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things are different these days

You know what always reminds me of how things have changed over time? Movies. Seriously.

At the recommendation of my Work BFF™, I had Netflix send me Roman Holiday. It’s her favorite movie, and how can we continue our Work BFF™ relationship if I’ve never seen her favorite movie?

In one of the first scenes of the movie, Audrey Hepburn is passed out in the back of a cab and Gregory Peck is smacking her upside the face to try to wake her up.

I realize their’s no current comparison to Audrey to make this a fair comparison, but if one were to make a movie in 2007 with maybe Brad Pitt leaving hand prints on Reese Witherspoon’s little face, it would be rated R for questionable violence. Now, the Netflix envelope for the DVD says Roman Holiday is unrated, but I have a feeling you wouldn’t have had to be 17 to see this 54 years ago when the movie was made.

What are your favorite movies? We can’t be Blog BFF™s if I haven’t seen your favorite movie!

unsigned

For a while now, I’ve been listening to music that you wouldn’t normally find on my iPod. I’m sure the majority of you are relieved I’m listening to something other than Hanson remixes and former American Idol contestants. I guess it all started with my co-workers “New Orleans-style brass band” and has kind of gotten out of control from there. My latest find that I listen to anytime I’m in front of a computer? Blues Bands.

There are TON of them out there and I never hear them because they don’t fit into the whole Top 40 realm that every radio station in the world obsesses over. That’s why I love the internets so much, I guess.

Where else can you go and find so many unsigned artists within a particular distance from where you live? Unsigned, independent shows are always the best ones. I think I’m going to have to sacrifice some of my nights of drinking for some more live music. Or maybe combine the two, now we’re talking.