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What a hellish day. You can’t imagine. Many a stiff drink will be had this evening.

Gosh, I’m tired. 45 minutes is all the energy I had for writing tonight. I think it’s pretty much time to do some powerlounging.

I’m excited about Chicago Opera Theatre’s upcoming production of “Nixon In China.” I wish it wasn’t so darn expensive though.

The Best Pre-Oscar Coverage Available Anywhere

Happy Birthday Robert Altman! 81 and still making damn good movies.

Got some work done this weekend. Good stuff. About 1/3 of the way through the new draft, and finding ways to improve every scene. I’m still averaging about one page an hour.

Today I got an insight into one of the characters, which is always both delightful and startling. A fictional character can sometimes be like a real person: I discover something about them that I truly didn’t know before, total suprise, and the discovery is so CONVINCING that it feels as right as rain. Then I step back and realize, well, it’s all made up anyway; it could be any way I want it to be. But there’s the golden choice that instinctually one can’t argue with.

The new surround system is way awesome. And the fact that it was reletively cheap only makes it more awesome. Yesterday I listened to “More Songs About Buildings And Food” all the way through, and it was so vivid it was almost overwhelming. Classical stuff sounds great too.

To test the limits of the system tonight we’re going to watch “The Towering Inferno.” Andy tried to convince me that “The Poseidon Adventure” would be better, but to my thinking a movie with skyscrapers and fire and Richard Chamberlain on fire cannot be surpassed.

Tomorrow is a workday, alas. Some sort of training for Brandon and I. Blech.

Finished Davy Rothbart’s book of stories. Awfully good. The last story is amazingly sad. I wonder what he’s working on now.

EDIT: My sincere apologies–it is not Richard Chamberlain who catches on fire, it’s Robert Wagner. Richard Chamberlain falls 140 stories to his death.

I redid the wiring & the problem has been fixed! Tried blasting it real loud and everything is a-ok. And man, the Talking Heads stuff is blowing my mind all over again. But everything sounds better. Can’t wait to play Andy some Cocteau Twins and Bowie and watch him flip out as he hears it again in a brand new way. Whew!

Hi,

Can you make sure the speaker wires are not touching each other where they connect at the rear of the speakers. This would cause them to shorten out when demand is put on them.

Also, when you say at moderate volume levels it works ok. Are you trying to get too much volume out of the unit?

You can also give Panasonic Consumer products a call for other ideas 800-211-7262.

If these do not help, please get back with us.

Warren Neumeister
PC Connection
pcconnection.com

I just received my surround system today, set it up, and it appears to be defective. Motherf——!!!!

By request of ezurbub

Disclaimer: during the 80’s, I wasn’t allowed to watch any R movies. So you won’t find any on this list. Further disclaimer: there are some embarrasing selections on here. But who can control their childhood?

“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” 1988, directed by Frank Oz
“Flash Gordon” 1980, directed by Mike Hodges
“For Your Eyes Only” 1981, directed by John Glen
“Little Shop of Horrors” 1986, directed by Frank Oz
“The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!” 1988, directed by David Zucker
“Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” 1985, directed by Tim Burton
“Super Fuzz” 1980, directed by Sergio Corbucci
“Superman III” 1983, directed by Richard Lester
“Time Bandits” 1980, directed by Terry Gilliam
“Tron” 1982, directed by Steven Lisberger

Rob will be reading @
The Book Cellar
4736-4738 North Lincoln Avenue
in Chicago
Wednesday, March 15th, 7.00 pm
Local Author Night

http://www.bookcellarinc.com/events.php