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

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by AngryMulletMan
I have a high tolerance for gross, so long as it does not involve vomit. I've thought about watching this but have been too worried about the vomit factor. Should I go ahead and see it?

From a review:

The vomit-inducing bits include a guy who snorts wasabi in a Japanese restaurant, throws up on his dinner, only to snort more wasabi and (you guessed it) throw up some more. Another guy -- on his way to perform a joke in which he would go into a plumbing supply store and take a dump in one of the display toilets -- actually soils himself, which results in much vomiting among the cast and crew (and, I fear, audience members, as well). And the boys give each other paper cuts between their fingers and toes that somehow results in a cameraman vomiting.

Additionally, the following stunts on the TV show are not for you:

• Live goldfish
• Egg nog Hour of Power
• Drink a gallon of plain/chocolate/strawberry milk
• Recycled omelette

Bonus stunts to avoid (i.e., not about vomit, but potentially vomit-inducing):

• Snort and hock the earthworm
• Close-up of pimple squeezing
• Chris Pontius Playgirl photo shoot

Consider yourself warned.

[dtb]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
From a review:
quote:
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The vomit-inducing bits [...no need to read this twice...] And the boys give each other paper cuts between their fingers and toes that somehow results in a cameraman vomiting.
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I forgot about the paper cuts -- with a manila envelope, no less. Damn! ouch.

(This movie has had a more profound effect on me than I would have expected.)

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by dtb
I forgot about the paper cuts -- with a manila envelope, no less. Damn! ouch.

(This movie has had a more profound effect on me than I would have expected.)

I just don't get it.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by taxwonk
I just don't get it.

I'm with the wonk. I have a low tolerance for gross and you guys are making me queasy. Good thing Tex Lex hasn't been around today; if she attempts to play ketchup she might end up on bedrest.

[AngryMulletMan]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch

Consider yourself warned.

Thank you very much. I can't see how watching or even hearing vomit is even remotely entertaining but I am a chick, so there you go.

AM(not really a)M

[bilmore]

Originally posted by taxwonk
My grandfather's birthday is coming up, and for me it is a time
to reminisce. Unfortunately, he is no longer with us to enjoy the
momentous anniversary.

Grandpa died this year, at 99. I can relate, but I got lucky and recognized what we had slightly before that happened, and my kids got great stories about hiding from the WWII draft in Alaska.

Unfortunately, he was the World's Greatest Racist, but his best friend for the last twenty years of his life was the old black guy that I met at the blues club and brought home with his guitar. They spent twenty years fishing, grandpa kept calling him "nigger", and Leo kept calling grandpa "cracker", and they took turns crying with each other over their life tragedies. Best buds. My kids still wonder how they could do that.

He just kept telling me that, penis size notwithstanding, I should avoid women. I think he was right.

[AngryMulletMan]

Originally posted by bilmore

He just kept telling me that, penis size notwithstanding, I should avoid women. I think he was right.

That statement is like a "kick me" sign on your back, bilmore. I am laughing so hard I can hardly hit reply.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by bilmore
They spent twenty years fishing, grandpa kept calling him "nigger", and Leo kept calling grandpa "cracker", and they took turns crying with each other over their life tragedies. Best buds.

I hear Martin Lawrence has locked up the movie rights, and will play both roles.

[Alex_de_Large]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
My legs are so pasty white these days they light up the night sky. Now that I would like to bare them I'm looking for self-tanner recommendations. Does anyone know of one that is tinted so you know when you are putting it on what areas you have already covered? (And please spare any wiseass comments about just getting a tan - it's never going to happen).

Also, if anyone could recommend a good wedding gift for a rich (liquor heiress) couple that already has everything I would be most appreciative. They are apparently not registered, which some I guess would consider delightful, but to me it is a pain in the ass.

Many thanks.

My wife recommends Neutrogena Instant Bronze Foam.

[str8outavannuys]

I don't know how I forgot to mention this in my Coachella summary:

The biggest fashion trainwreck of the weekend, "celebrity" category goes to . . .

Ryan Starr, who looked like she was wearing a bright green one-piece bathing suit with sleeves over a very low hanging blue and red poofy skirt-type thing. That said, she is a handsome woman. I can't believe Carmen went further this year than she did last year. I also can't believe I'm calling Ryan Starr a celebrity.

There were plenty of non-celebrity fashion victims involving wife-beaters and Heineken flags turned into headwear, but that's perhaps to be expected deep in Riverside County, after all.

str8

[Jack Manfred]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
A few observations: Meg is not a techincally good drummer, but they build that in to their music. Jack is so used to slowing down and speeding up (and in fact may be driving much of the tempo changes) that it doesn't come off as a big flaw. Next, Jack White is extremely talented. To create that full a sound with just his guitar and his voice is incredible. It takes incredible confidence to even attempt it. Their set was great, with about 4 songs from each of their past two albums, and 4 or 5 more that I didn't recognize. They did not play their BIG HIT.
str8

I don't have the time for a full Coachella review, but I will later in the week. All you need to know is that The White Stripes Rule. They had the most amazing set of Coachella by far (though Iggy rocked, as str8 said).

For all of the snarky comments about G. Love, I am pleased to report that he had an overflow crowd in his tent, full of enthusiastic fans. Apparently, there is no shortage of whiteboys who feel they're funky when they listen to him. Maybe he's been playing the HORDE tour for a number of years, and growing his audience that way.

Str8, the Tortoise album you should check first is TNT, after that I would recommend Millions Now Living Will Never Die. I didn't like Standards as much as those two.

I didn't have a VIP wristband, so I had to be out with the people. As this is the Fashion Board, I'll just add that apparently, Dumpy is the new black. I have never seen so many dumpy-looking women in Southern California before. Moreover, this was the first time that I had been to any event in Southern California where I didn't see at least one stunning woman. Now, granted, maybe all of the pretty women were VIPs, and maybe they only came for the nighttime shows, but the beautiful people are not the music fans they pretend to be.

Remind me to tell you about Fischerspooner the next time I hit the boards, I have to earn a living this week.

Story on the Coachella fest. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/29/ar...ic/29COAC.html

Question: where is Calverton, NY? This might be wroth checking out, esp in light of my recent comment regarding the state of music today. Also, is Blur the band that sang "Hey man nice shot?" I have a feelnig, not, but cant quite place it.

And speaking of music, I was at the gym and there was this REALLY annoying droning on and on and on song that would nto end. I listened to what the singer was saying adn he was saying "cry me a river". This is Justin Timberlake? He totally sucks. I think this song may be worse than Cher's Believe, my alltime most hated song I hear at the gym.

[SEC_Chick]

After the discussion last week, I watched for the first time last night. Wow. I am drawn to it, and yet repulsed by it at the same time. As for motivational speaker guy, besides the fact that I think he's a psycho/sociopath, I would have given him the boot for his repeated use of "Quote. Unquote." AAAAAAAAAGGHHH!!! That's worse than air quotes (which I have to admit I use on occasion when I am being ironic). As for the lawyer guy (part of the MN mafia, I believe?) Dude, get a haircut. I found his demasking a little anticlimactic, especially after the dramticc "DUDE!" exclaimation from the commercial. It was good though, that ML told him he was getting the boot anyway. I thought that her face looked weird though... like she was scrunching it up in counfusion for the entire time. The dark room was an invitation for som action ala Sarah on Joe Millionaire. What a disappointment. Hayley is pretty, but I couldn't believe she was shocked about what went on with the women at the house. She's also a moron for leaving the hot tub to go talk to psycho motivational speaker and it was creepy how he was spying on her when she was with the other guy. I cannot get past the asks being disturbing. Especially when they were hanging out on the boat and a couple were lying out like they were trying to get a tan. Weird.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Story on the Coachella fest. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/29/ar...ic/29COAC.html

Question: Also, is Blur the band that sang "Hey man nice shot?" I have a feelnig, not, but cant quite place it.

Don't ask me how I remember this, but the band who did that song is not Blur, it's Filter.

spooky(font of useless information)fish

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Story on the Coachella fest. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/29/ar...ic/29COAC.html

Question: where is Calverton, NY? This might be wroth checking out, esp in light of my recent comment regarding the state of music today. Also, is Blur the band that sang "Hey man nice shot?" I have a feelnig, not, but cant quite place it.

Calverton is Eastern Long Island, near Riverhead (end of LIE).