LO2

I'm feeling much better now. I'll be back on the blog bandwagon in no time.

I'm feeling much better now. I'll be back on the blog bandwagon in no time.

My S.O. got us tickets for the traveling company of the Lion King. I had seen stills of Julie Taymor's production, but you really have to see it in motion to do it justice. It was a hell of a lot of fun.

My S.O. got us tickets for the traveling company of the Lion King. I had seen stills of Julie Taymor's production, but you really have to see it in motion to do it justice. It was a hell of a lot of fun.

So I see one of those American Express ads where celebrities fill in a little form, answering questions about their lives and personal tastes. This one's got Martin Scorsese. Under favorite movie, he's written "They Are Legion."

I think, "hey, what a great title. That sounds awesome." So I go to imdb, nothing. Amazon, nothing, I even search torrent sites. Zip.

At this point, I think, "Wow, this is one obscure film. For this to be the favorite movie of such a great director, I need to find it. Where should I look next?"

So I think about it for a good two minutes before it occurs to me that "They Are Legion" is not a title. He meant "lots." As in a bunch.

I am a moron.

But tell me if I'm wrong; wouldn't that be a great name for a movie?

So I see one of those American Express ads where celebrities fill in a little form, answering questions about their lives and personal tastes. This one's got Martin Scorsese. Under favorite movie, he's written "They Are Legion."

I think, "hey, what a great title. That sounds awesome." So I go to imdb, nothing. Amazon, nothing, I even search torrent sites. Zip.

At this point, I think, "Wow, this is one obscure film. For this to be the favorite movie of such a great director, I need to find it. Where should I look next?"

So I think about it for a good two minutes before it occurs to me that "They Are Legion" is not a title. He meant "lots." As in a bunch.

I am a moron.

But tell me if I'm wrong; wouldn't that be a great name for a movie?

Odd. Very odd. Yet strangely compelling.

Odd. Very odd. Yet strangely compelling.

this is not photoshop. this is severly awesome stupidity.

I blogged the Bugatti Veyron segment of Top Gear before, and it got me watching the show. And thank God for that. This is the most fun you can have with a car show. Funny as hell, and lots of cool cars to ogle. Even if you're not a car person, you can still dig this show.

(I said car and show a lot in that paragraph. Car. Show. Car car.)

Warning: If you're not fully aware of how poorly the United States is being looked upon by Europeans, this show might piss you off. If you can look past that, move forward.

It's a shame you can't watch this show, as it is on British TV (he says with a wink).

this is not photoshop. this is severly awesome stupidity.

I blogged the Bugatti Veyron segment of Top Gear before, and it got me watching the show. And thank God for that. This is the most fun you can have with a car show. Funny as hell, and lots of cool cars to ogle. Even if you're not a car person, you can still dig this show.

(I said car and show a lot in that paragraph. Car. Show. Car car.)

Warning: If you're not fully aware of how poorly the United States is being looked upon by Europeans, this show might piss you off. If you can look past that, move forward.

It's a shame you can't watch this show, as it is on British TV (he says with a wink).

thank you mclennan county! you've been great!

Awesome. In case the crappy phonecam pic isn't clear enough, that's my S.O. and Tibra wailing on plastic strats.

thank you mclennan county! you've been great!

Awesome. In case the crappy phonecam pic isn't clear enough, that's my S.O. and Tibra wailing on plastic strats.

So beautiful that couple
in handsome black and red clothes
walking along the street
her arms folded, his in pockets cold...
Scarves loosely wrapped about white necks,

And in the subway car
a black man takes a black woman's hands,
and her eyes look far away
beyond the walls under the sea,

and his eyes concentrate on her hands
as glasses drop slightly down his nose
as she turns and smiles, as he looks up
at clay made whole,

and she takes her hands about his cheeks
makes a vase, and he smiles
as roses are put in his mouth and hair,

and her brown leather coat crumples
as she kisses him,
and his black windbreaker is crumpled
by her kiss,

And for two subway stops their kiss
moves a man to write
and get up in the morning
and sing an old song

to remember a woman in a dream
who held his hands
wearing ear rings of white moons,
in black hair open as a fan,

blowing honeyed wind about the room
in which they loved and loved,
as kingdoms came and went,
in which they loved and loved

as the black man and woman
left their embrace
to slowly get up to the door
by an old man in the window seat
into whose hands dropped two white moons.

via World of Poetry.

So beautiful that couple
in handsome black and red clothes
walking along the street
her arms folded, his in pockets cold...
Scarves loosely wrapped about white necks,

And in the subway car
a black man takes a black woman's hands,
and her eyes look far away
beyond the walls under the sea,

and his eyes concentrate on her hands
as glasses drop slightly down his nose
as she turns and smiles, as he looks up
at clay made whole,

and she takes her hands about his cheeks
makes a vase, and he smiles
as roses are put in his mouth and hair,

and her brown leather coat crumples
as she kisses him,
and his black windbreaker is crumpled
by her kiss,

And for two subway stops their kiss
moves a man to write
and get up in the morning
and sing an old song

to remember a woman in a dream
who held his hands
wearing ear rings of white moons,
in black hair open as a fan,

blowing honeyed wind about the room
in which they loved and loved,
as kingdoms came and went,
in which they loved and loved

as the black man and woman
left their embrace
to slowly get up to the door
by an old man in the window seat
into whose hands dropped two white moons.

via World of Poetry.

found in San Antonio. via my S.O.'s phonecam.

found in San Antonio. via my S.O.'s phonecam.

the door was unlocked. i just opened it.

via Neatorama.

the door was unlocked. i just opened it.

via Neatorama.

Thank God. In case you didn't know, I work in Public Television (support your local station). Pledge is, without exception, the suckiest time of year. That, combined with the flu, recently moving to a new building, multiple computer failures, the death of Anna Nicole, etc., has really taken it out of me. I still have lots to do, but less lots. lots less lots. Phew.

Thank God. In case you didn't know, I work in Public Television (support your local station). Pledge is, without exception, the suckiest time of year. That, combined with the flu, recently moving to a new building, multiple computer failures, the death of Anna Nicole, etc., has really taken it out of me. I still have lots to do, but less lots. lots less lots. Phew.

there are so many of me!

Life on Mars is easily one of the coolest shows I've ever watched. If there's ever a US version made, I may die from joy (the UK one is great, but I know I'm missing a lot of the references).

It's a shame you can't watch this show, as it is on British TV (he says with a wink).

there are so many of me!

Life on Mars is easily one of the coolest shows I've ever watched. If there's ever a US version made, I may die from joy (the UK one is great, but I know I'm missing a lot of the references).

It's a shame you can't watch this show, as it is on British TV (he says with a wink).

Big titties wanted: Will pay up to Six Dollars.

Big titties wanted: Will pay up to Six Dollars.