
Saw plenty of movies over the break, as well. I finally watched the director's cut of Donnie Darko -- it made a little more sense with the added material, but was still confusing. Hollywoodland was quite good and Diane Lane looked great in it. I re-watched The Matrix Reloaded again because I have always felt that the two follow-up Matrix movies sucked compared to the original. I still feel that way. Then, of course, I caught a number of newer holiday movies that were on cable like Unaccompanied Minors (kinda cheesy, but Lewis Black made it tolerable).

The fourth disc of the set is the coolest because it is the first ever filmed KISS show from 1973. The band was playing in a tiny bar in New York, to a pretty small crowd. It is only a single camera shoot from the back of the room, but the rarity of the performance more than makes up for the poor quality. It was strange that just a few months before their debut album was to be released (Feb. 1974), KISS was still a very unknown band. In addition, seeing KISS do their show with the make-up and the fire-breathing in front of such a tiny crowd, made me realize how bold and different these guys were from anyone else before or since. It took balls to get up there looking like they did back in 1973. They were often mocked or criticized heavily, but they stuck to their guns, did it their way, and it worked. Cool stuff.
I wish I had more to report, but I don't. I should have the next podcast up this weekend (featuring my Top 10 albums from 2007), and for those in the Omaha area, I will have something special for my radio show this Sunday. Stay tuned.
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