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May 11

Amerikanski In Moscow – They Changed, Rocky

 

Hey Rocky, America is forever in your debt for ending communism with this speech after your fight in Moscow with Ivan Drago:

Little did we know that your Russian interpreter was actually translating what you really said. Things were so tense between the two countries that we were sure he was going to tell the Soviet brass something they wanted to hear like, “Ronald Reagan is in the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s, so now would be the perfect time to attack us while our chief executive is unfit for service,” or, “In the future, there will be people claiming that the US is becoming a socialist country, so despite American grit outlasting Soviet science in the ring, you still win!”

Well Rocky, the Russians took what you said to heart, and changed THE FUCK out of themselves.

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Dec 22

… And The Exploitation Of Michael Jackson’s Death Continues

 

After Michael Jackson’s death in the summer of 2009, AEG figures a way to plug their losses for the ill-fated tour by releasing stylized footage of his rehearsals at Staples Center in a film titled “Michael Jackson’s This Is It”. People enjoyed it. I didn’t want to take part because I saw right through AEG and Sony’s motives, profiting on the public’s new found hunger for Michael Jackson. (Do I blame them for using “This Is It” as a stop-loss measure? No.)

Michael Jackson's "This Is It"

Michael Jackson's "This Is It"

Of course, the street vendors have been abusing his image and likeness for roughly $5 a pop since his death. There are so many that I can’t list them all. I’ve seen things like fake gloves, t-shirts, fedoras, and CDs being sold on the corner. I guess they have to pay their bills by any means necessary.

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