Posts Tagged ‘crystal’

Dreamy Andre Agassi Drops by Town to Promote his New Book

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

San Francisco’s Books, Inc. on Van Ness played host to legendary Andre Agassi a few days back Friday evening to tell the truth about love, tennis and drugs, or something. Certainly, the Financial Samurai was impressed:

“Just shook hands with my idol, Andre Agassi at his “OPEN” book signing in San Francisco! Got 4 books for $125 bucks (ouch). 2 for clients.”

Aren’t new hardcover books like $10 each these days? Oh well. (But if you get Andre the Giant of Tennis to sign your tome, its value increases dramatically, apparently.) 

Here’s the cover. Does he have cat eyes?

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Does Andre’s book reveal more than he may have intended? Let’s hear from scribe Oindrila Mukherjee:

“Much has been said about how this book is meant to inspire people. The biggest lesson a young fan can get from reading it is that if you’re rich and famous and powerful, in other words, if you’re Andre Agassi, then you can get away with anything. If you get 2 speeding tickets within the hour, the judge will ask for your autograph and let you go. If you snort crystal meth and test positive, you only have to submit a written lie and the ATP with throw out the test results. And anyone who dares to cross you (or worse still, beat you in a tennis match) will have to pay when you write your autobiography.”

Mmmmm.

Anyway, it’s 11-something bucks, your choice.

New Indiana Jones Movie a Huge Hit at the Castro Theatre

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

There was a time when a big movie like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull would open at a place like the now-deceased Coronet Theater. But The Castro was doing pretty well  for itself last night with a packed house on the first day of the new Indy.

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Bullwhip? (Doesn’t everybody in San Francisco have one already?) Free.

Costco drinking water? $.12 plus $.05 CRV.

Fedora? $29.97 from Lucky Supermarket 

Memories of entertaining the long lines of people waiting to get a good seat? Priceless.

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View from the balcony includes an old-skool organist and a proper chandelier

Don’t forget to complete your Indiana Experience by purchasing LEGO Indiana Jones Adventures. All the cool kids are doing it!

So turn up your hearing aid (if you have one, as the Castro Theatre’s sound system seems a tad on the quiet side) and get on out there!

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