Archive for April 2006
The Groomsmen
Ed Burns’ film, “The Groomsmen,” was a constant punchline over the course of three or four pre-Tribeca planning meetings at work last week. I wasn’t making the jokes, though, or even laughing; I pre-ordered my tickets the moment they went on sale. Apparently, Burns’ brand of heart-felt, New York-centric talkie isn’t in my colleagues’ wheelhouse.…
Read MoreTell Me Do You Miss Me
In the fall of 1996, in a fluorescent-lit cubicle deep within Rolling Stone’s Sixth Avenue offices, my editor, Matt Hendrickson, asked me, “Do you know Luna?” I lied. Three nights later, Chris and I were stage right at the band’s downtown show, bobbing, swaying, and smiling to its “full-tilt, cosmic radio clamor.” “Though frontman Dean…
Read MoreKettle Of Fish
I’ll admit it (though it probably won’t come as much of a surprise): I’m a sucker for romantic comedies. Given the right mood on the right rainy Saturday, I’ll pause (for the three hundred and twenty-sixth time) to watch Harry run through the streets of New York to find Sally (“I came here tonight because…
Read MoreFavorite Things, Volume I
I’m getting a little tired of writing about adjusting to life without the rock ‘n roll fantasy, and you’re probably getting tired of reading about it. So I’m starting a new series: Favorite Things. Could be a song, a movie, or a pair of shoes. These are the things that make me happy. I love…
Read MoreDo/Don’t
I have a fair number of single female friends. Not a ton, but enough to hear a nightmarish dating story or two now and again. Now, I’m not a pro or anything. I haven’t actually been on a ton of dates. But I do know at least a few things about how to treat a…
Read MoreBetter Days
It was a little disappointing to wake up from a fantastic dream only to find that everything was exactly the same as the night before. In my dream, Iowa looks like Ireland. I’m in a small cottage on the edge of a huge and stormy lake. There’s a small town nearby. I am on vacation.…
Read MoreToll House Vs. My House
I ate an entire batch of Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies on Sunday. With skim milk, but still. I read recently that the average age for a man of my generation is expected to be 77-years-old. (I’ve also read that the average age for a man of Ethan’s age will be 100, which sucks for…
Read MoreStrangers
A recent U.K. poll about life changing books revealed that most men name Camus’ “The Stranger,” while most women name Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” Existentialism vs. romanticism? Disconnection vs. relatedness? Is this really how we boil down? Does Mars vs. Venus hold water? I guess it says something that I’ve only read “The Stranger.” And…
Read MoreE
Used to be that Chris would hand Ethan the phone and he wouldn’t say anything at all. Walking uptown on Amsterdam Avenue tonight, though, the conversation evolved. Significantly. “Hi Ethan!” “Hi Uncle Ben-be-ben!” Now, even the worst day in the anals of bad days is remedied by “Ben-be-ben.” “How are you?” “Fiiiiine.” “Are you eating…
Read MoreWoke Up This Morning At 11:11
I’m not sure how I feel about all these September 11th films. The trailer for “Flight 93” debuted in theaters a few weeks ago. People were having a tough time with it around the New York City. They felt ambushed, scared, traumatized all over again. We rolled it out on the site a few weeks…
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