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“It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up.”

Dave — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:17:13 +0000

Cameron: “The 1961 Ferrari 250GT California. Less than a hundred were made. My father spent three years restoring this car. It is his love, it is his passion.”

Ferris: “It is his fault he didn’t lock the garage.”

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

RIP – Harvey Pekar (1939 – 2010)

Dave — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:52:46 +0000

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Underground comic book pioneer, Harvey Pekar, died today. He was 70 years old. His most famous series “American Splendor” was an autobiographical chronicle that started in the late 70s and lasted several decades.

Actor, Paul Giamatti, played Pekar in the 2003 movie adaptation of Pekar’s “American Splendor.”

If you haven’t seen it, you should. It’s a pretty good movie.

RIP Dennis Hopper (1936-2010)

Dave — Sun, 30 May 2010 02:56:42 +0000

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Goodbye, Dennis.

NASA to Launch Human-Like Robot to Join Space Station Crew

Dave — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:38:14 +0000

According to the Nasa website:

NASA will launch the first human-like robot to space later this year to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station. Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed jointly by NASA and General Motors under a cooperative agreement to develop a robotic assistant that can work alongside humans, whether they are astronauts in space or workers at GM manufacturing plants on Earth.

The 300-pound R2 consists of a head and a torso with two arms and two hands. R2 will launch on space shuttle Discovery as part of the STS-133 mission planned for September. Once aboard the station, engineers will monitor how the robot operates in weightlessness. Throughout its first decade in orbit, the space station has served as a test bed for human and robotic teamwork for construction, maintenance and science.

Read the entire article here.

“I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.” springs to mind.

- Dave

God’s own prototype

Dave — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:51:24 +0000

“There he goes. One of God’s own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. ” – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S Thompson)

Boondock Saints 2

Dave — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:19:58 +0000

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I am a big fan of the original Boondock Saints, an independent film about the antics of two vigilante brothers. I was pleased to see that the original cast is doing a sequel. Should be a blast.

- Dave

HP Lovecraft Film Festival 2009

Dave — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:24:10 +0000

Having a great time at the HP Lovecraft Film Festival here in cloudy Portland, OR. This year’s short films were pretty good overall.

Some stand out films this year were “Noirville”, “Tinglewood”, “Seance” and “Dirt Dauber.”

I’m looking forward to a showing of “The Mist” later tonight, which is a faithful adaptation of Stephen King’s story of the same name.

Hope I survive…

- Dave

Stunt Rock (1978)

Dave — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:55:30 +0000

(Video link – IMDB page via Nerdcore)

Was this movie nominated for an Academy Award in 1978?

No.

Should it have been?

Most definitely – YES.

- Dave

Tyger

Dave — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:33:06 +0000

Video link (Via William Gibson’s Twitter account)

Sorry

Dave — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:37:50 +0000

Video link.

Sorry.