Published on Wed Aug 31, 2005, 4:13 pm .
I got a nice surprise from our friends at “FNX”:http://www.wfnx.com/smirnoff/smirpage.html:
bq.. Congratulations! You and a guest have been added to the VIP list for the PRIVATE WFNX / Smirnoff Off the Radar concert with Stellastarr*.
This private concert is Wednesday August 31st at the Middle East Downstairs (472 Mass Ave in Cambridge). The doors open at 9pm. HOWEVER, your entrance is based on club capacity. SO GET THERE EARLY - it’s a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE admission.
p. Last time I saw “Stellastarr”:http://www.stellastarr.com/, we were down in front, and all the college kiddies were making out with each other. _How romantic_…
Published on Wed Aug 31, 2005, 9:41 am .
*Rating: A+*
We had the opportunity to see “The Constant Gardener”:http://www.theconstantgardener.com/ (”metacritic”:http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/constantgardener) a couple of weeks ago, and I neglected to post about it.
I’ve never read a John le Carre novel — I remember him saying on “Fresh Air”:http://freshair.com that he was a former British intelligence officer, so I naturally assumed that his politics were more aligned with Tom Clancy’s, than “Amnesty International”:http://www.amnesty.org/. Now, I’m the kind of Liberal who squirms around radical activist-types, so when we were greeted at the cinema door by _Amnesty_ representatives with their pamphlets and petitions, I wondered just what kind of _action pic_ this was. I ducked the do-gooders, and took a seat.
It was my impression that the film is being marketed as a Ralph Fiennes _action pic_, (see “poster”:http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/0/9/8/9/7539890.jpg). And while there certainly is a lot of suspense, the true heart of the film lies with Rachel Weisz’s character — the radical activist. The film provides a window into an Africa that we often hear about, but rarely see… sure, the film is indignant about corrupt local officials, warfare, disease, and neglectful (or antipathetic) Western powers. But, it also shows African people who are generous in spirit, and worthy of a better collective future.
Published on Tue Aug 30, 2005, 3:20 pm .
When I was in New York, Jenna and I checked out the “La Laque”:http://www.lalaque.com/ & “Pas/Cal”:http://www.pascalgoespop.com/ show at Tonic, in the Lower East Side. They were celebrating the joint release of a “12?single”:http://www.romanticair.com/main.html.
The real suprise for me was how much I liked the Brooklyn-based _La Laque_. They’re three girls & three boys, playing French New Wave / Surf rock. Listening to the “few MP3s”:http://www.lalaque.com/musique.html out there won’t quite convey the energy and feeling they exert on stage. _I may never listen to another Stereolab album again [sic]_.
And it was nice to see Yuki & James again… “they’re”:http://www.asobiseksu.com/ coming to “Boston”:http://www.greatscottboston.com/main.cgi?action=view_show&dk=2005092900:00:00 soon, and I can’t wait to see them play again.
Published on Tue Aug 30, 2005, 3:11 pm .
After 5 days off from the nine-to-five last week, I drove down to nyc to hang out with “Jenna”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/nedward/16585133/in/set-397819/ again.
Photos will come soon, because they need to be developed… (Presley had my trusty Elph with her in Vegas for “MacyMe’s Bachelorette weekend”:http://flickr.com/photos/presley/sets/846851/).
Speaking of which, here’s Macyme:
Published on Thu Aug 25, 2005, 3:57 pm .
Little known bit of knowledge: scooter rallys have very little to do with riding scooters. Matt and Sharon came up to Boston for the city rally, and we had some fun.
“More shots >”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/nedward/sets/810245/
