May 23, 2005
Friday night I went to see Star Wars. I have to be honest; I wasn’t looking forward to it. I had a ticket for the 9:30 show with my friends: Walter, Jay, “Sally” and Tom. Jay left work at 6:15 to go stand in line. 6:15 for a 9:30 show (!)…I thought he was nuts too. But he’s a big fan and wanted the experience. He also wanted to make sure we had great seats. We got there around 8:30, it was funny, Jay was at the front of the line, we…well, this is where we ended up:
Nerd Wars
We were almost a block away from the theatre and we did have tickets! We never would have found 5 seats together but Jay saved the day. THANKS to Jay for taking one for the group – much appreciated! The Ziegfeld was showing the film in digital projection for that extra touch of big-city class. Without spoiling anything for those of you who haven’t seen it yet, it was pretty darn good. I can’t wait to take my nephews, they saw it on Saturday but part of being a cool uncle is to take them again…and again.
Saturday I woke up around 11:00. I gathered up the old laundry and walked up the street. After that, I walked to main street (Washington Street) to grab some Chinese food. I was going to see Kipley’s screening but I wasn’t in the mood. When I walked out of the Chinese restaurant, it started raining…then it started to pour. I sought shelter under a few awnings but then I just said, screw it. By the time I got home, I looked like this:
Soaked
I was wet from head to toe. But there was something nice about walking through that rain. I enjoyed my dinner and watched Repo Man.
Sunday I woke up around 10:30. I stared to watch Two-Lane Blacktop but then decided to go to Wal-Mart. It started to rain as soon as I left my apartment. Wal-Mart was crazy…so crazy that I didn’t get out of my car. I went to a local “mall” instead. I just walked around, didn’t buy anything. I ended up in Nutley and had a couple of slices. From there I drove to the Jersey City Target. There was nothing there so I went to the A & P. I was home by 6:00. When I walked through my door, I kept singing this song…I must have heard it in the super market. “If only you believe in magic….blah blah blah” I tried to look it up on itunes; no luck. I tried to think who might sing such a song: Steely Dan, Dan Folgerberg, Alan Parssons Project…WHO?! I even called my boss Justin, he’s big into music…I sang it to him and his wife, Lara. They couldn’t figure it out either. I did another internet search on a few of the words and then I cracked the code: IT WAS JEFFERSON STARSHIP SINGING ‘MIRACLES!’ Oh sweet Lord, that was driving me nuts!!!
Who would have thought that Star Wars would be my only “human” contact this weekend.(?) Such is life.
Congratulations to Chris and Colleen!!! I’ll post a photo of the new kid as soon as I get one. Great news.
That’s it! Have a great day.
Best,
Bob
Nerd Wars
We were almost a block away from the theatre and we did have tickets! We never would have found 5 seats together but Jay saved the day. THANKS to Jay for taking one for the group – much appreciated! The Ziegfeld was showing the film in digital projection for that extra touch of big-city class. Without spoiling anything for those of you who haven’t seen it yet, it was pretty darn good. I can’t wait to take my nephews, they saw it on Saturday but part of being a cool uncle is to take them again…and again.
Saturday I woke up around 11:00. I gathered up the old laundry and walked up the street. After that, I walked to main street (Washington Street) to grab some Chinese food. I was going to see Kipley’s screening but I wasn’t in the mood. When I walked out of the Chinese restaurant, it started raining…then it started to pour. I sought shelter under a few awnings but then I just said, screw it. By the time I got home, I looked like this:
Soaked
I was wet from head to toe. But there was something nice about walking through that rain. I enjoyed my dinner and watched Repo Man.
Sunday I woke up around 10:30. I stared to watch Two-Lane Blacktop but then decided to go to Wal-Mart. It started to rain as soon as I left my apartment. Wal-Mart was crazy…so crazy that I didn’t get out of my car. I went to a local “mall” instead. I just walked around, didn’t buy anything. I ended up in Nutley and had a couple of slices. From there I drove to the Jersey City Target. There was nothing there so I went to the A & P. I was home by 6:00. When I walked through my door, I kept singing this song…I must have heard it in the super market. “If only you believe in magic….blah blah blah” I tried to look it up on itunes; no luck. I tried to think who might sing such a song: Steely Dan, Dan Folgerberg, Alan Parssons Project…WHO?! I even called my boss Justin, he’s big into music…I sang it to him and his wife, Lara. They couldn’t figure it out either. I did another internet search on a few of the words and then I cracked the code: IT WAS JEFFERSON STARSHIP SINGING ‘MIRACLES!’ Oh sweet Lord, that was driving me nuts!!!
Who would have thought that Star Wars would be my only “human” contact this weekend.(?) Such is life.
Congratulations to Chris and Colleen!!! I’ll post a photo of the new kid as soon as I get one. Great news.
That’s it! Have a great day.
Best,
Bob
