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Date Posted: 12:14:02 12/01/03 Mon
Author: Pouncer
Author Host/IP: 156.80.140.64
Subject: Pouncing Question of the Day
For the Americans out there: How was your holiday weekend?
For everyone: Any movies seen? Museums visited? Other excitement? Tell me what happened to you this weekend!
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An excellent holiday for me. -- wwolfe, 12:44:53 12/01/03 Mon (161.149.63.100)
As always, I flew home to Ohio to see my best friend and his family, and then my extended family. I slept about twelve hours each night, ate lots of food, and thoroughly enjoyed everyone's company. On Thanksgiving itself, I ate my usual four helpings of my aunt's German noodles (my favorite food) and enjoyed the pleasant hum of all my relatives talking as we all sat in various states of food-induced semi-stupor. After my aunt and uncle and I got back to their home, and my uncle and I were watching one of the many football games we saw over the holiday, I said, "I'm absolutely content." Which was true. So I guess that would qualify as a good day.
Other high points:
- Seeing "Master and Commander" with my best friend and his son. We all loved it. It's the first Russell crowe performance I've enjoyed since "LA Confidential." I suspect that Crowe connects at a deep level with this role, but whatever the reason it definitely brought out a warmth and humor in him that were pleasant to see.
- Two rousing games of Trivial Pursuit with my best friend. We are equally saturated in the effluvia of pop culture, so we always have great competitions in this game.
- Seeing a family of five deer in the front yard of a suburban home as we drove back from the movie. Despite having grown up in Ohio, where these creatures are very common, I'd never seen a deer outside of a zoo before. This was a thrill.
I hope everyone's week was a good one. Today we begin our month of everyone bringing food to work. My day is next Tuesday, when I will bring my traditional German chocolate cake - or, as I call it, my people's soul food.
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tremendous... -- shk24, 12:46:51 12/01/03 Mon (208.17.34.25)
i love thanksgiving; the food and drinking, the family gatherings and football!!!
this year we celebrated my dad's 75th as well which added to the fun and chaos. plus the cowboys lost and the eagles won!!!
i also went to see elf this weekend which was very funny. a good movie for both kids and adults....
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OutSTANDing holiday. -- Grim ,_,_), 13:06:16 12/01/03 Mon (66.95.229.84)
Lots of turkey, trimmings and pie(s).
Lots of the Cowboys losing.
Lots of movies (Master and Commander, A Christmas Story...).
Lots of work done in the yard and in the house.
Lots of traditions (met with a high school friend on Thanks Eve as we have for 17 of the last 18 years).
Lots left to do before the next Holiday.
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Re: Pouncing Question of the Day -- Mcookies, 15:05:15 12/01/03 Mon (66.28.244.34)
Great weekend. It was my mother's birthday on Thanksgiving so it was a double treat. She is sure that her birthday was the real reason everyone was celebrating and giving thanks.
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it actually turned out okay -- GG, 15:44:59 12/01/03 Mon (62.254.32.5)
I had a bit of a melt down on Wednesday when I realized I was going to be without my family, but Thursday was okay, with me cooking up a storm and with Simon eating it all...he was full for 2 days, about.
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I just can't understand why we don't have .... -- Trin, 02:30:53 12/02/03 Tue (66.8.86.77)
such a nice tradition as "Thanks Giving" here...ok ok ok, I know it's a USA thing, but it's just such a nice 'idea'. I think the whole world could do with something as wonderful as "Thanks Giving".
I'm totally jealous of all of you.
:-)
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Bubba Ho-tep -- Maye, 00:09:30 12/03/03 Wed (66.188.131.119)
Extremely deranged, but funny in that classic B-movie sort of way.
My family abandoned me for the holiday, going to visit my grandparents. I, now gainfully employed, had to work and could not travel. I still managed to make dinner with my boyfriend's family though, so I still got to stuff my face with turkey and all the trimmings....and watch the Packers lose miserably. Ah well.
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I've seen that! -- wwolfe, 01:24:04 12/03/03 Wed (68.69.234.134)
Delirium and I went with Mo when he was out here recently. I liked it a lot. Bruce Campbell was a great Elvis and I enjoyed that Ossie Davis always acted like he absolutely was JFK, rather than winking at it. And you're right - it was classic B-movie fun.
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Re: I've seen that! -- Maye, 23:28:04 12/03/03 Wed (66.188.131.119)
If you want to read a great book, Bruce Cambell's autobiography is hilarious. "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-movie Actor". It has all these great insights into film-making, and talks a lot about his relationship with these same 5 guys he's been friends with forever- they made the Evil Dead movies, Xena and Hercules, etc. One of them is Sam Raimi, now of Spider-man fame. Anyways, it's a great read.
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I have a signed copy of that book -- Kuzibah, 23:45:36 12/03/03 Wed (208.59.89.53)
It's a fun account of being a no-name working actor, and all the different jobs he's had. Very entertaining reading.
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Arrgh! It STILL hasn't gotten to Philly! *waiting for 18 months* -- Grim ,_,_), 10:00:36 12/03/03 Wed (66.95.229.84)
Since Bruce mentioned the film at Horrorfind '02 I've wanted to see it. But for some deranged reason it just hasn't made it here yet.
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Re: Arrgh! It STILL hasn't gotten to Philly! *waiting for 18 months* -- wwolfe, 11:39:28 12/03/03 Wed (161.149.63.106)
It only played in LA in September, so it could still wend its way to Philly. If not, you definitely should rent it if and when you see it for rent on DVD. It's honestly one of the more touching and sympathetic depictions of late-period Elvis, besides being a fun sci-fi story.
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Re: Arrgh! It STILL hasn't gotten to Philly! *waiting for 18 months* -- Maye, 23:24:15 12/03/03 Wed (66.188.131.119)
The rumour is that there are only like 2 prints of the movie, and they are slowly touring the US....much like Egyptian mummy tours through museums. It was in Chicago a few weeks ago, then came here. It's only in one theater, for like 6 days, and then it's off again.
They have a website...and there is already a sequel planned: Bubba-Nosferatu, Curse of the She-Vampires.
I'm buying my tickets now, baby.
And you're right wwolfie...Ossie Davis was spot-on perfect. How they got him to do that movie, I have no clue.
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Terrific. At this rate I should get to see it by 2018. -- Grim ,_,_), 11:28:00 12/04/03 Thu (66.95.229.84)
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I'll see that sequel. -- wwolfe, 13:33:36 12/04/03 Thu (161.149.63.100)
I picture Shelly Winters as Queen of the She-Vampires.
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