Monthly Archives: December 2013

My Candlestick memories

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Pepe Lepew

Tonight is probably the final 49ers game in Candlestick Park, the oldest football stadium in the NFL (not sure I would count Lambeau since it’s been completely rebuilt), and probably the biggest dump in the NFL (Oakland is a close … Continue reading →

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Superman’s sordid history of marketing cigarettes … and then battling smoking

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Pepe Lepew

Just watched Man of Steel and had to absolutely crack up at the nonstop product placement through the whole movie — man, I really hadn’t noticed product placement in a movie in years. Man of Steel was one of the … Continue reading →

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Smoking has even become controversial in Bollywood

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Pepe Lepew

Not only has smoking cigarettes all but been eliminated in Hollywood films, it’s also controversial in Bollywood. Hollywood had a long and sordid history with smoking. Directors had their characters constantly smoke in movies beginning in the 1930s and Hollywood … Continue reading →

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Live Action Cowboy Bebop … what are they going to do about the smoking?

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Pepe Lepew

This is pretty funny. Just read that Keanu Reeves had at one point been tabbed to play “Spike Spiegel” in the live action version of Cowboy Bebop. (Not really sure if live action versions of anime will work, Akira has … Continue reading →

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Chewin’ tobacco in Steamboat Willie

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Pepe Lepew

Went to Disneyland last week and for some reason it jarred this memory for me. The first ever Mickey Mouse cartoon — Steamboat Willie — had a funny scene in it in which the captain of the steamboat takes a … Continue reading →

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