Oops!!

Every morning, I tune into CP24 to check the current weather and forecast for the day, so I know how to dress, and whether or not I should stop on my way to work to purchase my 18th umbrella for the calendar year.

CP24 (or "Cable Pulse 24") is CityTV's gift to the hyperactive & ADD-affected: Too much information for a normal person to possibly process all at once, changing faster than the speed of light. Super-information overload. News, weather, sports, some kind of TV broadcast in the left-hand corner and, I assume, Shakespearian sonnets and/or other culturally enlightening fodder on a ticker not visable to mine slow-moving eyes/brain.

In the morning, the TV portion of the channel airs their "Breakfast Television" broadcast, starring Dina & Kevin (a surprisingly unannoying pair of hosts, as far as TV hosting duos are concerned). March 16th must have been Kevin's day off because Frank was filling in for him.

Anyway, Breakfast Television was running some kind of contest/promotion (the details of which are irrelevent to this story, which is a good thing, because I don't have the requisite gumption to Google it) where the hosts randomly choose an entrant and call them at the number they've provided. The chosen entrant *must* answer their phone saying "I watch BT" (or something along those lines) in order to win the big prize.

So, Dina & Frank dialed the potential winner....on speakerphone, of course....the phone rang & rang....and rang....Dina & Frank bantered a bit during this period because, let's face it, "watching" a phone ring isn't the most compelling television, morning or otherwise, and they have to keep us entertained!

During their banter, we heard, "POHOELLO" or something like that...

Dina said, "Hello?"

Random Contest Winner replied "Hello?"

Frank said, "If you were to say something right now, what would it be?"

*pause*

Random Contest Winner finally answered, "You people are fucking crazy..."

Naturally, they hung up on her as quickly as possible, but not before the damage was done...and I laughed & laughed...nothin' like genuinely live TV without a time delay!

Thanks Random Contest Winner. You made my Monday.

More Movie Characters from the '80s

JD, Heathers

If you remember seeing "Heathers" when it was first released, I can almost guarantee that you came out of the 80s with a huge crush on Christian Slater--regardless of your gender or your sexual preference--you had to be crushin' on JD, at least a little bit.

This was a guy who oooozed suave. He was the epitome of cool. And if you happened to be mired in the cesspool of high school in the '80s, he was a HERO!

Sure, he was a sociopath. Completely & utterly insane. But, somehow, still incredibly appealing! Even in his psychopathy! (perhaps that was part of the appeal?)

Anyway.

He didn't just *denounce* the populariate. He didn't just put down the otherwise indefatigable "popular crowd" with cleverly-crafted insults: He took them out of commission entirely. FOREVER!!

It didn't hurt that Christian Slater was dead sexy, either.
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J.D.: Greetings and salutations... you a Heather?
Veronica Sawyer: No, I'm a Veronica... Sawyer

Veronica Sawyer: That knife is filthy.
J.D.: What do you think I'm going to do with it, take out her tonsils?
Veronica Sawyer: Excuse me, I think I know Heather a little bit better than you do. If she were going to slit her wrists, the knife would be spotless..

J.D.: [lying on the ground with Veronica under his jacket] I thank you. That was my first game of strip croquet...

Movie Characters from the 80s

Coming of age in the '80s.

Quite an experience, as those of us familiar with the era can (painfully) attest.

Those of us who lived through it can now--hopefully--look back fondly and nostalgically reminisce about the appalling clothing (that we were convinced was *amazing* at the time), the horrendous music (that I will STILL rock out to, any ol' time) and the frightening lack of cellular technology.

And we can also think back in dreamy-eyed revelry and ponder the movie characters (mullets, terrycloth headbands, spandex and all) whom we grew up admiring.

This is going to be a series. How many parts? I have no idea. But I haven't posted anything lately and my fan is growing anxious.

Lloyd Dobler, Say Anything...

This whole film is really well done, and the character of Lloyd is irresistible, almost mirage-like.

I remember watching this movie and wistfully thinking, "If only people like him actually existed in real life..."

"I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that."

"She gave me a pen. I gave her my heart..and she gave me a pen."

"What I really want to do with my life - what I want to do for a living - is I want to be with your daughter. I'm good at it."

Anyway, if you've seen this film, you're lying to yourself if you claim you didn't fall absolutely, 100%, head-over-heels in love with Lloyd Dobler/John Cusack...

Particularly as he stood outside Diane Court's house with the jukebox over his head (ostensibly) blaring "In Your Eyes"...*sigh*...