I have 2 tickets for House of Blues tonight …

I can’t go, so …

2 tickets, general admission:
Sly & Robbie & the Taxi Gang "Summer Breeze Tour 2009"
Also appearing: Heavyweight Dub Champion
House of Blues Chicago, Chicago, IL
Tue, Jun 9, 2009: doors open at 7:30 PM, show starts at 9:00 PM

I paid $70 for the two, but you can make me an offer. I’d hate to waste them.

I have to pick them up at Will Call but could meet you at House of Blues, or elsewhere in River North, anytime between noon and 6:00 PM.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s NAKED LUNCH

Naked Lunch [1991]

1. “He left.”
“Not before cumming, I hope.”
“He’s on junk. He doesn’t cum.”
“Not before you came, I hope.”
“I’m on bug powder. I don’t need to cum.”
2. Dr. Benway drapes half of the mask over his face. His leathery skin in contrast to the fake, smooth skin.
3. He presses the powder into his neck and winces in ecstasy.

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3 Things

Dumbo [1941]

1. As the camera pulls back a mountainside comes into view.  Abstract brown wash.
2. Clumps of pink elephants drift down and transform into clouds. Morning.
3. "Gaining a little weight, aren’t you honey?"

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Movable Type sucks. What should I instead?

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3 things about George A. Romero’s DAWN OF THE DEAD

Dawn of the Dead [1978]

1. Signs at the mall indicate a Christmas Clearance Sale.
2. High-tech turntable.
3. Fran exchanges a melancholy look with Baseball Zombie.

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3 Things

The Straight Story [1999]

1. Rainy night. The small house, as seen from above. Toylike. Lightning flashes. Dissolve to green grass — for a brief moment it resembles streaks of green water.
2. "My god, you must be thirsty!"
3. The mower finally gives out. Eventually a tractor drives up. The driver encourages Alvin to try it again, and the mower starts up.

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3 Things

The Straight Story [1999]

1. Rainy night. The small house, as seen from above. Toylike. Lightning flashes. Dissolve to green grass — for a brief moment it resembles streaks of green water.
2. "My god, you must be thirsty!"
3. The mower finally gives out. Eventually a tractor drives up. The driver encourages Alvin to try it again, and the mower starts up.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH

The Man Who Knew Too Much [1956]

1. “Sewing machines! It looks just like on television.”
2. Bernard fixes her a drink. She brings the glass to her lips but doesn’t take a sip. Then she puts the glass down altogether and walks away.
3. Doris Day’s grey suit is like a trial run of Kim Novak’s grey suit in Vertigo.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH

The Man Who Knew Too Much [1956]

1. “Sewing machines! It looks just like on television.”
2. Bernard fixes her a drink. She brings the glass to her lips but doesn’t take a sip. Then she puts the glass down altogether and walks away.
3. Doris Day’s grey suit is like a trial run of Kim Novak’s grey suit in Vertigo.

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3 things about Brian De Palma’s THE UNTOUCHABLES

The Untouchables [1987]

1. Roosevelt University as the stand-in for the Lexington Hotel.
2. Nitti carries a card from the Mayor.
3. “I told him his name was in the ledger.”

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