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  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:04:18 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Signed a deal</title>
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  <description>with some people who know people who know people&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;turned over my hard drive and ALL the Fred tapes to come guy in Hollywood&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nervous excited paranoid anxious happy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but Im moving forward&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Matt</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:48:10 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Classic Mack Lindsay</title>
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  <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;amp;videoid=1950464&quot;&gt;Mack Lindsay does the Velveeta Room&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;lj-embed id=&quot;4&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted by Matt</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:27:29 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Mid August- 2009</title>
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  <description>Ive been talking to a Hollywood Editor about taking over the Fred Movie...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for a lot of money. Not much money by Hollywood standards but a lot by Matthew standards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He says hes going on Vacation to the Cayman Islands and says for me to call him in Mid august- right when Im moving.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think of this project as a problem child that I cant get to behave- so Im sending it off to Military School- maybe THEY can straighten it out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Matt</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:23:09 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>princess and the frog looks awesome</title>
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  <description>&lt;lj-embed id=&quot;3&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;why am I still banned under my regular name?&lt;br /&gt;Matt (&quot;Hairypolack&quot;) K</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:15:51 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>George tookover editing!</title>
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  <description>All hail george!</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 07:31:52 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Fred wasnt in the the top 3</title>
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  <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/fpia%2008%20finals/?action=view&amp;amp;current=IMG_5990.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/fpia%2008%20finals/IMG_5990.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nor did he seem to care either way, but he did have fun and so did the crowd!</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 05:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>FPIA 08! Freds a FINALIST!</title>
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  <description>FPIA 08! Freds a FINALIST!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He did a THOUSAND times better than last year! &lt;a name=&quot;cutid1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues006.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues006.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues001.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues001.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues007.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues007.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues005.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues005.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues004.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues004.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I dont wanna start a RUMOR:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues003.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues003.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues002.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues002.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=klaustoilet.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/klaustoilet.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues016.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues016.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues015.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues015.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues015-.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues015-.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues014.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues014.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues013.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues013.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues020.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues020.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;craig gass 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues019.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues019.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/?action=view&amp;amp;current=tues019-1.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/fpia08tues/tues019-1.jpg&quot; 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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:16:02 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>John Ramseys critique</title>
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  <description>Matt, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I finally got a chance to watch the movie. It&apos;s good. But, let me get to my criticisms. I have no expertise in this area so I am just telling you my opinion strictly as a viewer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before I do that: My thought is that you are either happy with the movie or you are not and that, at this point, you might be more interested in putting it behind you than improving it (or trying to improve it, or whatever). I would like to encourage you to not only muster the strength to improve it, but to have perfection as your goal. &lt;a name=&quot;cutid1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(1) On a practical note-- it is totally obvious that everyone is saying &quot;Bothwell&quot;. So much so that it seems odd that you don&apos;t just have them say the name. There may be some outside reason (e.g. I know you show a joke where he says he might embarrass his family), but-- since it is obvious what his last name is-- you might want to consider cutting it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(2) If the film has a fundamental shortcoming, it is this: I am not sure an objective viewer will understand why the movie was made exactly. There is some sense that there is a true human interest story under it all (namely when Fred tells his story of growing up and the imposed failures), but it never quite settles. We understand he is odd. We understand he does comedy. We understand he is kind. We understand he likes hugs, Texas, taking off his shirt, etc. But, those aspects may not be tied together to create an understanding of Fred. &lt;br /&gt;(A) From what I know, Fred has an actual social disorder. This is apparent from the interviews with his sister and his relationship with his family. This is the elephant in the movie-- what is the NAME of that disorder? Why is there no medical history mentioned? If the movie is aimed at understanding Fred (and I assume it must be), why is this stone unturned? &lt;br /&gt;(B) My opinion is that any actual debate about whether Fred&apos;s personality is an act is misplaced. I say this for a few reasons: (1) if there is an actual debate (and I don&apos;t think there is), the film does not really come close to making the debate look even-sided-- an interview from Jay LaFarr and an unnamed Dallas comic does not create a debate; (2) the thoughts that Fred is faking are better placed in the context of making it all the more difficult for him to be understood; (3) I think the story is more interesting if we assume Fred has a problem and the question is: how does it affect (or effect) his comedy and how does his comedy affect it? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(3) There are some really good moments in the film. In particular, I enjoy (not actually enjoy) seeing Fred&apos;s disappointment at not placing in the contest; the two african-american ladies who continue to harass him; and Fred&apos;s childhood story. I wish, however, that all this (and the entire film) was tied to a theme. For instance, we have several segments in the films (among others) (a) Fred does stand up (b) Fred likes hugs (c) Fred likes Texas (d) Fred likes girls (e) Fred knows trivia. BUT WHY? Does he tell Texas jokes because its the first place he felt at home? (His sister mentions something to that effect-- why not put two and two together in editing?). As a side note-- each segment goes on longer than is needed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(4) Continuing from Number 3: I think you have a deeper knowledge of Fred than the audience. As a result, you try to structure your film in such a way that lets the audience know what you want them to know about Fred. To some extent this is good, but to some extent, I think you are cheating. Case in point: an explanation of Fred is incomplete without medical testimony. I had a hard time getting past that. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(5) I know you don&apos;t want to, but I would re-examine the entire order of the film. I don&apos;t just mean the actual editing; I mean the outline. Instead of a section head &quot;Fred Likes Hugs&quot;, I think you need a section head &quot;Fred&apos;s Condition is Lonely.&quot; Then, instead of a segment about hugs, and one comment about loneliness, you work to create a picture of Fred&apos;s isolation (OR WHATEVER). On a similar note, the competition bit was sad, but it seemed somewhat random-- there was no anticipation or build... just all of a sudden you are going around the state to open mics and then BAM the competition (and movie) is over. That should not only have more build, but should not be in a section headed &quot;FPIA 2006&quot;, but &quot;Fred Stuggles to Succeed.&quot; And, I don&apos;t mean that the &quot;Fred&apos;s Condition is Prone to Failure.&quot; And, I am not suggesting the section needs to be in one block at the end of the film-- only that the FPIA is part of something, not something in and of itself. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(6) I would both limit and expand the interviews. Honestly, I don&apos;t like the interviews with Marz. Partly because I find that he is trying to be funny and partly because they are in a sound booth. Other than that, the interviews are fine, but not entirely diverse. His sister and brother-in-law represent his family (that is fine, but tell us why). Then, you have a ton of interviews with comedians. I say too many. I also say we need to know why they are qualified to testify (e.g. &quot;J.C. Shakespeare is an Austin comedian who has known Fred for... etc.). Also, I find stories more illuminating than the interviewees actual thoughts. Lastly, as I have said previously, an explanation of Fred&apos;s actual condition might help. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IN SUMMARY: As it stands now, I enjoyed the film. I suspect that is in part because I know Fred and partly because the film is good. However, I think the film could benefit from severe restructuring and, in fact, reconceptualizing. The overall question that needs answering: Why did this movie need to be made? i.e. WHO IS FRED (why is he worth a movie?), i.e. Is this story tragic? comedic? both? courageous?, etc. Once that is determined with absolute clarity, you may want to restructure, etc. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is meant to be helpful. I enjoyed the movie, but if you ask for criticism, I assume you want my thoughts. You are free to ignore them, of course. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John Ramsey &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AWESOME NOTES!&lt;br /&gt;Body:&lt;br /&gt;I didn&apos;t so much &quot;finish&quot; the film as I simply paused out of exhaustion&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;your comments are EXCELLENT! and VERY much appreciated!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I agree- there is no structure, no point, no arc.... it ends on a &quot;so what&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;its funny how different people see different things&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the black girls &quot;harassing him&quot; I saw it as HE was him harassing THEM, but many saw it your way&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EVERYONE says make it shorter- and almost everyone says to give it a theme- make it about his disorder&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an ongoing argument with fred and his parents&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;they want it to make him look good, to help his comedy career&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I say- WHAT career- he isn&apos;t really trying to go pro- he really only wants to be a local character... he SAYS he wants to be a pro but I cant imagine him cutting the umbilical cord to his parents&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;its obvious SOMETHING is wrong- why not say what it is....?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;no clubs gonna book him anyway- irregardless of my movie&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;it MIGHT help- SOME clubs might book him once they KNOW WHAT is wrong with him, he certainly isn&apos;t CRAZY in the dangerous sense (altho many get that first impression- no? didn&apos;t you?) he just has a social disorder, not different from many MANY comics, he&apos;s just MORESO, once its known whats wrong with him, he CAN he handled. San Antonio books him regularly, they KNOW he&apos;s got something wrong with him but they know WHAT it is and HOW to deal with it....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Im going to forward this note to freds dad...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I shot some material on his disorder- and am seriously considering putting it back</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:06:43 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>TOWELHEAD</title>
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  <description>This is from a book by Alicia Erian&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1396563/&quot;&gt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1396563/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whos in the Fred Movie&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/node/35372&quot;&gt;http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/node/35372&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Quint loves Alan Ball&apos;s TOWELHEAD!!!  &lt;br /&gt;Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I had a very strong day of film. I saw four films and three of them I love, the other I kinda like.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ll be talking about one I love: Alan Ball’s TOWELHEAD (the superior title… this movie screened at Toronto under the lame title NOTHING IS PRIVATE).&lt;a name=&quot;cutid1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the type of movie that you’re really impressed with when you see it and then as the hours tick by you really let it sink in and it kind of blows you away with how good it is. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TOWELHEAD is about a 13 year old Lebanese girl named Jasira. Her parents are both kind of douchebags. She lives with her bitchy mom (played perfectly by Maria Bello) until her mom’s boyfriend shaves little Jasira’s bikini line. Being the good person she is, Bello sends her daughter away instead of kicking the perv out, so off to suburban Houston Jasira goes so she can live with her strict Lebanese father as Bush Sr. begins the Gulf War.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jasira goes through a sexual awakening during this time in Houston. She’s confused, excited and both innocent and aggressive in equal measures. She catches the eye of an army reservist living next door (Aaron Eckhart) and the real trouble starts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While it doesn’t feel like a retread of AMERICAN BEAUTY, you can definitely feel Alan Ball’s fingerprints on this. TOWELHEAD could easily exist in the same world as BEAUTY.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The performances in the film are amazing all across the board. I know we haven’t even had last year’s Oscars yet, but I predict at least two acting noms for this one. Young Summer Bishil who plays the lead girl, Jasira, and Peter Macdissi, who plays her over-protective and demanding father.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They’re both amazing in the film, but Macdissi really blew me away. His is a character you should hate. He’s a hypocrite (enforcing traditional values on his daughter that he willingly ignores when it comes to his own girlfriend), he’s abusive, he’s strangely jealous of his daughter, he’s racist (even though he chides his neighbors for harboring racist views about him as the Gulf War heats up) and he’s just a right mean bastard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he’s also got some great moments of lightness and subtle tenderness that give the character depth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All the characters, even the small ones, are painted in shades of grey. Even Eckhart’s character, who essentially molests this sweet young girl isn’t a one-dimensional villain. You feel sorry for him in a weird way. His relationship with Jasira isn’t right, but it was encouraged by Jasira. He should not have taken advantage, that’s true and what he did is despicable even if it was encouraged, but he wrestles with his inner demons visibly. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ball paints him as a pretty nice guy and doesn’t make any judgments about him. That’s up to us. We see him do some incredibly selfless things in the movie as well as the selfish and hurtful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Toni Collette is also fantastic in the film, playing the very pregnant next door neighbor who becomes a kind of guardian for Jasira. I think Collette’s character is the one easiest for the audience to identify with.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TOWELHEAD is a powerful film, one that sticks with you after seeing it, with some world-class performances. Warner Independent has this and will release this limitedly in August. I just hope they don’t chicken out about the title or at least find one that’s better than NOTHING IS PRIVATE. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay, a few more coming your way before my long, long, long day tomorrow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Quint&lt;br /&gt;quint@aintitcool.com</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:28:32 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Austin J&apos;s review</title>
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  <description>From: &quot;Austin Jernigan&quot; &amp;lt; &amp;gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Subject: Fred Movie &lt;br /&gt;    Hi Matt,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The DVD worked after all.  I just watched it and enjoyed it very much.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some notes while it&apos;s fresh in my mind:&lt;a name=&quot;cutid1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Did Fred object to his last name being used?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There should be more name identification of people being interviewed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The animation at the beginning goes on too long.  Use it sparingly&lt;br /&gt;throughout.  The cat wiping scene will be funnier if shorter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The whole final sequence, beginning with Fred working on new material,&lt;br /&gt;goes on way too long and the ending is not very satisfying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The middle is mostly very engaging and entertaining.  There&apos;s a place&lt;br /&gt;in there that would make a good ending, I&apos;d have to look again to make&lt;br /&gt;a recommendation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wonder if all the stories about abuse are true.  &lt;br /&gt;They almost seem like they could be figments of his imagination.  The way it plays, it doesn&apos;t matter if they are true or not.  The whole biographical sequence tells a lot about who Fred is and it&apos;s a very good presentation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It would be nice to see his set the night he won 3rd FPIA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Funniest scene for me - the cup story.  Maybe you can find a way to make one of Fred&apos;s stage appearances the funniest part of the movie.  He is&lt;br /&gt; so out there and sometimes he is surprisingly hilarious.  Of course,&lt;br /&gt; hilarity is always about the surprise.  I don&apos;t specifically recall the bit that cracked me up when seeing it live, it&apos;s covered in the movie, but it&apos;s about being dainty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I remember the period when Fred would go up last at the Velv open mike&lt;br /&gt;week after week and it became a ritual to throw stuff at him.  It always bothered me and I asked him if he liked it and he said, &quot;No.&quot;  I told&lt;br /&gt; George that he should stop it and he shrugged off my suggestion.  I continued&lt;br /&gt; to respect George and the comics, but a little less so.  It was cruel in a&lt;br /&gt; very elementary school way, like taunting the kid who&apos;s &quot;different.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a lot of love expressed for Fred in the movie which is great.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fred is a unique individual, a brilliant man and a gifted comic with some kind of potential.  As long as he loves and is loved, that&apos;s all that &lt;br /&gt;really matters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have the makings of an excellent documentary.  Hope these notes&lt;br /&gt;are helpful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Austin J.</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:38:24 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Send out DVDs</title>
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  <description>to a lot of people&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I may show a rough cut at coldtowne&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;no feedback - yet-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Matt</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:19:06 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>The first ruff cut is done!</title>
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  <description>The first version of the Fred movie is DONE!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I finished it at 4:00 am last night!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So Im done and can move on right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ehhhhh... no.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;there must now be screenings and feedback and re-edits and submitting to festivals....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and my dvd burner isnt working!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;.... so what if Im about 2 months over my self imposed deadline&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I DID IT!</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:03:27 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>September 11th deadline</title>
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  <description>Its the deadline Im setting for myself for....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fred Movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I AM NOT KIDDING THIS TIME!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ive been editing like a madman for 2 months and its really shaping up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Im not saying it will be truly DONE by september 11th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but I will have a rough cut done- an assembly&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Im sure most of are eager to see what I came up with- and Im eager to hear your feedback!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;details on when and where you can see a roughcut of the Fred movie will follow in September&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;now I gotta get back to work!&lt;br /&gt;Matt K (hairypolack)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:36:11 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:24:49 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Freds Letter to Mack L</title>
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  <description>Hi Mack!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I guess you are in California.&lt;br /&gt;Please tell me where you roam and range.&lt;br /&gt;You are likely touring many interesting Comedy clubs.&lt;br /&gt;Matt is with me. &lt;br /&gt;Matt just did a paying gig in Chicago at Cigars and Stripes for Gino Martino. &lt;br /&gt;This is really Fred. &lt;br /&gt;That is a strange statement. &lt;br /&gt;Please make some On Line Films.&lt;br /&gt;Matt helped me make YouTube.com videos.&lt;br /&gt;We went to Houston to the new Laugh Stop.&lt;br /&gt;I performed my set to a woman near the stage.&lt;br /&gt;She had treated us to polite conversation before the show. &lt;br /&gt;My intensity was focused at pleasing her.&lt;br /&gt;I did charm her with my performance.&lt;br /&gt;Matt&apos;s video made it clear that I could have been more focused on confronting the crowd. &lt;br /&gt;The host who introduced me was offended when I tried to talk to him.&lt;br /&gt;The host was a bald Persian man who was insulted that I suggested that he should dress for stage like the leader of the persian Army in the movie 300.&lt;br /&gt;If you check RoofTopComedy.com you can see my 2007 Austins Funniest Contest set.&lt;br /&gt;In Austin you were a wild thing.&lt;br /&gt;On the west Coast you must seem more ordinary because you are with many like you.&lt;br /&gt;Seen any hello kitty neck tattoos lately?</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 10:38:46 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Aspergers Documentary in Austin?!?!?!?</title>
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  <description>Aspergers Documentary in Austin?!?!?!?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I dont whether Im pissed about this or not&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oneinamillionmovie.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.oneinamillionmovie.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a movie made in Austin......a documentary&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;whats it about?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“One In A Million” Project Description&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The film is about autism in macro, although in particular High Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, as told through the experiences of a 3 1/2 year old girl, named Lucy, daughter of Todd Mattson, one of the filmmakers submitting the proposal.</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 08:47:16 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Aspers Animation</title>
  <author>chadflemway@yahoo.com</author>  <link>http://funnyfredb.livejournal.com/13056.html</link>
  <description>&lt;lj-embed id=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;there was no youtube when I  started this!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;details at&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hairypolack.livejournal.com/681317.html&quot;&gt;http://hairypolack.livejournal.com/681317.html&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 10:35:25 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Freds report on our trip to the NEW Houston Laff Stop</title>
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  <description>(Really written by Fred)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hello.&lt;br /&gt;    I am Fred B. and today I drove Matthew Kordelski to Houston Texas from Austin.&lt;br /&gt;    The round trip from Austin to Houston and then back to Austin was costly.&lt;br /&gt;    I paid for gas.&lt;br /&gt;    I endured Matthew&apos;s insults about my appearance during the trip. &lt;br /&gt;I do not make it a habit to insult Matthew&apos;s appearance.&lt;br /&gt;   Matthew spent much energy during the our ride screaming at the top of his lungs about violence and preverse sexual practices.&lt;br /&gt;I felt some happiness about the prospect of making a short video of my stage performance in Houston.&lt;br /&gt; Matthew is a talanted film maker.&lt;br /&gt; Matthew is skilled at making shrill noises during long rode trips.&lt;br /&gt; Matthew can speak like Bill Cosby.&lt;br /&gt; Matthew can sing like Alfalfa of the little rascals.&lt;br /&gt; This night Matthew delighted in hearing his voice echo though the streets of quietly sleeping Texas towns.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew hollared for pigs to get suey.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew laughed loudly.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew brought his camera to Houston and filmed my first performance at the new Laff Stop.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew is annoyed that I want to have the 5 minute video we made in Houston posted on YouTube.com.&lt;br /&gt;It could take many minutes to digitize, export and post.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew&apos;s decision to Multi-task during this process slows it greatly.&lt;br /&gt;This process may fail without warning.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew knows that multi-tasking will increase the chance that the video posting process will fail.&lt;br /&gt;If the video of my performance at the Houston Laff Stop is posted then I might study my techniques more closely.&lt;br /&gt; Although Matthew enjoys sharing with me emotional critiques of my performances I might gain more constructive information from his video.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew has not lost an oppurtunity to complain to me about how difficult it is to post a 5 minute video on YouTube.com.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew has many years of experience with computers.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew has just completed two Austin Community College Courses for the purpose of making Computer Animations.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew clearly understands that multi-tasking with his computer reduces the central processing unit&apos;s skill at doing its work.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew refuses to do only one task at a time and can overburden the CPU with too many tasks at once.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew has multi-tasked so that the video we made in Houston and another file are in danger of being corrupted.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew said, &quot;I am glad we went to Houston. We had fun.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;Matthew posted the video from Houston on YouTube.com.&lt;br /&gt;Thank You Matthew!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voNCGJyIZpM&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voNCGJyIZpM&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 08:59:29 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>The Bearden Cartoon is a big HIT!</title>
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  <description>The Bearden Cartoon is a big HIT!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j4QprzqL84&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j4QprzqL84&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;175 hits in its first day!</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:12:29 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Kids With Asperger&apos;s Syndrome: &apos;Bullied on a Daily Basis&apos;</title>
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  <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=3006889&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=3006889&amp;page=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kids With Asperger&apos;s Syndrome: &apos;Bullied on a Daily&lt;br /&gt;Basis&apos;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By JOHN DONVAN, CAREN ZUCKER and ERIC JOHNSON&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 4, 2007 — Growing up, Daniel Corcoran was the odd kid at school. He wasn&apos;t slow, but his coordination was off, and he tended to obsess on conditioners. At the time, his preoccupations with random objects seemed quirky, but harmless. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But when Corcoran entered middle school, his quirks were not accepted by many of his classmates and his life became a social nightmare filled with name calling and other cruelties. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;cutid1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Corcoran is now out of middle school and a sophomore at Ramapo College in Mahwah, N.J. His uncomfortable encounters persist, especially after taking the dangerous step of &quot;coming out,&quot; as he puts hit, with his condition. Corcoran has Asperger&apos;s syndrome, and his decision to announce the disorder yielded mixedresults from his peers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Asperger&apos;s syndrome is a form of high-functioning autism, characterized by social isolation and eccentric behavior during childhood. &quot;It means my brain is different,&quot; Corcoran said. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twelve-year-old Noah Orent also has Asperger&apos;s, and like Corcoran, he&apos;s mild-mannered and began to get bullied at an early age. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;I was just merely called &apos;Game Boy freak&apos; or stuff. There was one kid that was the worst. He just called me names and he was not nice,&quot; Noah said. &quot;He was mean — mean to the bone. I was so mad that I couldn&apos;t let out my anger. I was just like hiding it. I just didn&apos;t feel like being at that school anymore.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&apos;Bullied on a Daily Basis&apos;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Noah is not alone, and some school systems are working on a solution to the social angst that affects many with the disorder. Jed Baker, a psychologist who works with many kids with Asperger&apos;s, found out the situation for kids with the disorder was very severe. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;In some areas, there have been reports of 90 percent of kids with Asperger&apos;s are getting bullied on a daily basis,&quot; he said. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Baker consults for the Milburn New Jersey Middle School, which has stepped up its focus on children with Asperger&apos;s and other conditions. His primary mission is to build a healthy social network of these kids. At Milburn, he partners children with Asperger&apos;s with volunteers from the student body. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;Building social skill groups, where we&apos;re creating an&lt;br /&gt;atmosphere of an accepting peer groups so these kids&lt;br /&gt;don&apos;t feel isolated,&quot; Baker said. &quot;They have people&lt;br /&gt;who are at least friendly to them.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Working with what were once called the &quot;uncool kids&quot;&lt;br /&gt;has become a cool thing to do, and kids like Noah&lt;br /&gt;don&apos;t get picked on. &quot;I was learning about basically&lt;br /&gt;just how to make friends and stuff,&quot; Noah said. &quot;I&lt;br /&gt;mean, at my old school I never had many friends.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &quot;When we moved, I was so happy to be finally away from&lt;br /&gt;them. I felt better,&quot; he said. &quot;So then I started here&lt;br /&gt;and now I&apos;m having a lot of friends. I like the&lt;br /&gt;school, the staff, even Dr. Baker. And I&apos;m having a&lt;br /&gt;good time.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&apos;Trying Too Hard&apos;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for Daniel Corcoran, it&apos;s too late to go back to&lt;br /&gt;middle school, but he&apos;s grown content with where he is&lt;br /&gt;now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;I couldn&apos;t be happier, you know,&quot; Corcoran said. &quot;I&lt;br /&gt;could be, but I mean this is, I haven&apos;t felt like in&lt;br /&gt;this amazing frame of mind since who knows when. It&lt;br /&gt;seems like all dreams start to come true.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And while he has grown up in many ways, he still&lt;br /&gt;sometimes has bad days. Women and romance now perplex&lt;br /&gt;Corcoran as much as the bullies who once tormented&lt;br /&gt;him, and the Asperger&apos;s is sometimes to blame. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;The thing that I realized — I have to stop doing&lt;br /&gt;what&apos;s called trying too hard,&quot; he said. &quot;Trying to&lt;br /&gt;force a conversation with a girl even if she&apos;s not&lt;br /&gt;fully interested in talking, asking too many&lt;br /&gt;questions, showing signs of being nervous, maybe.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Corcoran said he was building the confidence that was&lt;br /&gt;often absent in those with Asperger&apos;s. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;As long as I stand my ground, and I am who I&apos;m&lt;br /&gt;supposed to be, and I get to love myself for who I am&lt;br /&gt;— others are really really going to love me too,&quot;&lt;br /&gt;Corcoran said. &quot;I really do think some people are&lt;br /&gt;going to like me. And I&apos;m convinced I&apos;m going to meet&lt;br /&gt;somebody really special one day.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If Corcoran can picture that day, so can those who&lt;br /&gt;have known him all his life. Fitting in while standing&lt;br /&gt;out — it isn&apos;t always easy for anyone but some have to&lt;br /&gt;work harder to get there.</description>
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  <title>2nd night at Homer&apos;s</title>
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  <description>2nd night at Homer&apos;s&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh what fun we had at Homer&apos;s!&lt;br /&gt;I meet Sean Lee Bailey and Brian.&lt;br /&gt;A new stage was built facing north in Homer&apos;s!&lt;br /&gt;The stage has powerful electronics and disco lighting.&lt;br /&gt;The room has a contemporary decor that includes kooky designer lamps.&lt;br /&gt;Newly carpeted floors, at least six circular tables allowed:&lt;br /&gt;three dozen people to gather about and form an audience in comfort.&lt;br /&gt;Sean Lee Bailey was a cheerful host of our: Homer&apos;s Comedy Night!&lt;br /&gt;Bailey started strong and kept a happy playful attitude throughout the show.&lt;br /&gt;Bailey was encouraging before the show and led by setting a good example. His introductions were speedy and polite.&lt;br /&gt;The &apos;line up&apos; included Mary Helen&lt;br /&gt;or &quot;Hairy Melons&quot;(check her My space).&lt;br /&gt;Mary Helen sang powerfully as she told her stories.&lt;br /&gt;Mary Helen likes a local band that does food fighting.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew, Joel and myself enjoyed taking the stage.&lt;br /&gt;Matthew charmed a good deal then offered a rude suggestion to a slightly elderly woman. She was talking loudly to her boy friend while Matthew demanded everyone&apos;s attention. Matthew lives by the creed: One must balance the freedoms of others to speak while telling them to shut the cake hole.&lt;br /&gt;I met the owner: Homer!&lt;br /&gt;Homer drank a cherry bomb with me.&lt;br /&gt;We drank while our arms were linked.&lt;br /&gt;Homer seems to be friendly and polite.&lt;br /&gt;I was pleased to view in passing the inviting cleavage of the shapely women who tempted us around the bar. Despite the cold temperatures those women displayed themselves for our well being.&lt;br /&gt;Joel made the audience laugh hard and cheer.&lt;br /&gt;Brian sang: I Promise.</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 08:31:47 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>really from Fred</title>
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  <description>Todd,&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I enjoyed speaking with Christan about Flannery O&apos;Connor.&lt;br /&gt;Christan was right about the &apos;Misfit&apos; story.&lt;br /&gt; The short story is as Christan said: entitled, &quot;A Good Man is Hard to Find.&quot;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I crafted a graphic animation that should familiarize English students with Flannery&apos;s Biography.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;As a first grader, O’Connor trained a “frizzled” chicken (so-called because its feathers grow backward) to walk backward. Pathe News, then shown in movie theaters, sent a cameraman to record O’Connor and her chicken in action.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Her family were staunch Roman Catholics, a small religious minority in the South.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Toward the end of her life she wrote about the tactics of an author:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&quot;...he may be forced to take ever more violent means to get his vision across to this hostile audience.&quot;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Flannery, a subtle southern woman, continued:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&quot;...make your vision apparent by shock ~ to the hard of hearing you shout, and for the blind you draw large and startling figures.&quot;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;It was a treat to socialize with you and your friends.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:44:55 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Dana gets his present</title>
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  <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://photobucket.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/22Dec06/trailoflights006.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://photobucket.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/22Dec06/trailoflights005.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:53:09 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://photobucket.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e152/hairypolack/kerryboxes.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buy on eof these DVDs with Fred B in it!</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:26:24 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Get a FRED DVD!</title>
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  <description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://myspace-602.vo.llnwd.net/01524/20/69/1524339602_l.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border-width:0px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Legendary Texas standup comedian Kerry Awn was the original winner of the “Funniest Person in Austin Contest” and won the Austin Chronicles’ readers poll for “Favorite Comedian” every year for almost a decade.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here he presents his best routines at the club he co-founded, The Velveeta Room!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This program contains 90 minutes of hilarious live comedy with Kerry Awn and young rising star David Huntsberger. It also  includes opening acts Matt Kordelski and the “comedian savant” himself, Fred B.  It includes footage of master entertainer Darren Peterson ( as seen on David Letterman!). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ordering Information available soon!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myspace.com/velveetaroomlive&quot;&gt;http://www.myspace.com/velveetaroomlive&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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