Sneaky Dragon Episode 490

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 490 of the podcast that brought you lemon curd!

This week: killers; a real mystery; murder down under; competitive acting; happy wanderers; year of the horse; horse detective; pet dreams; dream manipulator; pet dreams; angry brain; hypnogogic fun; stupid batcave; making a case for dumb Batman; boring Green Hornet; stumbling on stuff; working class hero; wondering about Eternals; heart of the movie; default Justice League; REVENGE!; homemade lube; herpes, the love bug; the problem with grudges; sitcom damage; no chance for change; let’s get real; things we did anyway; shots; no Dork Shadows; question of the Week – Sneakers respond; shagging; take in Bath; more horsin’ around; Santa on trial; repulsed; Chick Talk™; fine lines; so young; charm levels; belonging; how to be popular; and, finally, the ghost of Lincoln.

Question of the week: How has travel changed you?
Sub-question: Do you have much interest in the Oscars this year?

That Justice League thing Ian was going on about:

3 thoughts on “Sneaky Dragon Episode 490”

  1. I didn’t get too excited about the Oscars this year. These days, a lot of nominated movies are the cinematic equivalent of a fiber-heavy meal. They may contain healthy measures of reality, but are you ever going to order them again? We watched a few of them on our streaming services but didn’t want to pay for ones that weren’t. We used Cineplex points to rent Minari which I enjoyed the most. It made me think of my grandparents who immigrated to Canada from Asian and Europe who homesteaded, ran cafes, worked in hotels, in mines and fish processing plants.

    We usually do an Oscar-themed dinner but this year we scaled it back. My sister made bulgogi in honour of Minari and a deep dish pizza for the Trial of the Chicago 7. For dessert, I made a pie (while listening to last week’s Sneaky Dragon Listening Party.) It featured a pastry Oscar which I had to shove knee-deep into the butterscotch filling and meringue so it could stand up. It looked like it was sinking fast – just like the ratings of this year’s broadcast.

    What I learned from travel is that I don’t like to travel. I was never attracted to the giant Petri dish and huge money grab that is a cruise ship. And there’s something about air travel that invokes a fight-or-flight response in me so I avoid getting on a jet whenever possible. One small upside to the current travel ban is that I don’t have to feel guilty about not visiting relatives in faraway places.

  2. Edward Draganski

    Hey Ian and Dave!
    I’m not that big on traveling only because it’s an expense I can’t afford usually. If taking a cruise to Nassau still means you’re in U.S. territory, then I’ve never physically left my country but that’s as far as I’ve ever travelled from here. If a trip changed me in any way, it was a road trip from Dallas to Las Vegas in January of 1990. I was with my cousin who had stopped in Dallas coming from Chicago and then going home to San Diego. I had just graduated and had nothing to do but look for a job so I went with him. We got so deep into a snowstorm that we had to find the first place we could stay overnight. Originally we were traveling on Interstate 40 only to find it was closed from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Flagstaff, Arizona due to the snow. My cousin had the idea we should travel south because it’s warmer in the south but what we didn’t realize was that we were heading right into the mountains. When I drove my cousin’s car into a snow bank and a rescue truck had to tow us out, I knew we’d had enough. We found a little motel in an Indian Town named Quemado, slept it off and when we woke up it was sunny, the roads were cleared and we were surrounded by snow covered mountains. From there we headed to Las Vegas where I lost about $200 after having a pretty good run of beginner’s luck, since it was my first time there. What changed? Two things: I’ll never travel through New Mexico in January and Las Vegas is for suckers…even though I’ve been back twice since then.

    I’ve always been interested in watching the Oscars, the year I don’t watch will be the year something exciting happens and I end up missing it. I don’t have cable or satellite television, so I had to watch the Oscar broadcast online this year. I’ll admit I haven’t seen any of the films nominated but I’m still curious to see who will win. In the case of this year’s awards, I now have a list of films I’d like to watch. I know Frances McDormand is almost impossible to beat but I really though Glenn Close would get an Oscar after eight nominations. Maybe she should try shitting in a bucket. In all, it was fine and hopefully a step towards having a bigger gala event like we’re used to when we get to the 2022 Academy Awards.

    I’m having trouble recalling whether I tuned in for that CBS Justice League pilot back in 1997 but I did buy a bootleg VHS of it at a Dallas ComicCon the next year or so. I have so many friends that love those schlocky, lo-fi kinds of shows because of the “Mystery Science Theater 3000” aspect they all have. You were talking about the 1966 Batman which I think existed as almost an art form during it’s time but today falls right into that category of retro pop programming many of my friends like to watch. If I’ve taken away anything other than the pop art charm of Batman, it was that the show had an array of walk-ons and guest stars. Some episodes had guest villains and then they had the wall Batman and Robin would be scaling with a cameo from anyone from Sammy Davis, Jr. to Santa Claus. I think it’s more fun to “remember” watching Batman than it is to actually watch it now but at least it was never a bad thing and had an audience.

  3. Hi Dave, Ian, and all the Sneaky listeners out there…

    I enjoy traveling. Rarely anywhere fancy. But my husband and I love visiting historical sites, experiencing the atmosphere of local eating establishments, and chatting with people we meet. I can’t honestly say that I’ve had any all-encompassing, life-changing experiences, but traveling has taught me to enjoy the experience despite situations out of my control like the weather. We made a “big” trip to Virginia to visit Meriwether Lewis’s birthplace, tour Monticello, and explore Colonial Williamsburg. Despite the Weather Channel forecast predicting nice weather, it rained. Actually, to say it rained is downplaying the trip. A tropical storm hit. Shops and sites were closing up and battening down the hatches. We re-attempted the trip about five years later. It stormed like mad again. After getting drenched at Monticello, we found shelter and a hot meal at a nearby old Tavern. It was one of the best meals we have ever had. Look for the good in any experience and roll with the punches. I now always carry an umbrella and mud boots on trips. They are on the top of my packing list for England.

    Sub-question: I didn’t watch the Oscars this year. Last year I got caught up in the excitement of awards season and hoped that Once Upon a Time in Hollywood would win it all. Mark Lindsay was posting on his Facebook page about all the detail and attention that went into recreating Los Angeles 1969, sharing his own personal connections to the infamous house on Cielo Drive and the music scene at that time, and keeping his fanbase informed on honors and awards the movie was earning. Needless to say, I was and still am sorely disappointed that it didn’t win Best Picture. It would be untrue to say I didn’t watch this year because I was still mad about last year when the reality is that I rarely watch the Oscars.

    Thanks for sharing the info about the Batman video that discusses the merits of the Adam West years. I am one of the few people out there who prefer that Batman. I grew up watching syndicated episodes. It was campy. It was fun. It had a boatload of guest appearances, even Paul Revere and the Raiders. I wish the Monkees could have made a cameo, too. Adam West seemed like such a super nice man in real life as he was always posting pictures on Facebook of his puttering around with grandchildren in the garden or meals that he cooked in his kitchen. Bruce Wayne was such a nice man on the 1960s Batman that I really don’t care for the modern angry portrayals. To each their own.

    Another enjoyable and entertaining episode. Your fun banter keeps me company when I’m driving. Have a great week!

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