Last night we enjoyed a screening of Buster Keaton’s classic Sherlock Jr. at the Trylon Microcinema, accompanied by Dreamland Faces. It was lovely. And it sold out! (I suppose that’s not saying a lot, since it is a micro cinema but still). My son guffawed quite a bit, particularly at the physical humor. Thankfully the musicians welcomed audience reactions.
Five items of note for this Monday evening:
- Sally Ride, First American Woman In Space, Is Dead. Growing up I had no strong female role models in my own life. For a time I idolized Amelia Earhart. But she was part of the distant past. I very clearly remember when Sally Ride showed up on my radar and was so excited when she went into space. I found her to be incredibly inspiring - and proof that women could have more than marriage and kids and drudgery. Much more.
- “How Being in Awe Expands Time and Helps You Live Better” - this I like.
- Reading about Bikini Kill’s plans to launch a record label (for the band’s 25th anniversary) led me to learn about (and order) the book Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution. That goes to the top of my summer reading pile.
- “High caffeine levels in the waters off the Oregon coast are likely the result of pollution from human waste, scientists say.” This is grossssss.
- “Comedian and musician Reggie Watts recently visited the NPR Music offices with a simple setup of loop and delay pedals and a microphone. But the spontaneous improvisations he created by building up layers of sound and melody provide a magical showcase for his soulful musicianship and deadpan humor.”
Later on I’ll get out to the Hack Factory for the Handmade Music series. If I can pull myself out of my air conditioning, that is, and force myself back into the thick of it. Feels like it’s been a particularly thick and hot summer. But it’s also gone speeding by. It’s already my son’s last week at summer camp. Then he’s off for an August of air travel with and without me. And then…JUNIOR HIGH.
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