Happy birthday George! George Washington possessed a rare trait among politicians...he knew when to leave.

Shrimp Po' Boy. Zapp's Spicy Cajun Crawtators. Anita Root Beer.

I was trying to count how many shells Jimmy was loading in his rifle during this scene and I think I counted at least 10.

Triggered.

I go by there often. It's a hell-pit and people are sick of our mayor not doing a damn thing to help businesses with the problem. I don't think she'll be reelected.

Went out this past weekend to see some westerns, starting with this one I never miss. Sunday night was "Winchester '73" on nitrate. I had not seen this in 10 years and never seen it in nitrate form. This was the first of eight films Jimmy Stewart would make with director Anthony Mann, five of them westerns. It was the first western for Stewart since he made "Destry Rides Again" with Marlene Dietrich in 1939. It revitalized his career and, along with other westerns such as "Red River", helped revitalize the western. Fritz Lang was originally set to direct but had to pull out. Anthony Mann was a fortuitous choice to replace Lang. Instead of a salary, Jimmy Stewart negotiated for a percentage of the box office, which netted him a tidy sum of over $600,000, more than double of what he would have received as salary. This was the first instance of an actor getting points on a film. Dan Duryea, Millard Mitchell, Will Geer (as Wyatt Earp), James Best, Shelley Winters, Stephen McNally, JC Flippen are just some of the great supporting cast. Watch for a young Rock Hudson as an Indian Chief and Tony Curtis (billed as Anthony Curtis) as a Calvary soldier. And Stewart's horse 'Pie'...a horse he would use on every one of the 17 westerns he made the rest of his career. It had been so long since I had seen "Winchester '73" it was like watching it for the first time...especially seeing it in a stunning nitrate print. The black and white cinematography of the rugged Arizona wilderness really shined and shimmered. I had forgotten what a fun and wonderful western this was...and wrapped up in an economical 91 minutes.

The drone is the segue between "Friends" and "Celebration Day". It's the end and the beginning. Most radio stations would either fade out at the end of the drone if they were playing "Friends" or fade up if they were playing "Celebration Day". If I recall correctly, Jimmy Page stated that the drone was created to link the tracks because the original intro to "Celebration Day" was lost by the engineer or some other mishap.

The Nitrate Film Festival started tonight at the Egyptian Theatre with Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca". Watch out for Mrs. Danvers.

McDonald's. If the food doesn't kill you, our customers will.

Still hilarious all these years later. A great homage to the classic screwball comedies of the 1930s and it has one of the great car chase scenes ever. Back when San Francisco wasn't a shithole.

It's a shame that most of the younger people watching had no clue who Barbara Billingsley was. Or had no idea of the coffee commercial with the wife lamenting her husband never has a second cup of coffee at home. So many jokes fly right over their heads.

It wasn't Purdy's fault the 49ers lost.

Yes, thank you Walter. You can rest up for another year.

Hahaha...not exactly.

Released on this day February 12, 1972.

This one, the Arnold State Farm one, and the Dunkin' Donuts one with Tom Brady, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon were the best ones and the only ones I really remember.

Greenlaw going out really sucked. There seemed to be a parade of 49ers injuries for a while...Deebo went out and had to go in the tent. Kittle went out and before he could come back in, his replacement at tight end gets a crucial holding penalty, fucking up what should have been a touchdown drive at the end.

If you believe this, the NFL (and most of the world) laughs at you.

Congratulations on winning the playoff pool ebk!!! "Ugh!" is right. I told you that Jake Moody was unreliable.

Here's a drinking game you can play during the Super Bowl. Take a shot every time Tony Romo says "Jim" or when he mistakenly refers to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce being married.

I took redrum's advice and made a big pot of stew instead of red beans 'n' rice. Also got a nice fresh loaf of San Francisco miner's sourdough and will make grilled ham 'n' cheese or cheese 'n' jalapeño sandwiches. The usual assortment of chips, crackers, crudites, dips, hummus, salsas. Three kinds of beer...Boddington's Pub Ale, Erdinger Weissbier, and Guinness Stout. Assorted Whiskeys and Scotch. I've also got some wine left over from a previous party...some Rosés, Zinfandels, and Malbecs.

Got to watch the always hilarious "Airplane!" in the company of David and Jerry Zucker tonight at the Egyptian Theatre. Leslie Nielson was their 4th choice for Dr. Rumack. They auditioned David Letterman for the Robert Hays part. They ended the night with a killer OJ Simpson joke, which I won't repeat here.