Category: Music, Movies, TV
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Kids today don’t know
There are certain generational litmus tests. Did you create your mixtapes on cassette, CD, MP3, or Spotify?
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Everything that guy said…
A fitting sign for Jury Duty Week. Another My Cousin Vinny sign. This time taken from Trotter’s opening argument in My Cousin Vinny (1992) See the other My Cousin Vinny references:
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I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) It’s one of the defining films of Science fiction, and of the film industry at large. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, and written by Arthur C. Clark, it’s an entire experience. This is one you must watch in your life. Do it in a proper setting. A big screen, a giant…
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Tell me when the boys get here
“Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)”. From Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album (1973).
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Tonight, On Top Gear….
From 2002 to 2015, Top Gear was one of the BBC’s most popular shows across the world. What started as a ‘serious’ show about cars and car reviews slowly morphed over time into what is best described as “Monty Python meets Motor Trend.” One of the continuous gags throughout the show was that of their…
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The one with the whales.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). Captain Kirk’s last words before setting off to save the galaxy once again.
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The Original Non Sequitur
Monty Python’s Flying Circus was a legendary British sketch show, running from 1969 to 1974. It launched the careers of the original Pythons through its absurdist and boundary-pushing comedy. Originally made for the BBC and broadcast in England, the show was picked up by PBS affiliates in the 70’s. For huge chunks of America it…
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Mostly for the money
You can’t work in trucking without having memorized the entire script of Smokey and The Bandit. It’s part of the entrance exam. For those who haven’t seen it, the 1977 comedy stars Burt Reynolds, Jerry Reed, Sally Field, and Jackie Gleason, alongside a T-Top Trans Am, Kenworth W-900A, and the CB Radio in a fast-paced…
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Madman Across the Water
“Tiny Dancer”, from Elton John’s 1971 Album Madman Across the Water. One of my favorite piano riffs. I always liked this version from the 60th Grammy awards, with Miley Cyrus and Elton John performing as a duet.