Get off my grass you damned kids

This guy:

On Monday, on the tarmac at Kennedy International Airport, a JetBlue attendant named Steven Slater decided he had had enough, the authorities said.

After a dispute with a passenger who stood to fetch luggage too soon on a full flight just in from Pittsburgh, Mr. Slater, 38 and a career flight attendant, got on the public-address intercom and let loose a string of invective.

Then, the authorities said, he pulled the lever that activates the emergency-evacuation chute and slid down, making a dramatic exit not only from the plane but, one imagines, also from his airline career.

On his way out the door, he paused to grab a beer from the beverage cart. Then he ran to the employee parking lot and drove off, the authorities said.

Grabbing the beer on the way out was the kind of quality touch that only a good screenwriter could come up with…

My New Personal HeroPost + Comments (137)

This picture could have been taken during the latter part of Reagan’s term, or during Bush I:

High waistline pleated pants? Check. Big-ass fugly belt? Check. Skinny model with real breasts? Check and check.

So, I guess millions of pairs of hip-huggers are now garbage?

Since I am obviously a moron about women’s fashion, I have another question: what about the tramp stamps and implants? Are they out of style, too?

The Eternal ReturnPost + Comments (117)

Was driving this morning and listening to Performance Today on my local NPR affiliate, and there was a performance of Beethoven’s String Quartet #13, and I could not believe the recording. Not because it was exceptional, but because I think the quartet playing it all had bronchitis. The entire thing was filled with heavy breathing interrupted with the occasional muffled cough and hacking wheeze. It sounded like Chris Farley having sex while listening to classical music. Why is it that classical music seems to include this sort of thing far more than other forms of music?

Also, somewhat related. I was driving through the country last week listening to PT, completely blissed out, and the EBS test came right in the middle of a piece and it was so damned jarring I almost wrecked my car. Is that really necessary in 2010?

I Was Unaware the TB Ward had a SymphonyPost + Comments (73)