Archive for May 16th, 2000

Tuesday Commentary…

May 16th @ 5:58 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

Hey folks! Well, things have once again gotten very quiet, though we at least expect some reviews, comments, and rumblings from the premiere of the Clerks series in a couple of weeks (2 weeks from tomorrow, as a matter of fact). So today, we’ve just got the beginnings of a post from Kevin, and a few VERY minor newsbites (But hey, it didn’t make sense to do just one story).

Problems with the countdowns in java have of course been corrected. We’ll be adding a link to the upcoming events banner hopefully this weekend that will allow those of you that want to see all the dates/events at once that functionality. It should also fix the problems for those of you using browsers that have trouble with java such as WebTV and the “alternate” operating systems. Stay tuned for that.

Also, we’ve added a TON of Elston Gunn’s fantastic interview right into The Summaries. Those of you that read it will recall that he went down pretty much every rumored project EVER in Kevin’s career, and Kevin gave straight answers on everything. So, if you EVER have a question (or see someone else asking) about any flick Kevin is or was rumored to be involved in, the summaries are now an even better place to go.

Alright, here’s what we could throw together for ya! Thanks for stopping in.

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Dr. Smith Checks In…

May 16th @ 5:56 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Kevin Smith

After a very long absence from cyberspace (We don’t think he’d posted in close to a month!) Kevin stopped by the web board to start one of his famous posts that explains what’s been going on since we’ve last seen him. He began with some insight on the honorary doctorate and his experience at Illinois, but then was cut abruptly short (so we assume this will be continued soon). Until then, here it is so far…

The Doctor Is In…

Busy few weeks. Let’s get up to speed…

The good folks at Illinois Wesslyan (my new alumnus) stayed true to their word and made me a Doctor (of Human Letters). The commencement went smooth, as did the speech, which was amazingly “fuck”-free (I later learned the staff had a poll going as to how many times I’d say “fuck” in the speech; apparently, much money was lost). I look terrible in green bedsheets, but my degree (and the container it came in) are damned spiffy. Many thanks and shout-outs to my fellow grads of the Illinois Wesslyan Class of 2000 (especially Scott), and to President Meyers and his gracious wife Ellen, who made me feel at home, and showed me a centuries-old copy of ‘Dante’s Inferno’.

The single best part of the commencement, though, was watching over five hundred young adults step up and accept their degrees. Man, the smiles on those faces – satisfied that they’d accomplished what they’d set out to do four years before. It made me feel proud to be a twenty-something – and appreciating that tender ten-year period is something I haven’t done in quite some time, as I’m so used to it that it rarely registers. But as I stand at the top step of my twenties, poised to make that slight climb into my thirties in a few months, it was nice to savor the flavor of so-called ‘slackerdom’ or ‘Generation X’ one last time before the big move. I thank Illinois Wesslyan for that moment. I’ll miss my twenties a bit, but I’m now fully prepared to embrace ‘adulthood’, I guess.

Shit – I’m being sent for baby milk. I’ll finish this when I get back.

You know, I never had to get baby milk in my twenties.

Fuck – I’m starting to miss my twenties.

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View Askew NewsBites™

May 16th @ 5:55 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Payal Randhawa & Jeff

  • A new interview with View Askew favorite Jason Lee appears at the drdrew.com website this week. Give it a read.
  • The recent video release “Art House” features a segment before the flick where the director enters a Hollywood Video store and asks the clerk what flicks are renting well. The clerk procaims that “Clerks” is the top renting indepdendent flick at his store.

That’s it, folks! Sorry again for the light day…We’ll back back with more news as it breaks! Take care.

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