Tuesday, March 31, 2009

99 Seinfeld References

When there's nothing else on TV for Marissa and I there's often a Seinfeld episode. So we've pretty much seen all episodes about 10 times. At least I have, Marissa is always saying, "I've never seen this one". I think I can pick out all 99 Seinfeld references from this picture:

Bad Movie Night

I don't think anyone knows I'm posting here. It's lonely. Here's what Marissa and I are watching for Bad Movie Night:



Why are we wasting our time watching only two stories every week? These two movies are horror anthologies, making this a virtual film festival of horror. Certainly better than any actual film festival that may be happening at the same time, one that booked no horror movies, for example.

Tales from the Quadead Zone is Chester Novell Turner's only other movie. Black Devil Doll From Hell was his first. From all accounts, this movie is EVEN BETTER THAN THAT MOVIE. Confusingly it features three stories so I'm not sure where the "Quad" part comes in.

The best horror anthology ever made came about when Stephen King and George Romero joined forces to make Creepshow. Creepshow has an amazing five stories. If my fingers don't deceive me, that's a total of eight!

The Adventures of Errol Morris and Werner Herzog

I propose Marissa and I recreate the moment in the 1970s when directors Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line, one of my favorite documentaries) and Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, the cult movie Aguirre: The Wrath of God and, my favorite, writer of the fake Loch Ness documentary Incident at Loch Ness) went to Plainfield, WI (only an hour and a half away from Madison) to dig up Ed Gein's mother's grave. To see if Ed Gein did the same. Anyone else in?

From The Believer (skip to part III):
WH: Errol wanted to know more about the grave robberies, because Ed Gein had not only murdered people. He also excavated freshly buried corpses at the cemetery. And I do remember: he dug up graves in a pretty perfect circle. And in the very center of this circle was the grave of his mother. And Errol kept wondering, did he excavate his mother and use her flesh and skin for some sculptures in things at his home?


EM: A relatively innocuous question. [Laughter]


WH: So the only way to find out is, I proposed, let’s go to Plainfield, grab a shovel, and dig at night. And I showed up in Plainfield, Wisconsin, because I was doing some filming up in Alaska and I came in a car all the way from Alaska down to Plainfield to visit Errol—


EM: I was living with Ed Gein’s next-door neighbors at the time, who I had befriended. Beth and Carroll Gear.


WH: You didn’t show up.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Huh? No!

I guess this blog is supposed to be about Marissa and I. Not pattycakes. Well, today I was taking out our garbage. It was the first time in months the curb was clear of snow. Unfortunately, this happened:

All Right I'm Here

Now what? How about some pattycakes!



Gotta get me some!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Well, Michael still hasn't joined our joint blog. he doesn't want to have to create yet another account. i guess i can understand that. well, at least he can comment!

I am working on getting Mustaches for Kids up and rolling- check out our new blog!

What did y'all think of ANTM tonight? I can't wait to see next week's episode- oh, the drama!

Tuesday, March 24, 2009