i am america (and so can you!)

welcome to my first oh, i'm hip to that! post. this is where i talk about what films i'm watching, what records i'm listening to, and what books i'm reading. feel free to watch, hear, and read along!


in this politically charged time of year, i decided to give mr. colbert's book a read. i am a fan of the daily show....oh....i saw steve carell on the 20th century fox lot today! very cool, but i digress. anywho, colbert sets the tone of his book from the title alone. written in three parts, this book is a total satirical commentary on modern american issues. part one is titled my american childhood. steve covers everything from a child's thoughts on old people to the family pet: "all dogs go to heaven? sorry, kids/ it's only the dogs who've accepted jesus christ."

part two is my american adolescence. sex & dating, higher education and hollywood get the spotlight here. part three, my american maturity, deals with the media, class war: now some people might say it's callous not giving food stamps to poor people. they would say it's just another example of class warfare. well, there is no class war in this country. the upper class has such a tactical advantage that if the lower class makes a sudden move we'll have a class massacre.", and race: remember: while skin and race are often synonymous, skin cleansing is good, race cleansing is bad.

consistently funny, i am america (and so can you!) is a easy read, and one of those books that is fun to keep around just to read the quotes.

so that's the book in a nutshell (a very small nutshell). my final thought? i'm hip, it's hip, and oh, i'm hip to that!

roy scheider 1932-2008

roy scheider from such films as jaws, french connection, and klute has passed away today. let's remember him in this tribute video. don't watch if you haven't seen jaws! if you haven't seen jaws, don't read my blog anymore.


here is a look at tomorrow's post:

steppin' out

on my way out the door to the egyptian theater with the old lady to catch a john ford double feature. the grapes of wrath & tobbaco road. look for my "oh, i'm hip to that!". i will be discussing what i'm reading, what i'm listening to, and what i'm watching!

in rainbows

one month later, we finally get to my number one album of 2007. not to be extremely boring & predictable, but radiohead have consistently produced my yearly favorite records. with their latest effort, in rainbows, they have once again succeeded. first listen and i was surprised how non-electric the album sounded. with lots of guitar and lots of real drums, in rainbows sounds and feels like a wonderful sample of each of their previous albums. there is no fat on this album. every song is great. from the frantic opener "15 step" to the bleak final track "videotape", in rainbows is a mature and fine tuned masterpiece. thom york has never sounded better, and his lyrics are decipherable & actually poignant. never ceasing to amaze me radiohead continue to prove that they are not only one of the best bands around, but also one of the only important.

oh, i'm hip to that!

new feature to the blog! it's a quick up date on things i am exploring. very exciting? you are going to love/like it.