Under Steve's Hat--by Steven Bevacqua

Feb
26th

Tue

Another movie I’m looking forward to is “21”, which is loosely based on the incredible true story of MIT’s own “Blackjack Team”… a group of students that managed to break the bank in Atlantic City, Vegas, and on the Mississippi casino cruises. From the trailer it looks like it could be a fun little film.

Feb
15th

Fri

OUCH—Really, it just hurts to watch. Other great ones, too, on this website—including one where a woman with over $62,000 can’t solve (and I’m not making this up) “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat”.

Feb
14th

Thu

MAY 22nd—IT’S ALMOST HERE!

The first trailer for Indiana Jones 4 is up. What do we see? Well, that’s definitely the government archives from the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark. And that box definitely says “Roswell, NM”. Looks like aliens, action, some Central American ruins, and a whole lot of fun!

Feb
12th

Tue

IT'S OVER! By a vote of 92.5%, the WGA decided to end the strike. The official vote to accept the proposal will be soon, but for now, much of the town is going back to work. Still waiting to hear from the networks about plans for returning shows.

Feb
11th

Mon

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STILL EXCITED ABOUT THE GIANTS!—And how can you not be? One of the biggest upsets in football, and against the much-hated Patriots. Here’s Marv Albert’s call of the amazing catch by David Tyree (with assistance from his helmet), from Westwood One.

Feb
6th

Wed

OVER SOON?

Perhaps the strike will be over soon. The WGA announced a meeting Saturday to discuss the terms of an agreement with the producers:

“To Our Fellow Members,

As Negotiating Committee Chair John Bowman wrote you last night, we are continuing to negotiate the terms of a tentative agreement with the AMPTP. We anticipate that we will be able to present the terms of that agreement to you in the next few days. In order to have a full discussion with you of the terms and how they were reached, and in order to get your input before making recommendations or decisions, we have scheduled membership meetings for current-active members only for this Saturday, February 9, in New York and Los Angeles.

The New York meeting will take place at 2 pm ET in the Broadway Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel at Times Square, 1606 Broadway (Broadway and 49th Street).

The Los Angeles meeting will take place at 7 pm PT in the Shrine Auditorium (665 W. Jefferson Blvd.).

We urge you to attend. We have gotten to this point in our negotiation as the direct result of the power of this strike, which each of you has generated. Neither the Negotiating Committee, nor the West Board or the East Council, will take action on any contract until after the membership meetings are held and your voices have been heard. We are all in this together.

Best,

Patric M. Verrone
President
Writers Guild of America, West

Michael Winship
President
Writers Guild of America, East”

Feb
5th

Tue

NEW FISH DAY—Got 2 new Panda Corys today. These little guys grow to be just over an inch long, and spend most of their time as diligent workers cleaning the bottom of my tank.

Jan
30th

Wed

My sister does a lot of reading, and spends like $1000 a year on just books alone. Most of them she reads once then never looks at again. Is there any kind of like…video rental store but for books? Would make things a lot cheaper, plus once one person has read one the next person can get enjoyment from it, etc.

— Selekta, asking a question in an internet forum. Why no one thought of such a place before is beyond me.

Jan
21st

Mon

Nothing says Christmas like Scientology and churros.

— As noted by me, when passing the remnants of the Hollywood Scientology Celebrity Center’s “Take Your Picture With Santa” setup over the weekend. They had a sleigh, a stand where Santa sat, and a churro wagon.

Jan
17th

Thu

WHO’S THAT GIRL?—Riki Lindhome is the star of this Domino’s commercial. She’s also appeared in Gilmore Girls, Million Dollar Baby, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Riki got her start in acting on the infamous UUTV program Syracuse Live! No joke. I think she joined the year after I left, I’ll have to ask about it at the next alumni get-together.