Clerks II revisited

I realized something watching the documentary about the making of Clerks II. It makes me wonder if Kevin Smith even realizes what Clerks II is really about.

In Clerks II Dante is getting ready to move to Florida because he feels that he has done everything in Jersey and is tired of living there and he is going to marry into a wealthy family. Randall just wants Dante to stay in Jersey where he belongs.

This is an exact parallel to the relationship of Kevin Smith and his producer and best friend Scott Mosier. After the flop and disappointment that was Jersey Girl Kevin was going to go on and try to make Green Hornet, but Scott just wanted to get out of movies and walk the Earth.

I think Kevin really decided to make Clerks II to keep Mosier in his life more than for any other reason. Kevin is Randall, just trying to keep Dante in Jersey by re-opening the Quick Stop.

Worldwide

M.A.T.U. being the international workers union, Men Against Truck Unloading. Working throughout this nation to keep men from having to unload trucks.

Robert Anton Wilson needs our help

Via bOINGbOING, via Douglas Rushkoff:

Robert Anton Wilson is my favorite writer, and helped shape quite a bit of my worldview. At the very least he helped give me the tools to shape my own worldview.

I just picked up his book Cosmic Trigger a few days ago and started reading it again a few days ago, and he has come up a number of times in conversation between Roxanne and I recently and I found out about this today.

He had polio as a child, but was cured by an alternative treatment. Now complications from the polio are killing him.

Like many authors he is not fantastically wealthy, at least not so much as to cover his medical costs.

According to his friends he probably isn't going to be around terribly much longer and they'd like to make sure that he at least can go out peacefully. They are taking donations to accomplish this at his PayPal address olgaceline@gmail.com. You can also send a check to RAW c/o Futique Trust, P.O. Box 3561, Santa Cruz, Ca 95063.

Unlike many pleas on the net this is legitimate. You could also send some kind thoughts and or energy his way, or stop by his website and buy one of his books from there.

RAW is what I want to be when I grow up, smart, funny, open-minded and genuine. I can only hope that I can provide some small bit of aid to someone who has contributed so much to widening my reality tunnel and reminding me to make it the best, happiest, funniest and most interesting one that it can possibly be.

Various Links

Links to my existing NWA-TNA pictures at my old Anglefire site:

Dec. 18

Jan. 8

Jan. 15

Jan. 22

Jan. 29

Feb. 5

A whole assload of Tarot and card decks, all scanned and viewable.

The Bacon Wallet

Mauled by Dogs

Leave it to Stan Lee to add the best of all wrinkles ever put into reality television--Episode Two, the contestants are mauled by dogs.

I think this should be instituted on all reality tv.

You find out a lot about a person's character when they are trying to perform a task while being mauled by dogs.

Sure you give them the helmet and protective suit, but a mauling is a mauling.

I can see it now: Real-World/Road Rules Challenge, episode two, the Miz is mauled by dogs. Project Runway episode two Keith is mauled by dogs, etc.

They call it Stan Lee's Who Wants to be a Superhero?, I call it one of the most brilliant shows ever.

It is the best thing Stan Lee has been involved with since MallRats, and blends the perfect amount of cheeze with some drama.

I don't even care if it is mostly scripted. It works.

Major Victory is comedic gold. I think he'll probably win.



Though Fat Momma may give him a run for his money.



And Monkey Woman could be the shocker since she has the most drive and dedication.



I give this show my highest recommendation.

Make your own superhero at their site.

ECW II

After about a month of 'New ECW' shows from our friends at the WWE, I've decided that for now the experiment is a failure. I wanted it to work. I wanted it to be more than ECW Lite, but that's not what they've been giving me.

When there are seemingly more former ECW stars in TNA than there are in the new ECW, I have a bit of a problem. When ECW comes off looking and feeling like an episode of Raw, or better yet, Shotgun Saturday Night--I have a problem.

Big Show as champion--not desirable, but workable.

Big Show wrestling Undertaker in a match that goes to a D.Q. because of outside interference--big problem. This is ECW, traditionally matches in ECW did not end until Spike Dudley ran in and was then pinned by someone else who didn't start out in the match.

All matches in ECW should be contested under Extreme Rules, unless someone is being an ass like old-school Mick Foley playing up the anti-hardcore angle.

I'd like to see where they go with C.M. Punk, but I don't think it'll be anymore than a mid-card push for a guy who should be stealing the show.

I'd like to think that there is something in the works for the former Mordecai, now a vampire. A feud with Sandman would have been perfect.

I'd like to think that anyone had a plan for this debacle to save it.

But I don't.

I think the same people who flubbed the WCW invasion are at the helm here, and are quickly killing any good faith that 'the tribe of extreme' had for this revival.

Unless those riot guards behind Heyman turn out to be Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho and they set right this sinking ship, or New Jack invades and starts cutting folks up, I don't think I'll be watching.

I think the WWE just drove me back to TNA for my ECW style entertainment. At least there I get to see Rhino and the Dudley's, Raven and Shane Douglas.

They could really save it and make a unique product, but I don't think they will.

I think Vince is perfectly happy just having an extra hour for Raw, and the minimal ratings that will garner.