Anthony Strand
@durwoodclapper.bsky.social
I don't know, whatever, some dork, who cares?
I just found out that The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971-1974) was added to Tubi this month, so I'm watching their Christmas episode. It's good! I'll definitely watch more!
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I just found out that The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971-1974) was added to Tubi this month, so I'm watching their Christmas episode. It's good! I'll definitely watch more!
Honestly, I'm going with Una O'Connor
This is a Bill Simmons game, but you’re stranded on a desert island. You can only have one actor’s filmography. You get it all, including cameos. But just the one performer.
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
December 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Honestly, I'm going with Una O'Connor
Somehow, Wayne and Lanny returned.
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Somehow, Wayne and Lanny returned.
I just finished Louis Sachar's newest book (and first in five years), The Magician of Tiger Castle. It's billed as his first novel for adults, although it still basically feels like YA. The biggest departure is that it's a medieval fantasy, which is a genre he's never worked in before.
November 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I just finished Louis Sachar's newest book (and first in five years), The Magician of Tiger Castle. It's billed as his first novel for adults, although it still basically feels like YA. The biggest departure is that it's a medieval fantasy, which is a genre he's never worked in before.
Everyone else in my family loved tonight's screening of Wicked: For Good.
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Everyone else in my family loved tonight's screening of Wicked: For Good.
So I'm reading Doomsday Clock, the Watchmen/DCU crossover. And man, Geoff Johns has zero ideas in his head.
November 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
So I'm reading Doomsday Clock, the Watchmen/DCU crossover. And man, Geoff Johns has zero ideas in his head.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
- Seven Veno (my brother's band in high school)
- Harmony (my mom's quintet)
- Triplicity (my friend's mom's trio)
- Joe Larson (this old guy from my church)
- Big Girls Don’t Cry (my wife's quintet)
- Seven Veno (my brother's band in high school)
- Harmony (my mom's quintet)
- Triplicity (my friend's mom's trio)
- Joe Larson (this old guy from my church)
- Big Girls Don’t Cry (my wife's quintet)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Babymetal
Dethklok
Nekrogoblikon
Rhapsody of Fire
Ghost
Babymetal
Dethklok
Nekrogoblikon
Rhapsody of Fire
Ghost
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Dismemberment Plan (12x)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (2x)
Fantomas
Kool & the Gang
Tenacious D
Dismemberment Plan (12x)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (2x)
Fantomas
Kool & the Gang
Tenacious D
November 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
- Seven Veno (my brother's band in high school)
- Harmony (my mom's quintet)
- Triplicity (my friend's mom's trio)
- Joe Larson (this old guy from my church)
- Big Girls Don’t Cry (my wife's quintet)
- Seven Veno (my brother's band in high school)
- Harmony (my mom's quintet)
- Triplicity (my friend's mom's trio)
- Joe Larson (this old guy from my church)
- Big Girls Don’t Cry (my wife's quintet)
Post something random or you'll have an awful December.
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Post something random or you'll have an awful December.
Just spent a good chunk of the afternoon playing Donkey Kong Bananza with my nephew. Despite the fact that I remain terrible at navigating 3D environments, it's really fun!
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Just spent a good chunk of the afternoon playing Donkey Kong Bananza with my nephew. Despite the fact that I remain terrible at navigating 3D environments, it's really fun!
I called in to City Cast Twin Cities, a new local-interest daily podcast that I've really been enjoying, and they played my call this morning. You can hear me about 3 1/2 minutes from the end, making an addition to their list of best Twin Cities movie theaters.
Would You Take a Robotaxi? Plus, a 'Spicy Medical Meatball,' and TC Wins - City Cast Twin Cities
Waymo started testing its autonomous cars on the streets of Minneapolis yesterday, and could be offering autonomous taxi services in 2026. Would yo...
twincities.citycast.fm
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I called in to City Cast Twin Cities, a new local-interest daily podcast that I've really been enjoying, and they played my call this morning. You can hear me about 3 1/2 minutes from the end, making an addition to their list of best Twin Cities movie theaters.
Not that long ago, I had seen every Predator movie, but now they come out with a new one every year and I haven't seen any of those.
People seem to like all three of them?
People seem to like all three of them?
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Not that long ago, I had seen every Predator movie, but now they come out with a new one every year and I haven't seen any of those.
People seem to like all three of them?
People seem to like all three of them?
The king returns! Roger Langridge's Muppet Show comics (2009-2012) are one of the best Muppet things of the past 30 years.
Coming February 2026, Roger Langridge is back with an all-new Muppet comic book!
Coming Soon: Roger Langridge’s Muppet Noir - ToughPigs
Roger Langridge is back with a new crime-filled Muppet comic!
www.toughpigs.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The king returns! Roger Langridge's Muppet Show comics (2009-2012) are one of the best Muppet things of the past 30 years.
Always a delight to have Marisa on the program!
Had a great time talking with @durwoodclapper.bsky.social and @meryanroe.bsky.social on Movin' Right Along, where I learned a lot about those ribbons tied to fans in movies, what spirits ACTUALLY say in Field of Dreams, and whether or not I'm related to Johnny Fiama.
www.toughpigs.com/movin611/
www.toughpigs.com/movin611/
Movin’ Right Along 6.11: Jacuzzi® Party! - ToughPigs
Gonzo builds a Jacuzzi and throws a party.
www.toughpigs.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Always a delight to have Marisa on the program!
YouTube is a dangerous playground for kids, they could accidentally click on Club Random at any time
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
YouTube is a dangerous playground for kids, they could accidentally click on Club Random at any time
Still floored that David Lean directed a movie about Ross and Rachel.
The Criterion Century #102:
The Passionate Friends (dir. David Lean, 1949)
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The Passionate Friends (dir. David Lean, 1949)
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A ★★★★ review of The Passionate Friends (1949)
The Criterion Century #102: The Passionate Friends (dir. David Lean, 1949) Touching, subtle drama that suffers by association because it's from the same director as Brief Encounter and Summertime. Tho...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Still floored that David Lean directed a movie about Ross and Rachel.
Unlike most comics actors now, Cesar Romero was honest about not reading Batman, and he phrased it in the best way.
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Unlike most comics actors now, Cesar Romero was honest about not reading Batman, and he phrased it in the best way.
Well, it's just about that time.
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Well, it's just about that time.
Well gang, I finally had to get a car without a CD player. So far I've just been streaming music from YouTube videos, but that doesn't seem sustainable for the long term.
So what's the good music streaming service for cars?
So what's the good music streaming service for cars?
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Well gang, I finally had to get a car without a CD player. So far I've just been streaming music from YouTube videos, but that doesn't seem sustainable for the long term.
So what's the good music streaming service for cars?
So what's the good music streaming service for cars?
The reading material my kids and I brought to my wife's choir event this morning.
November 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The reading material my kids and I brought to my wife's choir event this morning.
I checked the big collection of Alison Bechdel's comic strip out of the library, so real question -
I don't really feel like it's my place to say the name of that strip. What should *I* call it?
I don't really feel like it's my place to say the name of that strip. What should *I* call it?
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I checked the big collection of Alison Bechdel's comic strip out of the library, so real question -
I don't really feel like it's my place to say the name of that strip. What should *I* call it?
I don't really feel like it's my place to say the name of that strip. What should *I* call it?
Working on my Dr. Demento costume
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Working on my Dr. Demento costume
The Enterprise would be nice to have, but really I just want all these.
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The Enterprise would be nice to have, but really I just want all these.
Learning that Cheney was only five years older than George W Bush shook me. In high school, I assumed he was 25 years older.
November 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Learning that Cheney was only five years older than George W Bush shook me. In high school, I assumed he was 25 years older.
Roz pointed out that Tom from this season of Bake Off looks like Nigel Thornberry, and now I can't think about anything else.
November 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Roz pointed out that Tom from this season of Bake Off looks like Nigel Thornberry, and now I can't think about anything else.
My daughter and her friends are furiously trading Halloween candy in the basement, and it's so reassuring to know that some things never change.
October 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
My daughter and her friends are furiously trading Halloween candy in the basement, and it's so reassuring to know that some things never change.