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Tyra Banks says “So What!”, I Say “Just Come, and Celebrate.”

By:

The Dude on the Right
I’ve got two topics I want to blog about this evening. One was brought
about by listening to Howard Stern the last couple of days when he was
commenting about Tyra Banks’ new "So What!" campaign where you can, as I’m
typing this (nice typo Tyra people),
"Upload You ‘So What!’
Video". The other is a quick comment about the Olympics. Sure,
maybe as a blogger I should separate them into two different blogs, but read
about what you want.

So let’s get to the Tyra Banks’ "So What!" campaign.
It seems Tyra is trying to empower women (and maybe dudes) to be happy and be
one with some self-esteem issues by simply saying "So what!" On its
surface it seems like a nice campaign, but what bothers me is that, for the most
part, it pretty much only deals with weight issues. She had women on her
show, wearing one-piece bathing suits, with their weight plastered on them, I
guess as a testament to their being proud of their bodies (if they were that
proud, shouldn’t they have been in two-piece suits? I’m sorry, I
digress.). Her website spotlights three women from the show, one who "So
what"-ed that her thighs rubbed together when she walked, another who "So what"-ed
she couldn’t lose the last 15 pounds, and another who "So what"-ed that her
thighs jiggled when she walked.

My problem is that weight should never be a "So what!" issue, and as someone
who continues to struggle with his weight, I’ve joked, thanks to Homer Simpson,
"I’ve been an obese man trapped inside a fat man’s body" many a time, but never,
as self-esteemish as it is, did I ever dream of shouting "So what!" about my
weight. From the way I see it "So what!" things should be left for things
like "Sometimes I like to pee in the shower," or maybe "Every now and then I
don’t shave my legs for a week," or maybe "Yes, I’m almost 40 and I like ‘Smallville,’"
or maybe "I like to smell my own farts," or maybe "Some days I like to wear
sweats and not do my hair," or maybe "I still watch ‘Survivor,’" or maybe "I’m a
women and have no problem going to ‘Hooters.’" And I could go on and on.

But do you recognize
something about all of the above "So whats!"? None of them are really
health issues.
Having a "So what" attitude about your weight is a health issue, and a life
issue, and if I were Tyra my campaign might be "It’s My Struggle, not Yours" and
not "So What!" Here’s what "So what!" about your weight might lead to:
Diabetes, heart issues, cholesterol issues, high blood pressure, higher
insurance costs, depression, and just dying before you want to.

I know there
are two things I need to do to get myself back to being a healthy person, but
for reasons not for here, not right now, I am not progressing at those two
things like I would want to. But even as I don’t do those two things have
I ever had the attitude Tyra Banks seems to want me to have about my weight,
namely "So what!", because at that point I might as well come back to another
quote I used to joke about, "I’m one with my fat self," and then maybe wonder
when being my fat self would make me have to take at least a half-dozen pills
just to stay alive.

For me I’m thinking I might have to focus a little more on
the two things I need to do to keep me alive a little longer in this world
rather than listen to the advice of "So what!" Sadly, for other people,
they will say "So what!" for a while, and then wonder why, when they are older,
they have to pop a lot of pills and say "Why me?"

Enough Tyra Banks.

Oh yea,
there’s that Olympic thing. This blog has gone on a little longer than
planned so I’ll just say this. The United States Olympic Evaluation
Commission is visiting Chicago this week to see if Chicago would be a better
place to host the 2016 Olympics as opposed to Los Angeles. Chicago is a
better place. Los Angeles already has stuff built. We get to build
new stuff. Isn’t that what the Olympics are about – New Champions, and new
stuff!

"If Chicago builds it, they will come. The World will.
Come. And Celebrate."

And if the Chicago Olympic folks want to pay me
for that slogan, I’m up for negotiations, that’s the Chicago way

"So What!" is
a crappy campaign, from Tyra Banks, but for the USOC, hey, just come, and
celebrate.

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

What’s New? Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! “dirt,” Movie Talk, and A Sweet 16 Party vs Vegas.

For this podcast of “Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!”, The Dude on the Right gets to tell Stu Gotz about his “exciting” weekend, seeing “Black Snake Moan” and “Wild Hogs,” while Stu tells The Dude about what happened while he was in Las Vegas, and that if The Dude had spent his travel money going to Vegas instead of his niece’s birthday party, well, The Dude could have also been a part of it. The Dude on the Right now has to keep reciting “Family comes first” instead of “I could have seen boobs.”

Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! “dirt,” Movie Talk, and A Sweet 16 Party vs Vegas.

By:

The Dude on the Right
What happens in Vegas is supposed to stay in Vegas, but Stu isn’t one to always
keep his mouth shut, so for this episode of

"Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up" I really have to remember that family
comes first because thanks to my travels to my niece’s birthday party, I missed
a once-in-a-lifetime event. Sure, it was my niece’s 16th birthday party,
and I suppose that is a once-in-a-lifetime event, but it was nothing like the
one Stu and The Dude on the Left witnessed in Vegas, one that I could have been
a part of, but my travel money was spent on going to Houston instead of Las
Vegas. "Family comes first." "Family comes first." "Family
comes first." "Family comes first." I have to keep reciting that
otherwise, when I win the Mega-Millions tomorrow night, I might just hold a
grudge against my sister (hey, it is technically her fault my niece’s 16th
birthday was in January) and say something like "No money for you!" And if
my sister somehow wins the Mega-Millions game, I really hope she remembers that
I came down to help create the worst balloon drop ever, instead of going to
Vegas.

Anyway, while Stu was out in Vegas, witnessing the unbelievable, I
caught the movies

"Black Snake Moan" and

"Wild Hogs," and watched my Tivo’d episode of
"dirt"
which sadly wasn’t the episode where Jennifer Aniston kisses Courteney Cox, but
it did have a nice homage to "South Park," almost. Those bastards.

Thanks for listening and your comments.

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

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Maybe My Sister Should be a Movie Critic.

By:

The Dude on the Right
The movie industry is a bizarre monster, and so are the critic rating scales.
My case in point is the release of

"Wild Hogs" this week (and I suppose

"Norbit" a few weeks back). Hundreds, if not thousands of critics,
thought it (they) sucked, yet as of tonight "Wild Hogs" did about $38 Million
bucks worth of business for the weekend. Me, I gave it 1 1/2 stars out of
5, which pretty much for me means it’s a rental at best. But where did
these $38 Million dollars worth of people come from? Was the word of mouth
that great? Did people just want to see a movie, and rather than see
something that was nominated for an Academy Award, or the R rated "Zodiac" or

"Black Snake Moan" that also opened this weekend, did they just opt for
"Wild Hogs" by default? I don’t know, but maybe critics need a new rating
scale, kind of the anti-critic scale, so I’m trying to come up with one, based
mostly upon my sister.

You see, and I can’t verify this yet until she sees it,
but I think my sister will find "Wild Hogs" one of the funniest movies ever (she
also really liked
"RV"),
as opposed to most people who watch or analyze movies for a living. While
I was watching the movie I could pretty much envision every instance where my
sister would be laughing, mostly because there was a woman, a couple of rows
behind me as I was watching the movie, laughing at those moments. Me, I
found

Borat very funny, 4 1/2 stars funny, as did most critics, but this woman
behind me, during "Wild Hogs" well, from her laughter, this was probably a 7
Stars out of 5 comedy.

As a critic I try to at least relate my reviews to
those who might like the movie, and I can see how "Wild Hogs" can give folks
some entertainment for a little over an hour and a half. But you can’t get
that from a simple 3 stars out of 4, from a simple thumb, from a simple tomato,
or from a simple beer rating. Nope, who will like a movie is a hell of lot
more complicated than that, sometimes it just has to relate to my sister.

And
right now I’m just wondering what she would have given this movie?

Maybe, in a
bizarre way, there’s actually a place for her to be a movie critic. Too
bad I can’t offer her a job, unless, with the
Mega Millions jackpot at over $340
million, I might be able to, when my numbers come in this Tuesday night.

Then
again, maybe not, and "Wild Hogs" is still a 1 1/2 star movie out of 5 on my
critic scale, or also rated "Sister" on my new scale.

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

What’s New? A Movie Review of “Wild Hogs.”

For this movie review of “Wild Hogs” The Dude on the Right thinks he needs to come up with a new rating system for movies, different from the “star” thing. He knows the Siskel and Ebert and Roeper “thumb” thing is the best, but has now realized that a movie like “Wild Hogs” needs one not related to stars, to thumbs, to tomatoes, or to beers. With that, The Dude gives the movie a “Sister.”

What’s New? A Movie Review of “Black Snake Moan.”

For this movie review of “Black Snake Moan,” The Dude on the Right divides people who will see the movie into two classes. The Dude believes he is in Class A, at least after he got over his ogling of Christina Ricci, and really liked the movie. He also remains a fan of Samuel L. Jackson, and thinks Justin Timberlake also has a future career as an actor.

What’s New? A Podcast of: Anna Nicole Smith is Still Dead, American Idol is Not, and Fatherly Wisdom.

For this podcast The Dude on the Right introduces his latest news correspondent, Walter Dudeonright, to give the Anna Nicole Smith update. He also talks about the “American Idol” results where he was sad Leslie Hunt got voted off, wonders about Antonella Barba, and wonders if Ryan Seacrest wondered if Kellie Pickler spent some of her money on new boobs. The Dude also comments on some great “Dad Wisdom” thanks to one of his favorite commercials.

Anna Nicole Smith is Still Dead, American Idol is Not, and Fatherly Wisdom.

By:

The Dude on the Right
I wanted to do this podcast yesterday, but I was finally getting our latest
episode of "Stu & The
Dude Reviewin’ the Movies for You!" posted, namely a review of

"Ghost Rider." As such the podcast waited for today, but today was
exciting as Anna Nicole Smith was finally buried and our correspondent, Walter
Dudeonright, fills us in on the story. And it being Friday instead of
Thursday, I’m able to give my quips about who got booted from
"American Idol,"
sadly one being Leslie Hunt and one not being Antonella Barba. It also
seemed that both Ryan Seacrest and I wondered about the new size of Kellie
Pickler’s boobs, and Paula Abdul was starting to get in fine form so I’ve got a
couple of clips of her moments.

Finally for this podcast, sometimes it is up
to a Dad to give words of wisdom to his children, and one of my favorite
commercials these days highlights “Dad Wisdom” at its best.

Thanks for listening and your comments.

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

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What’s New? Stu & The Dude Reviewin’ the Movies for You! Ghost Rider

For this video podcast episode of “Stu & The Dude Reviewin’ the Movies for You!”, the boys tackle “Ghost Rider.” They both kind of liked the movie, especially Eva Mendes’ boobs, but The Dude on the Right really wishes Stu Gotz would have used the fire extinguisher hanging on the chair.

Episode 8: Ghost Rider

A Video Review of “Ghost Rider”

The Star
Ratings
Stu Gotz:

The Dude:

The Movie is:
Rated: PG-13
It’s 1:54 Long

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The Dude on the Right
I have to admit that I was entertained more than I figured I would be by "Ghost
Rider." Stu Gotz also was entertained, just slightly less than I was.
Both of us liked the outfits Eva Mendes had on as Roxanne, and I even sing a
couple of tributes, one to Roxanne and the other to Johnny Cash. Stu
didn’t like my singing, but he had his own salute to the movie, much to my
dismay. If you want, skip my synopsis (duh, the movie’s about a dude who
sells his soul to the Devil) and get right to Stu’s salute, about 3/4 of the way
in. Sadly, for me, he brought his own fire extinguisher.

Thanks for watching, and we welcome your comments.

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

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Ghost Rider – Movie Stats & Links
Starring:	Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Peter Fonda
MPAA Rated:	PG-13
The Movie is:	114 Minutes long.
Released By:	Columbia Pictures
Movie Web Site:	www.sonypictures.com/movies/ghostrider
Kiddie Movie:	It’s really for teens and above. Leave the little ones at home.
Date Movie:	It’s campy enough for the both of you.
Gratuitous Sex:	Nothing gratuitous but Eva is dressed in some tops that accentuate her boobs.
Gratuitous Violence:	Ghost Rider does have to kill some people for the Devil.
Action:	There’s some chasing.
Laughs:	There are a few lines that give a chuckle.
Memorable Scene:	The special effects of the flaming Ghost Rider are great.
Memorable Quote:	Nothing really.
Directed By:	Mark Steven Johnson
Produced By:	Avi Arad, Michael De Luca, Gary Foster, Steven Paul