Well, dear readers, we had a lively and sparkling chat last night with a surprising number of both shows and no-shows. I went in around ten to close down the room, but within five minutes of that, for whatever reason, the room filled up again and we chatted until the cows came home. Isn’t that exciting? Isn’t that just too too?
Yesterday, I received a lovely package in the mail – the new Melissa Errico CD and I shall be listening to it today and shall have a full report for you tomorrow. I also received a PAL DVD of Mr. Fellini’s La Dolce Vita from the United Kingdom. I couldn’t wait to watch it because I love the film quite a bit. I’d gotten a weird Brazilian all-region DVD of it a few weeks ago, but it was the wrong aspect ratio – 1:85 instead of 2:35 and believe me this film needs the full scope treatment, as Mr. Fellini’s compositions are marvelous. I knew this UK DVD was widescreen but not enhanced but still I was excited to watch it. Imagine my surprise when I saw that it was also in the wrong ratio, in fact it looks exactly the same as the Brazilian DVD. Where is Criterion when we need them?
In fact, La Dolce Vita has never been on video in its proper ratio (the laserdisc was wrong, too) except for an Italian laserdisc I owned that had no English subtitles.
Tonight I shall be supping with our very own Tammy Minoff at a supping place to be determined (TBD, in Internet lingo. Have I mentioned how lively and sparkling our chat was. And I don’t want to make other chat rooms envious, but don’t we have the best emoticons ever? I feel secure that soon we will be the most popular site on all the Internet. Soon we will be the most popular site east of the moon, and way out west; south of Pago Pago and north by northwest; from the west coast all the way to Krakyourtoes, east of Java. From the valleys to the mountains we are the grooviest, the ginchiest, the coolest, the most rad, trad, fab, gear website in cyberspace and environs.
Our next Unseemly Interview will be with our very own Nick Redman. It will be very different than the ones we have had, but I think you will find it very interesting indeed. Mr. Redman is the foremost producer and restoration expert of classic soundtrack music and he also does documentaries for DVD (including Nudie Musical), and has been nominated for an actual Academy Award. He will tell the stories, he will name the names, it will be candid and lively and sparkling and you will learn things you never knew before.
Well, dear readers, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below which, of course, is located south of the border.
Welcome to south of the border. Did you know that the east side kids once told a west side story? And in that west side story was a northwest passage? Did you know that the ghost goes west? What am I, a cumpus all of a sudden? What are these, notes with directions all of a sudden?
I tried to watch a motion picture last night, but apparently I watched a few too many over the weekend and I simply couldn’t concentrate. Perhaps tonight, after supping in a supping place to be determined (TBD, in Internet lingo), I shall watch a motion picture.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must type, I must do errands, and I must go to Staples and make copies of things. Today’s topic of discussion: What is the worst or funny/bad trip you’ve ever taken? Where did you go, why was it bad, and did you cut it short? I’ll start – I once went to Santa Fe for five days. Unfortunately, the person I went with and I were not getting along, and we spent the whole time not talking to each other or arguing. They were sullen and moody and I tried to compensate by being hyper and cheery. Then I got sullen and moody and they tried to compensate by being hyper and cheery. It was comical, actually. Plus, after two days I was quite over Santa Fe and my mood got fouler as the minutes ticked by. In fact, the whole trip went south as the pundits say. We didn’t cut the trip short but I sure wish we had. Your turn.