Christian Bale Having a Bad Day + Columbus Government

First I'd like to re-post this little bit of "Christian Bale having a bad day at the office". Be warned - it is rather . . . offensive but COULD be a record breaker on the times one person can use the word f*ck in one tirade.

It happened after director of photography Shane Hurlbut (OR herenotthere?) apparently walked through the set of "Terminator: Salvation," distracting the actor in the middle of a big scene.

In Oshkosh they were constantly telling people to back up and hide behind buildings because the actors could see them and it was distracting.

What I found amazing was that it actually gets WORSE!!! near the end LOL

Christian Bale Having a Bad Day
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I feel that perhaps in the last week or so I have been joking around at the expense of the Columbus City Government and I'd like to set the record straight.

The above Christian Bale tirade is ACTUALLY the City Council talking about the Uday Dam!

NO NO NO there I go again - sorry sorry.

In all seriousness the problem with the Columbus City Government is that the town of Columbus does not have any REAL problems. There are no murders, rapes, 911 controversy, stranded motorists on the freeway and so forth. We have leaf pick-up problems and pot holes and the big grocery store controversy.

When you look at the big picture we're doing pretty darn good. Things are just fine. People talk about (including myself) the bickering but only because there is no BIG news to take it's place.

People will always find something to complain about, ALWAYS.

For instance, there is now a "problem" with getting a fire chief, yet the BIG picture is that we have a WONDERFUL Fire department and are very well protected. People complain about property taxes yet they have dropped 5 years in a row and the mill rate is 8.0 for the first time in 20 years! People complain about the vacant buildings downtown but I believe we have OVER a 85% of the stores populated.

Sure, there are squabbles but if you look at any growing, forward minded town you will get that. I would rather have some controversy and debate rather then a bunch of yes-men. I read that one candidate, when posed the Udey dam question said that whatever the town voted for he would go with that! BAA!!!! What a horrible idea. When I elect leaders I want THEM to make the decision, they are the ones that know more about the details then Joe Public. Sure the elected leaders could make the wrong decision but at least a decision is made.

I might make fun but deep down this town is doing fine.

BTW - this is the first Wednesday of the month which NORMALLY means Kurth night. But some of us are going to the Mayoral Debate to heckle from the upper balcony (if there is no upper balcony we will sit quietly with the rest of the people).

Let's make Feb 11 the 1st Wednesday for the Kurth.
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CHUCK!! Well - We watched 5 minutes without 3D glasses and turned it off. PERHAPS if they are going to have a 3D show there should be some place to get 3D glasses. We were 0-3 on looking for them.
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I went to The Malt House in Madison for the first time and it really reminded me of the Kurth, except with 14 more tap beers and 250 more bottled beers and 44 more Whiskeys. Otherwise exactly the same. No TV, no music, no smoking and a few chips. All you could do is talk. Great place. Columbus REALLY needs a place like this where a person can go and have GOOD beer in a smoke free atmosphere.

When you order a beer, let's say a Duchesse De Bourgogne (a Flanders Red) you will get it not only in a glass for that style of beer but also before one drop is poured from the tap the glass will have fresh water swished to remove any soap from washing and to cool the glass. They really take care of their beer.

I am SO glad that place is not close to where I live - tough enough having a brewery in the basement.
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Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed on this day in 1959.

This is a meaningful thing for me because of Don McLean. In 1972 he wrote a song called "American Pie" and in 1973 I was on the High School tennis team and in the spring we had to run laps in the hallways and our tennis coach was like having a nervous breakdown or something as he made us listen to that one freaking song for over an hour. I'm not sure how long that song is but if it was a typical 3 minute song we heard it 20 times in a row.

I hate that song. I also hate Crullers (I ate eight of them once).

And for any of you wondering - my speaking engagement price has risen to $10,000 per engagement and my contract has a no singing clause.

Rod