C2 - THE JOURNAL, Thursday, May 17, 2012
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The "Best Woman Won"
Miraculously, 64 year old
Greg Smith, AKATARZAN,
made a mark for tfirnself by
being "the last man stand-
ing". He made a noble effort
to "'put himself' in the mix,
but it didn't fly with the
women. Tarzan creates a
true conundrum. On the one
hand, he's,humble and wise.
Except when he's totally out
in left field with Kat's panties
on his head and her tank top
stretched into oblivion so he
could wear it to Tribal. The
'panties' on his head made
our little Boo Hoo Bow Head
(Kat) cry. I would think she'd
be more inclined to be really,
really, REALLY pissed at
the dirty old man! Oh well,
there'll be no car shocks for
the good doctor!!!
Chelsea couldn't be hap-
pier to have Tarzan back
at Loser's Camp. "Tarzan
needs to get the hell off
our island before he drives
me totally crazy!" I think I
could have endured his antics
a lot better than watching him
parade around in those bikini
skivvies. Gross!
This episode was the
last chance the tribe had to
blindside Kim. If Alicia and
Sabrina would have con-
vinced Tarzan and Christine
to join them in a surprise
vote for Kim, this game
would have turned upside
down. Alas, Kim didn't have
immunity.
Kim and Chelsea totally
have each other's back. If
Kim and Chelsea end up
in the final three together,
Chelsea has a good chance
of beating Kim. Ya' gotta'
wonder at what point the "I
Love you" and "if I have to
send Chelsea home, it'll be
my worst night here" pales
in the face of one million
dollars! It's true friendships
are made on this game, but at
the end of the day, and year
down the road, that friendship
is teeny weeny in the face of
what a million dollars can do
to change one's life.
I can almost hear the
clink, clink, clink of cham-
pagne glasses all over the
world! Finally, FINALLY a
• women's alliance held strong
to the very end. There's hope,
redemption, and the amazing
power of one woman to hold
a FOCUS come hell or high
water! Kim completely
stopped the world for me in
those final moments of win-
ning yet another immunity
challenge. Numerous times
Kim would come from
behind to win, again and
again. She is now the most
talented woman to ever play
this game.
Kim packaged up all the
ingredients of success: 1)
She cultivated high quality
relationships with everyone.
2) She avoided pitching fits
and falling in them. 3) She
held her focus on the end
game from the very begin-
ning of the game. 4) She
master-minded strategy
with calm resolve. She was
blistering, blindly smart with
every move she made. 5) She
made the really big and risky
moves with courage. 6) She
poured on the athleticism.
7) She refused to settle for
less, and was smart enough
to keep her emotions tucked
safely in a strait jacket. 8)
She was savvy enough to
pull Miss Big MouthPuerto
Rico in close and keep her
there. 9) She challenged
herself to make good deci-
sions and then made them.
10) She kicked everyone's
ass without a single boast-
ful slur. She did nothing
to make her have to crawl
through a swamp of shame
like Colton and Alicia. Kim
is a Number Ten Woman,
with skill, technique, kind-
ness, and FOCUS, FOCUS,
FOCUS! I'm betting her ex-
husband is now wishing he
could have been a wind at her
back! Let's see, was that one
million dollars, plus another
$100,000?!
For the very first time in
Survivor history, my favor-
ite top three landed in the top
three. Sabrina is a masterful,
beautiful model of eloquent
speech and kindness. She
does, however, need to pick
up the pace on pitching in
around camp. Chelsea was a
curie and a strong alliance for
Kim. I loved that Kim chose
to take the top strongest
players with her to the end.
She didn't cop out by screw-
ing the good players so she
could land at the end with
slugs. She took risks all the
way to the end, while proving
that great leaders have great
people with them. In every
sense of the word, Kim
dominated this game and
has put herself as the front
runner woman in Survivor.
Hats off to Kim and all for a
Great Season!
Funnies continues comedy show
Funnies Comedy Club
continues their series of
monthly stand-up comedy
shows Saturday, May 19, with
Tony Stone and special guest
Spencer Hicks. Show times
will be 8:30 and 10:30pm and
will be hosted by Funnies co-
founder Rob Neville.
Stone has spent over 20
years performing in clubs,
colleges and corporate gigs
all over the country. He also
spent eight years as a come-
dian aboard Carnival cruise
ships. In addition Stone has
appeared on Comedy Cen-
tral, and A&E's Evening at
The Improv, as well as Caro-
line's Comedy Hour. He has
opened for Rodney Danger-
field, Tower of Power, Blue
Oyster Cult, Jerry Seinfeld,
Ray Romano and many,
many more.
Hicks is not just acomedian,
he's more of a word-wizard
that teleports effortlessly
between light and dark
without missing a beat or
alienating audiences. His
goofy smile and pleasantly
awkward delivery belie not
only the scope of his mate-
rial but also the polish of
his stage-awareness. Hicks
has been cultivating a steady
following working clubs in
the mid-west and opening
for comedy favorites such as
Paul F. Tompkins.
Neville says he is ready to
get back to business as usual
with this show after the last
couple of months.
"This show will be a nice
change of pace," he adds.
'qlae last two months we've
done a special family-friendly
show and hosted a fundraiser.
This time around, we just have
to do the show and that's it."
Last month's show was a
special benefit show for the
Humane Society of Stillwa-
ter. Along with some special
donations from Town &
Gown Theati'e, Quality Inn
Hotel, Stillwater Family Care
and the All-American Rejects,
Funnies Comedy Club raised
over $1,600 for the Humane
Society.
"It was a special night all the
way around," Neville adds. "I
think Jackie [Ross-Guerrero,
director for the Humane
Society of Stillwater,] was
surprised to see the donation
amount at the end of the night.
We will likely do it again next
year, as well."
Neville is also excited for
the combination of Stone and
Hicks on stage.
"Tony is a 20-year veteran of
clubs while Spencer is one of
Oklahoma City's most well-
known up-and-comers," he
explains. "Amazingly enough,
for being as different as they
are in age and background,
they are a little similar in
style. I think that will make
for an interesting contrast on
stage."
Tickets for Funnies Comedy
Club presents Tony Stone are
only $10 in advance and
$12 at the door. Discounts
are available for groups of
eight or more. Tickets are
available now online at
www.myticketscene.com or
cash purchases can be made
at the Quality Inn. You can
also become a fan of Funnies
Comedy Club on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/
funniescomedyclub,
follow them on Twitter
at www.twitter.com/
getthefunnies or check
out their full website at
www.getthefimnies.com.
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PICKS OF THE WEEK
"The Woman in Black"
(PG-13) -- In a misty corner
of England, a grieving man
must sort through paperwork
in clearly the most haunted
house in the village. This is
the kind of chiller that takes
its time, relies on tried-and-
true techniques, and builds
an atmosphere of fear and
uncertainty. Lawyer Arthur
Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe)
must sort through the estate
of a small town's recently
deceased crazy lady. When
Arthur starts seeing a woman
in black and hearing voices,
the villagers have nothing to
say to him.
This is Radcliffe's first
leading role without a magic
wand, and he does well enough
to prove that he can stay alive
post-Potter. He pulls it off as
the grief and anxiety-stricken
man trapped in a 1960s-style
scary movie.
"This Means War" (PG-13)
- Chris Pine and Tom Hardy
play two CIA agents who are
super -cool deadly, handsome
and super best bros for life.
When they both fall for Reese
Witherspoon, they decide to
put their invaluable skills to
work sabotaging each other's
dates. It's a silly plot pushed
to its most-Hollywood extent
-- lowbrow humor and action
sequences in a romantic
comedy that's light on the
iDnlance.
If you can't handle the
cheese-factor in the film, it
Daniel Radcliffe in 'q'he Woman in Black"
can cause physical discomfort
with its lack of chemistry and
low-hanging quips. However,
if you have an itch to see a
movie that moves along at a
good pace and features secret
agents shooting each other in
the groin with air rifles, 'q'his
Means War" could save the
evening.
"Red Tails" (PG-13) - The
animated feature is the kind
of family entertainment you
wish you could have known
as a rugrat. Arrietty is a 14-
year-old girl, and one of a
secret race of tiny people who
live in the cracks and recesses
of the human world. An'ietty
gets discovered by Shawn, a
normal-size human boy, and
a secret friendship forms.
The animation is top-notch.
Tuskegee Airmen have a The characters, colors, action
proud place in American his-
tory, and "Red Tails" tells the
story like it was written for a
B-movie. The Airmen became
the first African-American
pilots in U.S. armed forces
during World War II, and one
of the most decorated units of
the war. Somehow, this comes
across as boring and generic in
"RedTails," amovie so loaded
with corny speeches that you
would think it was running for
student body president.
"The Secret Worm of Arri-
etty" (G) -- This Japanese
scenes -- all of it just looks
amazing. The film is a beauti-
ful, gentle story with enough
splendor and juice to keep you
pulled in.
TV RELEASES
"Sherlock: Season Two"
"Rizzoli & Isles: The Corn-
plete Second Season" ,--
'q'he River. The Conllete
First Season" -"
"S.W.A.T. The -laal
Season" ,-,
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