Quote of the Week_ Craig Ferguson

"If it doesn't work, at least it'll be an interesting train wreck."

The irony of this photo is that Craig Ferguson, who does a great impersonation of Prince Charles, could have be prez because he was born in the U.K.

Quote of the Week- Jay Leno

Today, we are quoting four separate late night talk show hosts on our blogs...............there just wasn't room for Charlie Rose.

Here is one from Jay Leno, pictured here with Arsenio Hall (from a 1989 "Rolling Stone" coveR) who alas no longer has a talk show:

"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

Bonus Quote of the Week- Trent Reznor

I normally just post quotes of the week on Mondays, but this chilling, honest quip from Nine Inch Nails lead singer Trent Reznor from the Sept. 17 issue of "Rolling Stone" with Stephen Colbert on the cover (Reznor initially stated the quote in 1994)) certainly grabbed my attention:


"I'm not afraid to question my own sexual orientation. I'm not afraid to think about things you aren't supposed to think about. I do wonder what it would be like to kill somebody, though I'm not going to do it. I don't want to do it. But I know why people idolize serial killers."

Movies of Our Youth- (12 of 12) "Gremlins"

Why a tuxedo cat as an image for a movie about creepy little reptilian monsters?

Because I named my tuxedo cat Gizmo after the title character in Joe Dante's vintage sci fi flick.

My friend Joe Scott will screen "Gremlins" as part of his "Mixed Tape Series" at the Carousel Luxury Cinemas in Greensboro, NC, on Thursday, Dec 3 at 7:30 and 10:00 p.m.

Alas, I teach class on Thursday nights so it looks I will not only miss a chance to see this movie for the first time in over 20 years, but I will also miss the 'wedding episode' on "The Office." But, since I'm not a newspaper reporter who has to cover an execution, I won't complain:)

Movies of Our Youth_ (11 of 12) "Ghostbusters"

My good friend Jason Garnett is screening the 1984 comedy classic "Ghostbusters" at the Grandin Theatre in Roanoke, Va., on the eve of Halloween with a midnight show on Friday, Oct. 30.

We'll forgive the kitschy title song by Ray Parker Jr.


PS_ There is a related Harvey Comics image on our sister "Politics, Culture and Other Wastes of Time" (check our links below).

Silly Image to Fill Space- Ms. Spears Drinking Starbucks

Hey this works for "US" magazine............

Quote of the Week- Michael Moore

Filmmaker/author/liberal political activist Michael Moore currently has a new film out called "Capitalism: A Love Story." It is curently playing at the Grandin Theatre in Roanoke, Va., The Carousel Luxury Cinemas in Greensboro, NC, and the Galaxy Cinema in Cary, NC (Raleigh), among many other places.

I personally met Moore at the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville a few years ago. Regardless of what you think of his political views (most of us, including partisan Democrats like me are to the right of him), you got to love his entertaining approach to making documentaries. I personally think "Fahrenheit 9-11" is his best film.

Here is today's quote from him:

"Clinton was a pretty good president for a Republican."