Archive for October, 2006
It’s My Birthday
October 8th, 2006The rumors are true. As of today, I have reached 38 years old. I don’t feel 38. In many ways, I still feel like there’s much to learn about this thing called life. When my parents were my age, they already had the steady careers, the suburban house, and three growing boys. All the trappings […]
Sitcoms on the Brain
October 8th, 2006Jaime Weinman explains what makes a successful sitcom on his weblog for Macleans, TV Guidance. As on Something Old, Nothing New, the guy consistently wows me with his knowledge of TV, stage and screen. Is there anthing he can’t do?
I’m of two minds on those old sitcoms. There’s the good quality TV, and then there’s […]
Justin Time for a Field Trip
October 5th, 2006The proprietor of This Justin details a road trip to visit the huge fake Egypt erected for Cecil B. DeMille’s 1923 version of The Ten Commandments. What hasn’t been reduced to shards of broken plaster is now buried under a sand dune located 100 miles north of Los Angeles. And the site is likely to […]
Lost: One Stranded Viewer
October 4th, 2006MSNBC’s Andy Denhart is tired of Lost yanking his chain, and I’d have to agree. After an underwhelming second season, we’re no longer watching. How did something so promising turn so … boring? I’ve heard that the powers-that-be at ABC, desperate to court female viewers, demanded that the show focus less on sci-fi and more […]
New Month, New Music
October 2nd, 2006With the start of the new month, I’ve updated the Recommended column on the right side of the scrubbles.net front page. My friend Ion sent me a mix disc recently that contained a song by Camera Obscura, “If Looks Could Kill”. I immediately gravitated toward its punchy guitars and winsome, retro-’60s female vocals — so […]
The Happiest Ephemera on Earth
October 1st, 2006Yowza, this is cool. When Dan Goodsell arranged to sell a friend’s vintage Disneyland souvenir collection, he photographed the lot and posted them to this incredible flickr set (the photos also reside in the Classic Disneyland Souvenirs group). Among my faves is the tattoo set below. See more of Goodsell’s amazing retro collectibless at his […]
