The following is an excerpt from the film "Network", which, while released in the late 70's, remains brilliant, insightful and foresightful to this day.

After the character Howard Beal lured viewers to his previous broadcast with suggestion that he would commit suicide on air, then releasing a diatribe against the defeatist, uninspired and ( Read more... )

The following is an excerpt from the screenplay for the brilliant, insightful and (strangely) still-quite-relevant 70's film, Network.

For those unfamiliar, Howard Beal is a network anchor recently widowed and facing the loss of his job after long service. In an interview, he declares that he is going to commit suicide during his next broadcast.

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A mission statement, a mantra, a reminder or a fervent prayer courtesy of Bill Hicks.

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Recently, I updated my profile information on my Bear411 site to better reflect who I am and what I want out of the site. The hope was that people would read it before messaging me and I would then filter out those who I don't click with at all ( Read more... )

1. I think I have a comedy gig at Yuk Yuk's next Tuesday. The guy who does the bookings sent me an email today saying that he will try to fit me on the roster next week. Woohoo! Its been too long and I need to submerse myself in some laughing right now ( Read more... )

1. Like: Meanderthal, the new album by Torche. Aside from being a really cute and clever album name, this is a throwback to the time right before grunge became huge. Its got serious shades of The Melvins, Dinosaur Jr., Grant Hart-style Husker Du and early Sloan with a much heavier and slightly more metallic backing sound. Think Queens of the ( Read more... )

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