Installment No. 7
Peace out, Y2K+11.
1. Luis Guzman currently resides in rural Vermont. He used to be an anti-gang activist and a social worker. Jordan, Jesse, Go!
2. To this day, Brenda Lee closes each of her live shows with “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” even if it’s like July and really hot. Pop Culture Happy Hour
3. Beck says he includes the word “devil” in his lyrics frequently because, before he made it big, he often played strip clubs where it was difficult to get the audience’s attention. He found yelling or singing the word “devil” got them to listen, and so he acquired the habit of incorporating the word into his music. Sklarbro Country
4. Kevin Clash has been the voice of ”Elmo” on Sesame Street for more than 26 years. Mr. Clash’s normal speaking voice is quite deep. He got his inspiration for Elmo’s character while visiting his mother’s home daycare in Baltimore. At that visit, Mr. Clash decided that the character of Elmo is 3 1/2 years old and based on love. KCRW’s The Business
5. Film director Errol Morris was a cello prodigy. Fellow director Werner Herzog publicly promised to eat his own shoe if Mr. Morris ever actually finished making his first movie, which he did in 1978. Mr. Herzog cooked his shoe in duck fat, and ate it. KCRW’s The Business
6. Among the lessons taught at Werner Herzog’s film school are how to pick locks and how to forge film permits. KCRW’s The Business
7. Cable network AMC originally wanted Thomas Jane to play “Don Draper” on its original series Mad Men. AMC was informed that Mr. Jane does not do TV. Two years later, Mr. Jane began starring in the HBO series Hung. WTF with Marc Maron
Happy New Year! Don’t eat your shoes.
