February 2012
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I Always Wanted To Be Wes Anderson
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I’ve thought about Wes Anderson a lot lately.
I think there’s a trough, as your age becomes equidistant from Max Fischer and Steve Zissou, where it’s important that you act all better than Wes Anderson. At least, it seems to be an important rite of passage for most of my friends and contemporaries. It was probably most acute for people exactly my age (I’m twenty-seven) who were in...
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Repost: My 2012 Oscar Picks!
So it’s time for me to make my Oscar picks! (See my past picks here: 2010, 2011).
The Oscar Best Picture nominees for this year are:
The Artist The Descendants (saw it) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris (saw it) Moneyball (saw it) The Tree of Life (saw it) War Horse
My Picks (will win/should win in my opinion)
Best Actor Jean Dujardin/Gary Oldman
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So this is weird....
On the day I was born, December 15th 1984, both opera singer Jan Peerce & British actor Lennard Pearce (above), died.
20 years later, in 2004, I worked at a pizza place on East Pierce Street in Council Bluffs, Ia
3 years after that, I moved to Omaha, Nebraska. I lived on Pierce Street.
That’s fucking weird right?
Also, Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln and Lincoln had a...
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My 2012 Oscar Picks!
So it’s time for me to make my Oscar picks! (See my past picks here: 2010, 2011).
The Oscar Best Picture nominees for this year are:
The Artist The Descendants (saw it) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris (saw it) Moneyball (saw it) The Tree of Life (saw it) War Horse
My Picks (will win/should win in my opinion)
Best Actor Jean Dujardin/Gary Oldman
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"A Laughing Matter" from @dmcityview →
Godfathers of Des Moines’ stand-up scene, including Ben Ulin and Willie Farrell (pictured), paved the way for today’s up-and-coming comedians.
I am so proud and lucky to be a part of such an amazing comedy scene. #StandWayTheFuckUpDSM!
(L-R Back Row) Sireono Sheley, Scott Ver Mulm, Joel Fry, Matt Vondrak, Kristopher P,...
Check out my 2010 Oscar Picks! #Oscars... →
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My 2012 Grammy picks!
I have never picked the Grammy winners before, but I’m supposed to be working on my book, so instead, I’ll do this! This is who I want to win each category, not who I think WILL win. HERE WE GO!
Album Of The Year
21 — Adele
Record Of The Year
“The Cave” — Mumford & Sons
Best New Artist
Bon Iver
Song Of The Year
“Holocene” — Justin Vernon,...
TBS Orders @SteveByrneLive Comedy Series! →
Steve Byrne is a hilarious comic, watch him this summer on TBS in “Sullivan & Son”!
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The day Colin Hanks and I were buddies...
This is from last year but I just found the screenshots. I thought it was funny that I tried making a joke and ended up looking like a dummy.
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Chris Kula: From the Wikipedia page on Frasier: As... →
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From the Wikipedia page on Frasier:
As Cheers approached its last season in 1993, (Kelsey) Grammer approached (David) Angell, (Peter) Casey, and (David) Lee. The actor had enjoyed his appearance on an episode of the three men’s Wings, and hoped that they could create a new show…