The Worst and Best of the Weekend
Last night, a bunch of us went to the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood and caught a double feature two of the worst movie musicals in history: "The Apple" and "Can't Stop the Music." It was a delightful romp in craptacularness.
I hate to admit it but "The Apple" was even more tolerable the second time viewing it. I'll dare say that I even liked a couple of the songs so much that I wanted to search for a soundtrack...which hasn't been in print since 1980. One can only hope the DVD release of the movie later this month might spark a re-issue of the soundtrack. While I enjoyed sitting through another viewing of it, it's still a trainwreck. During the ludicrous ending, I just loved seeing the expressions on the faces of my friends who hadn't seen the movie before.
After "The Apple" came the palate cleanser of "Can't Stop the Music." I don't think I had ever seen this movie in its entirety...I can see why. But hey, what other movie brings together Steve Guttenberg, Bruce Jenner, and Village People together in one happy universe? I have to say during the closing number, the title song, we were practically screaming, "Please stop the music...please!" It actually made "The Apple" look decent.
A few lessons were learned during this wonderful double-feature:
1. 1994 never really lived up to the silvery polygonic vision of the future the director of "The Apple" had.
2. Mr. Topps kicks ass.
3. Leathermen aren't supposed to get nervous!
Today, Doug and I had lunch at the Claim Jumper in Northridge and on our way back, we did a little detour when I noticed a sign for a store I hadn't seen in years: BEST.
Not sure how national of a chain BEST was, but it was one in a line of those catalog showroom stores, much like Service Merchandise and Luria's (which I think was a Florida-only store). Essentially, it was a department store that had the items sold in their catalog on display in a showroom. Then, you'd have to fill out an order card as to which ones you wanted to buy. You'd give it to the cashier, pay for the order, and then go to a pickup area where the goods you bought came down from a warehouse area via a conveyor belt. I had distinct memories of the BEST store in Plantation and getting the catalog every fall at my home. I think I even recall seeing a Mr. Game Show being sold in one of the catalogs.
Well, back to this afternoon...We followed the sign for the BEST and turned into the parking lot to discover...
...that it was an old store that looked like it hadn't been open in years. Anybody out there know when the last BEST store closed? I seem to remember the one in Plantation closing around the early 90s. This one in Northridge couldn't have closed down too long ago.
I hate to admit it but "The Apple" was even more tolerable the second time viewing it. I'll dare say that I even liked a couple of the songs so much that I wanted to search for a soundtrack...which hasn't been in print since 1980. One can only hope the DVD release of the movie later this month might spark a re-issue of the soundtrack. While I enjoyed sitting through another viewing of it, it's still a trainwreck. During the ludicrous ending, I just loved seeing the expressions on the faces of my friends who hadn't seen the movie before.
After "The Apple" came the palate cleanser of "Can't Stop the Music." I don't think I had ever seen this movie in its entirety...I can see why. But hey, what other movie brings together Steve Guttenberg, Bruce Jenner, and Village People together in one happy universe? I have to say during the closing number, the title song, we were practically screaming, "Please stop the music...please!" It actually made "The Apple" look decent.
A few lessons were learned during this wonderful double-feature:
1. 1994 never really lived up to the silvery polygonic vision of the future the director of "The Apple" had.
2. Mr. Topps kicks ass.
3. Leathermen aren't supposed to get nervous!
Today, Doug and I had lunch at the Claim Jumper in Northridge and on our way back, we did a little detour when I noticed a sign for a store I hadn't seen in years: BEST.
Not sure how national of a chain BEST was, but it was one in a line of those catalog showroom stores, much like Service Merchandise and Luria's (which I think was a Florida-only store). Essentially, it was a department store that had the items sold in their catalog on display in a showroom. Then, you'd have to fill out an order card as to which ones you wanted to buy. You'd give it to the cashier, pay for the order, and then go to a pickup area where the goods you bought came down from a warehouse area via a conveyor belt. I had distinct memories of the BEST store in Plantation and getting the catalog every fall at my home. I think I even recall seeing a Mr. Game Show being sold in one of the catalogs.
Well, back to this afternoon...We followed the sign for the BEST and turned into the parking lot to discover...
...that it was an old store that looked like it hadn't been open in years. Anybody out there know when the last BEST store closed? I seem to remember the one in Plantation closing around the early 90s. This one in Northridge couldn't have closed down too long ago.
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