I know that I love documentaries. So when your done watching Viva and Jerry Beck’s Country Videos, you can go on over to Snag Films. It is a website where you can watch full-length documentary films for free. And if the half hours shows on Hulu aren’t enough of a time-suck, then you can check out The Times of Harvey Milk, Dig!, or What Would Jesus Buy. All you wanted to know about Alicia Keys in Africa, the Homeless World Cup, heavy metal in Baghdadand so on. Via PopCandy.
Anytime someone brings up a “great dive bar” to check out, there is almost always a sort of competition in which everyone knows some bar that is more of a dive than the next. Well, at least among the people I know. Anyways, I saw this post about photographer Matthew Scott, who put up a portfolio of some colorful pictures of locals he has been to. Anyone from Chicago or Milwaukee can probably agree that these are not dives. The only things that colorful in Murray’s are what come out of the Irishmens’ mouths.
I feel like Tracy Morgan in that sketch posted here not too long ago. Cause theres requirements to being a dive bar:
Does the bar have a pool table with a lean that only the regulars know how to work? Â Then it’s not a dive bar.
Does the bar sell scratch-offs? Â Then it’s not a dive bar.
Does the bar still have a cd jukebox? Is it broken?  Then it’s not a dive bar.
Does the bar have such a high nudie photo hunt record that breaking it is a matter of pride?  Then it’s not a dive bar.
Does it have shag carpeting on the wall? Then it’s not a dive bar.
Does the bar automatically turn to Inside Edition at 3:00 to get ready for Jeopardy?  Then it’s not a dive bar.
Does the bar get visited by “the meat man?”  Then it’s not a dive bar.
I’ve been on quite the hiatus from movies lately due to my obsession with Six Feet Under (quite possibly one of the best HBO series ever). But this weekend gave me the chance to catch up with my one true love, here are the fruits of that labor:
The Son of Rambow: This movies gives us a view into the life of Will and Lee. Two boys who couldn’t be more different. Except for their love of Rambo: First Blood. This story follows the boys through a summer of fun, misfortune, life lessons and all the good stuff that a PG-13 movie should cover. One of the best under R movies I’ve seen in a while.Â
 BARAKA: A visual journey across the globe. Set to “world music” (insert FOTC joke here). No talking or scripts in this one…just amazing cinematography.  There are some absolutely breathtaking shots in this 1.5hr slide show.  When I first sat down to watch it I was anticipating taking a nap (a no talking movie, easy to fall asleep to….or so I thought), I was totally sucked in. Only disappointing part of the film…no captions whatsoever…if you don’t know where these locations are, you’re not going to find out from this.   Â
I have wanted to post on here for some time, but always managed to forget, not remember my password or convinced myself that whatever I found wasn’t funny enough. The more time that past without posting, the more perfect the posting had to be. I had developed a nasty case Brugblog anxiety. . .Â
Then the stars aligned, God threw me a bone, or whatever the hell you believe in; but I found myself Minnesota for a wedding and that’s where I stumbled across Viva and Jerry Beck’s Country Videos. Or maybe they found me on that cold evening; but it took only a few seconds of Jerry singing, “She was Closer to 90 than 19 years old,” and I was hooked. Though this isn’t the same magical episode I saw, I am confident in saying this is quite simply the greatest television program ever.  I look forward to further researching and possibly corresponding with these two American treasures.
ok, so we all know my affliction for people watching, freak shows, knob jobs and  nerdfighters alike, and my uncanny ability to befriend (and then mock) them all. and once again the internet has catered to my sick obsession.Â
 DISCLAIMER: i appologize in advance to those that share my same affliction, and are doing something valid with their lives right now,  for the hours of time you will inevitablly spend clicking around on these rediculous blogs.Â
I know that I love documentaries. So when your done watching Viva and Jerry Beck’s Country Videos, you can go on over to Snag Films. It is a website where you can watch full-length documentary films for free. And if the half hours shows on Hulu aren’t enough of a time-suck, then you can check out The Times of Harvey Milk, Dig!, or What Would Jesus Buy. All you wanted to know about Alicia Keys in Africa, the Homeless World Cup, heavy metal in Baghdadand so on. Via PopCandy.
Anytime someone brings up a “great dive bar” to check out, there is almost always a sort of competition in which everyone knows some bar that is more of a dive than the next. Well, at least among the people I know. Anyways, I saw