Went to see The House of Blue Leaves at the Jungle on Saturday. It was good, reeeeeeeeally good, but I won’t spoil too much of that because, as noted on Friday, I was filling in for Mr. Dominic Papatola over at the Pioneer Press. That review should come out, oh, tomorrow. The strangest thing happened, … Read more
Tonight, at 7:30 in the pm at the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown, the founders of the original Oak Street are gathering, along with concerned patrons (that would be you and I), to try and save the old gal. I’m hoping for the best but steeling myself for the worst. No doubt this meeting is being … Read more
I hear my son scraping away at his electric guitar in his bedroom across the hall, writing songs about girls who will not look his way. I often lie awake long into the night, listening to my son’s sleepless labors. My wife left me some years ago, and took with her our two daughters. My … Read more
Shit blew up and shit fell down. The wind raged for days and it rained for weeks on end. The water rose and swept stuff away. When the water finally receded, the sun broke through the clouds and the clouds dissipated and the sun blazed like an angry thing and the river evaporated and the … Read more
The Twins are 1-3. So are the White Sox and the Yankees. The Detroit Tigers are 4-0. Should we draw any conclusions from this information? We should not. Of course we should not. Surely there is not one among us who is that foolish or that rash. I have promised myself that I will not … Read more
Dahling, those pants are simply divoon! The Challenge There is a gaggle of women coming to my house for dinner Saturday night. Women and food. This is a complicated arena in which to perform. The last time we all got together, there was (in my opinion) too much talk about who was too fat and … Read more
THE NOIR SMOOTHIE “Brick”, 2006. Written and directed by Rian Johnson (and with a cool website that features a glossary). Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Matt O’Leary, Nora Zehetner, Lukas Haas, Noah Fleiss, Noah Segan, Emilie de Ravin, Meagan Good, and Richard Roundtree. First of all, I have to admit that I’m a sucker for any screenplay … Read more
This is similar to the one Mark Antony used Just when you think George Bush can’t get any stupider, this comes along. Oops, it seems George himself authorized the leak of classified information. A Strib letter writer suggested this morning (several items down) “It doesn’t matter with the Republican Party whether you are a congressman, … Read more
We’re voting for Michele A Minnesota Senate committee yesterday voted to put a stop to Michele Bachmann’s attempt to put a gay marriage ban amendment on the ballot this fall. Before we get all weepy about it, let’s remember what this actually means. A key Republican strategy is to fire up their base of right … Read more