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It is argued by, among others, members of the Austrian School of Economics that a government-imposed price cap has distorting effects on the market. It is no such matter, as I shall demonstrate below.
Let us consider a hypothetical example to see how market distortions are largely, though not entirely, avoided when government imposes a price ceiling. Say that tomatoes are fungible, just to make things easy, and that the market rate for a tomato is $1.00 per unit. Imagine that government orders that no tomato shall sell for more than $0.50. Austrians would leap to the conclusion that there would be an overconsumption of tomatoes, but as we shall see, this is quite impossible.
The reason that few distortions are felt from a government price ceiling is that the consumers have rational expectations. They know the government has set the legal price below the market price. They therefore know that they must reduce their consumption below what it would be if the market price were $0.50 per unit. Since it is well known that the market price brings supply and demand into equilibrium, then the purchases of tomatoes at any time, in order to imitate the consumption at the market rate, must equal the supply of tomatoes ready to be sold.
All consumers have to do, in other words, is count how many tomatoes are up for sale and coordinate their activities so that no more than this total quantity is demanded, and see to it that what demand there is come only from those who would have made the purchase at the price of $1.00, and at the exact quantity these same purchasers would have demanded.
How is this to be accomplished? Consumers are no strangers to coordinating massive numbers of market participants. Before the government imposition, this was done every day, in a decentralized fashion, by means of price. However, we must grant that since the price is now artificial, this will no longer serve as a means of efficiently coordinating consumer activity. In order to prevent market distortions from government interventions, we must use Skype.
During the seven billion person Skype conference, the event organizer, let's call him Byron Lapcan, must require that everyone give an account of how many tomatoes they were going to sell before the price ceiling (since we are talking about a single government's price ceiling, we must only know who would have sold tomatoes in that particular jurisdiction and in what quantity). Once this is tallied, we will know how much consumption must be. Now it is only a matter of determining which individuals would have purchased tomatoes at $1.00, and how many each would have purchased. This will require absolute honesty on the part of everyone involved, so Byron will require consumers, all seven billion of us, to pinkie swear at the outset of the conference call.
This method is pretty much foolproof. Once pinkie sworn, the Earth's populace will be honest about what they would have done under a market price, and it's not like there is a small percentage of them who would answer honestly but be mistaken, just because in going to the tomato seller they might have been distracted by another product and changed their mind at the last instant. It is also unthinkable that, say, the owner of an Italian restaurant on the verge of going out of business would take the opportunity to sneak in an order of tomatoes at a reduced price to help his bottom line and perhaps preserve the one hundred year old restaurant bequeathed to him by his father which he has nearly run into the ground. No one will break ranks once they have joined the Brotherhood of the Oath of the Diminutive Digit.
There is still a little left to be accomplished, because those tomato purchasers are not allowed to pay more than half a buck for their fruit, which leaves them with too much change left over. Mr. Lapcan will therefore institute a policy whereby tomato buyers agree to purchase a smile from the tomato sellers, one per tomato, at the price of $0.50 per unit. Thus, the same number of tomatoes exchange for the same amount of money, and the same individuals are involved in the same transactions, with the small addition of a showing of the pearly whites.
We can now see how no government interference in decentralized market regulators could ever produce large distortions. Tomato buyers will still have all the tomatoes they would have had, and tomato sellers have all the money they would have had. Demand for tomatoes does not surge, nor does supply of tomatoes drop. This means that demand for the factors of production in the tomato industry remains the same as well, and no black markets need emerge. All we have are some extra smiles and a certain amount of time, energy and resources spent on Skype. I suppose it is conceivable that tomato sellers will purchase a bit more floss in preparation for the new program. Not perfect, perhaps, but nothing to be unduly worried about.
The ramifications of the insights of rational expectations should not be underestimated. Once we realize that a Skype call can mitigate or even completely annul distortions produced by government interventions, even the mighty Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle is seen to be of no great concern. After all, if consumers can coordinate to precisely offset the effects of a price ceiling, why shouldn't entrepreneurs be capable of something similar when lendable funds are created out of nothing?
Skype does not discriminate.
The previous essay was fictional. Any similarities to real people, living or dead, is purely a coincidence. Furthermore, no Bryan Caplans were harmed during the writing of this essay.
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Took me way too long to realize the sarcasm.
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Totally a reference to Bryan Caplan :P
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NonAntiAnarchist:Took me way too long to realize the sarcasm.
Probably not. It was not supposed to be obvious early on.
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I hadn't noticed the similarity. ;-)
Wheylous:Totally a reference to Bryan Caplan :P
I hadn't noticed the similarity. ;-)
I hadn't noticed the similarity. ;-)
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I'm pretty sure that's precisely the moment a reader was supposed to realize where the story was going.
What I want to know is what exactly the purpose of this piece was. Is the author making a dig at some specific claim Caplan made, or is this just about rational expectations in general?
John James:(Just in case you're not being sarcastic)
LOL. I was.
John James:I'm pretty sure that's precisely the moment a reader was supposed to realize where the story was going.
Either that or the assertion that mass coordination can be done by means of Skype.
John James:What I want to know is what exactly the purpose of this piece was. Is the author making a dig at some specific claim Caplan made, or is this just about rational expectations in general?
Caplan argued against the validity of ABCT by means of rational expectations. How could increasing the money supply and lowering the interest rate cause a boom/bust, he argues, if entrepreneurs know that lendable funds are being created out of nothing. The point of the piece was to show that simply knowing the central bank was doing this does not mean that entrepreneurs can act in a coordinated fashion to precisely nullify its effects, something I am sure he would understand if the topic were price caps and consumers.
Thank you for pointing out the absurdity of the rational expectations argument vs. the ABCT. Bryan Caplan's argument was just begging for a reductio ad absurdum.
What I can't understand is how could Bryan Caplan actually believe what he's saying? But then again, how can Keynenians believe, like Krugman, that endless spending is the solution to literally every economic problem known to man?
I understand how their theories are wrong, I just don't understand how they can possibly believe them while at the same times show signs of intelligence - such as basic motor skills.
Andrew:What I can't understand is how could Bryan Caplan actually believe what he's saying?
Yeah, that's what I find so confounding. I've read him before when he has made some great comments with some keen insights. He's a solid libertarian, from what I have read, and it's not as if he is clueless when it comes to economics. The scenario with the price caps is not different, in any important way, from the scenario he posits for businessmen.


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Date Night (2010)
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An uneasy blend of action and comedy, Date Night doesn't quite live up to the talents of its two leads, but Steve Carell and Tina Fey still manage to shine through most of the movie's flaws.
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An uneasy blend of action and comedy, Date Night doesn't quite live up to the talents of its two leads, but Steve Carell and Tina Fey still manage to shine through most of the movie's flaws.
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Fey, in particular, seems uncomfortable with the shenanigans.
Fey and Carell are better than this, but when the other options in the action-romcom territory include such efforts as The Bounty Hunter, who's complaining?
Fey, in particular, finds herself in the situation of a prima ballerina unaccountably dancing with the Rockettes.
In three or four scenes, they get a rhythm going, but the editing is smash-and-bash. Shawn Levy is not a director who honors performers' rhythms.
Tina Fey is really funny. Steve Carell is really funny. Date Night stars Tina Fey and Steve Carell. Ergo, Date Night must be really ... sorry, I wish it worked that way almost as much as the studios do. But no.
Its slapstick story of a married couple enduring outrageous fortune offers a lot of laughs, a bit of romance and plenty for either sex to relate to.
As believable as the story is, it's strange that the filmmakers didn't do more with the talent they had on hand.
Date Night is only ever moderately funny; partially entertaining; quite exciting. It bears the mark of a cinematic no-mark; a bland director whose cast members deserve way better than him.
Levy knows better to simply stay out of the dynamic duo's way and let them do their proven thing.
... Works as an action-comedy precisely because its characters do not know they are in either a comedy or an action movie.
Ultimately, and thankfully, it's saved by its stars, who carry it all to safety as often as they can.
Date Night takes two funny people, puts them in unfunny situations, and has them do and say unfunny things.
Funny duo packs in the silly sex jokes, plus minor gun play.
It stumbles along as you're forced to sit through quite a bit of umming and aaahing and a car chase that lasts five minutes too long.
The screenplay never takes any particularly sharp, or even interesting turns. Needless to say, North By Northwest is not in risk of losing its crown as the funniest and most-action packed mistaken-identity caper.
Date Night is the perfect three-star comedy. It's not going to set the world on fire, but you'll wish that the rest of the cookie-cutter rubbish coming out of Hollywood was at least this consistently funny and enjoyable.
Thank you, Hangover, for making overly calculated screenplay 101's posing as off-the-cuff works of controlled insanity the norm for mainstream middlebrow comedy.
If you don't go into this thinking you're going to be laughing constantly, Date Night is a funny film and a fun time.
If you don't go into this thinking you're going to be laughing constantly, Date Night is a funny film and a fun time.
The combination of America's two best comedic talents in Steve Carell and Tina Fey makes Date Night a film worth watching.
Date Night succeeds chiefly in making the work that its two stars do on the same major television network seem anything but mainstream.
While the Carell/Fey pairing looks like a winner on paper, Date Night somehow just isn't that funny.
t's a funny movie and might snatch a few knowing nods from married couples with young children; at the very least, it's a consistently engaging, warmly silly adventure.
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Rest In Peace Charles Durning
Hey, guys. Quint here with a few words about the passing of one of the great character actors, Charles Durning. Mr. Durning was an Academy Award nominee, an Emmy nominee and a Tony winner, but that only highlights his considerable performing talents. Durning had that extra something special, that spark of personality that he injected in every one of his roles, that made him one of those faces you instantly recognize and are happy to see every single time they pop up on the screen, big or small.
I personally associate Mr. Durning with the Coen Bros, probably because I very vividly remember seeing him leap out a window in The Hudsucker Proxy, which was my first real introduction to a full blast of that trademark Coen Bros quirk (as crazy as Raising Arizona was, for some reason I viewed that as perfectly normal as a kid. I think I was a weird kid…).
Durning's Waring Hudsucker wasn't the only time he played a small, but crucial role in a Coen Bros film. Remember he proved that fat dudes could dance a jig with the best of 'em as Pappy O'Daniel in O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Eighties kids with HBO saw a few of great turns in constant repeat. Especially Tootsie.
From playing The Warden in Solarbabies (remember that one? Little Lukas Haas on rollerskates?) to Mel Brooks' To Be Or Not To Be (which he was nominated for) to The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (which he was also nominated for) to his fairly despicable turn as the most evil postmaster this side of awful Uwe Boll movies in Dark Night of the Scarecrow (which he sadly wasn't nominated for), Mr. Durning was all over pop culture when I was first falling in love with filmed stories.
Oh, and speaking of child-scaring performances, who could forget Doc Hopper in The Muppet Movie? The man was trying to fry up Kermit's legs!
As I began exploring different types of cinema, I was pleasantly surprised to see this face pop up in the work of Brian De Palma, probably most memorably in The Fury, although hardcore De Palmaphiles will also remember his turn in Sisters.
The '70s was a good decade for Durning, bringing him roles like Lt. Snyder in The Sting, Murphy in Billy Wilder's The Front Page and Moretti in Dog Day Afternoon.
Durning was a workhorse, appearing in well over 200 movies, TV shows and stage plays over five decades and in every single one he had that spark I mentioned above (of course, I'm having to assume on his stage work as I was never fortunate enough to see him work live, but my point still stands).
Not only was Durning a great actor, but he was a real life hero. Not only did he fight in WWII, he stormed the beach at Normandy and fought at the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded three Purple Hearts as well as the Silver Star and Bronze Star, ironic since he so well lampooned the Nazis with Mel Brooks 30+ years later.
These days it's such a foreign concept to have our entertainers fight in our wars. Of course, Durning was a young man, at least two decades away from his first screen credit, but a surprising amount of then-famous and soon-to-be-famous performers enlisted and fought. Ernie Borgnine, who was also taken from us this year, comes to mind as well. He was a vet and proud of it.
Durning led a fascinating life and thankfully for us movie geeks that life included performing for our enjoyment. Durning was never an A-list star, but he and actors like him are the true lifeblood of film and television. He loved working, always showed up with his A game and was as prolific as a human being could be, giving us more than a handful of truly memorable performances that will live on as long as there are screens flickering with moving images.
My thoughts are with Mr. Durning's friends, family and fans. You will be miss, sir.
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Dec. 27, 2012, 1:36 a.m. CST
Damn, so many movies I'd forgotten
by Dp
Dog Day Afternoon, Best Little Whorehouse, even a tiny role in Scarface...
Dec. 27, 2012, 1:46 a.m. CST
Ah the Muppet Movie
by doom master
I remember him best in that movie as a kid... My next Subway sandwich will be dedicated to him...A great man...a great sandwich.
Dec. 27, 2012, 1:53 a.m. CST
Always enjoyed seeing him...
by DrFever
Shake a leg Junior! Thank God your mammy died givin' birth. If she'd have seen you, she'd have died o' shame.
Dec. 27, 2012, 1:54 a.m. CST
Always enjoyed seeing him... (part 2)
by DrFever
hmm, post got cut in half, anyway You knew when he popped up in something it would be good stuff and you were always right.
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:11 a.m. CST
I met Mr. Durning several times...
by Finn
I was a manager at a Borders in LA around 2005 and he frequented it quite a bit. He was a very humble, and a giving man often in to buy gifts. He was also an avid DVD collector. I remember helping him try to find his car one time as he wasn't sure which level he parked on. We small talked and he just seemed very down to earth. It took awhile, but we eventually found his gold Mercedes. RIP Charlie- thanks for the chats.
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:23 a.m. CST
Really. No "Mr. Lebowski" clip or mention? Sigh...
by DJTripp
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:23 a.m. CST
Now THATS a career
by tomdolan04
on and off screen. Condolences man.
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:28 a.m. CST
by Chairman_Kaga
There was no mention of "Mr. Lebowski" because that wasn't Durning.
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:53 a.m. CST
spy hard, hudsucker proxy, dick tracy, tough guys, scarface, sharkys, breakhart pass, dog day, the sting, wat a career
by Hugh Gustavus
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:28 a.m. CST
Where's the obit for Gerry Anderson?...
by TheBigFuckinLebowski
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:28 a.m. CST
Where's the obit for Gerry Anderson?...
by TheBigFuckinLebowski
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:33 a.m. CST
Sorry about the repeat... still no edit feature on this site...
by TheBigFuckinLebowski
But, seriously, still no obituary for Gerry Anderson, creator of the Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Stingray, UFO, Space: 1999 TV shows?... With all due respect, I would find it a lot more appropriate to find an hommage to this genial creator on a geek site like this one than to one, very talented but still not an icon, actor like Charles Durning.
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:36 a.m. CST
or Jack Klugman for that matter...
by smylexx
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:38 a.m. CST
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
by Mission Code Z
..is probably my favorite Durning performance. He is so utterly vile in that role! Thanks for the memories, Mr. Durning! R.I.P.
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:40 a.m. CST
RIP Charles, but seriously, what about Gerry Anderson!!
by jpwishbone
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:58 a.m. CST
haven't seen much of his work...but he was OUTSTANDING in Tootsie.
by Sean
Dec. 27, 2012, 4:18 a.m. CST
The Big Lebowski is dead, bummer man. "Are you surprised at my tears Sir?" "Strong men also cry. Strong men also cry." Good night, sweet prince.
by Bradly Durant
Dec. 27, 2012, 4:33 a.m. CST
The Big Lebowski = David Huddleston, not Charles Durning
by DrFever
Dec. 27, 2012, 5:17 a.m. CST
by reni
I saw him in Tower Records in 2007, near Columbus Circle, doing exactly the same thing, looking for DVDs. I was too shy to say hello. Wish I had. What an amazing life!
Dec. 27, 2012, 5:45 a.m. CST
You will be miss, sir
by FlashRogers
Dec. 27, 2012, 6:02 a.m. CST
I.... do a little sidestep....
by Terry
Dec. 27, 2012, 6:55 a.m. CST
Wouldn't we look like a bunch-a Johnny-come-latelies? Bragging on our own midget.
by Monnie Knapp
A masterful turn of phrase delivered impeccably. We are lucky to have all his wonderful characters to enjoy in posterity. RIP, Charles Durning, may you sleep the deserving rest of a hero.
Dec. 27, 2012, 7:01 a.m. CST
Stop whining for other people's memorials....
by Nice Marmot
Go put one together & send it in if you're so damn impatient.....
Dec. 27, 2012, 7:23 a.m. CST
Good, I'm not the only one that thought Durning was the Big Lebowski
by James
that was David Huddleston. It's cause they look alike and they both worked with the Coens.
Dec. 27, 2012, 7:26 a.m. CST
by Jay Jay
Dec. 27, 2012, 7:26 a.m. CST
A class act
by Jay Jay
Dec. 27, 2012, 7:29 a.m. CST
RIP Gerry Anderson, Larry Hagman
by Keith
Dec. 27, 2012, 7:40 a.m. CST
by Darth Busey
Dec. 27, 2012, 7:40 a.m. CST
by Darth Busey
Dec. 27, 2012, 7:57 a.m. CST
For horror genre fans, check out Durning in a rare "good guy" role in "When a Stranger Calls" and it's sequel, "When a Stranger Calls Back."
by The Reluctant Austinite
Both are solid thrillers with good performances by Durining as a cop pursuing the mysterious psycho killer. Durning serves a similar role to what Donald Pleasance served as in the "Halloween" movies.
Dec. 27, 2012, 8:09 a.m. CST
A Gunuine War Hero!! Gotta Give Him The Utmost Respect!!
by Oprah_Duke
Dec. 27, 2012, 8:10 a.m. CST
Someone Please Remind AICN That LARRY HAGMAN and JACK KLUGMAN Also Passed.
by Graphix67
Not all well-known actors are equal in the eyes of AICN apparently. Dicks.
Dec. 27, 2012, 8:14 a.m. CST
Because Larry Hagman and Jack Klugman can't rest in peace until Harry Knowles writes a pain-killer induced foggy memory of how they influenced his life.
by Bobo_Vision
Dec. 27, 2012, 8:45 a.m. CST
Total class!
by Colin Dent
He could play anything. Drama, comedy, horror. A great great miss to movies. Also RIP Gerry Anderson.
Dec. 27, 2012, 8:59 a.m. CST
To be fair, that picture does look like it could be Lebowski
by Dp
It's not like he looks like Brian Cox.
Dec. 27, 2012, 9:07 a.m. CST
Holy shitethebigfuckinlebowski , Gerry Anderson is dead you say?
by Stalkeye
I was a fan of his Series UFO and Captain Scarlet. The man was a effin genius. Godspeed Good Sir.
Dec. 27, 2012, 9:09 a.m. CST
Charles Durning RIP and yes Gerry Anderson's obit is a serious omission here
by migmog
I loved watching Charles on the screen. What i loved even more was that Favereau piece. I hope he does more of these in the future so we can capture some priceless intimate moments with legendary figures. Gerry Anderson more than Lucas or Speilberg was my childhood. Thanks to the enthusiam of japanese toy manufacturers Thunderbirds was perhaps the biggest global merchandising of any scifi series in that time. Coinciding with the rise of the Beatles and the Avengers Thunderbirds made Britain cool and provided the building blocks for legends such as Derek Meddings (Bond, Superman,Batman & Krull) Please don't forget this man he may not have had the commercial success of Lucas etc but he was still very influential Peace
Dec. 27, 2012, 9:23 a.m. CST
Durning was so good in
by Dp
Dec. 27, 2012, 9:24 a.m. CST
That wasn't Charles Durning
by harp121
Dec. 27, 2012, 9:25 a.m. CST
He wasn't in Lebowski...
by harp121
Dec. 27, 2012, 9:28 a.m. CST
Durning was so good in Tootsie
by Dp
His subplot could have been so ridiculous but he pulled it off with total restraint. The character was a man who was so guarded about falling in love again... It coud have been farcical but he played it utterly straight. And then the same year he played the governor in Best Little Whorehouse and he chewed the scenery with glee. Just great.
Dec. 27, 2012, 9:32 a.m. CST
It behooves both the Jews and the Ayrabs to settle their differences in a Christian manner
by Dp
I love to do a little sidestep...
Dec. 27, 2012, 9:39 a.m. CST
Death of a Salesman
by Captain Mal
He was terrific in that, and, of course, as Doc Hopper, the most evil Muppet villain of all time.
Dec. 27, 2012, 9:43 a.m. CST
Captain mal... I think that was Brian Dennehy in Death Of A salesman
by Dp
But again, that's an understandable mistake, unlike the Brian Cox thing.
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:06 a.m. CST
nobody remembers TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING?
by trevanian
Durning's best performance in his own opinion & mine, and a movie long forgotten, just out on blu-ray.
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:10 a.m. CST
Well done, Quint. Thank you.
by terrynation
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:20 a.m. CST
Durning in Twilight's Last Gleaming....
by closeencounter
Yes, I do! Thought it was a good movie with a GREAT cast...... RIP Charles
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:29 a.m. CST
Gerry Anderson - 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012, creator of CAPTAIN SCARLET, SPACE 1999, UFO and of course, THUNDERBIRDS!
by Mark Williams
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:33 a.m. CST
by NudeandAroused
Was a hero in every sense of the word. A great and very good man. He was great in "Rescue ME."
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:34 a.m. CST
he was...
by Sandy
...NOT trying to fry up Kermit's legs. Doc Hopper wanted Kermit to be his restaurant chain's mascot.
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:36 a.m. CST
Where is...
by Sandy
...the eulogy write up on Gerry Anderson?! Or a better question...WHY is there NO eulogy write up on Gerry Anderson here?!
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:48 a.m. CST
For all those wondering where is the Anderson obit....
by DrFever
...why doesn't someone just write one and post it here. I didn't know who the guy was until Thunderbirds was named and admittedly I've never watched it, nor care too. But would still love to hear more about his life from those that seem to want to wax poetic about it. For example: I had no idea Mr. Durning was in WWII. Not just in WWII. D Day, Battle of the Bulge, was a POW, escaped, three purple hearts, silver & bronze stars. Dude was a real life Captain America!!!!!
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:49 a.m. CST
HEllo! EVENING SHADE!
by DukieMichaelNamondRandy
The Burt Reynolds sitcom that introduced most of my generation to Durning and Michael Jeter. Don't remember much about the show's quality now, but I'm sure it was good when those two were onscreen.
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:53 a.m. CST
Sharky's Machine
by plocock
Remember seeing this as a kid and Durning as the bad guy getting chucked from a balcony. Interesting fact I learned later was that Dar Robinson, the albino villain from the movie AND real-life stuntman, did the fall for Durning and then went back up to film his own character's fall right afterward. RIP Charles Durning
Dec. 27, 2012, 11 a.m. CST
Catholic Layman of the Year
by IamZardoz
I always thought one of his best roles was Jack Amsterdam in the really underrated "True Confessions". Great scene where he is being awarded this catholic award in front of the bishops and then is egged on into a nuclear profanity laced tirade against Robert Duvall. He also does a cool Irish jig in one scene. RIP
Dec. 27, 2012, 11:01 a.m. CST
RIP you will be missed!!!
by Professor_Bedlam
Dec. 27, 2012, 11:11 a.m. CST
The Voice of the Mysterons passes & no obit on Aicn? Really Harry?
by Jugs
Scariest TV intro ever!
Dec. 27, 2012, 11:18 a.m. CST
Didn't dub the lines for the deportation cop in the beginning of Scarface?
by GQTaste26
Dec. 27, 2012, 11:40 a.m. CST
It was Dennis Franz in Scarface
by brodiebruce_405
Durning was also in First Blood and F/X.
Dec. 27, 2012, 11:41 a.m. CST
Sir Charles
by surprider22
I worked with Sir Charles once..classy gentleman...Godspeed and thanks for the memories...and yes Mr. Durning I have enough to eat at craft services :-)
Dec. 27, 2012, 11:47 a.m. CST
Dude, it was Charles in Scarface: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZgE_sUrXFY
by GQTaste26
Dec. 27, 2012, 11:47 a.m. CST
Such sad news. What a great actor.
by angry kitty
My condolences to his family. Very nice obit, Quint. You can tell how much care you put in to putting that together
Dec. 27, 2012, 12:02 p.m. CST
migmog , that was a good obit. Perhaps u should extend and submit to AICN.
by Stalkeye
Dec. 27, 2012, 12:08 p.m. CST
Forgot his great dancing governor role
by deelzbub
in O Brother Where Art Thou
Dec. 27, 2012, 12:15 p.m. CST
Two Of A Kind
by Todaysfate
He was the head Angel in "Two Of A Kind" ... the miserable reuniting of Travolta and Newton-John after Grease.
Dec. 27, 2012, 12:34 p.m. CST
RIP. One of my favorite character actors.
by frank
Dec. 27, 2012, 12:36 p.m. CST
Still no Gerry Anderson tribute?
by mark howard
Disgraceful. Sorry to hear of Charles Durning's passing, but I'm glad I don't rely on aint it cool news, otherwise I wouldn't know we'd also lost the great Gerry Anderson.
Dec. 27, 2012, 12:39 p.m. CST
The first time i saw him, was in the 79's Tilt, where he played
by frank
the owner of an pinball arcade shop, with the nickname The Whale.
Dec. 27, 2012, 12:40 p.m. CST
This is the voice of the Mysterons... We know you can hear us, Earthmen...
by TheBigFuckinLebowski
"During your futiles holidays, we will kill one of your beloved actor and creator each day, starting with Jack Klugman... Do you hear us Earthmen? Your entertainment icons will die!" (cue timpani - POOM-POOOM-POOOM-PO-PO-PO-POOOOM!)
Dec. 27, 2012, 12:41 p.m. CST
One of the best character actors in film history. Dude was awesome. Brian Dennehey is now the last remaining member of this tribe.
by AzulTool
Dec. 27, 2012, 12:46 p.m. CST
Can people please stop requesting obits from AICN in this thread?
by angry kitty
I completely understand where people are coming from- there are so many that need tributes (klugman, Anderson, etc). Completely valid requests- but I respectfully submit that they belong in a different thread. Putting it here takes away from the tribute to Mr Durning.
Dec. 27, 2012, 1:02 p.m. CST
angry kitty you have a point so instead of posting a Obit request on some Actor's Obit, I'll just shoot AICN an email hoping they'll acknowlege the late great Anderson.
by Stalkeye
Dec. 27, 2012, 1:03 p.m. CST
Speaking of which, where's Britgeek's tribute to Gary?!?
by Stalkeye
Dec. 27, 2012, 1:06 p.m. CST
long live the Hud!
by Squinty CGI Flynn
Dec. 27, 2012, 1:35 p.m. CST
rescue me
by HoraceSkinner
His work on the fx show was gut busting funny and also tragic . No show juggled comedy and tragedy quite like rescue me, and durnings performance was a great example of that. He made you laugh and them made you sad. Was he ever poor in anything? I can't remember anything. Even the aforementioned "two of a kind" he is excellent, even if the film wasnt. I suspect its from a work ethic long dead in america. They truley don't make them like him anymore
Dec. 27, 2012, 1:43 p.m. CST
Great actor. Loved his work.
by matineer
Sorry to see him go.
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:18 p.m. CST
Waring Hudsucker has merged with the infinite
by JIMBOCOP
Now where's the Gerry obit?
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:21 p.m. CST
btw plocock, that was STICK
by BackoffmanImaScientist
Chuck Durning, played the pill-popping character Chucky. In SHARKY'S MACHINE, he played Friscoe, the vice squad leader with $14 in his wallet.
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:25 p.m. CST
anderson and klugman still need to be listed
by walt
character actors are indeed the lifeblood of the profession...and durning was a master of his craft and it is so sad that we are soon to lose all the vets of ww2 and with it the end of the last, great generation
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:26 p.m. CST
As others have said, his work in Tootsie is beyond reproach
by Danny Boil
EVERYBODY'S work in that movie is beyond reproach. And, to echo another comment above, when Dennehy dies, a great chapter in American film will close.
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:31 p.m. CST
Look at this clip, skip to 1:25 if you're in a hurry, and watch a fucking master at work
by Danny Boil
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:34 p.m. CST
Is it bad that I thought it was going to be the black guy from Alien 3?
by Domi'sInnerChild
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:36 p.m. CST
Wait, fuck, youtube bastards, here's the right link...
by Danny Boil
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:46 p.m. CST
A pure natural. What an ease he displayed onscreen, no matter the role. Whether it be drinking and whoring with Lenny Clarke on Rescue Me,
by openthepodbaydoorshal
or the sweet suitor in Tootsie, he was totally believable in every role. And he moved with such grace for a man his size. He will be missed.
Dec. 27, 2012, 2:59 p.m. CST
A fantastic and very much missed actor, I think his one mis-step was . . .
by elmo
Playing Spermwhale Whalen in the Choirboys, and not his fault. Alrdich took Joseph Wambaugh's greatest novel and turned it into a b movie buddy comedy with a phony tacked on happy ending, horrible miscasting, awful script and a complete lack of understanding of what he had. Durning just seemed too small and maybe too East Coast for the character of Whalen, who was a depicted in the book as a legend who fell apart when faced with losing it all. This book could have been a Godfather level movie with the right adaptation, cast and director.
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:02 p.m. CST
one of the greatest character actors...
by carlotta_valdes
...alongside ole Ernest Borgnine himself. We've lost two of the greats this year for sure. Rest easy Otis P. Hazelrigg.
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:04 p.m. CST
Got to see him perform back in 1990
by puto tenax
I was in Hollywood and sat in on a taping of Evening Shade. Charles During was great and always made the scene on the first take. It was an incredibly long rehersal and even the studio audience was getting tired. During would help keep the cast & crew from crashing.
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:04 p.m. CST
Howard Johnson is right!
by Hunter Graybeal
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:05 p.m. CST
The Fury
by puto tenax
Great show. Forgot he was in it...played the headmaster of that school for "gifted" youngsters.
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:08 p.m. CST
I think the dancing governor role was in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which got him an Oscar nom...
by openthepodbaydoorshal
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:17 p.m. CST
I am just grateful that...
by LouGarrick
... "iMurders" wasn't his last film. Good God, what a POS that was.
Dec. 27, 2012, 3:59 p.m. CST
It is a little weird that Klugman doesn't get an obit on a genre site
by OutsideChance
...given he was in four different "Twilight Zone" episodes and tied with Burgess Meredith for the most appearances in a starring role on the series.
Dec. 27, 2012, 4:43 p.m. CST
Not as weird as no obit for Gerry Anderson.
by mark howard
Just saying. Again.
Dec. 27, 2012, 4:52 p.m. CST
Don't forget his tour de force...
by MCVamp
Lois, you are a good woman. Perhaps you won't burn in Hell for being a Protestant whore.
Dec. 27, 2012, 5:35 p.m. CST
Not just a war hero. One major badass
by OutsideChance
From HuffPo: He was among the first wave of U.S. soldiers to land at Normandy during the D-Day invasion and the only member of his Army unit to survive. He killed several Germans and was wounded in the leg. Later he was bayoneted by a young German soldier whom he killed with a rock. He was captured in the Battle of the Bulge and survived a massacre of prisoners. In later years, he refused to discuss the military service for which he was awarded the Silver Star and three Purple Hearts. "Too many bad memories," he told an interviewer in 1997. "I don't want you to see me crying."
Dec. 27, 2012, 6 p.m. CST
Is you is or is you aint my constituency?
by 77AD
Dec. 27, 2012, 6:47 p.m. CST
"Lebowski" Sorry, they look the same! And I'm an idiot.
by DJTripp
Dec. 27, 2012, 8:55 p.m. CST
His part in Dog Day Afternoon-
by don
Was nothing short of brilliant!!
Dec. 27, 2012, 9:23 p.m. CST
Lack of obits...
by KDog629
I exchanged tweets with Harry on this, and he said all things TV are the responsibility of Hercules. Look at the people who've gotten ignored...almost all TV people. I don't think Herc thinks it's worth his time or space. And if you disagree, fuck you. Bitch about it all you want in the talkbacks, but like a Republican Congressman, once he's made up his mind, there is NO turning back.
Dec. 27, 2012, 9:56 p.m. CST
One of the best character actors ever.
by Randy
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:08 p.m. CST
kdog629 is right.
by Rhuragh
TV obits are Herc's responsibility, unless Quint or someone else picks up the slack. You might as well write one for those people here, because Herc will never do it. Herc wouldn't know an act of journalism if it squatted over him in bed and took a shit on his chest.
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:18 p.m. CST
Oh, and RIP, Mr. Durning.
by Rhuragh
I've only really started to notice him as an actor in the last few years from Rescue Me, and then I realized I'd been watching him in movies since I was a kid and never really connected the dots. The man did fantastic work.
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:22 p.m. CST
The Babyface with the Thousand Yard Stare
by Sean
The man left his mark. Now to the ages.
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:42 p.m. CST
Klugman deserves an obit
by Dp
Because he's the last of the 12 Angry Men. That's goddamn movie history.
Dec. 27, 2012, 10:55 p.m. CST
So many great roles
by Dp
Four genuine classics (Tootsie, Muppet Movie, dog Day Afternoon, The Sting), plenty of cult favorites and a shitload of TV work. Wow.
Dec. 27, 2012, 11:31 p.m. CST
Spermwhale" Whalen in "The Choirboys
by IamZardoz
Almost forgot about that one. Between him and Tim McIntyre as Roscoe Rules I laughed my ass off watching that flick.
Dec. 27, 2012, 11:59 p.m. CST
Young people probably only know him from Family Guy
by Chief Joseph
Peter's father (played by Durning) was probably the funniest character on the show and so naturally they kill him off and replace him with "the REAL dad". (A lame, Seth MacFarlane-voiced buffoon.) And then they reused the same "real dad" plot a few weeks later on American Dad... Anyways, RIP
Dec. 28, 2012, 12:57 a.m. CST
The Final Countdown and True Confessions
by KarlKolchak
Two great movies I watched more than once with my dad. RIP Mr. Durning.
Dec. 28, 2012, 1:35 a.m. CST
iamzardoz, read the book Choirboys . . .
by elmo
Wambaugh is one of the only writers who can pair humor and tragedy. The humor in the book is black and 100 timesfunnier than what ended up in the movie. It's not possible to read the book and then watch the film without barfing.
Dec. 28, 2012, 3:40 a.m. CST
I still plan on popping in the 'Finnegan's Wake' epi from Homicide
by tangcameo
Bought the entire series as a Christmas present to myself.
Dec. 28, 2012, 3:44 a.m. CST
Speaking of Durning's role on Family Guy...
by tangcameo
...why do the tv listings keep saying its Colm Meaney? The first episode Peter's Dad appears, they keep claiming its Colm Meaney but in every episode after its Durning. Was Meaney the original voice for Peter's Dad and they just chose later to redub it with Durning?
Dec. 28, 2012, 6:47 a.m. CST
Sharky's Machine by plocock
by freedunit01
Plocock, Mr. Durning's deathly drop was actually in "Stick" -- another Burt Renyold's actioner of the early 80's. And yes Dar Robinson's stunts - both of them - are amazing. That said his gruff Police Captain character in Sharky's Machine was one of the best. "Good Stuff, Good Stuff!" Also truly enjoyed his moments as Hudsucker, the dancing Governor in Best Little Whorehouse, Tootsie, and numerous others. Always good to see his name in the credits.
Dec. 28, 2012, 6:49 a.m. CST
Thank You for this Moment of Silence
by freedunit01
The time will be deducted from your weekly pay packets.
Dec. 28, 2012, 7:13 a.m. CST
THE CHOIRBOYS, yeah ...
by ColonelFatheart
Great book, hugely disappointing movie. It could have been great in the hands of someone like Altman or Lumet. Or, come to think of it, it'd be a good basis for an HBO or Showtime series set in the 70s.
Dec. 28, 2012, 7:51 a.m. CST
Chief Joseph
by Dp
Yet another reason to hate the Family Guy and young people. GET OFF MY LAWN
Dec. 28, 2012, 9:19 a.m. CST
by Captain Mal
Durning played Charley in the Dustin Hoffman version of "Death of a Salesman." I think it was a revival on Broadway, but I know it from the CBS broadcast. He's the only actor that ever popped in that role for me. You're right, though, that Dennehy played Willy in a later revival. I think he even won a Tony.
Dec. 28, 2012, 9:45 a.m. CST
Captain mal
by Dp
My bad. I remember the Hoffman version.
Dec. 28, 2012, 10:51 a.m. CST
The Choirboys would be good as a series...
by Terry Powell
...but probably better is Waumbaugh's updating with the Hollywood Station series. And I gave up on the hit or miss obits on this site. They ignored Herbert Lom, one of the all time greats, who once played Hammer's Phantom of the Opera, but they gave an obit to the guy who played The Phantom of the Paradise.
Dec. 28, 2012, 12:03 p.m. CST
Great actor!
by LORDOFLIGHT
One of those actors whose name a lot of people won't know but they'll know his face. Shame he's gone.
Dec. 28, 2012, 12:47 p.m. CST
by NorthTronic
Dec. 28, 2012, 1:56 p.m. CST
harryreickle, Choirboys and Hollywood Station . . .
by elmo
I agree, I think that both would be fantastic, especially on cable where they could really cut loose. Imagine Choirboys as a mini series and Hollywood Station as an ongoing. Wish that more people were paying attention to the potential of that series.
Dec. 28, 2012, 2:14 p.m. CST
Military exploits
by jdb1972
Durning was in the first wave of D-Day, and the only man in his unit to survive. In a later battle, he was bayoneted repeatedly by a German soldier but managed to kill him. With a rock. Wow. RIP.
Dec. 28, 2012, 3:30 p.m. CST
Yeah.....hate to bring this up in this thread but where is the Gerry Anderson obit?
by LORDOFLIGHT
Like others on here are asking. Even if people haven't heard of him they've most probably seen or heard of Thunderbirds, Space 1999 etc. Plus some of the people who worked on those shows went on to work in films like Alien.
Dec. 28, 2012, 10:32 p.m. CST
Gerry Anderson doesn't exist in the world of AICN, unless it's to talk about Hollywood remaking UFO or the re-imagined Space 2099. Fucking disrespectfull!
by Meta
Dec. 29, 2012, 11:22 a.m. CST
RIP Gerry Anderson
by Seph_J
Dec. 29, 2012, 5:56 p.m. CST
damn, just saw this
by MandrakeRoot
Ironically I was watching Dog Day Afternoon a few nights ago. Maybe not his best role but he acted alongside Pacino in one of the greatest performances ever, so that alone is just amazing.
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In this blog I would like to showcase the many talents of San Antonio radio. Being in radio for so long I just have to get this first one outta the way. Think of it as a display of the best of the best in my own opinion. Whether you agree or disagree it is clear that each and every person on this list deserves their due respect. Here is my list of San Antonio's Best Of The Best.
Best Radio Personality
98.5 Midday Diva Valencia
Valencia is one of the best and nicest radio personalities to have ever been on the air here in SA. She greets her audience every weekday at 10am and it is as if the people of San Antonio can't get enough of her positive persona. It is almost as if the listener can tell she is smiling every moment she is on the air.
Best Morning Show
99.5 Kiss Lisle And Hahn
Ratings don't lie and it is clear that this show is a powerhouse. On the air for as long as I can remember it is no secret that San Antonio loves this morning show. With a strong and loyal fan base it is hard to imagine a morning go by without these two comedians making the people of San Antonio's morning drive go by a little easier.
Honorable Mention: Kidd Kraddick In The Morning, Xavier's World
Best Liked On Air Personality
KAJA Morning Host Randy Carroll
I asked Randy once how long he had been on the air in San Antonio and he humbly said over 20 years. It blew my mind of the thought of a radio DJ staying on one station for so long. It is pretty much unheard of in the industry. I have never heard anyone say anything bad about him and having met him personally I can see why. Randy Carroll grabs this honor with ease.
Most Creative On Air Personality
Mix 96.1 Afternoon Drive Russell Rush
I cannot count how many times Russell Rush has made me laugh out loud. A perfectionist with his on air presentation Russell Rush goes beyond the call of duty and is willing to do almost anything to squeeze a laugh out of some unsuspecting listener. I have never seen a radio jock with so much creativity. Listen to his show and you will clearly see what I am talking about.
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FRISCO, TX (KFGO) -- The town of Frisco, Texas has been invaded once again by tens of thousands of NDSU fans. The fans packed the Bison Pep Rally Friday night at Dr. Pepper Stadium but the latest story comes from Towson students who were given incentive to make the 23-hour-trip from Towson, Maryland to Frisco, Texas by bus.
Students we spoke with paid $50 which covered the cost of their bus trip from Towson and a game ticket. A minimum of 6 buses showed up in the Toyota Stadium parking lot Saturday morning at 10:00am having left Maryland packed early Friday morning. When asked what the atmosphere of Towson football games is several remarked that this was "their first game they had been to all season."
Whatever the previous attendance figures have been for students it appears today will be slightly different as the students poured out of the buses clad in Tigers gear ready to cheer on their team for a chance at the FCS National Championship.
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Short lines for first day of Phillies single-game ticket sales
Paula Bryan and Vanessa Ramona Whittington Roberts were the only two fans waiting in line for Phillies single-game tickets to officially go on sale for a long time.
"I was shocked (by the turnout)," said Bryan, of Delaware County, who was first in line at 7:15 p.m. This was her first adventure waiting for tickets. "From what everybody said I thought that there would have been a ton of people."
She said she was disappointed more fan didn't show up.
"It's a shame," Bryan said, "But I feel they're the ones missing out."
Wrapped in blankets and knit hats the two ladies sat most of the night outside Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia to have first crack at the opening sale of Phillies single-game tickets.
"I sat in the car a good bit I have to admit," Bryan said, " But I did not sleep."
Roberts and Bryan sat together for seven hours together.
"I just made her as a new friend today," Bryan said. "Women rule!"
Former Phillies pitcher Tommy Greene bought Bryan her first tickets for withstanding the cold for 13 hours.
"We had to brush icicles off her nose," Greene deadpanned.
Roberts, who was born in the city but now lives in Delaware County, relieved her friend Reggie Lewis at 1 a.m. and stayed until the doors opened at 8:30 a.m. Lewis first sat down at 8:15 p.m.
So Roberts gets all the credit. "But I took care of him," Roberts said, "he got a little care package before he left."
This is Roberts fifth year sitting in line for tickets, and this is the highest position she's claimed.
And this is the least amount of people she's ever seen.
"Are you kidding me?" she said. "I don't believe it. I was thinking the internet, and maybe Ash Wednesday, but other people are saying it's people jumping off the bandwagon."
She shook her head. She's not jumping off.
"They could lose 150 games and I'm serious I wouldn't jump off," she said. "Because I'm a baseball fan, and the Phillies are my team."
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Wine Retailing: Do Supermarkets Offer the Best Choice?
What is your view on selling wine in supermarkets?
In the United States, many states (35 to be precise) allow wine to be sold in supermarkets, but many including New York prohibit the sale of wine in grocery stores and supermarkets. Just recently, Governor Paterson proposed changing the law, so that supermarkets could sell wine. However, the proposal did not come to fruition.
What is your view? Is this debate a straightforward yes or no? Or is the situation much more complicated?
Supermarkets and grocery stores naturally are in favor of selling wine. After all wine is a natural complement to food. As a consumer, being able to buy wine while you shop for your groceries would be so convenient. Opponents (mainly independent liquor and wine stores), fear that if grocery stores start selling wine, it could drive them out of business, as the big grocery stores could undercut them on prices.
Looking at these two arguments, it would seem a no-brainer that wine should be sold in grocery stores. However, there are trade-offs. Today, in new York, we probably enjoy the greatest choice of wines that one could ever have. Thousands of stores independently choose and buy wines that they feel meet the preferences of their customers.
Many grocery stores, especially the large supermarkets, are chains, and have centralized buying departments. While this enables them to buy at keener prices, it does not always mean that you will get the same choice, Wine producers supplying these supermarkets must by default be of a certain size in order to meet the volume requirements. Today, large retail buyers have to manage their supply-chain logistics more efficiently, which unfortunately can lead to smaller producers being de-listed.
Of course high volume big brands have their place, but so too do smaller, artisan, 'terroir' driven wines.
In many countries around the world supermarkets account for 70-80% of all wine sales. This has given them enormous power when it comes to bargaining with suppliers. This might all sound great when it means that you can buy wine at greatly discounted prices. But the reality is that sometimes supermarkets use wine as a loss leader to drive traffic to the store. While the consumer is reaping the benefit in cheap prices, the suppliers and producers in many cases are being squeezed beyond belief. I sometimes wonder if wine is at risk of becoming just another fast moving consumer good, where provenance does not matter.
That said, there are many large grocery stores and supermarkets such as Trader Joe's and Stew Leonard's that are at the top of their game when it comes to wine choice and service. Likewise there are many wine and liquor stores that are far from exciting in their choice or knowledgeable in their service to customers.
Not an easy debate. I look forward to your views.
Meanwhile, as spring has finally arrived here are some delicious wines to kick start the good weather.
• 2007 Clean Slate Riesling, Mosel, Germany $11 - A perfect wine from sipping outdoors or with light dishes or Asian cuisine. Off dry and easy drinking. Fresh and crisp with lots of vibrant peachy fruit and floral notes.
• 2007 Naia Verdejo, Rueda, Spain $13 - Made 100% from the Verdejo grape. Refreshing and brimming with and zesty, lemon and line aromas and flavors, with hints of white flowers and mineral notes. Drink on its own, or pair with a tasty risotto primavera as we did during the week.
• 2006 Maravigna Nero d'Avola, Sicily $10 - What a great value wine. Unoaked, it has delicious spicy cherry flavors, blackberries, wild bozenberries and a lovely peppery finish. A perfect partner for pizza or pasta with puttanesca sauce
So until next week, enjoy some great wines.
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I can buy wine in supermarkets in DC and Virginia and love it. It makes it easy to grab a bottle of something before going to a dinner party or whatever. You do bring up an interesting point, though - I wonder if I'd try different kinds of wine (less two buck chuck and more interesting wine) if I went to an independent store for my booze instead of Whole Paycheck/TJs/Target.
What I really miss is California, where I can buy hard alcohol at the grocery store.
Sometimes what we want can only be found in our local grocery store. Some are great and have well informed staff and some are sad, carrying only generic brands. I go to wine shops and pick up at grocery stores.
It is so annoying to have lived in a state (Washington) that I could pick up a bottle of wine at any grocery store or Target for that matter - and on a sunday even! - only to move to a state (Minnesota) where I have to go to a liquor store. And make sure I have the wine I want for sunday's dinner Saturday.
I really think that every state should allow beer and wine to be sold at grocery stores. Having said that, I would honestly still go to the liqour store, too, to buy wine. Especially if I want a variety greater than your typical Cabs, Merlots, Pinots, etc. that grocery stores typically stock - the exception perhaps being TJ. I certainly don't find French Roses at the grocery store when I go home to visit the fam. Plus, I've noticed the price differences are not that significant. I also like talking to people at the liquor store about what pairs well with my goat cheese pizza. They would definitely still get my business.
i live in florida where wine can be sold anywhere unless you're in a dry county. i can even get an $8 bottle of passable pinot grigio at my corner quick stop!
but i think this leads to an overwhelming amount of underwhelming (and just plain bad) wine.
before whole foods came to town, if you wanted a tasty, unique bottle of wine at a good, fair price you went to the liquor store chain or independent wine shop. at the grocery you could only get the standard yellow tail chard or mark west pinot or even a bottle of moet. not bad choices, just not what i'm looking for when i want a spend money on a bottle of wine.
but now that we have a whole foods (and recently a fresh market opened), there is a better, more unique selection throughout the area because the grocery store chain, liquor store chain AND independent wine shops have had to keep up with WFs selection and price. the independent wine shop downstairs from my husband's office has started offering 20 wines under $20 with regularly rotating stock, they'll crack *any* bottle for a taste and they offer a discount of you buy 6 bottles or more. the local grocery chain and liquor chain now offer a discount for multiple bottles and always have "specialty" wines on sale.
so, thanks whole foods for giving me more choices! but i still prefer to go to the independent wine shop.
Pennsylvania is the worst--you can only buy wine at state run stores operated by the liquor control board. You can't buy beer at the same place. I think the available quality tends to be high, but the prices are quite high. We pick it up in New Jersey when we can.
In California, as mentioned, you can buy all types of alcohol in grocery stores. And, surprise! We still have terrific liquor stores and wine boutiques. In fact, I think it provides incentive for liquor stores to stock better and more interesting wines. Competition is good for business, people. I think it's pretty lame that the only (real) argument against selling liquor in grocery stores is that liquor stores might go out of business.
All that stuff about corrupting young kids ("They'll see liquor in the grocery store!") is pretty ridiculous, too.
You're right Forthright, PA is a pain. Although, that said, we moved to PA from North Carolina, where we had lived in a dry county. Had to drive over the state border to Tennessee to by anything (legally!), a 45 minute drive.
I'm all for buying alcohol in the supermarket.
Most of the time I buy wine in grocery stores (whole food and trader joe's). It's very convinient.
I've lived in CA, WA, TX and PA --- and they rank in that order as far as alcohol goes.
Like others have said, California is the best -- you can get everything at the grocery stores, but they still have nice shops for special and unique wines and liquors.
Washington you have to go to the liquor store, which is a bummer, but you can still pick up a bottle of 2 buck chuck at trader joes if you need to.
Texas is ok, and is set up like Washington -- except that it is riddled with dry and semi-dry counties. My county is semi-dry so I can pick up a bottle of wine or a case of beer anywhere from 7-11 to the snooty wine and cheese shop, but I have to drive 30 minutes to the next county for bourbon.
Pennsylvania is terrible. Nothing at the grocery store, and you have to buy liquor and wine at one store, and beer at another. High prices.
I don't drink any less or more in any of the states I've lived in with the various laws. And it didn't corrupt me as a kid to see alcohol in the grocery store. It was normal, and it wasn't like there were winos hanging outside Kroger. Seeing my parents be responsible drinkers had a lot more influence than anything else. Prohibition ended a long time ago -- just sell it where people want to buy it! The market will find an equilibrium, and the independent liquor stores will do what they've done in states like California.
Here in Boston, I find that I frequent lots of different shops to buy wine: Best Cellars; our locally-owned and operated neighborhood store (ODB, heh); gourmet shops such as Cardullo's; and the bigger package stores in our area (Brookline Liquor Mart, Marty's). I like knowing that a predictable, standard selection is available at TJ's and Shaw's, and I really enjoy buying wine at both places, but I also enjoy going out of my way for a special purchase or in hunt of a new "find."
In short, the process exactly mirrors how I buy food; I may buy the bulk of my food at the regular ol' grocery store, but it's so much fun to go to the farmer's market, Cardullo's, and to get a Boston Organics box that I'd never stop frequenting the smaller retailers just because I live near a Stop N' Shop.
I really have mixed feelings on this one. As a New Yorker, we probably have somewhat unique experiences with grocery stores / wine shops. I'm not likely to pick up a bottle of wine with my groceries if I have to carry them home. It's not really much more convenient for me to throw it in my cart. If I'm not buying much, it's not hard to stop by the local wine shop on my way home. So the convenience argument doesn't seem that strong.
From a policy perspective, I think saving liquor stores is a weak point. However, I do think the current set-up encourages greater diversity of selection, and I have learned so much about wine from interacting with shop owners who personally select their inventory. While I know I could choose to continue to patronize the independent shops, I worry that if they lost any amount business, they would have to close. So many other local shops have folded recently because they can't support the real estate costs.
I've lived in several states too --
Missouri -- where you can buy anything at the grocery store or the gas station even
Kentucky -- the county I lived in was "moist" and you could buy drinks at restaurants and bars, but anything packaged you would have to go to another county (or state) to buy wine/beer/liquor.
Pennsylvania -- like it's been said - beer at one store, wine and liquor at another, total pain if you need more than one option
When I lived in TX, I often bought wine in the grocery store, but if I wanted to try something new or different, I'd go to the liquor/wine store. Now that I live in TN, we can't buy wine in the grocery store. I truly believe that if we were able to buy wine in grocery stores, I would still frequent individual wine/liquor stores if I were looking for something special or different as most of the ones I frequent are very knowledgable and helpful.
Now if only we could get all those sin taxes reduced so that alcohol is cheaper!
As far as the "best choice" - it all depends on the supermarket.
Here in VA, Giant & Safeway are somewhat spotty - it really depends on the location as to how good the wine department is.
Then you've got Wegman's with it's own big honking wine shop which is far and away the best as far as supermarkets go.
I buy both at the market and one of the independent wine shops. At the market, it's usually a bottle or two of something I know, and the wine shop, it's a mixed case of standards and new wines - the owner and I play, "What do you think I'd like?" and you really can't get that at the markets.
Wow, this is interesting. I'd never thought about these issues before -- good post.
I used to live in Cambridge, MA and would moan about how ridiculous it was that we couldn't buy wine on Sunday, or in the grocery store (though you could at the TJ's for whatever reason, but not on Sunday). I had a fantastic wine store, though, (Wine and Cheese Cask...tell me it's still there) that offered a great selection of really inexpensive and interesting wines in addition to high end stuff. Now I live in California, and while I love having wine available everyday in the grocery store, I do miss having a good wine store that was motivated to provide interesting picks under $10. The wine stores around me seem to be aiming exclusively for the high end buyer. Not sure if this is due to the influence of grocery stores -- or if it's just my Wine Cask nostalgia -- but it is a bummer.
I'd say your title question, "do supermarkets offer the best choice?" can be met with a corollary, "do wine shops/alcohol-specific retailers offer the best choice?" In both cases, the answer is no, it's highly dependent on where you are and what the general market environment is like.
Like a commenter above, I too moved from a place where you could get wine in a grocery store (Portland, Oregon) to Minneapolis, where it was a shock to not be able to buy wine and beer along with my dinner ingredients, and to (*sob*) not be able to run out on a moment's notice to grab a bottle of something if it's Sunday.
However, I always felt like Portland showed how large retailers could have wine/beer for sale, while small specialty shops thrived and remained competitive. It wasn't just because big grocers weren't stocking anything drinkable so wine shops would pick up the slack, in fact, I've had fabulous experiences with wine stewards at stores like Fred Meyer that would carry a nice depth and breadth of selection at decent prices.
And for every store like that, there's another of the same size that carries cases of loss-leading plonk. Of course, for every awesome super-knowledgeable well-stocked independent wine merchant, there are ones where you question how they remain in business. It's a spectrum, always.
Would supermarkets and wine shops be able to coexist in other markets? It's hard to say, but it seems like up and down the West Coast no one is complaining, merchants or customers. Personally, now that I am going without the ability to choose where I'm going to buy my wine (unless it's between the liquor store down the street or the specialty wine shop 8 miles away), it makes me appreciate having had the freedom to buy it virtually anywhere before.
I live in Wisconsin where you can buy all types of alcohol in grocery stores. My experience is similar to one noted above. Some grocery stores stock basic items that they feel will move with no staff expertise per se. Others carry a wider selection and have decent knowledgable staff to help.
What I like the most is that different stores either work w different distributors or have different purchasing philosophies and so one gets to see a wider range of available product.
In my opinion trying to protect a certain segment of the supply chain from some other group through legislation is wrong. All should have the opportunity to compete. Mayb e its the a little more difficult , but competition to be meaningful is not meant to be easy. It is meant to have people do their best to convince a potential buyer that their place of business is where one should buy a particular item.
I work for a wine wholesaler, We're very small and focus on small vineyards and producers from around the world.
you can find us in a handful of chain grocery stores, but the main problem is that they are only a few stores interested in pleasing the customer, most of them are interested in kickbacks from the big distributors.
Even then you can go to some stores and find some very good selections at extremely reasonable prices, usually those stores are stocked very well thanks to their wine managers who try to fight the corporate suits.
also in our area the way the stores stocks their wine correlates not to the taste of the customers but to their wallets.
and i forgot. most chain stores rarely have someone available to guide you to the right wine as opposed to a small independent store where the shop people not only know the wine, have tasted it, but probably know a lot more about the trade.
I moved to rural NY from California last fall, and the change in liquor laws was one of the most difficult adjustments.
Despite the fact that every small town has it's own liquor and wine store, there's no variety between the different shops. It's the same pallets of Yellow Tail, Barefoot, and Mondavi, along with a smattering of the undrinkably sweet local wines (to be fair, I think some of those may come into their own when summer finally hits).
If supermarkets could sell wine, I'm sure Wegmans (which manages to stock a great range of beers) would blow these little hole-in-the-wall booze shops out of the water. And it would be awesome.


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Tex Avery and Michael Maltese, both born a century ago in early 1908, crossed paths at the Warner Bros. animation studio back when it was Leon Schlesinger Productions (now affectionately referred to as "Termite Terrace"). Among their collaborations and individual career achievements are many of the wackiest moments (animation or live action) ever devised for the film medium. This double centennial tribute returned to the big screen some of the short cartoons Avery and Maltese worked on together as well as selected highlights from their prolific individual careers in animated films.
Avery's directorial approach to animation was to celebrate the medium's unique energy and limitless possibilities at a time when Disney animation was striving for increased pictorial realism. Maltese, who wrote dozens of animated shorts over the course of his career, was perfectly suited to incorporating Avery's madcap style into the evolving stable of Warner Bros. characters, which included Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.
Avery began his career at Walter Lantz's Universal cartoon studio, working on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. In 1935 he moved to Warner Bros., where he would create Daffy Duck and crystallize the personality of Bugs Bunny. From 1941 to 1954 Avery directed cartoons for MGM, introducing audiences to Screwy Squirrel, Droopy Dog and a whole new style of animated humor. In 1954 he initiated his final theatrical cartoons for Walter Lantz (four of which he actually completed, more of which were finished by Alex Lovy); some of these cartoons were Chilly Willy's best.
Maltese began at Warner Bros. in 1937 and actually appeared on camera as a studio guard in You Ought to Be in Pictures, a 1940 Porky Pig short. After working with Avery and many other Warner directors, Maltese would go on to collaborate primarily with Chuck Jones, writing and storyboarding some of the most memorable Warner cartoons ever made, including "What's Opera Doc?," "Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century" and "One Froggy Evening."
To complement the screenings, "Putting Looney in the Toons" also featured a unique autobiographical element – audio presentations of rare recorded interviews with both Avery and Maltese (again, singly and together) discussing their careers with film historian Joe Adamson.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara's women's basketball game against Hawai'i on Saturday, Jan. 26 will air live on AM 1290 KZSB in Santa Barbara, as well as online at UCSBgauchos.com.
UCSB Athletics' weekly radio show, Talk'n Gauchos, airs every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. on AM 1290 KZSB. The show is broadcast live from The Beachside Café, located on Goleta Beach and it features UCSB coaches and athletes. Hosted by Gerry Fall, the voice of the Gauchos.


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Fantozzi Farms Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch opens Saturday, Sept. 29, at 2550 Sperry Ave., just east of the Delta-Mendota Canal .
It will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until Nov. 4.
The 25-acre corn maze includes more than 5 miles of paths with 12 hidden checkpoints for "explorers" to find. Flashlights are required.
A haunted maze will be open Friday and Saturday nights in October, from 7 p.m. until closing.
In the farm's courtyard, visitors can climb on hay bales, watch pig races and explore several other attractions, including corn cannons people can use to shoot an ear of corn and see how far it can fly ($3 for five shots or $5 for 10 shots).
Entrance to the corn maze and courtyard costs $9 for adults and $7 for children ages 5 to 12 and is free for younger children with a paying adult. Entrance to just the courtyard is $5 per person; infants up to a year old are admitted free.
Combination admission to the courtyard, regular corn maze and haunted corn maze, on Fridays and Saturdays only, is $12 for adults, $10 for children ages 5 to 12 and free for children 4 and younger.
Parking and entrance to the pumpkin patch are free.
Fantozzi Farms Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays.
For information: 892-2015.