June 2009
“MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. — The funeral for television product pitchman Billy Mays...”
– Friday funeral in Pa. for TV pitchman Billy Mays - washingtonpost.com
I had no idea he was born near Pittsburgh.
“Since the days of Un Chien Andalou and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, filmmakers...”
– io9 - Michael Bay Finally Made An Art Movie - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Best. Review. Ever.
“At 149 minutes, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is six minutes longer than...”
– The 9 Most Scathing Critical Responses to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Movieline
Wow.
PrairieMod: See The Architectural Treasures... →
Oh, ha, ha, ha. There’s only corn in Iowa, right?
OK, inferiority complex aside, I live next door to the church designed by Louis Sullivan, a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright. it’s stunning, and I keep trying to take a decent picture of it. The People’s Savings Bank (now Wells Fargo) was flooded last year and has yet to re-open, and it beautiful.
Aplington-Parkersburg coach Ed Thomas shot to... →
Ed Thomas got a fair bit of fame as coach. He produced several NFL players from the tiny high school he coached at for more than 30 years.
When a tornado levelled the town last year, he was looked to as a rock, and his influence was noted by not just the local media, but ESPN and the New York Times.
Police have not released a motive. Rumors are swirling, but in the end, it’s nothing more...
“The Steel City is losing its Iron City.
On Monday, the last batch of Iron City...”
– (WSJ via DF)
This sucks. As Gruber notes, it’s a like Duff leaving Springfield.
Also, it’s a damn shame that Rolling Rock isn’t brewed in Latrobe anymore.
“Concerns over the lack of men attending services year-round has led clergy to...”
– Church blesses fathers with beer - Telegraph
This might be even better than Eddie Izzard’s “Cake or Death”
