Watched the first ep of Reacher, and it was good. Gonna watch the rest around binges of Raised by Wolves on HBOmax.
And this episode of Peacemaker had some excellent, funny dialogue. The bugs-in-the-brain alien plot was done in Brain Dead a few years ago (featuring the delicious Mary Elizabeth Winstead), so that annoys me a bit. But I'm enjoying the cast: Cena is good and his sidekick is a hoot. But I don't know why the lesbian marriage domestic subplot is there and where it's going, and it's pretty clear how James Gunn's girlfriend got the job. I mean, is Hollywood short of actually good blonde actresses right now?
After living there for years, the condescending knowitall in Alexandria Va is typical of the rich liberals who dominate NoVa. It's just them and a permanent Hispanic underclass (who are routinely abused by every level of local bureacrat--po-po, teachers, CPS) and the rich woke overclass couldn't give less of a shit. Basicly a mini California in terms of the hollowed out middle class and the resulting corruption. The lack of self awareness from that oldster is typical. But hey, it's got great bars, if you can afford a $10 beer.
When the Chinese authorities marched out a Uighur to help light the Olympic Torch, did they really believe no one would make the analogy of the Nazis assembling orchestras from the inmates at Auschwitz?
"My schadenboner is draining all the blood from my head and I need to lay down." That line is a thing of beauty, and is why I choose to subscribe. Thanks!
Jim, did you ever read The Destroyer series? late '70s-'80s pulp fiction, secret agent fighting for 'Merica with mercenary-yoda martial arts trainer; also with a mediocre movie version (and tv series)
I am glad Youngkin won. Some of these Leftists are terrible people. Pelosi comes down against Freedom of Speech? I'm not shocked, but I am disappointed. It says a lot that the Jan. 6 committee mourns...Zucker.
That little tease of Reacher definitely makes me think they've captured the books better than the films did - kind of like Malkovich was much closer to Patricia Highsmith's Ripley during his turn than Matt Damon was in the first Ripley flick.
When I was books editor at a 90,000 circulation daily in San Diego County in the early '00s, it seemed like every new mystery or thriller author I interviewed on their book tour to town had some story about Lee Childs being supportive and kind. I mean, he writes more blurbs for new authors than any established author I can think of. Finally got to interview him by phone, and he was remarkably down to earth and funny. Told me a great story about how he was on a transAtlantic flight once, in first class of course, and as "Lee Childs" is a nom de plume, he travels under his own name to escape as much attention as possible. He sits down in his seat, and notices the guy next to him has a Jack Reacher novel in paperback on his fold-down tray. The book is face-down, so Lee Childs is looking at his own photo on the back of the book and thinking to himself that the guys is going to recognize him and want to chat all the way from London to New York. As he's accepting the fact that he won't get much rest for the next 6 hours, the guys sees him looking at the book (at his own photo on the back of the book!), flips it over, and asks, "You ever read this guy? I love this books!" Childs says, "You know, I've heard good things, but haven't gotten around to reading him yet." The guy raves a few more minutes about how great the Reacher novels are, but never puts two and two together - that the guy he is talking to in the seat next to him looks exactly like Lee Childs!
I've always kind of thought that at the end of the flight, he should have asked to look at the book, and then autographed it as he disembarked ... ;-)
Columbo?
Watched the first ep of Reacher, and it was good. Gonna watch the rest around binges of Raised by Wolves on HBOmax.
And this episode of Peacemaker had some excellent, funny dialogue. The bugs-in-the-brain alien plot was done in Brain Dead a few years ago (featuring the delicious Mary Elizabeth Winstead), so that annoys me a bit. But I'm enjoying the cast: Cena is good and his sidekick is a hoot. But I don't know why the lesbian marriage domestic subplot is there and where it's going, and it's pretty clear how James Gunn's girlfriend got the job. I mean, is Hollywood short of actually good blonde actresses right now?
Mr. Read the Room, Guvnah:
(1) doesn't quite get this whole freedom/choice/liberty thing
(2) clearly dons a crappy-ass mask or he wouldn't be in fear of contracting, well, anything
and
(3) is essentially saying "the reason you should wear a mask is because we are."
Not a persuasive argument.
He did not
After living there for years, the condescending knowitall in Alexandria Va is typical of the rich liberals who dominate NoVa. It's just them and a permanent Hispanic underclass (who are routinely abused by every level of local bureacrat--po-po, teachers, CPS) and the rich woke overclass couldn't give less of a shit. Basicly a mini California in terms of the hollowed out middle class and the resulting corruption. The lack of self awareness from that oldster is typical. But hey, it's got great bars, if you can afford a $10 beer.
Whoof!
When the Chinese authorities marched out a Uighur to help light the Olympic Torch, did they really believe no one would make the analogy of the Nazis assembling orchestras from the inmates at Auschwitz?
https://historycollection.com/play-or-die-the-orchestras-of-auschwitz/
Harrowing. Thank you.
"My schadenboner is draining all the blood from my head and I need to lay down." That line is a thing of beauty, and is why I choose to subscribe. Thanks!
Jim, did you ever read The Destroyer series? late '70s-'80s pulp fiction, secret agent fighting for 'Merica with mercenary-yoda martial arts trainer; also with a mediocre movie version (and tv series)
Read all those and loved them. The dialogue between Remo and Chiun was priceless
I know nothing about Jack Reacher, but I like Amos from "The Expanse" and Jack Reacher seems like that turned up to 11.
I am glad Youngkin won. Some of these Leftists are terrible people. Pelosi comes down against Freedom of Speech? I'm not shocked, but I am disappointed. It says a lot that the Jan. 6 committee mourns...Zucker.
Have a great weekend.
That little tease of Reacher definitely makes me think they've captured the books better than the films did - kind of like Malkovich was much closer to Patricia Highsmith's Ripley during his turn than Matt Damon was in the first Ripley flick.
When I was books editor at a 90,000 circulation daily in San Diego County in the early '00s, it seemed like every new mystery or thriller author I interviewed on their book tour to town had some story about Lee Childs being supportive and kind. I mean, he writes more blurbs for new authors than any established author I can think of. Finally got to interview him by phone, and he was remarkably down to earth and funny. Told me a great story about how he was on a transAtlantic flight once, in first class of course, and as "Lee Childs" is a nom de plume, he travels under his own name to escape as much attention as possible. He sits down in his seat, and notices the guy next to him has a Jack Reacher novel in paperback on his fold-down tray. The book is face-down, so Lee Childs is looking at his own photo on the back of the book and thinking to himself that the guys is going to recognize him and want to chat all the way from London to New York. As he's accepting the fact that he won't get much rest for the next 6 hours, the guys sees him looking at the book (at his own photo on the back of the book!), flips it over, and asks, "You ever read this guy? I love this books!" Childs says, "You know, I've heard good things, but haven't gotten around to reading him yet." The guy raves a few more minutes about how great the Reacher novels are, but never puts two and two together - that the guy he is talking to in the seat next to him looks exactly like Lee Childs!
I've always kind of thought that at the end of the flight, he should have asked to look at the book, and then autographed it as he disembarked ... ;-)
This Is Who Is Behind The Joe Rogan Attack
https://patriotone.substack.com/p/this-is-who-is-behind-the-joe-rogan
Pass it on.