as you all know, i produce ceremonies for the red ribbon ride and as i’ve mentioned,  i concepted and produced a video that was shown at this year’s opening ceremonies at the mall of america.  our amazing volunteer video & photography crew (jeff & rita) took my very rough idea and created this very excellent video:

i can honestly say i’m beyond thrilled with the result. 

just a note to the passenger seated in seat 5e on last nights flight from san francisco to minneapolis.

sushi is not an acceptable carry on dinner for a flight. 

now, i love sushi as much as the next guy - but really? 

sushi is not a good a good smell when trapped on a plane next to the freak with the sashimi and bowl of seaweed! 

seriously dude, i’m almost threw up in my mouth a lil’.  next time save your sushi for someplace that’s not sealed tighter than a coffin.

ugg.

can i just say, i love it when a plan comes together.  fuckin’ love it!

so my show in san francisco was a pretty big deal. 

a) it was the largest show of this type we’ve ever done. 

b) my boss was there to support me.

c) her boss was also there.

d) this was the most high profile show i’ve directed (and the first where my boss and her boss were there to witness it).

all i can say is i hit the ball out of the court.  i’m on cloud nine.  the show went off brilliantly.  all of the long hours were so worth it.

tomorrow is workshop day (where the attendees can pay extra money to take a class by one of the artists that were on stage)… if that goes well, then i’m golden.

outstanding night (plus i made it to virgin and got some more new music…. nothin’ better).

that’s all i gotta say.  (well, not really - after all, it’s me talkin’).

so i’m in san francisco (god i forgot how much i love this city)….

model prep was today (wen’t verywell - so well in fact… i got early enough to jump in a cab and head down to amoeba records.

i found a number of treasure (one of which i didn’t even know existed)…

the first up

2 many dj’s / radio soulwax live; get yer yo yo’s out

secondly; the “curated” box set: new order / retro (possibly one of my favorite album covers of all time)

and lastly, the brand-fuckin’-new recoil album subhuman (ray, pay attention!).  i knew this was coming, but had no idea it had been released.

i need to spend some time with my new treasures, i’m sure i’ll post about them more in the future.  off to a late dinner now.  oh, and of course, the virgin megastore is 2 blocks away from me… i’m sure i’ll spend some more cash there tomorrow.

a very special warm birthday wish to my future husband; jeremy piven… :sigh: he’s dreamy.

so yea, i have a blog eh?  suppose i should update it every now and then. 

hi.  how ya been?  mad busy here (same ol’ story)…. a couple of highlights.

• came off of the red ribbon ride last sunday.  it was an incredible ride.  amazing and bittersweet.  for many reasons, it will probably be my last.  i’m not giving up the cause however, there will be something in my future regarding hiv/aids - something amazing.  and to keep me busy until then, my good friend kari is starting the breast cancer ride; a bike ride to raise much needed funds for a local charity that serves the breast cancer community in minnesota - pretty excited about that. i’m not saying forsure that i won’t be back for the rrr, but i’m ready for new challenges and new ways to support the community.  with kari leaving the ride, i commissioned an incredible video which i hope to get converted to mpeg and will post it as soon as i can.  she’s an amazing woman and i’m truly blessed to count her as a friend.  i’m in awe of what she accomplised on the rrr and can’t wait to see what she does next.

(pic of kari and i on day one; yea, i really am that pale… damn)

• i’m off to san francisco for a hair show tomorrow - should be great, i really love sf so i can’t wait to get back.  the show will be great and i’m excited to direct it (but more excited that one of my favorite record stores; ameba is in sf… how much damage can i do).
• had more work done on the never ending tattoo tonight - mostly some more background work and a bit more on the prayer flags - the cool bit tho?  i great zen infitiy circle surrounding my elbow…. sweet ink.

• i’m about half way thru with harry potter 7… it’s killing me that i’m not reading faster - just been exhausted since i got home from the ride (and in-turn, the global sales meeting)… hoping to finish it on the plane tomorrow.

(picture of one of the crew members of the ride (sophie) who dressed as harry all day on saturday.. how rockin’ is she?)

• also just bought prince’s latest - planet earth.  so far so good; easily the best thing he’s done in 10 years…. it’s a headphone album tho’ i think - can’t wait to listen to it on the ipod

ok, that’s about it - need to finish laundry and pack for ‘frisco (my god i’m boring)…. ta

hey all

so it’s day 2 on the red ribbon ride (the second largest bike ride for hiv/aids in the country - and the most financially successfull one!!) and i’m in lovely rochester minnesota.  it’s odd that i’ve found an internet connection, but have crap cell phone coverage. 

i’m the ceremonies and entertainment producer on the ride this year (second in this role) and the ride is going quite well.  i was a nervous wreck yesterday morning before opening ceremonies which is weird, as i normally don’t have butterflies before an event.  i think it’s because for the first time i concepted and produced a video piece for opening.  i’ve never done the video thing before (more truthfully, i’ve never concepted a piece before), but it went over very, very well (spontaneous applause a couple of times and a ton of heart-pulling and tears… [can't.ever.beat.tears - the true test of a great ceremony]).

so tomorrow is a big night for us - we do a “friends & family” night of hiv/aids education.  i’m producing a large night of eduction and entertainment.  we also will be honoring and celebrating our executive director who is leaving the ride after 5 years.  wish me luck.

oh, and of course harry potter 7 comes out tomorrow… i’m sure i’ll be stoping at a target on the way to our next campsite!!

as i referenced a post or two back, i’ve been way ass-deep in the largest meeting we put on at my company for the past week -

rehearsals started last wednesday… load in on friday… awards celebration saturday night… mainstage and breakout sessions sunday and monday followed by ancillary meetings on tuesday.

i started to work on a post about what my day looks like on an event and will finish that up soon (i hope), but in the meantime, tomorrow morning i will be producing opening ceremonies for the red ribbon ride.  the ride will take me away for another 4 days.  not sure where i’ll be with internet access, but if i can, i’ll post.

oh, and if your a cb reader, keep reading his blog for some good news (it’s coming next monday - don’t pester him about it tho’!)

oh, and since i’m insanely f’ing busy - please note this is a harry potter free zone for the next week… no spilling the beans about book 7.

here’s a couple pics from this weekends sales meeting:

dancers from one of the interstitial moments during the awards

sheets of grass for table centerpieces

cool bell and bamboo centerpieces (being assembled)

our vp of sales suspended 50′ in the air during rehearsal (we were rehearsing his entrance for the meeting)

the theater with two video walls installed

blogging via cell phone - how cool! 

as promised - more from live earth.  this one is going to surprise some of you… keith urban (who, i can honestly say, i’ve never actually thought about) had a scorching version of gimme shelter by the rolling stones (my fav stones tune).  the thing that makes this interesting?  alicia keys surprise duet.  man that woman has pipes.

check it out:

hell ya!

ok, been up since 3am working on ride stuff, took a break and decided to troll you tube a bit. 

guess what i found?  the brand-spankin-new siouxsie video for the first single off her new record.  the tune is called ‘into a swan’ and it’s flipping incredible.  more aggressive than siouxsie’s been for a fair bit.  more organic too.  the drums are smokin’ hot (thank you budgie).  and could she look anymore incredible?  wow - she’s 50! 

what a way to start a day!

check it out:

in other music news, i picked up the new mark ronson yesterday - but haven’t listened yet as i also got this incredible new record from the iconic mavis staples called ‘we’ll never turn back’.  that has completely captivated me.

entertainment weekly says: “Staples’ voice outshines all: rich, weathered, and full of fire, sometimes resolving in a cracked tone or a dark, knowing chuckle, her eyes still on the prize.”

and the guardien says: “Staples is magnificent.” 

and indeed she is.

in other exciting news - scott and i are seeing a late showing of harry potter 5 tonight… late cause of course, i’m in rehearsals all day and into the evenin.  can’t wait for that either.

that my friends would my my ride for the next week.  yup, that’s the world renowned kia sedona.  the car that edmonds called “somewhat lazy handling and mediocre steering feel and response.”  

don’t be jealous.

so when we have large scale events in minneapolis, my boss comes in from toronto & rent’s whatever is available in the minivan/suv market as invariably we will have a shit load of things to haul during the course of the event.

rather than pay the $20-40/night parking most hotel’s charge, she usually gives me the thing to drive for the week and i just pick her up at the hotel every morning.  it’s a nice lil’ arrangement.

the only drawback is that i get to be seen driving the above monstrosity.  as much as i despise suv’s, i look a lot cooler in one of those.

greetings all -

as promised, more great performances from live earth.   today; two video’s for the price of one.

the first is madonna’s absolutely incredible (and radically re-imagined - this is seriously wild…) version of la isla bonita.  the second one is one of the cool-as-shit public service announcements.  this one featuring a polar bear just tryin’ to get a little love.

again, take a minute and educate yourself about what’s happening with global warming.  you won’t be sorry…

oh, and p.s., posts may be sporadic over the course of the next week.  i go into rehearsals tomorrow for our upcoming semi-annual sales meeting (the biggest meeting we produce)….things are mad around here. 

this from the “ya think” catagory of stupid research:

Women drawn to men with muscles

Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:46am ET

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Muscular young men are likely to have more sex partners than their less-chiseled peers, researchers at the University of California Los Angeles said on Monday.

Their study, published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, suggests muscles in men are akin to elaborate tail feathers in male peacocks: They attract females looking for a virile mate.

“Women are predisposed to prefer muscularity in men,” said study author David Frederick of UCLA.

“Most research is focused on what men find physically attractive in women and the career traits women find attractive in men,” Frederick said by telephone. “Much less research is devoted to what women find attractive.”

He said prior studies concluded a man’s desirability was influenced more by his earning potential and commitment. His study found physical characteristics mattered more.

Women were more physically attracted to brawny men, especially for a fling. But when it comes to finding a long-term partner, they tend to pick a regular man over a mate with huge biceps.

“On the one hand, it makes them more sexy to women. On the other hand, it makes women more suspicious about their romantic intentions,” Frederick said.

He and colleagues interviewed 99 male undergraduates about their sexual histories. Muscular men were twice as likely to have had more than three sex partners than less-built types.

Frederick and colleagues also asked 141 college women to look at six standardized silhouettes of men ranging from brawny to slender. Most preferred a toned man who was more likely to commit over a muscle-bound man they perceived as more volatile, aggressive and dominant.

© Reuters 2007. All Rights Reserved.

safe to say they could add gay men to the list as well.

it’s time to come out of the closet.

well, at least the big brother closet.  yup, i’m addicted to another piece of trash television reality show.

it’s not my fault, i swear.  it’s the people i work with.  always coming in and talking about who back-stabbed who, who fucked who, who’s doing what in the big brother house.

well, this summer it’s even a little bit more titillating.

here’s hottie-beefcake nick (former pro footballer and minnesota native) admitting that he’s “given a blowjob to a guy”.  this from a supposedly straight guy (tho’ he’s awful chummy with the joe the flamer on the show).

hell, i might have to breakdown and subscribe to showtime for the unedited after-hours content. 

2 things i’m very excited about:

1)

this is a holding image/backdrop on the brand new siouxsie mantaray site advertising her brand new album which will be released september 18.  very f’ing cool (great graphics too)

2)

the eagerly anticipated mark ronson disk ‘version’ comes out today.  can’t f’ing wait to get to a store and by it the old fashioned way.  go here to read a great review from entertainment weekly (or just read the below snippet):

Regardless of who’s on the mic, Version succeeds thanks to Ronson’s singular vision of smooth ’60s-and ’70s-era soul merged with contemporary pop. All in all, it’s a bouncy, people- friendly party starter that was on serious repeat at a barbecue held just last week in this critic’s modest backyard. The turnout was pretty good, but, as it should be, the set list far outshone the guest list. A

i know the following will be hard for most of you to believe, but there was a whole other musical thing happening on saturday july 7th besides the prince concerts in minneapolis <egad’s!  shocking.  say it ain’t true>.  yup, it’s true.

live earth happened all over the world.  as i was busy standing in long sweaty lines and getting my funk on (literally and figuratively) hundreds of bands, singers and artists took part in concerts on every single continent over the course of 24 hours.  thankfully, with modern cable televisions, one can dvr 16 hours of footage, then fast forward to find the interesting bits. 

all week long i’m going to share some of those interesting bits….  but we will start with al gore.  the man who sparked an eco-revolution (and sadly, the man who is not president).  here is his 7 point pledge.  a pledge that i strongly suggest everyone reading this give some serious thought and consideration to. (the first one there, that’s specifically for my american friends)… 

1. i pledge to demand that my country join an international treaty within the next two years that cuts global warming pollution by 90% in developed countries and more than half world wide in time for the next generation to inherit a healthy earth.

2. i pledge to take personal action to help solve the climate crises by reducing my own co2 pollution and off setting the rest to become carbon neutral.

3. i pledge to fight for a moratorium on the construction of any new generated facility that burns coal without safely trapping and storing the co2

4. i pledge to work for a dramatic increase in the energy efficiency of my home, workplace, school, place of worship and means of transportation

5. i pledge to fight for laws and policies that expand the use of renewable energy sources that reduce the dependence on oil and coal.

6. i pledge to plant new trees and to join with others in preserving and protecting our forests.

7. i pledge to buy from businesses and support leaders that share my commitment to solve the climate crisis and building the sustainable, just and prosperous world for the 21st century.

that’s not so hard to do is it?  thought not.  while not hard to do, some of you might be wondering how to do some of those (and more) things…

here’s a couple places to start to live life more ecologically minded. 

aveda; what you can do

live earth resources

how to live a greener life newsweek article

support eco-minded companies

all week long i’m going to highlight some of the really cool performances that live earth showed… we’ll start with the song that started it all - melissa etheridge and i need to wake up (this is the power of music people…. i got chills watching this performance):

ok, i promise this will be the last prince posting for a bit - but had to share.  as you know, i love me some cell phone pics and got a couple last night.  as you also know, i have a blackberry pearl.  my only complete with this phone is that the camera is terrible.  even as cell phone camera’s go.  as such - you may not be able to tell it’s wendy, but i sure do

wendy in the front

more wendy goodness

wendy and sheila goodness (side note, as they were walking off the stage, wendy gave sheila the biggest hug from behind - it was quite touching to see)

and lastly, this was the scene during black sweat.

my ears are still ringing -

damn, those were 2 incredible shows… i’m still grinning (and my ears are still ringing).

first the target center show….

*****ummm huge geek alert, you have been warned***** 

my all time favorite band bar-non was the revolution (prince’s backing band during his 80’s hey day).  with that said, not much makes me as happy as wendy and lisa (wendy’s in white, lisa has the long hair) - the guitarist (w) and keyboardist (l) for the band.

when prince disbanded the revolution in 1987 it was one of the more depressing musical moments of my life.  while the boys in the band rocked, the heart and soul of the band was always the girls)  in the 20 years since the band broke up, wendy has appeared with prince once (on a public television show), and wendy and lisa have played with him once (the brit awards in 2006). the girls even declined an invitation when prince reformed the revolution for one night a few years ago.  

with that in mind, you can imagine the thrill when prince took the stage last night at the target center and i realized wendy was standing next to him playing guitar!  he opened the damn show with purple rain and he and wendy busted out a couple of tunes.  she returned later in the night for an guitar on guitar “duet” on rasberry beret & sometimes it snows in april. 

the target center show was, without a doubt one of the most relaxed, playful casual shows i’ve ever seen him do.  completely restored my faith in the man. 

• purple rain (with wendy!)
• take me with u (still with wendy!!)
• guitar
• shhh
• musicology
• play that funky music (by wild cherry - he pulled a guy out of the audience to sing lead)
• let’s go (by the cars)
• satisfied
• it’s a wonderful world instrumental

at this point the band left and wendy came back.  just wendy and prince, two guitars and a spotlight!!!! (omfg)

• little red corvette
• raspberry beret
• new song from the album planet earth
• sometimes it snows in april

wendy leaves, and the band comes back:

• 7
• come together (by the beatles; scorching hot)
• do me baby (full band version, i’ve never seen this live!)
• i wanna be your lover
• how come u don’t call me anymore? (again, with a full band, never done before)
• snippit of diamonds and pearls
• cream (killer guitar)
• u got the look (never seen him perform this live!)
• if i was your girlfriend
• black sweat
• kiss
• let’s go crazy (shelia e. came out at this point)

encore:

• a love bizarre (with sheila e.)
• crazy (by gnarls barkley with shelby johnson singing lead - abso-fucking-lutely amazing)
• nothing comepares 2 u
• the glamourous life (with sheila)

then the first ave show, holy shit!  prince + first ave + sheila e. + wendy.  doesn’t get much better than that.  the sh0w started late (of course, but all was forgiven the minute he rocked “controversey”). 

• 3121 (with sheila on stage for most of the evening)
• girls and boys
• feel 4 u
• controversery (kill me now) (sheila, shelby & the twinz leave the stage after controversey)
• some impromtu blues number
• satisfied
• down by the riverside (horn section instrumental)
• gotta broken heart again
• love is a loosing game (amy winehouse tune sung by shelby j)
• love changes (mother’s finest tune again, sung by shelby)
• thank you for letting me be myself (sly stone tune - joined onstage by sheila, wendy and larry graham [hey, i must be growing, i didn't even hate seeing larry tonight])
• hair (chaka khan tune)
• sing a simple song (sly stone)
• everyday people (sly)
• alphabet street

this is where the first set ended.

prince and band left after the first set, only to have prince return to the stage solo 2 minutes later where he simply walked to the mic and informed us all that the city of minneapoplis had shut down the show due to the late hour.  in 25 years of following prince and seeing him live in every possible venue, i’ve never seen him more humble and in awe of the fan’s.  “i thank you from the bottom of my heart, and i’ll be back”. 

had he been allowed to continue apparently the set list would have included: baby love, the dance, let’s go crazy, anotherloverholeinyourhead (i would have died), the question of u, peach, lolita, black sweat & kiss

4am.  show’s over.  long sweaty night.  amazing music.  i heard him do tunes i’ve never heard live, i saw him perform with people i’ve never seen live. 

he brought the funk.

i am one completely sweaty / dirty / disgusting mess. 

yup, that’s right, on the hottest day of the year, i blew off the work i had to do and stood outside with 25oo of my closest friends in order to get tickets for princes first gig at first ave since 1986.

a visual representation is in order:

this is part of minneapolis.  the red x, that’d be first ave.  above that is target center where tonight’s main show is taking place.  when i arrived at 11am this morning the line started on 7th street (just to the right of the red x), turned right down hennipen avenue, right again on 8th street, right again on 1st.  crossed 7th (where the line began) and continued down 1st a full block, then right on 6th.  that red dot?  that’d be where i started the day. 

mind you, tickets didn’t go on sale until 3pm (and i would come to find out that i was 650th in line).  first ave staffers estimated the crowd at it’s largest to be around 2500. the club’s capacity is 1300. 

when tickets went on sale at 3, it took a full 2 hours for me to go the distance to get my ticket. 

(paisley park studios wristband, one of the two physical tickets i need to get into the doors of first ave tonight) 

so now i’m home to get some food, shower (scrub the grime off) and get ready to meet greg at 7 for drinks before the 8:30 show at target.  my guess is that prince won’t take the stage until midnight at 1st ave. 

it’s gonna be a long, funky night ya’ll.

here we go again.

most know i have a long standing history with his royal badness from minneapolis.  it goes all the way back to 1983 when i was introduced to his album ‘1999‘ by friends in school.  this album was magical, infuriating, stunning and funky as all get out.  the love affair continued for the next 20 years or so.  good god, how much time and energy have i spent on prince (in all his iterations)?  how many hours have i spent out at paisley park for spur-of-the-moment late night shows (often not beginning until 3am and ending sometime past 6am)?  how many nights did i join in the tuesday night prince club on aol in those formative internet years?  how many best friends did i get out of my love affair with the man’s music (for the record, 2 that have lasted the better part of my adult life).

being a prince fan can be an infuriating task to be sure.  firstly, those late night shows up above, well it’s never a guarantee he would play.  secondly, well, there’s that whole name change thing which only ever really made sense to the hardcore fans (and even then only marginally so).  thirdly, well - lets just say prince doesn’t always get his due, and you can only have the conversation so many times about what a musical genius he is (let alone, guitar god!). 

but then, larry graham happened and prince became a jehovah’s witness.  this is where it got exceedingly difficult.  first the swearing was disavowed in his songs.  then the changing of classics like “the cross” to “the christ”.  oh, lets not forget about the abomination that is “the rainbow children” (a more lyrically misogynistic/homophobic/racist album you would be hard pressed to find - that said, wipe the lyrics off of it, and the motherfucker is one helluva record.  he hasn’t been that musically consistent in years, which only makes the words that much harder to hear).

prince, as with most musical geniuses are highly subjective to other’s influences…. and i’m afraid the larry graham influence has never been that great (and it so should have, man larry is the shit when it comes to bass - why oh why couldn’t he have influenced prince musically instead of spiritually?).  far be it from me to suggest that for someone aligning with a higher power is a bad thing - but the whole jw thing has never really gelled with prince’s personality and it always seemed forced.  it’s not that he hasn’t always rode the tenuous line between the sacred and the profane, but the man who sang about god on lovesexy (his real gospel record), seems to be a million miles away from the man who sang about god on rainbow children.  just my humble o people. 

in the years since, prince has toyed with me - offering the occasional brilliant gem (hello black sweat) and a scorching live show (super bowl).  rumor even has it he’s been swearing (gasp!) on the occasional live show…

with all that said (damn i can be long winded), i’m about to give him his 847th chance.  tomorrow, my good friend greg and i will be attending the boy’s hometown show at the target center (interesting, in 20 years, greg and i have never seen prince together in a stadium, bout time no?). 

kinda like a dog that’s been kicked by his owner, yet comes back - i’m comin’ back for more.  prince has amazed me, inspired me, infuriated me - yet, here i am, kinda psyched for the show tomorrow night.

but what i’m even more excited for is that for the first time since 1986, prince is playing first ave., the world famous (and best damn place to see a rock-n-roll show anywhere) club featured in purple rain.  yup, tomorrow night after the target center show, prince will have an aftershow on the very stage that made him a star in the first place.

tickets are so not guarenteed, but i’m sending it out to the world, i need all of you to be thinking good thoughts for me tomorrow at 3pm minneapolis time.  that’s what time tickets for the first ave gig go on sale.  1 ticket per person.  damnit i need to be inside that club for the show.

so then, here we go again.  a new show.  a new record (planet earth).  and a new chance. 

better bring the funk!

*for those not intimately aware of prince’s lyrical canon - the above line is from his tune ‘bob george’

it’s currently 7:45pm.  i’ve been at work since 6:30am and i easily have another 3-4 hours worth of work.  as such, it’s time for a mini-break.

i’m willfully and purposefully stealing this from the tomato diaries (my new favorite blog ever - she’s divine, check her out.  and i’ve decided it should be pronounced the tomato diaries… so much more upscale).

i’m a lil’ nervous about taking this quiz as my itunes are exceedingly esoteric and a bit weird… i’m gonna try not to cheat, but - well, fuck-it, you wouldn’t know if i cheated either way

if you take the test, please report back kindly.

5. new question– press the next button6. don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool

some of you may know i have an less than pure interest in nathan fillion (he of firefly/serenity fame).

as such, the following desperate housewives news from the hollywood reporter thrills me beyond all measure. 

setting dvr for the fall season even as we speak.

mark.my.words.

shia lebouef is going to be a major star.

not only is he cute (square one for any future mega-star), but the boy can act. 

i first noticed him in charlie’s angel’s; full throttle, then began to follow him after i  saw him as the proverbial sidekick in the god/satan flick constantine.  and apparently he was quite great in last winter’s disturbia.

just yesterday i watched as he held his own (no easy job acting against cgi) in the michael bay summer spectacular “transformers”.  (honestly, second to the cgi, shia was the best thing about this movie; you just can’t take your eyes off the man when he’s on screen).

next up for our future hero?  playing harrison ford’s son in indiana jones 4 (currently shooting for a release next summer).  not bad eh?

mark.my.words.

“give me your tired, your poor,
your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
i lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

let’s not forget the real meaning of liberty and to those who celebrate today, take a moment to reflect on the current state of the country and the world and to those who give their lives to protect (however futile), liberty.

let us hope that king george and his court are someday reminded that the heart and soul of america is in it’s oppressed, it’s hungry and it’s sick.  not in it’s exalted rich and powerful. 

may god bless the world and america.  have a happy and safe independance day all.

“…you see yourself as a leader
may my thoughts be with you
if you try to divide and conquer
we’ll rise up against you
we know only the strong will survive
but the meek will inherit
so if you’ve got a coat of arms, oh friend
i suggest we wear it…”

-john mellencamp, we are the people

feast your eyes:

the brave one 

seriously:

• staring jodie fucking foster
• directed by neil jordan
• co-staring naveen andrews

how great does that flick look?!  can’t f’ing wait.

oh, and the reason i saw the trailer tonight, live free or die hard.  i gotta say, i thoroughly enjoyed this movie.  yea, it was bombastic and over-the-top - but, shit like this could seriously happen.  i have no doubt.  + i’ve always had a thing for bruce willis, even at his most haggard (such as this flick) there’s something undeniably sexy about the man.

oh, and can i just say maggie q is the bomb?  seriously this woman is hot as hell (and she can seriously kick bruce’s ass!).

first you feasted on the divine jodie foster, now give some love to maggie:

haven’t blogged about this cause it was a lil’ too fresh, but i suppose it’s time (namely cause of an email i got from a devoted reader inquiring…) - j aka james aka thor and i stopped seeing each other a bit ago.

first it was a shift from serious to casual, then a full on stop.

sure it hurt / sucks / not where i wanted to be right now; but there’s nothing to be done (or said, really) about it.  i just felt like i needed to acknowledge it here, cause this is where i acknowledge everything.  what bothers me most is the potential i saw in it.  i really, truly believe it could have been something great.   all in all, i’m just sad about it.  not crushed, not devastated, not even mad.  just sad.

we’re trying to be just friends (which we both really want), but it’s difficult cause we both still have feelings.  and i for one have never been good at just switching feelings off.  however, i’d rather have him in my life than not at all.  and it will get easier i’m sure.

at the end of the day i guess i should be kinda happy about everything - this proved i still have it in me to date/care for someone.  and to be perfectly blunt, i wasn’t sure that i had it in me after nick (a saga that pre-dates the sr…sl/atomic pop!). 

(if he’s still reading, he’ll get this)

sam has a pretty funny post about leaving oneself random notes.  i do this all the time on my cell phone memo pad feature.  the bulk of these notes (just like sam’s) consist of cd’s i want to buy or movies i want to go see or books, etc…. reading sam’s post made me go back thru some of mine - here are some of the more interesting notes (i have no idea and really can’t explain why i thought it was so important to note these….):

• quote over drinks in victoria b.c.: “he had an ass that could stop hunger”
• justin, someone just came on your cat.  (i think this one is from a movie, but i can’t remember - anyone?)
• quote: “research rule #1: never go to an undeveloped island without duct tape and a big knife.” - christopher moore’s author’s note from island of the sequined love nun.

my latest treasure from ebay:

yes folks, bask in the glorious beauty of christopher moore’s ‘lamb; the gospel according to biff, christ’s childhood pal’ in resplendant first edition hardcover.

“wrapped in this cloak of craziness are nuanced themes dealing with friendship, faith, and religious pluralism.”
   — san diego union-tribune

“anyone who can look past its irreverence will recognize lamb as both highly entertaining and surprisingly thoughtful.”
   — san francisco chronicle

“a tale that falls somewhere between the new testament, a book on roman history, a guide to eastern religion, and “monty python’s life of brian.”
   — cnn online 

 don’t be jealous.

 ok, you can be a little jealous.

sorry folks; i’m kinda dry lately - i had a great post updating you on a number of things, but lost it - so until i get it back, i’ll just leave you with some gratuitous robbie williams.  the man is dead-sexy…

(i have no idea what’s on his face, but the photo was shot by the sublime michel comte so who am i to judge?  besides, but i like this pic for other reasons)