I just wrote this on Facebook: You won’t hear about this in the mainstream media, but you need to know about the Theory of Peak DJ Names which predicts that by 2068 we will completely exhaust our supply of unused DJ names, the last one being DJ Buffalo Wings With Honey Mustard Sauce. This fate …
Category Archives: Entertainment
Long Play
Relationship movies as romantic placebo? Yeah, I do that. Last night? “Chasing Amy”. After knowing the community more during the 14 years since seeing it, it finally made some sense. Tonight? “Before Sunset” (as referenced earlier); second viewing, first since reviewing “Before Sunrise”. It’s better the second time. Also, “Lost In Translation”, because it’s difficult. …
Rails, Ride
Found a DVD copy of Linklater’s “Before Sunrise”. Watched it the other night and fell in love again. Takes me back to the summer of ’95. College. My friend Pam called me up one night (along with my girlfriend-at-the-time Donna) to come over to hang out, have snacks, and watch this movie. It was always …
Old Band, Old Man
Musically, my tastes and knowledge are stuck in the period of time before 2001. I mean, yeah, there’s a few modern bands and projects that I find pretty cool, but with regards to who all the crazy kids are listening to these days, I’m flummoxed. The amount of new music worth listening to has multiplied …
Chosen Hell
Quick joke. You’ve heard this before. A man dies and, due to his decisions through life, gets sent to Hell. After entering, the Devil takes him on a grand tour where he’s shown three rooms from which to choose his torture for eternity. The first room is full of people standing on their heads upside …