#10

For my part, I am trying to get as much movie news, Austin news and as many movie reviews up as I can. So, for example, if you read the "Mumford" review, check out the film review archive and you should see reviews of some of Lawrence Kasdan's other films. 

When you read the stuff below, check out the rest of the site and you should find reviews about the movies mentioned in the "Notes from Austin," like "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Buffalo 66" also in the new reviews or in the archives. 

Please not that some of these reviews were written years ago - literally. Like the "Grand Canyon" review was written in 1992 when the film came out and I had just started writing. So they may be a little short and a little, um, unrefined, shall we say. Then again, if you get something from 1993, perhaps, I'll get pretty long- winded

Anyway - hope you are enjoying the site - now without further ado, here are this weeks Notes from Austin:

Went to Cannibal Film Festival Friday night with my friend John. We saw "Dr. Butcher MD..." which was pure Grade A American cheese. I had an easier time watching "Cannibal ferox" last weekend cause I was shitfaced. I am not much of a gore fan - so I guess I asked for it taking in several films in the "Cannibal" genre... "Dr. Butcher" had numerous scenes of intestine eating, some eye gouging, a propeller to the head, skulls being sawed open, and hand being sawed off, and much more... plus dumb American's (who are still overdubbed) who go to the jungle to research cannibals and then are surprised when they get eaten alive once there. Boy is it dumb! And extremely fun! 

Harry Knowles was there and he was outside before the film talking to friends, hanging on a parking meter. I haven't checked out his site in a long time. 

The gang at the Alamo really went all out on this nite. They had a guy in the lobby on a table with his guts hanging out - for hors devours. Talk about crackers to go with the cheese! And they had acquired some fresh brains too - for all to enjoy.

Also, the Alamo had on hand a SFX expert who was nice enuff to warn us with a blaring siren when a gory scene was about to come on screen and a slide whistle to sound the "all clear." Although it was amusing at first, it got a bit tiresome. I will give the Alamo credit tho - it was another unique touch that you just don't get anywhere else! 

I also got to meet Tim's wife, I think it's Katie, but not sure, and she was super nice! These guys could be real snooty jerks, they've got the coolest theater in Austin, fuck, in the world! And they seem like really nice people. This town rocks!

The film got off to a wicked start with a pre-show presentation that featured a wham-bam edited up video of one wicked scene after another from all kinds of violent movies and soft core porn - it really got you in the mood for the mayhem to come. Imagine a bloody, flesh ripping scene from "Texas Chain Saw Massacre" followed by a naked chick sucking on a bottle of foamy champagne. Now multiply it times 1000 and you get the general idea of what we saw.

Following Tim's usually humorous monologue, where he thanked Johnny Legend for helping him get the print for "Dr. B" and promoted the Halloween Lucio Fulci film fest... We were witness to a 5 minute excerpt from Ed Wood's "Orgy of the Dead." I thought we might get some of the inane dialogue or bad special efx. Instead it was 5 minutes of the funky-est, funny-est titty dance you ever saw. This chick gave new meaning to the word "flumbags." I've seen "Orgy of the Dead" before and it is one of the most boring films a man can endure, gay or straight, but the damn thing comes to life with an audience.

We talked briefly and John told me some interesting things about his personal life which he prefaced by saying, "Well, I have no secrets." This made me laugh seeing as how I not only have no secrets, I post my every fucking thought on the web!

My friend T and I have been discussing "Eyes Wide Shut" a lot since it came out and we have agreed that perhaps the film's eroticism is so lame because Kubrick was trying to show what was erotic to Dr. Bill, Tom Cruise's character. We see the film through his eyes, therefore, the erotic scenes, in the orgy and such, are rather "Penthouse"-esque and fairly normal hetero male fantasies because Dr. Bill is just a normal guy... who has been forced, by his wife's recent lustful admission, to reevaluate his sexual self.

I wrote to T:

 I agree that "EWShut" may have moments of genius and I even see what you are saying in yr analysis of it. But if Cruise's character is so drab - and his dreams are so drab - why the fuck do we want to make a movie about them? 

Or if Kubrick does - why do we have to watch them? I still feel the piece is about heterosexual male frustration and the mask represents the mask men wear to shield their prurient thoughts from women. When we "see" each other (in marriages, relationships) for what we really are - and our mates see us for who we truly are, the relationship can wander in many directions - disgust, anger, boredom, being taken for granted.... Or if hints of this occur, a wife being repulsed by a husbands fantasies, one simply hides oneself from his true self. This is the pitfall of marriage/relationships. I think Dr. Bill has turned off parts of his "sexual" side because he feels his wife will not understand or be tolerant of them... And society as well.

Cruise is "afraid" to expose his prurient, deviant thoughts to his wife - and when she exposes her honest and somewhat lustful thoughts to him, it forces him to re-evaluate their marriage and the "man" he has become - because he is only a shell of the man he was - having become a wealthy, socialite doctor... He does not truly know women... He does not know his sexual self.

I do like "EWS" - Kidman's acting is brilliant. Cruise is perfect. The look of the film, many of the events, pure wonder! But the kink of the entire film is the orgy scene and it should be something (I don't know what) that leaves you in a knotted heap... And it just doesn't. It just lies there.

Cannibal Film Fest wrapped up at the Alamo Draft House with what is surely one of the finest horror films ever made, George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead." (I actually was able to catch 4 of the 6 films). 

I got there early and hung out in the lobby while folks sort of drifted in. Harry Knowles was there as well with his dad and some friends. There was this really cute and unusual looking guy with him that had on a dog collar. He also seems to have some gay friends, which is cool. Harry seems like a really nice guy from what I've overheard while poking my ear out whenever I am around him. I really have enjoyed seeing him on TV and such. Seems like he has such a joyous love of film. He always seems to have a smile on his face. It's infectious.

Before the film, they played a really weird old video of two girls wrestling. Very 50's. From the days when wrestling was fairly legit. It was still fakey at parts but the crowd, well - the sickos, like myself, got into it. Of course, I appreciated it from a purely historical viewpoint. 

Tim got up and made some announcements par usual. I just can't get over how amusing he is. He's like a goofy emcee at some silly comedy club. But the guy obvious has a love of films on par with the city of Austin. I don't know how I could ever leave this town after being here as a resident. I don't think you can find another city like this in the world. Anyway, Tim promoted the upcoming Halloween Lucio Fulci film fest and then the Tom Savini appearance that is coming up - don't have a date yet. Tim hinted that when Savini comes, he will do 3 films with Q&A and these will include Savini's remake of "Night of the Living Dead," "Dawn of the Dead," "Day of the Dead," and/or possibly "Night Riders." "Dawn of the Dead" is the greatest horror film ever made, in my opinion, so I would really like to see this happen!

 Tim also spoke briefly about next years Cannibal Film Festival where they hope to have "Motel Hell" and "Cannibal Holocaust." The latter is supposedly the primo Cannibal film of all time and Sage Stallone, Sly's son who helped remaster "Cannibal ferox," is supposed to be getting this master-piece ready to be re-issued by Grindhouse releasing. 

And now a moment about the Alamo staff: Last night, watching them early, while I waited for the film, I saw them working to serve the folks who were there watching "Mystery Men" and realized how dedicated they are and how hard they work. People don't realize how hard it is to serve the public when you work in the entertainment field. These guys bust their asses to serve us while we are enjoying ourselves. Sure, they are pretty lucky to work at some place as cool as the Alamo, but they are not snotty or smarmy. What rock stars! Last nite was no exception. They busted their asses to bring me food and drink while I got to watch one of my favorite films. Thanks, guys!

The film was preceded by the trailer for "Capricorn One," a truly awesome 70's film that had some of the younger members of the audience gasping at it's implications. The film expands on the theory that the moon landing in 1969 was a hoax propagated by the US Government to placate the public need to feel superior in the space race. "Capricorn One" turns this theory inside out and becomes a great film with spectacular drama and action. I'd love to see it again. Haven't seen it in ages.

After that, the second trailer, which looked like it had something to do with disco, broke, so they started the film. 

Living on your own is crazy. Like all of a sudden you realize you don't have little things. Like matches. Or salt. 

Just saw "Ebert's" TV show (Damn, I miss Siskel, didn't appreciate him til he was gone), and he went to Telluride and had some interesting info on lotsa new movies due this fall. His pick was "Princess Mononoke," an anime film by someone who is quite well known in that field. I don't really care for anime (Japanese animation), so this holds little interest for me but if you enjoy that genre, it appears that this will be a classic.

More to my interests were "The Straight Story," David Lynch's new film. This is a G-rated piece, starring Sissy Spacek and Richard Farnsworth about an old man who travels across country on a riding lawn-mower to see his sick brother. It looks awesome. Look for more news about and a retrospective of Lynch's work on the site soon. 

Woody Allen's new film is called "Sweet and Lowdown" and stars Sean Penn as a 1930's musician. Looks very funny. Ebert swooned over Penn's performance.

Two other films were "Black and White," a James Toback film that has teenagers discussing hip hop music and a film I cannot remember the name of that I believe stars Emily Watson as a 30 year old unmarried journalist who starts reminiscing about her old high school boyfriend and then wonders what it would have been like to have married him. She then finds herself magically transformed into an alternate reality where, indeed, she is married to him and has three kids. Something about that idea and the accompanying clip gave me goosebumps.

I have hardly watched TV at all since I got to Austin. This would surprise you if you knew what a TV junkie I was. It's the greatest legal narcotic since I don't know when. I can't believe the new season is just around the corner. And I could pretty much care less. Next Sunday, however, is season premiere of "King of the Hill" and "Simpsons." I like those shows. And "That 70's Show" too. 

Just watched the repeat of the last "Mad About You." I know some people (and critics) did not care for it, but I loved it. Damn thing made me cry again. Normally I don't like overt displays of the joys and wonders of heterosexuality and propagation of the species, (like the end of the film "Parenthood" for example), but for some reason this show was generally good to watch. I liked the way the ending had scenes from the future that looked pretty much like scenes from the 90's. I find it quite easy to believe that fashion in the year 2021 will have that 90's retro look. 

New Hollywood blockbusters out this weekend:

The worst "MUMFORD" comes out this Friday and my review is already up.You can actually write your own review and post it on their site! read my review. 

Also due this week: was when they pulled "American Beauty" from my theater. I thought they were going to wait a week to release it but apparently the art houses will have it instead. Perhaps the multiplexes with get it next week as planned. Go see this film!

AMERICAN BEAUTY Suburban angst and mid-life crisis elevated to an artform! 

DOUBLE JEOPARDY (ASHLEY JUDD, TOMMY LEE JONES) The whole film is in the trailer. Why bother?  

JAKOB THE LIAR (ROBIN WILLIAMS) I liked it the first time, when it was called "Life is Beautiful." (one thing you don't hear mentioned very often is that this is an American remake of a 1974 foreign film. 

DOG PARK (JANEANE GARAFALO, LUKE WILSON) Directed by Bruce McCullogh of "Kids in the Hall." One of those relationship movies about people who meet in the dog walking area of the local park. Indie omnipresence Janeanne Garofalo is in it so it reminds me of "The Truth about Cats and Dogs" even though I didn't see that film.  

THE MINUS MAN (JANEANE GARAFALO, OWEN WILSON) Wow, Janeanne gets around don't she. In this one, the other Wilson brother is sort of a Zelig who takes on the personalities of those he's around. Either that or a serial killer who kills people who seem miserable in their lives. I've heard both. Could be both, I suppose. 

The distributors of this film are so sure it will spark a lot of debate and discussion that the film uses the ridiculous tagline of: "conversation usually follows..." 

The site is all Shockwave type stuff. To me this stuff is more trouble than it's worth to navigate.

ONE MAN'S HERO (TOM BERENGER) Set during the Mexican American war.  

SIMON SEZ (DENNIS RODMAN) Rodman is trying to take over the realm held by Jean Claude Van Damme in film. Namely, bad action films with kickboxing involved. Why, I don't know. Here he plays an Interpol detective. Yeah. Right.

The Dobie has "I Stand Alone." The poster for this film makes it look pretty awesome. The Austin Chronicle calls it "a disturbing French film." Meanwhile, Village Cinema Arts has "Eternity and a Day" a film by Greek director Theo Angelopoulos, whose short film closes "Lumiere and Company;" and "Bedrooms and Hallways," which is about gay Londeners and was shown at the agliff festival.

Midnight movies coming soon include "Go" at the Dobie and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" at the Alamo. The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" is every weekend at Discount Cinema on Wells Branch.

 For lots of movie release dates and Austin event news check out  the event calendar 

Man - there is a lot to see if you love films. I don't know if my writing will make much sense next week as I will be much sleep deprived! 

ne thing I forgot to mention about John Waters when he came to Austin for agliff. (NOTES FROM AUSTIN #7) 

 He said that he was in preproduction for "Cecil B. Demented," the film he has been trying to get made for a while. In it, a band of underground filmmaker terrorists kidnap an A-list starlet and make her appear in their next cult movie. He said filming will begin in October and named a few stars. The only one I can recall now is Melanie Griffith.

My friend Krissa, who worked with me in Houston and now goes to UT, finally came to work with us and I couldn't be happier! 

 I took her home, back to the dorm, tonite and then decided, since I was on the strip, to go to I (heart) Video and see what it was all about.  I was in heaven. They have all kinds of videos and have them separated into stars, or directors, or genre, or country of origin, lotsa gay movies and foreign stuff and cult stuff. Really awesome. I ask the guy how late they were open and he said "3am everyday!" That's just insane! I am going to go get my Cinematexas pass there soon.

While I was there, there was this ADORABLE Goth rock looking guy there. He was as skinny as a rail and dressed all in black and had cute, black, shaggy hair and he was dressed in those clothes that are part retro/ part Goth - like black bellbottoms flairs and a skin tight black shirt with a zipper up the chest. He was probably 19 or 20. We happened to leave about the same time. I tried not to stare. I think I made him a little nervous. He zoomed right the fuck out of there.

Decided to go to 6th street and see what was up on a Monday nite. I was actually kinda hoping to see if I could find the club where Jonathan Richmond was playing but couldn't remember where it was or anything. I walked around for a while, lotsa clubs closed on Monday nite, so I ended up in my fave spot, Casino el Camino. They had "Buffalo 66" on Tv with closed captioning up and a DJ playing great 70's and 80's punk and rock. It was awesome. Watched "B66" til the end. Realized, even more now, that it is an awesome film. A true masterpiece. Seeing the visuals, without sound, only served to accentuate how awesome the picture is. Gallo and Ricci are spectacular. Their on screen chemistry rocks. Gallo brings us such a wounded soul, with no punches pulled, that is so alien to our normal thought patterns that he is almost incomprehensible. It is a brilliant screenplay and a exacting script. One thing that struck me, reading the words on closed caption, was the theme of "Time" in the film. Gallo's Bobby Brown is just "doing time" on Earth. He has absolutely no reason to exist. He wants to cease to exist so badly. He is so scarred and so damaged, that he is almost unsalvageable. It would take a spectacular soul like Layla to even begin to offer him a reason to exist. She flutters down to his Earth like a day-glo angel and offers him hope and life and love. It's mythic.

After the film, it was last call and I went to my car. I forgot to buckle my seat belt and, sure enough, a cop pulled me over. I had noticed him and at a red light buckled my belt. He was nice but made me get out of the car after I told him I had been at a bar. The cops in Austin are nice but they use the seat belt law as a reason to pull you over in hopes of finding a warrant on you or finding you DWI or whatever. I have generally found that if you are respectful and nice to them, they will be respectful and nice to you. I got off with a warning, so let me warn you: If you come to Austin: Buckle up!

Okay - been pulled over 2 times in about 2 weeks. Next time, I am really going to throw a hissy fit about it! Well, on line, anyway.

I went to Katz Deli, open all night, and got an order to go. This place has awesome food but it is just too damn expensive. A sandwich, fries and a drink to go was $15.00 - that's fucking crazy. Katz is going to have to be for special occasions only from now on.

I don't know which is more disquieting and or incomprehensible; The idea that life ends when you die, and we are all returned to a void of nothingness - or that life is eternal. And consciousness never ceases to end, even after death. 

Austin Film Festival is in October!   Phone is 1-800-310-FEST

Went to the opening night of Cinematexas - well - did a lot today... 

Started by going to a gallery talk at UT's Harry Ransom Center on their exhibit of Oscar Wilde stuff (See notes from Austin #9). I had spoke with one of the curators briefly last week and he was there today. He asked me if I had sent them my "diary entry." I assumed that because I sent them an e-mail of last week's "Notes" that this was what he meant. So I replied "yes." He was very nice and talked to me for several minutes. One interesting thing he told me is that Merlin Holland, Wilde's grandson who continues to write and lecture about Oscar, has been given free use of UT's extensive papers in the Wilde collection for 2 years.

When 12 noon struck, there were several people, almost all older, gathered and he took us through the exhibit and explained things within it. Although it was interesting, most things I knew anyway. What continues to amaze me is how much guff Lord Douglas, Wilde's young lover, gets. In my opinion, he had it worse that Wilde. He lived. Wilde may have died penniless and sad - but he became a martyr. Douglas lived to a ripe old age and I'm sure was looked down upon all that time. Wilde spoke of a "love that dare not speak it's name..." I think Douglas knew that love from him. That love continues to be misunderstood.

There is a great deal made of how Douglas was sick, at one point in their relationship and Wilde nursed him back to health, catching Douglas' flu in the process. Later, while Wilde was sick, Douglas did nothing to help him. Acted bored and went out gallivanting around town. HERE ME NOW: No gay man ever expects his young lover to be kind or sensitive or a nursemaid. We don't fall in love with hopeless younger men because we want them to "mother" us. How ridiculous. Wilde may have bitched about this in "De Profundis," but his was in jail and bitter at the time. Douglas gets a bad rap for all he said in bitterness toward Wilde... but Wilde can do no wrong? In my opinion, Douglas had plenty of faults. He was a pretty petty and bitter person. He made his own bed with Wilde (no pun intended). He knew he mistreated Oscar and I'm sure, at times, his failings would haunt him.

Some people cannot express guilt. It manifests itself as anger and bitterness and shame. Douglas exhibits all these traits. He is the "typical" young lover grown old. Like the opposite of Dorian Grey, like all young men who have survive on their looks, aging took away all that was life to him. I don't forgive him for things he said and did. I guess I just "understand" him. Wilde died. Douglas lived for years in a society that was homophobic, uncivilized and unforgiving. Who wouldn't rather be the dead martyr than the living heir to the supposed shame? 

Other things that struck me while there: Wiley Wiggins has got to play the young Oscar. they look identical. Oscar looks so cute in the photos taken during his first trip to America.

I went and got my Cinematexas Pass ($25) at I (heart) Video. Then I went to Huts Hamburgers for lunch and then to see "Trick" at the Dobie. There was a preview for Gregg Araki's "Splendor" again - and yes, it looks not very good - as well as one for an interesting looking film called "Finding North."

Finally at 7 I arrived at Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria. This is on the West side of town at the end of 35th street. Just take it till it cul-de-sacs. The place is a nature sanctuary. Just beautiful. Down at the bottom of a hillside, overlook ing the water, they had a screen and several projectors set up.... 

Here are the notes I jotted down during the first hour where two projectors emitted green and red light on a screen until dusk came and it was clearly visible. Then a guitarist, who was obviously a student of Robert Fripp's Frippertronics came out and slowly begin to play beautiful electronic riffs while we sat in the nature.... It was magical... 

So the question begins to emerge and remain: How does one separate one's self from what one sees? That is - How does one act as a correspondent on the scene without becoming part of the scene? Can there be such a thing as a documentarian? Distance from object = aesthetic The closer one gets tot he object, the more one loses one's aesthetic or ability to critique the aesthetic.

Can one find fault in the artistic work of a friend? If one begins to become part of the scene then who remains to support the scene? To truly appreciate beauty, one must remain the voyeur. 

beautiful ambient spot people magically appear at the top of the hill and slink down the stone steps to gather 

soon Fripp appears and the electronic ambience fuses with the natural as he plays a song and the insects occasionally add a refrain 

 as people gather and friends talk the screen flickers quietly as we, all gathered here, wait for dusk there are shadows seeming cinematic tree limbs on the screen is it shadow or light? 

we wait - wondering what we are waiting for not impatient but eager perhaps we see red and green flicker and wonder what we are waiting for... is it purple?

 This is the place that I have waited to be for so long

never stop being shocked/ delighted by it's surprise 

landscape/aural landscape/ oral landscape the visual as time 

separate yourself from the concept of film

separate yourself from the concept of image

separate yourself from the concept of event

 it's not "if you show it they will come - it's if you say you will show it, they will come...

 I played the sound of a helicopter and watched them look to the sky

sameness w/ knowledge of events to come = anticipation

and trees... and trees... and trees...

From the Internet Movie Database:

NEW GAME MACHINES MAY GIVE BIG BOOST TO DVD FORMAT

Sony's announcement that its next generation PlayStation 2 game machine will be capable of playing DVD discs was hailed Monday by analysts as a major boost to the DVD format. Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun quoted a spokesman for rival Matsushita, which is also developing a DVD-compatible game console with Nintendo, as welcoming its rival's move. "The number of people using DVD who would otherwise not do so will definitely increase," the spokesman said. "The introduction of PlayStation 2 to the market is a good thing for the whole industry.

If you live in Houston, my friend Sarah Gish who oversees the Landmark theaters in town (River Oaks and Greenway 3) wants you on her mailing list! She sends updates every week about the movies coming to their theaters. And there are even ways to win free tickets. She often sends passes to previews to her e-mail list. Says Sarah, "They can get on our email list by emailing me at sarahg@landmark-theatres.com or through our website." .

They've got an interesting line up coming too:

LUCIE ABRAC 10/1 At the Greenway Theatre

GUINEVERE 10/1  At the Greenway Theatre

THE LIMEY 10/8  At the River Oaks Theatre

ROMANCE 10/8  At the River Oaks Theatre

SUGAR TOWN 10/8  At the River Oaks Theatre

HEAD ON 10/15   At the Greenway Theatre

 (Please note all dates are tentative.)

A fan fawns:

Nine inch nails - "The Fragile" CD Review by Obi-Wan Kenobi 

As you all should know, today, September 21st, 1999, is the release date for Trent Reznor's new masterpiece.  And it's un-fucking-believable!  I got the two-disc set a day before it was legally available on the street (thanks in part to an as-yet-unnamed source) but I knew when I handed over my twenty-plus bucks I'd be getting my money's worth.  Oh man, did I ever. The two discs are labeled "left" and "right" as to distinguish their placement in the package, a nifty fold-out design that is a trademark of NIN's albums. Trent Reznor has almost always had a different approach to his packaging, which is equal to the difference in his music and other musicians.  I'm not stating that this packaging is a NEW type of package, just IN LINE with all other albums.So anyway, I popped in the "first" disc, that is,  the "left" disc, and this really weird guitar sound starts up.  It's just a progression, over and over and over.  It sounds kind of twangy.  The song is "Somewhat Damaged." But it builds, much like "Pinion" does at the onset of NIN's Broken EP, but without all the heavy distortion.  And then, in true NIN fashion, a good beat and accompanying sounds, vocals, whatever else Trent uses, all kick in to cycle. And, of course, there are many songs on this album that are all worthy of me going into to describe, but there are 23 songs on this set, and all are equally worthy to single out and review.  But I won't spoil too much fun for you like that!  And they are all unmistakably Nine Inch Nails in every way. Trent Reznor, a true genius musically, knows what it takes to give us what we want, and he did not falter here.  This album is a worthy successor to his 1994 release, The Downward Spiral, and I'm happy to confirm my beliefs that if this album won't save rock and roll, then we're all fucked and will be forced to live in a conceptual hell/nightmare like state, forever forced to listen to whatever the latest idiotic rap group is, or the new Crapstreet Boys, N'Puke, or Eminem (whom I'm not impressed with at all!).  Or, worse, country music!  I mean, today's musical output is CRAP for the most part. It's recycled, used up, redundant, repetitive dreck.  I mean, people are getting keyed up because the Christina Aguilera album is coming out? And they're screaming their heads off for her?  Come on, get a fucking life. Ricky Martin living La Vida Loca?  I'm hoping that bitch will choke-a! Sorry, but for the most part, new music today is mostly like the Houston local artist scene: shitty.         But, again, I do declare, this album is FRESH.  It's relieving to hear this material.  It's the best shit I've heard in a LONG time. The best songs, by my first impression, are listed below.  Don't take your money and go waste it on some teeny-bopper bullshit.  This is the real thing. Hands down, absolute.  Go get this album today, because if you don't, you're really only fucking yourself out of a good purchase.

My favorites upon my initial listening: Somewhat Damaged The Day the World Went Away The Wretched We're In This Together (fucking awesome!) The Fragile Even Deeper No, You Don't The Great Below Into The Void Where Is Everybody Please Starfuckers, Inc.  (see comments on "We're In This Together") The Big Come Down

OVERALL RATING (out of 10 stars):  10 stars

 MUSICAL ORIGINALITY: 9 STARS

QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE:10 STARS

LYRICS:10 STARS

There are cantaloupe seeds all over my bedroom and bathroom. You don't want to know.

Tonight Michael Stokley magically appeared at my theater. He's this deaf guy that I used to work with in Houston. He's like the last guy I ever expected to see in Austin. He was with the cutest little gay guy I have ever met. Now, normally I don't find gay guys attractive, but this one was the exception to the rule. Very nice. Michael does some work with the deaf school in town and they were here for that. They saw "American Pie," which is so good, it's probably just as funny without sound!