Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Wednesday [7 to 11]

Nearing elevenses.

11.  While this is good


… less good is the Murkowski news.  Still only halfway but is leading, just.

10.  Connie Wilson on Quora

What actor or actress passed on a script that could have made them a powerhouse in Hollywood?

James Caan, who recently died at 82, had a bad habit of turning down roles that made others a star, often earning them an Oscar or an Oscar nomination.

For instance, he turned down 3 roles that Richard Dreyfuss took, including “Close Encounter of the Third Kind,” “The Good Bye Girl,” and “What About Bob?” He also passed on the Oscar-winning role that earned Jack Nicholson an Oscar in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Another such role was Dustin Hoffman’s lead in “Kramer versus Kramer.”

Caan was originally considered to play Michael Corleone (the studio wanted him or Robert Redford) but ultimately moved to the Sonny Corleone role. Other roles that it was said that Jimmy Caan did not get were the role of Han Solo in “Star Wars.” Caan was asked about appearing in “Apocalypse Now” only to have his agent say he would do so only if they paid him $1 million to read the script. That role—-a small one—then went to Harrison Ford.

When Jimmy Caan was offered the lead role in “Misery,” he took it because Jack Nicholson had just turned it down, and he remembered the previous mis-step in not taking “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” I cover more on Jimmy Caan’s uncanny ability to shoot his undeniable acting prowess in the foot on my WeeklyWilson blog.

9.  Some screenshots

Firstly, the local rag for the town of that team downunder I support:



That last one is disgusting, not just for the man but for the culture which lets kids whore themselves out from their bedrooms, then boast about how much money they’re making.  How many sleazy old men join in such things?  I can tell you straight off that I’m no saint with females as a rule but something like that … you have got to be kidding.

And as for this in America:


All right, something more pleasant:


Yay!

8.  DAD

A good night for DJT. Eight out of the ten RINOs who voted to impeach him are eliminated (some voluntary, some not).

https://twitter.com/citizenfreepres/status/1559751878543548417

7.  My third rant of the morning

There are some good things happening, e.g. Cheney dumped, my various close people seem ok, haiku seems ok, that song put me back in a good mood, despite the bad weather today, then a visit to the shop just now undermined it.  Shall explain.

There’s a type of weather we get here, end of summer, which used to make the kids in the class ratty and irritable.  Not just the kids either.  It was this weather today.  Cooler after some heat, it was not that, nor was it the rain … I for one love rain as a rule … it was what we then called magnetism … something in the atmosphere which amplified every discordant sound like jackhammers, loud cars, even people’s voices jarred.

It may have been today, already being irritable when I started blogging.  Just back from the shop and should not have opened the mouth.  I was talking about the Birds Eye beef and how it had changed.  I made a point of saying it was no way the shop, it was a good shop …

‘No one complain but you … they all buy … all happy.’

As I say, I said, it’s not you, it’s Birds Eye. They’re the ones I’ll be contacting.

‘It good shop … we work hard … we clean shop …’

There was zero point.  Zero.  Just before I left with my usual haul, he said:

‘Ok, good to see you, you come back?’

Yes, I come back.  It’s such a good shop.

4 comments:

  1. 7. Lost in translation?

    Anyhoo I wouldn't touch anything Bird's Eye with a ten foot fork. Have you forgotten the 'horse meat in their burgers' scandal?

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  2. Ms Piggy needs treatment for delusion.

    "Liz Cheney says she is thinking about running for president following her resounding primary defeat."


    https://t.me/drawandstrikechannel/51137

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  3. Steve

    War Room snippets - news cycle is always about 18 hours behind, however..

    Liz Harrington On The End Of Political Dynasties, Joe Biden’s Feeble Southern Border, And FBI’s Lies

    https://rumble.com/v1g7o09-liz-harrington-on-the-end-of-political-dynasties-joe-bidens-feeble-southern.html

    Julie Kelly Shares Huge Development In Trial Surrounding The FBI Whitmer Kidnapping Plot

    https://rumble.com/v1g9ekb-julie-kelly-shares-huge-development-in-trial-surrounding-the-fbi-whitmer-ki.html

    Emerald Robinson Was Right About The Pfizer CEO

    https://rumble.com/v1g9jyb-emerald-robinson-was-right-about-the-pfizer-ceo.html

    Naomi Wolf Breaks Down The Lies And Conflicts Of Interest Of Pfizer

    https://rumble.com/v1g9ld7-naomi-wolf-breaks-down-the-lies-and-conflicts-of-interest-of-pfizer.html

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  4. Cheney ... this is the person running a J6 witchhunt? Plus BE ... yes, had forgotten. Methinks they're at it again.

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