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.