Saturday, October 16, 2004
the other day i heard part of a replay of an interview with billy bob thornton on NPR. in case you're unaware, the dude as some phobias. for instance, he has a fear of antique furniture, which inhibits his ability to eat when he is in its presence. this fear does not apply to antique ASIAN furniture, but it certainly applies to anything french, english, scottish, etc.
speaking of billy bob, there's something i forgot to mention about 'friday night lights'. a lot of the music is done by a band from midland, TX, called explosions in the sky. really pretty instrumental stuff. it may seem a bit anachronistic, given that the movie is set in 1988, but i thought it worked really well.
and speaking of sports, NBA preseason games have started, which is totally sweet. i was just watching the pistons get trounced by the miami heat, which was not totally sweet. especially since it followed hard upon the heels of the buckeyes getting trounced by iowa, and is occurring contemporaneously with the red sox getting trounced by the yankees.
and still speaking of sports, i was reminded recently of a peculiarity of being in michigan: here it is possible for a person to like the philadelphia eagles (with the possible exception of t. owens) with no emotional investment whatsoever. this is not true in the greater philadelphia area, where a man's for and 'gin are neither one dispassionate. it is odd to hear someone refer to the eagles simply as a good football team (which they are). but i assure you--it happens.
speaking of billy bob, there's something i forgot to mention about 'friday night lights'. a lot of the music is done by a band from midland, TX, called explosions in the sky. really pretty instrumental stuff. it may seem a bit anachronistic, given that the movie is set in 1988, but i thought it worked really well.
and speaking of sports, NBA preseason games have started, which is totally sweet. i was just watching the pistons get trounced by the miami heat, which was not totally sweet. especially since it followed hard upon the heels of the buckeyes getting trounced by iowa, and is occurring contemporaneously with the red sox getting trounced by the yankees.
and still speaking of sports, i was reminded recently of a peculiarity of being in michigan: here it is possible for a person to like the philadelphia eagles (with the possible exception of t. owens) with no emotional investment whatsoever. this is not true in the greater philadelphia area, where a man's for and 'gin are neither one dispassionate. it is odd to hear someone refer to the eagles simply as a good football team (which they are). but i assure you--it happens.
