Okay, so I had a total markout moment this morning. As I'm walking to work, I notice people setting up a makeshift stage with banners for Duran Duran -- for Good Morning America or something, I think -- so I'm like, "oh shit, I'll be twenty feet away and still not able to see this." But whatever, I go into my building, head up the escalator, and there they are. Just said "good morning" to Simon not wanting to look like a total geek (and not wanting to bug the guys in the temporary sanctity of our building), but yeah, technically, I met Duran Duran this morning and I am tha-rilled. I'm allowed to be lame.
The entry for Tuesday, arriving very close to Wednesday, is my short tribute to magic of Halloween television specials. To appease the brevity haters, I've also included three commercial downloads -- two teasers for Charlie Brown and Garfield's respective Halloween specials, and the McDonald's McBoo ad that you might've noticed on the main page for a day or so a few weeks ago. Day or so few weeks ago. As one of the guys who played Blanche's father said, it has all the makings of a great country song. Before I go, has anyone picked up the Friday the 13th box set yet? I've got the Elm Street set and it's pretty amazing, but I've heard a lot of terrible things about Jason's version. Making matters worse is that I already own most of the F13 flicks on DVD, so without any good extras, I'm going to have a real hard time justifying the purchase unless the set includes free trading cards or a half-off coupon for waffles. Still, huge recommendation for the Elm Street collection if you haven't picked it up yet. The extras are incredible, running the gamut from commentaries to behind-the-scenes footage of Englund dressed as Freddy but just hanging around drinking coffee. And everyone involved with Elm Street 2 openly admitted how much it sucked, so you know the commentaries aren't fluff.
Posted by Matt on 10/12/2004. E-mail me!
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I taped the Charlie Brown Halloween special a few years ago, and we watch it on the night before we go out trick or treating (since trick or treating isn’t always on the 31st anymore, bah). It’s almost like Hallowe’en We’en. Gets us in the spirit.
I found a use for the little plastic doodads they use to hold toys in their packages. They’re good chewin’. Just make sure you don’t accidentally pop a metal one in your mouth, esp if you have fillings. Ouchies.
Duran Duran, wow! That’s cool. Do theys till have that floofy, feathered 80′s hair and wear berets? Cuz that, would be awesome.
Does anyone remember which channel did those "live from the haunted house" specials a few years ago? I think Linda Blair hosted them. They had those chest cams like the ones they used in Halloween XX or whatever the new one is numbered. I loved watching those, esp the ones w/ people who were "skeptics" and then got the crap scared outta them in the house basement or whatever. Hee!