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Here is the last half-hour of Robinson Crusoe on Mars. Director Byron Haskin can be heard at the end saying, “My God! A voice from Mars!”
An Inconvenient Truth
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Does Al Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth live up to the hype? Well, y’know, now that I’ve seen it I don’t think the buzz can be called hype.
I’ll put it this way. Nothing I heard four years ago from the Bush administration about the alleged weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was convincing, let alone compelling. Not a single word of any of it rang true.
But everything in “An Inconvenient Truth” is compelling. There are a few moments when the story is about Al Gore, but they always lead back to the topic of global warming.
Frankly, I was doubtful that Al Gore, the stuffed shirt, could come across as personable and persuasive as I had been told he is in An Inconvenient Truth. But he pulls it off masterfully, and George Bush looks positively pitiful by comparison.
Cousin Brucie on WABC Saturday Night Oldies
Tonight I happened to catch a few minutes of the legendary disk jockey Bruce Morrow on WABC’s Saturday Night Oldies with Mark Simone. Cousin Brucie talks about meeting the Beatles.
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If you haven’t checked out my tribute to New York radio in the 60’s, click here. The picture above of Bruce Morrow interviewing the Beatles in 1965 is amusing, because the boys appeared bored and disinterested. Maybe they were stoned. Or perhaps they’d had their fill of New York DJ’s. Murray “The K” Kaufman had leveraged his contact with The Beatles during their first visit to shamelessly further his own career.
Another Harley Rider
OK, I admit it. The real reason I posted “Jesus Rides a Harley” was that I needed an antidote to seeing Ghost Rider last weekend with my son Eric and my old friend Morris. Is it as bad as Ang Lee’s Hulk movie? Probably not, but it sure isn’t much better.
Jesus Rides a Harley
Previously, I pointed out this place that offers figures of Jesus playing sports with kids. But, wait! There is a newer and better line of Jesus action figures, targeted for an older audience, available here. I like the figure of Jesus surfing — but why would He need to use a board? Note: Site is 100% Flash
It Was The Best of Buys, It Was The Worst of Buys
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Best Buy, a store I like visiting (I bought my new Canon Pixma MP600 there), is coming under scrutiny for deceptive pricing and poor customer service.
George Gombossy, of the Hartford Courant, reports that the Connecticut Attorney General is now investigating the existence of an internal Web site used by Best Buy sales people to convince customers that items are no longer posted on bestbuy.com at the “previously” listed sale price. Click here.
A quick search reveals there are other unhappy recent Best Buy customers. They tell some interesting stories; this one in particular, because it involves a soldier stationed in Afghanistan.