a very nice thanksgiving weekend
ahh, the long weekend. a long weekend devoid of travel. very nice.
we awoke thanksgiving day to see lots of rain outside and lots more in the forecast, and we gave thanks that we were remaining indoors. we made coffee, and lexi made blueberry pancakes. saw some of the macy's parade and then a bit of the dog show that followed it.
of course, every time we see a dog show on tv, all we can think of is Best In Show anymore.
lexi made the demand that i stay out of the kitchen, so there was no homemade pumpkin pie from me this year. but her culinary powers conjured up a turkey, stuffing, yams, a butternut squash and apple soup, plus gravy and a can of whole cranberry cranberry sauce (for which i take full credit; take it where you can, right?). we (meaning i) enjoyed some football on tv, we chilled out, and after our magnificent dinner we watched Elf and then played some Simpsons Monopoly.
saturday evening we made it out to see For Your Consideration, the New Christopher Guest Film. while it wasn't quite up to par with Best In Show, Waiting For Guffman or A Mighty Wind (and definitely not the Rob Reiner-directed Spinal Tap), it was a lot of fun. i rarely stopped laughing the whole time. Catherine O'Hara was brilliant, and Jennifer Coolidge and Ricky Gervais were scene stealers. Fred Willard was, well, Fred Willard, and, as such, had me laughing my ass off with every scene he was in. i recommend it, and we'll definitely be picking up the dvd as soon as it's released. i'm sure that, like Guest's other films, there are a ton of jokes that we missed on the first viewing.
sunday we had a Larry Banilow recording session that began around 6pm and included Erin, Neil's co-star in "Little Shop of Horrors" -- she played Audrey. we added her excellent voice to Sundae Smile and Pillow Time (which, by the time you read this, may be live on the Banilow myspace), and then Neil and i figured out what we were going to do for our live performance on WAAF that night.
the radio performance was awesome. we were flanked by the Steamy Bohemians, and we played Daydream Believer, Cups and Cakes and our originals Love Waves Hello and Pillow Time. Carmelita, our Bay State Rock host, told us during a break that Zack, the midnight DJ, phoned in to say that he apparently had to pull over during his drive to the studio. he was laughing so hard that he was actually crying, and he had to phone all his friends -- "Turn on 'AAF, i don't know what's going on over there!" so that's a VERY nice little endorsement and positive feedback. thanks, Zack!
after hanging with Carm, Tez, Brian, Scott Dakota (the Steamy's producer who was along for the ride) and the Steamies, Neil and i listened to the recording of the show, and i didn't walk into the house 'til about 1:40am, too wound up for sleep.
so yesterday i was in a daze, though the workday went smoother and quicker than i'd expected 4 hours of sleep would provide me. but last night, i was wiped.
December 7th, Lizard Lounge! it's comin' up. next week, we'll put the show together and then do it up. you gotta come out. we may have iron-ons.
yeah, that's right. iron-ons. god, i hope so.
we awoke thanksgiving day to see lots of rain outside and lots more in the forecast, and we gave thanks that we were remaining indoors. we made coffee, and lexi made blueberry pancakes. saw some of the macy's parade and then a bit of the dog show that followed it.
of course, every time we see a dog show on tv, all we can think of is Best In Show anymore.
lexi made the demand that i stay out of the kitchen, so there was no homemade pumpkin pie from me this year. but her culinary powers conjured up a turkey, stuffing, yams, a butternut squash and apple soup, plus gravy and a can of whole cranberry cranberry sauce (for which i take full credit; take it where you can, right?). we (meaning i) enjoyed some football on tv, we chilled out, and after our magnificent dinner we watched Elf and then played some Simpsons Monopoly.
saturday evening we made it out to see For Your Consideration, the New Christopher Guest Film. while it wasn't quite up to par with Best In Show, Waiting For Guffman or A Mighty Wind (and definitely not the Rob Reiner-directed Spinal Tap), it was a lot of fun. i rarely stopped laughing the whole time. Catherine O'Hara was brilliant, and Jennifer Coolidge and Ricky Gervais were scene stealers. Fred Willard was, well, Fred Willard, and, as such, had me laughing my ass off with every scene he was in. i recommend it, and we'll definitely be picking up the dvd as soon as it's released. i'm sure that, like Guest's other films, there are a ton of jokes that we missed on the first viewing.
sunday we had a Larry Banilow recording session that began around 6pm and included Erin, Neil's co-star in "Little Shop of Horrors" -- she played Audrey. we added her excellent voice to Sundae Smile and Pillow Time (which, by the time you read this, may be live on the Banilow myspace), and then Neil and i figured out what we were going to do for our live performance on WAAF that night.
the radio performance was awesome. we were flanked by the Steamy Bohemians, and we played Daydream Believer, Cups and Cakes and our originals Love Waves Hello and Pillow Time. Carmelita, our Bay State Rock host, told us during a break that Zack, the midnight DJ, phoned in to say that he apparently had to pull over during his drive to the studio. he was laughing so hard that he was actually crying, and he had to phone all his friends -- "Turn on 'AAF, i don't know what's going on over there!" so that's a VERY nice little endorsement and positive feedback. thanks, Zack!
after hanging with Carm, Tez, Brian, Scott Dakota (the Steamy's producer who was along for the ride) and the Steamies, Neil and i listened to the recording of the show, and i didn't walk into the house 'til about 1:40am, too wound up for sleep.
so yesterday i was in a daze, though the workday went smoother and quicker than i'd expected 4 hours of sleep would provide me. but last night, i was wiped.
December 7th, Lizard Lounge! it's comin' up. next week, we'll put the show together and then do it up. you gotta come out. we may have iron-ons.
yeah, that's right. iron-ons. god, i hope so.
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