I went with Maura (and met Johnny there) to see Ben Folds in concert last night here at good ole Geneseo. He was supposed to play with Rufus Wainright but Rufus cancelled at the last minute saying he had bronchitis. That kinda sucked b/c I really like his music and have actually heard his stuff. Well I've heard stuff from Ben Folds Five but it's a one man band now so I'd never heard any of his solo stuff. I didn't know how much I would enjoy the concert but I ended up loving it b/c he is an INCREDIBLE piano player. I mean awesome. He could have just pounded on the keys (which he frequently did) and it would have sounded great. I get awestruck by great piano playing, so that was definitely worth it for me. I gotta go meet Pat for lunch now (well if he remembers) so I'll write more later.
Oedipus Complex anyone?
Really quickly... I'd like to say that I have just watched Harold and Maude . Contrary to what I thought it would be like, it turned out to be very good. Everyone knows it's about a young kid and an old lady who fall in love. However...it is extremely tasteful, and has a kind of hippie logic that I appreciate. Both actors did wonderful jobs, and it had a great ending, which really solidifies the movie watching process for me. I guess I'd say that it is like The Graduate with its treatment of adults who just don't know what young people need or want, but it's also like Bringing Up Baby or Garden State or something similar, where the kooky girl and the straight man fall in love. The kooky girl just happens to be 79 years old, but she has convincing reasons for being the way she is. This makes me happy; I really don't like movies that do that kind of thing with characters but don't explain why they're doing it, I like to have a psychology behind my ...
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