Circular Firing Squad — September 23, 2023 — Asteroid Day — Seriously

Locator: 45565AUTOS.

When I watch the Nissan, Kia, Toyota, Honda ads this weekend, my immediate thought: UAW and F, GM, and Stellantis in a circular firing squad.

American consumers aren’t stupid. A 40% pay raise for current workers and a 60% pay raise for recent hires is a non-starter, at least for me. And apparently Ford is capitulating. 

That’s fine: I have no plans to ever buy another Ford. Having said that, I loved our Ford Focus of many years ago. One of the best cars we ever had. 

Ford’s biggest concern? Tesla, Toyota, Honda, VW, BMW, Mercedes.

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Brilliant

In case you didn’t notice, Busch is advertising Modelo, not Bud Lite. 

Brilliant.

Hopefully Busch is not relying on “trans” influencers hyping Modelo, the #1 beer in the US. Needs to be fact-checked.

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Today: September 23rd: 

September 23rd commemorates the anniversary of the Asteroid City impact in the film. The town celebrates a holiday called Asteroid Day on September 23rd. This is another direct connection to reality, where the UN-sanctioned Asteroid Day is observed each year on June 30. 

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A Musical Interlude

Imagine your movie being so stacked that Margot Robbie and Edward Norton were not in the trailer.

Best thing since Amish buggies: buying movies on-line. Not renting. Buying. To rent: $3.99. To own: $8.99. This is not rocket science. Asteroid City was rocket science.

The three witches “make” the film. Pandora, Cassiopeia and Andromeda.

Jock Larking.

What is Wes Anderson working on now? Link here.

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In Trouble

Target, Disney.

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Not In Trouble

Peter Davidson.

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Life’s Disappointments

My biggest disappointment: all those folks who don’t subscribe to the best website on the internet.

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Wes Anderson, Woody Allen, David Lynch.