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Thursday, 5/1 --
Mayday, May Day, Happy May Day!
Yesterday, JC’s car wouldn’t stop running. So he looked under the hood & looked for the on/off switch. According to callers his cooling fan is wonky or his starter is effed.
JC has known five women with different spellings of the name pronounced “tam-mee.”
Our fire experiences:
Many years ago, John had firemen come to his apartment when he was broiling steaks.
Dave had a fire when he foolishly put wood on top of a starter log (& then went to make himself a cocktail).
When JC lived in Ballwin, a full propane bbq grill tank leaked and the fire department showed up and told him he was lucky to be alive.
My experience was when my parents’ fireplace had an errant ember.
Laurie, luckily, hasn’t had any fire experiences. Although she’d like to because she’s hot for firemen.
Recent movies that we laughed at: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Talladega Nights, Juno, Superbad, Hot Fuzz & Iron Man (Laurie & I will review that tomorrow).
We talked about People’s 100 Most Beautiful people. Meh.
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Congratulations go out to three-year-old Brady Arneson of Red Wing, Minnesota (southeast of Minneapolis), for taking home first place in this year's Minnesota Mullet Contest (sponsored by Hockey Moms magazine). The pressure was really on for Brady & his mullet this year. Because Brady's brother, five-year-old Blake, took home the Best Mullet Award three years ago in 2005.
Unfortunately, Brady's dad, Scott, says they're probably going to cut off Brady's mullet soon to help him keep cool this summer.
Ugly Rock Stars: Tom Petty, Keith Richards, Robin Gibb, Gene Simmons, Boy George, Alice Cooper, Flavor Flav, Pete Townshend, Patti Smith, Joe Perry, Mick Jones, Geddy Lee, Chad Kroeger, Ginger Baker, Mick Mars, Ric Ocasek & Amy Winehouse. To see the entire list from British magazine Gigwise, clicky.
To see the inspirational story that John & I shot full of holes, clicky.
The Internet forward we did today:
Four Jobs we’ve had –
JC:
Newspaper copy editor
Paper boy
Bo Burgers
Police dispatcher
John:
Chicken fryer
Dishwasher
Disc jockey
Newsman
Laurie:
Choreographer
Jeweler
Actress
Popcorn pusher
Me:
Dishwasher, then cook at Miss Sheri’s Cafeteria
Holiday fruit basket maker at National Supermarket
Saint Louis Blues
Saint Louis Rams
Four Movies we watch over & over –
JC:
Field of Dreams
We Are Marshall
Annie Hall
13 Days
John:
Caddyshack
Borat
Anchorman
Animal House
Laurie:
Speed
Clue
Pride & Prejudice
Amelie
Me:
Star Wars Trilogies
A Christmas Story
Ratatouille / Cars / “High School Musical” (kinda forced to watch those over & over)
Four Places we have lived –
JC:
Omaha, NE
Flint, MI
Fort Wayne, IN
Washington, DC
John:
City of Saint Louis
Jefferson City
Oakville
Chesterfield
Laurie:
Gainesville, GA
Quincy, IL
Saint Louis (Webster, Crestwood, Maplewood, Dogtown)
Me: (streets in the city of Saint Louis)
McDonald
Winona
West Pine
Itaska
Four teevee shows we watch –
JC:
“Late Show with David Letterman”
“CBS Sunday Morning”
“Real Time with Bill Maher”
The News
John:
“Countdown with Keith Olbermann”
“NBC Nightly News”
CNBC’s “Fast Money”
“Late Show with David Letterman”
Laurie:
“Dexter”
“Lost”
“30 Rock”
“The Daily Show with John Stewart”
I have watched every episode of (& get upset if I miss):
“Late Show with David Letterman”
“Late Night with Conan O’Brien”
“The Daily Show with John Stewart”
“The Simpsons”
Four places we have been on vacation –
JC:
Moscow
London
Virgin Islands
Jamaica
John:
Jamaica
Hilton Head, SC
New York City
Dominican Republic
Laurie:
Seattle
Phoenix
Savannah, GA
London
Me:
Six continents
18 Countries
26 states
Four people that e-mail us regularly –
JC:
“Triple C”
His sister
You, the listener
John: none (he doesn’t e-mail regularly)
Laurie:
JC & Carl
Mother
Brother
Husband
Me:
Mrs. the Intern
My friend, Mike
Sharon from the Star Wars Collecting Union
Laurie & JC
Four of our favorite foods –
JC: Lobster
Triple C’s 3 Alarm Chili
Pretzels with sharp cheddar & a Sam Adams
Blood Orange Sherbet from LaRusso’s
John:
U-Man Soup
Pizza
Baked Scallops
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Laurie:
Potatoes
Pot Roast
Broccoli
Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia
Me:
Cousin Hugo’s Chicken wings with Trashed Fries (made by Victor)
Peanut Butter & Jelly (made by me)
My wife’s hamburgers soaked in soup, ravioli lasagna or chicken tetrazzini.
Four places we’d rather be right now –
JC:
Jamaica / Ocho Rios
Phoenix / Sedona / Grand Canyon
Southern Florida
Chicago *summer only*
John:
Home
Golf
NY
San Francisco
Laurie:
Phoenix
London
Savannah
Aruba
Me:
Australia
London
Orlando
Somewhere I’ve never been
Four things I’m looking forward to in 2009 –
JC:
Having a baby
Another book
25th anniversary
A possible career change.
John:
Graduation of his oldest daughter
The All-Star Game at Busch
Laurie:
Staying married
Learning sign language
Taking Yoga
Turning 40
Me:
My daughter’s first day of kindergarten
Turtle Bay in Hawaii
Blues Stanley Cup
Rams Super Bowl
Happy Birthday to JC’s friend, Sandy Stolberg & my friend Senator Becker.
The JoY was “Really with Seth & Amy” from Saturday Night Live.The 3fA featured Emerson, Lake & Palmer (& our giveaway of $25 to Saint Louis Bread Company). The Vault was live acoustic “Wild Horses” from the Stones. Finally, Dusty Springfield’s “I Only Want to Be with You” was the theme to “Aril$$.”
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