It's a 1970 Pontiac Firebird. The car I've always wanted and now I have it - I rule!

I watched American Beauty again last night. This continues to be one of my favorite movies. I remember the first time I saw it. I was in SLO over the summer and had heard about this movie that was supposed to be really good. I didn't know much more then that and it starred Kevin Spacey (who after I was very impressed with after The Usual Suspects.) But my buddy Jeff Jumpe (who I wish I was in better touch with) and I went down to see it. We were both totally blown away and both went back to see it a second time within a week. I was quite pleased that it did well at the Oscars (best picture, directing, screenplay, cinemetography, and acting for Spacey.) And as I looked those up I was reminded that The Matrix was also released in 1999. Two of my favorite movies in one year, it almost makes up for the catatrophe of potential that was Star Wars Episode 1.

Then I also watched Dark Blue last night. This was a well made dark cop movie. But nothing earth shaking. It was fine entertainment though. It was interesting to me since I remember when the Rodney King Riots in LA happened and that's a backdrop to this story. Perhaps I'm a bit nieve, but I just don't believe there's THAT much corruption in the police - and that downgrades this from a docu-drama style movie to more of a suspense movie. Who knows though, I could be wrong.

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