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I'd like to thank the academy...

Yes, it's been a while since my last post. But if you know me, you'll understand that I've had far too much going on in my life to trifle with the blog. Yes, that's right: The McRib is back. And just for the record, I won't be making any "boneless pork" jokes in this entry. Nope, my humor is far above those sophomoric jokes about how we haven't seen this much boneless porking since Denise Richards and Neve Campbell in "Wild Things" or that Nancy Pelosi feels that if boneless porking is allowed to be served in our fast food restaurants, marriage between two consenting adults should be permitted. Yep, won't be touching that one. Well, in honor of this holiday that Squanto refers to as "Thankstaking," I decided to list off what I'm thankful for this year. And since the holidays bring out my unrivaled pessimism, I'll also include my "Not Thankful and could do without" list. Enjoy. THANKFUL: 1) That Tom and K
You can't start a fire without a spark If we were to create a time capsule to enshrine the greatest moments of the 1980s, this Brian DePalma-directed video would have to go up there with the Fall of the Berlin Wall and Kirk Gibson's 9th inning homer/fist pump. The Boss is in top form here, busting out dance moves that the world would not see again until Elaine Benes at the Peterman Christmas party. Even though Brad Paisley insists that alcohol helps, if it weren't for this video, white people wouldn't have started dancing at all. 0:03 - We start out in black and fade into Bruce's Parkinsons-esque arm movements. It appears as though he came straight to the concert from his office's bowling night and didn't feel like changing his shirt. 0:34 - The first jump stop/subsequent point to the audience of the night for the Boss. By my count, he gets up to about 8. 0:46 - Have you ever wondered what it would look like if Michael J Fox were to do the Twist? Yeah,