I saw this guy play at The Oilhouse last night. The show was produced by one of my coworkers, so I wasn’t about to miss it. It was a solo gig–just him and a guitar (and the occasional harmonica or kazoo). Having seen the show, I’m still not sure of the genre (the internet’s telling me roots rock or alternative country–whatever that means). Nevertheless, it was fun. Unfortunately, it’s the last show they have scheduled at the park for the year. I hope something else comes up, though–they did shows into November last year.
the conjuring: the devil made me do it
I watched the third movie in this series Friday night. These are all based on “true” stories if you believe in that sort of nonsense. In either case, I did like the movie–maybe not as much as the previous ones–but I was still entertained.
My rating: 3/5
Edit: I forgot to mention the scene that featured Blondie’s excellent song, “Call Me”. It was definitely the best scene of the movie and made the movie worth watching just to see it.
stillwater
This was a pretty good movie. The story was very reminiscent of the Amanda Knox headlines from a few years ago. I just Googled it and it was indeed the inspiration for the movie.
My rating: 3.5/5
katie henry band
I went to see this band last night at the Oilhouse. It was not a free show, but was definitely worth the money! Katie Henry is a blues artist, which is my favorite kind of live music. Also, how can you beat going to a show in Johnstown?
There are two more concerts scheduled for this weekend–more freebies, but I don’t think I’m going to make it to either. I need to get caught up on things around the house after being on vacation last week. Tomorrow night’s concert is zydeco music, which is not something I listen to (but maybe I’d like it? I guess we’ll never know.). And Sunday afternoon, a local artist I like is playing in Central Park, but I have to go to an “unofficial” humane society board meeting right before it, so I don’t want to blow the whole afternoon. Also, who knows how long the board meeting will take.
I do have tickets for another show next Saturday. After going to all of these concerts this summer, I might have to schedule some in Greensburg this winter or I’ll be going through live music withdrawal.
the silence of the lambs
It has been a while, so I re-read this book while on vacation. It was so good! Coincidentally, I decided to rewatch the movie, too, and received it right before vacation and watched it last night. The movie was great as well, but felt a little dated (in its defense, it is 31 years old). And knowing what’s going to happen definitely takes something away from it–it was not quite so terrifying this time.
I did find it interesting how they simplified the plot a bit. They didn’t change too much, but they did completely remove some of the sub-plots that were in the book. The biggest change, though, was probably the most famous line of the movie, “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.” In the book, the wine was Amarone. I guess they didn’t think people would know what that was.