Bob Calhoun
- Location
- Pacifica, California, USA
- Birthday
- June 18
- Bio
- Bob Calhoun is a regular contributor to Film Salon and observer of offbeat media. His 2008 punk-wrestling memoir "Beer, Blood and Cornmeal: Seven Years of Incredibly Strange Wrestling" (ECW Press) has spent one entire week on the San Francisco Chronicle's Bay Area bestseller list.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Jimmy Stewart's Porn Mag
January 24, 2013 07:42PM - Thanks General Petraeus.
Thanks Paula Broadwell.
November 13, 2012 02:47PM - Rain delays, robot rabbits and
killer tarps
October 18, 2012 12:55AM - Cogito ergo Sheik: Iron Sheik
tweet redefines space itself
October 15, 2012 02:16PM - The Cat in the Hate: the
Bizarro Birther Dr. Seuss
September 24, 2012 03:55AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “@ChillerPop, It's almost
crazier than a Chick tract, if
such
a thing is
possible.…”
September 24, 2012 01:04PM - “@Mike, Damn. It's almost
the best part of the
movie!”
May 10, 2012 05:48PM - “And the pizza! If you
stick around for the extra
extra scene
at the very end on
i…”
May 10, 2012 02:34PM - “It's sad and terrifying
how Zimmerman has no remorse
just for
the act of
killing…”
April 24, 2012 07:25PM - “@John Rampton, Oh now
"Snow White: A Deadly Summer"
totally
sucks but
i…”
April 16, 2012 03:36PM
September 24, 2012 01:04PM
“@ChillerPop, It's almost crazier than a Chick tract, if such a thing is possible. The attention to detail on one hand, and then getting so much so fuck…”
About: The Cat in the Hate: the Bizarro Birther Dr. Seuss
“@ChillerPop, It's almost crazier than a Chick tract, if such a thing is possible. The attention to detail on one hand, and then getting so much so fuck…”
About: The Cat in the Hate: the Bizarro Birther Dr. Seuss
May 10, 2012 05:48PM
“@Mike, Damn. It's almost the best part of the movie!”
About: The One Thing Missing from The Avengers
“@Mike, Damn. It's almost the best part of the movie!”
About: The One Thing Missing from The Avengers
May 10, 2012 02:34PM
“And the pizza! If you stick around for the extra extra scene at the very end on its tippy-toes, there is some schwarma going on.”
About: The One Thing Missing from The Avengers
“And the pizza! If you stick around for the extra extra scene at the very end on its tippy-toes, there is some schwarma going on.”
About: The One Thing Missing from The Avengers
April 24, 2012 07:25PM
“It's sad and terrifying how Zimmerman has no remorse just for the act of killing another human being, old or young, unarmed or not. It says a lot about…”
About: George Zimmerman: I am Sorry Your Son Ran Into My Bullet
“It's sad and terrifying how Zimmerman has no remorse just for the act of killing another human being, old or young, unarmed or not. It says a lot about…”
About: George Zimmerman: I am Sorry Your Son Ran Into My Bullet
April 16, 2012 03:36PM
“@John Rampton, Oh now "Snow White: A Deadly Summer" totally sucks but it does have awesome Marsha moments and even some funny bad cinema mome…”
About: Straight-to-DVD: Marsha Brady & the Snow White Slasher Flick
“@John Rampton, Oh now "Snow White: A Deadly Summer" totally sucks but it does have awesome Marsha moments and even some funny bad cinema mome…”
About: Straight-to-DVD: Marsha Brady & the Snow White Slasher Flick
April 15, 2012 05:11PM
“@Retablo, I'll check it out but I've already written my Breitbart reminisces in Republi-Con chapter of my conventions book, which I'm now struggling to…”
About: Straight-to-DVD: Marsha Brady & the Snow White Slasher Flick
“@Retablo, I'll check it out but I've already written my Breitbart reminisces in Republi-Con chapter of my conventions book, which I'm now struggling to…”
About: Straight-to-DVD: Marsha Brady & the Snow White Slasher Flick
April 13, 2012 07:03PM
“@Boko, you are correct about Lionsgate's beginnings. They still release some Oscar fodder every year. In 2010, they put out "Winter's Bone,"…”
About: Straight-to-DVD: Marsha Brady & the Snow White Slasher Flick
“@Boko, you are correct about Lionsgate's beginnings. They still release some Oscar fodder every year. In 2010, they put out "Winter's Bone,"…”
About: Straight-to-DVD: Marsha Brady & the Snow White Slasher Flick
April 13, 2012 03:33PM
“@Nick, it's terrible but it has a few laughs, plus Maureen McCormick really brings it.”
About: Straight-to-DVD: Marsha Brady & the Snow White Slasher Flick
“@Nick, it's terrible but it has a few laughs, plus Maureen McCormick really brings it.”
About: Straight-to-DVD: Marsha Brady & the Snow White Slasher Flick
April 13, 2012 12:58PM
“@PatienceP: The Snow White thing is a spiral. One big studio makes a big budget Snow White movie. Since it's all public domain, another studio follows…”
About: Straight-to-DVD: Marsha Brady & the Snow White Slasher Flick
“@PatienceP: The Snow White thing is a spiral. One big studio makes a big budget Snow White movie. Since it's all public domain, another studio follows…”
About: Straight-to-DVD: Marsha Brady & the Snow White Slasher Flick
March 14, 2012 03:54PM
“Nick, I'm definitely curious to read what you think of it, and I hope I haven't built it up too much.”
About: Definition of a Movie Flop
“Nick, I'm definitely curious to read what you think of it, and I hope I haven't built it up too much.”
About: Definition of a Movie Flop
March 13, 2012 06:47PM
“@Keri H, I don't disagree with you about the marketing. Most people see a movie named John Carter and think it might be about a football coach or somet…”
About: Definition of a Movie Flop
“@Keri H, I don't disagree with you about the marketing. Most people see a movie named John Carter and think it might be about a football coach or somet…”
About: Definition of a Movie Flop
March 13, 2012 04:29PM
“John Carter is maybe one of the best SF/fantasy films I've seen since the first LOTR movie. I liked last year's "Captain America" a lot and…”
About: Definition of a Movie Flop
“John Carter is maybe one of the best SF/fantasy films I've seen since the first LOTR movie. I liked last year's "Captain America" a lot and…”
About: Definition of a Movie Flop
March 05, 2012 01:20PM
“With so many right wing media warriors following in his footsteps, it's almost way too easy to forget the legacy of Atwater as well as his denunciation…”
About: Was Andrew Breitbart the Anders Breivik of Right Wing Media?
“With so many right wing media warriors following in his footsteps, it's almost way too easy to forget the legacy of Atwater as well as his denunciation…”
About: Was Andrew Breitbart the Anders Breivik of Right Wing Media?
March 04, 2012 03:55PM
“Johnny Fever, when I spent a hunk of a day with Breitbart two years ago he liked to flatter himself with martial metaphors. He was a "general putt…”
About: I just saw Andrew Breitbart on Saturday
“Johnny Fever, when I spent a hunk of a day with Breitbart two years ago he liked to flatter himself with martial metaphors. He was a "general putt…”
About: I just saw Andrew Breitbart on Saturday
March 02, 2012 05:29PM
“@Nick Carraway If Mrs. Sherrod could be that classy, then I could at least take a stab at it. @Nick Leshi, Breitbart and I have a few similarities. We'r…”
About: I just saw Andrew Breitbart on Saturday
“@Nick Carraway If Mrs. Sherrod could be that classy, then I could at least take a stab at it. @Nick Leshi, Breitbart and I have a few similarities. We'r…”
About: I just saw Andrew Breitbart on Saturday
March 02, 2012 12:47PM
“@Retablo, The one thing you can say for Breitbart is that he was accessable. I couldn't have gotten anywhere near Limbaugh even if I was with the New Yo…”
About: I just saw Andrew Breitbart on Saturday
“@Retablo, The one thing you can say for Breitbart is that he was accessable. I couldn't have gotten anywhere near Limbaugh even if I was with the New Yo…”
About: I just saw Andrew Breitbart on Saturday
March 01, 2012 08:46PM
“Thanks podunkmarte. As usual, Mat Taibbi said it all best (you'll have to copy and paste the link): http://www.rollingstone .com/politics/blogs/taibblog 8230;”
About: I just saw Andrew Breitbart on Saturday
“Thanks podunkmarte. As usual, Mat Taibbi said it all best (you'll have to copy and paste the link): http://www.rollingstone .com/politics/blogs/taibblog 8230;”
About: I just saw Andrew Breitbart on Saturday
March 01, 2012 06:59PM
“@Jeff J: Spending good chunks of a day with Breitbart two years ago did give me both the worst headache I ever had and a raging case of paranoia, howev…”
About: I just saw Andrew Breitbart on Saturday
“@Jeff J: Spending good chunks of a day with Breitbart two years ago did give me both the worst headache I ever had and a raging case of paranoia, howev…”
About: I just saw Andrew Breitbart on Saturday
February 29, 2012 08:37PM
“@dunniteowl, when Newt denounces things like algae research (the $14 million Obama is talking about is really nothing on the scale of the Fed budget),…”
About: Newt Gingrich, the Algae Candidate
“@dunniteowl, when Newt denounces things like algae research (the $14 million Obama is talking about is really nothing on the scale of the Fed budget),…”
About: Newt Gingrich, the Algae Candidate
February 28, 2012 01:00PM
“@Don, That's what was funny about Newt's talking about algae. He wanted to make Obama sound out of touch or delusional, but he couldn't help but double…”
About: Newt Gingrich, the Algae Candidate
“@Don, That's what was funny about Newt's talking about algae. He wanted to make Obama sound out of touch or delusional, but he couldn't help but double…”
About: Newt Gingrich, the Algae Candidate
February 27, 2012 07:15PM
“@BOKO, the Larouche infomercials I saw always had him talking about how the British Empire controls everything. Some LaRouche people live up the street…”
About: Newt Gingrich, the Algae Candidate
“@BOKO, the Larouche infomercials I saw always had him talking about how the British Empire controls everything. Some LaRouche people live up the street…”
About: Newt Gingrich, the Algae Candidate
February 27, 2012 02:52PM
“@Brian Carter, Newt was mostly mocking Obama for supporting alternative fuel sources during this speech, but he kept on hedging on the issue of algae,…”
About: Newt Gingrich, the Algae Candidate
“@Brian Carter, Newt was mostly mocking Obama for supporting alternative fuel sources during this speech, but he kept on hedging on the issue of algae,…”
About: Newt Gingrich, the Algae Candidate
February 26, 2012 11:56PM
“@podunkmarte, I got distracted by the Oscars. I'll review "The New Democrat" by Dr. Truth in the next couple of days. This means I might have…”
About: Cain + Gingrich = Caingrich
“@podunkmarte, I got distracted by the Oscars. I'll review "The New Democrat" by Dr. Truth in the next couple of days. This means I might have…”
About: Cain + Gingrich = Caingrich
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