And Eddy, I miss you more than all the others
Aw, dammit. Jim Carroll died friday at the age of 60. He was a true punk rocker before punk got its fashionable glitter and glam sheen and wrote about joy and pain with scathing honesty, beauty and winking, ironic wit. The song that his name brings to everyone's mind is of course "People Who Died," which is a great song, but my favorite song of his is "Differing Touch," which manages to be yearning, wondering and smirking all at the same time.
I know that he probably lived thirty years longer than he ever thought he would, but sixty is still too damn young.
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So Christoph Waltz of Inglourious Basterds fame has apparently landed the main villain role in The Green Hornet, which is great because he deserves all the money Hollywood can throw at him. And he's apparently replacing Nic Cage, which can only be considered a massive step up.
Confession: when I first saw the headline I misread it as the Green Lantern movie and thought he'd been cast as Sinestro and got all excited. Phooey. The misread did inspire me to look up the Green Hornet, since I realized I had no idea who GH's arch enemy was. I still don't, since this character seems to be made up for the movie, but I did learn that Britt Reid (GH's civvy name) is supposed to be the Lone Ranger's grand-nephew, which might almost make him cool enough to have Bruce Lee as a sidekick. Almost.
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And to cap things off with more sad news, Jeff Hardy was arrested on trafficking and possession charges. I'd really, really hoped that the last time he came back he'd gotten his life together; he's so talented, the kind of talent that buys the second and third chances he was given.
But I don't think that's happening this time. Oh, Jeff.
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ETA: OH GODDAMMIT. Patrick Swayze dies at 57. That is ENOUGH, universe.
I know that he probably lived thirty years longer than he ever thought he would, but sixty is still too damn young.
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So Christoph Waltz of Inglourious Basterds fame has apparently landed the main villain role in The Green Hornet, which is great because he deserves all the money Hollywood can throw at him. And he's apparently replacing Nic Cage, which can only be considered a massive step up.
Confession: when I first saw the headline I misread it as the Green Lantern movie and thought he'd been cast as Sinestro and got all excited. Phooey. The misread did inspire me to look up the Green Hornet, since I realized I had no idea who GH's arch enemy was. I still don't, since this character seems to be made up for the movie, but I did learn that Britt Reid (GH's civvy name) is supposed to be the Lone Ranger's grand-nephew, which might almost make him cool enough to have Bruce Lee as a sidekick. Almost.
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And to cap things off with more sad news, Jeff Hardy was arrested on trafficking and possession charges. I'd really, really hoped that the last time he came back he'd gotten his life together; he's so talented, the kind of talent that buys the second and third chances he was given.
But I don't think that's happening this time. Oh, Jeff.
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ETA: OH GODDAMMIT. Patrick Swayze dies at 57. That is ENOUGH, universe.