Posted on July 28, 2009 by clrapp
For those of you who know me, at least kinda in a superficial way, you know that I dig me some flicks. While I am no Siskel or Ebbert, I like to check out the new movies that are creating buzz and get good word of mouth. I NEVER miss a SuperHero movie. [...]
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Posted on December 18, 2007 by clrapp
I went to see the new Will Smith thriller over the weekend: “I Am Legend.”
On the whole, I enjoyed the movie. Hasn’t everyone imagined what it would be like to be the last person on Earth? What would it be like if you were the last survivor on the whole planet? I found myself thinking [...]
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Posted on December 6, 2007 by clrapp
Remember Lowenbrau beer and the cheesy commercials in the 70s and early 80s?
Whatever happened to Lowenbrau anyway? And what was with the tin foil at the top of the bottle???
We have more imported beer these days. I guess we also have much more higher end beers also.
I remember the song from [...]
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Posted on December 5, 2007 by clrapp
The holiday season is always great for so many reasons… Decorations, family, great food, gift giving and receiving, and your annual dose of Rankin/Bass characters.
For those of you who are not aware, Rankin and Bass were the directors/producers of the old Christmas classics from our childhoods… “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” “Rudolf the Red [...]
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Posted on December 1, 2007 by clrapp
We went to the annual Neiman Marcus Adolphus Christmas parade this morning.
As always, it was a great parade with many baloons, floats, bands, characters, and happy kids.
My favorite each year is to see the superhero characters. This year there was the Incredible Hulk, Spiderman, and Captain America. Captain America came over to us on the [...]
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