THE JO-TEL … illegal blog downfield

Shakespeare Month got off to a banging start with a screening of Orson Welles’ Othello. The movie has an unfortunate history. After the commercial failure of The Lady from Shanghai, RKO was no longer knocking at the door to fund the latest under-appreciated masterpiece of cinema. Welles was forced to cobble together […]

-Shark

Aint going out like what? Pot belly, faded Indians jersey? That’s exactly how you’re going out. –Brent DiCrezensco (paraphrase, from worst album covers post)

“Saying that Hillary has Executive Branch experience is like saying Yoko Ono was a Beatle.”
- DailyKos commenter Jsn

See you monday

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Here is Hip E.’s recent, colorful, and accurate description of Bay to Breakers.
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It’s definitely the best party in the West. Also, if you are a runner, it is the worst possible race to run in the whole United States. Because when you do, you are literally RUNNING AWAY from the best party […]

Let me set the stage there’s a little puppy
You’ve got to comb out his tangled fur because he
Is the sign of your Great Dominance over
His paws which are slurpees.
So there’s a puppy and he is filled with slurpees
Like no other slurpee you’ve ever seen
Without the collar you might think him icy but he’s a […]

dated October 21, 1927
You son of bitch Brod I told you not to publish my shit. I’m trying to remember why I entrusted you with the simple instruction to destroy my unpublished work. “Finally, as my friend as literary executor I firmly request that you destroy all of my unpublished manuscripts.” As […]

Much more Shakespeare-inspired silliness to come I’m guessing.
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During the screening of Romeo + Juliet. Johnny D farts.
EVERYONE: Ah, man.
EVERYONE: Gross.
Short pause.
SHARK: The smell, it disperseth not!