AMC Theatres could be broke by January

 

[VIDEO] I consider myself an AMC customer and enjoy their Stubs premiere membership which one time saved me a lot of money as I built up enough rewards to not pay for tickets or concessions. The only thing I had to pay for after my visit was parking. That cost more than the tickets I think.

Most of the news about what's going on with AMC I get from John Campea and since the start of this pandemic he's been keeping track of AMC's financial health. With the Stubs premiere membership to start with he stated AMC would likely make a profit if that coronavirus hadn't hit. AMC and other theater chains shut down from about March to about August. Like many businesses the film exhibitor industry took a hit because of the lockdowns and changes in consumer behavior.

I don't know how AMC comes out of bankruptcy. Do they recalibrate as most businesses do in this situation? Perhaps they close some locations layoff some people sell some properties. Does another company come in to bail them out or just outright buy them? Will this be the end of the company that was originally founded in Kansas City, Missouri?

We shall see.

The origin story you didn't know you needed

 

[VIDEO] Found this at random this morning, Eleanor from The Simpsons is the crazy cat lady. We see her as a child ready to take on the world to a courtroom where she wants to go on recess to deliver a baby and then we see the start of her becoming crazy cat lady. The comments to this video are very interesting their own analysis of her psychology.

I won't try to analyze because she's a cartoon, but who knows how many people out there have this type of story. You never know where someone is coming from in their lives. Who knows what they've been through in their lives or psychology.

However, this video is hilarious and fitting of The Simpsons. 😛

Amtrak iconography

 

[VIDEO] This video explores Amtrak's brand identity. I remember the reverse arrow and often tried to recreated it by hand even just drawing lines as opposed to the blocks the logo represents to show my interpretation of Amtrak's logo.

I remember my first trip by train most Amtrak trains were in what they call phase three livery. Seeing that takes me back to the 1980s at least. Of course times change and the Amtrak I rode in the last two decades carries the "travelmark" logo. It's an abstract version of the rails trains are transported.

I really got to do some research on Amtrak uniforms what they had for Amtrak personnel in the 1970s seem very far out. It sees as if they tried to do that reverse arrow on everything including uniforms. Imagine that arrow on your shirt cuff or on the skirts the women wore as part of their uniforms.

I hope you enjoy this presentation by AmtrakGuy365. As you may discover in this video Amtrak and perhaps other businesses continue to move forward and get with the times.

BTW, Amtrak will celebrate 50 years next year. It's unbelievable that it's been that long since the National Passenger Rail Corporation was created to take over passenger rail operations from the railroads. I hope they do what they did after 40 years which is create heritage livery for their locomotives. Perhaps even reactivate those iconic EMD F40PH locomotives. Those are the engines I remember from the 1980s also.

DeMuro reviews the GMC Hummer EV

 

[VIDEO] I didn't get to finish this video from Doug DeMuro but want to share with you his review of the GMC Hummer EV. I always thought Hummers were oversized and I'm sure there are people who believe these are literal gas guzzlers. Well Hummers got a reboot with this electrical vehicle treatment, so for those who care about how much gas such vehicles burn they took that aspect away.

Meanwhile I wait for this idea of an electrical Volkswagen Beetle to hit the market. Though I've heard nothing so far so probably be waiting a while. 🤷

Wrestlelamia on last nite's Hell in a Cell main event

 

[VIDEO] The card for last nite's WWE PPV wasn't entirely stacked. I would dare say it resembled a card for an NXT TakeOver. Regardless the main event for the WWE title between champ Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton continuing their feud it produced a surprising result, Orton taking McIntyre's championship.

I was scare of a Mick Foley spot that is one of these performer falling through the hell in a cell structure. It was close when McIntyre fell off the side of the structure onto the announcer's table. 

However, YouTube channel Wrestlelamia takes a look at the WWE Championship match at Hell in a Cell. Why did Orton finally win the WWE championship?

Mini Clay Kits Movie Treats

 

[VIDEO] Bought one of these from an art store the other day. Seems like a cool creative project on a day off and put it on display somewhere at home. Just to show one aspect of the escapes from the real world I have.

I don't really eat movie popcorn as much as I had years ago. I don't really drink slushies and unfortunately for movie candy I'm not into licorice. But then I do usually get concession foods when going to the movies.

I just have to add this dire news of the film exhibition industry. AMC Theaters may have depleted cash reserves if there are no movies to attract a larger audience. Most theaters since perhaps August have reopened and then Regal announced they've closed again because there are no movies coming out that would draw an audience. 

At least since theaters have reopened he had Tenet which I was lucky enough to see last month. It has made according to Internet Movie Database $48.3 Million in the US and $323.5 million worldwide. It's making money, however, I consider that perhaps it would've made more if not for this pandemic issue we're experiencing.

Trust Data, Not Lore #StarTrek

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This image was something I shared on fb at one time, I didn't know at the time this image were on t-shirts. This is an indication of my Star Trek fandom as this represents two characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation. We have Data a good android on the left and then we have his evil "twin brother" Lore on the right. We had so few episodes of this series with both of them, and unfortunately Lore was deactivated and disassembled in the last season of The Next Generation.

I could let you know of Data's fate, but you'll have to watch Star Trek Picard on CBS All-Access.

Also Trust data, not lore should be a slogan for everyday life in anything that you do or consume in your life. Yes I mean the information you take in!