Astounding! Beautiful! Intricate! And really lame.

11.07.2006

Hold up the neon sign that says we're over here.

Saturday night was Almost Famous: Bootleg Edition. I don't know how to describe my love for this movie- Cameron Crowe poured something intense and meaningful into it. The commentary (which involves various crew member as well as his own mother) is touching and insightful. But the weirdest part is my familiarity with it. There are only a few movies where I know virtually every line (also some episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but that comes naturally). The extended version of Almost Famous seems like being on tour with the band, languid and pleasant. Of course, the beautiful moments are still there, but they last longer, and are more careful. Crowe spent a lot of his own money and a lot of his time on making this movie perfect, and it might not be perfect, but it's quite lovely.

Sunday was Voxtrot, and dancing awkwardly and smiling and an absurd lack of eye contact. Voxtrot is wonderful, and they will get better as they become more comfortable. The Empty Bottle is an absurd venue, almost completely unmarked and with a weird air of aging hipster that I found weird but welcoming. I'm sure I will be there again soon.

Elections are turning out well. Pennsylvania will no longer be represented by excessive evil, for which I'm always thankful.

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