Dr. Colton John Brandau
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Dr. Colton John Brandau
@cjbrandau.bsky.social
Native American Studies PhD focused on Alaska Native history, memory, and knowledge
Lecturer UCD/Sac State/Chabot College
He/Him/His, cat person, lapsed guitar player
So did the band also get imprisoned for Jake and Elwood’s crimes or did they just decide they couldn’t split the band again? #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It’s good that the warden of Joliet Prison is seemingly a fan of the band #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I for one am glad that they made sure to portray physics correctly in this film #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
My father can’t watch this film without telling me that Chicago streets like Wacker Drive would never be this clear.

It’s almost as if they staged it for some kind of performance they then put on film #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
With the amount of police force being used to pursue the Blues Brothers, you would have thought they said ‘Free Palestine’ #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The audio/visual fade out between Twiggy waiting at the motel and the next morning on the road is an interesting choice, probably one I wouldn’t have made #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
So after all that you don’t even grab the gun? #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Sweet Home Chicago, recorded in 1936 by Robert Johnson, remains an important standard and a connecting thread between Mississippi Delta and Chicago blues #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Apparently it only takes one song and the whole crowd knows the best ways/times to sing along #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It always make me scratch my head that Cab Calloway wanted to do Minnie the Moocher as a disco song for this film #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
There’s one extra in the crowd (front row, left side, blue shirt) who is always a standout when rewatching this film #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
So they also cut the scene of the Blues Brothers blowing up the gas station with the cigarette? Think of all the money put into making that happen! #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
So do they normally let people in with ax handles to shows or is it a special occasion? #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The evolution of the Good Ole Boys is fantastic when you remember the lead singer played music looking like this ten years before #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The shots of Murph and Jake under Bob’s bouncing neon hat is phenomenal #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
It’s good Steve Cropper is playing a Fender Telecaster, it’s a great guitar for country (and plenty of other genres!) #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
To be fair, you drive like 30 miles outside of Chicago and there are plenty of places like Bob’s #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I like this scene of the Nazi painting a eagle because it shows the lack of artistic imagination they hold and that what they believe to be ‘art’ is essentially paint-by-numbers straightforward representations #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Wait, he’s selling a sitar in this store? It’s above the counter! #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Once again, it’s cool to see this scene and Ray Charles, but why the hell does he have a wooden Indian in a musical instrument store? #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This scene has drew a lot of ire from reviewers for how Blue Lou’s head is cut off as he plays sax for Aretha Franklin #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A great showing of Maxwell Street, an area destroyed by the desire of the University of Illinois at Chicago to expand at the expense of an African American neighborhood #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This film also instilled my hatred for Nazis, Illinois-based or otherwise #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Look, alcohol tastes great no matter what glass you use #HATM
June 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM