Top Ten Movies of the 80's

The Ten

Hoosiers - 86
Raising Arizona - 87
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - 86
Raiders of the Lost Ark - 81
Die Hard - 88
Predator - 87
The Lost Boys - 87
Glory - 89
E.T. - 82
The Empire Strikes Back - 80

Honorable Mention

The Natural - 84
A Christmas Story - 83
Big - 88
The Goonies - 85
Caddyshack - 80
Police Academy - 84
Stand By Me - 86
Blade Runner - 82
First Blood - 82
Enemy Mine - 85
The Breakfast Club - 85
Heartbreak Ridge - 86
Lethal Weapon - 87
Christmas Vacation - 89
This Is Spinal Tap - 84
Beverly Hills Cop - 84
Vacation - 83
Back To the Future - 85
Silverado - 85
Colors - 88
The Terminator - 84
The Great Outdoors - 88
Full Metal Jacket - 87
The Burbs - 89
Ghostbusters - 84
Platoon - 86
Coming To America - 88
Fast Times at Ridgemont High - 82
Planes, Trains and Automobiles - 87
Commando - 85
Raging Bull - 80
Return of the Jedi - 83

The 5 coolest looking NBA players of all time...and a 6th man.

Artis Gilmore - Center - Kentucky Colonels(ABA), Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics.  The "A-Train" sported not only a maxed out afro which is cool enough in itself to make the list but also the killer pork chop sideburns and topped it all off with a menacing "black nationalist ala Malcolm X style goatee".  Plus, just about any photo you see of him off the court he's wearing a full length fur coat.  He's 7'2" so that's a lot of minks or weasels or rabbits.


Kurt Rambis - Forward - LA Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Poenix Suns, Sacramento Kings.  Nicknamed "Superman" not because he was the man of steel or had any power other than hustling like a motherf***er, but because of the Clark Kent horn rims he wore on the court.  Couple the specs with the brutal porn-stache and the "butt-cut" feathered hairdo and you have just enough "I dont give a shit" cool to make the starting five.  Rambis "look" kept him in the league at least 5 years longer than his play would merit.  That, and his willingness to try to tear off Larry Bird's scrotum. 


Pete Maravich - Guard - Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans/Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics.  The first white guy with a black game, nobody looked less the part than "The Pistol":  mop hairdo, floppy tube socks and short shorts that could barely contain his balls.  They've made movies about Maravich without even knowing it(White Men Cant Jump).   Bonus:  the jersey(pictured) - as if the nickname wasn't enough, but also quotations. 


Kenny Walker - forward - New York Knicks, Washington Bullets.  "Sky", a slam-dunking swingman for Knicks was actually only 5'7" but went with the high-top fade as his do of choice and earned himself a shot in the NBA.  After retiring from the league for good in 1995 Kenny went on to a popular but short lived rap music/movie career; see KidnPlay/House Party.  Note:  the two lines shaved into his temple represent the number of hoes he banged before games or his weekly quota of people that he serially murdered. 


Dennis Johnson - Guard - Seattle Supersonics, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics.  Dude, freckle-faced black guy.  Case closed.  


Manute Bol - Center - Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat.  Hailing from Sudan, Bol was an astounding 14' 9" tall.  It is simply impossible to find a photo of Manute Bol that isn't cool.  Bonus:  Manute Bol was probably also the nicest person to ever live.




***if you try to suggest Dennis Rodman your argument is automatically invalidated.

The list of pros and cons for starting a blog

Pro - I am very bored.
Con - Blogging may be, quite possibly, the most narcissistic endeavor a person can undertake and my   blog may be, quite possibly, the most narcissistic type of blog found on the internet save me posting pictures of myself at various boring locations.
Pro - It could improve my personal communication skills and maybe even my profoundly immature computer literacy.
Con - I will embarrass myself...continually.
Pro - I like to argue about stuff, so...come at me and whathaveyou
Con - It is, more than likely, a colossal waste of time.
Pro - Geez, I'm already out of pros...shit
Con - It is, absolutely, a colossal waste of time.
Pro - Oh wait, here's one:  It could be an interesting social experiment?
Con - I will probably make enemies, lose friends...if anyone reads it anyway.
Pro - I could make money?
Con - I wont make any money.
Pro - Jean Reno...that settles it.

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