Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Home Stretch
Just a few days left here in Croton. I had another "weekend getaway," so to speak. I spent most of the weekend in the city, spending time with my friend Mike and my Dad. Mike and his band Force Theory played Friday night at The Knitting Factory. The were followed by another band, Great American, who turned out to be pretty cool. As a guest of Mike, I was able to hang out in the dressing room all night which was fun. It had kind of a funky smell but no worse than my own apartment, so I wasn't one to complain.
On Saturday my father and I attempted to see a Yankees game but we encountered a few problems. First of all, the Yankees played like ass. They made several errors which lead to runs and recent addition Esteban Loaiza didn't make it any easier. Then the rain started. We waited for about an hour for play to resume but the rain never let up. We decided to go and hoped the game would be called but no such luck. Play was resumed two hours later and the Yankees lost. I spent the night with Mike and friends, hanging out and watching some pretty trippy movies. In particular, we saw a few minutes of Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song and Head, but they were just a little too strange for us to handle. Later, we watched the comparatively sedate 2001: A Space Odyssey which is quickly becoming one of my favorite movies. If you've seen it you should also check out this Flash site which attempts to "explain" the movie further.
Sunday was a pretty chill day. I had brunch with Mike and then hung out with my Dad. It was the last time I'd see him before going to school. We didn't really do anything, just walked around and had a meal at Better Burger. I had seen it featured Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and it sounded good. It was. We had Ostrich Burgers which tasted a lot like beef but supposedly it's much leaner.
You may notice that the countdown is gone. Today was supposed to be "the end" of my tenure with the Postal Service but there's a few more details to hammer out. I'm sure I'll think of something else to look forward to and I'll start again.
On Saturday my father and I attempted to see a Yankees game but we encountered a few problems. First of all, the Yankees played like ass. They made several errors which lead to runs and recent addition Esteban Loaiza didn't make it any easier. Then the rain started. We waited for about an hour for play to resume but the rain never let up. We decided to go and hoped the game would be called but no such luck. Play was resumed two hours later and the Yankees lost. I spent the night with Mike and friends, hanging out and watching some pretty trippy movies. In particular, we saw a few minutes of Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song and Head, but they were just a little too strange for us to handle. Later, we watched the comparatively sedate 2001: A Space Odyssey which is quickly becoming one of my favorite movies. If you've seen it you should also check out this Flash site which attempts to "explain" the movie further.
Sunday was a pretty chill day. I had brunch with Mike and then hung out with my Dad. It was the last time I'd see him before going to school. We didn't really do anything, just walked around and had a meal at Better Burger. I had seen it featured Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and it sounded good. It was. We had Ostrich Burgers which tasted a lot like beef but supposedly it's much leaner.
You may notice that the countdown is gone. Today was supposed to be "the end" of my tenure with the Postal Service but there's a few more details to hammer out. I'm sure I'll think of something else to look forward to and I'll start again.
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