Beat Down

I am beat down. Big weekend in The Manch. 8 Days in April began on Saturday and has been going well. I've been a busy man though. I set up a lot of drumsets (2 actually) and played in 4 bands already. It's fun to be popular (read: music whore), but it's tiring. I'm currently home catching up on my cuff link work and my Dancing With The Stars. I mean, I can't watch The Daily Show exclusively! Although I'm psyched tonight because my favorite Irish politician will be on. I'll post again later with more stories and pics from 8 Days. I have to go vote for Kristi Yamaguchi now.

Sdtk: The sound of my exasperation when I found out NESN was showing stoopid hockey (which is only fun if, you know, you're hammered) instead of the Sox.

King of Kong

Hello! Anyone tall enough to play stand-up arcade games in the 80's needs to see the movie "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters". It's a documentary about the world of video game high scores centered around a battle for the high score on Donkey Kong. Sound nerdy? It is, but it's hilarious and really well done. You couldn't write characters this good. It's also got a great soundtrack and a bunch of subtle nods to the 80's that only someone alive then (like me) would appreciate. Rotten Tomatoes gave it 96% Fresh, which for them is almost unheard of. See it, you won't be disappointed.

Also check out the new blog in my "links section": The Adventures of GirlTuesday. I've been enjoying this blog for some time now and finally put up the link to it. It's funny, smart, witty, and well written...sound like any other blog you know?? No, really, any other blogs like that? I enjoy reading them.

SDTK: Joe Esposito - "You're the Best" (from the Karate Kid soundtrack)