Ben Wilder

First drafts of iconic movie lines… [the answers]

Earlier this week I posted a few iconic movie lines but not exactly how you remember them. I wrote down how they might have looked in the very first draft of the movie, before a thousand revisions. For this post to make sense, check that one out first here. Then come back to find outContinue reading “First drafts of iconic movie lines… [the answers]”

First drafts of iconic movie lines that got revised before their big screen debut

Most of us have a favorite line or two from movies we’ve seen. Somehow these iconic moments get etched into our minds and even become part of society in ways no one ever saw coming. I’m thinking of “Show me the money!” from Jerry Maguire, “I’ll be back” from Terminator, and “Alrighty then!” from AceContinue reading “First drafts of iconic movie lines that got revised before their big screen debut”

“Sony: the One and Only” from the 1970s!

I’ve discovered this about myself over the last decade or so: I love the 70s era in regards to furniture and home furnishings. I also love estate sales because of the wild array of things I can find, things I need, or things I never even knew existed. So naturally, when I came across an adContinue reading ““Sony: the One and Only” from the 1970s!”

I’ve done the impossible… and beyond!

I’ve done it! Just last weekend I accomplished the Impossible. Flying with birds? Nope. Walking on water? Not yet. Holding my breath for more than a minute? Uh uh. Wow, now having the Impossible Burger from Burger King sounds so anticlimactic. But folks… the announcement is… drum roll please… I ordered the Impossible Whopper atContinue reading “I’ve done the impossible… and beyond!”

bad boys, bad boys… in the median of the highway

I was driving on a highway recently and going along with traffic that may or may not have been travelling over the designated speed limit. All of the sudden I saw a cop car in the grassy median pointed at the oncoming traffic (me!). After I passed by I checked the mirror and sure enoughContinue reading “bad boys, bad boys… in the median of the highway”