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Pop-culture enemies, hugging it out.

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You tell 'em, Yankovics..

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Awwwww. Robert Hegyes, aka Epstein on Welcome Back Kotter died.

I had such a crush on him. I think I had crushes on all of them. The Sweathogs, not Kotter. He was too old for me. (Yeah, they were all too old for me, even if they'd really been high school students. But that's just not the point.) I loved Welcome Back Kotter *so* much.

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We did go see Hugo on Saturday. I'm *so* glad. I love going to the movies with Sam, and this one is a true masterpiece. It's like Scorsese (people who watched the SAG awards, not sure if you have to drink...it's text after all. If you really want to, read it out loud and then drink) took all the lessons he'd leared from every movie he'd ever made and used them in this one. It was magical, and he used the 3D *so* well. Not obtrusively, but as another element to build the world. We're going to grab it as soon as it's out on Dvd, but I'm really glad we got to see it "as intended" at least once.

We also got to see the trailers for Pirates and The Hobbit. That made it even *better*. :)

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Your second and third links both go to the Yankovics.

Thanks. :) Fixed now.

I know! I was so sad that Epstein died! I was a huuuuuge fan of the show. (Second only, probably, to Facts of Life as my favorite, actually.)

Now I want to take Will to see Hugo...

I met Ron Palillo years ago. He was at Motor City Comic Con so I brought this horror movie he did in the 80s, Hellgate, to have him sign. After a weekend of signing nothing but Welcome Back, Kotter stuff he was thrown when I pulled that out. His reaction was priceless and we all laughed a lot.

Mrs. Yankovic is beautiful!

I had such a crush on him, too. Too old for me, too, even if he had been in high school. :)

I read about the Scorcese drinking game today. I wish I'd watched the SAG awards now. Oh, well.