Hey I actually posted something new on Songs to Save. Are you as surprised as I am? Well I'm back for the moment and got some catching up to do I suppose.
First off, why is "The Kramer" on this post? Well its because for some reason this past weekend I reignited my love for Seinfeld. What very little amount of free time I had this past week was spent watching "a show about nothing", and women's curling too of course. Just look at these chicks from Russia. What's not to love about curling?
I also reignited my love for Daniel Johnston while watching "The Devil and Daniel Johnston". You may know from an earlier post that I'm a huge fan of Daniel Johnston, but somehow I forgot how insane he truly is, and I mean that in the nicest way. The very weird thing about this film for me personally is that last year I became relatively close friends with a guy who had manic depression just like Daniel. What was weird about it was that he looked just like a young Daniel Johnston and did a lot of the same "crazy" things Daniel Johnston did in this film. I'm sure that people with manic depression do a lot of the same things, but for me to witness these things first-hand and then to see a musical genius like Johnston do the same exact things... its bizarre to say the least. So even if your not lucky enough to have a friend with manic depression like me, I would highly suggest that you watch the film "The Devil and Daniel Johnston".
Believe me or not, but I swear to you that my friend really loved Mountain Dew too.
Also I bought my Bonnaroo ticket last week and I'll be purchasing my Rites of Spring ticket Friday, so I'm very excited about my music festival lineup this year. The only thing I'm missing is a visit to Coachella, and that could be a possibility with some recent news about a trip to So. Cal. Apparently a friend of a friend has some relatives that live in Redlands, which isn't too far from Coachella, and we could spend a week at their pool house for free. The catch is that the folks we would be staying with are two homosexual men, and me and my two friends (three heterosexual males) would effectively spend a week as "pool boys" at the house of two people we have never met before. It sounds like the script for a new sitcom to be featured on NBC. "Pool Boy, every Thursday on NBC, right before that other kinda funny show." So a possible last minute trip to Coachella? God that would be beautiful.
Last but not least, the weather last weekend was perfect. It was like 60 degrees and the sun was shining all weekend, It was like spring and it got me so excited for spring and summer to finally come. New releases from Broken Social Scene, The Tallest Man on Earth and Arcade Fire on the horizon!?! (and all possible late additions to Bonnaroo) Damn this weather has got me all fired up!
Daniel Johnston- Story of An Artist
Broken Social Scene- Worldsick
The Tallest Man On Earth- King Of Spain
I've been suspected to be manic-depressive and I will say my most brilliant ideas and thirst for life come after a nice, large, icy mountain dew. My life is full of ups and downs, but the one thing that keeps me up and happy is mountain dew. I love it so much....I just discovered Daniel Johnston and found him quite interesting, especially to find out that he's a dew junkie like myself.
ReplyDelete