Pumpkin Seeds: 2/26/2004
1. Can The Passion of Christ be nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay next year? Or Best Foreign-Language Film? As I see it, that’s the only legitimate controversy surrounding Mel Gibson’s movie. I repeat: IT’S A MOVIE! 2. Lena Horne forces Janet Jackson to drop out of her bio-pic. Justin Timberlake is forced to step down
All kinds of random weirdness at Acentos last night, starting with the big ass pool table smack in the middle of the already-small-to-begin-with Blue Ox! Nice turnout, to the point where the open mic is starting to feel a little on the long side and Oscar even had to cut a couple of people. The
Pumpkin Seeds: 2/9/2004
1. Yesterday’s Grammy show was the first one I can remember that I actually thoroughly enjoyed, despite some of the more obvious sympathy awards for Warren Zevon and Luther Vandross. Beyoncé is officially a diva, going toe-to-toe with Prince in the opening number and managing to outshine him on his own songs. (I am curious
Notes on Mini-Super Tuesday
1. Joe-mentum has officially run out of gas. Credit his supporters – as far off the mark as Kucinich’s – for having the courage of their convictions and voting for him anyway instead of jumping on the misguided “electability” bandwagon. The fact that he’ll have a voice at the convention and Kucinich may not really
Pumpkin Seeds: 2/2/04
1. Gonna have you nekkid, by the end of this song! What do Janet Jackson’s right breast and Adam Vinatieri’s game-winning field goal have in common? My daughter India made me miss them both! Super Bowl XXXVIII turned out to be an even better game than I expected, despite the hated Patriots winning it. Tom
It wasn’t just the scene that had changed
When I asked for suggestions for non-political topics last week, I got some great feedback. Three of the suggestions were actually closely related so I figure what better way to end the week than with some exhibitionistic introspection? “…your first experiences with poetry/performing/and your growing pains in the scene.” “How has becoming a father changed
Pumpkin Seeds: 1/29/04
1. For those influenced by endorsements, especially those from political types, what does it say about the endorsee when they were the endorser’s second choice? ie: these guys tripping over themselves to get on the Kerry bandwagon after their man Gephardt stumbled out of the gate and took himself out of the race. I mean,
Give me a talk show!
I really should have my own talk show. Radio or TV, I don’t care which! I first mentioned the following possibility on December 10, 2003: The real New Hampshire winner is a former New York mayor Politically speaking, a Bush-Giuliani ticket would solve a lot of problems…Assume John Kerry and John Edwards make up the
Playing it safe
The most unfortunate victim of the Iowa caucuses was last night’s lackluster debate in New Hampshire as everyone decided to play it safe with cautious, uninspiring performances that were unlikely to change anyone’s minds or spur the undecideds in any particular direction. It actually made me feel sorry for Howard Dean as the way-over-the-top criticism
Dear Dr. Dean
Dear Dr. Dean: I would like to offer my condolences on your embarassing third place finish yesterday in the Iowa caucuses. You really got yours handed to you on a platter. On the bright side, that sellout Gephardt took one square on the chin. There’s a line at the end of one of my poems