New Entertainment

With the HB staying at his cousin's on Friday, the wife and I went for the movie double-header. The good thing about doing such is that we went to the fancy multiplex that has a real bar in it. So, after knocking back a couple of full sized martinis, we went and saw Charlie Wilson's War.

The movie was OK. The plot moved quickly and had some funny lines. But, when it comes down to it, that episode in history showed the short-sightedness of our foreign policy. The movie kinda-sorta tried to address it, but did so in a shallow, half-ass kinda way. Also, Julia Roberts does NOTHING for me, acting or otherwise. Philip Seymour Hoffman was good, as usual.

Then, after another drink and some dinner, we popped into The Dewey Cox Story. Good for a few laughs, but I'd wait for the rental.

Also, you may have noticed a couple of changes on the MP3 list, including the addition of the latest Queensryche Take Cover. I like it when bands do cover songs. It gives you some insight into their favorite songs/artists, especially when the record company allows them to put out songs by more obscure artists, or famous artists less known hits. This record has a pretty good mix. Neon Nights is very close to the Black Sabbath original (which makes sense as Geoff Tate and Ronny James Dio have similar styles and ranges). Their version of Synchronicity II (a Lola dream of Tate doing Sting, as it were) is close to how The Police did it. It's always funny hearing successful bands do protest songs (Almost Cut My Hair and For What It's Worth) on a record that's put out by a big corporation, but that's the way it goes.