I had one of those moments a couple of days ago. I found myself at a local, outdoor, music festival standing and waiting in an hour long, pouring rain storm to see............................... Weird Al Yankovic.
WHO STANDS IN A FRIGGIN' RAIN STORM TO SEE WEIRD AL?!?!?!?!?!
............. a geek. That's who.
As I reach a milestone age that most of us want nothing to do with and stop counting birthdays once we reach it, I look around and I find my friends getting married/buying homes/having children and subscribing to the "normal" lifestyle. And there I was, as moist as can be waiting to see a guy who jams out on an accordion doing Star Wars music parodies.
There is no going back for me, gang. I'm committed. Though I may die alone at least I can lie on my death bed and tell the nurse, who will care less, that I saw Weird Al Yankovic perform "Yoda" in a Jedi robe while I was completely sopped. ............ (break for weeping and self loathing) .....................................
Ok, another interesting tid-bit that I found a little odd about the Weird Al show was that as he opened his set with a medley of popular tunes played in polka style, I caught the whiff of the herb. You know, ganja, doobies, weed.
WHO THE FRACK SMOKES WEED AT A WEIRD AL SHOW?!?!?!?!?!
This wasn't the Blue Oyster Cult show that played at that stage the week before, fer crissakes. I'm no tea-totaler, but I found it an odd juxtaposition listening to Weird Al crank it out on his accordian while the sweet stank of skunk weed passed under my nose. Hmm... odd.
Anyway, it was a fun show with lots of multimedia input as a lot of the show was Weird Al's old MTV comedy show projected on a big assed video screen hung behind the band. There were also a lot of costume changes for all, my favorite being the authentic Jedi robe for his Star Wars part of the show.
In the end, a good time was had by us all as my longtime friend, Goof ,and his lovely wife Gale are in town visiting and accompanied me to experience the whole moist, pot smelling, Weird Al experience.
I will have you know that I am attempting to boost up my "cool guy" cred tonight as I'm going back to said music festival to see the band Sevendust. Now there I'll smell some skunk weed for sure.
Hey! They're finally starting to shoot the 4th instalment in the Indiana Jones movies! We're going to see the results come next May. This is one I'm really looking forward to. Please, good, Lord, don't let them frell this one up. Pleaseohpleaseohpleaseohplease.
Movies I've gotten caught up with lately? Sure, I thought you'd never ask.
- Man on Fire - In this action / drama, Denzel Washington plays a body guard bent on retribution against a professional gang of kidnappers in Latin America. This movie kicked a bit of butt for me. I wasn't expecting it to be as good as I found it. There's a great cast and darn good action involved. Add to that, there's a good story being told. Expect a few decent twists and turns as well. Worth the rental!
- The Stepford Wives - I was hoping for a few scenes of the robotic wives of the upper class community of Stepford going haywire and tearing apart their husbands who have condemned them to life of subservient domestication. After all, that's the way made for TV sequel to the original 1975 film ended. But, instead of what could have been a really creepy, Sci-Fi story that ends in destruction and bloodshed ended up being a half-assed comedic farce. Despite the big name cast, it was very poorly acted. Kind of like an 8th grade talent show. I don't know if director Frank Oz (voice of Yoda) was going for a campy performance from his actors, but everyone, some of them academy award winners, were horribly over acting as though it was their first role ever. WTF? Pass on this one, unless you like man-bashing and poor acting.
- Night at the Museum - Ben Stiller played the new night watchman at a museum where, during his late shift, all the displays and statues come to life and wreck havoc. This wasn't a "laugh out loud" yuk fest, but it was a cute comedy and fun to watch. And Carla Gugino is always quite fetching.
- Layer Cake - Daniel Craig shows off his pre-James Bond acting chops in this cool as frell English crime thriller. I was incredibly impressed with Craig as a drug dealer who wants to get out of the biz, but finds himself being sucked deeper in. It may take a few viewings to understand how the plot works, but this was another good one. It's a damn fine rental and I may even buy it one day!
In closing, I hope you had a nice and safe Independence day! Mine, by the way, involved mass amounts of yuppies and their families, being surrounded by several firework displays (you gotta know where to go, folks), being eaten alive by squadron after squadron of mosquitoes and a good helping of meatloaf and corn. So I'd say it was a success. I'm taking a few days off to unwind. I'll let you know how Sevendust is.
Until next time...
Still moist and lovin' it.
Zangz.
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