This Place Can Be A Little Rough
Post script on the meeting of the Northern Alliance on Saturday. Turns out we could have used Lileks’s presence after all, since I’m guilty of spreading disinformation on one of his alleged specialties - Star Wars minutiae. When Hugh Hewitt referenced a certain denizen of the cantina scene in the first Star Wars movie (why? I don’t remember, it had something to do with politics), I confidently offered “Smeedo” as the creature’s name. Given the authoritative tone of my presentation and the absence of any counter claims, everyone seemed to accept this as fact. However, upon further review, the slimy gentleman’s name was “Greedo” not “Smeedo”.
In retrospect, it’s clear I was mixing Star Wars and LOTR universes and got my Smeagol’s and Greedo’s confused. For this, I apologize to all present. And I blame it all on the Atomizer for insisting I join him for a fourth Rusty Nail with lunch. His logic that it would be rude not to drink at least half as much as our table mate Eloise (of Spit Bull fame) seemed convincing at the time.
I see Hugh Hewitt has attempted characterizing Northern Alliance members as rock stars. This was a valid attempt at caricature, and he was remarkably perceptive in some of his observations (Elder/Cher).
In the spirit of Hugh’s efforts, and to make amends for my Greedo-related gaffe, I present to you: if the Northern Alliance were Mos Eisley canteen regulars (all names and personality traits confirmed by two independent sources):
Hugh Hewitt: Jabba the Hutt
Generalissimo Duane: Mosep (Jabba the Hut’s henchman)
The Elder: Greedo
Atomizer: Reegesk (aka Rat Face)
Mitch Berg: Ponda Babba (aka Walrus Man)
JB Doubtless: Dr. Evazan
King Banaian: The Ithorian Hammerhead, Momaw Nadoon (based on their shared vegetarianism alone.)
The Guys from Powerline: The Modal Nodes (aka The Cantina Band)
Captain Ed: Djas Puhr
Eloise: Swilla Corey
Warrior Monk: Labria
And finally, the most obvious of the comparisons ...
Saint Paul: Han Solo
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