We’re getting to know the finger food at Symphony Hall; the chicken skewers are the best, and the salmon pat? was also very good Friday night when Aimee and I attended another “Repartee” night with the BSO, courtesy of Mr. Brown. Our musical introduction was provided this time by orchestra bass trombonist Douglas Yeo, certainly […]
Entries from December 2004
Musical Weekend
December 5th, 2004 · Comments Off on Musical Weekend
Tags: Music
Of Marlon and Matlock
December 3rd, 2004 · Comments Off on Of Marlon and Matlock
Thursday was a busy night in the Boston film community. The choices ranged from a theatrical screening of the upcoming HBO Peter Sellers film, a preview of Mike Nichols’ Closer at the Harvard Loews, a preview of The Sea Inside with a q & a with Javier Bardem at the Boston Loews, and finally, a […]
Tags: Film
Signing Off
December 2nd, 2004 · Comments Off on Signing Off
Channel 2, the NBC affiliate in Anchorage, was always my favorite station growing up; I think it was mostly because it looked the best, crisp and clear compared to the soft, fuzzy look of ABC on Channel 13 and the weak static of Channel 11’s CBS. Tom Brokaw was my favorite of the Big Three […]
Tags: Alaska · Nostalgia · Noted
Third Tame’s a Charm
December 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on Third Tame’s a Charm
I don’t know what history will write for the Pixies after 2004… Maybe they’ll put out an album, not quite as good as their old stuff, and fade into uncomfortable oblivion. Or perhaps they’ll never play again. Whatever happens, I’m happy I’ll be able to look back on this tour and say I got my […]
