Checking out Albuquerque-based movies, I stumbled across this comedic scene, starring Kristen Wiig. Funny!
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Eggs, And A Story
I bought the fancy eggs. I also get a story:
"Take a second, close your eyes and picture the perfect pasture. Go on now. Did you see lush fields of grass? Wide-open spaces? Happy hens pecking and playing and dust bathing? Beautiful, right?"
Yup, want those eggs....
"Take a second, close your eyes and picture the perfect pasture. Go on now. Did you see lush fields of grass? Wide-open spaces? Happy hens pecking and playing and dust bathing? Beautiful, right?"
Yup, want those eggs....
Reflecting on George Dawson
I wondered what had ever happened to my Ph.D. advisor, George Dawson, and found that he had passed away:
George Albert Dawson age 76, passed away in New Zealand on November 4, 2011 of heart disease after a valiant battle with Alzheimers. He was born in 1934 in Newcastle, England to George and Elizabeth Dawson and had one sibling, Celia, who predeceased him by less than a month. ... George was passionate about science, physics and chemistry (atmospheric physics and lightning especially). He was a gifted teacher and researcher and influenced the lives and careers of many young people. He taught at Keele University (England), Cal Berkeley and the University of Arizona for many years, where he became a Professor Emeritus. George loved to travel and divided his time between Arizona, Hawaii and New Zealand. He enjoyed participating in sports (soccer, golf and badminton), loved hiking and the outdoors (except gardening). He loved music, animals, antiques and collecting and repairing French clocks and musical instruments. He was a gentle soul and forever an optimist.I find it difficult to think of him suffering from Alzheimers. That is just wrong. People are so fragile.
Friday, July 26, 2019
Considering Surgery
About two years ago, I developed an umbicular hernia, and I've noticed it's changing more rapidly than ever now. I used to be an "innie," but I'm a super "outie" now.
Talked to a surgeon about surgery. I don't want to do it in the summer. Autumn approaches, and, who knows, maybe then?
Talked to a surgeon about surgery. I don't want to do it in the summer. Autumn approaches, and, who knows, maybe then?
Jasper and Ladybug
Jasper has a crush on Ladybug, a small Dachsund living in a second-floor apartment and the end of the alley. They are so cute, and sometimes late at night they even meet (chaperoned, of course).
Jasper and Ladybug
Sitting In a Tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Jasper and Ladybug
Sitting In a Tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Buried Treasure
Talked briefly to the crew digging a big hole at the corner of 24th & Castro in Curtis Park. Apparently there was a gas station at that corner in the 50s and 60s, long before I moved to the neighborhood, and the crew was there to remove the Underground Storage Tanks.
"I thought you were there digging up buried treasure," I said. They chuckled, and said, "No, we never see any buried treasure. Like, never. Ever."
"I thought you were there digging up buried treasure," I said. They chuckled, and said, "No, we never see any buried treasure. Like, never. Ever."
MacGruber (2010)
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Last updated: July 26, 2019
Comedy spoof of action thrillers. A special operative is called out of retirement to foil a villain who plans to nuke Washington DC. Starring Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Maya Rudolph, Will Forte,Will Forte, Val Kilmer, Dalip Singh, Powers Boothe, Rhys Coiro. Filming locations: Albuquerque, El Rancho de las Golondrinas (La Cienega), To’hajiilee, Zia Pueblo.
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Eastern Siberia - Gypsum mines - Approximately (35.537126°, -106.800236°)
Intro credits - looks like Railyards
Ecuador, church.
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
Japanese temple?
Pueblo, Colorado?
Control room - looks like Annex
Parking garage - C-4
Exit onto 5th St. from Bank of Albuquerque building, just north of Copper
Pierre, SD - Gym - Fit NHB, 110 Lomas Blvd. NE
Tut Beemer ( 35.090235°, -106.647840°) - just south of Lomas on 2nd
Parking lot of FIT?
Welding
Shooting Range (35.138723°, -106.838336°)
Car repair
Fancy house - 3205....
Cunth's Compound - Algodones Power Plant
Exploding Van - Double Eagle Airport
Civic Plaza Fountain
Las Vegas stock footage
DVC - Isleta Casino?
Art studio
Trailer by the bridge by the river - probably Corrales bridge
Gold Street Caffe
Speedy Triscreen Van -
Alley - Behind Library Bar - Hoss' Car (35.083872°, -106.651105°)
Rail Yards (35.074128°, -106.650104°)
Salt Lake City party -
Roadside stop
Fancy house again, Cemetery (Roosevelt Park?) Burning Car
Country Trails
Algodones Power Plant
Japanese Temple looking place
Cliff
Last updated: July 26, 2019
Comedy spoof of action thrillers. A special operative is called out of retirement to foil a villain who plans to nuke Washington DC. Starring Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Maya Rudolph, Will Forte,Will Forte, Val Kilmer, Dalip Singh, Powers Boothe, Rhys Coiro. Filming locations: Albuquerque, El Rancho de las Golondrinas (La Cienega), To’hajiilee, Zia Pueblo.
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Eastern Siberia - Gypsum mines - Approximately (35.537126°, -106.800236°)
Intro credits - looks like Railyards
Ecuador, church.
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
Japanese temple?
Pueblo, Colorado?
Control room - looks like Annex
Parking garage - C-4
Exit onto 5th St. from Bank of Albuquerque building, just north of Copper
Pierre, SD - Gym - Fit NHB, 110 Lomas Blvd. NE
Tut Beemer ( 35.090235°, -106.647840°) - just south of Lomas on 2nd
Parking lot of FIT?
Welding
Shooting Range (35.138723°, -106.838336°)
Car repair
Fancy house - 3205....
Cunth's Compound - Algodones Power Plant
Exploding Van - Double Eagle Airport
Civic Plaza Fountain
Las Vegas stock footage
DVC - Isleta Casino?
Art studio
Trailer by the bridge by the river - probably Corrales bridge
Gold Street Caffe
Speedy Triscreen Van -
Alley - Behind Library Bar - Hoss' Car (35.083872°, -106.651105°)
Rail Yards (35.074128°, -106.650104°)
Salt Lake City party -
Roadside stop
Fancy house again, Cemetery (Roosevelt Park?) Burning Car
Country Trails
Algodones Power Plant
Japanese Temple looking place
Cliff
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Speechless (1994)
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Last updated: July 25, 2019
Romantic Comedy. Political speechwriters on opposing sides fall in love. Starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Christopher Reeve, Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson, Charles Martin Smith, Gailard Sartain, Ray Baker, Mitchell Ryan, Harry Shearer, Steve Wright. Filming locations: Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Los Alamos, San Jose, Santa Fe.
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Hotel Ballroom
Castaneda Hotel, 524 Railroad Ave, Las Vegas, NM
Dining Room - Bernice's Cafe
The Ditch
Drive/ Nighttime Vista/ More Driving
Campaign HQ - SE Corner of Las Vegas Plaza
Highway - on way to San Jose, NM
San Jose, NM, church
Hotel/kitchen
Ballroom
Protest
Restaurant
School
Las Vegas, NM, Plaza
Train Car
On the road
Train trip
Balloons
Steep-walled valley - Motel room
Big theater - pic of Shiprock
Campaign HQ
Plaza with fountain. Santa Fe? Las Vegas? Old Town Plaza in ABQ
Driving NW of ABQ
Cliffside house
Mexican Bar
TV Studio/ Yellow bars
Cow corral
Rodeo Nites Bar
Campaign rally
Hotel El Dorado, 309 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Last updated: July 25, 2019
Romantic Comedy. Political speechwriters on opposing sides fall in love. Starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Christopher Reeve, Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson, Charles Martin Smith, Gailard Sartain, Ray Baker, Mitchell Ryan, Harry Shearer, Steve Wright. Filming locations: Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Los Alamos, San Jose, Santa Fe.
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Hotel Ballroom
Castaneda Hotel, 524 Railroad Ave, Las Vegas, NM
Dining Room - Bernice's Cafe
The Ditch
Drive/ Nighttime Vista/ More Driving
Campaign HQ - SE Corner of Las Vegas Plaza
Highway - on way to San Jose, NM
San Jose, NM, church
Hotel/kitchen
Ballroom
Protest
Restaurant
School
Las Vegas, NM, Plaza
Train Car
On the road
Train trip
Balloons
Steep-walled valley - Motel room
Big theater - pic of Shiprock
Campaign HQ
Plaza with fountain. Santa Fe? Las Vegas? Old Town Plaza in ABQ
Driving NW of ABQ
Cliffside house
Mexican Bar
TV Studio/ Yellow bars
Cow corral
Rodeo Nites Bar
Campaign rally
Hotel El Dorado, 309 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Shot Caller (2016)
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Last updated: March 8, 2023
Crime drama. Gang violence, set in Southern California. Written and directed by Ric Roman Waugh; starring Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal, Omari Hardwick, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jeffrey Donovan, Benjamin Bratt, and Jessy Schram. Filming locations: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Zia Pueblo.
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Prison - NM State Pen
Roadrunner - S. Valley?
ABQ Train Station
Parking Lot
ABQ Street
Shots fired House - 211 14th St. NW
Party House -
Bus stop - SoCal
Gym
314 16th St. SW - the 'Man With Icy Eyes' murder house -
Restaurant
Drive and Accident - just south of Central & 3rd St.
LA views
Jail
Motel: University Lodge, 3711 Central Ave. NE. Room 13.
Lolas Flower Shops (LA)
3700
Restaurant - Lindy's Restaurant, 5th & Central Ave. SW
Right behind Lindy's.
6th St., half a block south of Central, with LA skyline, and with graffiti gone (I have more pictures of this place)
Prison gate
House - 324 13th St. NW.
Restaurant - Gold Street Caffe, 218 Gold Avenue SW
Alley behind the Launchpad.
Looks like the Launchpad and/or the El Rey Theater
El Rey Theater.
Launchpad.
Freeway overpass
El Modelo Mexican Foods, 1715 2nd St. SW
University Lodge, w. Palm Trees and an LA cityscape
Behind University Lodge, on Copper, midblock.
Taxi to barbershop - Los Compadres Restaurant on Central Ave. near River.
Shopping plaza - Bob's Burgers, 1690 Rio Bravo Blvd. SW.
RAKS Building Supply (which one) probably Rio Bravo.
Neighborhood
House - Queen Anne home.... 615 Walter St. SE.
Convenience market - M & M, 425 Locust St. SE
Abandoned car wash
Storage units
Tanks
Turnoff
Pit
Box/Prison
Playing field at UNM
Last updated: March 8, 2023
Crime drama. Gang violence, set in Southern California. Written and directed by Ric Roman Waugh; starring Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal, Omari Hardwick, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jeffrey Donovan, Benjamin Bratt, and Jessy Schram. Filming locations: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Zia Pueblo.
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Prison - NM State Pen
Roadrunner - S. Valley?
ABQ Train Station
Parking Lot
ABQ Street
Shots fired House - 211 14th St. NWParty House -
Bus stop - SoCal
Gym
314 16th St. SW - the 'Man With Icy Eyes' murder house -
Restaurant
Drive and Accident - just south of Central & 3rd St.
LA views
Jail
Motel: University Lodge, 3711 Central Ave. NE. Room 13.
Lolas Flower Shops (LA)
3700
Restaurant - Lindy's Restaurant, 5th & Central Ave. SW
Right behind Lindy's.
6th St., half a block south of Central, with LA skyline, and with graffiti gone (I have more pictures of this place)Prison gate
House - 324 13th St. NW.Restaurant - Gold Street Caffe, 218 Gold Avenue SW
Alley behind the Launchpad.
Looks like the Launchpad and/or the El Rey Theater
El Rey Theater.
Launchpad.Freeway overpass
El Modelo Mexican Foods, 1715 2nd St. SW
University Lodge, w. Palm Trees and an LA cityscape
Behind University Lodge, on Copper, midblock.
Taxi to barbershop - Los Compadres Restaurant on Central Ave. near River.
Courthouse
Prison - Cages
Prison - Cages
Shopping plaza - Bob's Burgers, 1690 Rio Bravo Blvd. SW.RAKS Building Supply (which one) probably Rio Bravo.
Neighborhood
House - Queen Anne home.... 615 Walter St. SE.
Convenience market - M & M, 425 Locust St. SE
Abandoned car wash
Storage units
Tanks
Turnoff
Pit
Box/Prison
Playing field at UNM