Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

"Be Excellent to Each other." - Bill, in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure." (1989). Not a Confucius quote, but spoken by a great man in a movie that had plenty of great philosophers.

Excellent movie, saw it last night. Basically what Superbad was in 2007, what Pineapple Express aspired to be in 2008. Widely recognized as Keanu Reeves's best (and only) acting role. LOVED Napoleon Bonaparte and riding at Waterloo, but seemed like it's probably one of those movies to be watched after fueling one's body with illicit substances. Not speaking from experience.

Imagine Bill and Ted as a team on the Amazing Race...that would be another excellent adventure as well, indeed. Definitely a viewing treat, unlike some of the jokers we have on this season's cast of TAR. Cowboys, lesbians, the requisite dating models team (alas, this time with Miss Teen S. Carolina/ "the Iraq" in tow), grandma/granddaughter, and of course, better than Batman & Robin, Starsky & Hutch, or PB & J, America's team, Jeff and Jordan. NEVER underestimate the karmic value of one Jordan Lloyd, especially with this cast of nobodys. I always say the first episode race doesn't tell you who's gonna win, but does tell you who WON'T win......I'd say any of the 3 girl-girl teams left (not a sexist thing, a history thing), the undercover cops, and the daughter-father team (also a combo that's never won) are all non-factors. That leaves 5 teams to pick from. I'll say the fan favorite is still J&J, but like the guy-guy combo of Dan + (the other) Jordan.

Finally done with my note!!!...........rough draft. Phooey. 35 pages due April 1st, I've got 22 pages in the books now. The next part, though, is the hardest.....refining my arguments and getting my facts straight. Always difficult.


Watching Bill and Ted's Awesome Adventure made me think of "The Admiral" David Robinson and "The Mayor" Kevin Johnson. Here are some nicknames I dug up for some amusement. I skipped some of the easy ones you all know of like "The Answer" or "Vinsanity."

1. Anthony "Chocolate Reign" Morrow- the Chocolatey version of Lamar Odom?
2. Bobby "Chinese Food" Simmons- I hope he eats it with chopsticks.
3. Corey "Bad Porn" Maggette - Control yourself, Corey.
4. Daniel "Boobie" Gibson- Definitely wanna know the story of how he got this one.
5. Glen "Big Baby" Davis- it's true, he's been seen crying on the Celtics bench.
6. Jerome "Big Snacks" James- Who?
7. Juan Carlos "La Bomba" Navarro- the restaurant?
8. Samuel "the Haitian Sensation" Dalembert- or better, the Haitian Salvation. Thanks, Sammy.
9. Rasheed "Raw" Wallace- mine's better, "Wiley E. Coyote"
10. Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant- save the best nickname for the best player in the league.

Fantasize on,

Robert Yan