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Happy Monday!
Who is handling your baggage future?
Life can be frustratingly formulaic, yet equally random and wonderfully serendipitous. Since there is no one correct way to live one’s life, we must tirelessly engage in trial-and-error experiences and decide what brings us and the people around us the most happiness. Except, that doesn’t always pan out for myriad reasons that we cannot control. The ever-expansive and undefinable variable aspect of the world, if you will.
However, some amazing things in our life are within our control and it’s best to pursue these opportunities when you can at the right moment because, if you’re passive, you could end up handling bags in the Los Angeles airport in the year 2194. And those terrific friends you could’ve made will live their separate lives without you.
And not be there when your love life’s D-O-A.
Life’s funny, isn’t it?
Have a Clear-Eyed Week!
It’s That Thing of When You Learn About Where Stefon Came From
This blog post has everything…
The greatest club promoter the world has ever known, Stefon, was the brainchild of SNL cast member/impressionist Bill Hader and SNL writer John Mulaney. As you would expect, the inception of this legendary character originated within the perfect storm of serendipity. Isn’t that the case with some of the best things in life?
For “Throwback Thursday,” let’s reminisce about the phenomenon that is Stefon.
(If it feels right, feel free to hold your hands up to your face and laugh)
Now, it’s time to hear from the writing guru who was the wordsmith behind the club promoter who loves rooms with broken glass.
I am looking for a Halloween party to hit up later this month…
Stay tuned tomorrow for a vintage weekend update.
Our Puzzling Future
Have you pulled the blanket down from over your head? Yes, that presidential debate last night was real and wasn’t an SNL sketch…yet.
The always entertaining and insightful author and essayist Christopher Buckley’s rationale for relieving himself the responsibility of satirizing high-stakes political circumstances was, once again, effortlessly reaffirmed during yesterday’s presidential debate. His imaginatively shrewd writing that amusingly paints the politically powerful with shades of absurdity and twinkling nonsense now needs no outside author, as the starring characters from both sides have willingly taken on his role as penman and penwoman.
Mr. Buckley can’t believe he used to make this stuff up.
On a completely alternative, and therefore happy note, the only spectacle being promoted on television more than the presidential debate is the new Dan Brown book adapted for the silver screen. Skipping the slightly underwhelming 2009 “The Lost Symbol,” Mr. Brown’s 2013 thriller “Inferno” was chosen for grand cinematic treatment. Having read “Inferno,” the excited anticipation for the movie is warranted. Get ready for a fun, thought-provoking ride! Incredibly, from the little shown in the trailer, every one of the scenes look precisely as I pictured them with my imagination from just words on a page.
A testament to the brilliant vision of both Dan Brown and Ron Howard.
Favoring suspense over information, the engrossing plot and pulse-racing sequences won’t be disclosed. The spectacular reveals and intellectual twists-and-turns deserve genuine shock and awe, coupled with unnerving curiosity and reality.
And who better to preview and hype Robert Langdon’s adventures than, well, Robert Langdon himself.
October 28th cannot arrive soon enough. As surprising as this will read, readers and audiences will learn more and feel better equipped to confront the complexities of the world (past, present and future) from a Dan Brown novel and/or film than from a modern presidential debate.
And Dan Brown’s “Inferno” deals with hell…
Happy Monday!
“Goonies never say die!”
As Brand Josh Brolin can attest, Goonies were really never supposed to say two other words on set…
The Goonies, to this day, still has some of the most passionate and protective fans around, which says a lot since the movie was released back in 1985. Count myself among those fans. Incredibly, this cult classic was the the product of some of cinema’s most imaginative storytellers: Richard Donner (Superman, Lethal Weapon I, II & III), Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, Gremlins, Adventures in Babysitting) and Steven Spielberg (drop the mic). That triple threat actually seems more odd than the plot to The Goonies.
Here’s to channeling Josh Brolin’s amazement for what this week will present to us, except with a slightly different word choice.
Have an Awe-Inspiring Week!
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