This is what’s it’s like when people visit me. My shoes are slip ons, so I have that going over Italian Spiderman.
Bonus! Dr. Shrinker, episode 1
If you loved Danger 5, you will love Italian Spiderman. The same people wrote it, and David Ashby, who was in Danger 5, stars as Italian Spiderman himself. He did this a few years before Danger 5. The vibe is unmistakable. He already had the recipe down. Dario Russo, who directed and co-wrote Italian Spiderman was also the director for Danger 5, which also explains a lot of the cinematic similarities. This is a good thing, I love his style. Enjoy this bit of over-the-top macho cinema!
Dr Shrinker: Tonight’s movie is short so I added in a little extra. Let the puns commence! Like Electra-Woman and Dyna Girl, I bet a lot of you have never seen this. It is from a lost generation of TV shows which I don’t think even made it to re-runs. Nice to see that somebody saved them.
So watch! Or don’t! Nothing is voluntary! Nobody says you have to be entertained! One thing is for sure, this is better than watching the news. See you next week!
I’ve never seen Danger 5.
Really? Thought you had attended that post. Well, enjoy that too. It’s a big upgrade from Italian Spiderman. Amazing what an infusion of money can do for some talented folks with a dream.
Hmmm… I don’t think so.
I forget how long ago it was that RJ posted “Danger 5” here.
I ended up watching both seasons on tubi. The first season was good, the second not so good.
Maybe I can watch it then.
Well, I blew the catch phrase. Hilarious! Let’s see who catches it first.
” Nothing is voluntary! “
Yeah. Long week. I must have subconsciously put my thoughts about work into the post.
You’re just ahead of your time. Or you’re getting us ready for next week’s movie about a dystopian future.
I notice the future is always dystopian. Will we never get a movie portraying a future of liberty and prosperity? Free from all the evil crazies?
Star Trek is rather utopian.
Fantasy Commie Trek? Uh….no.
It’s that they are post scarcity. In the Viet Nam War allegory, Earth is the U.S., and the Federation is roughly NATO, so the communists were the bad guys. The fantasy is the Prime Directive.
I used the word fantasy because I always saw that as the kind of world the commies dreamt of creating. It is entirely incompatible with human nature and will never exist. Of course the villains are cast as power hungry monsters attempting to enslave all life.
In reality it is the people dreaming of that post scarcity paradise who need more and more power over everyone to bring that world into existence and the eggs needed to make that omelet only ever increase in number.
It is a silly fantasy on par with lions and lambs lying about together. Reality simply does not allow for it.
C’mon, Man, CA only needs another 100B and by golly the bullet train will shoot people hither and you, get ’em to the camps faster. By the time the train is operational there will not be anyone left in CA that will ride it. Seems like it was supposed to be operational in 2008.
hither and yon
Yes, it’s fantasy. Heinlein, Tolkien, etc. all described things that don’t exist. There was fantasy millennia before Marx was born. That doesn’t make it “commie”. Roddenberry was an atheist, but I don’t know what his politics were.
Back to the Future part 2, before Marty steals the sports almanac.
Too many fax machines to be utopia.
“Nice to see that somebody saved them.”
Last I heard, no one can find Filipino Batman.
*Rolls up sleeves
Any luck? Justin Whang did a video about it, and even with all his fans couldn’t find it.
Is there any non-binary female empowerment and gender fluid representation in this flick? For tonight, I’m identifying as the Modern Audience, and microaggressions might make me clutch my pearls and faint. Especially if I see the Male Gaze being deployed.
Oh, you are in trouble then.
I think my favorite is when he tells women to go make him a macchiato and the punches them. He does it repeatedly.
I was going to write a strongly worded letter to my representative, but now I’m puzzled. How did these studly Italian menfolk manage to steal all of my best dance moves?
Triggered
You might want to just put on that bump stock you hid from the government last year. You’ll be triggered repeatedly every second.
I be this triggered.
Quick find the emergency inflation nozzle for Otto Pilot!
https://forums.flightsimulator.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/3/93a535bc0919cae50f1d7199fc236a2910a44255.jpeg
https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/cockpit-mishap-might-have-caused-plunge-on-latam-boeing-787-ee3dd7b4?st=n8maueewqlhuvwb&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
What is wrong with Boeing?
I don’t know, but signing up to be a Boeing incident investigator would be a solid gig for a while.
DEI. You have to ask?
I’m not likely to jump to conclusions.
More realistically Wall St.
They spun out Spirit to appease the street. There was little actual economic value in doing so. It just made for better Boeing numbers at Spirit’s expense.
The most charitable thing I can say is that it also relieved them of some union obligations.
From what I have read, a lot of the issues stem from the current inspection process, which is basically self inspection. No outside inspectors. So if one technician misses something, it stays missed. Also, the buyers aren’t doing secondary inspections after purchase.
They also have moved their headquarters. First to Chicago, then to DC. Get away from the icky people designing and building actual planes.
That is fantastic. So glad I drive most places.
Man, and I’ve been thinking about flying to FreedomFest.
It’s very unlikely it would be a 787 unless it is across country.
Don’t you live in NH? Sorry, if I confused you with someone else.
It’s in Vegas. That’s a whopper of a drive.
Oh, OK, I got it confused with PorcFest.
No, that just happened. The repubs picked Donald Trump.
No, that just happened. The repubs picked Donald Trump.
🙂
Oh, OK, I got it confused with PorcFest.
Liberty Forum and PorcFest are in NH.
FreedomFest started out in Vegas. After they got shut down during the Lil Rona Panic in 2020, they moved to Rapid City, South Dakota for 2021. At the FreedomFest 2021, the organizers announced they’d alternate Las Vegas with another location. So, 2022 was in Vegas. 2023 was in Memphis. 2024 is back in Vegas. 2025’s location will be announced at FreedomFest 2024.
FreedomFest web page
You can dig through here to find my write-ups on FreedomFest.
OK, thanks 🙂
You can dig through here to find my write-ups on FreedomFest.
I shouldn’t have gone through my back catalog. It reminded that the Rona Panic measures began in NH just before St. Patrick’s Day in 2020. St. Patrick’s Day is coming up.
Yes.
I started going to FreedomFest in 2021. I’ve driven to and from each of them. South Dakota, Las Vegas, and Memphis. It’s in Vegas again this year.
I stopped flying with the Rona Panic and masks. But this year I’m not sure I can manage a drive to FreedomFest given some other things I want to do with my vacation time this year.
I don’t know if the new blimp service will be ready this year…
https://oceanskycruises.com/airship-travel/
It is still all cruises and not straight forward point A to point B.
NetFlix is the CNN of streaming. Discuss.
I don’t subscribe to any of them, but some of things Netflix puts out are very good. Nothing CNN does is good.
They are the only outlet that gives Crunchyroll aka Sony any competition for a global anime distribution.
Also good choice for J Drama and K Drama. It pains me, but I find it a useful service.
CNN of Steaming, maybe.
Diving into the movie
All kidding aside, this movie is surreal. Did Uwe Boll write/direct this?
No, the star wrote it with the director. Then they went on to do the Danger 5 series, which is EPIC.
This is trippy.
Very. Puts you in an alternate reality for half an hour.
I need to get me one of them there fifteen shot six shooters. Might come in right handy.
Everything in this film is a parody, including that. Infinite shooting guns were a fixture if the 60’s.
Even the spider on his chest is a reference. From IMDB:
“…(The spider) is a nod to the viral email exchange of fellow Australian David Thorne who tried to pay an invoice with an image of crudely drawn seven legged spider.”
It’s fun. I keep chortling. I really liked the decapitation by karate chop.
Next time the site goes down I am blaming penguinis.
I paired this with Dr. Shrinker so the unreality will match, like fine wine to a steak.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204119261982
See the link for some merchandise from the Dr. Shrinker show.
I misread Dario Russo as Rosario Dawson, then as Rene Russo. Make of it what you will.
I think just about every Russo is better known, sadly. Even Miguel Russo the footballer.
His dad, Carmine Russo plays the scientist here. He also played Hitler in Danger 5. He was a great Hitler.
Rosario Dawson
*instantly thinks of “Alexander”*
I’ll be in my bunk.
“Rene Russo”
If I remember she was pretty hot in some silly golf movie with Cheech Marin.
Cuter in ‘Major League’, hotter in ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ remake. But still hot.
https://theviraler.com/49-hottest-rene-russo-bikini-pictures-will-make-you-hot-under-you-collars-best-of-comic-books/
“bikini”
Bah, only, like, 4 bikini shots. Total gyp.
(she was/is hot)
JFC yes she was!
I don’t think I’ve seen those.
‘Major League’ is a totally fantastic sports comedy. I highly recommend it.
‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ is pretty good – Pierce Brosnan at his charming best. Awesome,
giantcatamaran scene.(in my memory, the catamarans were ‘giant’ but they pale in comparison to the America’s Cup monsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJFk4l-FWzk)
She was awesome in Get Shorty.
Yes, yes she was. She nailed the role.
I wore an eyepatch for a while. The ladies did not find it as attractive as I had once imagined.
Also, nice Ducati (tower drive desmo FTW)
Those guys had no money at all, so I assume it belonged to a friend.
A friends eyepatch is better than nothing.
Unless it is the McPoyle patch.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/6520d3610a1bd3b2fc1e1a255a42a0d0/tumblr_mw55nmVtyS1qcyjwjo1_400.png
“If it ain’t Boeing, we ain’t going [to die]”
If the glove don’t fit, you must acquit.
Things are getting worse in Oakland North.
https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/14/police-dept-told-car-owners-leave-fobs-near-front-door-easier-steal/?dicbo=v2-guCREt4
Trudeau is going to fix that. He’s going to make it so the law-abiding lose the greatest tool of self-defense, the greatest equalizing force in history, and that only the criminals bringing their cultural enrichment remain armed.
Yea, fuck it. Let’s just point out that this almost certainly isn’t white Canadians suddenly becoming criminals in mass numbers.
Happy Friday morning, you very fine people!
🌄👀☕
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QAxBEfKeOzw
New, old school blues to start your morning:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QAxBEfKeOzw
🎶🎸🎶👍
Good morning, Sean!
Everything appears to be fine in my county, but boy, last night was a bad tornado night here in “flyover country.” 😟
A song so nice you linked it twice? 😉
Exactamundo!
Morning.
I overslept, so I got a late start, but I made it to the office before the start of my official workday, so I merely missed out on the leasurely pace I normally get to wake up.
Good morning, U!
I should probably give myself more than five hours to sleep, but that would require trying to fall alseep some time before midnight.
Could still be lingering effects of the stupid time change.
Still, five hours isn’t that great for sleeping.
Unless you have short sleep syndrome
Morning!
You aren’t my supervisor.
I am no man’s supervisor. And woman’s only on a recreational basis.
Good morning, NA!
Mornin
Good morning, OBE! Everything OK weather-wise in your neck of the woods?
Just some light show and rolling thunder..otherwise, all good! Hope the same for you.
Yup – the really bad stuff was a couple of counties to the north and northwest. Glad you dodged it…or I guess it dodged you.
It wouldn’t be a problem, if the FedGov didn’t make it so hard to start a competing company: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/tyson-foods-close-iowa-pork-plant-with-1200-workers-2024-03-11/
Look, pork is still relatively cheap so we have to ensure it isn’t anymore
What the geniuses at Tyson really want to do is make bug burgers: https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/tyson-foods-announces-partnership-with-insect-ingredient-company/
::marks Tyson off shopping list::
Seems to me like a marketing opportunity for a rival company.
“We pledge to never try to feed bugs or bug parts or bug powder to our customers. We will not adulterate our food with hazardous waste.”
Mornin’
Good morning, Beau!
suh’ fam
yo whats goody
Guess we had some weather last night…..TALL TORNADIC CANS!
But, wouldn’t that shake them up and make a mess when you opened the can?