Archive for October, 2006
Thursday, October 26th, 2006
Rent This? Mumford.
Mumford. A movie about a guy who moves to a small town and pretends to be a psychologist. I remember thinking this movie was cute. And I liked the idea that a guy could not only just start over, but be a completely convincing imposter. I guess it didn’t hurt that he was good at what he did.
Bonus points for the movie probably being the last time that Jason Lee was filmed skateboarding.
Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
The Backdrop Will Be Receding Shortly…Maybe
Tree Swallows at Tinicum Park, originally uploaded by chris_mckenna.
I’ve been experimenting with some stuff in my themes. Order will be restored shortly.
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
Rent This: Rabbit Proof Fence
It came up at work last week: Movies about kids that are kidnapped: Rabbit Proof Fence. In this case, its a movie about a trio of girls who were part of the Aboriginal Stolen Generation…ie kids who were kidnapped by the state in Australia, in an effort to ‘civilize’ them.
They are taken from their mother to a missionary school. They not only escape, but hike 3000 miles across the continent back home. And then they did it again a few more times throughout their lives.
Very Interesting film. based on a book by Doris Pilkington.
Thursday, October 19th, 2006
COLBERT PAINTING FOR AUCTION
Stephen Colbert’s potrait on ebay! Going for $6200 currently.
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
First Time / Last Time for CBGBs
Lots of chatter about the NYtimes piece about the much discussed closing of CBGBs.
The First time I went to CBs for a show was fall of 1991. I paid $5 to see Polvo, Luna(squared), Sebadoh, and SuperChunk. It was loud. At least 30 of my classmates from Columbia were there. And all anyone knew was that Luna was the new band from that guy from Galaxy 500.
And there were these folks who looked like death. Pale skin. sunken eyes. They looked like they had like they had not been outside the club since the Patty Smith/Blondie/Television era. Except maybe to fix. or to score, and then come back in and fix in the bathroom. Call it the tail end of the Dinkins era.
Flash forward: The last time I went there, I didn’t even go to the main club. I went to the gallery. It was late 2001 maybe. 1026 had a group show. I wandered around until I found JH, who I used to work with as a painter(1 color) at Penn. There was a band playing in the basement, it was the band that came after Bent Leg Fatima but before Need New Body, but with the same Drummer. JH’s advice was “watch this drummer” and then walked off.
Which was good advice. Although that guy looks and acts like Animal from the Muppets behind the kit, dude is fantastic. I hear he’s in Man Man now.
Anyway, I like Patti Smith’s quote about CB’s being just a place, and this can happen anywhere. Like at Johnny Brenda’s…next weekend.