Sometimes I wonder if I'm not the female equivalent of Tucker Max. Not the female antithesis of a misogynistic pig, just...fickle, independent, solitary. Yea, that's it. Actually, I think I identify more with Laura Kipnis in her polemic: Against Love. And I quote, "So just as a thought experiment - though it will never happen to you and certainly never has - please imagine finding yourself in the contradictory position of having elected to live a life from which you now plot intricate and meticulous escapes: a subdivision getaway artist, a Houdini of the home front." I never liked Houdini.
Things that make you go hmmm.
Ok. Enough of that. Judge for yourself is Tucker was a bastard or just misunderstood in I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.
The Movie
Tucker decides to take an impromptu trip to celebrate his friend's bachelor party. He drags his friend into a lie with his fiancée, gets him into trouble and then abandons him in order to pursue a hilarious carnal interest. Tucker is disinvited to the wedding, and in order to get back in, Tucker has to find a way to balance his narcissism with the demands of friendship.
The Wine
The Dante Merlot makes itself to the table as a smooth red with no edges; drinks smoothly from start to finish; tart red flavors abound.
The Devil's Brew
Belgian Beer no.6: Duvel, the devil beer. Duvel means ‘the devil’ in Flemish. And a devilish beer it is.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes
Now, most everyone knows Janet Leigh is Jamie Lee Curtis' mother, and that Alfred Hitchcock always made a cameo appearance in his movies. But, did you know that Anthony Perkins became an ordained minister and performed the marriage of actor Dennis Hopper to his fourth wife, Katherine LaNasta, in 1989?
Come in out of the rain; we have 12 vacancies. 12 cabins, 12 vacancies.
The Movie
Based on Robert Bloch's book, Psycho is the tale of Marion Crane, a Phoenix, Arizona working girl fed up with having to sneak away during lunch breaks to meet her lover, Sam Loomis, who cannot get married because most of his money goes towards alimony. One Friday, Marion's employer asks her to take $40,000 in cash to a local bank for deposit. Desperate to make a change in her life, she impulsively leaves town with the money, determined to start a new life with Sam in California. As night falls and a torrential rain obscures the road ahead of her, Marion turns off the main highway. Exhausted from the long drive and the stress of her criminal act, she decides to spend the night at the desolate Bates Motel. The motel is run by Norman Bates, a peculiar young man dominated by his invalid mother. After Norman fixes her a light dinner, Marion goes back to her room for a shower....
Wine
How about a glass of Pommard like bottle used in the film Notorious by Alfred Hitchcock-- the most famous bottle of wine in the history of cinema. Mischief and Mayhem - Pommard Clos de L'Orgelot is a nice blood red wine with red berry, vanilla and nutmeg.
Beer
Insanity is an oak-aged English-style Barleywine from the Weyerbacher brewery in Pennsylvania.
Come in out of the rain; we have 12 vacancies. 12 cabins, 12 vacancies.
The Movie
Based on Robert Bloch's book, Psycho is the tale of Marion Crane, a Phoenix, Arizona working girl fed up with having to sneak away during lunch breaks to meet her lover, Sam Loomis, who cannot get married because most of his money goes towards alimony. One Friday, Marion's employer asks her to take $40,000 in cash to a local bank for deposit. Desperate to make a change in her life, she impulsively leaves town with the money, determined to start a new life with Sam in California. As night falls and a torrential rain obscures the road ahead of her, Marion turns off the main highway. Exhausted from the long drive and the stress of her criminal act, she decides to spend the night at the desolate Bates Motel. The motel is run by Norman Bates, a peculiar young man dominated by his invalid mother. After Norman fixes her a light dinner, Marion goes back to her room for a shower....
Wine
How about a glass of Pommard like bottle used in the film Notorious by Alfred Hitchcock-- the most famous bottle of wine in the history of cinema. Mischief and Mayhem - Pommard Clos de L'Orgelot is a nice blood red wine with red berry, vanilla and nutmeg.
Beer
Insanity is an oak-aged English-style Barleywine from the Weyerbacher brewery in Pennsylvania.
Penchant for the Prosaic?
O Captain, my captain. In 1950s New England, before there were iPhones, Blu Ray and Blogs, men read poetry. Well, not right out in the open, more like holed up in a cave, but none the less Carpe Diem was the motto of the Dead Poet's Society. Woo, those non-conformists prep school boys knew how to party.
Seriously, though, it's one of my all time favorite movies with a wicked awesome cast.
The Movie
Painfully shy Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke) has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian. His room-mate, Neil (Robert Sean Leonard), although exceedingly bright and popular, is very much under the thumb of his overbearing father (Kurtwood Smith). The two, along with their other friends, meet Professor Keating (Robin Williams), their new English teacher, who tells them of the Dead Poets Society, and encourages them to go against the status quo. Each, in their own way, does this, and are changed for life.
The Whine
Freshly peeled grapefruit and a hint of ripe pear define Poet's Leap Riesling. Bright acidity gives the wine its vibrancy and a touch of sweetness (like me).
The Brew
Baltimore-Washington Beer Works, of Baltimore, Maryland produces a beer named for one of the most famous poems of our time, The Raven: Special Lager.
"Filled with mingled cream and amber I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber through the chamber of my brain - Quaintest thoughts - queerest fancies come to life and fade away. What care I how time advances? I am drinking ale today."
— Edgar Allen Poe
Seriously, though, it's one of my all time favorite movies with a wicked awesome cast.
The Movie
Painfully shy Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke) has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian. His room-mate, Neil (Robert Sean Leonard), although exceedingly bright and popular, is very much under the thumb of his overbearing father (Kurtwood Smith). The two, along with their other friends, meet Professor Keating (Robin Williams), their new English teacher, who tells them of the Dead Poets Society, and encourages them to go against the status quo. Each, in their own way, does this, and are changed for life.
The Whine
Freshly peeled grapefruit and a hint of ripe pear define Poet's Leap Riesling. Bright acidity gives the wine its vibrancy and a touch of sweetness (like me).
The Brew
Baltimore-Washington Beer Works, of Baltimore, Maryland produces a beer named for one of the most famous poems of our time, The Raven: Special Lager.
"Filled with mingled cream and amber I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber through the chamber of my brain - Quaintest thoughts - queerest fancies come to life and fade away. What care I how time advances? I am drinking ale today."
— Edgar Allen Poe
Monday, June 7, 2010
Scottish or Fear of Committment
If you want to connect with your Scottish heritage...or someone else's Scottish heritage...or maybe you're wondering what might happen if you marry someone with a robust history, you'll learn plenty from Mike Myers and Mike Myers and Anthony LaPaglia in So, I Married an Axe Murderer.
Head! Pants! Now!
The Movie
Charlie MacKenzie is a dedicated San Francisco coffeehouse poet, whose poems revolve around his numerous failed relationships. Every one that ends on his doing because of some weird, inexcusable paranoia. His best friend Tony and mother May can only criticize him for his wrong-doings. But Charlie believes he very well may have found the perfect woman in Harriet, a meat butcher with a heart of gold. But Charlie begins suspecting something about Harriet that may not be so perfect.
Woman...woooooman.
The Wine
There Squire Winery in NC offers a Highlander Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot.
Lightly spiced with hints of oak, the medium bodied red is a smooth blend of Cabernet, Sauvignon and Merlot grapes.
The Beer
Unless you live in California or New York, you currently have to go to BrewDog's website, and order Tactical Nuclear Penguin. It's a Scottish beer that has--get this--32% alcohol by volume.
A warning label on the Tactical Nuclear Penguin bottle does state, "This is an extremely strong beer; it should be enjoyed in small servings and with an air of aristocratic nonchalance. It is exactly the same manner you would enjoy a fine whisky, a Frank Zappa album or a visit from a friendly yet anxious ghost."
Read more: World's Strongest Beer: BrewDog's Alcohol Heads to U.S. - TIME
And, just for this one, the Whisky...
I'm not a big scotch person, though I love the smell, but from what my scottish whisky drinking friends tell me, Laphroaig 10 Year Single Malt Whisky is supposed to be awesome.
If it's not Scottish, it's crap!
Head! Pants! Now!
The Movie
Charlie MacKenzie is a dedicated San Francisco coffeehouse poet, whose poems revolve around his numerous failed relationships. Every one that ends on his doing because of some weird, inexcusable paranoia. His best friend Tony and mother May can only criticize him for his wrong-doings. But Charlie believes he very well may have found the perfect woman in Harriet, a meat butcher with a heart of gold. But Charlie begins suspecting something about Harriet that may not be so perfect.
Woman...woooooman.
The Wine
There Squire Winery in NC offers a Highlander Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot.
Lightly spiced with hints of oak, the medium bodied red is a smooth blend of Cabernet, Sauvignon and Merlot grapes.
The Beer
Unless you live in California or New York, you currently have to go to BrewDog's website, and order Tactical Nuclear Penguin. It's a Scottish beer that has--get this--32% alcohol by volume.
A warning label on the Tactical Nuclear Penguin bottle does state, "This is an extremely strong beer; it should be enjoyed in small servings and with an air of aristocratic nonchalance. It is exactly the same manner you would enjoy a fine whisky, a Frank Zappa album or a visit from a friendly yet anxious ghost."
Read more: World's Strongest Beer: BrewDog's Alcohol Heads to U.S. - TIME
And, just for this one, the Whisky...
I'm not a big scotch person, though I love the smell, but from what my scottish whisky drinking friends tell me, Laphroaig 10 Year Single Malt Whisky is supposed to be awesome.
If it's not Scottish, it's crap!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Obsequious
How do I love thee? Let me count the bunnies boiling on the stove. In 1987, Alex Forrest made men everywhere think twice about extracurricular activities. She was the original psycho chick. Can anyone listen to Madame Butterfly objectively after that?
The Movie
In Fatal Attraction, happily married New York lawyer Dan Callagher has an affair with his colleague Alex, and the two enjoy a love weekend while Dan's wife and kid are away. But Alex will not let go of him, and she will stop at nothing to have him for herself. Just how far will she go to get what she wants?
Ummm...too far. Too too far. Way over the ledge. Little known nugget of trivia? Glenn Close still has "the knife" hanging in her kitchen.
Wine a Little
The Tait Vineyard in Australia actually has a Shiraz-Cabernet-Merlot blend called, "The Ball Buster."
Beer Goggles
Arcadia Cocoa Loco Pale Ale makes everyone look pretty.
The Movie
In Fatal Attraction, happily married New York lawyer Dan Callagher has an affair with his colleague Alex, and the two enjoy a love weekend while Dan's wife and kid are away. But Alex will not let go of him, and she will stop at nothing to have him for herself. Just how far will she go to get what she wants?
Ummm...too far. Too too far. Way over the ledge. Little known nugget of trivia? Glenn Close still has "the knife" hanging in her kitchen.
Wine a Little
The Tait Vineyard in Australia actually has a Shiraz-Cabernet-Merlot blend called, "The Ball Buster."
Beer Goggles
Arcadia Cocoa Loco Pale Ale makes everyone look pretty.
Entrepreneurial
So there I was at the Blackjack table with all my wash 'n' dries... did I tell you I had they idea for them first?
After Henry Winkler jumped the shark and before Michael Keaton was dropping off and picking up in Mr. Mom, Ron Howard paired the two in a not-so-well-known gem, Night Shift. Loooove brokers.
The Movie
A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a prostitute neighbour complains about the loss of her pimp. His partner, upon hearing the situation, suggests that they fill that opening themselves using the morgue at night as their brothel. Against his better judgement, he gets talked into the idea, only to find that it's more than his boss that has objections to this bit of entrepreneurship.
The Wine
This is Chuck telling Bill to Drink Up. Two Buck Chuck seems appropriate. Try Charles Shaw's Sauvingon Blanc; it's light and grapefruity.
Blue Collar Beer
Three words...Pabst Blue Ribbon
After Henry Winkler jumped the shark and before Michael Keaton was dropping off and picking up in Mr. Mom, Ron Howard paired the two in a not-so-well-known gem, Night Shift. Loooove brokers.
The Movie
A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a prostitute neighbour complains about the loss of her pimp. His partner, upon hearing the situation, suggests that they fill that opening themselves using the morgue at night as their brothel. Against his better judgement, he gets talked into the idea, only to find that it's more than his boss that has objections to this bit of entrepreneurship.
The Wine
This is Chuck telling Bill to Drink Up. Two Buck Chuck seems appropriate. Try Charles Shaw's Sauvingon Blanc; it's light and grapefruity.
Blue Collar Beer
Three words...Pabst Blue Ribbon
Feeling Paranoid?
I think of the immortal words of Socrates who said, "I drank what?" Or, perhaps Rockwell who made us ponder "Who IS watching me?" Just when I'm feeling skeevy, I hearken back to Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly who's collective instability turned out to be.... well, spot on.
You'll definitely feel much more balanced when you see what paranoia really is in Rear Window.
The Movie
Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.
If only they had a nice mellow glass of fermented grapes to take the edge off.
The Wine
Cline Vineyard Bridgehead Zinfandel. Dangerous and lethal, guaranteed to wallop...but it's got class with blackberry, toasty vanilla and chocolate. It's watching you.
Beer Me
Unibroue La Fin Du Monde. How can you not love a beer that calls itself "End of the World?"
You'll definitely feel much more balanced when you see what paranoia really is in Rear Window.
The Movie
Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.
If only they had a nice mellow glass of fermented grapes to take the edge off.
The Wine
Cline Vineyard Bridgehead Zinfandel. Dangerous and lethal, guaranteed to wallop...but it's got class with blackberry, toasty vanilla and chocolate. It's watching you.
Beer Me
Unibroue La Fin Du Monde. How can you not love a beer that calls itself "End of the World?"
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