Happy Lynch-erday!

Today we wish a very special Happy Birthday to Ms Jane Lynch.


"Jane Lynch" is one of my favorite names to see on the back of a DVD box. She makes awesome movies awesomer, and middling movies awesome for the few minutes she's in them. She even makes TV commercials for microwave diet dishes a delight.

Here are some of my favorite moments.

She recently did these ads with that funny lady from I Am Christine And I Am Old, that Wanda Sykes program:



And of course she was in the Stifler movie Role Models, one of Amber and Paul and my favorites. Paul even only came in half-way through and was able to catch up on the plot so quickly! Must have been in part due to how great Jane is.



This movie I thought wasn't BAD, but wasn't SUPER either. I sure wish this cameo had been included.



And this here is from one of my earliest Jane Lynch memories. I saw this movie about dogs with Amber and Kevin at the Angelika theatre downtown. My laughter was louder than the F train rumbling underneath us.



Happy 49th, Jane!

"Don't Sound Like Tony Bennett To Me"

I find this both touching and funny.



Like my friend Anne Sexton, I'm proud of Gonzo for his attempt for greatness. His sensible daddy can walk straight into town, but our little purple friend sure tried to touch the sun.

The Best Thing About The New Phone

Live-blogging Naptime.

What A Wondrous Thing To Say

I sure hope they say this about me when I go.

iSuccumbed

Dares Devil!

This is pretty incredible.

In 1977 the documentary Gizmo came out, which assembled old newsreel footage and other clips from the early days of the motion picture.

This bit here is an assemblage of 1930s daredevil bits. I'm amazed it seems to all have been done without nets, and especially that part where the man has the baby on his back. This predates MJ'S balcony dance with Blanket by decades.



And apparently all it takes to get so good at this stuff is a bowl full of spaghetti!

Spring! Break! Down!

So last night at Awesome Club, after watching an excellent Murder, She Wrote, Amber and Nick and I watched Spring Breakdown.

It's a straight-to-DVD release starring Rachel Dratch (who also co-wrote!), Amy Poehler, and Parker Posey. There's a plot that you kinda have to pay attention to every now and again, about three loser girlfriends who have to go to Spring Break on a mission, but whatever.

It was no Sorority Boys, another movie about three ugly ducklings making their way in the world today, but it wasn't so bad.

My favorite part came during the opening credits, when our three heroines dressed as their idols Lisa Loeb, Stevie Nicks, and Chynna Phillips to do (yet another) Cyndi Lauper cover. I mean, how often do you see someone dressed as Chynna Phillips anymore?*

The crowd boos them, but just like Anne Sexton, I choose to celebrate friends whose work has come to triumph. A for Effort, ladies!

*Besides Elaine Stritch, who apparently wears short shorts and sweater vests ALL the time...