Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Flip-Flop Stroble, Coach Tony & Love Story
It's Brian Stroble this week manning Flip-Flop Friday. Brian will be out at Madigan's in Occoquan from 6 to 8 P.M., and yes, he'll have Kenny Chesney tickets to give away.
Happy Birthday today to the "Rub It In" guy, Billy "Crash" Craddock. He is 70 today, so..........
I doubt he looks like that anymore.
Nobody expected the film to do much, but it held on to the top spot at the weekend movie box office for the second straight week, and so far, has brought in 33.4 million dollars. It's about a few guys who party so hard one night, that they wake up the next day in some very precarious positions and can't remember anything about the night before. The public calls "The Hangover" comical. The critics call it hysterical. I call it autobiographical.
Talk about a blockbuster.....when this movie came out in 1970, it was HUGE! It broke box office records. The critics hailed it as one of the greatest movies ever made. People went back to the theater to see it over and over again. Women AND men came out of the theater crying. People were walking around quoting the big catch phrase from the movie, "Love means never having to say you're sorry." It took the country by storm. I, also, saw "Love Story" several times and thought it was incredible.
That being the case, the mysterious affliction that kills his girlfriend in the movie was probably global warming.
Happy Birthday today to the "Rub It In" guy, Billy "Crash" Craddock. He is 70 today, so..........I doubt he looks like that anymore.Happy Birthday TOMORROW to Coach Tony Garwood, head coach of the Stafford High School Bengals. Tony is loved and respected by students, players and families alike, and with his leadership, he led the Bengals last season to a 8 and 1 record. Happy Birthday, Coach!!
There is a sleeper movie out there. It's called "The Hangover"
Nobody expected the film to do much, but it held on to the top spot at the weekend movie box office for the second straight week, and so far, has brought in 33.4 million dollars. It's about a few guys who party so hard one night, that they wake up the next day in some very precarious positions and can't remember anything about the night before. The public calls "The Hangover" comical. The critics call it hysterical. I call it autobiographical.Speaking of movies.........It's funny how great movies of today become the embarrassingly bad movies of tomorrow. Classic example: Erich Segal's "Love Story".
Talk about a blockbuster.....when this movie came out in 1970, it was HUGE! It broke box office records. The critics hailed it as one of the greatest movies ever made. People went back to the theater to see it over and over again. Women AND men came out of the theater crying. People were walking around quoting the big catch phrase from the movie, "Love means never having to say you're sorry." It took the country by storm. I, also, saw "Love Story" several times and thought it was incredible.A couple of months back, I was flipping through the channels one night, and what do I see? One of those obscure cable channels was getting ready to show "Love Story". Wow! What a pleasant surprise! They're going to show one of the greatest movies ever made, and I haven't seen it in almost 40 years!! What a treat!
As I started watching this movie, I realized that things have sure changed over the last 4 decades. By today's standards, this movie was now ridiculous. The dialogue is absurd. The acting is horrible. The premise is stupid.
On the plus side, the movie is so bad by today's standards, it's hilarious. If you get a chance to see it, crack open a bottle of wine and check it out. It is uproariously and unintentionally hysterical. To add to it all, it's been rumored that the male lead in the movie is based on a young Al Gore.
That being the case, the mysterious affliction that kills his girlfriend in the movie was probably global warming.posted by Denny # 5:15 PM 
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