Comments | willowgreen: Happy New Year!

willowgreen

Happy New Year!

Jan 03, 2011 15:30

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herself_nyc January 3 2011, 23:38:37 UTC

Beautiful photos!

willowgreen January 4 2011, 06:21:49 UTC

Thank you!

petzipellepingo January 3 2011, 23:38:48 UTC

Happy New Year to you and yours!

The sunset over Central Park photo is just lovely.

willowgreen January 4 2011, 06:22:08 UTC

Thanks! And back at you.

viverra_libro January 4 2011, 02:23:07 UTC

I saw American Idiot in July, when I was there for a couple of days off. What did you think?

willowgreen January 4 2011, 06:29:24 UTC

Didn't love it, but I liked it a lot. At the beginning, with all the basement faux-angst, I was afraid it was going to be a punk Post High School Musical. The Broadway setting definitely undermined the mood. But it got better as it went along. I like Green Day a lot (the fact that they're so appealing to a middle-aged suburban mom is probably proof positive that they have in fact sold out), and overall I thought it worked pretty well. Still wish I'd managed to see it in Berkeley, though.

What did you think about it?

viverra_libro January 5 2011, 02:05:30 UTC

Overall, I really enjoyed it. First, I thought that it made the CD much easier to understand. No matter how many times people explained about St. Jimmy being an alter ego that killed himself, I really couldn't quite wrap my head around it. ;)

My one complaint was that I thought they really limited the show by sticking so closely to Billy Joe Armstrong's vocal range for the music; I mean, I really enjoy the original music, but BJA has, like, *my* vocal range, which is pretty pathetic. It seems like a waste to put a show on Broadway and not really make the most of the vocal talent. (Did you see BJA or Tony Vincent as St. Jimmy, btw? IMO, Tony Vincent was the best voice in the show, and I really loved his portrayal of St. Jimmy; it's super-annoying that *that's* the role BJA wants to take over!)

All that said, I'd still see it again! :)

nwhepcat January 4 2011, 02:35:20 UTC

I love the pops of color in the daytime shots, and the sunset is just gorgeous. Wonderful!

And now I'm trying to place the JJ song....

willowgreen January 4 2011, 06:25:09 UTC

Thank you!

The quote is from "Life's Been Good," which is actually by Joe Walsh, not Joe Jackson. Oops!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YhyA-ZOcdc

curiouswombat January 4 2011, 13:15:13 UTC

What beautiful pictures - thank you so much for sharing.

willowgreen January 4 2011, 15:01:54 UTC

Thank you!