Afternoon Baseball

I'm deliberately titling this post in case you don't want to read the rest.
Onward and upward...

1. I was in NYC last weekend and saw a Sienna Miller lookalike in Greenwich Village. But, alas, it turns out she was at pre-Oscars parties. Also, I looked at some of the pictures of her on the Internet, and wow, that lookalike was no match.
But I did get to see a guy cut someone off, straddle two lanes, and then when he got his bumper hit (no damage), he stops, gets out, throws out some yelled f's and a's at the driver, who was too scared to get out of the car. A woman, I presume, because the guy then said, "F'n bitch, get out of the car!"
All in front of 250 people, and about 40 cars that were blocked because neither car had the sense to move out of the middle of the road. I love New York.

2. In an actual link, in my Sin City review, I talked about how great Alexis Bledel's eyes were (really blue in an otherwise black-and-white shot). I take that back. At the Oscars, they were still blue, but Alexis looks like ET's sister. I won't say anything about the size of her forehead, other than that was the alternate site for the Mars Orbiter to land yesterday. Or that purple blob of a dress. Wow.
While I'm ripping things, I want to re-assess my "Sin City" review. While I think I was dead-on about the great choice in actors and amazing cinematography, I feel it's a movie that doesn't hold up as well on the small screen and to multiple viewings. It's a movie theater experience that reminds up how great cinema can be, and that's why it is still a movie Hollywood can learn from.

3. Petra Nemcova bowling. I've nothing to add, other than she was born to be in the SI swimsuit issue. And she survived the tsunami, so she's plenty tough.

4. And in saving the best for last, Joe Rogan (of "Newsradio," "Fear Factor," etc) had a little e-mail feud with some kid that he published on his MySpace blog. I don't even know what to think about the MySpace thing.
But seriously, ripping on Joe Rogan? First of all, he could and probably would kick your ass. Second, he's never claimed to be Bogart as an actor. Third, he's actually underrated. Why? "Newsradio" had Phil Hartman, the guy who singlehandedly held up "SNL" for years, Dave Foley, the funniest "Kids in the Hall" guy, Maura Tierney and Khandi Alexander, who have been on "ER" and one of the "CSIs" for years now, Andy Dick, who's insane, and Stephen Root, who was "that guy" in "Office Space," not to mention a bunch of other things.
Rogan actually holds up OK against that collection of talent. And "Fear Factor" may be ridiculous, but Rogan is the perfect host: that guy everybody knows who can get people to do the craziest things without having to actually join in.
Besides, Ray Romano was the original guy for Rogan's role on "Newsradio." While that would have spared us "Everbody Loves Raymond," it would have wrecked a far better show.

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