I watched the Thin Man the other night and really enjoyed it. The movie came out in 1934 and starred Myrna Loy and William Powell. The quality of the movie was outstanding, the wit and humor that was displayed, and the simple and crisp production is a stark contrast to the cookie cutter movies made nowadays.
Myrna Loy is a gorgeous actress, her beauty just oozes off the screen. She has a certain sexiness while still keeping all of her clothes on, quite unlike most of the Lindsey Lohan’s of today. I can clearly see why she was the pin-up queen of her day.
Her role as Nora Charles in the The Thin Man clearly was the forerunner to characters such as Maddy Hayes in the TV series Moonlighting. She is smart, sophisticated, and the banter between her and William Powell is classic.
While watching the movie, it was a bit eerie to think that everyone in it was now dead. Very hard to believe that it was made over 70 years ago. Brought to mind the song Pictures of Lily by the Who (go Google it).
If you need to see a movie this weekend, go out and rent The Thin Man, you will not be disappointed, I promise!
EV1
We watched Who Killed the Electric Car last night on the Tivo. I am surprised that I have not watched before, but I guess I figured it would just be a rant. Surprisingly, I felt they had a very balanced message, rightfully placing the blame on pretty much everyone.
- Consumers – wanting huge SUV’s instead of smaller efficient vehicles
- Car Companies – Too addicted to ICE (Internal Combustion Engine)
- Gas Companies – wanting to preserve current profits $$$
- Government – Not mandating change
- CARB – Switching from a mandate for electric to hydrogen at the last minute
The funny part is that if Toyota, GM, and Ford all had continued production of their EV’s, they would be selling like hot cakes today. Toyota had a very usable RAV EV, GM had the EV1, and Ford had the Th!nk, which they have since sold to a European firm. All of these cars were in production, and could be sold today. And, with the advances in battery technology (imagine a EV1 with LiON batteries!), they would be even better, and cheaper.
Let’s hope the car companies can get their EV’s back into production, and start getting practical PHEV’s into production.
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Tagged battery, battery technology, Car, car companies, CARB, ev1, Ford, GM, government, Hydrogen, ICE, internal combustion engine, LiON, phev, tivo, Toyota, who killed the electric car
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