New York City Spring Break - Day 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mooby the golden calf is used in the movie Dogma to represent the entire fast food industry and to basically make fun of the Mickey Mouse empire. They point out how many people actually come close to idolizing this man-made icon and how it violates the 2nd Commandment. 

On the right are the clothes that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wore in the movie Dogma. Affleck has been a good friend of Kevin Smith and has been in every one of his movies since Clerks, which is mainly why I'm a big fan of Ben Affleck. For those of you who doubt his acting, I suggest you check out his performances in any of Kevin Smith's films. You'll be surprised. It certainly isn't as bad as Reindeer Games or Forces of Nature.

After his impressive performance on the Truth or Date game show at the end of Mallrats, Jason Lee's character Brodie is named the new host of the Tonight Show. Somewhere between Mallrats and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, he quits that job to open this comic book store. Once again, just another movie prop for the fans.

The store itself was rather small, but I was amazed with how much stuff the were able to cram in here. A couple of Smith's buddies run the store, and Kevin even stops in here to hang out when he's in town. He lives in Southern California now, but makes it back to Jersey often to see friends and family.

They were able to get a sign for the Quick Stop Grocery store from the movie Clerks and display in in this store. I thought that it added a nice touch because the clerks here also hassled you while you paid for your merchandise.

Upon leaving this store, I took with me 2 t-shirts, 1 Buddy Christ bobblehead, tons of pictures, a completed dream, and enough memories to keep me warm on a cold winter's eve. I would have stayed longer, but I wanted to get to our next destination to fulfill my 2nd dream - the actual Quick Stop where Kevin Smith filmed his movie Clerks while working as a clerk at the store.