POTWTT (retro)

It's time again to honor a new Person of the Week. This week was a close race but there can only be one Person of the Week. The winner is Ted Torreson. Ted has an addiction. Every time he receives a forwarded email something inside of him forces him to forward it on. Well we at 64tacos would like to be the first to congratulate Ted on over a month of not forwarding. That's why your sir are our Person of the Week. Keep up the good work.

Know someone who you think deserves to be Person of the Week? Send us a 64 word or less email explaining why they're so great.

Here's your quote of the day:

• I feel like I ate a baby

Who said it? Nancy DeBruin

Velvet Goldmine (retro)

Another Movie Review request has been made. This time it can be answered. The request was for the movie Velvet Goldmine. It was not hard to find. It's available on VHS at Blockbuster.

Now when the request was made I had no idea the contents of the movie. After I had watched it for about 10 minutes I realized that I had seen it before. Never a good sign. If you've never heard of a movie and then come to find out that you have seen the entire movie before the movie without a doubt sucks and your consciousness has been doing everything it can to keep you from acknowledging its existence.

Goldmine is about Arthur Stuart, a reporter for the Herald who is told to do a story about a glam rock pop star, named Brian Slade, who ten years ago faked his own death for a publicity stunt. Immediately there after his popularity plummeted into obscurity. The story is very personal to Stuart as he was a huge fan of Slade and often fantasized about him.

The format of the movie is just like Citizen Kane in that Stuart finds out things about Slade by going and talking to people who knew him and then they tell their story. There isn't any striking dialogue, the cinematography is plain, and the music is at best on par for glam rock music.

To sum it all up I'm only giving this movie five short paragraphs of my time because the only people who would or should be interested in it are hard core glam rock fans and people who like shitty movies. If you are one of these people you probably agree with me and have seen it already.

Here's your quote of the day:

• I like minimalism, but only in small doses.

Who said it? T.J.

Stupid Requests (Retro)

Previously it had been stated that if anyone wanted a movie reviewed by 64tacos Movie Review that all you would have to do is ask and it would be reviewed within a week. We would like to add a qualifier to this. The movie must be available for rent on VHS or DVD in the greater Grand Rapids area or for sale on DVD. As much as we would like to review Creatures the World Forgot, it is not available for rent at any of the 40 video rental stores in and around Grand Rapids, and hasn't been released on DVD. If anyone has a copy and would like to send it to 64tacos email us from this link. (We have already gotten a copy so don't send another.)

Here's your quote of the day:

• and the whole world loves it when you don't get down

Who said it? Outkast

AOL Sucks

Mid Life Crisis

Today Jaime and I went to the mall. It’s my birthday so I decided to treat myself. First we went to Hot Topic and picked up a shiny shirt. You know the kind you'd see on a Backstreet Boy. After that it was Pearl Vision. It’s time to lose these glasses and give contacts a chance. Next it's off to Wilson’s Leather. As long as I've gotten rid of my glasses and picked up a fancy shirt I might as well get some leather pants right? Perhaps the best purchase was the leather mini skirt I got for Jaime.

First Date

I just got home from what I’m going to call my first date with Jaime DeBruin. I picked her up from her parent’s house and we went over to my place to watch Scarface with the intent of counting how many times the word "fuck" is said. Someone told me that Blink 182 is named that because fuck is said 182 times in Scarface. Dan was home and sitting in the middle of the couch and was too dense to realize that he should move so I could sit next to the pretty girl I just brought home. Oh well. So with Dan and I on the couch and Jaime on the chair we count. I think we counted 174 fucks.

After the movie was done Jaime and I went up to Denny's for a quick bite. It’s about 10:30 at this time and she has a midnight curfew. As we talk I realize something. This girl is much more than just a pretty face. She’s amazing. Everything about her is interesting. I hope she knows were on a date.

Well shit, its 11:50 and I have to bring her home. On the way I miss her street and wind up in a cul-de-sac. As I drive past her street I realize that I missed it and say "that was your street wasn’t it?" She says (as I’m about to turn around in the undeveloped, dark cul-de-sac) "I thought you had ulterior motives." Well I didn't but as I look over at her she’s smiling at me in a way that tells me I should. I stop the car right there, lean over and get stopped by the seatbelt. Mother fucker. Jaime laughs and leans in to me and gets stopped by her seatbelt. My foot’s on the break. IDIOT. I put the parking break on and we try again. To this day I don’t think I’ve been a part of a more passionate kiss than the first kiss I shared with Jaimelyn DeBruin. It was incredible.

I’m pretty sure she knew we were on a date.

The Girl I Love Shes Got Long Black Wavy Hair

Today at work I meet the most beautiful girl I have ever met in my life. She was in the office and Jason was interviewing her. Normaly I dont like chics with short hair but her face is breath taking. Not to mention, shes got an amazing body.

I saw her come in the restaurant and ask for Jason. Naturally I had to see what was going on so I went into the office to 'ask Jason a question'. He knew why I was there. Our visitor however was clueless. She just finished high-school and was looking for her first job in the real world. Not even 18 yet. Still, so beautiful. Jason had me 'look over her application' and asked if I had any questions for her. I did, but nothing that would be appropriate for a future coworker to ask. Theyll have to wait until we are current coworkers. Dont want to scare her away.

Her name is Jaimelyn. Another Jaime. This will be interesting.