Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[Jack Manfred]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Des Moines in October.

[Spree: Des Moines to host Miss Nude World pageant]

The best quote from the article: "Some fans follow the top exotic-dancer contests around the country, going from show to show, Kent said. 'It's like NASCAR; it's like the Daytona 500,' he said."

I did see Lucky last week. It's a very good show. Did they run a new episode this week, or just the pilot?

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall

And which story would it be?

TM

My favorite is the Calculus Affair. Powerful weapons, kidnapping, daring rescues, Bianca Castafiore - what's not to like?

Those moon ones were overrated.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Is The Calculus Affair the first half with this as the second:

? Because The Seven Crystal Balls had that scary skinny guy in it. Good readin'.

My favorites were:



and



But, this one was good too:



Who am I kidding? I loved them all.

Thurgreed(Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles!)Marshall

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Is The Calculus Affair the first half with this as the second:

Who am I kidding? I loved them all.

Thurgreed(Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles!)Marshall

I can't even believe I'm saying this, but I much preferred the books in the original French.

str(ducking for cover)8 outa west-hollywood, and going to see Foo Fighters tonight!!!

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Who could play Tintin? Jude Law? Ryan Phillippe? Somone who could do the hair tuft thing.

Captain Haddock? The key to any Tintin movie.

TM

I think that it'd be cool if they kept the main character European, so I'd be looking at British actors. No one too old though. Someone sort of geeky too, and he's not necessarily a heart throb, tough Hollywood is bound to change that.

Agreed. You know, it's a departure, but I could sort of see Harrison Ford doing it. I wonder if he'll be on or off the wagon for the movie?

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Who could play Tintin? Jude Law? Ryan Phillippe? Somone who could do the hair tuft thing.

Though it saddens me to say it, I think Frankie Muniz is the obvious choice.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Though it saddens me to say it, I think Frankie Muniz is the obvious choice.

you know, this could be the great opportunity for Sean Biggerstaff, the hottie Quiddich coach in the Harry Potter movies. I am going to hell for lusting after him.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Though it saddens me to say it, I think Frankie Muniz is the obvious choice.

You say that because he is the only kid actor you can think of . . .

[tmdiva]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan I am going to hell for lusting after [Sean Biggerstaff].

Took me a minute to find him--I assumed a name like that was a character, not the actor himself. Lust in peace, RT, he turned 20 on March 15. And he has his own website, http://www.seanbiggerstaff.com

tm

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
you know, this could be the great opportunity for Sean Biggerstaff, the hottie Quiddich coach in the Harry Potter movies. I am going to hell for lusting after him.

I had to IMDB this because I thought you were kidding about the name. And his character was [snicker] Oliver Wood! It's no wonder England has such a low birthrate when their matinee idols sound like gay porn stars.

He was 18 when the first HP movie came out, and 20 today. So lust away, my friend. Perfectly legal.

Edited to add: Goddamn it! Always a day late and a dollar short.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
I can't even believe I'm saying this, but I much preferred the books in the original French.

They were better in French.

Speaking of books in French, my family acquired a really funky out of print illustrated kids book on the history of cycling. Everyone tries to steal it from our mother's house every time we go home.

What I really wish I had is a copy of my 4th grade French book where we learned such helpful dialogue as "Regardez, les voleurs a gauche."

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by neighsayer
Has anyone been to the "Matisse Picasso" juxtaposition exhibit at MOMA Queens? Is it as amazing as it sounds? I am a devout Picasso fan, and a semi-devout Matisse fan, and have been to countless exhibits of each. I am concerned I am building myself up for a letdown.

neigh(closet art buff)sayer

I saw it, though not in NY but last year when I was on vacation. I assume it's the same exhibit.

Certainly worth seeing, though the crowds really do suck. If you've spent lots of time in the MOMA, you'll have seen most of the best paintings in the exhibit. But there are a few real gems that have rarely if ever been in the US before, including one of Picasso's most beautiful paintings. (I can't remember the title, but it's the reclining woman, mostly in white, which has been housed in Russia/USSR for the past several decades).

[Alex_de_Large]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall Those and Tintin were in heavy rotation back in the day.

I was WAY into Tin Tin as a kid. I still have a box of them somewhere...

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan

That's also the time period where I started reading comic books, because they were short and I could justify the time it took to read them instead of other books.

Did you ever stop reading the comics version of the assigned reading?

Originally posted by bilmore

After a completely non-satisfying day trying to deal with utter dolts, I have decided that I am that first small furred creature that ventured out into the world of dumb-as-rocks dinosaurs.

Now excuse me, I'm going to go eat their eggs. One small step, but that much closer to extinction . . .

I always thought your age was prehistoric.