Tomorrow Comes Today

As a child I used to loathe the years when Halloween fell on a weekday. This would inevitably mean less time for trick or treating and therefore less candy. Nowadays I am less upset by the mid-week occurrence, mostly because it means that Halloween turns into an extended holiday where it becomes acceptable to spend anywhere from 3-5 days partying in a costume (depending on the proximity of the closest weekend). Not to mention I also am now more than fully capable of driving to the store and buying all the candy that I want at any time of the year.

Anyways. This past weekend some of said partying took place at the Kibitz room, as I was fortunate enough to catch a few local bands perform. The bands were The Daves (who are 1/2 of the Whiskey Saints http://www.myspace.com/thewhiskeysaints), The Squares (http://www.myspace.com/thesquaresla), and The Mythical Creatures (http://www.myspace.com/mythicalcreatureslive).

All of them were outstanding, however the performance by The Mythical Creatures was especially entertaining (and in this case highly relevant) as the band consists of (as the name implies) mythical creatures featuring a Unicorn, Santa Claus, The Wolfman, Dracula, The Grim Reaper, and (i’m told) Zeus (who was unable to make it to Friday’s performance). Any theoretical resemblance between said mythical creatures and certain members of the Daves and the Squares I am told is completely coincidental.

I definitely recommend checking them out, and for those in the LA area i highly recommend trying to see them live as they give one of the better live performances of any local band i’ve come across in many, many years.

Then on my way home from the bar I drove past a bunch of people on Hollywood Blvd wandering/stumbling around drunkenly in costume. The highlight being a midget in a Chuckie costume. Well, presumably it was a midget…I suppose it could have been a child, but given that it was 2am I’m leaning towards midget (then again it is hollywood).

On Saturday I saw Flags Of Our Fathers, which has nothing to do with Halloween, but since it was part of how I spent my weekend I figured it deserves mentioning here. It was enjoyable but nothing great (the film, not the weekend).

Alright, time to go watch some television.

Happy Halloween everyone.

C-O-N-spiracy

so, it’s been pointed out to me by several people that a day after my latest blog post (re: television theme songs, or the recent lack thereof) that an AP article appeared covering this same topic.

now, while some might say that this is a timely coincidence demonstrating the relevance of my blog. i say clearly there is only one logical explanation…which is the associated press has obviously (unbeknownst to me) implanted a microchip into my brain in order to steal my thoughts to use for their own nefarious gains.

not to worry, i will take the necessary steps to assure that this aggression will not continue, and do not be alarmed if you see me in the future wearing an aluminum/tin foil hat.

otherwise, the weekend was good. saw a couple of films. The Departed, which was outstanding and i highly recommend…and The Prestige, which was enjoyable with some really impressive performances, but overall not nearly as good as The Departed.

However, at the screening of The Prestige i was graced with another celebrity sighting. sitting in the row in front of me at the Arclight was Danny Woodburn (better known as Mickey from Seinfeld). Who, unlike many of the other celebrities i see, was exactly as short as i would have expected.

We Now Return To Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

right. i suppose another explanation is in order to address my latest prolonged absence from blogging. i don’t really have one, other than to say i’m lazy (something that those of you who’ve read my blog from day one are already well aware of).

this isn’t to say, however, that i haven’t been busy in the time since last i blogged. on the contrary…two weekends ago i was back in las vegas for a bachelor party weekend. and you’ll notice two new additions to the celeb list (that is if you’re reading this on friendster if not…well take my word for it, they’ve been added) as nicky hilton and her beau kevin connolly were in town and ended up stealing our reservation for dinner saturday night. otherwise the weekend was a good time, but comments regarding events that took place shall be left unspoken (written) about.

as the saying goes, what happens in vegas stays in vegas…except syphillis, you take that with you (note to any concerned — syphillis has in no way shape or form contributed to my blogging absence).

one of the things that i have been doing with my lazy ass is enjoying the return of fall tv’s regular programming (sans the interruptions caused by baseball — which i don’t mind as of the moment, being that i am a mets fan).

there have been a bunch of really good new shows that i highly recommend you check out if you aren’t already watching.

Heroes
Studio 60
Friday Night Lights
Jericho
Dexter
The Nine

these new shows are in my opinion the best of the bunch and have all been slotted into my weekly tv schedule which now takes up aprox. 15 hours a week (not counting sports and miscellaneous shows that i don’t watch habitually). impressive right?

anyways, with all this television watching i’ve recently realized that tv today is sorely lacking in one area that once graced practically ever show on air…that is the original theme song.

now, i’m not talking about the opening score/sound effects that seems to be all the rage these days (see: Lost, ER, Jericho, Prison Break, etc.) or the use of songs that were not created for the sole purpose of being a theme song (see: OC).

no, what i want is a return to the days when shows had fantastic opening theme songs that could then be later gathered on to compilation cds of tv’s greatest hits. i think that future generations are being denied one of the great pleasures that comes from hearing a decade old television theme song that instantly produces nostalgiac feelings of days passed.

the original tv theme song is a lost art, and one that i believe that has greater ramifications for our children then most of the other problems in the world today.

years from now (if the world hasn’t been destroyed by global warming, nuclear holocaust, plague, etc) what will college kids have at their disposal to sing at 3 in the morning while drunk if television doesn’t provide them with any good theme songs from when they were young?

The Facts of Life, Different Strokes, Charles In Charge, Growing Pains, etc…

now those were shows with theme songs you could get behind and look forward to hearing on a week to week basis. these days there’s nothing even close to resembling a classic tv theme song(except for perhaps Family Guy, they have a fantastic opening theme song, which probably stems from the fact that without all those great shows of the 80s there probably would be no Family Guy).

in the course of thinking about this blog topic i was spent a lot of time debating with myself as to what the greatest television theme song of all time was. in the end i decided it was a tie between the theme from The Garry Shandling Show and Land Of The Lost

what do you think?