Hucklebug, Episode 76: upcoming Christmas presents, shout-outs, movies (Stennie: 24 Hour Party People, Sullivan’s Travels, Hot Fuzz; Bet: Ace in the Hole), lowlights & highlights, fuck-offs and you-rules, final installment of CD Mix Exchange alternate tracks (16-19), sneak-preview of possible topics for the next CD Mix.
NOTE: The Hucklebug is on hiatus next week; we will be back November 14th.
The guy in the perfume commercial is Bruce Campbell. He’s a legend in cheesy movies like Evil Dead and the classic, Bubba-Ho-Tep (the best mummy meets Elvis movie EVER!). He’s making fun of himself, so Bet, you took it seriously and missed the point.
Hammer films was a studio in England that started in the 1930’s. It’s gone now but made a lot of atmospheric gothic movies in the 60’s and 70’s. They made other films too, not just horror. Most are fine movies. Surprised you two weren’t familiar with it.
Ace in the Hole rules the world. Loved the dialog too. Film Noir in general has some of the best dialog in movies and this one points it out. Anyone who hasn’t seen Ace should be locked up and forced to eat vienna sausages. Stennie did a magnificent job reviewing it on her blog but if you want an alternate slobber fest review I have one up on my blog too.
I had a pencil all ready for Bet’s phone number. Disappointed you didn’t give it out. I’d have called her at supper time for some great deals on house siding and termite inspections. Look at the opportunties you denied her.
Good Hucklebug! Enjoy your trip Stennie and I hope Bet doesn’t continue to lay drunk all her vacation.
24 Hour Party People: it probably is a movie that works better for those familiar with the material. If the names Tony Wilson, Ian Curtis, and Shaun Ryder don’t mean much to you, the story probably won’t make much of a connection. I thought it was really cool to see the actual folks who were part of the story in the movie (like Howard DeVoto of Buzzcocks). I gave it “only” four stars, but it was a very entertaining 4 stars.
Hot Fuzz: everybody says “not as much fun as Shaun, but still good.” Which is true. It was enjoyable, 4 stars, nice nod to the heavy action cop flicks that I like.
Jonathan Richan: I can’t imagine someone not liking Jonathan. Sure, he always sounds like he has a bad cold, but that’s part of the charm. The problem here is that we’re picking these rather esoteric songs of his to match the track descriptions. (But I think Everyday Clothes is a pretty sweet little song). Next time I use Jojo I’ll break out the big guns: Modern Lovers, Road Runner, Pablo Picasso, I’m Straight, Vampire Girl.
FWIW, Mel Brooks didn’t direct the latter-day TBONTB. Just an actor for hire.
No Exxon if I can help it, any gas I don’t buy on the cheap at Costco or Kroger, I get at BP. The lesser of evils, I reckon.
So…what’s the deal with Me First and the Gimme Gimmes? I like their covers and the fun they seem to have with them, but . . .is that pretty much their shtick? The only other song of theirs I know is John Denver’s “Leavin’ on a Jet Plane.”
BET: just have to give you a supplemental you-rule for “That’s Entertainment.” Truly inspired, tha’ is. Gotta love any band/vocalist who’s not afraid to sing in their spoken-word accent: Lily Allen, The Proclaimers, and The Jam, maybe Billy Bragg.
That could be a CD mix category, but I think I just mentioned 90% of the songs that would work, and two of them have already been on CD mixes. Might be good for 2-3 min. of Hucklebug filler.
Every time I hear Fountains of Wayne, I can’t help but flash back to the late ‘70s, buoyed on and on by a warm wind blowing the stars around. They are the second coming of England Dan & John Ford Coley and Stephen Bishop. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
So Stennie, do you also refer to your home entertainment system as your Hi-Fi? You should. It’s a very de-luxe way to roll.
Garrrrrlic salt!
Yeah, sorry—the auctions didn’t come together last week—things were/are hectic with the National Novel Writing Month kicking in (http://nanowrimo.org) and so I’ve got auctions going up tonight. Just like me to plug something and not follow through 🙁
Thanks for the plug, though. I appreciate it! The auctions will be up by tonight.
And some of my stuff *is* shit, Sten! 😀 But it’s all good shit! 😀
Don’t worry, Bet—I’ll still listen to y’all in Japan. Though I may leave comments in Japanese…
どもありがと ベトさん
Hopefully that displays properly on the web. I just typed “Thank you very much, honorable Bet”
I got mad Japanese skillz. And my site will most likely keep going in some form.
Al Qeada likes Kona Coffee and so do I.
Sten, agreed on “Hot Fuzz”. It’s a lot of fun, but it’s tough to follow “Shaun.” It was nice seeing Beloq again, though ^_^ Also Patty Consadine CRACKS ME UP in “Hot Fuzz” majorly… and the guy who played his partner in HF was actually the fat kid in “Shaun” who was an employee in the electronics shop at the beginning with Shaun.
Sten, I’m with you on that being a highlight—I’m about five or six movies behind on PocketReviews.net 🙁
Bet “W” does things fuckworthy EVERY week—it’s just boring to keep listing them all—just check out my blog. 🙁
Yeah, Sten—the FEMA thing cracked me up—this isn’t the first time the USG has produced propaganda like that. In the past, they’ve produced news segments that they don’t credit themselves for and they send them to news rooms around the country who then run them on local news shows as though the pieces are real news.
Bruce Campbell=funny and awesome and nice. I met him.
BP says they have changed their name from “British Petroleum” to “Beyond Petroleum.”
Yeah right.
I buy gas from Exxon 🙁 They’re the cheapest because they don’t care about harming the environment
Ultimately, every oil company is an environmental hazard, so I boycott all that shit as much as I can by taking the bus. I sold my car 3 yrs ago and even donated my scooter earlier this year. I’m going to buy a skateboard soon. O_O
OH and AHnold is an ass, Sten—gotta disagree with you. I saw a clip on the Daily Show that showed him talking about how everything was cool in SD because he was on the job. He was doing just what those oil companies are doing and showboating and taking political advantage of the situation just because all these folks were being evacuated successfully. Let’s see where Ahnold is when the insurance companies decide not to pay up. He’s doing his job—don’t congratulate him for showing up.
The Daily Show bit was hilarious—it ended with Jon Stewart doing his best Ahnold impression and saying “Put you hand on my penis. Just go head and stroke it. Yes, my penis, just like that.”
Sorry—he’s my governor, too, and I hate that fact.
OH yeah—Sten, how goes your guitar lessons? You haven’t spoken about them in a long while.
What did you name your iPod, Sten? Perhaps the name “Walkman” would be appropriate? I actually HAVE a Walkman—a Sony USB-based mp3 player that actually is part of their Walkman line that I got for $40 at Fry’s on sale. It’s perfect for dumping my favorite tracks without having to deal with iTunes.
Bet what do you listen to your music on? What do you think of iTunes? I’m not a fan.
Sten, too bad you couldn’t bring your laptop with you and then you guys could have recorded the HB that way. When I’m in Japan I hope I can guest appear again from the land of the Rising Sun.
OK, I’m SO with Duke on “Bubba Ho-Tep.” That movie ROCKS. Duke, correct me if I’m wrong, but Hammer is most famous for the Dracula movies with Christopher Lee and Grand Moff Tarkin, right?
My website has a phone number—anyone trying to reach Bet can call it and I’ll forward the message on
It’s 310 REG-ULAR <—seriously. It’s a working number.
Mr. MB: I had no idea TBONTB wasn’t directed my Mel. Wow… now I definitely don’t want to bother.
Welp, Bet and Stennie, I hope you guys are enjoying your time away from the HB! I’m sure we all miss you guys. I know I do!
OK, finally got my auctions up. Check them out here:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZthepetestuff
I’m planning to add more this Sunday and hopefully I’ll keep that schedule of posting more every Sunday.
Thanks for letting me blatantly plug my auctions, Hucklebuggers!!
Hello, folks. Bet here. It’s Thursday. *sigh* Just wanted to let you hucklebugsters know I miss you.
Awwww! We miss you, too!! It won’t be too much longer!!
Did I misunderstand? I thought y’all were going to put the “lost” episode up this week.
I want my Huck’a’bug!
I saw a milk carton with Bet’s face on it today.
Yeah, Mr.Middlebrow is right, where is the lost episode?
I think Bet should have done the HB solo. She could have said her lines minus stennie. The show would only last 1/2 as long though. It would have been “What’s your fuck offs Sten?” Silence “Ok, here’s mine for the week”.
Even better, you two should take a lesson from Johnny Carson and have guest hosts arranged. Be more considerate next time!
Yeah, really—I like the guest host idea—and not just because I want to guest host
I think getting to know our fellow Hucklebuggers better would be a lot of fun to do through guest hosts or at the very least guest visits. Or just like, guests, I guess(t).
But yeah, I seem to remember something about a lost ep… whahappa???
Btw, I for one hope Stennie gets laid, and a lot. How else is she going to pay for this trip?
Stennie got laid and had sex on the beach…at least once by my count. I’m sure she’ll fill you in on details…
mwa
aloha
Stennie is having sex in public AGAIN? Mike seems to think she’s charging money for it too. Wow.
Having sex on the beach gives new meaning to getting crabs too doesn’t it?
Sex on the beach? Isn’t that a drink?
Sex on the beach?? I don’t even want to THINK about where sand gets when you do that… yeesh!
Yes ladies, I mentioned gifts. Think of them as incentives. But first I need to hear that both of you have gone at least a week without lighting up.