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News, Jason, Bikers, Etc.
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So, no news is generally good news. There was the Fox interview with a vice admiral Robert Harward, only it wasn't, it was someone wearing a hyperrealistic latex mask, you could see the seam flapping on his chest.
Fox News of course denies it.
Watch the video here and make up your own mind.
Then there's the news via Facebook that Jason, who ran the Magic Hippy bus at the ferry landing; read between the lines and you understand, the second such death in a month, the other, someone I knew to see but otherwise not at all.
There's a mental health epidemic at the moment.
On Facebook as well there's the warnings about all the various homeless people arriving in town, summer regulars, just like the tourists, only a lot of them are trouble, warnings to watch your children/wives/possessions, etc. Where were they up until now? Who knows, rehab, asylums, jail, in the country... But Nelson is the friendliest town and where a lot of them want to spend summer, and summer, well, it's here.
The Memorial Weekend, lots of out of towners, midnight, out for a cigarette, a couple of Bikers riding down the highway, surprised at a red light, the first one drops it in a mighty fine shower of sparks, the second one wobbles and goes down as well. It looks painful, and sounds worse by the cussing, but they manage to get back on and ride it to the curb to inspect for damage so probably not too bad...
More stuff to the Antique shop, it's all selling he tells me, mighty pleased, myself as well, but I haven't yet seen a dime...
And books to the bookstore and I'm going to have to make this inheritable - pass the credit on to my children; I will never live to read as many books as I have credit amassed already and there are dozens if not hundreds of boxes to go...
And yet as well to see a dime on my buttons and ties, that may have been a poor move trusting *** but we'll see.
The Candidate...
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There's a new candidate in town, and he's running for office.
A full on wing-nut. I've become somewhat addicted to his Facebook page.
He live-streams 2 or more hours a day, complete stream of consciousness unencumbered by self awareness or thought; the other day he was on some tear about women's "Milkers"; another is about how someone ordered a Mental Health Wellness check for him (Police came to the door to check), then there was his ad up on Facebook looking for:
This is of course just the beginning; his whole page is nothing but torrents of conspiracy theories, alternative economics, anti-vax rhetoric. It's delightful, I follow a few just like him, easier to follow than to know...
His shirtless live-streams from cafe's on Baker, his interviews with the marginal people, his bee-beard, a character (of sorts) for sure.
And yes, I'd love nothing better than to share a link but it's a small town and who knows, he could end up being the next mayor...
Actually, WTF, here's a link to his FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/steve.bergevin.5
Nirvana: The Band The Show
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And my daughter got me on to this, a series of shorts by a couple of Toronto friends. The first few were hard to swallow, but they got funnier. I'm debating "Season 2" - but - hey, when an entire season is shorter than your average Hollywood movie these days it might be next.
What I find most inspiring is the Indie spirit - that anyone with enough drive and a loose script can go out and make entertainment - and in some cases succeed.
Marty Supreme
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This received rave reviews. I disagree, technically a good movie, yes. I was dismayed to see Kevin O'Leary playing another version of himself (much the same version, ironically), but - what most I disagreed with was the lack of sympathetic or likeable characters. We're supposed to be cheering for Marty, who wants to be the world's greatest ping-pong player, and yet he does every heinous thing he can do to get there. And his sphere of acquaintances - girlfriend, mistress, wife, etc - they are all no better.
Too much shouting.
In the end, the redemption for Marty is that the ends somehow justified the means, and I beg to differ.
PS. Apparently based upon a true story. Still "Meh".
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