G.R.i.D. (Get Rich in Dallas)

or…my top five picks for your cinematic Halloween chills

Yeah, their lame…so what….just laugh

Q. What do goblins and ghosts drink when they’re hot and thirsty on Halloween? A. Ghoul-aid!!!

Q. Why do demons and ghouls hang out together? A. Because demons are a ghouls best friend!

Q. Why can’t the boy ghost have babies? A. Because he has a Hallo-weenie. (ummmm…)

Q. Why did the ghost go into the bar? A. For the Boos.

Q. Where does Count Dracula usually eat his lunch? A. At the casketeria.

Q. What happens when a ghost gets lost in the fog? A. He is mist.

Q. What do you call a goblin who gets too close to a bonfire? A. A toasty ghosty.

Q. Why did the Vampire read the Dallas Observer? Q. He heard it had great circulation.

Q. What tops off a ghost’s ice cream sundae? A. Whipped scream.

Q. What kind of makeup do ghosts wear? A. Mas-scare-a.

Q. What is a ghosts favorite place on the web? A. www.halloween.com! (is there a joke here?)

Q. Where do most goblins live? A. in North and South Scarolina.

Enjoy your frights!

This week’s episode of the SDGM takes me to the movies. Way back. Not much this week was pointing me in the right direction. The Fray were cute on Good Morning America but ehh. My bud Zach was around but he already won and I was disturbed by his need for his costume appendage. It could be East Dallas Hipster due to his brilliant writing but in the end that would be awwwkward. And try as I might, I just can’t seem to give it to this guy from Ugly Betty. I like him but just seems to fall short of everything to really be my hottie o’ the week.

But late last night I put on Cool Hand Luke and I love it when I’m reminded of Paul Newman’s work. We all know he’s great and he’s a legend but when you sit and watch him at work in a well-crafted film, he’s phenomenal. Not to mention, handsome!!! The dazzling eyes and drop dead smile and I’m a goner. And I dare to say he still is. He’s like fine wine.

Allow me to present this week’s SDGM, Academy Award winner, Paul Newman.

And here’s a small clip from the film:

Ya know, on the ‘cool’ spectrum, I’d fairly say I’m just on the underside of the middle. And I did say just. My job requires me to be in the know about the local nightlife which lends itself to being up on local music which throws me into a world of scenesters and hipsters. Armed with said knowledge, my cool quotient goes up. On the opposite, I’m a fairly conservative dresser (who at times can be inspiringly fabulous) who cannot wear skinny jeans (although I’m much better suited to the nightlife scene than Mr. Dallas but don’t get me started on that again). CQ - down. And with a mixture of buying what is considered cool music, watching Oprah, living in East Dallas, obsessing over YouTube, etc. my CQ balances out pretty nicely.

But now I have what I need to be more in the hipster know thanks to East Dallas Hipster. He and his blog are enlightening me to the ways of the Dada-esque and Cavern-iscous. Those who blog at Gachet and only watch foreign documentaries at the Angelika. He is a visionary to the future of the scene and his encylopedic knowledge of the goings-on is Nostradomical. I have seen the future of hip and it is EDH.

Please welcome him to the Hot Blog! stand. I only hopes he’ll grace GRiD with his first interview.

and the New York Post goes and publishes this

I guess I should expect it but it doesn’t mean I/we have to take it. Ya know Mr. Sean Delonas (at 212-930-8000), I am glad that free press allows you such but free press also shows me your just another person that can’t respect the power of positive legislature to move the country forward.

Thus, I forgive your ignorance and bigotry. And only hope for one of your kids or grandkids to be gay and you can live with ideas like this on your conscience as they struggle for equal rights.

I had mixed expectations on Lady Sings the Blues for many reasons. I was curious about Diana Ross’ movie debut, especially since she was nominated for an Academy Award. Was she going to be the diva actress or could she really pull of Billie Holiday? Man, does she ever! As an amateur movie critic but avid movie lover, I would dare say this is one of the greatest performances of all times. She was absolutely incredible and intense and true to the character. And I think what I really liked is that she didn’t try to sound like her which lent more authenticity to the character as a real person (which of course, she was).

I also wasn’t sure if the movie would be good because 70s movies quality is hit or miss. While it may be the greatest era of filmmaking, the look or the grain of the film sometimes stays. But this movie felt timeless. I don’t think any film has ever so drastically exceeded my expectations. It’s been a long time for that to happen.

Today, we have so many musician biopics like Ray, Walk the Line, What’s Love Got to do With It and even an upcoming Janis Joplin movie, but I wonder if those movies looked to this one for inspiration or how to tell the story because it feels so much like the above mentioned. It reminded me so much of Ray with his dark side but also the passion of Walk the Line and any comparison to the Tina Turner pic is inevitable. Just made me wonder.

I highly recommend this film! And here’s Big Stuff by Ms. Holiday herself.

I’ve decided (at least until I am sick of it) that Reese’s Puffs is the best cereal treat ever. Notice I said treat. While I could eat cereal for all my meals, this would definitely be a dessert. At first it doesn’t sound like a good idea but once you get a taste, it’s irresistible. Go get it now!

In short, I find I can’t stand Quick’s Up All Night columnist, Lesley Tellez. For a couple of reasons.

First and foremost, it’s seething jealousy. I would like a column at my paper since I am the Clubs Editor. Just seems to make sense. But it’s not just my ego at stake (which is priority). As the alt-weekly, we probably should have some nightlife in review since so many clubs and venues place ads with us as well as readers looking to us for listings. Pllus, I don’t know what it is at Belo, or the DMN, but they (being Mr. Dallas and Ms. Tellez) are stuck on pretensious outings a la Seven, Trece and any other clone out there. These two have no idea about the city nightlife other than where to get a good mango-tini.

Second, Ms. Tellez’s writing kills me (not to mention her mocking perky picture with big earrings). Am I a great writer? I’ll never say that and I won’t know if you think that but let’s just sample her work.

About Fuse - We sidled up to the inside bar – rain tends to give our hair a dreadful frizz – and ordered an apple sake sangria, one of several fun items listed on the drink menu. Awww…dreadful frizz…what to do?

About Walrus - (First the headline) West End gets cool again. Yyyyyeah. (Second) (Owner John) Reardon plans to add an elevated VIP area and a DJ booth. That should make the place seem more bar-like. I’m just saying here that I hope that last part was supposed to be a quote. “Bar-like”?? Brilliant.

About Seven - We spied one 30s-ish woman peel off her black jacket (revealing a black tube top) and dance sexily with her man. Then they fell on the couch in an embrace. I’m just trying to figure out what this piece of information is supposed to give me.

You get the picture.

So now I will woo our new music editor in hopes that my fame and glory is just around the corner. Or at the very least, convince her and maybe my editor that Dallas nightlife is at risk here and we’ve got to save it!