Life in the red state goes on...
Went to Jazzfest on Saturday. It was very very hot, very very crowded, and a whole lot of fun. I have to be careful when talking about Jazzfest, or people will get the wrong idea and think I didn't like it. I do have several complaints about the day, but overall, it really was great. I don't deal well with heat and direct sunlight. As I tell 217 all the time, I am not solar powered. I am dark powered. So 90 degrees and 90% humidity with no shade tends to make me feel not so good. Also, Jazzfest is a giant money sucking vacuum. $50 per day per ticket for the basic admission ticket, $4.00 waters, no re entry, parking fees, etc. Jazzfest did manage to suck a pretty good chunk of change out of us. And for the size of the event, the venue just isn't big enough. It was crazy crowded. And it was muddy. Wet, squishy, slimy, slippery, horse dung smelling mud everywhere. But it was a lot of fun. We got to see a bit of Chick Corea, the Roots and Steel Pulse. We ate a bunch of festival food and had some hurricanes. All in all, it was a great day.
Today (Sunday) we went and saw Ironman and Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo. I really loved both of these movies. I'm not going to go all geeky over the greatness that is Ironman, I'm just going to say that it is one of the very best comic book adaptations I've ever seen. Very few complaints, lots of praise. Great flick. Harold and Kumar was also surprisingly good as well. Considering it is the sequel to a stoner tittie movie it had a lot of plot and character development. Well done follow up to a good stoner flick. And it wrapped the story arc up nicely. No loose ends, no obvious opening for another sequel. Two good movies in one day. Doesn't happen all that often.
Went to Jazzfest on Saturday. It was very very hot, very very crowded, and a whole lot of fun. I have to be careful when talking about Jazzfest, or people will get the wrong idea and think I didn't like it. I do have several complaints about the day, but overall, it really was great. I don't deal well with heat and direct sunlight. As I tell 217 all the time, I am not solar powered. I am dark powered. So 90 degrees and 90% humidity with no shade tends to make me feel not so good. Also, Jazzfest is a giant money sucking vacuum. $50 per day per ticket for the basic admission ticket, $4.00 waters, no re entry, parking fees, etc. Jazzfest did manage to suck a pretty good chunk of change out of us. And for the size of the event, the venue just isn't big enough. It was crazy crowded. And it was muddy. Wet, squishy, slimy, slippery, horse dung smelling mud everywhere. But it was a lot of fun. We got to see a bit of Chick Corea, the Roots and Steel Pulse. We ate a bunch of festival food and had some hurricanes. All in all, it was a great day.
Today (Sunday) we went and saw Ironman and Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo. I really loved both of these movies. I'm not going to go all geeky over the greatness that is Ironman, I'm just going to say that it is one of the very best comic book adaptations I've ever seen. Very few complaints, lots of praise. Great flick. Harold and Kumar was also surprisingly good as well. Considering it is the sequel to a stoner tittie movie it had a lot of plot and character development. Well done follow up to a good stoner flick. And it wrapped the story arc up nicely. No loose ends, no obvious opening for another sequel. Two good movies in one day. Doesn't happen all that often.