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Russian Orthodox Guyzmas
January 12, 2008 – 10:11 AM | One Comment

Actually, I think Orthodox Christmas has come and gone, but it’s my go-to line for stuff that happens in early January — like tonight’s Guyz Nite show, which starts at 10 PM at Crash Mansion …

Gaslight
January 10, 2008 – 10:26 AM | 12 Comments
<I>Gaslight</I>

“You want the prime minister of Malaysia killed, you can do it your own damn self.   Now give me your cell, I’m calling a cab.”
Not an unenjoyable two hours, but Gaslight fell somewhat flat …

Shut up, Robin Scorpio
January 8, 2008 – 2:44 PM | 19 Comments

Miss Alli, Joe R, and I reminisce unfondly about the ’80s glory days of General Hospital on the Telefile. We’ve probably started to bore everyone else, but until someone can explain to me why Buzz …

Tears in my ears
January 7, 2008 – 7:29 PM | 46 Comments
Tears in my ears

“…Heeeeeeelp!”
(Anyone else remember that song? “I’ve got tears in my ears, from lying on my back, crying over you”?)
I don’t care for Hillary Clinton. I don’t feel as strongly about it as I used to, …

Team America: World Police
January 2, 2008 – 7:50 PM | 28 Comments
<I>Team America: World Police</I>

“Nice brog!”
Had it on the DVR for ages, didn’t get around to watching it until last week. Loved it! I don’t watch South Park, not because I don’t think it’s funny but because I can’t …

New Year’z Eve
December 31, 2007 – 11:43 AM | 5 Comments

Guyz Nite is on the bill tonight at the Williamsburg Music Hall with Mr. Brownstone; the show starts at 9 PM.
Whatever you find yourself doing to ring in 2008, stay safe, don’t get too draconian …

The Little Foxes
December 27, 2007 – 5:24 PM | 7 Comments
<I>The Little Foxes</I>

 
“If I’d known you would age into Richard Burton’s face, Horace, I’d never have married you to begin with.”
My sense before seeing the movie was that it was a quintessential Bette Davis film, but …

Merry Guyzmas
December 17, 2007 – 8:42 PM | No Comment

And to all a good Nite! GN’s next show is Wednesday, December 19 at Crash Mansion. (It’s not listed on the site, which is irritating, so feel free to email CM HQ to mention that.) …

Dirty Harry
December 13, 2007 – 12:25 PM | 12 Comments
<I>Dirty Harry</I>

Motivational Techniques In Holiday-Shopping Completion: A Seminar By H. Callahan
I wonder how many people actually sit down to watch Dirty Harry anymore — it seems like one of those movies people don’t bother seeing, because …

The Maltese Falcon
December 10, 2007 – 5:14 PM | 19 Comments
<I>The Maltese Falcon</I>

“That’ll teach me to leave a broad alone with a bottle of scotch and a Topsy Tail. Never again, Mac.”
I finally made it through this one last week, despite Humphrey Bogart’s well-documented Ambien-esque effect …