Now it’s an omnipresent, overtly cutesy pop culture punchline, but 20 years ago “Road House” was a superlative goofball classic that was absolute catnip to my 13-year-old mind. I was way too young to see it, but that never stopped me before. The explosion of redneck defiance, Sam Elliot’s spot-on impression of KY jelly, freewheeling sexuality, scorching Jeff Healey Band blues, and Patrick Swayze’s Zen-like barroom-busting badassery probed deep into my virginal soul. It was mesmerizing: a bloodied, battered Penthouse Letter brought to life and ready to yank out your voice box. I had never witnessed a picture like it before.
The summer of '89, in handy 2009 form!
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Working. It’s working.
Starting last Thursday, I’ve been going to work. I’m now wrapping up my first weekend of this job. Of, you could say, Job 2.0, because I’m back as a…
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I’m about to work again. I’m headed back to valet at the airport. I may have more to say tomorrow.
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A little truth, at the moment:
I'm missing my job and I'm missing the airport.
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