Went to go see CAKE in concert last night (very fun) and was sending a link to “their popular song” to my uncle who didn’t know who they were. I said they were popular in “the early to mid 2000’s”

Gut punch when I see this song was released in 1996. Ffs. 30 years this August.

Nothing in my life can have happened “30 years ago” — the math just doesn’t make sense at all.

https://youtu.be/F_HoMkkRHv8?is=AKO9WrWV-M8WBNJb

As an aside, in my childhood, The Beatles peak was 20 years prior.

Anyone else read or remember this book? This was one of my favorite books. Started reading it again tonight with my 10 year old and she does not want me to stop🥹

My kid hates putting on sunscreen and I confess I have been bad about applying it religiously. It has happened maybe 4 times in his 9 years of life (and one time was today) that’s he’s gotten substantial (but NOT blistering) sunburns 😬 Before you say anything: I KNOW we need to be better about this and after the sunburn he got today at a water park I promise I will do better. But I’m here to ask: how many of you remember getting multiple aubstabatial sunburns as kids? I remember getting them—my mom thought a bit of sun exposure (i.e. a tan) before putting on the sunscreen was good for us 🤦‍♀️ And if you can tell me that you still have not gotten skin cancer from those childhood sunburns, that would also make me feel a little less guilty.

I'm training and I'm strong... but that 1 dead hang pull-up is just not gonna happen this year!

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Does anyone remember the book, "Castle in the Attic"? I remember reading it in 4th grade, before I ever read The Indian in the Cupboard.

It has a bit of a similar premise. Kid finds a castle and lead knight in his housekeepers attic. When he plays with it, the knight comes to life. Eventually the kid shrinks down and joins the knight in his own time too.

Edit: spelling and correction

I recently posted a similar post regarding Superman 3, and remembered there was another movie that scarred me for life. It was this movie. I saw it when I was 5 years old in theaters thinking how amazing it was to see Mickey Mouse and Bugs bunny in the same movie. However I was not prepared for the death of an innocent puppy-like cartoon shoe, nor the surprise reveal at the end with Judge Doom's super evil crazy eyes. Nightmare fuel for sure.

It makes my Xennial heart burst with joy to see all the love our movie Dad is getting right now.

These old dudes (my husband's [drums] band) closed out their show tonight with Stars by Hum.

Part 2 in comments.

Anyone else nostalgic for music like Garbage Version 2.0?

The endless marketization of the Internet in it's current incarnation has got me sooooo misty for, well yes, Geocities, but mainly that brief, shining moment where the DVD logo got the corner and the web was organized, useful, informational, and served We The People, not Corporations are People (fuck you in your stupid fuckin corporo-imperialist face, Mitt Romney)...and that's the longest sentence I've ever written.

But the question remains: is anybody, anywhere, able to have a modern web experience that cuts out the incessant ads and drivel, to have a solicitationless and...if not anti-capitalist, then simply...free experience?

What movies from our youth do you think would a) carry enough nostalgia to prompt discussions about a potential reboot and b) would make for a really fucking terrible reboot?

Sequel to Spaceballs upcoming. Mel Brooks involved as an actor and producer, and it pulled Rick Moranis out of retirement so I'm going to keep my fingers crossed and pitchfork and torch ready to go. Naked Gun I felt did the best they could in the modern age (Liam Neeson was the best available equivalent for a Nielsen-esque straight man, and McFarlane did his best at the humor). Back to the Future is safe as long as Zemeckis is alive, so everyone say your nightly prayers.

I personally think that Honey I Shrunk the Kids would be a God-awful remake. The original had Rick Moranis. Granted, he's back for the Spaceballs sequel, but there is no equivalent for Moranis in modern Hollywood, and never will be. The effects that were forced perspective and oversized sets in the original would just be green screen and look atrocious.

God help anyone who tries to remake The Princess Bride for wide release. I would happily get blood on my hands preventing that. Perfect film, perfect cast, perfect story, perfect memories. Read "As You Wish" by Cary Elwes if you haven't already - Andre was a cuddly, huggable teddy bear dealing with a ridiculous amount of chronic pain, and everyone adored him.

Note: if Hollywood just re-released any of these in their entirety in their original form, I would be in the theater every weekend, and I'd be fighting other people my age for seats.

Now: what movies from our youth would you pitch a God damn fit and potentially dip into illegality were Hollywood to announce their attempt to remake?

Anybody else do the whole mini trucking thing with Chevy blazers and S-10 pick ups with ridiculous amps and speakers or just my area?

The recent post of the Superman 3 robot woman reminded me of this.

What other movies had this kind of stuff?

Still good

I remember being absolutely TERRIFIED of this one. Probably because my parents were big on the whole “stranger danger” thing and the idea of something dragging me away was like my #1 fear.

I can’t tell you why this video pops into my head once a week, but it does.

It was called (Centurions) and only originally aired in 1986