Well my weekend was great, if the Sox had rallied one more time then it would have been in the top 10 weekends. Friday night the Better Half and I enjoyed a wonderful dinner together enjoying the warm beautiful weather. We ran some errands and called it a Friday night.
Saturday got up early and went to a ceramic sale and met the Better Half’s Mom. Yes I did type those words. The sale was being held by the Better Half’s former instructor at OCC. Who is a nice guy, even though an SC fan. The Better Half got some nice pieces as we roasted under the hot Tustin sun. Came home rested and rejoiced as the Sox beat the Cubs again. Then we rolled out again to check out a friend of the Better Half’s Mom’s Gallery. Yes, I did those two things. Do not look surprised. I do get some culture into my life other than frozen yogurt. We have been going to this gallery for a couple of years. This time the proprietor had some of his prints up. Got to enjoy the Preakness while there, so there was some “sports” involved. Then came the surprising part of the evening.
The Better Half got tickets from a client for PowerHouse. A concert sponsored by Hip Hop station. Look I dabble in rizzap from timizzle to timeszchnizle, but a lot of it I can not listen to anymore. (well what they throw on to MTV). They don't make albums like the Preditor, Fear of Black Planet, or any Bestie Boys album like they use to.
I was not interested in most of the line up, but the bill did have Buster Rhymes (you know LeAnn’s brother) and Snoop. We sauntered in around 8:15 walked and we left at 1:15 AM. Why so late? Well because Snoop did a 2 + hour set, with a host of guests (including Pharrell, Warren G, Nate Dogg, hell they got Cypress Hill to come out to do a song). But what impressed me most about Snoop, is he listened to Dr. Dre (who is board certified). When he does a stage show, he goes Parliament Funkadelic on it. He brings out a band to go with a couple of DJ’s and they play. DJ Mayo (that’s me) MC Better Half loved it. I am thankful I did not have to take a drug test the next day, because a lot of people were sparking up the herb, through out the arena. I did like Busta, but he could have done more and he kept cutting things short. The Law Offices of Bones, Thugs and Harmony – I just did not care for. A lot of there set was lets go walk around time. The Game was next. On the plus side, he did come out in the 1977 Bobby Bonds, California Angel Jersey. Minus, I was not too impressed. Hey Mr. The Game, you may not want to be trashing 50 since most of your hits have him singing on them. Good luck with that next album jackass. I think the only thing that would have topped this was seeing Audioslave at the KROQ Winnie Roast down the road. Heard they played some Rage and some Soundgarden. Note to Zack, how is that solo project going? Leaving Rage was a great idea, sure.
Sunday – woke up around 9 and as the Better Half got the paper. I had one thought, Star Wars. So we packed up the Boski mobile and went to see a movie at 10:30 AM. And at 1:00 PM I walked out happy. The third enstallment did do a great job at making up for I and II (even though I am still in therapy). I will say that it was darker than Empire. And I did love seeing Vadar put on the helmet so he could get to some Galatic ass kicking. It did however leave me with questions that I wish could have been answered. They may be too dorky to get into but here they are:
1. What causes the Empire to go from a clone army to just humans? What is up with that?
2. Also, what about no diversity in the Imperial ranks? Are you saying that Greddo can’t go down to the Imperial Navy recruitment center and get a job on a Star Destroyer?
3. Did they make or worship Danish or Cinnamon Rolls on Alderran. I need to know why the future Princess Leia hair is a tribute to them. Did they run wild on Alderran? After the 1st Death Star blew it up, did its destruction spread the sent of cinnamon across the universe?
4. Who cons the Imperial Navy to use Tie Fighters? Look I know you can get them cheap but they always end up getting their asses kicked by the X-Wing fighters, every time.
5. No Boba Fett. Oh sure the clone troopers have Jango goodness in them, but they are not Boba. I want to know what is going on with him? I want to know about Boba the Teen Age years? Look at his old year books find out that he played Football, was on Student Council, member of National Honor Society, Head of the Chess and Bounty Hunter Club. Also worked on yearbook. I could see an awkward young Boba moving along in a Kevin Arnold Wonder Years kind of way, but with more violence. How did he get hooked up with Jabba? What was he doing? Was he a mild manner insurance salesman who did bounty hunting on the side till he met Jabba at a timeshare seminar on Ord Mantel? Or was he always a hard drinking, hard loving, hard bounty hunting man, who bonded with Jabba over his love of Hummel figurines? You see a ton of questions on him alone.
6. Also, did the Empire have a terror weapon before the 1st Death Star? Was there a huge Civil War/civil unrest after the end of the Clone Wars, before the rebellion that required said super-wepon? Because I want to know why we go from a pretty good technology and decent hair, to Radio Shack Technology and really bad feathered hair. What before the Death Star there was the Disco Star? A weapon so terrifying that the Empire destroyed it itself? It did not destroy planets; it made them embrace the Bee Gees, and polyester leisure suits. Just imagine Sgt. Pepper the Movie with the Bee Gee’s and that is what the Disco Star did. So, maybe the Empire felt that blowing up the planet was more humane?
Just some questions I wanted answered. I hope I have not scared all of you.
Please sit back and enjoy Peter Jennings dramatic readings from “Three’s Company”
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