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the images found here are what i hope, even a small section of heaven will be like when i die. or whatever you want to call it that happens when you leave this earth. good god. i want to crawl up in these pictures and live there forever. you see, i am obsessed with classic arcade games. these vintage photos just make me sooooo nostalgic. i grew up in vermont. we had our fare share of arcades, but nothing like this. i mean... currently we have funspot, but it doesn't have the sparkling sheen that this had. this is right up there with my dream to own flynn's arcade from tron. and live upstairs in a sweet studio pad. if you love tron, you know what i'm talkin' bout.

ahhhh, the 80s. lived it. loved it.

thanks, ben

i want to thank ben for recommending roman polanski's the fearless vampire killers. we watched it last night, and boy! was it great! I was expecting a culty, low budget 60's British romp, which I got. But I was also expecting something that was cheesy and unintentionally funny which this was not. It was genuinely funny and had great comic timing and a fun, jokey energy. and sharon tate. mmmmm. sharon tate. it sucks to think how she got murdered by those manson a-holes, 'cause she was so young and amazingly beautiful.

i really enjoyed the setting of vampire killers. the snowy landscape was an interesting take on the whole vampire story. it looked like they did a lot of day-for-night shooting, but they pulled it off quite well. the camera work was also quite masterful. it really felt ahead of it's time for sure.

a great double bill would be fearless vampire killers and young frankenstein. i would love that. so thanks, ben and keep those great recommendations coming!

a list of things that smell good to me

1. freshly cut grass

2. freshly showered woman

3. real pit barbecue

4. sharpie markers

5. brewing beer

6. brewing coffee

7. a brand new dvd amaray case

8. newly printed mimeographs - don't exist anymore :(

9. funspot in weirs, nh

10. burning fireworks

11. burning campfire

12. my wife's cooking

13. my dog, zeffer

14. vietnam restuarant

15. new sneakers

16. sunday paper

17. my farts

an open letter to vincent gallo

dear vincent,

i just wanted to say that i really enjoy you as a person. ever since i saw buffalo 66 in the theater, i knew that i dug your vibe.

seeing buffalo 66 and the brown bunny have had a profound effect on me and my life. they make me want to create and give me a reason to live.

you seem like a pretty wacky guy. some stuff i don't understand, like the whole conservative republican vibe.

how can someone who makes art say stuff like that? are you just simply being contrary? anway that's what makes you, you.

also things like giving roger ebert cancer, and selling your sperm on your website. and being a breakdancer. and a model.

anyway, i just wanted to say thanks for making a few great movies and being true to yourself, whatever that means.

i wait patiently for your next film.

r2d2 usps

awwwwww!

i love this idea! r2d2 mailbox! it's such a natural fit. the usps has been having a star wars 30th anniversary promotion for the past few months. you could win prizes and vote for your favorite stamp designs (which have been chosen and are now available!)

i wonder how this idea came down for the r2d2 box wrap. did rabid postal employee star wars fans notice the obvious similarities between their post box and r2?

or, did rabid star wars fans who love the post office get this going?

was it the brain child of george lucas? did he originally design r2 based on the mailbox? maybe the answer is out there...

okay, this has already been blogged a ton, but its just so fun and nerdy! i've only seen the one in burlington, wish there were more.