Our Summer of Strange continues with a film I just could not figure out. Maybe you all can decide. Is this crap? Is this entertainment? Was the fact that they used a rubber duck some kind of reference to Mopar products, or was it just because the budget was limited to dollar store items? May they blew their budget on hiring George Takei to be the voice of the rubber duck?
So what is it about? Honestly I still don’t know. IMDB nailed the premise: Space highway workers fall into odd situations and hilarity ensures. Beyond that, who knows what the intent was?
It does have some recognizable faces, notably Kristin Kreuk who played Lana Lang / Lana Luthor in the Superman series and Amanda Tapping who was Major Samantha Carter on Stargate SG-1. Maybe that is where the money went? It was written and directed by Armen Evrensel, this was the biggest project had had taken on at the time. He ended up directing a few episodes on a series called Baby Making Time after this. Space Milkshake is known as highbrow comedy, which may be why I ended up putting it in Summer of Strange. If it doesn’t have Three Stooges humor, this caveman libertarian (small “l”) will sit in stony silence.
Ozzie Died, So Who Cares About This Film?
This is a valid point. He did have a Hell of a send off show, with even Slash and Axl Rose of Guns and Roses showing up backstage, not fighting, and taking a picture with Ozzy. Everyone showed up. Wherever he went, he’s free of his physical suffering, at least. Here is one of my favorite commercials he made. Post your favorite bits and songs tonight!
So watch! Or don’t! Everything is voluntary! Next week the Summer of Strange peaks with Abruptio. Also, I will begin my summer travels beginning in August, if all goes well. The Mighty Jeep is in for a new engine mount this week and it is taking some time. If you are a Glib in the Florida Panama City Beach area, let me know. I could swing by and say hello. Or maybe you could see it as a chance to flee the state for a few weeks…
“Kristin Kreuk who played Lana Lang”
I was seeing someone, and and ad for Smallville came on, and this totally straight girl was like “wow she’s pretty!”
RJ I’ve been thinking of you. After like 14 years they’ve made a sequel to
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
It’s reminds me why I watched the first one. It’s South Park like in its use of sex, profanity and excretion.
Nice. I will start looking for it.
I think I showed it this year. It may also still be in Tubi.
I recently watched The Lair of the White Worm, which has a young Hugh Grant in the cast. As of right now it’s available for free on Plex.
Well, the response above was for you.
I love that movie.
I enjoyed the movie and got to go to the set…the part where the worm’s cave was. Apparently there are lots of ancient ghosts that live there.
*sad trombone* It is a very not remarkable mound of clay with a shallow cave carved into the summit barely bigger than my living room. the hill is 4oo foolish high by my estimation and asa far as the eye can see in every direction rolling hills with no trees. There are two housing projects that look a bit run down
“Ozzie Died, So Who Cares About This Film?”
Good point, and then Hulk Hogan.
Rest in peace, brother.
Post your favorite Hulk Hogan bits too.
And Chuck Mangione songs.
I think the only pro wrestler I’ve met was Captain Lou Albano. He was doing some sort of music video at a club I managed.
Damn, RJ’s wife is hot.
That’s just my admin. She moonlights doing photo shoots for auto parts calendars.
Good hire.
Ron Wood looks like he’s 90 years old.
Tom Morello is still a complete ass clown.
Space highway workers fall into odd situations and hilarity ensures. Beyond that, who knows what the intent was?
Sounds like it has potential. I won’t be able to watch tonight and will queue it up for later.
Thanks RJ! Enjoy your vacation!
Working hardly… may check out after.
I am still working myself. I had to go pick up the Mega Jeep. $1,000 worth of planned services (brakes, fluids, filters) and $1,800 for a new engine mount. And all that one week before an expensive trip. I hate using credit but I did. I am going to escalate the motor mount. I have a case for it being covered under warranty.
Shit. $1,800 for a motor mount? Was it made out of beef?
Or gold. Lord it was pricey. I think 80% of the bill was labor. If my appeal is accepted I will only pay for the motor mount itself.
Labor is $3K an hour? You loosen the old mount, jack up the block, and swap in the new one.
In the old days it was that easy. Everything is very tight, it required freeing the engine and transmission from all mounts, removing wiring harnesses, etc… It is not so easy anymore. Still yes, damn expensive.
That’s fucked. I blame the government.
They’re almost all fluid filled on modern cars. I changed my wife’s mounts in her Audi Q7 last month. I made a point of telling her it would have been $2k billed out to a customer (which means $3,500 at Audi). The alternator had to come out to get to the passenger side. Meanwhile, it takes me 4 hours to remove the motor in my ’78 Trans Am.
Dodge/fiat/benz/freightliner
I feel you pain.
*presses play*
“Post your favorite bits and songs tonight!”
Regrettably, I’ve never seen Black Sabbath, or met any of them.
Me neither. But I admire the aesthetic.
They were absolutely great. I have all their early stuff. No idea why some old jew thinks just another prog rock band was better.
Not only were they a sincere voice of the working class, they invented an entire genre of music.
CT I’m confused. Who thinks another prog rock band was better?
OMWC Tony Iommi was in Jethro Tull for less than a year and didn’t record anything with them.
Little before my time but Blizzard of Ozz was a staple for pretty much everyone in my HS, even this faggot.
CT got it. Geezer Butler has a funny short story about that. Apparently Iommi quickly realized what a mistake he made.
But we got this out of it…
Jethro Tull with Tony Iommi – Song for Jeffrey – 1968 (DVD)
“The event consisted of nine professional wrestling matches. In the main event, Hulk Hogan and Mr. T defeated Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper. Also, Wendi Richter (accompanied by manager Cyndi Lauper) defeated Leilani Kai to win the WWF Women’s Championship, and Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik defeated The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. Celebrity guests included former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali as referee, baseball player/manager Billy Martin as ring announcer, and musician-actor Liberace as timekeeper.”
Ozzy was utterly unpretentious and had a sense of humor. Here he is on Conan.
https://youtu.be/WhssDkNkeZ8?si=pgI7Zb0XPm1XhGvq
A Black Sabbath song in cartoon form, featuring Ozzy and Lemmy and aliens!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw79RVnlCb0
Close but no cigar. Hellraiser was recorded by Ozzy, as a solo artist, and, separately, by Motorhead.
Hulk Hogan (and Macho Man Randy Savage) and Baywatch. The perfect American schmaltz sandwich.
https://youtu.be/VdqigU-pQtI?si=0kY2B1FJtW_2qjvH
I think I’ve played this Infocom adventure.
I met Ozzie my senior year of high school at a record release/ photo op thing. I was a huge Black Sabbath fan. They shuffled us through so fast for the picture that I got to say to him was “fuck yeah” as I shook his hand. I still think the first four or five Sabbath albums are absolute classics.
The critics hated them and the experts despised them back before that was a badge of honor.
Cool story.
The first four albums were fantastic. The next two, not as much. I also love 13 even that is only 3/4 of Black Sabbath. I have to credit Brad Wilk for capturing the spirit and style of Bill Ward.
Agreed. “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” is an iffy album with all the keyboard. But the song “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” is good. I have the same thoughts on “Never Say Die”- decent song, iffy album.
Amanda Tapping is barely recognizable to me here.
Me too! When I saw who that was on IMDB I could not believe it.
She has a name crying out for a sex joke.
I’ve mentioned before that my brain always fills in “…dat ass!” with her name.
Yes, I’m in my 50’s, why do you ask?
You’re not alone.
Rather than the show killing him, I’m happy for it to represent his Last Call, one he made (very likely) knowing it’d be his last.
Even if you’ve got a few more jokes to your routine, always wise to go out on a high note, walk away with the Last Laugh.
I’ve only heard his music from afar and none of it is my bag, for several reasons, however. Well-done, Ozzie. (See also: Smith.)
Tilde appears to be a replicant.
That was good stuff.
Favorite Ozzy song?
Diary of a Madman
Or:
Mr. Crowley
Good choices. I’d have to add Crazy Train to those and still have trouble picking.
I used to love Crazy Train, but like Rainbow in the Dark, I have heard it so often that when it plays I usually skip it.
Favorite Jake E. Lee and Ozzy?
Waiting for Darkness
But he was definitely at his best with Randy.
Jake E. Lee got robbed.
100%
From what I’ve seen, I believe he and the bassist wrote Bark at the Moon and Sharon took the credits from him.
Crazy Train
/basic bitch
Also an awesome live
OZZY OSBOURNE – “Mr. Crowley” 1981 (Live Video)
And recent surprise
Judas Priest – War Pigs
Ozzy as a blues singer, I’ll go with Fairies Wear Boots.
Including the Sabbath catalog opens things up.
I heard a day ago on the radio Paranoid was written over a lunch break because the record was going to be too short and they needed another track.
Basically they created that song on the spur of the moment and in a few hours.
Wow. That whole album is great.
So Iommi just had a ring mod lying around? Baller.
As a solo artist, Perry Mason
https://youtu.be/QapkGK-6G90?si=brkkZMaUr8XgRPWp
WTF is MikeS when I need him?
^this
Diary is great but I like SATO.
Favorite Sabbath would probably be Black Sabbath
So many good songs, I also love Snowblind.
Both are good choices.
All this mainframe gender confusion is Not Woke.
Mainframe Gender Confusion is the best Industrial band name ever.
Did they open for Ministry?
I think that was the Jack Officers.
Speaking on behalf of all gambling, drink special imbibing aliens, this is some bullshit:
https://notthebee.com/article/gamblers-are-unhappy-about-a-new-tax-rule-that-limits-their-deductions-for-losses
I’m drinking, not gambling. Want to bet on something?
I am a big loser right now. Clearly my horoscope Sunday was correct. Betting will resume next week, if all goes well. I can’t even get past ante 8 on Balatro right now.
Okay maybe one bet. What are you in for? Politics? Bum fights? I mean those are sort of the same thing anyway.
AOC vs. Anna Paula Luna bikini jello wrestling.
Do they have to wear Lucia libre the masks?
I literally have no idea what is going on here.
You too! I got completely lost. Hence it ended up as part of the Summer of Strange. I watched it sober again, still couldn’t follow the point.
I was sort of following it until the rubber ducky turned into Cthulhu.
It’s like 70s Who with a more attractive cast.
This movie was just odd and easy to turn off. Next week will be a journey into the uncanny valley that you will not forget.
I shared the trailer with DEG a week or so ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIHk1q0o4iw
Tom Baker would have improved it immensely. He could just sit in an arm chair and make fun of the other characters like some kind of solo Greek chorus. Occasionally the camera would pan over and Tom would have an inexplicable cold sore that he would explain as a dog bite.
Obligatory.
Jesus.
I am so there.
What the what?
You had me at Sid Haig with next week’s movie.
This is great, but for that price the air conditioning needs to work.
https://www.hemmings.com/auction/1976-chevrolet-blazer-seattle-wa-990476
Doesn’t give a reason for why disconnected, but the plumbing is already there. Shouldn’t be too much to get it working.
I have a ’76 and had a ’79 Chevy pickup, they were fun but my 2006 2500HD Silverado is so much better
Damn that door is wavy.
Cowl hood too.
$8000 tops.
I’m a space cadet, so this is my favorite ozzy song of the Sabbath Era.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xFc86tzFG4#ddg-play
“Got no religion, don’t need no friends, got all I want and I don’t need to pretend. Don’t try to reach me ’cause I’d tear up your mind. I’ve seen the future and I’ve left it behind.”
I had no idea that was a cover. I have no idea how many times I drunk/drug-danced to this.
10000 homo dj’s?
This is my Friday shirt in the winter. Vol 4 is one of my favorite albums.
https://dixxon.co.uk/cdn/shop/products/Black-Sabbath-Flannel-1.jpg?v=1663927265&width=5000
There are 10,000 of them now??
So disappointed I only dated one 🙁
Arguably the best Black Sabbath cover I’ve heard.
Her Space Milkshake brings all the aliens to the yard?
https://x.com/MagicOverlap/status/1948451924212158974
My favorite BollyWood clip ever.
I’ve been the King, I’ve been the clown
Now, broken wings can’t hold me down
I’m free again
The jester with the broken crown
It won’t be me, this time around, to love in vain
I say goodbye to romance
Goodbye to friends
I tell ya
Goodbye to all the past
I guess that we’ll meet, we’ll meet in the end
I always really liked the lyrics to this Goodbye to Romance. This version is just Ozzy singing with some of Randy’s most beautiful guitar work isolated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoStxN3EXMQ
I think it’s a rather tortured reference to the Milkshake Duck meme.
“Look at that nice duck drinking a milkshake. (five minutes later) the duck is racist”
So the nice rubber ducky becomes Evil Monster in SPAAAAACE? I guess? maybe?
I would think everyone involved should have something better to do but maybe Canadian favors work differently.
But Canadian film subsidies work predictably.
Another movie about a killer inanimate object:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_(2010_film)
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The film is about a tire that comes to life and uses psychokinetic powers to kill people.
…
Somewhere in the desert, a tire named Robert suddenly comes to life. After learning to stand and roll upright, he discovers he has psychokinesis and tests his newfound powers by making inanimate objects and animals explode. A woman drives by and Robert attempts to use his powers on her, but he only succeeds in making her car stall before he is run over by a truck. The woman manages to start her car and drive off. Robert follows down the road and kills the truck driver that ran him over.
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Gonna be toasty in the northeast today. Stay frosty y’all.
☀️👒🧉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8vzbezVru4
🎶🎶
Good morning, Sean, U, and EfE!
How goes?
It goes OK. Skipped the baseball game last night because it was too hot, so, of course, after several losses in a row, last night our team won. 🙄 Taking my car in for an oil change this morning since it’s due to be a quiet day at work.
How are you?
Made it into the office. I managed to time it so that I am on my last complete outfit, so I have to do laundry this evening.
Hope the mechanics don’t find anything else wrong once your car is in the bay. *Glares at C-Max*
Where has this year gone?
Mornin’, reprobates!
Stay frosty y’all.
Indoor kind of day. “Extreme Heat Warning”. Just a week or two ago they called it “Excessive Heat Warning.” Guess that wasn’t scary enough.
Good morning, ‘patzie!
Spectrum News yammering on yet again about doompanic!! before I had a chance to leap over to the remote and change the channel.
It’s so goddamn tedious.
I’ve posted that one before 😛
Great tune.
Morning, Glibs.
Pepper plant has a “no, not even UnCivil can be confused by that one” baby pepper. The flower has closed up, both the bud and stem have grown bigger. So I should get at least one pepper out of this. How big or small that pepper may be… well I don’t know yet. But since I’ve never grown anything to success before, I’m just happy to have something.
😃👍
An hour in and I’m feeling non-fungible.
I hope to carry that along. Big thoughts. Kick ass, y’all.
Note to self, Evan does not feel like a mushroom today.
He’s still a fun guy!
suh’ fam
yo whats goody
TALL PAYDAY CANS!
It’s not payday here… 🙁
Im doubly blessed with my usual compensation plus a heft reimbursement for expenses.
I’m cursed with an unexpected car expense.
Morning all!
A good news day, in spite of a garden full of weeds.
Same. And I am going out of town or a week soon. I need those weeds to die!
“Jessica Simpson peed her pants live on the ‘Today’ show”
https://pagesix.com/2025/07/24/entertainment/jessica-simpson-peed-her-pants-live-on-the-today-show/
Now you know.