aka Reject

E.T. (1982)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Back to the Future (1985)

Thanks mom and dad!

Dropkin's shot to knock all 3 stones out with sound and replays

Hey...

...GM 🖤

Never mind the jobs you had; tell me five classes you took in college:

1. Subsaharan African Politics (author of Blood Diamonds spoke to our class)
2. Deviance in US Society
3. Films of Stanley Kubrick
4. History of Colorado
5. Physics for Engineers and Physics Majors

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

“The beatings will continue until morale improves.”

What was the last movie or TV show you watched in 2025?

My dad to me when I was a precocious teenager: “Ya know, I might like you if you weren’t my son.”

It’s the “might” that always gets me. 😆

YouTube video by RHINO L'Trimm - Cars with the Boom (Official Music Video)

This was one of those vids that was so bad it was good. God I still love this vid for no discernible reason other than I love camp in all its forms. 😄

youtu.be/6fMERyRz498?...

YouTube video by LLCoolJVEVO LL COOL J - Going Back To Cali (Official Music Video)

Lastly, a couple honorable mentions cause I never saw these on MTV.

These were on a music channel where you could call in with requests. Jukebox TV or something like that. And these 2 vids were ALWAYS playing.

youtu.be/FdizL4on-Rc?...

YouTube video by Metallica Metallica: One (Official Music Video)

Finally, a vid that I would be glued to headbangers ball just for the chance to see it again. Felt like I was watching a movie with the greatest one song soundtrack.

youtu.be/WM8bTdBs-cw?...

YouTube video by Daft Punk Daft Punk - Around The World (Official Music Video Remastered)

Next, I will go revolutionary for me. This one changed the way I thought about music videos. And it still plays rent free in my head nearly 30 years later.

youtu.be/K0HSD_i2DvA?...

YouTube video by Missy Elliott Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) [Official Music Video]

Next I gotta go with revolutionary. This was like nothing else when it hit the scene. But it was so revolutionary, every video after it had to copy it in some way.

youtu.be/hHcyJPTTn9w?...

Too many to pick just one. So, I am making a thread.

Gotta start with the one that electrified every hormone in my teenage body:

youtu.be/hv_zJrO_ptk?...

Saw David Eigenberg, Steve from Sex in the City, at the koala exhibit in the San Diego zoo just hanging out with his bros.

Now I wanna see Darth Maul at the plate helicoptering those double barrel baseball bats. 😂

Looks like the family dog when they came home to discover he peed on the living room carpet.

It’s so rough to learn late in life that the people who seemed “cool” growing up were the ones who didn’t care what “cool” was, but simply tried to live as close to who they were as a person without compromising to the criticisms of others. Especially since I spent my entire life trying to hide.

I am counting 21 cause I used the white pages AND the yellow pages.

I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail. The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.

Best experience was walking out of Spider-Man into the Spiderverse and hearing a mom tell her son “You know, you look a lot like Miles.”

(Spoiler) Going to see American History X. Walk into the theater and the movie is already playing. My date and I figured we were just late. We sit down just in time to see Eddie Furlong walking into a bathroom, then BOOM! Credits roll. Turns out we were early and caught the end of the previous show.

Can someone invent a social media where the algorithm feeds off of joy instead of rage, please? I’d really appreciate it.

You will be visited by three spirits.

“One small scoop for cat. One giant scoop for catkind.”

This feels like the trifle Rachel made on Friends.

Ach Direct DebitAmazonAmerican ExpressApple PayDiners ClubDiscoverGoogle PayMastercardPayPalShop PayVisa

Nick’s Boots makes customizable pull ons where you can go steel toe or composite. They are expensive but bespoke. So made to your exact dimensions. I LOVE my lace ups. They are like a second skin. Highly recommend.

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Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.

Def Leppard
Primus
Midnight Oil
Pink Floyd
They Might Be Giants

(That’s in chronological order if memory serves.)