tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post115329850391657144..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: THE GAME OF THE NAME: SLIFR'S DAYS NUMBERED?Dennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-67313543823196627642009-09-24T16:44:15.571-07:002009-09-24T16:44:15.571-07:00The Texas Leaguer Chainsaw MassacreThe Texas Leaguer Chainsaw MassacreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153763011987994302006-07-24T10:43:00.000-07:002006-07-24T10:43:00.000-07:00Dennis,Count me among those who think you should k...Dennis,<BR/><BR/>Count me among those who think you should keep the name (not least because of herecreepwretch's outstanding visualization of it). Also, you have what people in my bid'ness (advertising) call 'brand equity.' Not something to be dispensed with lightly. <BR/><BR/>That said, I couldn't help trying to think up a few new possibilities, the first of which could be a spin-off from the current moniker:<BR/><BR/>ONCE UPON A TIME IN GLENDALE<BR/><BR/>CINEMA COZZALIO<BR/><BR/>THE PASSION OF THE DENNIS<BR/><BR/>SHOOT THE SUBTITLE WRITERMr. Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022458380864603774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153611317104852512006-07-22T16:35:00.000-07:002006-07-22T16:35:00.000-07:00Herecreepwretch, if I wasn't convinced yet (and I ...Herecreepwretch, if I wasn't convinced yet (and I was awfully close), you have indeed done it. That was beautiful. It actually brought a tear to my eye when I read it. If you don't mind, if I can think of some way to rework them, I'd like to incorporate your thoughts as part of my blog header somehow. Thanks so much.Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153590582676980572006-07-22T10:49:00.000-07:002006-07-22T10:49:00.000-07:00Yes, I believe herecreepwretch just gave me all th...Yes, I believe herecreepwretch just gave me all the explanation I need. Well done.The Sirenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587505433284584391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153587782756284772006-07-22T10:03:00.000-07:002006-07-22T10:03:00.000-07:00Well said! herecreepwretch well said. You just de...Well said! herecreepwretch well said. You just described the SLIFR title in the most perfect way. I never thought of it that way, but I will now always remember it just the way you described it.Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233467915836646981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153529880604194252006-07-21T17:58:00.000-07:002006-07-21T17:58:00.000-07:00I love the name, and I am a fan of neither Leone n...I love the name, and I am a fan of neither Leone nor the Dodgers. I am disappointed, though, that I can't go through the archives as I intended and find the post where you explained the connection. I had been meaning to do that. Perhaps all you really need is an essay on art forms that seem irreducibly American (baseball) but really aren't (Westerns).The Sirenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587505433284584391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153505115189396072006-07-21T11:05:00.000-07:002006-07-21T11:05:00.000-07:00How about "Sergio Leone and the Return of the Fly ...How about "Sergio Leone and the <I>Return of the Fly</I> Rule"? Kind of shows your devotion to the sacred and the profane in movies. Of course, someone will have to come up with a "<I>Return of the Fly</I> rule" to have the title make sense. Or take the pun to extremes and call it "Sergio Leone, Paul Winfield, <I>The Fly</I> and Mercedes Ruehl."Scott H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17116096475759559283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153472946020430372006-07-21T02:09:00.000-07:002006-07-21T02:09:00.000-07:00Hey, 68212 and counting visits to SLIFR according ...Hey, 68212 and counting visits to SLIFR according to your blogger counter. This is a title/name that people obviously remember and identify with. If it ain't broken, don't fix it. Keep the name Dennis.Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233467915836646981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153433516358788322006-07-20T15:11:00.000-07:002006-07-20T15:11:00.000-07:00Now I'd like to point out that I know for sure tha...Now I'd like to point out that I know for sure that you will never use this as your blog title, but I thought it had a very criptic sound to it and it would also instill laughter immediately once the words met the eye. OK, now that I've built it up way too much here it is...<BR/><BR/>"They pissed on my fuckin' rug"<BR/><BR/><BR/>Does that count for 2 entries into the drawing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153415531671405872006-07-20T10:12:00.000-07:002006-07-20T10:12:00.000-07:00i like the original title too, partly because no o...i like the original title too, partly because no one talks about the infield fly rule anymore, and there's something quaint and unique about it.<BR/><BR/>the 7th inning stretch? so played. <BR/><BR/>i too would like a dvd, though, so let me think...<BR/><BR/>this blog kills facists (but then you'd have to write about woody guthrie)<BR/><BR/>a best boy, a gaffer, and a projectionist--together forever (eh, that's not so good either)<BR/><BR/>the collected dreams of [insert someone cool]<BR/><BR/>ok, so all these ideas suck. sorryLucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047006924444489024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153413125364974092006-07-20T09:32:00.000-07:002006-07-20T09:32:00.000-07:00Steve Sax and the Kuleshov Effect<I>Steve Sax and the Kuleshov Effect</I>jeff_vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774487308294920628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153385398898399682006-07-20T01:49:00.000-07:002006-07-20T01:49:00.000-07:00Even without much baseball talk, I think the blog'...Even without much baseball talk, I think the blog's title is a great name and you should keep it.Edward Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463676135131274426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153368175469682792006-07-19T21:02:00.000-07:002006-07-19T21:02:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Torffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801347541757603565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153368052799570602006-07-19T21:00:00.000-07:002006-07-19T21:00:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Torffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801347541757603565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153359826938654682006-07-19T18:43:00.000-07:002006-07-19T18:43:00.000-07:00You scared me for a minute there, Dennis. I'm gla...You scared me for a minute there, Dennis. I'm glad it's only the <I>name</I> you're considering changing -- but (for what it's worth) I love that name, even if you don't regularly post about baseball. (I was never more of a baseball fan than when I could go to Chavez Ravine -- but, like many others, I've never been quite as big a baseball fan after Kurt Gibson's 1988 World Series homer. I mean, you just can't top that.)<BR/><BR/>Also, "Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule" is oddly easy to remember!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153358389344109092006-07-19T18:19:00.000-07:002006-07-19T18:19:00.000-07:00Dennis, Sergio Leone's Green Earrings popped into ...Dennis, <BR/><BR/>Sergio Leone's Green Earrings popped into my head, but seriously--I'm in total agreement with Flickhead here: there's a surrealistic ring to SLIFR that no amount of premeditation could match. Stick with the tried and true would be my vote too.girishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079328617099035797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153350447235110422006-07-19T16:07:00.000-07:002006-07-19T16:07:00.000-07:00Peet: Jack Elam would look "nice" peering out from...Peet: Jack Elam <I>would</I> look "nice" peering out from the header of my blog, wouldn't he? :)Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153350374360789962006-07-19T16:06:00.000-07:002006-07-19T16:06:00.000-07:00[ Sound Of Loud Laughing ]Man, oh, man, way to pop...[ Sound Of Loud Laughing ]<BR/>Man, oh, man, way to pop my balloon of pretension, guys! I appreciate all the different perspectives, and the comedy too. <BR/><BR/>Cerb, sorry for the confusion. No, <I>SLIFR</I>, or whatever it will be known as, will, for better or worse, continue. Thanks for stopping by, and good luck with your new blog. I look forward to seeing what you ahve to offer!<BR/><BR/>Sal, it has been on my mind quite a bit lately, but I think, with everything else I've been thinking about lately, I've definitely let it weigh there to a degree that it doesn't really deserve. That said, I wish I'd thought of <I>Sergio Leone and the Seventh Inning Stretch</I> two years ago (bit fan of alliteration, me).<BR/><BR/>Manaotupapau, Flickhead, Moviegoer, last night, before I posted this little altar call, my wife was making exactly the same point-- there's nothing quite as convincing as respectable voices, independent of each other, coming to the same conclusion.<BR/><BR/>And TLRHB and Steve, as much as I dig the Zappa/Meyer-inspired titles (<I>You're a Groovy DVD-- I'd Like to Slap You In Sometime</I>!!!), I like TLRHB's concluding question even more.<BR/><BR/>I haven't decided yet, but maybe it's time to consider switching that DVD prize over to Professor Kelp's Chemistry test and putting an end to all this navel-gazing. Besides, all of you gazing at my navel is making me nervous!Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153349573170043622006-07-19T15:52:00.000-07:002006-07-19T15:52:00.000-07:00How about:Sergio Leone and the Cinematic Cavity Ru...How about:<BR/><I>Sergio Leone and the Cinematic Cavity Rule</I>?<BR/><BR/><B>Cinematic Cavity Rule</B><BR/>Movie characters with particularly rotten, dirty, misshapen teeth always display them in closeups in a big, ugly smile.<BR/><I>--Ebert's Little Movie Glossery</I><BR/><BR/>Or just: <I>Sergio Leone Rules!</I> Hmm, perhaps not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153348358331559952006-07-19T15:32:00.000-07:002006-07-19T15:32:00.000-07:00I would have suggested The Chrome-Plated Celluloid...I would have suggested The Chrome-Plated Celluloid of Destiny.<BR/><BR/>Or Weasels Ripped My Film.<BR/><BR/>Or Beyond the Valley of the Cozz. (Feel free to slap me for that one.)<BR/><BR/>But then, TLRHB has already suggested Shut Up 'n Play Yer Movie! Which is so patently the correct answer, if indeed you change the title.Steve C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01958138092537744506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153336821628531072006-07-19T12:20:00.000-07:002006-07-19T12:20:00.000-07:00For a minute there I thought that you meant the bl...For a minute there I thought that you meant the <I>blog's</I> days were numbered. As to a new name, I couldn't care less as long as it contains the same kind of posts that I've come to expect; although Sals suggestion of "Sergio Leone and the Seventh Ining Stretch" seems to roll of the tougne better for me. If you really want a name that gets rid of the "baseball" part of your blog, I'm not sure I can help you.Cerb Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322457714456194075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153335924251621702006-07-19T12:05:00.000-07:002006-07-19T12:05:00.000-07:00Do what you feel like, Dennis. Its your blog.Howev...Do what you feel like, Dennis. Its your blog.<BR/><BR/>However....knowing some of your tastes, here is TLRHB's Top 5 List of new blog titles for SLIFR:<BR/><BR/>1. JOE DANTE AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION<BR/>2. CHERRY, HARRY, RAQUEL...AND DENNIS!<BR/>3. A LARGE POPCORN, A LARGE COKE AND A BURNT WEENY SANDWICH WITH A SIDE OF LUMPY GRAVY, PLEASE<BR/>4. SHUT UP 'N PLAY YER MOVIE!<BR/>5. YOU'RE A GROOVY DVD! I'D LIKE TO SLAP YOU IN SOMETIME!<BR/><BR/>See, I think your original blog title is sounding better all the time, don't you????The 'Stachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03426658288145524160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153332124009850522006-07-19T11:02:00.000-07:002006-07-19T11:02:00.000-07:00I also think it would be a mistake for you to give...I also think it would be a mistake for you to give up the trusted SLIFR brand name too. But I also very much want to win a free Criterion DVD, and so I humbly suggest the name "Hungerdunger, Hungerdunger, Hungerdunger and McCormick," which has the advantage of sounding authoritatively businesslike and completely ridiculous at the very same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153327564575620112006-07-19T09:46:00.000-07:002006-07-19T09:46:00.000-07:00Well, it seems to me that you would've never broug...Well, it seems to me that you would've never brought up the topic if it wasn't something that was really weighing on your mind. I don't know if you would consider this a seriously legit suggestion, but if you want to change it why not consider tweaking it a little.<BR/>Something like "Sergio Leone and the Seventh Ining Stretch" or make it a play on a famous film title, like "Baseball or How I Love the Movies but not the subtitles." Ok, OK so maybe that last one wasn't so legit but I thought it was kinda funny.<BR/><BR/>I like the tweak idea but I also like the tried and true as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1153321035726381822006-07-19T07:57:00.000-07:002006-07-19T07:57:00.000-07:00I came here to say... well, it turns out flickhead...I came here to say... well, it turns out flickhead beat me to it. Why change it! You've got a cool name, it's now been recognized and is probably building up an audience, and who knows - in five months you might find you want to write about baseball again. But if you have to have something more movie specific, how about: Sergio Leone and the Infield of Dreams Superfly Rules of the Game. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com