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7/28/2005
We've pretty much completed the move over to the
new web host so we decided to update our online collection of archived episodes
of Electric Degeneration. Now you can wallow in the misery that was the year
leading up to the 2004 election, the smell of victory and the agony of defeat,
as well as the dozens of shows, CD's, movie reviews, road trips and more:
http://www.degeneratepress.com/vault
Can you believe the next time we update the vaults we'll probably have a full
decade of Electric Degeneration?!? Crap, the ezine goes back farther than that
but we don't have copies of those pre-web versions. And before that there was
Degeneration Excerpt, our meager paper zine that was the first official
Degenerate Press offering, starting way back in… geez, I can't remember… 1993?
Has it been that long? Holy crap, I should really find something worthwhile to
do with my spare time! Just let me finish this rum...
FILM FLAM
Degenerate CD and I skipped this week’s drive invasion vote of The Island, since
I’d seen it, and headed to the next lot for Wedding Crashers. It tells the tale
of a couple of guys who troll weddings in search of eager bridesmaids looking
for love, or at least lust for a night. It’s cute and funny and of course ends
up as a slightly difficult to believe love story but there’s enough laughs along
the way to make it worth watching. Will Farrel makes a hilarious cameo, but I
don’t want to give too much away since there aren’t many surprises in this one.
Worth seeing at the drive in or matinee, but not hilarious or interesting enough
for a full $8 movie night.
On the other hand, SW and I caught a screening of The 40 Year Old Virgin on
Thursday and just about coughed up a lung it’s so goddamn funny. It’s the
funniest thing I’ve seen in years (at least intentionally funny.) Steve Carell
plays a man who just didn’t get any and eventually settled into a life of not
trying. His deadpan façade is perfect for the film and the supporting cast do a
great job as well. I didn’t know anything about this film in advance, which only
made it even funnier. And I had forgotten how natural you can make language
sound in a rated R film (wow, actual use of the F word!) Go see it for yourself,
but then feel good that you’re doing something for the lost genre of adult
comedy! Goddamn teenagers and PG-13 ratings have killed comedy in this country.
In the end as it turns into a romantic comedy it goes flaccid – for about 5
minutes, then more than makes up for it before the closing credits. I can't wait
for it to be released, August 19, just so I can see it again. Fuckin' hilarious!
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