Out Where the Buses Don't Run
Rants from an urban guerilla exiled in Suburbia
Gus Sanchez
- Location
- Fort Mill, South Carolina,
- Bio
- I'm New York born and raised now living in exile in the greater Charlotte NC area. I'd like to write for Salon someday, but I'll settle for posting blogs here instead.
Currently, I'm making yet another attempt at writing a novel-length manuscript. This time, I'll finish it...I swear!
MY RECENT POSTS
- Where Were You When Landon
Donovan Scored That
Game-Winner?
June 25, 2010 06:04PM - 10 Stray Observations
Regarding the 2010 World Cup
So Far...
June 16, 2010 11:44PM - The Idiot and Non-Idiot's
Guide to the 2010 FIFA World
Cup
June 10, 2010 11:20PM - Riffs From a Film Junky: My
101 Favorite Films (#90 - #81)
June 07, 2010 02:31PM - Voting to Extremes: The
American Right To Screw Up a
Vote
May 27, 2010 11:14AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “@ Retablo:
OOPS!!!
I read where
no team that's lost their
opening match has
ever
w…”
June 16, 2010 05:44PM - “@ dalriadane: Not that I
would know, but I understand
Spain
has been voted the
be…”
June 14, 2010 08:44AM - “Yay, I'm an Editor's
Pick. WOOT!”
June 11, 2010 09:11AM - “I posted this as my
Facebook status this morning,
and after
reading your
terrific…”
May 27, 2010 09:44AM - “Other than the race
baiting?
Congrats to
all 3...I guess?”
May 21, 2010 06:08PM
Gus Sanchez's Links
- Links to Completely Waste Your Time To
- Basic Instructions
- Topless Robot
- The Social Confessional
- Very Short List
- Listverse
- The Universal Record Database
- Need Coffee
- Funny Exams
- Swaptree
- Asylum
- The News...So I Can Stay Informed
- QuizLaw - Simple Answers to Complex Legal Questions
- Sports Illustrated
- Salon
- Media Matters
- The New York Times
- Huffington Post
- Feeding My Pop Culture Jones
- PopMatters
- Pop Candy Blog Popular Culture News & Today's Trends - USATODAY.com
- Rope of Silicon
- Pajiba - Scathing Reviews for Bitchy People
- The AV Club
- CHUD
June 16, 2010 05:44PM
“@ Retablo: OOPS!!! I read where no team that's lost their opening match has ever won the WC; three teams have made the final, but did not win. And it do…”
About: The Idiot and Non-Idiot's Guide to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
“@ Retablo: OOPS!!! I read where no team that's lost their opening match has ever won the WC; three teams have made the final, but did not win. And it do…”
About: The Idiot and Non-Idiot's Guide to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
June 14, 2010 08:44AM
“@ dalriadane: Not that I would know, but I understand Spain has been voted the best-looking team. @ Natalie: Yeah, the Socceroos were stink-eroo yester…”
About: The Idiot and Non-Idiot's Guide to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
“@ dalriadane: Not that I would know, but I understand Spain has been voted the best-looking team. @ Natalie: Yeah, the Socceroos were stink-eroo yester…”
About: The Idiot and Non-Idiot's Guide to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
June 11, 2010 09:11AM
“Yay, I'm an Editor's Pick. WOOT!”
About: The Idiot and Non-Idiot's Guide to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
“Yay, I'm an Editor's Pick. WOOT!”
About: The Idiot and Non-Idiot's Guide to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
May 27, 2010 09:44AM
“I posted this as my Facebook status this morning, and after reading your terrific recap, I'll share what I posted with you: "Riddle me this, Americ…”
About: "American Idol" Finale Recap: Another Bland Singer Wins
“I posted this as my Facebook status this morning, and after reading your terrific recap, I'll share what I posted with you: "Riddle me this, Americ…”
About: "American Idol" Finale Recap: Another Bland Singer Wins
May 21, 2010 06:08PM
“Other than the race baiting? Congrats to all 3...I guess?”
About: What Do Rand Paul and Louis Farrakhan Have in Common?
“Other than the race baiting? Congrats to all 3...I guess?”
About: What Do Rand Paul and Louis Farrakhan Have in Common?
May 11, 2010 02:22PM
“They come up with new names for themselves, but they're really recycling the same tired, idiotic idea. A few years back, we would refer to the Tea Bagg…”
About: Tea Bagger Protestors Are a Terrible Joke and a Big Con
“They come up with new names for themselves, but they're really recycling the same tired, idiotic idea. A few years back, we would refer to the Tea Bagg…”
About: Tea Bagger Protestors Are a Terrible Joke and a Big Con
May 11, 2010 11:34AM
“I thought Rooney's comments were obnoxious, even by his standards. And his smug assertion that young kids don't know who Ella Fitzgerald is was exactly…”
About: JOANNA NEWSOM & ANDY ROONEY TAG TEAM
“I thought Rooney's comments were obnoxious, even by his standards. And his smug assertion that young kids don't know who Ella Fitzgerald is was exactly…”
About: JOANNA NEWSOM & ANDY ROONEY TAG TEAM
May 11, 2010 11:27AM
“Agree with you 100%. I left NYC about 10 years ago. I go back quite periodically - in fact, I'm going back this weekend - and I'm always reminded of wh…”
About: Living and Not Living in New York
“Agree with you 100%. I left NYC about 10 years ago. I go back quite periodically - in fact, I'm going back this weekend - and I'm always reminded of wh…”
About: Living and Not Living in New York
May 11, 2010 10:51AM
“The irony, of course, is that there are a ton of born-and-raised Alabamans that don't speak English very well, either.”
About: RACISM IS ALIVE AND LIVING IN MY BACKYARD
“The irony, of course, is that there are a ton of born-and-raised Alabamans that don't speak English very well, either.”
About: RACISM IS ALIVE AND LIVING IN MY BACKYARD
May 11, 2010 10:49AM
“Kudos to your daughter for wearing a Joan Jett t-shirt.”
About: My Daughter's Middle School Banned Her Joan Jett T-Shirt
“Kudos to your daughter for wearing a Joan Jett t-shirt.”
About: My Daughter's Middle School Banned Her Joan Jett T-Shirt
May 11, 2010 06:53AM
“Thanks, everyone. And, yes, Jay, I feel much better.”
About: Shit That I'm Hating On This Week
“Thanks, everyone. And, yes, Jay, I feel much better.”
About: Shit That I'm Hating On This Week
April 23, 2010 12:26AM
“@ Nanatahey - thanks for throwing down the gauntlet. @ Nick Carroway - Angelina Jolie is vile and repulsive and has no redeeming qualities? Hmm. Explain…”
About: Nanatehay's Open Call - Who Would You F**K For World Peace?
“@ Nanatahey - thanks for throwing down the gauntlet. @ Nick Carroway - Angelina Jolie is vile and repulsive and has no redeeming qualities? Hmm. Explain…”
About: Nanatehay's Open Call - Who Would You F**K For World Peace?
April 22, 2010 04:43PM
“How 'bout, "If World Peace was dependent on you having consensual sex with a famous person that's widely acknowledged as being completely vile, di…”
About: Open Call; Most Ridiculous Open Call
“How 'bout, "If World Peace was dependent on you having consensual sex with a famous person that's widely acknowledged as being completely vile, di…”
About: Open Call; Most Ridiculous Open Call
April 22, 2010 10:58AM
“I wish the tent would fall in on these people.”
About: Is the Tea Party a Big Tent?
“I wish the tent would fall in on these people.”
About: Is the Tea Party a Big Tent?
April 22, 2010 10:49AM
“Zero judgment and rolling with a posse that encourages this kind of behavior is what's led to Big Ben being suspended. Kudos to Roger Goddell for firm…”
About: Ben Roethlisberger's chance to stay with Steelers - feminism
“Zero judgment and rolling with a posse that encourages this kind of behavior is what's led to Big Ben being suspended. Kudos to Roger Goddell for firm…”
About: Ben Roethlisberger's chance to stay with Steelers - feminism
April 22, 2010 10:43AM
“Must be that dry heat that's making everyone reach for a tall glass of stupid.”
About: Passthe Birthernuts-Arizona makes Obama prove citizenship
“Must be that dry heat that's making everyone reach for a tall glass of stupid.”
About: Passthe Birthernuts-Arizona makes Obama prove citizenship
April 08, 2010 10:38AM
“Agreed. Other than Crystal Bowersox, this season has stunk immensely. You can tell Simon Cowell's mentally checked out; in past seasons, he would have…”
About: American Idols? The Bible and I Beg to Differ
“Agreed. Other than Crystal Bowersox, this season has stunk immensely. You can tell Simon Cowell's mentally checked out; in past seasons, he would have…”
About: American Idols? The Bible and I Beg to Differ
April 07, 2010 11:06PM
“@ Ladyslipper - That was my first foray into Murakami. I'm absolutely in love with him right now. "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" is sitting on…”
About: Glutton for Punishment, Or: Why I'm Writing Again
“@ Ladyslipper - That was my first foray into Murakami. I'm absolutely in love with him right now. "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" is sitting on…”
About: Glutton for Punishment, Or: Why I'm Writing Again
April 07, 2010 02:26PM
“I know the feeling. Several months ago, I gave running on a treadmill a shot. That treadmill owned my ass. Now I can do 2 miles on an incline. And I'm n…”
About: Ménage à Cardio: I'm stronger than I thought
“I know the feeling. Several months ago, I gave running on a treadmill a shot. That treadmill owned my ass. Now I can do 2 miles on an incline. And I'm n…”
About: Ménage à Cardio: I'm stronger than I thought
April 07, 2010 10:50AM
“I think much of the criticism and griping that's revolved around the "Clash of the Titans" remake is that it's simply not fun. Just judging f…”
About: Stand Against: Where Did The God Of Fun Go?
“I think much of the criticism and griping that's revolved around the "Clash of the Titans" remake is that it's simply not fun. Just judging f…”
About: Stand Against: Where Did The God Of Fun Go?
April 07, 2010 09:56AM
“Wow. This is truly sad news. As a former New Yorker, born and raised, we always cherished our rivalry with LA, but this kind of financial hardship is no…”
About: The buck stops here: Los Angeles is shutting down
“Wow. This is truly sad news. As a former New Yorker, born and raised, we always cherished our rivalry with LA, but this kind of financial hardship is no…”
About: The buck stops here: Los Angeles is shutting down
April 07, 2010 09:23AM
“Terrific article, and so well-written. I find it interesting how the music press is coining the Beck-Clapton collaboration as an end to a rivalry. I don…”
About: Eric Clapton Jeff Beck: The Death of a Rock and Roll Rivalry
“Terrific article, and so well-written. I find it interesting how the music press is coining the Beck-Clapton collaboration as an end to a rivalry. I don…”
About: Eric Clapton Jeff Beck: The Death of a Rock and Roll Rivalry
April 06, 2010 01:06PM
“Thanks, Jimmy. I like Ozzie a lot, but with Ozzie, you know he's a volatile chemical. Yes, he displayed professionalism by not lashing out at management…”
About: The Not-So-Fearless & Marginally Biased 2010 MLB Predictions
“Thanks, Jimmy. I like Ozzie a lot, but with Ozzie, you know he's a volatile chemical. Yes, he displayed professionalism by not lashing out at management…”
About: The Not-So-Fearless & Marginally Biased 2010 MLB Predictions
April 06, 2010 11:01AM
“Best of luck. Hopefully your job hunting days will be over very very soon.”
About: Hope Springs,In Spring, With a Job Interview
“Best of luck. Hopefully your job hunting days will be over very very soon.”
About: Hope Springs,In Spring, With a Job Interview
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