Ouch.

Posted in Uncategorized on August 30th, 2010 by The Retropolitan

Looks like I waited a little TOO LONG to update WordPress. Adios, nice design!

Time for a redesign anyway.

A Sad Day For The Internet

Posted in Nostalgia!, Oh The Humanity!, Words! on May 5th, 2008 by The Retropolitan

My blogfather Andy, the man who inspired me to give life to this blog, has finally retired from his tireless blogging crusade at the World Wide Rant. I would like to take a moment of silence, which you are probably already doing unless you’re reading this aloud.

You will be missed, Andy.

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NOTE: NOT ACTUAL PHOTO OF ANDY

There’s Something… In The Mist

Posted in Flicks!, The Horror, the HORROR! on March 11th, 2008 by The Retropolitan

It’s been a little while since I jumped into the world of Stephen King, but Saturday’s fog inspired me to turn out the lights, fire up the jack o’lantern, and watch Frank Darabont’s big-screen adaptation of King’s novella “The Mist.” I haven’t read the book since around 1993, so even my best memories of the original story are hazy and dreamlike. I’m pretty sure it involves Scarlet Johanssen and Natalie Portman making out. In mist. If that’s the case, the Darabont version was taking some major liberties.

In this less sexy version, Drew-Struzan-like painter David Drayton and his little son end up trapped in a small supermarket as a heavy white fog descends upon the town. At first, no one is sure if it’s a toxic pollution cloud or what, but soon enough a man runs into the store, covered in blood. His message: YOU GUYS. OH NOES! Apparently, the blood on his clothes belongs to his pal, and his pal now belongs to the stomach of something that was lurking out there in the dense fog. No one really believes his improbable rantings, until David and a small group of men see Norm the bagboy get dragged out of the loading dock by tentacles.

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Other Things That Were In The Mist

Posted in The Horror, the HORROR! on March 11th, 2008 by The Retropolitan

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CLINT HOWARD

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A USED TOYOTA PRIUS

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SIX BLUE LIGHTSABERS

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THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON OF “I LOVE LUCY”

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GORILLAS

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PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT RON PAUL

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A BEDAZZLER AND ASSORTED RHINESTONES

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THE OWL FROM CLASH OF THE TITANS

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MR. MISTER

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RON PAUL

Basically The Story of My Life

Posted in Oh The Humanity!, Pictures!, True Romance! on February 18th, 2008 by The Retropolitan
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