This Is Not Here

Well, it's been a whiile since my last post.... This is my latest one. Not much to say really, although I had worked up a good one a couple weeks back. Evidently, they changed so much it was hard to find the way back into my account. Now that I have used all my brain power for that, I ran dry of something fun to talk about. I'll talk more about things later though. IN the meantime...enjoy a song or read a book! Cheers!

Finally!

Fandango on DVD.  What a great movie!  It's very rare I reccommend a movie because they can be so personal a taste to choose for others.  Yes, this movie too may be a personal flavor, but the tasate is one that is sweet and has an even better after taste.  Made when movies all over the map in terms of what was being released (the 1980's) Fandango holds up well and will always serve as a movie that moves you emotionally in so many ways.

I used to avoid this movie when I would see it on USA Network or some other outlet on TV.  Yes, like most, I missed the theatrical release due to watching other movies in the 80's like Stand By Me and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.  Nothing wrong with missing a movie even a good one once in a while.  That's why cable TV and VHS/Betamax machines were made to help.  But it's truly a shame to miss such a gem once you know it's out there.  One time I tuned in and caught the funniest and weirdest scene of the movie, the Parachute Jump School scene.  I was hooked!  I watched the rest and I had to make a point to rent it to see the whole movie from beginning to end because it was such a payoff when I was through only seeing half the movie.  After many years of knowing it existed and the tape no longer being available I found the movie in Wal Mart for about 5 bucks on VHS.  It was mine!  I made my friends watch it and I got them hooked.

I must warn you the movie starts off with a slow trot and it seems it might not get anywhere at all (which is why I had turned the channel several times before seeing the parachute jump scene).  The story is about a group of guys called "The Groovers" and they set out to unbury something or someone buried in the desert mountains since their Freshman year in college. They set out on the eve of their college graduation. A simple plot really, but a wonderful plot as well.  It's about friendship and the passing of youth.  But this is a movie that takes you along for the journey. This is a movie that takes you along for the ride, almost literally. You form your own character (or pick one of the guys in the movie you most relate) and you are there with them.  You either love what's going on or you are irritated by the events of the story.  But mark my words, you will get on board with the characters with such a joy you want to keep going on more sojourns with them by the movie's end.  Emotions range from hilarious to poigniant but every emotion is stirred by this movie and in most wonderful and memorable ways.

Now, it's been released on DVD in WIDESCREEN and a 5.1 Dolby Digital remastered Soundtrack.  This movie deserves more recognition than it never received during it's theatrical run.  Please do yourself a favor and watch this movie.  Especially since you may have just graduated from high school or college or you will some day.  It may help form a perspective on friends and the roles they play in your life whether they continue on your own personal journey with you or not.

It has a few stars as well.  A guy named Kevin Costner (JFK, Untouchables, Dances with Wolves, Tin Cup, Message in a Bottle, Field of Dreams and Bull Durham to name a few) and one named Judd Nelson (remember the "Brat Pack"? - St. Elmo's Fire, Breakfast Club) another named Sam Robards (Jason's boy) and directed by Kevin Reynolds, (Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves, Waterworld, The Count of Monte Cristo).

I picked mine up in the birth state of the director, Texas this past weekend.  I found it at Best Buy for 10 bucks.  Reynolds was from San Antonio and this story takes place in Texas with members of the Delta Chi fraternity. Reynolds himself went to Baylor University and evidently actually went on a similar journey as a college grad or sometime during his college years.  He was a military brat and that too shows itself in the movie as a couple of friends are deciding on going into the military or not as the US was still in the Vietnam war (time setting is 1971). Today many college and high school folks might relate to the Iraq war.

The music soundtrack alone (nave made available) is worth the listen and plays so well with every scene of this classic (to me anyway) movie from my own youthful days in the 80s.

SUPPOSE:

You're a woman and you see a handsome guy at a party. You go up to him and say, "I'm fantastic in bed." That's Direct Marketing.

You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a handsome guy. One of your friends goes up to him and pointing at you says, "She's fantastic in bed." That's Advertising.

You see a handsome guy at a party. You go up to him and get his telephone number. The next day you call and say, "Hi, I'm fantastic in bed." That's Telemarketing.

You see a guy at a party, you straighten your dress. You walk up to him and pour him a drink. You say, "May I," and reach up to straighten his tie, brushing your breast lightly against his arm, and then say, "By the way, I'm fantastic in bed." That's Public Relations.

You're at a party and see a handsome guy. He walks up to you and says, "I hear you're fantastic in bed." That's Brand Recognition.

You're at a party and see a handsome guy. He fancies you, but you talk him into going home with your friend. That's a Sales Rep.

Your friend can't satisfy him so he calls you. That's Tech Support.

You're on your way to a party w hen you realize that there could be handsome men in all these houses you're passing. So you climb onto the roof of one situated towards the center and shout at the top of your lungs, "I'm fantastic in bed!" That's Junk Mail.

You are at a party, this well-built man walks up to you and gropes your breast and grabs your ass. That's Arnold Schwarzenegger!

You liked it, but 20 years later your attorney decides you were offended. That's America.

What is 2 years?  Well, a lot can happen in 2 years.

In 2 years...

...a new baseball only stadium can be built.

...the Boston Red Sox can go from being cursed to first.

...Katie Holmes can go from Dawson's Creek to a dried up career to being back on or near the top again without having to actually do anything!

...Britney Spears can have 2 marriages and one divorce and one kid on the way.

...Barry Bonds can go from the top of the baseball slugger charts to the top of the eyewitness testimony charts.

...a person can earn their associates degree.

...a person can go from two digits ion their age to three digits!

...a relationship can build and continue its journey toward something beautiful.

I love you Lexy!

Happy Anniversary

 

I'll get you Conan and your little dog too!

(must see this to understand)

http://quotablex.blog.com/230502/

Make sure you find the Triumph the Insult Dog Comic link!

Jacob, age 92, and Rebecca, age 89, living in Florida, are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding, and on the way they pass a drugstore.   Jacob suggests they go in.

Jacob addresses the man behind the counter: "Are you the owner?"

The pharmacist answers, "Yes."

Jacob: "We're about to get married. Do you sell heart medication?"

Pharmacist: "Of course we do."

Jacob: "How about medicine for circulation?"

Pharmacist: "All kinds."

Jacob: "Medicine for rheumatism and scoliosis?"

Pharmacist: "Definitely."

Jacob: "How about Viagra?"

Pharmacist: "Of course."

Jacob: "Medicine for memory problems, arthritis, jaundice?"

Pharmacist: "Yes, a large variety. The works."

Jacob: "What about vitamins, sleeping pills, Geritol, antidotes for Parkinson's disease?"

Pharmacist: "Absolutely."

Jacob: "You sell wheelchairs and walkers?"

Pharmacist: "All speeds and sizes."

Jacob: "We'd like to use this store as our Bridal Registry."

An old man, a boy & a donkey were going to town.The boy rode on the donkey & the old man walked. As they went along, they passed some people who remarked it was a shame the old man was walking & the boy was riding. The man & boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they changed positions.

Later, they passed some people that remarked, "What a shame, he makes that little boy walk." They then decided they both would walk! Soon they passed some more people who thought they were stupid to walk when they had a decent donkey to ride. So, they both rode the donkey. Now they passed some people that shamed them by saying how awful to put such a load on a poor donkey. The boy & man said they were probably right, so they decided to carry the donkey. As they crossed the bridge, they lost their grip on the animal & he fell into the river and drowned.

The moral of the story?   If you try to please everyone, you might as well kiss your ass good-bye.

Have a nice day and be careful with your donkey!