Yes, that's right. I'm dancing around my kitchen at 1 AM, singing the soundtrack to "A Chorus Line ( Read more... )

"Across the Universe" is an actual musical, like where the characters sing the songs in order to further the plot. Somehow I thought it was one of those movies that just happens to have Beatles songs in the soundtrack, like "I Am Sam." Very interesting concept, but so far the use of the songs has not been terribly creative. (I.e., "Let it Be" as ( Read more... )

Thanks to some kind of promotion that Amazon was running, I got a 6 month subscription to Rolling Stone for $1. I had no idea I was interested in reading Rolling Stone until it appeared in my mailbox every week, and then I remembered how sharp their observations on pop culture are. (When I was writing my thesis, I used to use their articles on ( Read more... )

I want to write something, because I'm kinda bored, but my brain is mush. I spent the entire day watching movies on basic cable ( Read more... )

"Syllabus of us. Off 'Martyrs, Vagabonds and Quilts."

"There is no solace in luxury, only deep despair."
"How do you know all these Indigo Girls songs?"

Hahahahaha. I knew there was a reason I loved 30 Rock.

Since I last posted, I've seen two more Broadway shows (and driven back to Chicago, but more on that later). My friends and I have season tickets to a theater here in Chicago, and one of our plays is this Thursday. I'm not sure I can take it!

( Saturday - Guys and Dolls. )

Sigh.  I saw another Brandi Carlile show last night.  That was my third and last one this week, and I have to admit that after seeing a musical the other day and changing the pace a little, I wasn't really in the mood to go at all.  It was cold and dreary yesterday, and I'd been in the house all day writing blog entries and just generally being ( Read more... )

As much fun as I’d been having this past week stalking Brandi Carlile, driving around the New York suburbs, taking my grandparents to Costco, and collecting bagels and apple pies from my old stomping grounds, I felt as though something was remiss on this trip. It was something that I couldn’t quite put my finger on until I got on a train to ( Read more... )

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I just returned safely back to Queens after another awesome Brandi Carlile show. As usual, I really don't know what to say about it, because when I talk about Brandi, I turn into Barney Stinson and insert an "awesome" into every sentence.

( As close to a legitimate concert review as I can do... )