I guess the company of strangers is better than drinking alone

[fellmama]

So yesterday I linked to this article: "Pearls Before Breakfast." If you didn't read it then, seriously, go read it now. It's fascinating. For those who have read it and enjoyed it, here is the author's live chat with readers on Monday--lots of interesting points. Some people who wrote to him obviously completely missed the point though, which somehow makes me sadder than what happened when Bell was playing in the first place.
I like my military history seminar. It degenerated today into a comparison of antiquity-themed movies. (In case you're curious, Spartacus is the best, Alexander the worst.) I should really go see 300, but I've never been to the movies alone before. It seems peculiar.

Comments

[charmbucket.livejournal.com]

That "it seems peculiar" made me laugh. I hear you-- I love going to the theatre/concerts alone, but movies alone don't seem to work as well for me.

[zoing.livejournal.com]

I say: atleast there's no one there to hog the jumbo sized popcorn!

[lacrossestar05.livejournal.com]

300 kicked serious ass. thanks for your call today... I was indeed in class. woo. and Spartacus was good too.

muah

[sparnak.livejournal.com]

If you want a movie with lots of fight scenes and violence, 300 is the movie for you. Don't expect anything deep and meaningful.

[bougival.livejournal.com]

I especially like it when Weingarten's response is "Maybe you need to take your meds."

Burgess' tirade against 300 ran in last week's Pio. It should be up on the website (whitmanpioneer.com--it's new!), but I see that it isn't yet. And the last issue up seems to be from before spring break, so it might be a while. Sigh.

[pluo.livejournal.com]

They need to do more cool stuff like the Joshua Bell thing. I really enjoy the concept of something being immensely valuable to a certain group of people, and put in a context where no one knows it. Kinda like the prince that is a toad, swan that is a princess, etc.

[love-pirate.livejournal.com]

Going to the movies yourself is badass!
Although it is more fun to have a post-movie discussion partner.

[novatiger.livejournal.com]

People like to enjoy art when and where they want. Aggressive art--I know it's weird to think of a street violinist as aggressive--often meets with what seems like non-response simply because it makes the witness (aural or visual) feel awkward.