Check out this video from 2003 of current Prime Ministerial candidate Stephen Harper regurgitating nearly the exact same speech that then Prime Minister of Australia John Howard gave 2 days prior.
I wonder where these two li'l Amerifans got the copy for their political marketing to make a case for a hurried and unnecessary war. Well, Howard got run out of office in 2007 by Australians - and Canadians should do the same with Harper. Despite the act he's putting on during the last 20 days, Stephen Harper is not your friend, and he is does not represent the values of Canadians.
Sorry for the influx of politically-themed posts on popgunning these days. I'm trying to resist, but there's just so much absurdity infused into both the Canadian and American elections. As it happens the internet has the most adept tools for rooting out and highlighting all this insanity. I promise I'll at least try to balance them out with 2x as many fun posts about movies and such.
One last thing...Stephen Harper shakes his son's hand when he drops him off at school.
[contestants on Canadian game shows] “always seemed to have moles and goiters and were filmed with cameras that were won in games of Rock, Paper, Scissors with Fidel Castro.” - Douglas Coupland
Yes, they were definitely made on the cheap, featured homely contestants, and starred lame hosts, but Canadian Game Shows of the 70s, 80s, and even 90s had a charm and watchability unmatched by glitzy American shows of today and yesteryear.
Decide for yourself. Check out these videos of my favourite shows:
Just Like Mom:
Bumper Stumpers:
Kidstreet:
There's one I can't remember though. It featured a panel of "celebrities" who are handed an object and each offer their interpretation of what it actually is, then the contestants have to guess whose story is the truth. I think it aired around the mid-80s. It's maybe the best of them all - or perhaps the worst. Anybody know it?
One thing's for sure. The prizes on Canadian shows couldn't hold a candle to their American counterparts. It was always a set of luggage or maybe a train trip to Ottawa, or check out the fancy prizes "Guess What" offers up in the beginning of this clip.
Yeah, after seeing the trailer, me and you both thought that Ghost Town was the new Ghost Dad.
Well, I saw it, and we were wrong.
Ghost Town is the new Heart & Souls. Check out a scene from Robert Downey Jr.'s pre-redeem movie past:
Yup, Ghost Town made me crack up and tear up more than Heart & Souls and Field of Dreams put together. Ricky Gervais is hilarious as always and it's a simple and nicely directed picture. Best feel good movie since The Dream Team.
WHY? - The Hollows[click for MP3] from the album Alopecia. Kaleidoscopic folk rap for nerds and music nerds alike. This song just kills it. Perfect fall listening. Right up there with the best work of TV on the Radio and Menomena.
Do the time warp back to the days of film strips - this Star Wars pictorial rundown is beautiful (kinda long though at 20something minutes).
I wonder where these two li'l Amerifans got the copy for their political marketing to make a case for a hurried and unnecessary war. Well, Howard got run out of office in 2007 by Australians - and Canadians should do the same with Harper. Despite the act he's putting on during the last 20 days, Stephen Harper is not your friend, and he is does not represent the values of Canadians.
One last thing...Stephen Harper shakes his son's hand when he drops him off at school.
Poor ol' Johnny. He doesn't know how to run a campaign, and he's increasingly showing it.
Yeah, after seeing the trailer, me and you both thought that Ghost Town was the new Ghost Dad.
Yup, Ghost Town made me crack up and tear up more than Heart & Souls and Field of Dreams put together. Ricky Gervais is hilarious as always and it's a simple and nicely directed picture. Best feel good movie since The Dream Team.
WHY? - The Hollows [click for MP3] from the album Alopecia. Kaleidoscopic folk rap for nerds and music nerds alike.
