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Posted on 09.19.09 by Widge @ 4:15 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. So it's Talk Like a Pirate Day. And what we urge you to do is learn from one of the best cinematic pirates ever: Walter Matthau. No, I'm serious. And don't get me wrong: Roman Polanski's Pirates is an overlong, plodding film that will put your ass to sleep. It's no Thin Red Line where you'll be sending out for supplies, but it's still...not very good. What saves it, though, is Walter Matthau, being ridiculously brilliant as Captain Red. Now I know we've said this before...but before we didn't have a clip to illustrate things. Direct link for the feedreaders. For more pirate-related fun, there's of course The Crimson Permanent Assurance. And our friends Paul and Storm are offering up "The Captain's Wife's Lament" on their site along with other piratical bits. Enjoy. Categorized as: Events
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Posted on 03.01.09 by Widge @ 5:36 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  For those of you who haven't noticed already (and also for those of you that have), Red Nose Net relaunched. This year's Red Nose Day to benefit Comic Relief UK is happening March 13th. Now--we're not officially affiliated with Comic Relief UK--not one iota--but we know a good cause when we see it. And our task is to get you to A) donate to Comic Relief (do that here, in fact), 2) participate in the Red Nose Net fracas, and III) have a good time doing all of the above. We've got some great folks who have already signed on to help us with the cause (you can see the list on the Red Nose Net site), but Ken Plume and I are going to do our part to raise awareness and participate in the Red Nose mayhem. We are going to get on live streaming video starting at noon on March 13th and we're not going to stop streaming us on camera for twenty-four hours. That's right, apart from trips to the fridge for caffeine and bathroom breaks, we're going to be broadcasting live. It's going to be completely mental. So keep an eye on the official site. Follow us on Twitter. And mark your calendars. Because on March 13th, the magic will happen. And you're going to want to be there, not only for the good of the charity, but for the comedy of watching two grown men start to melt down after the ninth hour. Categorized as: Events
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Posted on 06.16.08 by Widge @ 8:54 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. Born on this date in 1890: Stan Laurel. Here in this snippet with his partner, Oliver Hardy, they perform shenanigans of the highest order. Previous bits we've posted of the duo can be found here. Categorized as: Events
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Posted on 09.19.07 by Widge @ 12:01 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  That's right, it's September 19th, and that makes it Talk Like a Pirate Day. I know there's been a lot of stuff recently about that whole Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, but I'd like to point your attention to a great pirate performance: namely Walter Matthau in Roman Polanski's Pirates. Granted, the movie was crap, but Matthau was amazing. Anyway, to celebrate this annual arrrrfest, there's a list of our previous pirate-related posts after the jump: Categorized as: Events
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Posted on 08.26.07 by Widge @ 9:51 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Seriously, you folks in Vancouver need to take some steps: seems like every year you guys have a zombie uprising. Then they're running through the streets, frightening the animals, eating every living thing that's not nailed down. I mean, come on. I hear they even announce when they're going to be rising ahead of time. Get with it, Vancouver. We were notified of the carnage by the Lady Porphyre. Badass black and white zombie portrait by Meg Bourne. Hey undead girl--you are not screwing around. Rock. Categorized as: Events
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