As discussed in episode 107, Greg and I saw the documentary film That Asian Thing in NYC today, July 27, 2008, as part of the Tribeca Cinemas Independent Features Film Festival. It was written and directed by our longtime friend and Paunch Stevenson Show guest Jonald Reyes.

The film was thought-provoking and humorous. Good job! Afterwards, Jonald held a questions-and-answers session with the audience, during which a woman was being projected onto the movie screen via webcam. That part was unnecessary and confusing. Who was she and what did she have to do with anything?

For updates regarding That Asian Thing, visit www.thatasianthing.com. You can also check out some pictures I posted:

Flickr – That Asian Thing, NYC 7/27/08

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Several times during the history of The Paunch Stevenson Show, we’ve joked about Nicholas Cage’s goofy acting style and voice. As recently as episode 107, we goofed on how he has become this sort of cult joke, similar to Steven Seagal or Tom Cruise. How can even his serious films, let alone his horror films, be taken seriously?

Well, here are some photos and videos from two instances, Grindhouse (2007) and The Wicker Man (2006). In the Grindhouse double-feature, Rob Zombie contributed a mock trailer called Werewolf Women of the SS. At the end is a cameo from Mr. Cage, dressed as the infamous 1950s B movie character Dr. Fu Manchu. He starts screaming and yelling and doing this horrible laugh:

The Wicker Man: again, this was supposed to be a horror film? Cage is dressed in a bear costume, stung in the head by thousands of bees, keeps punching women in the face, and finally is set on fire and burned alive:

Here’s an absolutely terrific video remix of clips from The Wicker Man on YouTube, set to Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire:”

There’s also a “comedy” trailer created by a fan. Priceless!

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Hi, it’s Adam, Paunch Stevenson Show listener, guest, and blogger. I know we usually focus on things that annoy us, but here’s something I actually like.

A year and a half ago, I joined GameFly, the online video game rental service, and am happy with it. I log in, add games to my queue, and receive the first game in the mail. If that one’s out, I’ll receive the next available one instead. It only takes two or three days to arrive in the mail. It’s very easy, just like Netflix.

If you want to join, go here.

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There’s a restaurant called Silver Spurs on the corner of Broadway and E. 9th St. in Manhattan, only a few blocks away from Union Square Park. I’ve walked by it many times, but never ate there until this past Friday.

I went in and ordered the Salada Georgie. The description: “chicken chunks n’ shrimp combo atop garden-fresh greens, avocado.” The price: $12.75.

Service was below average, but that’s usually the case in NYC. I’m used to it by now. What I’m not used to is paying $12.75 for a salad that consists of rotten lettuce and shrimp that still has the shell on it.

I didn’t send the salad back or talk to the manager. A customer should never have to do that in the first place. Besides, what would the salad have been replaced with, more rotten salad?

I thought to myself, “How does the chef know he or she didn’t prepare this salad for a food critic?” Then I realized, I criticize movies, TV shows, video games, music, and people on The Paunch Stevenson Show all the time, so why not food, too? Hence, this blog entry.

I even took a picture, so you can see the disgusting rip-off salad for yourself. Obviously, I won’t be eating at Silver Spurs again.

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Could Paunch Stevenson really be the next President of the United States? Yes, according to this news video:

Who would his Vice President be?

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In this episode:

• using Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit,
• celebrity death (Stan Winston),
• Interview with the Vampire (1994) starring Tom Cruise,
• Tom Cruise’s lawyer calling Dr. Drew a Nazi,
• Dr. Phil’s talk show,
• our movie review of Get Smart (2008) starring Steve Carell,
• our movie review of Hancock (2008) starring Will Smith,
• Nicholas Cage as Dr. Fu Manchu in Werewolf Women of the S.S.,
• The Wicker Man (2006) starring Nicholas Cage,
• the upcoming movie Ace Ventura Jr. (2008) starring Josh Flitter,
• Paul Hogan’s tax evasion,
• Yoda Is Your Father (yodaisyourfather.blogspot.com),
• the upcoming movie The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson,
• Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen starring in an upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie,
• getting Shawn from Branded in the 80s on the show (www.brandedinthe80s.com),
• getting Esteban from Please Save Me Robots on the show (pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com),
• Wonderland (www.wonderlandblog.com),
• Kevin Federline’s weight gain,
• Degli Martinez accidentally throwing away his $65 million winning lottery ticket,
• Ed Begley, Jr. vs. Bill Nye the Science Guy,
• That Asian Thing playing at the Independent Features Film Festival in NYC on Sunday 7/27/08 (buy tickets – $10 each),
• getting Juliana Hatfield and the Angry Video Game Nerd on the show,
• and Hollywood Is Calling (www.hollywoodiscalling.com).

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On Saturday, July 12, 2008, I went to the Apple Store on 5th Ave. in Manhattan. This location is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. So how come I couldn’t go in?

The answer: because hundreds of people were lined up outside waiting to buy the new iPhone 3G and the Apple Store employees were only letting a few people into the store at a time. People like me who weren’t buying an iPhone had to wait in a separate line. The entire ordeal was ridiculous and unnecessary.

I hate waiting in line for five minutes at the grocery store, yet these fools were perfectly happy waiting in line for eight or nine hours to buy a telephone. You’d think it were a brand new invention.

What’s even more stupid is most of these idiots already have an iPhone from a year ago that’s 99% identical to the new one.

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As we discussed in episode 106, we got to meet James Rolfe, the Angry Video Game Nerd, at the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ. Here are the photos:

Flickr – Digital Press, Clifton, NJ 6/28/08

Also, while browsing the store, we discovered there’s a Desperate Housewives video game:

Why?

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