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    Say it ain't so, Batman!

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    I'll bite. I'll cop to finding TMZ (the television show) enormously entertaining for the mere fact that they knock the glamour and sheen off of everything we are force-fed daily. There is such a high level of celebrity worship in this society from print magazines and what-not, photo-shopped, air-brushed magazine covers, that a show like TMZ serves as a counter-balance. It humanizes it all. That or I'm just mean-spirited...

    I agree...there are times when I think those who live out their misfortunes/embarrassments in public are receiving their just deserts. One can't have it both ways. I do feel badly for those who don't actively seek that spotlight and are just thrust into it- especially when it concerns things of a sensitive nature. In the case of Bale (who has been my favorite actor since Empire of the Sun...I think he's really an artist), an arrest is a matter of public record- not salacious gossip, invading his privacy, etc. I do hope it turns out to be much ado....

    Wilco plays someone else's songs

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Thanks for the heads up! There are a few there that I don't have. I usually check it every few days or so. I love that blog...one of the fine folks here at the VC put up a link ages ago and I've been reading it ever since. I can't wait for part two!

    Say it ain't so, Batman!

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    I'll be so disappointed if this is true....

    Link

     

    "The Associated Press

    updated 4:32 a.m. PT, Tues., July. 22, 2008

    LONDON - Batman star Christian Bale was to be questioned by police over allegations he assaulted his mother and sister the night before the European premiere of his film, "The Dark Knight," British media reported Tuesday.

     

    His mother and sister reportedly complained that the 34-year-old actor assaulted them at a west London hotel on Sunday.

     

    Britain's Press Association said they made the allegation at a police station in south England on Monday and that the allegation was passed on to Scotland Yard in London. It said questioning was expected Tuesday.

     

    When asked Tuesday about the news reports, Scotland Yard said it was investigating an allegation referred to it by another police force but refused to say whether the incident involved Bale.

     

    The Sun newspaper said police did not question Bale on Monday because they did not want to interfere with the premiere.

     

    Bale's U.S.-based representatives did not immediately return messages seeking comment. Phone calls to Bale's London representative rang unanswered."

    Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward = She & Him

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Okay, I'm all for this duo. I haven't listened to it much, but I LOVE her voice and am not opposed to M. Ward, per se. I am also all for poetic license...but their name flouts everything I hold dear as a Grammar Nazi. "She" and "Him" are in the subjective and objective cases, respectively. One wouldn't say, "Him went to the store." Grrrrr. I know, I know. I'm being SUPER SUPER anal...it's just one of my pet peeves and I wondered if there weren't any other folks that are irritated by this egregious misuse of the English language. At this point I shall step off of my soap box and return to my beer. Thank you.

    Win Wilco tix on JamBase...

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    So Wilco posted this link on myspace (No judging!), but I didn't see anything on wilcoworld or here on the VC. Has anyone signed up? I have tickies, but am always looking to upgrade or recruit other friends to shows. Anyone know much about this site and/or it's contests?

    JamBase Wilco contest

    Either way, good luck to y'all!

     

     

     

    *I do realize that if the payoff is going to a Wilco show then it is indubitably "worth" it...so maybe this is less question and more command- enter!

    40 years ago today

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    I've never seen that movie. I hear that it was kind of bad.

    It wasn't earth-shattering...and if memory serves, had little to do with RFK the man. That said, I actually enjoyed it as a dictum on the general zeitgeist. Plus the subplot concerning Shia LeBouf and drug use is pretty hysterical. I was also relieved at Sharon Stone's performance...it hearkened back to her performance as Ginger- but more somber and real without any of her real-life craziness. I really loved her. Demi Moore also made a fabulous has-been drunk.

     

    I just saw this - very well done. Most amazing was that LOOK never used the pictures.

    Thanks for that...I got choked up.

    sky blue

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I don't want to copy you, but would you mind if I just went out and got myself impregnated just to steal that name? Love it. And I especially love that it doesn't have that over the top super-cutesy novelty ring to it...that shit is unconscionable (cf. Moxie Crimefighter Jillette, Pilot Inspektor Lee, and on and on). CONGRATULATIONS!!

    wilcoworld.net tour requests -- success/stories

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    This is as good a time as any...I had also searched the forums to see if there is any limit on requests? I am not trying to inundate the band or anything, but really wanted to request a song that wasn't on the list and submitted my request before I was able to get greedy and ask for a certain crowd participation song in addition. I don't want to jinx it either but I have missed The Thanks I Get at the last few shows and really want a sing-a-long! Does anybody know if they limit requests?

    Spokane Presale....

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    yeah, it would be a 12 hour drive for me to get down to Boise, but I figure it'd be worth it to see Wilco outdoors in a vineyard!

    So will you be going to both? Jesus, I'm tempted. My issue is the cash factor. Although I may have a place I could stay down there....is that show GA?

    Ah. Just looked it up...looks like a beautiful venue! Hmmm.

    All Songs Considered: About a Song: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Pure poetry. I think that often the relationship that the reader/listener develops with the words is underestimated. As each person has a different experience, etc. he or she brings a different history to their own understanding...does that make sense? For example, I have a friend who writes poetry and always wants to read it to me and explain it to me. I appreciate that but I think that it makes for a more meaningful experience when the audience is left to draw their own conclusions and develop their own relationship with the words. Don't get me wrong, I'd love NOTHING more than to sit with Tweeds and have him perform an exegesis (Biblical implication deliberate!!) on any of his lyrics, but the vestiges of such a song are what really make an indelible mark for me.

    Are You SERIOUS?!?

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    I was a waitress for years and worked with a gal who was a pretty good waitress, but would often interrogate people as this woman did. I just find in INCREDIBLY unprofessional and indicates a lack of general awareness. I probably would have done the same thing. The older I get the less I am willing to let things like that slide...I have this new thing where I calmly explain my position to people. Most times they are shocked at my addressing the subject and feel embarrassed. It's awesome. However, since WW knows this woman personally....that's a sticky situation. Ugh.

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