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Subliminal messages inserted into Muzak may not work, but they've cranked them up at a couple of local stores in my area. I walk in the door and my head starts to buzz and my skin starts to crawl. Then again, maybe that's just my reaction to American consumer culture.
-- Baron Earl
Thursday Night Is Pigdog Night at American Astronaut
2001-11-07 11:23:55
Hey look folks... a new category... all about drinking on Thursday. Check out this week's adventure to the American Astronaut. The TNiPNaZ Rules page is also up... located here.
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This is a rock and roll, sci-fi, film noir, B&W, zero budget western musical and it probably doesn't make any sense unless you are the writer (Cory McAbee) or have an IQ over 200 or under 50. But it looks like a strange, weird, humorous, very very eldritch movie absolutely filled to the brim with Bad People of the Future -- being set in the future and containing lots of bad people.
You can read the reviews...
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SFGate
MRQE
watch the trailer here
http://www.americanastronaut.com/traile rs/
or you can just say fuck it, it's Thursday night, and I'm gonna go catch a buzz, watch a whacked out movie and then melt my brains with alcohol with Johnnie Royale. The American Astronaut is playing at the Lumiere (1572 California, SF), which isn't located in the finest neighborhood in the world, but it is the only place the American Astronaut is playing between Portland and LA - so we don't have a lot of choice.
The plan is to meet at either the Hanauma Bay (1548 California) or the Tango Tango (1550 California) , depending on which looks more Pigdogish,. Both of the bars are (according to the map) within spitting distance of the theater. For those really concerned about meeting up, email me off list for my cell number.
The movie should end about 9:10 or so and afterwards we'll be moving over to the Edinburgh Castle (950 Geary) which is about 5 blocks south and is fine Scottish bar that serves a good pint of Guinness and decent dinner as well -- assuming you like haggis. So if you miss the movie, you can catch up with us there.
Typical Pigdog mayhem will continue until at least midnight when the Bart Pumpkins will sprint for the last transbay public transportation option.
Unfortunately, the Lumiere is unlikely to allow pigs or dogs or even pigdogs, so you'll just have to leave them at home folks.
Schedule Recap
Thursday, Nov 8th.
6:30 Hanauma Bay or Tango Tango
7:40
American Astronaut at the Lemurie
9:20 Edinburgh Castle
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