When he's not watching, with beads of sweat, his fellow, legally blind, senior citizens parallel park, Frank Palmcoast is catching seven dollar movies at the local multiplex from sunny Pompano Beach, Florida. He's retired, he's angry at the world, he can't spell to save his life, and he hates Hollywood almost as much as Hillary Clinton, but that will not stop our irreverent, dementia fightin', AARP card carrying everyman from giving us a fresh take on all things Hollyweird. Besides, how can he pass up that marvelous senior citizen discount?
This week ... Palmcoast offers up his opinion of Woody Harrelson's new flick Transsiberian.
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Palmcoast had his Labor Day all planned; he was to spend the entire weekend on the beach, armed with his metal detector looking for rare coins and jewelry but then saw the advertisement for Woody Harrelson's new flick "Transsiberian" now that really created a difficult decision! You see, Palmcoast has a love/hate relation with Harrelson; loved him in the tv series Cheers but hated the character he played in "Natural Born Killers" I opted to see This foreign thriller and crime/gangster movie Transsiberian. This similar to Hitchcock flicks is all about an American couple traveling from Beijing to Moscow on the Transsiberian rail line. Harrelson plays his character well and so does Ben Kingsley who plays Grinko a Russian detective with a rather unusual dialect. Emily Mortimer plays his wife an is spectacular in her performance. The train destination is worth the journey. This certainly sends you back to the days and the thinking, don't talk to strangers. This is a good picture, with a great story which clearly stands out from the incredibly mediocre bunch of summer crap that Hollyweird produced for us. This appears to be a low cost, suspenseful flick that relies on the good story instead of Hollyweirds gimmicks and special effects. For those who love slow building and very interesting characters this picture goes by like a flash. This is about normal everyday people in extraordinary circumstances. Hitchcock would be proud!
Minimalist situation comedy/radio play.
Episode 8 "Safety"
Cast:
Samantha: Melissa King
George: Peter Rinaldi
Setting:
The Upper West Side of Manhattan
Bedbugs XLVIII
(better late than never)
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Why do I waste my time? A delay causes me, and you,
to need me to do your own job. Bootstraps holding up
planting future's seed was a smart idea. Metal
spreads out like water, two in the photo; I like
a bit of pain. Red hair, smiles, it can tell
which room you're in. Clattering noises on the wall
could be bad weather, or danger. It is the thing
that started that record that's playing in the basement,
listening to the same track continuously.
It took everyone in the classroom. Yellow on one side
only, the rest was thankfully hidden by smart shadows.
You can't face it. You can't stop it. Protect one of them.
Next week's seven phrases/groups of words:
-the look of a 40's film star
-teethmarks in many of
-moods to match
-proper manners don't apply at this place
-take your endless pills already
-verbose doesn't mean intelligent
-almost resulted in an early demise
-Adam B.
This week Brian plays a cavalcade of new music from a variety of artists.
Bedbugs XLVII
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Kidding, cajoling, prodding and finally begging. Ask it why
you're here. Its mouth opens to reveal a huge eye,
staring right through you. Grey metal doors, bright red patch
of skin sewn onto the wall. When she runs out of stuff to
organize, there's nothing left but her and her toxic thoughts.
I wish I could help, but where do you think the infection
CAME from? No more patterns resembling insects
dancing across my skin like deficiency tattoos.
Clarity is earned; never bought. Running through the field
before the rain comes...It might be my last chance.
It's beautiful to watch through a screen door. Any experience
is. But that's not what we're built for. Thirty seven
repeated in each room on the living wallpaper that
alters, depending on who's looking. The child
walked in, took one look and screamed. Scrawled in
an expensive tome are his and the world's secrets.
Nobody is ready for them. You're about wasting time
and timing time, never making it. Brand me with
your ideas across my leg; just sterilize the metal
first, lest you catch something from ME. "Nobody
reads it so why spend so long.." In my head she
cuts me off with a kiss. It was worth
the distraction it brought. Professional victims
need not apply.
Next week's seven phrases/groups of words:
-need me to do your own job
-planting future's seed was a smart idea
-I like a bit of pain
-it can tell which room you're in
-listening to the same track
-yellow on one side only
-protect one of them
-Adam Barnick
Show# 11: ELVIS: Brian commemorates 31 years since the passing of Elvis with a handful of songs."Suspicious Minds" - 1970
Bedbugs XLVI
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Too many helpless and hopeless gathered around a plastic symbol
gilded with fake gold that they were told was important; the head
admirer was wrenched out of the muscle portion of his leg
in the process of wasting time in thinking it was vital
or even real. When he gets back home he'll make sure
his housemates know their place and sewn lips shut,
as not to cause dissent in the color of the texture
of whatever you're thinking. Who said you could think
it out of your system? Riots of ideas will bring the suburban
malaise, the deadliest of viruses, into your mind and
bank account. No matter which type dialogue
between you and the color. Inside the best kinds of
circuitry, you still have to face up the repeated
tally of oak's knowing glances from across a space
consisting of air, dead ideas and intentions gone
sour because you left them out in the heat.
Sit down and answer the question, please, before
you fall down. I'm even stuck in a loop of rebellion
against supposed smothering authorities; is that a
type of trap? My body buys a paper on 18th street,
snapping back to the agreed-upon slightly grimy
universe of here and now. I should be somewhere else.
Repeating what you just said.
Next week's seven phrases/groups of words:
-bright red patch of skin
-no more patterns resembling insects
-thirty-seven repeated in each room
-scrawled in an expensive tome
-wasting waste and timing time
-nobody reads it so why spend so long
-professional victims need not apply
-Adam
Minimalist situation comedy/radio play.
Episode 7 "Hippo99"
Cast:
Samantha: Melissa King
George: Peter Rinaldi
Setting:
The Upper West Side of Manhattan
Bedbugs XLV
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There's only one way to settle this; put the camera away and remove
your glasses and talk to me without barriers. Sandpaper
memories ingrained in the broken mental track you're
still trying to push rusted carts on. Believing the
sun will still come up, she foraged ahead. Where is the
door in this wretched place? The hallway, I hear
has something in it that's been waiting a long time for you.
She shows up, love between 1 and 2 pm is better than none,
so I'm told. Faith ain't enough to stop your plunge when you
jump from one cliff to another. Your gravitational beliefs are
an override, you agreed to them first. Shells found outside
were precious, taking years for the water to reveal them. Will you
hear me if you put one up to an ear? There's keep him away from
my family, if you know what's special about metal under the surface of
grow a pair and show me, it blurts out. Not at high tide
I won't. I perceive a lighthouse out there, even though
its bulbs are broken; that place is miles away but I can see it.
Next week's seven phrases/groups of words:
-wrenched out of the muscle portion of his leg
-sewn lips shut, as not to cause
-texture of whatever you're thinking
-riots of ideas
-dialogue between you and the color
-sit down and answer the question
-repeating what you just said
-Adam Barnick
When he's not watching, with beads of sweat, his fellow, legally blind, senior citizens parallel park, Frank Palmcoast is catching seven dollar movies at the local multiplex from sunny Pompano Beach, Florida. He's retired, he's angry at the world, he can't spell to save his life, and he hates Hollywood almost as much as Hillary Clinton, but that will not stop our irreverent, dementia fightin', AARP card carrying everyman from giving us a fresh take on all things Hollyweird. Besides, how can he pass up that marvelous senior citizen discount?
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Frank Palmcoast RETURNS from agonizing knee replacement surgery to cast his vote on Kevin Coster's latest flick Swing Vote
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As usual, nothing much happening at the movies. So instead of watching Matlock reruns, we saw Kevin Costner's newest picture and Costner's newest toupee! Many stars in this one: Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer,Tucci, George Lopez, Judge Reinhold and many guest appearances like Willie Nelson, Richard Petty and by the way Petty looked like he died and they forgot to bury him! Without a doubt Madeline Carrol stole the entire movie! Governor Bill Richardson can't be to happy the way the movie shows that everyone in New Mexico lives in Mobile homes and that's not completely true, they also live in tents! It's hard to believe hollyweird allowed no violence, no sex, no nudity and no real vulgar language! I suppose this flick is a satire about our political system. Typically hollyweird presents the presumption that only liberals want world peace, a clean environment and a better economy for the poor. I believe this is a delightful movie and it should be seen by our current presidential candidates. The character that Costner plays, Bud is a felon and felons don't vote and also one man cannot determine the end results, only the electoral college can determine the outcome. This film does projects certain themes: drunkenness, child abuse and neglect, political waste, a sad commentary about America but true! We think we, America lead the free world and we have on of the lowest voter turnouts. We have been invaded by Mexico, we allowed an illegal war, our useless congress and government is running up the national debt by trillions of dollars, a very weeken dollar, stupid health care, the dumbing down of our education system and this movie was making fun of America and rightly so! This is a must if you want to see how George Bush got elected.If you are part of this dumbing down in America, don't go to see this picture---you may have to think! Swing Vote got my vote!
Palmcoast Returns
Minimalist situation comedy/radio play.
Episode 6 "The Mole"
Cast:
Samantha: Melissa King
George: Peter Rinaldi
Setting:
The Upper West Side of Manhattan
Show# 10: Songs from Woody Allen's Films. Brian plays a handful of songs from three Woody Allen films.
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