For this episode of “Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up,” it was Father’s Day for Stu, but they both saw “Nacho Libre.” There’s also some talk about “The Lake House,” but The Dude on the Right shows his proficiency as a radio DJ talking up his new favorite band, “Jesus H Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocolypse.”
Author: Andy Labis
Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up: Stu’s Father’s Day, Britney Talk, Movie Talk, and Some Fun but Dirty Songs.
By:
The Dude on the Right
Stu & I do our weekend wrap-up podcast. Stu gets right into it regarding
Britney Spears and her interview with Matt Lauer, and has his feelings about her
and her people. I think Britney, to solve her problems, needs to just move
out of L.A. But it was Father’s Day weekend and since I’m not a father,
and Stu is, it was a weekend for Stu. We also talk some about "Nacho
Libre" and a little about "The
Lake House." I also get to play radio DJ, introducing Stu to one of my
new favoritist bands I was introduced to thanks to the folks at
Sirius Satellite Radio.
The band is "Jesus H
Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse", and I track through some of
their songs, namely one about Connecticut, another about a sad death, one about
realizing it’s time to stop looking for a "10," and finally one about some perky
things that summer brings out. Fine, some of the audio is over-modulated,
if that is the right term, but it was a fun weekend for all!
Thanks for listening.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
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Two Dilemmas and Some New Movie Reviews.
By:
The Dude on the Right
I have two dilemmas I am dealing with right now, both of which I hope to
remember to discuss with
Stu
Gotz during our "Weekend Wrap-Up" podcast tomorrow. Well, one I will
definitely discuss with him, and that simply has to do with having a podcast
that really isn’t for the kids. No, we aren’t going to have any strippers
or porn stars in the studio discussing perverted sex acts or how they were
molested as children, although Stu would probably welcome that. Nope, I’ll
leave that to the kings of those who do that. In any case I heard a new
song on the radio this weekend. Nope, it wasn’t on an FM nor an AM
station, it was on satellite radio,
Sirius as a matter of fact,
and it’s a pretty blunt song about Connecticut. The thing is I laughed my
ass off during the song, and I’d like to play some clips for Stu, as well as
some clips from some of the band’s other songs. I’m not sure if I want to
go there, namely risqué songs, but I think Stu will appreciate the songs, for
the campy feel they are worth.
My other dilemma has to do with movie theater
loyalty. I don’t think Stu has this issue, but for the past many years I
have been a steady patron of our
AMC theater sort of
near my dude-pad. It was a little further away than some of my other local
theaters, but it was the only one with stadium seating, had a huge variety of
times movies would be playing, had great online ticketing that didn’t charge you
anything if you were a
MovieWatcher member, and even gave you free stuff (popcorn, sody-pop, and
movies) and other bonuses if you were also a said member of said MovieWatcher
program. But another movie theater has opened, much closer to me, and at
slightly cheaper prices. The problem I have is they don’t have free online
ticketing, the movie screen isn’t as enveloping, and as far as I know, no free
stuff for patronizing them. The benefit is that the seats are a little
more comfortable and bouncy, and they stock
Raisinets. I suppose I might have to do a statistical analysis of the
pros and cons of both theaters, but man, the five minute travel time versus the
20 minute travel time is a huge issue, although without that travel time, I
wouldn’t have heard said song I eluded to in my first paragraph of this plight
had I gone to the closer theater on Saturday. Who knew going to the movies
could be so complicated?
On the simpler of things, I did catch "Nacho
Libre" and "The
Lake House" this weekend. I’ll talk to Stu about them as well, but
feel free to read the reviews in the meantime. There’s a few more movie
previews posted, with a few more to come in the next couple of days, and then
finally I should be all caught up in getting my movie previews done. My
next step is to get back to some concert reviewing, some CD reviewing I’ve been
promising for awhile, and even some DVD’s. My summer is looking very busy,
and hopefully very fun.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
What’s New? A Movie Review of “The Lake House.”
For this movie review of “The Lake House,” The Dude on the Right is a sap for a good romance, likes time travel and magic mailboxes, but wonders if Alex might have gotten a ticket because he doesn’t think his truck had the proper license plate on it. Even so, he still liked the movie.
What’s New? A Movie Review of “Nacho Libre.”
For this movie review of “Nacho Libre,” The Dude on the Right is sort of torn between his not having seen “Napoleon Dynamite” and wishing the movie was more like “School of Rock.”
What’s New? A Great Movie Line, Mentos & Diet Coke Infatuation, and Your iPod and Your Toilet.
For this podcast The Dude on the Right finds a great movie quote, is still infatuated with Mentos & Diet Coke, but for the most part understands the importance of an iPod player combined with a toilet paper holder. You know you want to listen to your iPod in the bathroom, don’t you?
A Great Movie Line, Mentos & Diet Coke Infatuation, and Your iPod and Your Toilet.
By:
The Dude on the Right
I give a quick mention of one of my favorite
movie quotes,
because, well, it was on TV tonight, and some of this podcast is about my
seeming obsession with the
Mentos & Diet Coke phenomenon. But for the most part this podcast is
about a
new product for your iPod. Where is one of the places that it has been
difficult to listen to your iPod? That’s right, it’s your bathroom.
A company has come up with an iPod dock/player for your bathroom, and it even
has a toilet roll dispenser built in. Laugh now, but don’t you want your
music in your bathroom? Or if you are a dudette, taking a calming bath,
with the candles glowing, wouldn’t you like to have a place for your iPod with
your "soothing" music play-list playing? Like I said, it sounds funny at
first talk, but these folks
with the bathroom iPod dock are probably onto something. I’m just bummed I
didn’t think about it first.
Thanks for listening.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
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Mentos & Diet Coke: I Wish I Were In College Again.
By:
The Dude on the Right
I guess this phenomenon started back in April 2006 when some folks found out
that if you dropped a couple of Mentos candies into a 2 liter of Diet Coke, well, the
Diet Coke erupted. Sometimes I’m too big and slow in finding out about
these things, but I blame most of this by being out of college and not even
thinking about trying wacky stuff like this anymore, namely dropping some Mentos
into a bottle of Diet Coke. But this morning I was listening to the radio
here in Chi-Town, and
Johnny
Brandmeier was reading a story from, I think The Wall Street Journal,
talking about mixing said candies into said soft drink. Supposedly a
geyser erupts, and Johnny B. did so by trying it and taking out some ceiling tiles in a
bathroom (at least Johnny listened to his producer, Guy, and didn’t try it in
the broadcast studio). I really meant to pick up a couple of 2 liters and
some Mentos today, and try the experiment for myself, but I was too lazy so I just hunted out some videos on the
internet, and none lived up to the folks at
EepyBird.com, with a click
to it at the right. It’s complete with cool music, they try to compete with the fountains at the Bellagio
Fountains, and it is fantastic. I know some of their secrets to getting
different eruption heights, thanks to my extensive engineering background, and
even their simple yet inventive way of setting off the "charges" as they would
be.
There are lots of videos out there in internet-land about this phenomenon, so
all you pretty much need to do is type something like "Diet Coke Mentos Video"
into your favorite search engine. Some show what look like college dudes
(oh, times like this I miss college) tossing lightly capped versions of the same
experiment, resulting in rocketing 2-liter bottles, and some just show failed
experiments. Chemistry is fun sometimes, and if I were a high school
teacher trying to teach a class, on the interaction of various chemicals, this
one is a hell of a lot more fun, and a hell of a lot safer, than mixing sodium
and water, at least I think that is the bad one. It’s been a while since I
took Chemistry, so please don’t try to mix anything.
If you are younger you might be more likely to say something like "What
happens if I drop a Mentos into a bottle of Diet Coke?" If you are older,
that question never seems to come around anymore. Sometimes, in this case,
if you are an older, wouldn’t it have been fun to find this out and show your
kids? I admit I’ve lost a lot of this experimenting, but maybe we
shouldn’t. This is too philosophical. Just get out there with your 2
liter bottle of Diet Coke and some Mentos and see it explode. You might
need a shower, but have fun. And wear safety goggles.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
What’s New? Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up: Guess the Celebrity, Rude Old Ladies, Going Potty Before the Omen, and Champions.
For this podcast, Stu & The Dude give their weekend wrap-up. It’s an action-packed episode with talks about “Cars,” “A Prairie Home Companion,” rude movie-goers, kids at inappropriate movies, and new Chicago champions.
Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up: Guess the Celebrity, Rude Old Ladies, Going Potty Before the Omen, and Champions.
By:
The Dude on the Right
This is one action-packed episode of Stu & me doin’ our weekend wrap-up!
First I give Stu Gotz a celebrity guessing game, then look for his input on if
elderly women should be given a pass for talking during a movie, the movie in
this case was "A
Prairie Home Companion." I also explain why you will love or hate the
movie as well. I made an assumption earlier this weekend, but was also
correct in assuming Stu’s response regarding asking your kid if they have to go
potty before seeing "The Omen," and both us got weepy during "Cars."
There is a cool device I found for keeping your
drink cool around your computer, but Stu warns to watch about spillage, and
also about not using your CD-ROM drive as a cup holder. Chicago also has
some new champions!
Thanks for listening.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
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