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It's been a while. I haven't updated partly because I have been busy but also because I just didn't feel like updating. So, I will break this out into a few entries on a particular topic to keep it from being overwhelming.
Beginning where I left off last time, I went to see Henry Rollins two weeks ago. It was a great show. Started out badly because I couldn't get through all the traffic so I went a slightly different direction, thereby dis-orienting myself and becoming later than what I wanted to be. I walked in just as he went on stage. Didn't miss anything but the place was full, so I had to sit a little off to the side about halfway back. I think my favorite part was when these two guys were talking, and Henry starts harassing them. He says: "I know it looks like I'm just jacking off up here, but I have an agenda. I jack off with an agenda."
Next night was Dana Carvey. We got in free, excellent. The show was pretty much the same as the HBO special I saw a few years back, but I guess that's to be expected when people want you to do the same characters and jokes. The buffet afterwards was great, partly because it was free but also because the food was good, as was the conversation.
After that it was pretty much back to business. I did my taxes and sent them off. Started working on my dad's taxes as well. Then we went to see 'Secret Window' at the very excellent Paradiso in Memphis. Now we always get there a little early. I know some people aren't into that, so I was not really surprised when a herd of people walked in during the previews. However, these people didn't stop talking like most decent human beings do in a movie theatre. They talked all through the previews straight into the beginning of the movie. For the first twenty minutes of the movie, I don't think I heard half of it. Some girl behind us kept sshhh-ing them, but that did nothing. So finally she gets up and goes to tell the manager or whoever. Theatre girl comes up, asks them to be quiet. This works for all of the three seconds it takes her to walk back down the steps. So girl behind us gets up again. This time, a bunch of theatre people come up and ask them to leave. Of course they ain't havin' that, so they start complaining about getting their money back and putting up a big deal like they didn't do anything. Now, all this has pretty much made the movie unwatchable because a) it's getting loud and b) we all thought they were about to start a fight. This guy a few rows down from us finally stands up and yells, "Would everybody please SHUT THE FUCK UP!?!?!" To which the whole theatre applauds. Assholes finally leave and as they do, they start saying things like "cracker" and "we know where you stay."
Oh yeah, about this time my cigars came in from this Internet wholesaler in Miami called MIke's Cigars. So I am an occasional cigar smoker now. Mostly it's at meetings for work because we like to meet outside, and my boss also smokes cigars. This other guy I work with smokes a pipe, so it's good times.
Thus ends post uno.
Beginning where I left off last time, I went to see Henry Rollins two weeks ago. It was a great show. Started out badly because I couldn't get through all the traffic so I went a slightly different direction, thereby dis-orienting myself and becoming later than what I wanted to be. I walked in just as he went on stage. Didn't miss anything but the place was full, so I had to sit a little off to the side about halfway back. I think my favorite part was when these two guys were talking, and Henry starts harassing them. He says: "I know it looks like I'm just jacking off up here, but I have an agenda. I jack off with an agenda."
Next night was Dana Carvey. We got in free, excellent. The show was pretty much the same as the HBO special I saw a few years back, but I guess that's to be expected when people want you to do the same characters and jokes. The buffet afterwards was great, partly because it was free but also because the food was good, as was the conversation.
After that it was pretty much back to business. I did my taxes and sent them off. Started working on my dad's taxes as well. Then we went to see 'Secret Window' at the very excellent Paradiso in Memphis. Now we always get there a little early. I know some people aren't into that, so I was not really surprised when a herd of people walked in during the previews. However, these people didn't stop talking like most decent human beings do in a movie theatre. They talked all through the previews straight into the beginning of the movie. For the first twenty minutes of the movie, I don't think I heard half of it. Some girl behind us kept sshhh-ing them, but that did nothing. So finally she gets up and goes to tell the manager or whoever. Theatre girl comes up, asks them to be quiet. This works for all of the three seconds it takes her to walk back down the steps. So girl behind us gets up again. This time, a bunch of theatre people come up and ask them to leave. Of course they ain't havin' that, so they start complaining about getting their money back and putting up a big deal like they didn't do anything. Now, all this has pretty much made the movie unwatchable because a) it's getting loud and b) we all thought they were about to start a fight. This guy a few rows down from us finally stands up and yells, "Would everybody please SHUT THE FUCK UP!?!?!" To which the whole theatre applauds. Assholes finally leave and as they do, they start saying things like "cracker" and "we know where you stay."
Oh yeah, about this time my cigars came in from this Internet wholesaler in Miami called MIke's Cigars. So I am an occasional cigar smoker now. Mostly it's at meetings for work because we like to meet outside, and my boss also smokes cigars. This other guy I work with smokes a pipe, so it's good times.
Thus ends post uno.