Saturday Notes

Very quickly, here's an article following up on that Miss Nevada scandal. Apologizing to Trump of course. And saying those things were a mistake in her past and don't reflect on her crown today. I just like all the drama and disgusted at the bowing down Trump is getting cause he's the money man behind the pagents. Oh well.


In other news, in 24 hours I will be off a plane and eating and drinking with relatives in Boston, so I can't wait. Just one more little gift to buy and then I'm all set. Got a dinner/movie date tonight so will pick it up then. I think we'll either see Blood Diamond or the one in the Museum at night with Robin Williams as TR, it looks pretty funny. A whirlwind...trying to pack and do laundry and get everything ready but it will all be nice just relaxing all next week back East. A much needed break. So, next time I'll be posting will be on another coast. Merry Christmas/Festivus/Hanukah/Kwanzaa everyone!

Midget vs. Bull in Heat

Miss USA Mayhem and Girls Gone Wild

Sara just got me a great Christmas gift today in this book by Ariel Levy called Female Chauvinist Pigs that I've been wanting to read for a while since I read a review of it in New York Times a while back. It's subtitle is Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture and explores the Girls Gone Wild phenomenon and all these dynamics between men and women and girls that are dressing and acting like Paris Hilton.


My main interest of course, as a man of Reason and Rationality, is that one side of me says "cover up and have respect for yourself as a woman" and the other side that is hormonal says "I like boobies and I like seeing naked (or half naked) girls". Then that first part of me makes the other part feel guilty because somehow I'm disrespecting women if I like to see boobs. Or rather I should only be attracted to those boobs and the person they belong to if I am first attracted to the other being aspects of the girl in question and appreciate her as a whole and then it'd be ok to like her chest, right?


Big dilemma huh? I respect women, work for a woman, would vote for the right woman to be President, love smart and artistic girls and women who embody all the elements I think I hold myself up to as a person. And I feel I treat people the same and respect the same no matter what ethnicity or orientation or genitalia. But I'm a physical person and very in touch with my primal being and I really (and I mean really) like the female form. As a rational being of course I know there's so much more to a woman than her physical body, which is why I see myself someday settling down with a woman who is meeting all my needs (i.e. intellectual, emotional, physical) and hopefully I can fill her needs and that's what I'm looking for in a mate.


I think most men feel this way too and are rational enough to distinguish between a physical form and the person as a whole. And when we're serious about relationships and looking for a woman to share our time with we look for the whole. I mean why then would the majority of men settle down and marry if this weren't the case? The majority of men don't marry trophy brides. The majority of men meet a girl that they're attracted to on all accounts and thrusters...falling in love with all these different aspects of the person.


So here are the questions then. Is it possible to be a Rational man who can respect women as a whole, and also be a man who likes seeing boobs being flashed on Girls Gone Wild? Well, I think I'm living proof of that possibility and whether or not this is ok or wrong I guess is your opinion. Do I think any less of women in general because some girl is lifting her shirt for some beads? Do I think less of Hillary Clinton when I see some nakedness of a girl in a video I don't even know? No way. Because I can separate those boobs in a video from this bigger picture of Woman. Like I'm not rational enough to see the difference between Paris Hilton and Sandra Day O'Conner? They're both women after all. Shouldn't I associate the two?


Follow me? I think most men (and realize I say most) can separate girls gone wild from strong women we may know in our community. I certainly can. Are we just dumb apes that think deep down all women are just a set of boobs? I don't think so. Sure, I don't know any guy that would turn away from a cute girl flashing her boobs but this doesn't necessarily mean that we then project this image upon every other person out there that has them. But I will admit this. Sometimes it takes a bit of teaching and understanding for us guys to make these distinctions that all women aren't just their physical bodies. Some maturing of our minds and rationalizing. To come to an understanding between our hormones and our minds. And for women too, how to rationalize this phenomena where you want to go out and show yourself. In Girls Gone Wild you wouldn't believe the number of women who actually jump in front of the camera and volunteer to be shown. So anyway, I look forward to this book, to shed more light on the subject.


I bring this all up too because of this scandal involving the Miss USA queens and the recent events surrounding this icon of what it means to be a "Miss" who actually is acting out like a liberated young person. Notice I didn't say liberated young female but liberated person. Drinking, partying, running around naked. But somehow it's not conducive with the image of what a Miss should. To tell you the truth I could really give a crap about that whole thing. It really is just a publicity stunt by Trump and I'm loving every minute of his feud with Rosie O'Donnell. I definitely side with Rosie here, because Trump calls this huge press conference just to let everyone know that he's not taking away Miss USA's crown and then puts her on the spot and lets her grovel at his feet. It's sickening. And Rosie's right...like Trump is any kind of moral compass? Married what? Three times? Cheating on all his wives? He's got a daughter who's a bit wild partying around too? And he's standing up there saying the girl needs to be spanked? Get real.





The rumors, and these are just rumors, are that Miss USA was snorting coke, bringing back strange men to the trump plaza, having sex with former Blink-182 drummer Travis Baker, underage drinking, doing more coke, etc. Yeah that's a bit much and if Heaven forbid I was running that contest I'd kick her out but screw Donald for making her stand up there and kiss his ass and wash his feet. Like he's dangling her crown in front of her like a carrot if she publically apologies so that the whole world knows how powerful Trump can be. It's just shameful. That news conference was absolutely disgusting and he should be ashamed of himself. How many times did she thank him and apologize to him? I'd respect her more if she just fessed up and said "Screw you and your crown, I'm sorry but I'm not going to be made of fool of". Money says she had to do a little something for him behind closed doors.



Then, in news yesterday, came word that Miss Nevada is being stripped of her title because of pictures they found of her partying some years ago. So apparently she's not worthy to be a "Miss" now because partying behavior (even if done in years past) isn't conducive with the crown. Here's Katie Rees from her Miss Nevada headshot.


And now here she is partying it up.















These are the tamest pictures. If you want to see the unedited, full set (where she's naked and kissing another girl's boobs and doing all kinds of things unbecoming of a beauty queen) click here.



Yeah, I'd say she represents Nevada pretty damn well. I mean think about. What other state had such loose regulations against prostitution. You can gamble your life away throughout the state and no one will give two shits about you. Seems pretty appropriate. Get a grip, Nevada!!! Well that's my rant. Lunch is over.

My Hero

Breaking news out of Japan where a man was found alive after hibernating for three weeks! No food or water for those weeks, hardly any heart beat, slowed breathing, minimum function of organs...and he's still alive and back to normal. What an inspiration to those of us that love sleep and dream of setting records with our inactivity.





We've long known that some mammals like bears are able to lower their functions in order to survive the winter but humans have always thought to have been too delicate to go through a process like that. According to Boston.com, this guy fell or got lost on a part of a mountain during a party and just went to sleep and was found 3 weeks later. Pretty incredible. Check out the story here.

My Fear of Mustard and Pickles is RUINING MY LIFE

Oh good God. Thank you Maury!?!

This Looks Awesome

The high definition trailer (just click here) is about 10x better. Looks so clear. Yes, it's Transformers. Yes, it looks really cool. Yes, I was skeptical when I first heard they were making this movie. And yes, I will go see it!

My Drug of Choice

It's cold outside, my head hurts, my nose won't stop running and my body aches. Plus all my co-workers (except Sara) keep calling in sick, so I'm overworked and underpaid. So I've turned to NyQuil, that magical elixir that makes everything all better. Goodnight.

Chuck Heaven

For all your Chuck Taylor needs here is the Chuck Connection website. I love these things and my black high top chucks have been a faithful part of my wardrobe since 1994. They're also the official footwear of this blog. Whether they were worn by early basketball players or 80's punks or 90's grungey types like myself, well they've always been so cool. I love them.

A Sharapova Moment

Gabs got me Maria Sharapova's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit calender for X-mas and I'm loving it. I'm not even going to use it as a calender. Instead I'm just going to change it between May and August depending on my mood. Beautiful calender. These pictures aren't in the calender but now they're on my hard drive. I don't know about you but I think she needs a little Matty in her life.




(her legs are seriously 4 feet long)

Don't Eat the Ranch!!!

(click note for larger image. Yes, this is real.)

It's the Law for Matty?

It kind of hit me like a bolt on Monday that I'm getting more and more interested in Law. As in maybe becoming a lawyer. Hmmm...maybe it's just a temporary fascination but I've been thinking about it all week. After my final on Monday I was stretching my legs walking along the corridors of the Humanities Building and they had some info and bulletins about various law schools. And I started thinking...maybe that's what I've been put on this earth for.


Let's see, I tentatively graduate with my Masters in Fall 08. So then I'd enter Law School in Spring 09? Seems so far off and probably wouldn't start practicing until 2014 or so. Well at least I'll have time to think about it. Something I guess I'd have to come to grips with is the fact that I have a pretty bad taste in my mouth for the American judicial system. I think. Because I believe in Justice instead of procedure. Like if a killer has a video tape of him raping and killing a little girl, but the video was taken by police officers without a search warrant, that video can't be entered as evidence. I understand we need an objective rule system to protect against tyranny but c'mon, it would be fact that he killed her, no matter how that was found out. But there are cases just like that out there where they have to let the killer walk because of improper procedure, even though it's true that he's the killer. I don't believe Justice is procedure, so I may have a hard time in Law School.


But anyway I'd want to really get my hands dirty. Do pro bono work if I could afford it (probably not), fight for the common man and wage a one man war against institutions that issue unnecessary parking fines. Oh, and I wouldn't stop until Justice is served. Matty Justice. True Justice.


Just some thoughts. Actually when I really think hard about it the thought of having a job where I'm doing law stuff all the time doesn't seem passionately appetizing. Real intimidating too. I'd definitely have to one of those lawyers who seems to get involved in adventures and cool investigative dangerous stuff to keep it interesting. I couldn't hack just being in an office reading all day. Oh, and I remember being at the San Diego courthouse a couple years ago for jury duty and seeing all those lawyers in really nice suits. I was dressed like a bum because I was trying to get off jury duty, but looking around at those 30 somethings with their slicked back hair and expensive suits...made me want it.


Well in honor of my new found interest in becoming a lawyer I present to you my top 10 list of lawyers. These aren't boring people. No, they've all got their own style and really really big, brass balls. Influential, brilliant, beautiful...my top 10 choices of lawyers I'd fashion myself after:


#10. John Adams


You may not realize it but President Adams was one of the most successful lawyers in Boston before the Revolution and volunteered for the very unpopular task of representing the English soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre. While other Patriots were demanding immediate redcoat blood Adams stood up for due process of the law and defended the soldiers' case. That took balls. In the end two soldiers were convicted of manslaughter. As he notes: "The Part I took in Defence of Cptn. Preston and the Soldiers, procured me Anxiety, and Obloquy enough. It was, however, one of the most gallant, generous, manly and disinterested Actions of my whole Life, and one of the best Pieces of Service I ever rendered my Country. Judgment of Death against those Soldiers would have been as foul a Stain upon this Country as the Executions of the Quakers or Witches, anciently. As the Evidence was, the Verdict of the Jury was exactly right. This however is no Reason why the Town should not call the Action of that Night a Massacre, nor is it any Argument in favour of the Governor or Minister, who caused them to be sent here. But it is the strongest Proofs of the Danger of Standing Armies." -John Adams, March 5, 1773



#9. Shark (aka James Woods)


From the best new show on television, James Woods' character is a successful defense attorney who jumps ship and joins the DA's office to help convict all these crafty criminals. The Shark is just as slimy as some of these white collar thieves and murders and Woods really fits in. His mouth is constantly running and he's funny as hell. That's really why he's number 9. If I were on trail I'd want James Woods on my side. He's intimidating and has no qualms about making people cry. And if he has to bend the rules a bit in the name of Truth, so be it.



#8. Lawyer guy from the Simpsons


Supposedly fashioned after the late scumbag Roy Cohn (coincidentally played by James Woods in a little movie called Citizen Cohn), this unnamed Simpson character usually represents Mr. Burns and various other scumbags. I'm not even really sure why he's on my list, except he's all business and gets results, but now thinking about it I'd much rather prefer Lionel Hutz. You know, the idiot lawyer voiced by the late, great Phil Hartman who operates the lawfirm "I Can't Believe It's A Law Firm" in the Springfield Shopping Mall? Not to represent me, mind you, but he just seems like such a nice guy. He also practices law under the aliases Miguel Sanchez and Dr. Nguyen Van Thoc.



#7. Stephen Hudspeth


Yes, familiar to scores of Gettysburg College students as Dave's dad, Mr. H is also a real life retired lawyer. He used to work as a big copyright lawyer in a very big building with a nauseating view of that big library they used in Ghostbusters in New York City. Now he spends his time writing, doing pro bono work, napping and helping the poor. I love this man. And in his office he had a signed photo from Joe Kennedy thanking him for some work he did on some cases. Impressive. Steve used to work 20 hours a day so I can't see myself being that dedicated to Law but he definitely sets the standard.



#6. Danny Crane and the James Spader character on Boston Legal


You've gotta be paying close attention to this show cause the quips come fast and often and both the Spader attorney and William Shatner's Danny Crane are brilliant. Well maybe Shatner's a little less brilliant but it's alluded to that he used to be at the top of his game. Regardless they both have a quality that is a must for any would-be lawyer: charisma. They both sweat charisma in the courtroom. Shatner's best line last week? The lawyer for a skinny unhealthy girl who feels she has the right to be anorexic against her parents' wishes says to him: "You'll see us in court" and Crane says "not if your client stands sideways". Ha Ha Ha!



#5. Claire Huxtable from the Cosby Show


She juggled 5 children and a gynecologist husband as a working mom lawyer while always somehow managing to put dinner on the table. Now that's impressive. I always dug the fact that she was a strong woman and although we never really saw her at work like we'd see in Cliff's basement office we kinda knew she was a badass lawyer who you didn't want to fuck with. I loved that when push came to shove she was gonna grab you and put you in your place. That was her house and her family. Cliff was the comic relief. If only there were more women out there with that kind of confidence and men out there not intimidated by it. Just a thought here but really, how shady is that, that Cliff had a gynecologist office in the basement of his house? Seems shady to me.



#4. Rudy Baylor from The Rainmaker


Matt Damon was great in this role as the idealistic young lawyer right out of law school butting heads against the good ole boys in Jon Voight and Roy Schieder at some big insurance firm. Fighting for a guy who has developed leukemia, Damon is ruthless in his passion for the case even as his personal life is falling apart. This was also Francis Ford Coppola's last movie (to date) and I absolutely love it!



#3. Atticus Finch


I read To Kill a Mockingbird in Middle School and need to read it again but the Atticus I always think of when I hear his name is Gregory Peck of the movie version. So strong and honest and proud and courageously fighting for what's right and true. AFI named him the number one "Good Guy" from American movies this past year. And I think they may be right. I wouldn't want him defending me if I actually committed the crime, cause he'd make me feel so guilty I'd just have to confess, but it goes without saying I'd hire him in a second if I was wrongfully accused.



#2. Matlock


Make fun of me if you want but I grew up on Ben L. Matlock on Tuesday nights on NBC and that sweet dixieland opening music. And he played clarinet like me so I really looked up to him. I still haven't seen a full episode of his old Andy Griffith Show and definitely didn't even know about it back then so for me Griffith was always just Matlock. He had different ladies in the show and I could never keep track of them (a daughter I think or niece or something) but I'll never forget Tyler, the stocky black dude who used to do all the investigative stuff which always entailed throwing punches and fucking up crooks. I just loved that southern charm and how he'd lure overconfident murderers on the stand by playing a bit dumb and then all of a sudden he would stare them down and trap them! And then go for the jugular. And that would be it, case closed, he found that one piece of evidence and the killer would confess! I loved Matlock.



#1. Vinny


As in my cousin. Last but not least, Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny defended his nephew on a murder charge somewhere deep in Matlock territory. When everything seems lost all it takes is street smarts and hard work and even a self taught piasan lawyer who fails the bar 5 times can make good. For the longest time I associated this movie with a girl I made out with during a showing of it at band camp up in New Hampshire one summer, but I've since nearly buried that memory and now I can embrace the movie as a whole. Vinny is my favorite lawyer. Against all odds, the little Italian guy comes through in the end and shows us you don't necessarily need to be born smart to learn smart and make it in this world. But it just might take you 5 times to pass the bar.

Illegal Irony

How do you define that word irony again? I think this headline from NPR may do it.

"Border Fence Firm Snared for Hiring Illegal Workers"




Laughing my ass off. Yes, that's right, the Golden State Fence Company hired illegal Mexican workers to help build and maintain our California/Mexico border fence. Man, what a world we live in. I guess it's because there weren't too many gringos who would work for only a dollar an hour to put up fencing.


Here's the article from NPR. And for those of you who haven't seen it before, here's the Western-most part of the border fence as it reaches the Pacific. Yeah, classy stuff here in San Diego.

Correction

Well it's Sunday night already and yet another weekend has flown past. So nice to not have to write any more papers for class or feel guilty about having to read a particular text or assignment. So instead I just let loose a little, did a show last night, got a bit frisky again and weathered a harsh San Diego rainstorm and downpour. Catharsis, I tell you. It's my new word of the month. From Aristotle.


A correction I'd like to make. I posted the Twins Peaks blog a few posts back and mistakenly claimed it was created by "some lady". Well I got an email from Charles who is the blogger instead of some lady (I think I had the patch or log lady on my mind for some reason), so apologies, Charles. If you haven't checked it out yet here's the link again: http://intwinpeaks.blogspot.com.


I recently changed checking accounts so Bank of America won't impose such strict minimum balances on me and anyway I think my map thing may disappear because I have to figure how to go in to paypal and their site and somehow change it over. What a pain. It's $0.99 for that service to show geographics of IP addresses and I think it's worth it just to see that someone is reading this in Tehran every once and a while.


Anyway...on to some posting. I've just poured some tea and put on Neil Diamond, so here we go!

Who Said Cats and Dogs Can't Get Along?

I'm So Pissed

In such an aggressive mood right now. I walked by this guy who was pretty big and tall and muscular, and just thought about throwing a head lock around him and bringing him down to the ground and make him cry. Just because. That's why.


It's been a torturous day. Aside from the fact that my phone doesn't stop ringing with incessant questions about problems here at work, I just found out I'm getting jipped on my benefits claim for my glasses.


See when I went to Walmart back in September I was told my vision insurance (which I pay $$$ into directly from my check every month for the past 6 years and have never used before) would cover up to $90 for frames and $60 each lens. Walmart had me pay the whole thing up front and then file a claim with my insurance for reimbursement. Because they said they couldn't just call them and get approval. Probably my first mistake there. But I filed the claim in early October.


Hadn't heard anything until early November when I called my benefits office to see the status and they said they sent a check to Walmart. What??? I already paid Walmart, why would they get sent a check from my benefits office??? Didn't make sense.


So apparently something along the lines of them being a principle provider for eye services, Walmart themselves would cut me a check after they received a check from my vision plan so they wouldn't lose any money. So I waited a bit longer.


Fast forward to this week and I checked with them again and the benefits office said they cut Walmart a check for my refund on November 17. So a full month and I still don't have any reimbursement in my hands. So I call Walmart and they can't find the check. Long story short I got a call that they found it (it was in holding somewhere) and they will send it to me but it's only for 1/3 the amount I filed the claim for! What Bullshit!!!


Apparently since Walmart is a wholesale provider they have some stipulation with my benefits company that they only reimburse up to $20 for lenses and not much more for frames. I wish someone had told that before I went into that damn place. All the time people were saying "oh, no, you'll get reimbursed, it's ok". I called my HR department today and the lady up there (who was chewing something the whole time throughout our conversation) said I'm better off with a Lenscrafters or smaller shop. Yeah, now I know. Thanks. And now I've wasted all this time and energy and excitement for getting a check in the mail for 190 dollars when instead I'll only get $60 from one of the richest corporations in America. Damn you Walmart!!! YOU WILL FEEL MY FURY!!!

My Girl is Respectable

In an age when all these celebrity twenty-somethings go out drinking and partying looking like skanks and all beat to hell and flashing their nether-regions for any and all to see, I'm so glad I can still depend on my beautiful girlfriend Mandy Moore to show some class and be seen in public looking really damn respectable and fine. She just screams "I will be taken seriously" and "I have self-worth"! I love it. She is absolutely brilliant and I want to spend the rest of my life with her. I just hope she's reading.
















I mean look at that smile. Look at her laughing. It's so endearing. She seems so comfortable and happy, I love it. And sure, every guy will check out a skank who's flashing her titties but what do we really want? A girl who carries herself like this. Comparing her with those skanks? It's a no brainer. Hands down. I take Mandy.

80's Video of the Week

The thing I like most about Wednesday nights is that I don't have to go in to work until 9:30 tomorrow morning. So I can stay up past my bedtime and catch up on some blogging I've been meaning to do.


Case in point: A new 80's video post. For some reason this song always reminds me of my friend Eric (or his nom de'plume Pooh-Bear). Let's hear it for some Electric Avenue!

Nice Legs

Can't say I've ever really been a fan of Gwen Stefani's music. No...not ever really. And I don't really think she's that attractive. Kind of a weird vibe going on. But I will say one thing's for sure. She's got some really nice legs. Take a look.
















Yikes! Some breathtaking gams. I just wish she didn't look like a Willy Wonka character. Oh well, I am definitely a leg guy. And hers are amazing.

Blogs of Note

Two of them I really want to tell you about. For all of you like me out there who loved the show Twin Peaks, Charles created a blog showing the actual locations used in the shooting, and before and after shots. Pretty cool stuff. That huge mill with the smokestacks and the waterfall and the Northwest crisp looking air always freaked me the hell out. Here's an example of what I'm talking about.








I think too the mist and the mountains and all the trees and just knowing there was so much woods out there that could be full of magical little creatures and evil things and Bobs, it was just unsettling but I couldn't stop watching.


If you have a chance the series is available on DVD but unfortunately they didn't include the Pilot which is bar-none the best of the lot. And it sets everything up with Laura Palmer's death and the necklace and stuff. The first episode kinda recaps it but it's best to watch the pilot if you can find it. And then when Laura's mom sees Bob at the foot of her bed? I lost my shit.


Anyway, great blog. I stongly recommend it and I really dig before and after projects too. The website is: http://intwinpeaks.blogspot.com.


The second blog of note I came across is gross but cool and even artsy in a way. It's all about roadkill. Yeah, roadkill. It's not hard to imagine where the blogger got the name Slow Crow. Move out of the way animals! He posts just as many photos of the cars that are demolished by hitting these animals (a lot of deer and moose photos). Scary stuff.









Neat stuff. And if you want to see more, visit: http://slowcrow.blogspot.com. Those are my blog recommendations for the week.

She's a Screamer!

Now I'm usually a sound sleeper. I'm one of those people that sometimes takes a while to stop thinking and doze off into sleep, but once I'm there I'm out like a light and then could stay in my warm comfy bed forever. Given that I live right under the flight path for San Diego International and I sleep soundly under those jumbo jets, it really takes a lot to wake me up in the morning. It's part of the reason I sleep with three alarm clocks too.


So you can imagine my surprise when I awoke at 4:45am yesterday morning to the sounds of screaming. There's been a cat roaming around our alley as of late, so I thought maybe a dingo or beach bum had gotten hold of it. But no. That first lightening burst of a scream turned quickly into long, loud moans and I shook my head for a few moments and quickly realized it was some girl in my apartment complex getting a little morning delight. Actually, to be honest, it sounded like she was getting pounded by a train.


Now it's winter of course and even here in San Diego it gets cold at night so my windows are shut and my sliding door out to the courtyard is locked tight but still I could hear her loud moanings. And on and on it went. For a very long time. I've got to imagine she woke up other neighbors. I peeked stealthy between my blinds but it was dark and no lights were on in any apartments. I couldn't tell where it was coming from. Could've been anywhere. Well except the bag lady downstairs. But then again you never know.


Anyway it would die down for a bit then crescendo back up to full blast and it sounded like she was having the time of her life. God bless her. If she can do that at 5am she's got a bright future. Ahem, well she eventually got her fill because she finally tapered off for good and probably went to eat a heartly breakfast. Matty tried to go back to bed and, yeah, it was pretty easy to slip back into slumber. Thinking nothing but delightful thoughts.

Welcome to Ocean Beach

Welcome to Boston

Red Sox fans today welcome Daisuke Matsuzaka to the organization. For a measley sum of a little over $100 million (money going both to him and his Japanese club to release him) we've signed the guy for 6 years. Sure, he was the mvp of the World Baseball Classic but can he hack it in the big leagues? I guess we're about to find out.





Hopefully Josh Beckett will be back up to form for next year so that would be a powerful three starting rotation (including Curt Schilling of course). If this guy pans out it will be the deadliest starting three in the League. If this guy pans out mind you. And don't blame me for being a bit skeptical. I'm a Red Sox fan and that's my nature, with good reason.

So Sad. Peter Boyle 1935-2006 R.I.P.

Familiar to millions as the dad in Everybody Loves Raymond, he died last night of heart disease. I'm sad. I'm just shocked really. I never know when my favorite celebrities are going to die. I hate it.


I did love him in that Raymond show but he was one of these actors that I knew of before I really even knew his name. He was such a good character actor that I had seen him in various films and liked those particular characters he was playing but didn't necessary put two and two together to recognize it was the same actor in those different roles. Does this make sense? I think I first saw him act in this little movie called The Dream Team, with Michael Keaton and Christopher Lloyd. He was hilarious as a mental patient who thought he was Jesus, jamming to Ray Charles in the back of the mental short bus; I'll never forget it.


And then in the classic Young Frankenstein as the monster. I didn't even know that was him until I started watching Everybody Loves Raymond and saw it written somewhere. "Someone's making yummy noises!" Poor Peter, the monster, now he's gone. Who could forget him tap dancing as the monster to 'Puttin' on the Ritz'? Hilarious. Rest in Peace buddy.