The Lost Version of Planes, Trains and Automobiles

 There really aren't many Thanksgiving movies. As a major holiday, it's really underrepresented in movies.

When I think of Thanksgiving in movies, the main one that comes to mind is "Avalon". This one doesn't really translate though because, even though Thanksgiving plays a major part in the movie, it's more of a July 4th movie.

The main one most people think of is "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". It's considered a classic. But it's interesting to learn that another, completely different movie could be made from the footage that John Hughes intended to be included.

Late Show - Kenny Sheehan

It wasn't long ago, I shared a Late Show piece where they got Kenny Sheehan on various other TV shows.

It seems Kenny recently passed away and Don Giller has posted a compilation of every Kenny Sheehan appearance. For the purposes of this blog post, I ask you to skip to 4:59 to watch "The Ballad of Kenny Sheehan".

So Kenny gave the brick to Pat Farmer

Kenny transported the brick to Pat Farmer

He raised the brick from the ground and handed it to Pat Farmer

Kenny passed the brick to Pat Farmer

Kenny transferred the brick to Pat Farmer

Kenny Sheehan conveyed the brick to Pat Farmer

Nobody ever forgot the day that Kenny gave the brick to Pat Farmer

Kenny passed the brick to Pat Farmer

Adam Ragusea - What is Wagyu Beef?

  

I've had Wagyu A5 beef and I've given it away as a gift to others. I mention this because this affects my ability to get honest feedback - people want to be polite about gifts no matter what. So my data is not objective but my sense is that perhaps they didn't enjoy it as much as the hype train should suggest. As the video points out, we Americans ate it as a steak and it's so fatty that this is perhaps too much of a good thing. One person echoed what the video says in the way he started to feel too full and a little sick. 

As for me, I really liked it. I describe it as beef bacon. I was really hungry at the time and ate a full steak with no problem. But it was such an unusual experience, I don't know how to compare it to other steaks. I mean, it was definitely the best steak I've ever had but, again due to the fattiness, I wonder if other steaks would win in the long run.

A future test of this possibility will be to try Wagyu A4 next. A5 is the most expensive, most marbled and A4 is one step below that.

The D.B. Cooper Case Solved?

 I don't know anything about the website or the evidence but I found this article claiming to have solved the D.B. Cooper Case to be a fascinating read.

Conan's Talk Show is Ending

 Variety is reporting that "Conan" will end in June of 2021. He will also start a weekly "variety series" on HBO Max.

It's such a gradual decline that it's hard to react too strongly at any stage. I thought the "Tonight Show" era was good but not quite as good as "Late Night". I thought the "Conan" show was not quite as good as the "Tonight Show". Then the "Conan" show became a short show with a podcast and I stopped really paying attention. 

Now he'll be on a premium service which I'm not willing to pay for, especially given the lack of detail about what kind of show it will be.

Well, I wish him good luck.

President Trump Explains Pokemon

 

I have to say, I know almost nothing about Pokemon but Professor Oak should be going away for a long time.

Raccoons

 Was watching Youtube at a friend's house and a suggested video came up that didn't seem to make sense. 

Why is this? How is this? How much money is this guy spending on hot dogs? We sat there in rapt amazement, transported back to a time when "the internet" could still surprise us.

And this guy has made a channel of it - there's a constant stream of new videos with dates, as a sort of vlog.

Game Grumps - Watching Sonic Animations

 

Hallmark DIY Crafts

Nichole was utterly betrayed and I feel nothing.