January 2010
29 posts
“Not to brag on myself, but I just love to love, and the way the world is these days, they just take and take and take!”
December 2009
24 posts
Currently tailing a Chicago Police cruiser with an “I *HEART* SHEMALES” sticker proudly displayed…
There’s a man and a Chuckie doll standing in a bus shelter at Chicago & LaSalle, waiting to board the #66…
There’s a guy selling Newports out of a van in the Fairplay parking lot at Cermak & Western; great deals if you come down now!
JESUS IS MY ROLE MODEL! his bumper sticker says, and it makes sense cuz He couldn’t drive for shit either…
Peeling a pomegranate is the most calming activity I know.
“…her car stayed in my mother’s driveway all weekend. There were raised eyebrows but it’s not their business. I’m 40 years old!”
Christmas in a Cab : http://samarov.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-in-cab.html
Lasted about 20 minutes with this one. Not sure what the point is here. Why parody a genre that’s uni… ▶ Black Dynamite http://bit.ly/4QNi1t
The little gangbanger actually produces a ten-spot from the depths of his droopy drawers. It’s a Boxing Day Miracle!
This film benefits from staying specific to the characters rather than reaching for a larger message a… ▶ The Messenger http://bit.ly/6Jy9Lv
Well worth seeing more for the subject rather than style. An interesting, often gut-wrenching ess… ▶ Waltz with Bashir http://bit.ly/5yh8B8
“Too much fuckin’ rules. I from Europe. Go boating: No noise, don’t drink, go sleep 10 O’Clock. Why I go out? Crazy living this country, …
What would cause an adult in full possession of his faculties to don a Santa Claus hat out in public?
A raggedy man at the Citgo on Augusta&Damen inquires of passersby whether they might spare some change for beer…
Seeing this movie made glad I hadn’t read the book. The story’s so full of New Age gobbledygook. A… ▶ The Lovely Bones http://bit.ly/76rQHn
“You know what football is? It’s physical testosterone chess.”
Perplexing to see this on so many ‘Best of’ lists. Reitman was great with likable types in his other t… ▶ Up in the Air http://bit.ly/5YAQza
Jeff Bridges is really good here but the story falls apart as it goes on. Hard to buy Maggie Gyllenhaal… ▶ Crazy Heart http://bit.ly/8fIw3M
“Y’all seen ‘Elf’? Didja love it? Last year we had an ‘Elf’ marathon, we watched it over and over again. We just LOVE it!”
A bum outside a gas station just told me I look exactly like Meathead from ‘All In The Family’.
Middle-aged man in a fur-collared leather jacket & Ditka ‘stache chugs a Heineken & stares us down, crossing Damen at Division.
Freakeasy: http://samarov.blogspot.com/2009/12/freakeasy.html
A girl walking down Belmont tells her friend, “Heard he got shot and I laughed…”
Is the Statie parked in back of the BP diligently guarding the Port-O-Let or surfing porn on that laptop? Answer’s strictly need-to-know.