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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Big nyuks on the big screen

NO. No, I simply refuse to believe this. Can this man really, honestly, be dragging yet another post from the cold, dead hands of the Three Stooges? As soon as this post is done, I'm going back and labeling his Stooge posts - the only thing that seemingly comes close to this topic in Morsch's affection is baseball.

There’s really nothing quite like seeing The Three Stooges as they were originally meant to be seen: on the big screen.

Ugh. Hasn't he seen them like 100 times at the Ambler Theater? How can there be any novelty left in this?

Thanks to the Ambler Theater and Gary Lassin, president of The Three Stooges Fan Club and curator of the fabulous Stoogeum museum in Spring House, that’s been an annual opportunity for local fans over the past several years.

I know this man far, far too well. This is at least the second time he's mentioned the Ambler Theater, and at least the third time he's mentioned the Stoogeum. How boring must this man's life be when his "looks on the lighter side" are confined to concerts he's attended, baseball, and the Three Stooges?

The theater and Lassin hosted the seventh annual Stoogefest with the program titled, “Classic Shorts on the Big Screen,” Wednesday evening in Ambler.
As usual, the place was packed with knuckleheads, knuckleheadettes and little knuckleheads, all nyuk-nyuk-nyukking it up at the antics of the Stooges on the big screen.

After using "knuckleheads," is the best he could do for children really "little knuckleheads"? Reflecting on Morsch's post about tearing up his knees while WALKING, I can now see how such a freak injury is possible - he has never stretched any part of his body, least of all his imagination.

I’ve been to this event in the past, and the most enjoyable part for me is viewing the Stooges with an audience. I grew up watching the boys on television and the only audience in our house was my brother and I. While it’s highly entertaining to watch my brother — and man of few words and guarded emotions — chortle at the Stooges, it’s even more entertaining to have the real-life laugh track courtesy of a theater full of people to heighten the Stooges experience.

Translation: this event was so devoid of interest that the only thing Morsch can say to recommend it was "there were other humans there."

This year’s event included an appearance by Moe impersonator Jay Novelli and Curly impersonator Jay Montagna, always entertaining in their interpretations of the comedy legends.

Translation: the impressions by Novelli and Montagna were so lame that the only nice thing Morsch can say about them is "they did impressions."

I couldn’t stay for the whole program this year, but I really appreciate and enjoy having access to all the Stooges history right here in our own back yard.

So to boil down this post (did I miss the "humor" aspect to this one?): Morsch watched the Three Stooges with some other people. There were people doing impressions of Moe and Curly (but, oddly, not Larry or Shemp). And Morsch left halfway through.

Labels: Mike Morsch, Montgomery Newspapers, Outta Leftfield, The Three Stooges

Please also note these Twitter posts:

That was a huge Chooch poop.
7:27 PM Aug 5th via web

I think all subsequent Carlos Ruiz home runs from here on out should be referred as "Chooch Poops." T-shirts to follow.
7:48 PM Aug 5th via web

Yesterday, Nephew of Captain Eggyolk thought it would be amusing to refer to Buddy the Cake Boss as Buddy the "Poop Boss," and suggested that he produced "poop cakes" in his shop. He thought it was funny because he's 3 years old, and I thought it was funny that he was so tickled by the idea.

Michael Morsch, 50-some executive newspaper editor, likes to refer to baseball hits as "poops." The question I must now ask myself is why my nephew was never offered his own blog.