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Wow, judging from this photograph alone, St. Louis looks awesome. Dedicated legal journalist “Allison” writes: “Obama confidante and gorgeous Darfur lover George Clooney was just spotted in St. Louis. Filming started today here on his new movie, Up in the Air (otherwise known as George Clooney stalks around airports in bland, featureless cities like St. Louis). Georgie was shooting at an urban-blighted apartment building across from my office. I had no idea until I started hearing shrieks from our conference room overlooking the scene. See attached the photo (taken by my bud Lauren). George is the tiny figure with the rolling suitcase, just above the window ledge covered in bird shit.” Thank you Allison and Lauren, for your service to America and Darfur.
“…window ledge covered in bird shit.” I prefer to see it as chop on the mighty Mississipi.
So impressed Yoda is.
The pigeon poop gives this photo a gritty, real film.
…I know there has to be a “Slum Love” joke in here somewhere!
hockeymom: FEEL, not film
Whatever.
Also, could Allison tell if George was straight or gay from her perch?
OMG! NSFW!!1!
If Allison or Lauren were real women they’d be out there cleaning that shit up.
The recession has seen Hollywood budgets slashed. That photo is actually the poster for the movie.
If we’re going down the rabbit hole of “political” celebrities, just LOOK where we might end up:
George Clooney sighting in St. Louis (Missouri for fucks sake)–> Ben Affleck sighting in Frankfort, KY –> Wilford Brimley in Cumming, Georgia
That’s not Clooney. It’s Randy Mantooth.
http://www.randymantooth.com/
I hope he shoots Brad Pitt in the face…for real.
The whole “Meet me in St Louis” stuff? Cancel that.
He’s a lot smaller in real life….
Enjoy it, St. Louis, this is your chunk of the stimulus package.
George Clooney at the St. Louis airport! Wow! This is exciting! Yep… I know someone who once saw John Mellencamp at the mall in Bloomington, Indiana. That also sends one’s heart a-flutter.
Anyway, this just makes me want to fly. I’m going to look for the cheapest flight to anywhere and hang out for a while. Who could I meet in the airport in Lansing, Michigan, I wonder? Can’t wait to find out!
NoWireHangers: Heh heh. You said Cumming.
Hey, looks like they’re shooting in the nicer part of downtown!
Monsieur Grumpe:
It’s an Emergency! movie?
He’s standing in front of a drained reflecting pool. So, now where are the hobos supposed bathe, Mister Prettyboy Leftist Hollywood Ac-tor?
Now this is worth getting wonk’d up over!
From Wiki: Up in the Air
Plot:
Ryan Bingham is a 35 year old a career transition counselor at a Denver-based management consulting company, Integrated Strategic Management (ISM). He flies around the country firing people. Ryan is trying to get to one million frequent fly miles before he leaves or is fired from his employer.
*****
Box Office Gold
If St. Louis had a dictionary, the first two meanings of “shooting” would be (1) putting a cap in some bitchz ass, and (2) ingesting crack.
I once worked in an office that had a window ledge, on which live a peregrine falcon who regularly would bring back a hapless pigeon or rat and dismember and eat it before my eyes. That was mega-cool.
Is it just me, or Mr. Clooney looking a bit…stout? Maybe he put on weight for the role, like that movie Syriana or Syria or Pollyanna or something.
I’m originally from St. Louis; they are still excited that Susan Sarandon flop ‘White Palace’ was filmed there, because gestating fifth-rate films no one has ever seen makes your city important. If Clooney is there, I wonder if it’s something like a carbon offset and I can skip my redneck family reunion there this summer - is he taking one for the team?
Relax, it’s just Kurt Warner, people.
Just before a tsunami swallows and kills him and, other people who are insignificant.
Larry McAwful: I know someone who once saw John Mellencamp at the mall in Bloomington, Indiana.
Oh yeah? I once saw Bruce Hornsby at the old Austin, TX airport (circa 1990.)
It’s been all downhill ever since.
I once saw Jerry Clower in the Atlanta airport, kind of a Southern George Clooney.
hobospacejungle: Oh yeah? Well I once saw Jimmy Carter, Julio Iglesias, Judy Collins and Mr. T all in the same month!
Of course that was when I worked in a TV studio, but still.
Oh, I met Paul Harvey there too. Nice guy. That was when nutcase rightwing shills had the best of manners.
Lascauxcaveman: I checked G. Gordon Liddy into a hotel. And carried Mikhail Baryshnikov’s luggage to his room. Not on the same night…
WadISay: Dude!
One of my sisters lives in St. Louis; I’ll get her right on it. I met Congressman John Lewis at
National Airport once, and the late Sen. Paul Wellstone.
S.Luggo: “Ryan Bingham is a 35 year old…”. Georgie is gonna need Siegfried & Roy’s make-up dude to pull off 35. Dude is still kinda hot, but he doesn’t look 3-freaking-5!! If they want someone who looks 35, Lindsay Lohan hasn’t had a job in awhile.
hobospacejungle: “I once saw Bruce Hornsby at the old Austin, TX airport (circa 1990.)” I miss that airport; me no likey ABIA–too modern & too far away! Plus there was always the added excitement of wondering if you were going to crash onto I35.
Lascauxcaveman:
“Well I once saw Jimmy Carter”
I once saw Jimmy and Roslyn walking down Bourbon Street in New Orleans, while I was rather drunk up on a balcony. I, fully clothed thankfully, leaned over the railing and repeated yelled “I love you, Jimmy!” and “God bless you, Jimmy!”. I am certain he was very impressed. He waved at me.
Larry McAwful: John Mellencamp is FROM Bloomington IN. Ain’t that America? Also
Ooh, I ran into Pat Buchanon on the street in Georgetown once. He’s a little teeny fella, evil etc etc etc, but wears a really NICE aftershave. Great smell. Nasty troll of a man. I was very confused by this.
WadISay: I am from near there, and I believe the correct term is “bust a cap”
Whew! Glad the ledge was mentioned. My first look at the photo, I thought it was a lawn. Then I thought “Dude! They must have some big fucking birds in that ville!!”. Also.
superfecta: Hey, hey. Famousey things happened in St. Louis! We had… um… Nelly. And… um… The Urge. Oh, oh, oh, and Gravity Kills! Remember them? Anyone?
Oh and for realsies, Chuck Berry is from St. Louis and only performs at Blueberry Hill, so suck it, better cities.
Texan Bulldoggette: Plus there was always the added excitement of wondering if you were going to crash onto I35.
And just before passing over I35 you were looking down on that big ass cemetary just east of MOPAC near 2222. Nothing like being reminded of your mortality before wondering if the pilot is going to bounce you off the freeway or hit the runway.
Texan Bulldoggette: No kidding. The old airport was so funky, in an “OMG if I live to land” kind of way. Also, Airport Haven burgers = THE BEST. Pity they had to move it out to friggin’ Bergstrom. It was so far out that you might as well be landing in New Braunfels.
queeraselvis v 2.0: No kidding & it’s not exactly like Austin needed the crap that replaced the old airport: another Old Navy, Office Depot, Kohl’s dotting the landscape. Before I could actually take a cab from the airport to wherever; now a cab would be $100. Sorry to bitch…
Monsieur Grumpe: SWOON! I used to carry an Emergency! lunch box to school. I’m sure it was coated in lead paint.
I worked next door to the “urban-blighted apartment building” a couple years ago. It’s not that bad… it’s just St. Louisy, i.e., depressing.
Is Clooney like Morpheus now? He just seems to show up randomly in cities around the world, but disappears before any can catch him.
Allison and Lauren, are there jobs in St. Louis?
Hmm, He’s doing most of the movie at the airport I work at. I’ve spotted him passing by a couple of times. People are going nuts. It’s kind of annoying because they keep asking us where the hell it’s gonna be filmed. Behind security…so HA!
Servo: Have you seen Brad lately? It looks like he was shot with an old ugly gun already. I don’t think Clooney could do him any worse damage then 4 years with Angelina Jolie and six kids hasn’t already done.
chascates: Fewer and fewer these days.
jesus christ, my city looks like ass.