and two World…
Variations on a letter to the house across the street
I. I found another turd on my lawn. I hope you're re-incarnated as a river in India. Cheers, Jon II. I found another turd on my lawn. I'm gonna start fishing out my turds and dumping them on your lawn. Cheers, Jon III. I found…
Country is not pretty
Nick of The Amazing Race 12 answered questions on the message board of his father's web site. If The Amazing Race was sports, the media would be abuzz. Highlights: No, didn't "bang" the Asian chick — actually don't think much of her repeatedly stating how…