Copacabana

Don't bring me down

As promised, some of Dan's art. He's really quite good I think but then I'm biased because I watched the boy go from running around in Spiderman Underoos (does anyone remember these?) to being quite accomplished as an observer and translator of imagery. Wow, just re-read that sentence and am shocked -- shocked I say -- at the hoity-toityness of it. And also that my brother is going to beat me with a stick for mentioning his underwear...

Anyway, enjoy!





I realized Monday that I've been taking things entirely too seriously lately. I've been getting all worked up over what amounts to silliness on the best days. Thankfully, as I was getting ready to take a pack of nuts to the pool:



The second of those fine cinematic achievements known as the Wayne's World franchise came on TV and made me laugh my ass off. Particularly this scene:



And since Aerosmith makes an appearance toward the end of the film, it led me down memory lane to the first Aerosmith album I ever heard, 1980s Greatest Hits album (yes, they had been around long enough in 1980 to warrant a greatest hits record. Crazy as it sounds...). My brother Drew had it so I was probably 8 or 9 when I heard it and it's so good. You can't find it on Rhapsody but the cover looks like this:



and one of the songs is here. And here's one everyone knows that I love and think should be covered by Fiona Apple asap...

Also Super Troopers was pretty hilarious, too. So thank you Memorial Day TV time slot deciders. You rock.

posted by Lola @ 2:16 PM