It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark and we’re wearing sunglasses.
Hit it.
Regardless of whether or not I like the movie, The Blues Brothers has something serious to answer for. This is probably the film that convinced movie producers that sketch characters from Saturday Night Live could be successfully translated into movies. Therefore “Joliet” Jake and Elwood have to shoulder part of the blame for travesties like A Night at the Roxbury and It’s Pat.
The problem is that the Blues Brothers weren’t sketch characters. They didn’t have a catch phrase and their only “schtick” was a genuine respect for the music that they covered. This gave screenwriters Dan Aykroyd
February 1, 2003
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006This tragedy brought into focus, I think, the follow of putting all of our manned exploration eggs in one reusable basket, especially one that was largely a compromise design based on forty-year-old technology. The shuttle program has never delivered on its original promises and NASA seems unable to take a step backward (expendable vehicles) to go forward.
Hopefully, the legacy of their loss will be a committment to new ideas. Otherwise, the 21st century may be remembered as the time the United States conceded its leadership in outer space.
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