The Friday Link for 10/29/21

I hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween!  I've been laid up all week after having hip replacement surgery, but the drugs have kept me particularly loopy.  I'm hesitant to stop the drugs quite yet because every time I've allowed the drugs to subside a little, the pain gets bad and fast. 

For Halloween, we have some classic Loony Tunes.  To begin, a compilation of Bugs taking on the Halloween Spookiest of Warner Brothers.

Also some classic bits where Bugs takes it to Wile E. Coyote. I love the look Bugs gives when he spies the "Genius" on the mailbox. 

Have a happy and safe Halloween.  Watch out for the Kiddos on Sunday night! 

Please get vaccinated and wear a mask! I don't want you dead, sick, broke, bankrupt, or suffering from a lifetime of ailments.

Have a great weekend!

The Friday Link for 10/22/21

This week I dive back into historic cooking with one of my favorites, Tasting History with Max Miller.

I do enjoy Townsends quite a bit, but Max Miller is a different kind of historical cooking show.  First, some of his recipes go WAY back, so far back it's kind of hard to think we can still translate the recipe as well as find many of the ingredients (something Max is quick to acknowledge if there is no contemporary counterpart).  The variety of recipes goes across the globe too.  Where Townsends focuses on (mostly) North American European settler recipes (which are very well done), Max is global, leading to some really exotic episodes.

Also Max brings the history. He always takes time to break down something about the recipe which has historical context.

This week, three seasonal recipes for you.  First off a very early Apple pie from 1553 which doesn't sound anything like what we know as apple pie. 

Next up is a very strange version of a pumpkin pie from the 1670's and I am intrigued! The idea of apples and pumpkin together sounds fantastic. I might just try this recipe for Thanksgiving this year. 

And for your Halloween, how about a Transylvania pot roast recipe from the 1580's which features a lot of garlic.  I LOVE garlic.  This will ward off any vampires, but it also will ward off most other living and breathing things too.  You've been warned! 

Have a great weekend everyone.  Be healthy and safe!

Get vaccinated!

Wear a mask!

Thanks.

The Friday Link for 10/15/21

This will be short and sweet tonight as I'm late for birthday celebrations for me and my son.

Thankfully I'm a better parent than the ones in 'I Accuse My Parents,' classic Mystery Science Theater 3000 gold from the early days.  Enjoy!

Be safe.  Please get vaccinated and wear a mask. 

Thanks.

The Friday Link for 10/8/21

This week we celebrate the return of James Bond to movie theaters with 'No Time to Die,' the 5th and final outing for Daniel Craig as the British spy. 

This afternoon on my radio show we talked Bond for the final half hour and I came to the realization I'm a much larger fan of the franchise than I realized.  Everyone has their own favorite, but I really liked Roger Moore's Bond, followed by Craig's. 

My favorite Bond movie is For Your Eyes Only.  Sure it's cheeky at points, but it felt like a real spy movie and the rock climbing scene at the end is great. 

I'll start tonight's clips with what I think is the best stunt ever done in a Bond film, the 18 wheeler up on its side wheels as a rocket flies underneath it from License to Kill.  

For best action sequences, let's start with my third favorite, the fight on top of the Golden Gate Bridge in A View to A Kill. 

Second for me is the parkour chase scene in 2006's Casino Royale, which set the tone for the Daniel Craig Bond. 

But I think the best action sequence from all the films was the tank chase scene from Goldeneye. 

Also tonight, enjoy a run down of all the Bond themes. 

And finally tonight, what I think is the best Bond theme of them all, A View to a Kill from Duran Duran. 

Stay safe.

PLEASE get vaccinated.  PLEASE wear a mask.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Friday Link for 10/1/21

This weekend I have a wedding celebration in the family, so I decided why not play one of the greatest moments ever from television on the Friday Link.  From Jim and Pam's wedding, it's time for the wedding dance from The Office.

Also this week, late night television hosts are good, but a great late night guest is worth GOLD! Paul Giamatti stopped by The Late Show and not only had to remind Stephen that he WAS indeed in that play Colbert saw, but Giamatti also has a great story about the lifetime Burger King card. 

Finally this week, it's almost like Conservative media only has a problem with political statements at sporting events when they disagree with the political position that's being displayed.  But vulgar language on live TV geared toward the President, that's wholesome Christian thinking they can get behind! Wow, what a bunch of hypocrites.  By the way, I should mention Conservatives shouldn't be watching most sports anyways, because they're openly boycotting them all.

Have a great weekend everyone! 

Stay healthy and stay safe! 

Don't be a fool.  Get vaccinated and wear a mask.