Isolation Thought

Several of us went to see "Animal House" last night. The movie holds up very well. No doubt, John Belushi left this earth way too soon. Although it was like watching the younger Elvis vs. the later in life, bloated Elvis. The scene where he gathers food in the dining hall line is a simple one, but shows his non-verbal antics could rate with the old masters. "Do you mind if we dance with yo dates?" Omigod, that is still funny.

And it's amazing that another comic genius Douglas Kenney, who was Stork in the movie (the guy who leads the band into the wall), has also been gone for about 25 years. Kenney was using cocaine and got kicked off the press junket for "Caddyshack". He died in Hawaii shortly thereafter. Harold Ramis had the best line about his death, "Doug probably fell while looking for a place to jump."

This leads me to the death yesterday of Elmer Bernstein. He did the score on "Animal House" and left behind a mountain of work on some great movies, including that very military-sounding score on "Stripes".

BTW, please vote in next year's poll for Playhouse Square movies. "Caddyshack" and "Airplane" are struggling.

Meal of Links

My brother will be happy to know that LeBron's new Powerade drink will be known as "Flava23"

I love John McCain, but his support for Bush seems a bit phony, because he can't go a week without blasting Bush on something. Just recently, it was the "Swift Boat" ad and reduction of U.S. troops on foreign soil.

There is a "Moosehead on the loose."

Exercise Yard

Deion thinks he can still play football. Why would the Ravens need a part-timer like him? Don't get me wrong, I love the guy, but this guy is becoming another Zsa Zsa Gabor. You know the type. One who remains a celebrity, but no one knows quite sure how or why, and yet remains in the headlines.

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