When people bring up their “bucket list” dreams, they’re usually referring to BIG things, like visiting Australia or swimming with sharks. (I guess you could knock both of those off with one rock?)

But tonight I wanna hear about your SMALL bucket list dreams. Things you really wanna do before you’re dust, even if they’re not terribly interesting, nor hard to pull off.

First time at a conveyor belt sushi joint. Exciting!

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The inspiration for tonight’s survey: Over the weekend, we dined at a conveyor belt sushi joint. Silly as it sounds, I’ve been waiting to do this for almost 15 years now. If you’ve never heard of conveyor belt sushi, it’s exactly what it sounds like. The sushi just “drives” right by you on little plates, and you take whatever you want. (They count the number of plates on your table to determine your bill at the end.)

It’s such a dopey thing, but I was seriously PUMPED to knock it off my bucket list.

Your turn. What are some of your small & silly bucket list items?

Posted by Matt on 02/06/17
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Here’s a playthrough of the original Mortal Kombat arcade game, from 1992. I was never much good at it myself, but I clocked happier hours watching total strangers kick the shit out of each other. To this day, bowling alleys still feel naked without a Mortal Kombat cabinet.

Enjoy.

Posted by Matt on 02/05/17
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It’s been many years since I last saw 1985’s Zone Troopers, but I remember digging it. Wikipedia’s synopsis: “In Italy during World War II, an American military patrol discovers a spaceship that has crash-landed in the woods, along with its alien crew. A nearby Nazi unit also sends a patrol to investigate the crash and to capture the aliens if possible.”

Sounds okay, right?

If nothing else, you should appreciate how different Zone Troopers is, in everything from plot to tone. Interestingly, while by no means a horror movie in the traditional sense, Zone Troopers was pretty definitively pitched as one in video stores, with a box that looked right at home among all of the schlocky ’80s creature features. Worth a watch for sure.

Posted by Matt on 02/04/17
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I’ve never seen any of the Curse movies, but I know a good title when I see it. Here’s Curse II: The Bite, from 1989:

From what I gather, there’s zero real connection between any of the Curse movies. Curse II: The Bite doesn’t even have a Wikipedia entry, so God knows what we’re in for, here. Only one way to find out…

Posted by Matt on 02/03/17
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