Lost Update - It Is Over Now

Lost Update - Season V - 03/04/2009

Why can't you just get it through your head,
It's over, it's over now.
Yes, you heard me clearly now I said,
It's over, it's over now.

I'm not really over you,
You might say that
I can't take it, I can't take it,
Lord, I swear I just can't take it no more.

(Go away) go away,
(Far away) so far away.
It's too late to turn back now,
And it don't matter anyhow.

Is it just me, or did Sawyer, AKA Jim Lafluer, look like Kid Rock when he was back in time in 1974? Seriously, I was expecting Pamela Anderson to walk through one of those cabin doors.

Tonight's episode was all about time with a few tidbits of the main story thrown in to entertain. The castaways kept jumping from time to time until it was finally over. The headaches were gone, the flashing had stopped, the nose bleeds dried up, and time travel was over. Whatever happened happened. (Daniel Faraday) The castaways are trapped in 1974, (Oh the horror, the height of monster bell bottom blue jeans) and separated from Jack, Hurley, Kate, Sayid, Ben, Locke and the rest of the castaways.

However, Sawyer, or Lafluer, moved on from Kate and is getting his groove on with Juliet. At one point tonight, I thought I was watching a classic Leave It To Beaver episode. (Ward, You were pretty hard on the Beaver last night!) Sawyer comes home from a hard day at work. Stops by the garden outside his cottage and picks a flower. Walks in and sees dinner on the table and his main squeeze Juliet, in the kitchen cooking dinner. They embrace, kiss, and exchange "I love you's" to each other.

It's to bad that Sawyer and Juliet have fallen smack dab in the middle of my Lost theory.

Just what is the Grassy Knoll Institutes Lost theory….I’ve been waiting since 1974 to tell you...
Although it appears the survivors of Oceanic flight 815 are on a tropical island, they are being deceived. There is no island. The survivors are in a virtual reality laboratory. All the castaways are interconnected to one another sharing each others thoughts, memories, and feelings. While in this virtual reality laboratory, a battery of physical and mental experiments are performed on them. And who is running these experiments? As Juliet stated, the Aliens of course.

Let's take a closer look at tonight's episode. We see Sawyer and Juliet working together like a well oiled machine. She has his back, kills for him, watches over him, listens to him, and allows him to take command. Sawyer slowly integrates into the Dharma Initiative, he even wears the jump suit. Sawyer and Juliet are living the simple life on the Lost island.

Until the end of tonight's show when Jack, Hurley, and Kate show up. Kate looks longingly at Sawyer, and Sawyer looks at Kate. We all thought the same thing at the same time. (Love triangle) Hey, it's the 70's, a little Ménage à Trois could spice up Lost.

Are you following along here? OK, in a nutshell, Boy meets girl, rolls in the sand, girl meets another boy, rolls in sand with him, boy meets another girl, girl already rolled in sand with the other boy, but girl rolls in the sand with him anyway, boy and girl fall in love, set up house, boy picks flowers, girl cooks dinner, boy and girl roll in the sand, boy and girl believe life is grand. Boy gets phone call after rolling in sand with girl. Boy meets up with girl three years later. Both boy and girl think about the roll in the sand they had previously. And it starts all over again.

Sawyer and Juliet are unknowing subjects in a virtual reality experiment to study the dynamics of human love and relationships. Sawyer and Juliet are put in many different situations and time frames. They are then observed to see how they both adapt and develop. Notice how Sawyer and Juliet are ruthless killers in one scenario, and Ward and June Cleaver in another. Each scenario, they had each other's back, were together, bonded. (And not in the armored car security guard bonded type)

You see folks, my virtual reality theory is real, viable, feasible. The castaways are not on an island, but in a lab, being studied by mysterious men supposedly government type men but in reality, are aliens.

Tidbits From Tonight's Episode:

* Horace Goodspeed. Town drunk, village idiot, and large and in charge.

* Thanks anyway Plato.

* The statue returns. You remember, the four toed statue that was in total disrepair, during one of the flashes, the statue was erect. (Must of got a glimpse of Juliet's cleavage)

* Amy was pregnant, Amy gave birth to a baby boy. Horace is the daddy.

* What the hell is the truce?

* Richard Alpert shows up, defeats the sonic fence defenses, and looks exactly how he did in the future, or the past, or whatever.

* Daniel sees a very young Charlotte in the camp. She waves to him.

* Amy was quite upset when Horace told her Richard wanted Paul's body. What is Richard, some sort of evil gardener that plants dead bodies and watches them grow again?

With Lost not airing a new episode next week, expect to see a special Lost Update shining a light on time travel and what it means to Lost.

About tonight's lyrics, by Boz Scaggs, pegs the episode perfectly, from beginning to the final scene of Kate and Sawyer starring into each others eyes.

Until next week, Get Lost!

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Wearing Of The Green On St. Patricks Day

Wearing Green On St. Pats Day

Megan Fox, film star and sexy siren, "Wearing of the green" for St. Patrick's day. Megan's new movie "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is due out later this year.

Dear Curator: I have heard the expression, Wearing of the green for St. Patrick's day and wondered what it meant.

A very good question indeed. (Attention, all eyes down here instead of on Megan Fox. You can go back and look once you finish reading) There are a few explanations that I will endeavor to answer. First, in Ireland, the color green wasn't normally worn by the people for fear of being taken by the Good People, also known as, the fairies. The fairies loved the color green and if your children wore to much green, they stood the chance of being stolen. Seriously! I'm not kidding you. That was a long ago superstition. Today in Ireland, not so much.

In the United States, wearing green on St. Pat's pays tribute to the Emerald Isle, (Ireland) and it's people and also so you don't get pinched. That's right. If you forget or choose not to wear green on St. Patrick's day, your friends have the right to pinch you for not wearing green.

There you have it, the reason for Wearin O The Green.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Stage Deli - Hot Turkey Sandwich

Stage Deli Broadway Hot Turkey Sandwich

Revisiting one of my favorite restaurants, the Stage Deli, located on Times Square in Manhattan, New York, I opted for the hot turkey sandwich with gravy and mashed potatoes.

As usual, the Stage was packed but we were lucky to get a small table by the windows. Our waiter came right over and asked for our drink orders and if we wanted any appetizers. Being a veteran of the Stage Deli and the size of their portions, we ordered Cokes only and declined appetizers knowing the proportions are just as large as the main dinner items.

In under 10 minutes, our waiter brought our dinner order to our table. As you can see, the portion was huge. The turkey breast was piled high, hot, tender, and juicy. Not processed but carved from the breast. The gravy was hot and thick. The mashed potatoes were real, not processed and as mentioned above, very good. Two pieces of bread under the turkey and potatoes completed the entree. The cost was very affordable for New York, $15 dollars before tip. 

The Grassy Knoll Diner scores 4.5 out of 5 shots and recommends Stage Deli for dinner.

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Lost Update - Suicide Is Painless

Lost Update - Season V - 02/25/2009

Through early morning fog I see,
Visions of the things to be.
The pains that are withheld for me,
I realize and I can see.
That suicide is painless,
It brings on many changes.
And I can take or leave it if I please.

OK, which one is Radar O'Reiley? You know, from Mash, the TV show about the war in Korea. What, you didn't know that this song was the theme song for MASH? Well, now you know.

We begin tonight dissecting the title of this update and it's lyrics, Suicide Is Painless, because it is very critical to the outcome of Lost. Let us recap what we know up until this episode shall we. John Locke was told by Richard that he must not only leave the island to save the people, but that he also must die. Ben shows Locke the way off the island and the way through time. Later it's revealed that Locke is the one dead in the casket. A suicide note given to Jack seals the deal confirming Locke is dead.

Ok, to the lyrics. First two lines:
Through early morning fog I see,
Visions of the things to be.

John has been flashing back and forth in time and gathering information and realizing what he needs to do. His visions of the things to be.

Third and fourth lines:
The pains that are withheld for me,
I realize and I can see.
Johns pains withheld, well, he can walk, he is healed on the island, and it's for a reason. Locke realizes that he is special, and has a purpose.

Fifth and sixth lines:
That suicide is painless,
It brings on many changes.
Suicide is painless. Locke knows by dying he saves the people, the island, and himself. He also understands that in doing so, it will bring on many changes to the people and island of Lost.

Last line:
And I can take or leave it if I please.
Locke has a choice. He can accept his path and go through with his plan, or choose a different course of action. He can take it or leave it.

Now do you all see why my Lost theory is so appealing. It all makes sense. Really it does! Just what is the Grassy Knoll Institutes Lost theory….I hear the choppers coming so here it is real quick like...

Although it appears the survivors of Oceanic flight 815 are on a tropical island, they are being deceived. There is no island. The survivors are in a virtual reality laboratory. All the castaways are interconnected to one another sharing each others thoughts, memories, and feelings. While in this virtual reality laboratory, a battery of physical and mental experiments are performed on them. And who is running these experiments? As Juliet told Sawyer while walking through the jungle, "The Aliens of course."

Think back to the Lost pilot way back in 2004. Remember Locke, after everything settled down. He was by himself, looking out at the ocean, satisfied, calm, at home. Fast forward to season five, this episode, Locke is back where he started. By himself, gazing out a the ocean. He came home.

Yes, yes, Locke came back from the dead and traveled back to the island. Or, he is still dead, but just in the past, or the future. Because Ben told him to leave the island and bring back the Oceanic Six to save the people and island. He turns a wheel, and Ohh snap, he is back on the mainland.

Stop right there! This has gone on far enough. Tonight's episode was all about time travel. And yes, just as almost entire season five has been.

Adding to the above time travel theory, Widmore discusses with Locke that the last time he saw him, it was decades ago, but Locke hasn't aged one bit. But to Locke, it was only a few days ago. Widmore was 17 when he first met Locke. Now he is in his late 60's.

Or when Ben, a much younger looking Ben is seen in the background spying on Locke as he is being driven around town. It appears that either Ben is addicted to time travel, or there are a dozen Ben's running around, all at a different age.

Or when Locke goes to Helen Norwoods grave site. The tombstone said she died in the year 2006. If Locke's plane crashed in September of 2004, and he was on the island for 108 days, then he was in the future when he visited the grave of Helen. Are you seeing my point here?

Look at previous weeks. The island flashes and the castaways blink in and out of time arriving years in the past, and years into the future. In a matter of minutes. But not everyone follows. Some like Jin travel at different speeds, and takes a while to catch up to the rest.

The writers of Lost are leading the viewers down the proverbial rabbit hole. But we aren't going to find Alice. (Don't even think about asking her, she doesn't really know even if the song says she does) Or Wonderland, that improbable reality inhabited by outlandish people. Instead, we will find a dead end with no answers from the writing staff. Just more questions. Why, because it's subterfuge. The writers are hiding the real story line. The real plot line. My story line. My plot line.

Damn, I'm arrogant. And perhaps a fool. At least I know it. Seriously, remember when the writers said at the get go that Lost will be explained in a way that is physically real. Something that isn't impossible. Something that you can see, feel, grasp a hold of, understand. They are leading you to a conclusion that time travel is the Lost Secret, and that Ben, Richard, Desmond, Widmore, or Faraday, or all of the castaways, are manipulating time like changing the channel on a television set.

BTW, want to know what all those math equations on the chalk boards you see on Lost. It's Einstein's Special Theory Of Relativity. Everyone knows Einstein's theory of special relativity concerning time travel. If you don't, here is the link. I suggest you read it now before you go any further. Einsteins Special Theory Of Relativity

Notice that certain castaways experience Time Dilation. Richard Alpert for one. John Locke another. (You did follow the link and read about the relativity theory didn't you?)

Some also experience Relativity of simultaneity. This explains all the time shifting of the island, and the castaways experiencing multiple events happening at the same time.

Don't forget about Composition of velocities. Remember Faraday conducting his rocket experiment last season. It took like 38 minutes to reach the island when it should have only taken a minute.

But I have a problem with this Lost theory. I point to the Grandfather Paradox in time travel. Meaning, say you did have a time machine that really worked. And you went back to the past. And you murdered your grandfather. In doing so, that means you were never born. So, how could you go back in a time machine and murder your grandfather if you were never born? Exactly!!!

So, if Ben went back in time and murdered people, altering the past, then he also alters the future (And we know he has done this) and opens a paradox.

Or, we can believe in the virtual reality theory. Imagine the freedom you could possess in virtual reality. How many countless lives you could have. Countless scenario's. And you play every single scenario out. When the end game arrives, (You die, win, lose) you merely reset and start fresh from the beginning. Remember, in my virtual reality theory, each castaway is connected to one another yet can be miles away, or years in the past, or future, from one another.

This is a more plausible theory than the messy paradox time travel. I am just waiting for Doc Brown to come crashing through the jungle in his Delorean yelling that he has to get back to the future. Remember his explanation on the chalk board to Marty, about the split time continuum, and that he and Marty are now living in a parallel universe and that they must go back to the past to fix the future? Doc's dog was Einstein BTW.

Tidbits from tonight's episode:
* Ben always lies. He is not there to help and protect the castaways.

* Locke is back on the mainland. And he is not crippled. Apparently the island's healing powers have a far reach.

* Widmore told Ben he was exiled, expelled by "Him!" Sort of has that Lucifer feel when he was expelled from heaven by God. '

* The others are Widmore's people.

* Staying on the Lucifer topic. Ben is seen in that light as of lately. The religion play is picking up on Lost.

below is the rest of the lyrics to Suicide Is Painless. The lyrics really stick to what is happening on Lost this season, especially Locke.

I try to find a way to make,
All our little joys relate.
Without that ever-present hate,
But now I know that it's too late, and...

The game of life is hard to play,
I'm gonna lose it anyway.
The losing card I'll someday lay,
So this is all I have to say.

The only way to win is cheat,
And lay it down before I'm beat.
And to another give my seat,
For that's the only painless feat.

The sword of time will pierce our skins,
It doesn't hurt when it begins.
But as it works its way on in,
The pain grows stronger...watch it grin, but...

A brave man once requested me,
To answer questions that are key.
Is it to be or not to be,
And I replied oh why ask me?

Cause suicide is painless,
It brings on many changes,
And I can take or leave it if I please.

And you can do the same thing if you please.

Until Next week, Get Lost!

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Thought Screen Helmet Suit

Max Protection

The Thought Screen Helmet Suit. For maximum protection on those heavy flow days. (Wait a minute, wrong commercial)

Submitted by Gumby, ruler of Pokey: Hey Curator guy, other than the obvious reason, (Chic style) why buy an entire thought screen helmet suit when the helmet is supposed to be protection enough?

Excellent question Gumby. To answer, yes, it is very stylish, as several Hollywood heavy hitters arrived at the Oscars last Sunday wearing the TSH suit. But style is not the only purpose. Protection from the evil race of aliens attempting to invade your thoughts and control your mind is the number one priority.

As all TSH (Thought Screen Helmet) wearers are aware, March is the most intense telepathic period. Sometimes the helmet gets bombarded by aliens and may overload. The TSH suit kicks in at these times eliminating all threats of alien invasion and abduction.

Of course each of our TSH Suits are lined with velostat, the magical material that intercepts and blocks alien telepathic thought waves. And on those hot days, a built in air cooler that pumps air throughout the suit to keep you cool even when aliens are pressuring your frontal lobe. A glimmering silver coating spray completes the ensemble.

Available at all reputable drug and department stores.

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Elmton Bar - Pizza And Wings

Elmton Struthers Ohio

The Elmton restaurant and bar is located in Struthers, Ohio, and is an old favorite place to dine. When we arrived, the place was packed, no parking, even in the parking lot across the street. A sure sign that the food and price is right. We waited about 10 minutes for a table to free up. The waitress squeezed us all at a table. Very cozy indeed.

Elmton Chicken Wings

Our waitress came over to our table in a couple of minutes and Patty and I ordered diet Cokes and the famous Elmton wing dings as an appetizer. The wings were brought to our table in about five minutes. Not bad for crowded evening. As you can see the wings were huge, not your standard fare wing dings. Let me tell you, they were very good. The batter coating was crunchy and tasty and the chicken was surprisingly good as well.

Elmton Pizza

Our main course was Elmton's pizza. It took about 20-25 minutes but the wings came first which seemed to make the time go by. The pizza was brought out on a silver platter, steaming hot, just from the oven. The crust was crunchy and thick enough, not soggy. The cheese was melted completely and the sauce zesty enough. But damn, I ordered it with "No peppers" and damn, there they were, baked right in the cheese.

One of my pet peeves concerning pizza is when the pizza slices are not completely cut. For this pizza we had to use butter knives to saw through the pizza to get the slices separated. However, once we did, and then removed the peepers, the pizza was delicious.

Normally, Elmton gets the order right and the pizza is very good tasting. I will let this one incident slide but still deduct for an incorrect order. The rating would be much higher if it were correct.

The Grassy Knoll Diner scores 2.25 out of 5 shots and recommends Elmton restaurant for dinner.

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Lost Update - Find Your Way Back

Lost Update - Season V - 02/18/2009

I know its too late now,
But, I wish I could go back in time,
And start all over somehow,
And get it right from the start.
Find your way back.
Find your way back to her heart.

As the song lyrics above say, they found the way back to the island.

Did you notice anything familiar about how Lost opened tonight? A close up of Jack's eye, him lying in the jungle, in his suit. You, you win the prize. That's how the series began. Jack had made it back. Ready to resume his life on the island and that falls right in line with my own theory.

Just what is the Grassy Knoll Institutes Lost theory….I’ve been waiting a long time to tell you…..
Although it appears the survivors of Oceanic flight 815 are on a tropical island, they are being deceived. There is no island. The survivors are in a virtual reality laboratory. All the castaways are interconnected to one another sharing each others thoughts, memories, and feelings. While in this virtual reality laboratory, a battery of physical and mental experiments are performed on them. And who is running these experiments? As Juliet stated, the Aliens of course.

Tonight will be a direct get to the point update. I hope everyone is a fast reader. If not, it's OK, just read slower. Ready.

Ben always lies. When he said he didn't know about the Lamp Post, (Dharma owned) Mrs. Hawkings replied, he's probably lying. And he was.

The key to tonight's episode was when Desmond couldn't believe that the Oceanic Six willingly wanted to return to the island with the aid of Mrs. Hawkings. Desmond was disgusted and blurted out something to this effect; They don't care about us. They're playing a game with us, we're just pieces to them.

As I stated several weeks ago making the comparison of the Xbox 360 video game my son was playing and how after he lost, he merely reset the game and the parameters and began again from the beginning. Exactly what was happening tonight. The castaways are in there own type of video game, a virtual reality experiment.

Let's suppose that you were getting pretty good at a particular video game. You keep playing until you get it right and win. You make sure that you have the same parameters that got you to the top level, such as the correct maps, best guns, ammo, med kits, and partners. If you have the experienced people playing with you, your odds get better to win.

That is why Hawkings said that all six needed to be on that plane, or the outcome would be unpredictable. Like the video game if you have a new player and don't know their personality and game skills.

Also why Jack needed to use Locke as a proxy for his father. He needed to get as close as possible to the previous flight so as to produce the same results. Jack brings his fathers shoes, sort of like selecting the correct map or right ammo.

Flight 316 is the flight they need to be on to get back to the island. That will be key in episodes ahead.

Locke is dead. And next week he's alive. I don't care if the island is moving, or a giant electromagnetic field is below or above the island, or if they are traveling through time, or any other explanation and theory you can think up, (Except one, mine) the fact is John Locke was dead and now he's alive.

Some will say that he died in the past. If he did. Then how was he alive in the future and meet the castaways.

Some will say he died in the future. If he did, then how did he leave the island and go to the mainland and die?

See the paradox here? There can be only one explanation. That's right, virtual reality.

Tidbits From Tonight's Episode:

* Ben tells Jack the story of Doubting Thomas. And how he had to see and touch the wounds of Jesus before he could believe.

* Staying with Jesus, Ben also says that Thomas also was the one who said they should all go with Jesus and die together. See what Ben was telling Jack. Yes, Ben is Jesus and the castaways are his apostles.

* Ben was all bloodied when he called Jack to pick up Locke's body. Methinks he was settling a score with Widmore. Killing Penny perhaps.

* Hey, tonight was yet another plane crash. How will Widmore explain this crash like he did with Oceanic flight 815?

* Jack and Kate do the horizontal.

* Kate tells Jack not to ever ask her about Aaron, Claire's son who she was taking care of.

* And finally, The song title and lyrics tonight are from the rock band Jefferson Starship, Find Your Way Back. Exactly what was unfolding in tonight's episode. Yes I know, god choice.

Until next week, Get LOST!

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Idora Park Lost River

The Lost River - Idora Park - Youngstown

The Lost River was a water ride at the now defunct Idora Park. The Lost River ride was a combination of a tunnel of love roller coaster ride. Riders would step into wooden boats and begin a dark water journey slowly weaving through a tunnel. On the way, scary monsters, flashing lights, and loud sounds would scare the riders.

A few minutes into the journey, the boat would latch onto a chain drive and it would pull the boat up a long dark hill. A moment later the boat would free fall down the hill splashing the riders. You would actually catch a moment of "Air Time" in the boat as it plummeted down. The boat slowed up and drifted back to dock where the riders got out and went on to the next ride.

I can still hear the drums beating and the water rushing down the rapids of the Lost River. Of course the drums were canned music, piped in over a loudspeaker system. The drums sounded a lot like the drums in the movie, Jumanji, starring Robin Williams.

At night time, the rapids would be lit with multicolors, each step in the rapids a different color. And that my friends was the Lost River, one of the many fine rides at Idora Park.

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