Notes from Thanksgiving weekend:
- There is such a thing as too much pie. Who knew? Baking pies on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday may have been overkill. Better make another coconut cream pie tonight to check.
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A Serious Man is amazing in every way. Fantastic visuals, a superb cast (Fred Melamen and Michael Stuhlbarg, I’m mostly looking at you two), and an interesting storyline. Hooray for the Coen Brothers.
- I decided against going black friday shopping, choosing to purchase an iphone later in the week instead. $3 DVDs will have to wait until next year.
- The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is the second best parade I’ve ever been to. Everyone and everything was so joyful - I never imagined I’d see so many people of different ages going completely apeshit over a giant Buzz Lightyear. First place in the parade division still goes to the St. Patricks Parade of 2007, which only wins because of booze related hilarity.
- Watching Hustle & Flow and Stand by Me back to back was a good idea. As was watching half of the second season of Arrested Development in a row on Sunday afternoon.
Appleseed Cast has signed to Graveface and have announced a 26-date tour in which they will perform their two Low Level Owl albums in their entirety.
New names are added to the line-up of San Miguel Primavera Sound 2010:
-THE ANTLERS
-BIS
-THE BLOODY BEETROOTS
-CAMARÓN, LA LEYENDA DEL TIEMPO, 30 AÑOS DESPUÉS (with Duquende and Chicuelo, among others)
-DELOREAN
-DUM DUM GIRLS
-THE FALL
-GANGLIANS
-HERE WE GO MAGIC
-HOPE SANDOVAL & THE WARM INVENTIONS
-JOKER featuring NOMAD
-THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
-PANDA BEAR
-WILCO
-WILD BEASTS
-THE XX
To these acts we have to add the two previously confirmed artists: PIXIES and PAVEMENT
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Dang. Thats a sweet initial lineup. I wish I could make it to Primavera Sound in Spain this year.
Dave Rawlings cover of “Method Acting” by Bright Eyes has me itching to listen to Mr. Oberst for the first time since college. Beautiful how Rawlings combines this song with the always awesome “Cortez the Killer.”
