August 25, 2004

ANY IDIOT CAN MAKE A MOCKUMENTARY:

TO: The National Endowment for the Arts--Film Division

FROM: The Brothers Judd

PROPOSED PROJECT: PTSD-109 [A Bro Judd Joint]

BUDGET: $50,000

(1) PT Cruiser

(10) cases Sam Adams

(1) black Labrador Retriever

(1) DVD movie camera

(5) nights at the Days Inn hotel in Anacostia

(?) Buckets of KFC (+ mashed potatos and biscuits)

(2) pair Ray-Ban sunglasses

SYNOPSIS:

In the spirit of Michael Moore's Roger & Me the filmmakers will prowl the halls of Congress and the Washington news bureaus of the major media desperately seeking any professional politician or political pundit who still thinks that Senator John Kerry's Democratic Convention speech--with set design by Max Fischer--was a good idea.

Posted by Orrin Judd at August 25, 2004 7:24 PM
Comments

Call it Fear and Loathing in Anacostia. Add some Wild Turkey and a case of grapefruit to the Sam Adams and you have all the ingredients needed for Gonzo Journalism.

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
-- Dr Hunter S Thompson

Posted by: Ken at August 25, 2004 7:40 PM

PT Cruiser?
Buckets of KFC?

"It's night and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it."
-- The Blues Brothers

Posted by: Ken at August 25, 2004 7:47 PM

Ken:

And we're on a mission from OJ.

Posted by: Matt Murphy at August 25, 2004 10:41 PM

Cool - Matt "Guitar" Murphy! THe rest of the BLUES BROTHERS band can't be too far away!

Posted by: John Barrett Jr. at August 25, 2004 11:28 PM

Great, Matt Murphy's here! Hey, if Steve Cropper doesn't show, I've got the Telecaster--I can play his parts.

Will Maury Sline be promoting the film?

Posted by: Ed Driscoll at August 26, 2004 5:18 AM

If you want to hang onto that camera I'd suggest you find lodging in another area. I spent a few years of my early life in Anacostia and it is a sad shell of a once strong working class area. It makes up the largest number of murders (along with its twin - the 6th police district) in this murder/drug plagued city.

Posted by: jim burke at August 26, 2004 10:04 AM

Hey, that fits in with the whole Mutt-and-Jeff-Stumble-Through-The-Apocalypse atmosphere of Gonzo Journalism. Like North Vegas.

Anyone bringing a 300-lb Samoan lawyer?

Posted by: Ken at August 26, 2004 12:24 PM
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