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TROPIC THUNDER: review

By Ken Levine

I just imagine Stiller and his cast watching dailies and convulsing with laughter. “You’re the funniest dude in Hollywood.” “No, man, you are.” “No, seriously, you’re incredible.” “Really. You’re brilliant.” “Well, you’re a genius.” “A thousand years from now people will be talking about you, bro.”

Meanwhile, for us, the general public, we’re the designated driver, taking home a bunch of idiots who are completely shit faced and not nearly as hysterical as they think they are.

The 45 Closet

I happened to mention somewhere that I have a closet lined with 45s. I feel compelled to offer proof.

Nikon D100, 28-80mm

Let me try to name them...

Rough order, starting at the top:

Sonic Youth - Personality Crisis
1313 Mockingbird Lane - When life brings Problems Drink Drambuie
The (easy) Cure - first demo (meathook, listen, need myself, want to be old)
Rick Springfield - Love Is Alright Tonight
Dino Jr - Freak Scene
Fugazi - Song Number One / Badmouth
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song / Hey Hey What Can I Do (no sleeve)
Mudhoney - Touch Me, I'm Sick
Nora - Everything
Kim Karnes - Betty Davis Eyes
Billy Joel - Pressure
Born With A Tail
Record Time Allstars / Koo Koo Boy
Big Chief - Strange Notes
Nod
Koo Koo Boy - I'm A Monster
Coal Palace Kings - Bovina
The Cure - See The Children
Colorblind James - Talk To Me

(bottom)
Niel Diamond - America
Pavement - Rattled By The Rush
Tortoise - Why We Fight
The Mummies / The Enchanted Spellbinding Accordion Of Alicia Rose / Three Stoned Men / Slug Dick Nick / Phantom Surfers - the "Fuck You Spaceman!" collection, on Neurotic records.
Air Supply - Even The Nights Are Brighter
Hilkka - The Pipe
.. and then we're back at the start.

Much more out of camera range.

Side Note...
OK, next time you really feel good enough to put on Zeppelin 4, I dare you to listen to "The Battle Of Evermore" without hearing:

    I hear Horaces thunder
    Down in the valley below

Horaces. Many men named "Horace". Why are they thundering?
(no, not ultimate big fun party band Horace X)

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