1. Thanks so much to Brian Timm for the extended cut DVD or Lords of Dogtown; for my money, this film was criminally underrated by critics. It has a great, washed-out street look, and a grittiness that perfectly matches the story of the Z-Boys. Thanks also to Paul Deignan for the Paul Verhoeven Collection – Limited Edition (The 4th Man / Turkish Delight / Katie Tippel / Business Is Business

Former teen idol Leif Garrett comments on Democratic outrage over the new GOP ad that depicts prominent Donk leaders advocating surrender in Iraq
Garrett: “All’s I know is, had Dean or Pelosi trotted out this same line of bullshit as an excuse to pull out of rehab, the judge would’ve slapped them with a parole violation—forcing them to unload smack from their private stashes and hock their Vespas just so they could afford to pay their shyster lawyers’ attorney fees. “Trust me on this.”* **** related