Shawn Lealos
Shawn has been writing for over twenty years now. He was an award winning sport's journalist at the University of Oklahoma and has been writing for Chud for almost two now. Shawn lives in Oklahoma with his wife.
Blogs by this Author
Blood, Sweat and Beers - 10.02.08
- By Shawn Lealos
- Published 10/2/2008
Strange. I feel like I've been here before...It's been a really long time since I wrote one of these. I was popping them out on an almost daily basis before all the new bloggers were brought abo...
Blood, Sweat and Beers - 05.28.08
- By Shawn Lealos
- Published 05/28/2008
There is a new movie theater here in good old Oklahoma called Warren Theaters. I guess it got its start in Kansas before opening a branch here. It is the nicest theater I have ever been in.
I went ...
Blood, Sweat and Beers - 05.23.08
- By Shawn Lealos
- Published 05/23/2008
One of the main inspirations for the character of Indiana Jones is that of Allan Quatermain. This character was the star of a number of adventure novels by author H. Rider Haggard. The first of th...
Blood, Sweat and Beers - 05.22.08
- By Shawn Lealos
- Published 05/22/2008
I do a lot of bitching to people about how Oklahoma is not really conducive to the creative development of its artists.
I am not only talking about filmmakers, such as myself. I am talking about mu...
Blood, Sweat and Beers - 05.21.08
- By Shawn Lealos
- Published 05/21/2008
When speaking about Lawrence of Arabia, it is impossible not to talk about “that shot.” Of course, that shot being the extreme long shot as Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif) makes his first app...
Blood, Sweat and Beers - 05.20.08
- By Shawn Lealos
- Published 05/20/2008
The film business is not like a normal business.
If I work at the local Taco Bell and go psycho and act like I’m better than everyone else, I will get my ass fired. Soon, it will be hard for ...
Blood, Sweat and Beers - 05.18.08
- By Shawn Lealos
- Published 05/18/2008
I have finally met "those people."
While working at the casino I bartend at last night, I was dumbstruck as I listened to the two older couples (mid to late 40’s) sitting at the bar talking....
Blood, Sweat and Beers - 05.01.08
- By Shawn Lealos
- Published 05/1/2008
Welcome to another Blood, Sweat and Beers filled with random ramblings.
Tomorrow is the opening of Iron Man. I am pretty damn excited for this movie. From the news of Jon Favreau directing the film...
Blood, Sweat and Beers - 04.16.08
- By Shawn Lealos
- Published 04/16/2008
Hey, look it's a blog.
So, how many times have I tried to start something to get me going regular like here in the blogs only to have them fail? Well, I tried a news wrap up and decided that no one...
Blood, Sweat and Beers: 03.18.08
- By Shawn Lealos
- Published 03/18/2008
I’ve really got a problem with some television commercials that have been airing lately. I’ll just talk about the one that I saw most recently. It is showing both on TV (I saw it tonight...
