Nick Cage, Stanley Kubrick, and the best and worst film directors of all time; plus Scott vs US Customs, Third World Mysteries and The Great American Road Trip… all this and so much less on this edition of Right Angle: Backstage.
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Right Angle: Backstage 04/25/23
Nick Cage, Stanley Kubrick, and the best and worst film directors of all time; plus Scott vs US Customs, Third World Mysteries and The Great American Road Trip.
42 replies on “Right Angle: Backstage 04/25/23”
S.A. was settled by those seeking gold. N.A. was settled by those seeking God.
According to my dad. My great grandfather’s reaction to a flush toilet was “why would you want to do that in the house!?”
I grew up around more boys than girls, so I learned the loving insult.
I loved Valley Girl with Nicolas Cage, such great music!
“What a frickin’ rube!” OMG, Bill, you crack me up!
That was great fun.
The Dayton AF Museum is fun, but Udvar-Hazy outside D.C. is really great. You see the history of flight in one place.
As you enter you crest a small slope and the first thing you see if an SR-71 with a Shuttle behind it.
I have a photo but for some reason I cannot upload to this thread.
It’s been decades since I was there but the SAC museum just outside and to the west of Omaha is another great experience for anyone who likes aircraft. It’s huge and has every plane (I think) that the Army Air Corps or USAF ever flew. Plus a lot of prototypes and mockups. There are 1:1 full scale models of Fat Man and Little Boy there, or at least there were last time I visited.
I’ve never been able to get through the whole thing and see everything in a day. I highly recommend it to anyone in driving distance, or anyone driving through Omaha for points elsewhere.
If he comes to Udvar-Hazy, he better let us know! I’ll make the trip in from the Shenandoah Valley.
I have driven past the Dayton AF Museum and I have never stopped. I have wanted to, but never taken the time.
I live a little over an hour away from the Dayton AF museum. Been twice. If I had not been busy, I would have gone to see if I could see Bill. …. To embarass him in front of his friends about things he said wrong about Neil Armstrong, and make him jealous about my meeting Armstrong.
Yes I did. Blog on this site. Search for “My encounter with Neil Armstrong”. Warning. Its not that interesting.
My aunt lived in Wapakoneta, OH, so I have been to the Neil Armstrong museum.
I was one of those asking about TSL. Since every so often, understandably, a show is skipped due to Bills work schedule I thought perhaps the long absence had to do with his Daily Wire work. Glad it’s back up.
As a Wisconsinite, I was glad to hear the Rodgers trade finally went through. Nothing against the guy (though he got weird these last couple seasons) but the daily updates on the news was getting really old.
.. and as others said, that was a really fun episode.
I’ve told this before, God help me, I’ve been a Jets fan since the 60s, I was on a cruise and met a Swedish guy from Stockholm with a NY Jets logo on his phone. I asked about it and he explained he and a bunch of friends are interested in American football so I asked ‘Why did you pick a team that hasn’t won in 50 years?’ Answer ‘Because we Swedes hate ourselves’
Bill, on another trip, you should to to Kalamazoo, MI, and visit the Air Zoo. It is another great airplane and air ship museum. I have been a couple of times and enjoyed it. And they have an SR-71 as well.
Oh, I’ve been there. Yeah that was a good visit though we only had a couple hours. The other one in that vein I would recommend, and is closer to Bill’s home is the Evergreen Aviation museum in I think McMinnville, Oregon. Home of the Spruce Goose, which at the time had an SW71 under one wing and some rocket, I forget which, under the other.
You guys do wonderful and admirable serious work, but I also love it when the conversation is free-wheeling, fun, and loose. Many thanks!
I love these shows, too!
the toilet paper shredder already exists and you can find the on medium sized boats of all makes and models and it is called a macerator
A garbage disposal toilet … hmmmmm …
That totally redefines the term “honey pot”.
You were correct, Scott. Customs and Border guard posts are full of “Stasi” in any country, but they are typically not German.
How I enjoyed this backstage show! My favorite part is Scott’s story of the bonding experience on the plane. I, however, being a female, would have exchanged contact info with the person, or, at least, asked their name!
Yes, most women would! Guys 🙄😆
I live in Indianapolis. The Air Force museum in Dayton is right at 2 hours from me. Been there at least a dozen times over my 48 years on earth and it is one of my favorite places in the US. The fact that it’s free is a bonus. My 10-year old daughter found out about it and wants to go this summer. Can’t wait!!!
Since I live in Cincinnati Oh, I’m about 1 to 1 1/2 from Dayton. Been to the museum twice. Once as a high school field trip. The other on college, I saw the Thunderbirds. Cant remember which trip had a Warthog parked, and a fighter that I can’t remember which, you could look into the cockpit.
The circumcision in a car came from “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz”.
It was also a fake ad on SNL for a car dubbed “Royal Deluxe II”, spoofing a Mercury Marquis ad that featured a diamond cutter.
Hey Scott? Boats and institutional toilets have “a thing like a garbage disposal” in them. It’s called a ‘macerator’, which basically means “chewer”. You’re too late, it’s already been invented.
Institutions have them because people put weird things down the toilet, boats have them because it’s a real drag to have to decouple the black water system and remove something that’s plugging it.
I’ve been to the museum 3 times. I would go again in a heartbeat. If you have time and want the best steak you’ve ever eaten go to The Pine Club. http://www.the pineclub.com. Old school supper club that hasn’t changed since the 40’s. No reservations, no credit cards. Cash, check or become a member. Wonderful!
Welcome home Scott!!!
It’s because of people like Scott that I wear headphones, read a book, and don’t make eye contact with anyone on an airplane.
Raising Arizona is the Best
Glad you are back!!!
You’ll love the Air Force Museum.
Scott, its called a macerator pump. We’ve been using them on ships for over a hundred years…
Love this episode of Backstage! I’ve done the trek to Dayton and spent two days there and fully relate to the male trek! The trek I took to Dayton from Knoxville a few months ago with my son-in-law was 5 hours and the radio was never turned on!
I can confirm what Bill said about the questioning by customs agents. It’s learning how to read microexpressions 101. Crafted questions to elicit microexpressions that help determine if the subject is being deceptive or honest. It’s a natural fit for me, being somewhat hyper observant.
On another note…Bill, we’re not Boomers…we’re GenX’ers. Unless you’re in your 70’s…know your generations.
Except in the USA , here due to PC we strip search 80 year old nuns but scowling shifty eyed 25 year old Akmed gets a pass because low paid TSA agents don’t need the hassle.
Good to see everyone together again looking forward to updates from Bill’s trip.
wondered what happened to the Stratosphere lounge… great episode guys..
Ok Bill. Going to Dayton Air Force Museum. That means you are going north on I75. When you go by Mitchell Ave, not too far from where you cross the Ohio river into Ohio, you would be a bit less than one mile from my house. Old Victorian house. Which is about one mile from the old Proctor and Gambol manufacturing plant. House was for one the the P&G executives.
If we both had time, (which I doubt) I’d be glad to show you. Wonderful architecture. (And introduce you to Cincinnati chili and Graeters ice cream.)
Isn’t Wright- Patterson where they keep the bodies from Roswell?
Hanger 13 if you believe the story. Of course, the government denies that. Me? Why there? If they had such a thing Area 51 would be closer and better security.
Of course, they might allow the story, to increase numbers coming, thus showing they need funding.😏