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He's right. Go to the source. My preference is John Lee but it won't be the same without his guitar work & vocal whimsy: http://blueslyrics.tripod.com/lyrics/john_...er/my_dream.htm Better to try something neo-bluesy. Waits nicely provides a self-indulgent mix of comical sorrow: http://www.officialtomwaits.com/music/m_ey...hit_Creek_Again "Look's Like I'm Up **** Creek Again" by Tom Waits Well the sun came in my window Wednesday morning And your love was like the golden rays again Now I'm lying here on a Thursday, and you're lovin someone new And it looks like I'm up **** creek again And I can't help thinking of your lovin ways And I cried a quart of tears since you've been gone And I can't face the morning by myself love And it looks like I'm up **** creek again Since you've been gone, I cry all the time And I cannot stand leavin you behind So I'll pull myself together, And I'll dry away my tears But the morning light has brought back memories And I can't face the morning by myself love And it looks like I'm up **** creek again So I'm out a walkin on this dusty highway Cause you've given me no reason for to stay And I'll walk until I've found someone who loves me not in vain And it looks like I'm up **** creek again And it looks like I'm up **** creek again

Lots of talk about Venom in the trades. Here's a sampler. Possible SPOILERS to follow: . . . . . . . . . .

Yes, sounds like the leaking of gas. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sorry :"> <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Better that kind than speculatory hot air from folks who've never attended E3.

Yes, sounds like the leaking of gas.

Or how about an annual expo? Seriously, if anyone needs to ogle booth babes in L.A., just wait a couple weeks...the Convention Center will be packed.

You certainly are:

You might try calling around. There's at least one costume retailer in Loma Linda and over a dozen in San Bernardino County. I'm sure one of these shops can suggest something. Congratulations and good luck. Company Name Address City/State ZIP Phone HOT Second Hand Store Antqs 24871 Redlands Blvd Loma Linda, CA 92354 (909) 796-7709 B J's Costumes & More 1869 E Main St Barstow, CA 92311 (760) 256-9073 Enchanted Attic 25899 Base Line St San Bernardino, CA 92410 (909) 862-1170 Enchanted Treasures & Costumes 6336 Lee Ct Chino, CA 91710 (909) 627-6957 Francisco's Costume Shop 12190 Hesperia Rd Victorville, CA 92395 (760) 951-1286 Fun Corner 426 W Base Line St San Bernardino, CA 92410 (909) 885-7648 Halloween Adventure 5280 Arrow Hwy Montclair, CA 91763 (909) 621-1774 Harlequin Costume 720 S Milliken Ave # G Ontario, CA 91761 (909) 948-2950 M & L Treasures 794 W 40th St San Bernardino, CA 92407 (909) 648-2249 Party & Events Rents 206 E Country Club Blvd Big Bear City, CA 92314 (909) 584-4488 Party City 5549 Philadelphia St # B Chino, CA 91710 (909) 590-0670 Party Plus 1801 Orange Tree Ln # 100 Redlands, CA 92374 (909) 335-2811 Theatre Co 1400 N Benson Ave Upland, CA 91786 (909) 982-5736 Valerie's Place 56468 Onaga Trl Yucca Valley, CA 92284 (760) 369-2202

The Quincunx, by Charles Palliser

Amen. Kong ain't Shakespeare but for sci-fi he's epic tragedy. I was about 10 when I saw the original, and it was one of the first films I wholly connected with--the first ending that filled me with an irrational yet persistent sense of loss. Since then I've seen tragic heroes in better films (Depardieu's bunny-raising brute in "Jean De Florette"), and my throat has grown lumpy watching sentimental apes (I rooted for the love struck Gill-Man), but Kong remains for me the most fantastic of doomed kings. I liked Jackson's version. Editing warts and all. It wasn't the best film of 2005, but I was entertained. Once again, I was a 10-year old at the circus, and it was a three-ring visual feast. Sometimes that's enough. Edit: it occurs to me that my Depardieu reference is misleading. It's not horror or sci-fi. Depardieu portrays a hunchback, yes, but he's not a necessarily a monster. (Although the villagers think his hump is a curse.) And re: the Gill-Man...Dr. Frankenstein's monster is more poignant and Quasimodo's more heroic, but as remakes go the Creature is ever so timely: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485799/

Hmm. So I exercise, love veggies and miss more meals than I eat. I'm skipping my way to a beautiful corpse:

Me neither. I USED TO be able to do them. Hell, compared to me Mr. Fantastic looked like a stiff. I'm still happily limber. I run 2-3x/week, stretch daily & occasionally surf, shoot hoops & cheat at mind yoga. Plus my poor diet keeps my metabolism in tip-top wacky shape. Even typing makes me sweat.

2nd quarter of this year. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thx. It took me almost 3 years to finish NWN1. (I, umm, took a few breaks.) I'm hoping the sequel is a bit more compelling. Nice screenies.

Billy Bob's bad news Buttermaker is a pale shadow of his Bad Santa. A better Billy Bob sports film: Friday Night Lights. Interesting representation of an obsessive sports community. It's almost too well-packaged -- like a slick promotional video that

What's the estimated release date for NWN2?

High Tension - predictable nonsense w/ stylish gore Bad Santa - my second favorite Christmas movie King Kong (1933) - who doesn't identify w/the heartsick ape? and OMG Fay Wray

I suggest that they weren't cobwebs but the residue of a night spent sniffing glue. Or perhaps it was your cocoon.

I wouldn't call Daphne's good. Adequate, maybe. But hey, they've a location near you. Less than 40 miles away. I suggest you make this an excellent New Year's Eve adventure--your Harold&Kumar moment. Go, my friend, and seek gyros.

I'm at work. Which means I'll be unkissed at midnight (what a shame), then I'll drive 50 miles through gunfire and rain, and when I get home as the bars close I'll eat leftover gyros and pie, then sleep as if dead for a year or a day. You want my life.

I've spent more time fishing than I have playing computer games. I've also hunted--with bow and gun--but I won't again unless necessary. I still fish on rare occasion partly because the process is a rewarding meditation on sky & sound while casting about in dark water. Eat what you catch. I was taught that from an early age. Don't torture and don't waste. This summer I took a nephew salmon fishing. It took him over 30 minutes to gut & clean his first fish. Intense. I like to think that he learned more about death and respect that day than he'll ever learn from his Mega Man Bass video game. Happy new year all.

Bao. Because only the voice is real, and you can

Yes, and it's true that victims typically react differently from witnesses. But so, too, is Pokemon a different game from Reservoir Dogs. Halo is rated for persons 17 & older. I, too, know 6-yr olds who've played it. (Coincidentally--or not--these kids also exhibit some of the worst impulse control I've seen in 1st graders). I also don't doubt that kids love guns (I did) and most grow up normal (whatever that means--acceptably inured to racism & violence?) But I immediately suspect parents who deliberately expose 7 yr olds to communities based on violence & manchild one-upmanship. Call me cynical, but I don't necessarily give Mr. De Leon the benefit of the doubt. I reserve that for his kid. I absolutely do not question the premise that racism can be psychologically harmful, but I think it's naive to expect a nurturing environment for grade schoolers on Halo Xbox Live. It's a prescription for problems, and Mr. De Leon should have foreseen that inevitability. I'd be wary of anyone contented by that Ving Rhames rape scene. Who didn't squirm when Uma got that adrenaline shot to the heart? Perhaps I missed that chapter from Tarantino's Guide to Child Development.

Yeah. Temperatures creep any lower and I'll abandon my commitments and relocate to warmer climes. Weather is a fickle mistress, and I suspect my relationship with her is one of mutual mistrust. Yes, perhaps soon. Btw, after further review, I understand why Halo is a children's game: because the goal is to hurl invectives and lethal projectiles at ALIENS not people. It's a very simple moral equation: natives good, outsiders bad. Now I know what to get my 3-yr old niece for Christmas. But I refuse to let little Maria Elena interact with Xbox Live. I'm loath to expose her to xenophobic behavior.

Ah. You know, I missed the first vowel in your initial "e-people" comment. As in "Wow, people are being called offensive names based on biological traits?" So I read your initial post too broadly. (Um, let's skip this opportunity for a bad pun, ok folks?) I must have them. (Upper 40s last night.) I'll trade you some weathered 501s and a plain white v-neck. I might even throw in a pair of ugg-boots-of-speed. Whaddya say?

Btw, can someone tell me why-tf a 7-yr-old kid is playing Halo online? Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Halo an M-rated shooter? Why is a parent exposing his 2nd grader to that kind of violence? I find it odd that Mr. De Leon's concern for psychological harm seems limited to racial epithets voiced by invisible strangers. Anyway. Carry on.

Where do you see that? I didn't read any suggestion that racism is new; on the contrary, there are quotes suggesting such problems are inevitable in large communities. Yes, it's an old story, but I don't think it's one that grows stale--especially when the angle (Xbox 360) and anecdotes (Black Jesus, Victor De Leon) are fresh. Fwiw, I enjoyed the article. Thank you, sister. But if I'm going to stay I'll need to borrow some traveling pants. Can you help me out?