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Jason Hirschhorn, curator March 12, 2017
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THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls aka Biggie aka Big Poppa) was considered one of the greatest rappers that ever lived when he was murdered at the age of 24. A look back at his career and the crime in MusicSET: "Biggie Smalls Was The Illlest"... Like JONAH HILL in THIS IS THE END, I am good at and admire pop culture reference skills. In fact, it may be my only talent. My friend Blake had those skills too.  Today I'm establishing THE REDEF BLAKE KRIKORIAN MEMORIAL POP CULTURE REFERENCE SOCIETY. Do you know obscure movie/tv references? Do you constantly lift quotes? Do you have an encyclopedic knowledge of music? Do you binge at least once a month? Do you go to movies alone sometimes? Has your streaming behavior hurt the profitability of an internet provider? Do you recommend to friends what to watch, read and listen to like a Dr. in LA writes scripts for VICODIN? Then you too can apply for membership. The first official member (besides Blake and I) has been awarded to CBS' JIM LANZONE. "Dude, your references are out of control, everyone knows that"... Here's a choice that would give any man an ulcer... This clock thing isn't fair... The SNL "Translator" dog sketch is an instant classic... I took my niece AMELIE to BENIHANA yesterday. It's become the new CHUCK E. CHEESE but with good food. Children's birthday parties all day and all night. She loves it. Her face was filled with wonder but can't get over one thing: the chef didn't do the onion volcano... Happy Birthday to JEFF WACHTEL, DAVID COHN, MARSHALL COHEN, DANIELLA RICH, DANNY FISHMAN, THOMAS LEVINSON.

Jason Hirschhorn, curator

March 12, 2017