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How Rude!
We all know the Kevin Smith v Southwest Air saga. Suck situation all around. From all the twittering going on real time by @thatKevinSmith, I gathered he was embarrassed, yes, and pissed, rightly so, and concerned for the other female passenger who was treated in the same way. Rude. Handled with porcupine gloves.
Then Southwest goes into the PR spin vomits burping up things like,”he always purchases 2 seats”, which isn’t true, according to Smith. And how the hell would they know anyway? The spin got vomity-er by Southwest’s blameshifting. So Kevin -and me- are becoming angrier. Again, rightly so.
So the completely inept TV tabloids, including CNN’s Headline News, revive their talking heads from the crypts to debate this PR nightmare with complete misinformation (more on that in a future post). Finally, someone wised up at Southwest and gave an apology, however weak, “The communication among our Employees was not as sharp as it should have been and, it’s apparent that Southwest could have handled this situation differently.” Ya think?
Lesson learned, “We fucked up.” is always the way to go. The public… well, we’re pretty smart and forgiving – if you don’t hand us a bunch of bullshit.
Here’s Southwest’s latest response from Linda Rutherford on the Southwest blog:
“I had the chance this afternoon to speak directly with director Kevin Smith. I let him know that in my 18 years here at Southwest, I have never dealt with a situation like what has been unfolding in the last 48 hours. I let Kevin know we have refunded his airfare. I told him we made a mistake in trying to board him as a standby passenger and then remove him. And I told him we were sorry.
Now, 48 hours later, after talking to many involved, we know there were several things going on that day and that our Employees were doing their best to get his flight out safely and on time, including finding seats for everyone and trying to accommodate standby passengers. The Captain did not single Kevin out to be removed, but he did ask that the boarding be completed quickly. At that time, our Employees made the decision to remove Kevin after a quick judgment call that he might have needed more than one seat for his comfort and those seated next to him.
Although I’m not here to debate the decision our Employees made, I can tell you that I for one have learned a lot today. The communication among our Employees was not as sharp as it should have been and, it’s apparent that Southwest could have handled this situation differently. Thanks, Kevin, for your passion around this topic. You were a reasonable guy during our conversation.
Southwest, like most carriers, has a policy to assist passengers who need two seats onboard an aircraft. The policy is an important one for the comfort and safety of all passengers aboard a plane, and we stand by that 25-year-old policy. This has our attention, and we will be reviewing how and when this delicate policy is implemented.”
Yes, Kevin Smith is a reasonable man. Duh.
Crotch rot…
Okay, what happened peeps? I could have sworn we we done with his holymess Mel Gibson. Now he’s starring in some dumb movie we won’t see anyway and up to headline several more. Oy vey, you Aussie hotness circa 1985. Let it go. You’re rich. You’re insane. You’re done.
PSA…
This one’s for the ladies… I am a proponent of Michael Bay’s. I admit it freely. The giant robots, the explosions, the action! I know his movies (note that I did not say “films”) are not the stuff of intellectual genius – that’s how I like my summer popcorn movies: all show no substance (sometimes, its also how I like my men, but I digress).
Transformers 2 had a GIANT explosion, one so big that I convinced myself that I looooooooved MB. Loooooooved him so much that I ignored the red flags and the pleas from those who love me to realize that he’s a dirrrrty boy. Now, don’t get me wrong…dirrrrty boys are great, but there’s dirrrrty hot and then there’s just dirrrrty dirrrrty. The latter is the kind that won’t wash off – even after a Silkwood Shower ™.
After seeing pictures of him and 50 cent with the floozies in Miami and reading the reports of them “sharing” their dates, my eyes were open and I realized no amount of scrubbing at a Korean Spa (who are known for their superlative exfoliation techniques) would get that kind of dirrrrty off a girl.
So, I did the only thing any other self-respecting girl would do…I put him in deep quarantine lockdown. We’ll revisit him in 6months to a year and see how he’s doing…that should be right around the time Transformers 3 comes out and the explosions blind my eyes and good judgment…again.
Leno is a Lemon, like, duh
I was watching some damn good, must-see TV last night in the form of The Office and 30Rock when BAM! Jay Leno appears on my TV. Epic, epic FAIL.
The Hills Twats make bank
Lordy lordy! There is no hope for the children if this is what MTV is shelling out for all that doing-absolutely-nothing on the TeeVEE. Think of the THE CHILDREN, people. THE CHILDREN, before you watch this nonsense.
Lauren Conrad - $125,000 per episode (her contract also stated that nobody on The Hills could make more than her)
Kristin (one brain cell) Cavallari - $90,000 per episode
Heidi Montag - $100,000 per episode
Audrina Partridge Family – $100,000 per episode
Lo Bosworth – $100,000 per episode
Spencer (I really don’t know his last name)- $65,000 per episode
Brody Jenner – $45,000 per episode
I can’t type anymore, I feel ill.
Leno Laughable?
What do you think? In a good way or a bad way?
Will you watch his new stinkerI meanshow???
We want to know!! Answer below!
Be Kind, Rewind
I watched Michael Bay’s “The Island” (2005) this weekend…twice…back to back. Once on its own and once with the commentary – so actually I only watched it when MB was talking to see what he was talking about.
Anyway, watched the movie for the first time. When it came out, my love for Michael Bay had not yet taken hold. I had seen Bad Boys, Armaggedon, The Rock, and Bad Boys 2. I hadn’t seen Pearl Harbor (and still haven’t seen the whole thing). Loved them all. Ask my BF Maria – I obsessed over finding The Rock on DVD throughout my 4th of July weekend visiting her…another story, another time.
So, loved MB’s movies, but he hadn’t registered on my radar yet. With The Island, I had an aversion to Scarlett Johannson and on principle refused to watch it. But now, in order to have the proper fodder for these posts, I decided what harm could come of this? Right?
Well, let me tell you, I really enjoyed it. Both times I watched it. And, in listening to the commentary I realized that I really like the action movies because despite the fact that MB is a workhorse on set and expects his crew to be too, he has FUN when he works. And that, my friends, is what I see in all action movies. When he tells us about the time he threw his megaphone down after getting upset that something didn’t go right, the glee in his voice as he recalls how the batteries flew out of that thing makes me laugh…sometimes I want to throw stuff around like that too, but law books don’t break on impact easily. They’re heavy!
Actors get to learn cool things like archery and kung fu and wire work. Directors get to set up shots to blow things up. Stunt guys get to roll cars end over end. It’s like being a kid again! And that’s what I like to see…these boys and girls, with their cool, shiny toys that they get to break into millions of pieces on purpose. Maybe it’s because my job’s about putting things together and making things work (except when I’m filing a divorce for some client or another), but seeing the sheer abandon on the crew’s face when they hit the detenator and watch as an entire desert set go KABOOM! SWOON…
Bloody Eyeball?!?
Let the record show that I am a huge America’s Next Top Model fan. Tyra gettin too big for her britches, but that’s another post. Now, excited to see the promo for the September 9th 2 HOUR PREMIERE, I clicked on the trailer. And it was the weirdest 10 seconds of promo I’ve ever seen. One of the girls was born with a bloody eyeball? And her nickname was… wait for it… “Bloody Eyeball”. 
Is this all they got? Is this show now on autopilot? Cuz I heard Mr. Jay and Tyra were on the outs and Tyra was too busy not letting people look at her directly on the desperately obvious Oprah wannabe’s talk show. Are they letting this show slip. Mr. Ken Mok, what do you say? I say bring back Janice Dickinson. She ruled that bitch.
Noooooooooo!
Master auteur of the Gen Xers, John Hughes,
has died of a heart attack while walking through Manhattan. Can I borrow your underpants for 10 minutes is not going to be that funny for like, 10 minutes. So sad. We love John Hughes.
johnna sunshine
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