The Blogger and the Frog

Last night I watched 'The Princess and The Frog' an over-hyped, C-average of a movie. Granted I am not 12 years old, and outside of the target audience. Still, I expect to be entertained by a movie that is nominated for three academy awards, including best song. The best song nomination I had to look up after the movie, because I couldn't tell which song it was! Maybe I am old and jaded, but the plot was entirely predictable. There were some psychedelic villain scenes, which convinced me I was simply too sober to enjoy the movie properly. I should have taken my medicine beforehand. Overall the music was a disappointment. There are good songs, especially the zydeco/Cajun in the bayou, but not enough. These snippets left me wanting more, while the over-produced main songs left me bored and distracted. Finally, the oft repeated "great message" of the movie, work hard and appreciate family is such a reflection on the lackluster economy I was depressed. Right now I am enjoying escapism in my movies, not John Henry work ethic.
Listened to The Dead Weather 'Horehound' this morning. Jack White is a genius. That album is actually very bad for me, because listening to it at 10 in the morning makes me want to go to the nearest bar and hop on the back of the first motorcycle I see. "You drive me so reckless, you'll kill us all" and "You're so cold and dangerous, but I can't leave you be, you've got the kind of loving I need constantly" Lyrics like this make the sky cloud over. When I can control the weather this is the music I will play for a thunderstorm, with the drums as lightening. The music sounds ramdom at times, but comes together with Alison's amazing voice in all the right places. I heard an inkling of a new album by the group and I must must check it out. Music to ruin your life too, what Rock should be.

'Lost' in the cushions of my couch

What channel is 'Lost' even on? For the past four seasons I have relied on the internet to find and watch TV shows. Usually I use hulu but for this one I had to resort to Channel 131. Shhhh...Don't tell the network. There are drawbacks with this method, the main one being quality. That however is acceptable, because there are no commercials and very reliable loading. Many, many times I have tried to watch one the network's website only to be thwarted by locked-up players and endlessly repeating commercials.
The most recent episode I watched was from last week, all about Hugo. This was a superbly put together episode. There is one scene when Hurley is in a mental institution and makes a comment about the rec room. Who else but Hugo would notice the state of a rec room. An excellent example of character building through dialogue.
Also seen from the comfort of my own couch is the latest Rolling Stone magazine. the highlight of this issue and the best thing I've seen in mag in months is the Top 40 Reasons to be excited about music. As a mediaphile I am already very excited about music. i just bought the Preservation Hall Jazz Bands album, The Gorillaz new album Plastic Beach and am looking into tickets for this years mud, I mean mean music, festival:Bonnaroo. Anyway, check out the top 40 reasons to be excited about music in Rolling Stone, especially the feature on The Black-Eyed Peas, Will.I.Am will blow your mind.