Posted on May 6, 2002 at 11:46 am | No Comments

Ah, crazy Monday. Posting time is precious, and lunch has arrived, so pardon my potential brevity.

So, I saw Spider-Man on Friday night… along with Amie, Matt, Mary, Hollis, Steve, and the rest of the entire country. 114 million dollars? Crickey. Shattered every existing record. Though it was probably the best super-hero flick I’ve seen, and I enjoyed the hell out it, I was a little disappointed in the dialogue. Painful at times… took me right out of the film. Yeah, it’s a ‘comic book movie’, but that’s no excuse for falling back on cliches. Have Brian Bendis or Joss Whedon give the final script a once-over on the sequel, will ya?

Pedro the Lion was excellent on Saturday night… probably better than the other two times I’ve seen ’em. Full band, second guitarist, great new songs, solid crowd but not overwhelming. I walked in just as they started ‘Indian Summer’, my favorite song off the new cd. They played some older stuff and a new song from the a Jade Tree sampler, which I promptly ordered up. ‘Backwoods Nation’. Biting lyrics about frat boys and rednecks. Just my kinda thing.

Strolling Through Somerville…

Judging by the steady turnout at Dan and John’s exhibit, the Somerville Open Studios was a definite success. There was a literal army of guide-holding art gawkers wandering around the streets on Saturday and Sunday, and a lot of them were buying Dan’s cards and books straight out of his open living room. As well they should have been… it was wonderful work. Congrats to both John and Dan on a great showing.

For Once, the Bankers are Buyin’…

Thanks to Matt for reminding me of Free May Museum Admission with Fleet Cards. Very cool of Fleetbank to provide this little spring hookup… get into all these museums during the month of may for free when you show your card:

Now I just have to find the time to take advantage.

Motoring Around Mars…

Planet 3D is a little program that allows you to simulate driving around on the surface of Mars. Haven’t tried it yet, but it’s free, and the screenshots looks interesting.

Posted on May 3, 2002 at 12:38 pm | No Comments

Web-Slinging and Web-Crashing…

How big is the Spider-Man movie going to be? Well, judging by the fact that the ticket ordering site at Fandango.com has been down for hours, I’m betting it’ll be a record-breaker. The advance sales for this weekend seemed to have crashed ’em hard. (and yes, I know… there’s a wild one loose in the theater…rah!… die promo die!). Glad I got my tix last night. 😉

Also on the Comic-Book Movie Tip…

OOoooooOO… I’m geeking out. Go here now, and watch the new Hulk teaser. Eric Bana was great in Black Hawk Down, and I just rented Chopper for further proof of his acting, uh, chops. Ang Lee is one of my favorite directors. I mean… Ice Storm? Crouching Tiger? Sense and Sensibility? Eat Drink Man Woman? The man can jump between genres at will and pull off a masterpiece. Jennifer Connelly? Hello! Just give us a Ferrigno cameo, and you’ve got gold.

the Week o’ Nostalgia Continues…

Two years ago we meet at the Abbey Lounge. A gathering of Throwing Muses and Kristin Hersh fans on the day before a magical reunion show. One year later, we’re married, throwing a full-on rock and roll reception at Lilli’s (now 608) on Somerville Ave. (At one point there was even a chance Kristin would play the reception, but scheduling kept her away).

Flash forward another year to now. 2002. Two nights ago we hit the Abbey Lounge for a show. Who was there? Our friend John, who gave me his extra Elliott Smith ticket 2 years ago, on the night I realized she was the one. Last night we head to 608 for yet another show. Who was playing? Well, Kristin Hersh of course. Joining us was Hollis, without whom I probably wouldn’t have met Amie in the first place. One more week until our wedding anniversary. This is all just too cool to capture.