Drawing A Crowd: Movie Magic Field Trip: Spider-Man 3
It's a warm and sunny day at the Clifton Commons. I pull up into a frontward parking position (my
favorite) while listening to the Dreamgirls theme song....for the fifth time. I then head to the AMC
lobby to pick up my pre-ordered tickets (thank you MovieTickets.com!). I hear a familiar voice from
behind me. At first I thought it was Brad Pitt but I turned around and it was just Todd. Silly me, ha
ha. He was getting tickets from the machine, too. Well, great minds and all that jam. We then saw
Heywood in the lobby and the "other" Todd and then Kara (ooh, i hope that's the pleasant young
woman's name. y'all know I have the attention span of a gnat--thank you very much Nintendo).
Adrian (spellcheck) was there sporting a Venom insiginia t-shirt. And Aurelia's nephew was there
too. Once my friend, Jonathan, showed up I went to the concession stand to get my grub.
Got the popcorn. Got the Pepsi. Best thing about Clifton Commons AMC: SELF - SERVE
-BUTTER - STATION. Heaven on freakin' Earth. And then I went into the theater with Jonathan and
we found a row of seats that seemed to be reserved by the geek gods just for the SFS. So
gradually the other SFS members strolled in and there was Aurelia. And then Brian Keveney
appeared and Abdul later on after that. The previews kicked in (see my newest edition of Trailer
Trash for more details). Most outstanding preview had to be for the new Harry Potter movie.
Whoo! That's gonna be an awesome lightshow. Harry and friends going to war against
Voldemort. Heck yeah!! And finally the movie starts......
The movie was projected on the screen and we watched it.
After the movie we got up and left the theater.
After we left the theater we gathered outside to head to Applebee's for more merriment. I had the
Buttermilk shrimp with fries. Didn't finish the fries but the shrimp was good. I offered my shrimp
to Todd but he refused. Probably thought I sprayed my cooties on it or something. Oh well, more
for me (nyah, nyah). Ooh, and you shoulda saw Brian K. get all steamed with the waiter because
he couldn't get his meat rare (Note to Self: Never, ever tick off Mr. Keveney unless I'm packing
heat. Note Saved).
While we were waiting for food and after we got our food we discussed Spider-Man 3. What we
liked, what we hated, what we woulda done differently, rated the worthiness of a sequel, etcetera,
etcetera. Abdul took over the moderator reins (Thanks, dude!). So, Spider-Man 3 was the main
topic....for like 10 minutes and we then went all over the place in the usual SFS tradtion: X-Men 3,
League of Extraordinary Gentleman Vol II, X-Factor, Highlander, Iron Man movie, Iron Man being
played by our favorite celebrity pothead Robert Downey Jr, and bunyons and hair weaves and
Simon Cowell obsessions, OH MY!!
And then Taras showed up. You know a party ain't a pah-tay until Cat Daddy Taras arrives on the
scene (in a gangsta lean, word to ya Jabba).
We finally left the restaurant, with a crazy drunk Todd in tow. I keep telling him to leave those
Shirley Temples alone but NOOOO! Just be thankful he didn't fall off the bar doing the dance
scene from "Coyote Ugly". Every time we go to Applebee's there goes Todd doing "Coyote Ugly"
on the bar. Don't even ask me where he found the time to change into those daisy dukes.
Okay, okay, back to reality. We all left sober and satisfied. Or at least I did. Another well organized
field trip.
Must give a "shout-out" to Danielle who scored us a bigger table. Next time you go to the Clifton
Commons Applebee's make sure you find Danielle and give her a great big hug. And to Carlos
who worked very hard to make sure our bellies were full even after being a little bruised by the
"Rare Crusaders". He even offered dessert. Good man, that Carlos.
Next month's topic: Um....I dunno....let's see.......howabout "The Advancements in Paper Bag
Technology"? "Pez: America's Next Top Narcotic"? "I Was A Teenage Menudo Fan"?
It's a warm and sunny day at the Clifton Commons. I pull up into a frontward parking position (my
favorite) while listening to the Dreamgirls theme song....for the fifth time. I then head to the AMC
lobby to pick up my pre-ordered tickets (thank you MovieTickets.com!). I hear a familiar voice from
behind me. At first I thought it was Brad Pitt but I turned around and it was just Todd. Silly me, ha
ha. He was getting tickets from the machine, too. Well, great minds and all that jam. We then saw
Heywood in the lobby and the "other" Todd and then Kara (ooh, i hope that's the pleasant young
woman's name. y'all know I have the attention span of a gnat--thank you very much Nintendo).
Adrian (spellcheck) was there sporting a Venom insiginia t-shirt. And Aurelia's nephew was there
too. Once my friend, Jonathan, showed up I went to the concession stand to get my grub.
Got the popcorn. Got the Pepsi. Best thing about Clifton Commons AMC: SELF - SERVE
-BUTTER - STATION. Heaven on freakin' Earth. And then I went into the theater with Jonathan and
we found a row of seats that seemed to be reserved by the geek gods just for the SFS. So
gradually the other SFS members strolled in and there was Aurelia. And then Brian Keveney
appeared and Abdul later on after that. The previews kicked in (see my newest edition of Trailer
Trash for more details). Most outstanding preview had to be for the new Harry Potter movie.
Whoo! That's gonna be an awesome lightshow. Harry and friends going to war against
Voldemort. Heck yeah!! And finally the movie starts......
The movie was projected on the screen and we watched it.
After the movie we got up and left the theater.
After we left the theater we gathered outside to head to Applebee's for more merriment. I had the
Buttermilk shrimp with fries. Didn't finish the fries but the shrimp was good. I offered my shrimp
to Todd but he refused. Probably thought I sprayed my cooties on it or something. Oh well, more
for me (nyah, nyah). Ooh, and you shoulda saw Brian K. get all steamed with the waiter because
he couldn't get his meat rare (Note to Self: Never, ever tick off Mr. Keveney unless I'm packing
heat. Note Saved).
While we were waiting for food and after we got our food we discussed Spider-Man 3. What we
liked, what we hated, what we woulda done differently, rated the worthiness of a sequel, etcetera,
etcetera. Abdul took over the moderator reins (Thanks, dude!). So, Spider-Man 3 was the main
topic....for like 10 minutes and we then went all over the place in the usual SFS tradtion: X-Men 3,
League of Extraordinary Gentleman Vol II, X-Factor, Highlander, Iron Man movie, Iron Man being
played by our favorite celebrity pothead Robert Downey Jr, and bunyons and hair weaves and
Simon Cowell obsessions, OH MY!!
And then Taras showed up. You know a party ain't a pah-tay until Cat Daddy Taras arrives on the
scene (in a gangsta lean, word to ya Jabba).
We finally left the restaurant, with a crazy drunk Todd in tow. I keep telling him to leave those
Shirley Temples alone but NOOOO! Just be thankful he didn't fall off the bar doing the dance
scene from "Coyote Ugly". Every time we go to Applebee's there goes Todd doing "Coyote Ugly"
on the bar. Don't even ask me where he found the time to change into those daisy dukes.
Okay, okay, back to reality. We all left sober and satisfied. Or at least I did. Another well organized
field trip.
Must give a "shout-out" to Danielle who scored us a bigger table. Next time you go to the Clifton
Commons Applebee's make sure you find Danielle and give her a great big hug. And to Carlos
who worked very hard to make sure our bellies were full even after being a little bruised by the
"Rare Crusaders". He even offered dessert. Good man, that Carlos.
Next month's topic: Um....I dunno....let's see.......howabout "The Advancements in Paper Bag
Technology"? "Pez: America's Next Top Narcotic"? "I Was A Teenage Menudo Fan"?
Drawing A Crowd Movie Outing -- Spider-Man 3
The highly anticipated final chapter of the popular Spider-Man trilogy sees Peter and Mary Jane
finally together, but three new enemies, the Sandman, Venom and Spidey's old enemy, the New
Goblin, his best friend, Harry Osborn, threatens the lives of people close to Peter. The greatest
battle lies within May 4th, 2007 (from www.imdb.com).
The highly anticipated final chapter of the popular Spider-Man trilogy sees Peter and Mary Jane
finally together, but three new enemies, the Sandman, Venom and Spidey's old enemy, the New
Goblin, his best friend, Harry Osborn, threatens the lives of people close to Peter. The greatest
battle lies within May 4th, 2007 (from www.imdb.com).
Drawing A Crowd Outing -- May 9, 2007
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