Some Observations on Blues Brothers

Squish, Big T, Chicken, Mate and I watched Blues Brothers tonight, and the following things were said:

Squish: Is that Princess Leia with a rifle?
Chicken: Technically it’s a Bazooka.
Big T: Isn’t a rocket launcher?
Squish: But it IS Princess Leia, right?
Chicken and Big T: Yes– yes it is. She’s not a bad shot.

Mate: This guy singing “Boom boom boom boom” is really important.  Who is he?
Me: Uh…
Mate: Oh– here it is. John Lee Hooker!
Me: Oh– that guy really was important.

Me: I don’t have my glasses on– was that Bill Murray?
Mate: No, that’s not Bill Murray!
Me: Well, he had Bill Murray’s inflection! Who the hell was he?
Mate, after appropriate Google-fu: Hm. Well, he’s a stunt man. Who was in a bunch of movies in little bit parts. He testified in court that Robert Blake offered him money to kill his wife, and died when he got T-boned at an intersection by another stuntman. In Rancho Cordova (which is a neighboring suburb to Citrus Heights, sort of.)
Me and the kids: o.o O.O 0.0 *.* Uh, wow. So, uh… now we know.

Squish: Who’s that woman?
Me: Aretha Franklin–be respectful, her name is sacred in the house of the blues.
Chicken: And she’s about to sing a hymn.

Me: Hey, Squish, there’s the Picasso we saw in Chicago!
Squish: Oh yeah! They had that back then?
Me: According to all the guides, yes they did.

Squish: Wait– what year was this?
Me: 1982.
Squish: Then didn’t they know better?
Me: Who?
Squish: The Illinois Nazis? Didn’t they know that was bad?
Me: Well, most of the GOP doesn’t know today, so I guess not.
Squish: That’s sad.
Me: It sure is.

Me: You know, Squish, this whole movie started with a bit that Jake and Elwood–I mean John Belushi and Dan Akroyd– did on stage.  Wanna see?
Squish: They’re really good– and so entertaining. I think it’s great that they got their own movie!
Me: Yes– I think that was a sound movie investment, myself. Especially since Chicago was having a run on police cars at the time.