Snippets from our latest stuff...
So, Like, It's Like Idol, Survivor, TV, and Like, So, Girls
Just Want to Have Fun!
Our Podcast
... "Survivor: Fans v. Favs"
is quickly coming to a close, with the finale being this
Sunday, on Mother's Day (hope you already sent your card),
and "American Idol," like, well, thank God, Jason Castro is
gone because, like, I didn't like him that much. I so don't
like David Cook that much either, but I am so in the Syesha
camp. ...
Umm, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame week? What the Hell is That?
Our Dailyish Blog
... Ryan Seacrest says we
must vote, and I'm saying I don't care how poorly Syesha
might do, but vote for Syesha because do we really want a
top three finish of all dudes? It's obvious we don't always
vote for the best singers, so for the love of God, don't let
"American Idol" become a sausage fest! ...
"Iron Man," I'm Sad, I am Tired of Politics, and My BFF is
Getting Demoted.
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... I had a great birthday
thanks to the combination of the weather being crappy, a
warning from my horoscope, and my seeing maybe one of the
best comic book superhero movies ever, that movie being
"Iron Man,"
so during this podcast I try to wrap all of that
together. ...
Iron Man
A Movie Review
...
First off I’ve got to give props to Robert Downey Jr. for
maybe being the most committed actor to a role, ever. I
mean, who else would let filmmakers drill a four-inch hole in
their chest and stick a tin-can inside of it to hold this
glowing, white, power source. And second off, with all props
to Spider-Man (especially since my secret identity as Tobey
Maguire every now and then spills out), I’m pretty sure I
have a new superhero idol, and that idol is "Iron Man."
...
Made of Honor
 A
Movie Review
... but instead of trying to
attach some semblance of reality to the same story we have
seen again and again, "Made of Honor" fell into the wrong
trap of "this isn’t even close to reality," especially with
Tom’s friends (thank God I don’t have friends like his), and
Hannah’s best friend trying to sabotage Tom because yea, we
get it, Grandma doesn’t really understand (or maybe she does
which is more creepy) the glow-in-the-dark thunder-beads.
...
Happy Birthday to Me!, Vote for Syesha, Jason was Dumber,
and Here Comes "Iron Man!"
Our Podcast
... In anticipation of my
birthday, though, and having to renew my driver's license, I
got a haircut by one of the most entertaining of people
today, she who blamed her "sounding like she was stoned" on
a hoarse throat from a previous cold, as opposed to
sounding, well, like she was stoned because, well, she was a
stoner dudette. ...
Neil Diamond is In the American Idol House! But Why?
 Our
Dailyish Blog
... As much as I love Neil
Diamond I still have absolutely no idea why he was involved
in this show. The crappy part is that our contestants
didn't need to try and fit two songs each into an hour, they
really needed just one song each to fill in this hour - and
perform the hell out of that song. I hate to say this but
the "American Idol" folks haven't seemed to realize why we
love this show, and it's not for seeing people sing a verse
and then a chorus and then being judged by Randy, Paula, and
Simon, clipped because of time constraints. Our time is
precious, don't let us feel cheated. ...
Miley Cyrus and Mindy McCready being 15 Years Old, Roger
Waters has a Pig, and Happy Birthday Theta Xi!
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Podcast
... tomorrow, being April
29th, holds a sort of special place in my heart as it is the
144th birthday (if I added things correctly), of my
fraternity,
Theta Xi.
... This event resulted in my having a group of lifelong
friends, and especially meeting The Dude on the Left with
the two of us forming
"The Unknown Reviewers" for beer money, which eventually
developed into Entertainment Ave!, which eventually led to
this podcast. Funny how something 144 years ago influenced
today. ...
I Should Have Just Stayed in Bed
 Our
Dailyish Blog
... So, my Sunday, which was
supposed to be all about me, turned into, still, all about
me, but not like I pictured. I washed my wallet, my cable
company doesn't want me watching "Battlestar Galactica," I
can't walk around in my living room naked, and I was
reminded I need a new wallet and bed linens. It is, as a
day progresses like this, that I sort of wish I had a
girlfriend, like Jewel, who would just utter the simple
line, "Come on darlin', let's go back to bed." ...
Baby Mama
A Movie Review
... For you dudettes out there,
well, go ahead and round up your
dudette friends and have a dudette night out, and for you
dudes out there, "Baby Mama" isn’t that horrible, and just remember
payback can be a bitch when you drag her to
"Iron Man" next
week! ...
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
 A Movie Review
... thanks to the DVD world
being filled with college kids and stoners, "Harold & Kumar
Go to White Castle" on paper became quite a nice hit. So
what do you do if you’re a movie studio? Why you make a
sequel, of course, and what the hell, let’s send our two
stoners to Guantanamo Bay, escape, and then crash into the
President’s house only to find out that he has some good
weed. ...
Lee Elia Rants, Carly Smithson is Booted, and RIP Kenneth
Keith Kallenbach.
Our Podcast
... In Chicago Cubs' lore
there are many things that tickle the fancy of Cubs'
historians, but as the 25th anniversary of Lee Elia going
ballistic approaches, I give a salute
during this podcast to the fact that 15% of those
without jobs pissed off Lee just enough so that he gave us
some of the sweetest audio ever. A word of warning, though,
because my salute is uncensored, with no bleeping, with all
of the f-bombs in full glory. ...
It is Andrew Lloyd Webber Week. Shouldn't We
Be Paying Attention to the Pennsylvania Election Results?
Our Dailyish Podcast
... So as a good American I
suppose I should probably be hunkered down watching the
Pennsylvania Primary Results to see if Hillary Clinton
somehow pulls out a chance to solidly beat Barack Obama if
only to further confuse who will be the Democratic nominee
for President, but, dammit, it is Tuesday night, it is
"American Idol" night, and there is more important voting
going on in just about an hour. ...
At First I Wondered "What Was I Thinking?" An Hourish Later
My Legs Weren't Screaming "Frack!"
 Our
Dailyish Blog
... And so I did my first
six-mile walk of the year and it felt great. I mean, my
legs didn't get fatigued, I planned my water drinking
properly, and it was actually more refreshing walking into
the slight breeze on the backside of the loop than letting
the breeze bring me home. I also got to see that the crispy
prairie was starting to turn green, the recent warm weather
has instantly put trees into budding mode, and sure, there
might be one more cold snap, or a crappy day or five here,
but it looks like we have really, finally, turned the corner
into the Spring and Summer season. ...
The Forbidden Kingdom
 A
Movie Review
... As the outcast, of
course, Jason wishes he could fight like his movie heroes,
but when confronted by a bunch of bullies straight out of
set from something like "West Side Story," Jason finds
himself in a bad spot. Now having to save the magic staff he
finds himself in an even weirder spot, in the land of The
Forbidden Kingdom where legend tells of a seeker dude who
will return the magic staff to the Monkey King ...
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
A Movie Review
... I have been toying with
the idea, or trying to incorporate, a "Dudette Scale" into
my movie reviews. Now comes a flick that throws a
monkey-wrench into the mix because the scale was supposed to
simply be based on two criteria, movie length and a happy
ending, but after seeing "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," and
listening to the dudettes behind me in the theater, I wonder
if the scale should also include something I can’t judge,
namely the inclusion of male nudity, of the full-frontal
wiener kind, or at least a hot dude dressed in something
that shows off his wiener. You know what, I can’t even go
there, so, on the "Dudette Scale," "Forgetting Sarah
Marshall" gets 5 stars out of 5 for being a movie that
wasn’t too long, and ended happy, and funny.
But let’s get to this Dude’s scale …
Kristy, Priscilla, and a Cougar are Gone. But Not Google.
Our Podcast
... As it turns out
it's a sad day for the podcast, and so I vent about it.
I vent about my sadness in seeing Kristy Lee Cook getting
booted from "American Idol" because, well, she was the best
looking of the remaining contestants in my eyes, ... I also
vent not so much about any sadness that Priscilla Presley is
gone from "Dancing With the Stars," but I'm still devastated
that Adam Carolla got booted because that also meant buh-bye
to Julianne Hough. I'm also sad, but yet sort of happy, a
cougar, got killed in Chicago ...
The Gloves are, Umm, Sort of Off?
Our Dailyish Blog
... Hillarity and
Barackability keep going back and forth, subtlety trying to
say "I'm better than they are, nyah, nyah, nyah!", but deep
in their heart don't you really want to know what they
really might want to say, ...
It's "Mariah Carey is in The House!" in Your Best Randy
Jackson Impression Week
Our Dailyish Blog
... The other crappy part is
that they don't need a singing mentor, like Mariah Carey,
pimping her new album, nope, these boys and girls actually
need someone who can teach them to the next level, of how to
touch the audience, and as much as I've been pimping Bruce
Springsteen showing up on "American Idol," I'm thinking Neil
Diamond, who has a new album coming out that he can promote,
might not be that bad a choice, either. Skip the "Here's
how to sing" crap, let's get to "Here's how to perform." ...
Golf, Movies, Religion and More!
"Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up!" Podcast
... Here comes the Pope, here
comes the Pope! Actually here comes
another podcast of "Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up!,"
but I thought I would welcome Pope Benedict to these United
States, and for whatever reason, Stu Gotz found it necessary
to bring up religion for this podcast. He also brings up
the fact that Grandma Gotz and Mama Gotz, and for that fact
himself, are sometimes on different wavelengths in raising
the little Gotz's, and it oddly enough relates to "Scooby
Doo" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" ...
Enchanted
 A
DVD Review
... If you’ve got kids you’ve probably already seen
"Enchanted" in the theater, or via DVD, or probably both,
but if you haven’t, I will say this is not one of those
children’s movie with nothing for the adults, in fact it is
just the opposite, and might even melt the hearts of the
dudes who only like movies where a lot of stuff blows up.
...
But on What Occasion Would I Wear a "MILF Island" T-Shirt?
 Our
Dailyish Blog
... In any case the episode
of "30 Rock" made me laugh, but then quickly reminded me
that I am old. Why? They advertised that you could
actually buy a "MILF Island" t-shirt, I found that very
funny, and I even thought of jumping online to order one.
Then I quickly caught myself saying "Self, you're not in
college anymore, even though you may think you are. Where
in the hell do you think you could actually pull off wearing
a 'MILF Island' t-shirt?" ...
Prom
Night
 A
Movie Review
... Our crazed killer is armed
with what looks to be a three or four inch switchblade,
which somehow is able to instantly kill his victims after
four or five stab wounds, usually to the belly, and sure,
maybe it’s more realistic for a stab wound to just leave a
little bit of a blood spot on the clothing, but since when
are slasher films about realism? ...
Smart People
A Movie Review
...
Artsy movie alert! Artsy movie alert!
Normally reviewers give "Spoiler alerts" when they are
revealing a major plot point in a movie to stop you from
reading so as not to ruin your movie going experience. I
figure if you hate artsy movies, well, you can probably stop
reading now because there is no way in hell you will see
"Smart People," especially since it isn't good enough for me
to encourage you otherwise. ...
Artie Lange, Tiger Woods, and Paula Abdul. How About That
Mix?
Our Podcast
... So even though I wonder,
during the podcast, if Artie will come back to the show,
wonder if Tiger Woods can win The Masters and the Grand Slam
of golf, I also report that during my extensive studying of
my TiVo'd episode of "American Idol" from Tuesday, there
does not appear to be a nip-slip by Kristy Lee Cook. ...
It's "Inspirational Song" Week - Oh I Hope Someone Sings
"Gonna Fly Now!"
Our Dailyish Blog
... I'm wondering if one of
them will really put the concept over the top and sing
"You're the Inspiration" by Chicago. I'll guess we'll just
have to wait and see and then, tomorrow, give all of our
money to "Idol Gives Back" instead of paying our mortgage,
because who pays their mortgage nowadays even though they
have a big-screen TV to watch "American Idol." Can you
still sense my bitterness in their having a charity and
asking us to give them money? ...
Prairie Fires, Movies, Dieting, and Poop.
"Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up!" Podcast
... I did get out to enjoy
nature, or at least a prairie fire, and while I was grilling
a great steak, Stu tells me that Mama Gotz was on a diet
that actually caused her waistline to grow. Either that, or
she should have pooped first before measuring that
waistline. ...
Nim's
Island
A Movie Review
...
Maybe I’m coming down with the flu or something, but
instead of seeing a movie rated R for "Strong violence and
gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity," all
of which are in my movie-going wheelhouse, I chose to see a
movie about a little girl who lives, with her Dad, on an uncharted island, and loves stories written by an agora/germiphobe
who has conversations with the fictional character she has
created. ...
Spring has Come! Spring has come! Hallelujah!
Spring has come!
 Our Dailyish Blog
... Missing a great picture of the frolicking deer aside, it
was great to finally get back to the forest preserve this
year because as much as movies are sometimes an escape from
reality, there are portions of the trail when you can look
and not see civilization, except, of course, today, when
they were setting it on fire. ...
Leatherheads
A Movie Review
... Along for the ride,
though, is Lexie Littleton
(Renee Zellweger), who is dispatched by the Chicago Daily
Tribune to discredit Carter’s war hero-ness. Naturally she
is attracted to Carter because he is the young, tall,
strapping lad, but as it turns out she is more attracted to
the older, sharp-mouthed Dodge. ...
Steep
A DVD Review
... If you like skiing,
watching "Steep" might give you delusions of grandeur, of a
new challenge, but I’m thinking until you can conquer the
black diamond slopes you might just be better off dreaming
of the challenge and live vicariously through the lives of
the skiers found here ...
An NKOTB Warning, Adam's Still Dancing, and Paula Abdul
Clips of the Week!
Our Podcast
... I also lament that I
haven't, as of yet, gotten back into the swing of "The
Bachelor: London Calling" and the totally stable women who
are on the show, but agree with Adam Carolla on "Dancing
With the Stars" that Julianne Hough is wearing too many
clothes. ... more importantly it's the triumphant return to
the podcast of "Paula Abdul Clips of the Week!" ...
As Much As I Love Dolly, These Singers Need Bruce.
Our Dailyish Blog
... but if the "American
Idol" folks want to truly groom any of these kids, bring on
a Bruce Springsteen as a two-week mentor to help them become
a small-club person, which most of them already are, to a
stadium rocker, which he is. Pimp The Beatles if you must,
but teach them Springsteen or The Rolling Stones. ...
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