The Crab and Monkey

…I just saw a life-size “Han Solo in Carbonite” replica being loaded into Adam Savage’s private workshop. That dude has some seriously awesome toys!

Well, that was an interesting, if statistically invisible, response to my poll for Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire! Three women voted for Fred.

Me, I favor Gene. I enjoy Fred’s elegance, but prefer Gene’s masculine exuberance.

It comes up because TCM just ran all three That’s Entertainment movies, and I DVR’d ‘em.

BTW, Stanley Donen or Vincent Minnelli?

Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire?

“What’d you say?!”

“I beg your pardon — don’t I know you? Aren’t you Dick?”

“No.”

I’m sorry — you look like (pause) Dick…”

“No!” (walks away)

“Dick.”

…total lunar eclipse. If the current clear San Francisco weather holds up, there will be a gigantic, bloody-red eye on the western horizon around 6 AM Saturday morning. Good excuse to ride down to the beach before dawn!

…while U wur “guarding” our 1st amendment rights, tehy wur taking away our 4th amendment “rights”.