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Monday, December 11, 2017

It's not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Plaza.



When you hear the big, bad sound of Run-D.M.C.'s Christmas in Hollis and think of Argyle dropping John McClane off in Nakatomi Plaza, you know the imminent demise of Hans is not far away. Let's be honest--Die Hard is one of the tightest action movies of all time, not a moment of screen time is wasted. 

And you bet your Yippy-kay-yay it's a Christmas movie! "Now I have a machine gun. Ho! Ho! Ho!" Watch it over and over until Santa comes.

How to commemorate:

  • Take off your shoes and socks, walk around on the rug bare foot, and make fists with your toes. (Yes sir, better than a hot cup of coffee!)
  • Listen to Run-D.M.C.'s Christmas in Hollis (Yeah, Argyle!) or Beethoven's Ode to Joy from the 9th Symphony.
  • Shout "Welcome to the party, pal!" whenever someone walks into a room.  Yes, even the bathroom.

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Works Cited    
Die Hard (dvd)
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Bonus: the book by Roderick Thorp that inspired Die Hard
Nothing Lasts Forever
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