The Useless Critic 2.0

Song of the Day Some weekends near spring I'm filled with the urge (mostly near Easter for whatever reason) to listen to "The Graduate" soundtrack and rewatch the movie, which I've adored for years. Today? Today is one of those days.  So! Do the lyrics of this song make ANY sense? Nah.  Let me look into this.... Well, Wikipedia says: According to a  Variety  article by  Peter Bart  in the May 15, 2005 issue, [2]  director  Mike Nichols  had become obsessed with Simon & Garfunkel's music while shooting the film. Larry Turman, his producer, made a deal for Simon to write three new songs for the movie. By the time they were nearly finished editing the film, Simon had only written one new song. Nichols begged him for more but Simon, who was touring constantly, told him he didn't have the time. He did play him a few notes of a new song he had been working on; "It's not for the movie ... it's a song about times past – about...

Hello and BonFuckingJour Wednesday! So my system has been destroyed last night because there was a sale on donuts, so there is more sugar in my blood than blood itself. That’s kind of weird come to think. The surprise s/s champion of sensationalistic stardom is none other than Sarah Brightman. She’s conquered many dimensions of the acting world, but for me the number one role that surpasses the others is her performance as “Christine Daae” in “The Phantom of the Opera.” She performed alongside the great Michael Crawford and even with one of my personal heroes, Davis Gaines. But I have selected this clip, and now youtube sensation, of her singing alongside Mr. Antonio Banderas. Sarah has conquered many more elements of the performing arts. Watch in this video as she takes a folky song and uses it to make “Simon and Garfunkel” look like raw pussies by comparison. Now watch her just shine in this… You know for years I rejected Sarah Brightman’s work because she had t...

WHY DID THIS BAR CLOSE WHY IS IT BEING RENAMED FAT WILLIE'S THAT IS NOT A GOOD NAME IT IS NOT EVEN AN OKAY NAME IT JUST SUCKS I am glad Larry dragged me here the last time I was in Edinboro. which was the winter. miss you so much, reuben salad, miss you. Here is an article that better explains the Copper Coin than me and my drunken half-memories ever could seriously, I met some electrician on the deck that wanted to marry me and some boy I always managed to make out with while drunk always sorry I ruined your life kind of THANKS TO KURT FOR BRINGING THIS HORROR TO MY ATTENTION