tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4488501648603592688..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Short Attention Span BloggingBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12253981102077236572014-11-21T13:13:28.570-08:002014-11-21T13:13:28.570-08:00Ok, here we go:
Enjoyed Birdman, didn't like N...Ok, here we go:<br />Enjoyed Birdman, didn't like Nightcrawler, I felt that Gone Girl made the point of bottom-feeding media rather better. Bill Clinton's tawdry little affair was consensual; the Cosby druggings-and-rape allegations are not consensual. Stanton is a good ballplayer but $300 million plus is nuts. On the other hand, it's not my money!mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18436583742235632362014-11-20T10:18:25.824-08:002014-11-20T10:18:25.824-08:00DBA: I understand you can't take pictures and ...DBA: I understand you can't take pictures and it's against policy, but what I want to know is why that's the policy. I agree, folks who take flash pictures should be executed, and can readily agree that it's possible to disturb others, which is bad. So if I use a camera with a viewfinder, no one is bothered. I promise I'm not doing it for commercial purposes, and the only one I'm disturbing is me. So again, why is that policy in place?RyderDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980791636129598607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52270332131364999462014-11-20T06:46:14.385-08:002014-11-20T06:46:14.385-08:00Regular Reader since I found google reader (now it...Regular Reader since I found google reader (now it's feedly) for some years. Posted a Friday Question once. Early fifties, still trying to hide the fact ;) I live in the North Eifel (very very west Germany at the Belgian border).<br />Found your blog via some link some place, can't remember. Probably it had something to do with FRASIER which is one of my all time absolute favourite shows. Sometimes, like today, when I've got things to do all over the house, I start a queue of a couple of episodes in vlc and just listen to them on my wireless earphones and walk about. Even the audio is worthwhile although most of the time I can "see" the corresponding pictures because I'm so familiar with them now.<br />Thank you for your work on FRASIER and maybe you can give my best regards und wishes to the marvellous cast! Cheers to you from A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13298378842963467052014-11-19T15:54:17.312-08:002014-11-19T15:54:17.312-08:00You mean the half dozen names on the record and on...You mean the half dozen names on the record and one dozen not named in the court case women?<br /><br />None of whom are suing Cosby? Yeah, dude loves drugging and raping women. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19332113794819088472014-11-19T13:14:20.767-08:002014-11-19T13:14:20.767-08:00Bill Cosby's accuser went to a lawyer who didn...Bill Cosby's accuser went to a lawyer who didn't believe her, and apparently never went to the police. Yet somehow that is enough to derail his work. <br /><br />Meanwhile, Bill Clinton gets celebrated and his wife is the frontrunner for the presidency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62032029581406529462014-11-19T12:39:00.871-08:002014-11-19T12:39:00.871-08:00ARods contract worked out just fine. People forge...ARods contract worked out just fine. People forget that his first contract was with the Rangers, and he opted out of that to sign a new contract with the Yankees. The Yankees could have made him squirm and instead gave him a raise. Jason Giambi's and Mike Mussina's contracts worked out too, though they got no World Series out of it.MikeNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35125105487275274032014-11-19T11:00:13.552-08:002014-11-19T11:00:13.552-08:00Another reason for the Van Halen M&M clause, i...Another reason for the Van Halen M&M clause, if the venue didn't do it, they were in breach of contract, which allowed them to trash the place and not be responsible for it. (or so I heard)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84693630764243993892014-11-19T06:58:06.041-08:002014-11-19T06:58:06.041-08:00Saw "Nightcrawler" and "Birdman&quo...Saw "Nightcrawler" and "Birdman". Loved them both.Richard J. Marcejhttp://www.theblabbingbaboon.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23566121712058602782014-11-19T05:43:16.837-08:002014-11-19T05:43:16.837-08:00As someone who's sat through more than a few B...As someone who's sat through more than a few Browns games covered by Mr. Eagle, I think you misspelled "worst after Joe Buck".Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83279717542523018472014-11-19T03:56:46.205-08:002014-11-19T03:56:46.205-08:00"Kathy Griffin is the next Joan Rivers."..."Kathy Griffin is the next Joan Rivers."<br /><br />In reference to comedy, or plastic surgery?<br /><br />Do you know there is a new movie Night at the Museum Secret of the Tomb you can write about it.<br /> Watch Night at the Museum Secret of the Tomb Onlinehttp://solarmoviesonline.com/night-museum-secret-tomb-2014-online/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55890598112073000702014-11-19T01:07:35.930-08:002014-11-19T01:07:35.930-08:00Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks said his c...Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks said his contract of $64 Million, over 12 years, "sucked". I can't imagine the expletives Giancarlo Stanton would use to describe his $325 Million contract!Albert Giesbrechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742338183833125104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40405178697011253602014-11-18T19:16:17.323-08:002014-11-18T19:16:17.323-08:00RyderDA, photographing the set of a play is agains...RyderDA, photographing the set of a play is against the rules in every major commercial and non-profit theater I have ever worked with or attended. This has nothing to do with the playwright. You need explicit permission to photograph a set pretty much everywhere, even if it's before the play begins. If you're thinking of taking a photo during the actual performance, that's incredibly rude and distracting to other audience members and potentially the cast as well, depending on the size of the theater. Also, if you're doing it with your phone, even if you remember to turn off the flash, which it seems almost nobody does, your screen would still be lighting up in the dark theater, which is disruptive. If you're sitting in the audience thinking "man I gotta take a picture of this" you're not paying attention to the show.DBAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72451423326527234912014-11-18T18:48:29.130-08:002014-11-18T18:48:29.130-08:00Though it was alluded to above, Dave Sims is the S...Though it was alluded to above, Dave Sims is the Seattle Mariner's broadcaster and he's great. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38245881827831773542014-11-18T18:48:26.051-08:002014-11-18T18:48:26.051-08:00Dave Sims may be okay on NFL games, but calling 16...Dave Sims may be okay on NFL games, but calling 162 Mariner games a year reveals how much he 'phones it in' rather than Rick Rizzs, who is his predecessor on TV who now rules the airwaves on the radio here in Seattle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30922372694246090442014-11-18T17:40:12.651-08:002014-11-18T17:40:12.651-08:001 for 3, sportscaster emeritus. Not bad if you'...1 for 3, sportscaster emeritus. Not bad if you're a Dodger, but...<br /><br />You're right about Kevin Burkhardt being the best newcomer, even if he was twice wrong on predicting challenged play outcomes last Sunday.<br /><br />The best TV announcer is Mike Tirico; the best radio guy is Kevin Harlin (on TV he's just part of the pack, but on radio he's super.)<br /><br />-30-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12372647057260605922014-11-18T14:54:00.715-08:002014-11-18T14:54:00.715-08:00I can top (bottom?) a two-song set. In Henry Bushk...I can top (bottom?) a two-song set. In Henry Bushkin's Johnny Carson book, he writes about how Johnny got one of his idols, Buddy Rich, to open for him in Vegas.<br /><br />He wanted Buddy to play about 30 minutes, but the master drummer usually went about 40. Johnny had someone bring this to Rich's attention. Buddy didn't make a protest. <br /><br />The next night, Carson's in his dressing room as Rich takes the stage. They realize that he's opening with his closing number. Johnny wanted a shorter set and he got it.chalmersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86440622576547599342014-11-18T14:31:06.961-08:002014-11-18T14:31:06.961-08:00Wonderful Post, I highly appreciate those people w...Wonderful Post, I highly appreciate those people who share some good information, because I like those people who actually share :).moonahttp://songspk.ch/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86707129632651654202014-11-18T11:17:34.114-08:002014-11-18T11:17:34.114-08:00Given that everyone and their dog has a cellphone ...Given that everyone and their dog has a cellphone that takes pictures and makes movies, why do you not want any photos taken? I can understand you don't want your play recorded and put up on YouTube, but what's wrong with a spectator capturing a photo of your great actors? Worried that your collectable program sales will suffer? Seems to me that it would be good advertising for folks to snap a photo and put it up on their Facebook feed saying "I was at this awesome play you just gotta see!"RyderDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980791636129598607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75747681806009121032014-11-18T11:17:12.955-08:002014-11-18T11:17:12.955-08:00Two things: I remember Charles Champlin introduci...Two things: I remember Charles Champlin introducing a series of old time movies on our PBS station in Detroit when I was a kid, Grand Illusion and such, in the early 70s. Turned me on to many classics.<br /><br />And when I read your line about Ian Eagle, my first thought was, "and on radio, Dave Sims". He's fine on baseball, as you know, but he has the kind of feel for football that Dave Niehaus had for baseball: he seems to know which way the game is going before it happens. Breadbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51355753872712595692014-11-18T10:09:20.720-08:002014-11-18T10:09:20.720-08:00Jon B., that's great to hear! I was over the m...Jon B., that's great to hear! I was over the moon when I read praise being heaped upon the film and Keaton's performance, with people calling it the "comeback of the year". I cannot wait to see it and I cannot wait to see Keaton get the Oscar he so richly deserves.Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38282131696041746312014-11-18T10:05:26.686-08:002014-11-18T10:05:26.686-08:00"THE GOOD WIFE is having another banner year...."THE GOOD WIFE is having another banner year. Last Sunday’s episode where you saw how political campaign spots are really created should be shown in ever Poli-Sci class in America."<br /><br />So true, and when one of the staffers sarcastically suggested using the music from "Titanic" in the spot, I cracked up.Lorimartiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53931174780734017712014-11-18T09:48:56.626-08:002014-11-18T09:48:56.626-08:00Michael Keaton really is terrific in "Birdman...Michael Keaton really is terrific in "Birdman". There is much to say about "Birdman" and many critics feel compelled to do so. For me, "Birdman" is the rare movie that I want hurry back just to see (and hear) what I missed the first time. I suspect I will feel the same way after the second viewing, too. For those who complain that movies are all the same, "Birdman" may be for you. Jon B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42417492127946242152014-11-18T09:12:26.329-08:002014-11-18T09:12:26.329-08:00As of yesterday, Stanton had not yet signed the ne...As of yesterday, Stanton had not yet signed the new deal, so his agent or mom will have him surfing for the homeless as soon as he needs the socially positive pub. A-Rod also had an opt out of his original mega-deal, and NY re-signed him to an even more ludicrous deal. Thanks Yankees!<br /><br />As fantastic as 'home-brewed' Coke is in Hotlanta, it's best if you take your own ice. So pack cold! Addled Brinksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17930490533599914452014-11-18T08:51:50.571-08:002014-11-18T08:51:50.571-08:00The M&M legend, as best I understand it, is tr...The M&M legend, as best I understand it, is traced originally to Van Halen. I think it was NPR's Planet Money that interviewed David Lee Roth (let that sink in for a second) as to the reason; it was because some venues didn't follow through on technical lighting and stage setups. Since such disregard presented dangers to the crew, the best way of checking to see if not all of the contracts details had been followed was to insist on no brown M&Ms. If brown M&Ms were in the bowl, the band's management knew the crew had to check out every other tech detail to see if it had been followed.<br /><br />In a slight bit of retaliatory irony, some years later Eminem banned Van Halen. It's a musical fact.<br /><br />This has been another great moment in M&M history. Let the ages melt in your mouth, not in your hand.<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/02/14/146880432/the-truth-about-van-halen-and-those-brown-m-msCharles H. Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51057658688408744512014-11-18T08:06:10.071-08:002014-11-18T08:06:10.071-08:00Hey Ken,
"But at least Stanton has an opt-ou...Hey Ken,<br /><br />"But at least Stanton has an opt-out after 5 years because, y'know, you don't want to be tied down to a shitty deal like that if better ones become available."<br /><br />THAT IS PRICELESS!!! Maybe my Yankees will sign him for more money. <br /><br />I'm excited to see both Birdman & Nightcrawler. Jake Gyllenhaal has grown on me. Really liked Prisoners. Like him in Jarhead, Rendition, & End of Watch. One of the best movies I saw this year (done in 2013 I think) was Enemy. Crazy, mind bender kind of movie. Also, I don't miss a Alejandro González Iñárritu movie. Everything he has done has been fantastic IMHO. <br /><br />--LLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com