The Sinatra estate (namely his daughter Tina) refusing to grant the rights to Frank's biopic is denying the world the chance at Scorsese's decades long dream project. He would absolutely deliver a masterpiece & the cast would be astounding. He was rumored to have been close to production as recently as a few months ago but it's been scuttled again. Apparently Tina Sinatra & a few others only want a glam piece. There's no way you can tell Sinatra's story without exposing his darker tendencies & connections.
I don't know that either have ever been stars, but during a bout of insomnia this week I caught Killing Me Softly with Heather Graham and Jospeh Fiennes which is quite simply one of the dumbest piles of [emoji90] ever made. I think it was green lit simply due to the strength of Graham showing her awesome tits repeatedly throughout the movie. Neither of them can act for shit. Graham's range is somewhere between "look scared or maybe confused" and "do the same thing again but naked." Fiennes seems to focus all of his energy on making his 5 o'clock shadow grow.
I guess I wasn't expecting LinkedIn to become the next hotspot for MAGATs to begin spewing their shit. Full disclosure my LI account has always been more of a formality that I had to ramp up my engagement in a few years ago after I was downsized. Since I've been in my new position I've been a little more active, but I mainly just use it to help colleagues as they continue to be shed from my former company every 9-12 months or so. Suddenly, I'm seeing connections of mine stanning for Hegseth, Vivek & Elon in my feed. That leads to me instantly deleting them from my contacts. Although I may miss some of the fun when it's their turn to have their face eaten off, I'm sure as shit not running the risk of being associated with that shit on my feed.
On the kick ass side, just found out that our niece & nephew are both in Austin this xmas so we're going to meet up with them at BD Riley's at Mueller tomorrow afternoon and buy them some drinks while giving them respite from their family drama. Their parents (wife's brother and his wife) divorced about 5 years ago. The kids are both out of college & in the early stages of getting on with life.
If any of you assholes are at BD Riley's tomorrow I'll be the tall, skinny white dude with a receding hairline. Should be easy to spot amongst that crowd. Come by and give me the secret surly handshake & I'll buy you a pint.
Dude ain't gonna show up for his enshrinement in Canton for fear of the creditors lined up to get their piece.
At least he's got a dozen or so kids he's either beaten or never had contact with he can count on to take care of him in his golden years.
Or get a second job in one of the many slaughterhouses and meat processing plants that are about to see a 75% decrease in workers once Miller convinces Trump and Elmo to send ICE agents their way. Those hard workin', back bone of 'murica, honest day's work for an honest day's pay types are gonna love trying to make their $80K truck's note on an extra $7/hour.
Same here. After 30+ years in corporate America I was downsized because 50-something middle managers w/ pensions are easy targets for elimination. I've been working for the COA for almost 18 mos and been promoted from supervisor to manager in that time. I'm re-energized, enjoying new challenges, and am enjoying the process of teaching my direct reports how to work with a different mindset while developing their leadership skills. Corporate or government. Makes no difference. Bureaucracy exists in both arenas.