Halloween - 1

As I write this, the light is on and the bowl of candy is on the table. No one's come by in a while so I think it's over. For the night I answered the door 9 times 10 times for 23 total 25 total trick-or-treaters. Possibly a new record.

And now a word about etiquette and protocol. I'm amused by how many kids just take as much candy as they wish to take. I always thought it was accepted that it's one piece each. Is this not the case? Do the kids today have an increased sense of entitlement? Or is it my fault... am I supposed to tell them to only take one. If so, that seems like a lot of work.

The designated activity for this year is re-visiting "I Know What You Did Last Summer". Seems like it requires a re-watch. Halloween doesn't have much to offer me: I don't have kids, I don't dress up, I don't like horror movies, but with IKWYDLS I can at least watch the prettiest girl of 1999, Ryan Phillippe.

But speaking of horror movies, the show Best of the Worst has a few Halloween episodes. This one stands out as it explains the origins of a certain photo that occasionally makes the rounds on social media...



It goes without saying that this is a movie review show in which some of the movies are NSFW so this movie is NSFW, by the associative property.

... And the sexy teens just decided to not report their hit and run to the police. I don't know that that's gonna be a good idea. This post is so long it's almost time for my Pon Farr...

Halloween - 2

Now that we're on the eve of Halloween, you might think it's time to really ramp up the fright. But I'm going to go the opposite direction and post unedited footage of a bear. Why go the horror route when bear footage is available?

So here it is... Unedited Footage of a Bear. Enjoy.

Halloween - 3

I mentioned yesterday that I was not aware of "Are You Afraid of the Dark" when it was around. Unlike that show, I WAS aware of the Goosebumps phenomenon while it was going on. But even so, I didn't read a single page of it or watch the TV show that it spawned.

But fortunately for me there's a podcast where adult men read a Goosebumps book originally intended for children and then discuss and analyze it. The podcast is called Goosebuds and it's a fun listen.

For an introduction, I recommend Episode 16 - Be Careful What You Wish For.

Although the show starts with Culling Plans and Super Soldiers, you can skip to 13:45 if you want to get straight to the book.

Halloween - 4

In a special two-part episode, Jontron re-examines the nineties kids' show "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

I was not aware of this show when it was airing (was it on cable? I didn't have cable) but it sounds like I may have missed out on some sweet Canadian accents. I love that long "A". Sometimes I go around my house saying "The tale of the phaantom caab."

Halloween - 5

The guys at Continue? play "Bram Stoker's Dracula" for the Sega Genesis. Oooohhh, spooky scary!

In the Air Tonight

I'm not a huge fan of "In the Air Tonight". I've heard it too many times on the radio and find myself mostly bored.

But the key here is that for this performance, Collins was going to be backed up by The Roots and Questlove was extremely nervous about having to play the most famous drum fill of all time. Check out desk chat for Monday and Tuesday to hear him talk about how nervous he was. And to increase the pressure, the show dedicated a camera (or several) specifically to focus on him.

"If you mess that drum fill..."
"I'm done."

So here it is.

Happy St. Crispin's Day

About this time every year people are probably looking forward to the bigger holiday that happens next week (Reformation Day). But we shouldn't overlook St. Crispin's Day. St. Crispin's Day is the day wear we all appreciate Brian Blessed's chainmail fashion and mourn the loss of Davy Gam.

Star Trek / Star Wars

Menagerie

It's just a fact - and I've accepted it - that there are cats wandering around my property. I don't know where they come from, who owns them or if anybody owns them but they're just there. Sometimes, when I want to pull in my driveway, I have to wait for the cats to decide to move out of the way. Sometimes, I'll get my mail and a cat will be running away ahead of me. One time, I went into my garage at night and a cat bolted out of the darkness past my legs.

But then yesterday, I woke up to the sound of a rooster and it seemed like a "near" sound. It sounded really close. And sure enough, while backing my car out of the driveway, I see a rooster in the middle of the path, walking out of the way.

It's a whole new level now.

Friday

It's Friday Night. Feels like the perfect time to watch "Perfect Strangers" bloopers.  Obviously.

Conan - Norm MacDonald

More classic talk show Norm.