The Spotlight: Jason Voorhees
I have a big sleeve full of tattoos. Some of you already know this about me. I have it top to bottom with all my favorite “wise men” from film: Obi-Wan, Yoda and Gandalf, to Doc Brown, Mr. Miyagi, Mickey Goldmill, and Willy Wonka… and a few others. It’s all over the place. What you might NOT know… is that I have a secret tattoo, underneath my arm near my armpit. It’s not a movie wise man. It’s...
The Spotlight: Bill Murray
It’s been coming for a long time. I’m surprised I lasted this long. Bill Murray is the cheese on my nachos. He’s the whipped cream on your hot chocolate. Bill Murray just makes everything better. He has become a beloved figure in American comedy, and has essentially earned himself legal rights to do anything he wants now. You see him, you smile. That’s just about all there is to it. Bill blew up in the 1980s...
The Spotlight: “Scary” Movies & TV
A friend and TBBC crew member asked me today, “Can you recommend a movie that really scares me?” Now, after going through all the obvious answers that we can agree upon as a society: Jaws (1975) (I was convinced Jaws could appear in a pool thanks to this movie which ruined weekly trip’s to Nanna’s pool), The Exorcist (1973), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Deliverance (1972). Man, the 70s were dark, huh? I...
The Spotlight : Farley and Spade
These guys had an absolutely flawless system figured out. I truly believe that they needed each other just as much as any of the truly great comedy duos. From Martin & Lewis and Abbott & Costello, through Cheech & Chong, Lemmon & Mathau, Wilder & Pryor, and hey how about Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Now let’s be clear: I’m not saying Chris Farley and David Spade are better than anybody on this...
The Spotlight: Nicholas Cage
Why is Nicholas Cage Awesome? (If you want more you can take this quiz to match the Cage face to the movie) He has his own Etsy products, Facebook group, and Pokemon Art. Once owned a haunted house in New Orleans and other amazing facts. He is famous for his on-screen freak-outs. Real last name is Coppola, yes of the famous FRANCIS! He wanted to become famous in his own right so he changed it (a tribute to Marvel’s Luke...
The Spotlight: My Summers with The Boss
Now those memories come back to haunt me they haunt me like a curse Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true Or is it something worse that sends me down to the river though I know the river is dry That sends me down to the river tonight – Bruce Springsteen, “The River” My first memory of hearing Bruce Springsteen’s music occurred on a late summer evening; darkness reigned outside the window in...
