Anything to serve a function or to occupy some time...
I went to Nora and Julie at Simpson last night. Going to the shows there is starting to get odd. I know fewer and fewer people there. However, it is always nice going there and catching up with the small number of people I do know. I talked to Becca (the roommate from the Performing Arts House) and she told me she is getting married. I am, of course, very happy for her and she seems as happy as I have ever seen her but it also goes to prove my point - basically everyone I know is getting married.
The show itself was pretty interesting....and long (3 hours). It was Ingmar Bergman's adaptation of both Miss Julie and A Doll's House. I like both plays well enough and Ingmar Bergman is a fascinating guy, but I didn't like the adaptations a whole lot. Condensed and spliced together, they seemed to lack some of their potency. (Side note: Tom had Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage playing in the lobby and by the theatre entrances. If you haven't seen this movie, I suggest you check it out - stat.) And that will conclude the Scandinavian theatre/film nerd portion of the entry.
After the show, I stopped at House of Bricks. Craig had called right when I was leaving for Indianola, inviting me to come up and watch the Soapbox Prophets play, so I told him I would stop in after the play. The Soapbox Prophets were alright. By time I got there, they were close to finished and I only heard one song in its entirity. The highlight of the evening was watching this completely trashed woman attempting to dance. What can I say? I'm easily amused like that. Anyways, everyone cleared out pretty quickly once the band wrapped up. I stayed for maybe another 20 minutes or so to talk to Craig before heading home.
In other news, I am officially going to the Bright Eyes show on November 10th in Iowa City. Exciting, right? And a month later (December 7th)? Tickets to see Dave Attell and Pauly Shore...in Iowa City. I'm pretty excited to see Dave Attell. His stand-up is fantastic and Insomniac with Dave Attell was not a bad show at all.
And in closing: If you're a fan of Death Cab for Cutie, you might be interested in this.
The show itself was pretty interesting....and long (3 hours). It was Ingmar Bergman's adaptation of both Miss Julie and A Doll's House. I like both plays well enough and Ingmar Bergman is a fascinating guy, but I didn't like the adaptations a whole lot. Condensed and spliced together, they seemed to lack some of their potency. (Side note: Tom had Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage playing in the lobby and by the theatre entrances. If you haven't seen this movie, I suggest you check it out - stat.) And that will conclude the Scandinavian theatre/film nerd portion of the entry.
After the show, I stopped at House of Bricks. Craig had called right when I was leaving for Indianola, inviting me to come up and watch the Soapbox Prophets play, so I told him I would stop in after the play. The Soapbox Prophets were alright. By time I got there, they were close to finished and I only heard one song in its entirity. The highlight of the evening was watching this completely trashed woman attempting to dance. What can I say? I'm easily amused like that. Anyways, everyone cleared out pretty quickly once the band wrapped up. I stayed for maybe another 20 minutes or so to talk to Craig before heading home.
In other news, I am officially going to the Bright Eyes show on November 10th in Iowa City. Exciting, right? And a month later (December 7th)? Tickets to see Dave Attell and Pauly Shore...in Iowa City. I'm pretty excited to see Dave Attell. His stand-up is fantastic and Insomniac with Dave Attell was not a bad show at all.
And in closing: If you're a fan of Death Cab for Cutie, you might be interested in this.