weekend; moments from

[coyotegoth]

1) Went to piano bar for a birthday party on a Saturday, which would have been even better if there hadn't been A) an extremely packed crowd (which isn't necessarily unusual for a Saturday night, especially as most of them were probably there for the show upstairs, but was still an Extremely Packed Crowd), B) some silly twit who couldn't seem to refrain from singing along with Kim Lee's set from right over her shoulder, taking up all the bar space ever, and generally straining the patience of those around her in a "Look- I'm being cute!" way, and C) a substitute pianist who likes to smack the piano with his hands to emphasize the rhythm.

...although crankiness aside, I did have a genuinely good time (crowd and my reaction to same aside); it was good to see everyone, and the birthday gift- a copy of the soundtrack to Ran- she’s a fellow film lover) was well received. Can't ask for much more than that.

2) Went to my friend Andy’s get-together in New Jersey on Sunday; mostly neighbors of theirs and Actor’s Studio folk. I’ve known Andy for about twenty years, and the two of us were old-school collectors, way back when (anyone else out there remember the late, lamented Dream Days comic book store in Syracuse, at 110 Montgomery St?). Accordingly, after a while, his wife Kelly feels obliged to stick her head into his study, where we’re holed up with Andy’s friend Spencer discussing such weighty issues as What the hell ever happened to John Carpenter? and I’m telling you, Adam Warlock is simply Elric dyed gold, with Stormbringer stuck to his forehead.

3) The subway stops in our neighborhood of late have been papered with variations on the "Met you on a L train… forgot to get your name" theme; this particular iteration describes how the author is searching for a tall, blond girl. Upon walking down the steps today, I saw a tall, blond girl looking at the poster- and reaching for her cell phone.

…who knows?

Comments

[humblepie.livejournal.com]

Adam Warlock? I'm curious.

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

(Foo, the site I wanted to link to isn't working. Am I correct in assuming you're at least somewhat familiar with the Elric novels?)

Essentially, Adam Warlock is a Marvel Comics character; an artificial creation of an enclave called the Beehive. After a rather random series of adventures, when an artist and writer named Jim Starlin started taking creative responsibility for the character, Adam became more philosophical, attempting to make sense of his existence, as well as wrestling with the emerald Soul Gem he wore on his forehead, which, umm, stole his opponent's souls (he was also frequently accompanied on his cosmic rounds by MoonglumPip, a troll who, err, attempted to lighten Adam's spirits with his jokes and high spirits.) Although attempting to do good, he wound up draining the souls of several of those closest to him, and then perishing (and then unperishing, but that's the Marvel way for you).u

[ex-tibstangl962.livejournal.com]

Ooo, I love a good piano bar. Were there two players or just one?

[rezendi.livejournal.com]

Another Ooo, this one for the soundtrack to Ran.

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

At the piano bar I go to, there are two of them, early and late shift. This particular night, I got there after the later piano player was already on. (Usually, I go on Thursdays.))

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

Toru takemitsu at his finest- makes me sad that he and Kurosawa only worked together on this and Do'Des'Ka'Den. (I wish he'd done the score to Kagemusha- Shinichiro Ikibe did a really uninspired job on that one. Ahh, well.)