tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8366306917287491720..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Because I love LA absurdityBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68106619344541634242013-08-07T04:08:30.569-07:002013-08-07T04:08:30.569-07:00If you think that Japanese restaurant is odd, when...If you think that Japanese restaurant is odd, when I was in Cincinnati two years back for my niece's wedding the girlfriend and I saw not one but two former Mexican restaurants, all stucco exteriors, that had become Chinese buffets. We had fun making up "fusion" dishes like General Tso's Pollo. Rich Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883386588727303782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48292500033744595192013-08-05T15:44:45.493-07:002013-08-05T15:44:45.493-07:00Very off topic (sorry!). But I thought this is a k...Very off topic (sorry!). But I thought this is a kickstarter campaign you could get behind. http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6906153/detroits-kickstarter-needs-your-helpDiane L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79040853077672400362013-08-05T12:49:09.114-07:002013-08-05T12:49:09.114-07:00On the subject of absurdity, thought this might be...On the subject of absurdity, thought this might be right up your alley.<br /><br />Minor League Baseball Player Strikes Out On One Pitch<br />http://deadspin.com/minor-league-baseball-player-strikes-out-on-one-pitch-1014450914<br /><br />Ed Dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098170583126966512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29890550977367309832013-08-05T03:40:12.960-07:002013-08-05T03:40:12.960-07:00The Hollywood and Nazis book, slated to be release...The Hollywood and Nazis book, slated to be released next month, is "The Collaboration: Hollywood's Pact with Hitler," by Ben Urwand. It's said to be pretty explosive on how many studios and moguls not only looked the other way for much of the '30s, but let Nazi Germany have final say on potentially controversial films. <br /><br />Earlier this year, another book on the topic, Thomas Doherty's "Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939," was released; it reaches many of the same conclusions, albeit in a far milder fashion. Both camps are attacking each other in the blogosphere, <i>a la</i> the Socialist Labor and Socialist Workers parties in Union Square back in the day.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12948618053676497172013-08-05T02:37:19.012-07:002013-08-05T02:37:19.012-07:00Love it. The first time i went to LA I ended up ge...Love it. The first time i went to LA I ended up getting a personal tour of the Scientology Museum. A very nice woman took me round and showed me some truly whacky stuff - I even did the "personality test" where you hold two tin cans wired up to an old altimeter (or something like that). <br />Then I got a cab ride with an old Russian guy who gave me a very interesting lecture on why Opera was the pop music of its day. He didn't have a clue what any of the streets were called but he knew a lot about Opera. I love the place, I've never had a dull moment there.Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51937700775435000072013-08-04T21:06:53.384-07:002013-08-04T21:06:53.384-07:00For me the mist bothersome Huffpo headline of all ...For me the mist bothersome Huffpo headline of all you've listed is "Renown Satanist..."<br /><br />That should be "Renowned"....<br /><br />Poor grammar drives me insane. R's Womannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57799264082383388192013-08-04T19:02:02.182-07:002013-08-04T19:02:02.182-07:00Wasn't that Dr. Seuss' house at one time?Wasn't that Dr. Seuss' house at one time?Jeffrohttp://kenlevine.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49526210922928781672013-08-04T13:01:27.043-07:002013-08-04T13:01:27.043-07:00WATCH: Tom Hanks Peeing
What, you thought "S...<i>WATCH: Tom Hanks Peeing</i><br /><br />What, you thought "Splash" was named after the mermaid?Bladder Partynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43083400103551656632013-08-04T12:41:15.955-07:002013-08-04T12:41:15.955-07:00Ken, isn't this a case of shooting the messeng...Ken, isn't this a case of shooting the messenger? :-)cadavranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61951450334256974972013-08-04T12:18:45.796-07:002013-08-04T12:18:45.796-07:00Well I for one found "She Was Born With A Tai...Well I for one found "She Was Born With A Tail?" to be an uncompromising piece of investigative journalism.RCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251247613686669877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29968078301270103012013-08-04T12:00:34.608-07:002013-08-04T12:00:34.608-07:00I've always wanted to visit LA. I'll get t...I've always wanted to visit LA. I'll get there someday. The goofiness doesn't turn me off at all. Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78215628899898790702013-08-04T11:02:48.202-07:002013-08-04T11:02:48.202-07:00That Beverly Hills house could be right out of Ste...That Beverly Hills house could be right out of Steve Martin's L.A. STORY (a favorite movie).<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81699072547070084502013-08-04T10:49:42.951-07:002013-08-04T10:49:42.951-07:00God bless the Doo Dahs! (first picture)
God bless the Doo Dahs! (first picture)<br />Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23628673914957501632013-08-04T09:58:03.029-07:002013-08-04T09:58:03.029-07:00This list is a perfect summation of why I haven...This list is a perfect summation of why I haven't visited Huffington Post in at least a year. Either they want to be taken seriously as "journalism" (of a sort), or they don't. Huffington herself has seemed to want to be taken seriously at times, but you wouldn't know it from the sorts of page views she's chasing.gottacooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68701853803282863132013-08-04T07:32:45.937-07:002013-08-04T07:32:45.937-07:00Ken, the "How Hollywood Helped Hitler" e...Ken, the "How Hollywood Helped Hitler" entry does not belong on the list. It is anything but fluff. Here's the sub-head from the article:<br /><br />"In devastating detail, an excerpt from a controversial new book reveals how the big studios, desperate to protect German business, let Nazis censor scripts, remove credits from Jews, get movies stopped and even force one MGM executive to divorce his Jewish wife."<br /><br />The story is here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-hollywood-helped-hitler-595684Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374380298273456994noreply@blogger.com