Author: mjmadaio
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40-Year Old Virgin Music
Just checked out the DVD for the 40-Year Old Virgin, and whoever did the music for that movie should get some kind of award. The best two scenes of the movie are when Andy gets the “box o’ movies” and lights some candles to Lionel Ritchie’s “Hello”, and the chase scene to Asia’s “Heat of the Moment” (which, by the way, ties in nicely to the poster in Andy’s apartment) . Just the perfect songs for these scenes… almost like the use of “Fortunate Son” in Forest Gump.
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Delmon Young Video
In case you haven’t seen it yet, Tampa Bay minor leaguer Delmon Young doesn’t take well to being ejected from the game:
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Oh, A-Rod!
It’s must see you tube thursday! And, although I promised myself I would stop pimping videos from Deadspin, this one was way too good to pass up:
(It really doesn’t get any better than A-Rod acting like an ass.)
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Foxfield Races: A fun-guide
In an attempt to provide a real, useful guide to fun events for people who love to seek out a great party, I give you my Guide to the Foxfield Races (which are coming up 4/29):
What is it?
The Foxfield Races, or simply “Foxfield”, is a steeplechase horse racing event that takes place every April (and once again in the fall) in Charlottesville, VA. It is a “tailgating” event, meaning that it is more a social event than a horse race, per se. There is no offical betting, to my knowledge, and the horses are not truly a focus on the day. In reality, Foxfield is a bunch of people who go to a field to eat and drink all day and have a grand old time.How is this different than the Triple Crown Races? (Derby, Preakness, Belmont)?
Foxfield is more of a true “Tailgate”. You drive into Foxfield and park in a pre-reserved “plot” where you set up shop for the day. Plots must be reserved in advance. Unlike the Triple Crown, there are very few people focused on the races, as most people are just there to hang out. -
This, That and The Other Thing
Was just watching the Seinfeld episode called “The Deal”, where Jerry and Elaine decide to start sleeping together while remaining friends, which of course lasts about three days. Interestingly, however, at the end of the ep, they decide to become a serious couple and Jerry even admits that this “might be it” for him. Yet, by the next episode, “The Baby Shower” (George confronts a bad date, Kramer gets mixed up with Russian cable guys), this second-go-round for Jerry and Elaine is never mentioned again. (And, if you’re wondering, the episode where Jerry explains to his mom and fake dad why he and Elaine broke up, “The Stakeout”, takes place before this one.)
So what did happen? This may be the biggest unsolved mystery in the Seinfeld lore.
(Hey, there isn’t much else to think about with all these repeats.)
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Fever Pitch, The Movie
I watched Fever Pitch this week, in honor of Patriot’s Day. Amazingly, it was better than expected. As a die hard Sox fan, I worried that it would make a mockery of the whole thing, but it was pretty well done. (Perhaps, of course, this is because I was expecting a disaster). The one thing it did, however, make me, was depressed that I wasn’t in Boston in October of ’04 — simply a time that will never, ever be duplicated.
While we’re here, there are two technical gripes I need to get off my chest (partial spoilers):
Today, April 17, 2006, is Patriot’s Day, the New England-only holiday that centers around the Boston Marathon and an early Sox game. It also kicks off “Spring Break” for all Boston area elementary, middle and high schools. However, in the movie, Ben is a middle school teacher who goes to Sox Spring Training every year during “Spring Break”, in March. While I understand how important this event is for the story — it is when Barrymore’s character finds out how psycho Ben is about the Sox — how could they let that go? Knowing this movie would be heavily watched by the Nation, how could they have “Spring Break” in Boston occur in March? It just doesn’t happen!
On Ben’s first trip to Fenway (in ’80), he walks in and sees Big Jim Ed and The Eck shooting the bull by the batting cages during BP. A few moments later, however, as the game starts, the second baseman is wearing #14. And, he’s a white guy! Now, any die-hard Sox fan from the 80’s, which the Farrelly brothers are — should know that Rice wore #14.
There, I feel better now.
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National High Five Day
4/20 is “National High Five Day”. From the official website:
“Imagine that while on your way to class, you pass a dignified looking middle-aged man in a suit. You, of course, are wearing the same underwear as yesterday, a pair of pants off your floor, and a T-shirt with something ironic printed on it. Instead of noticing this respectable pillar of society fifteen seconds or so before your interaction is fated to occur, and lowering your head to avoid his disapproving scowl, you take another course of action. You confidently walk forward, and at the moment of passing, you and the businessman simultaneously raise your hands and wordlessly high-five. The sound of the perfect high five resonates, causing those nearby to silently and enviously take notice. You both walk on, and likely relate the story to whomever you eat dinner with that night. There is no reason why this should not happen with alarming frequency.”
So get out there and celebrate National High, um, Five Day!
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The Video Professor is a Fraud!
From the Denver Post:“Shortly before going on a live [TV] spot, a producer asked him to take calls from viewers. “I’ve got to tell you something,” Scherer said he was forced to confess. “I don’t know how to use a computer.”