Stuff...S-T-U-F-F
Yesterday was great (G-R-E-A-T) partly because Brad, Drew, and I got to watch ("W-A-T-C-H") a taping of "Lingo" (L-I-N-G-O). In the afternoon, we went to Empire studios at Burbank. Before the show we got a chance to talk with Chuck. It was really cool because Chuck remembered me from "Greed." As Chuck walked over to us he pointed at me and said, "Hey, I know you!" We talked a little bit and then the taping started. The taping was good. There are some minor but good additions with game play for the second season. The big change though (besides the fact that the show is now taping in the U.S.) is that the they've got a new set. The best way to describe the set is that it's simple, but very classy and effective. We saw one show taped before we had to run off. All in all, it's fun and it looks like the second season is going to be good. A big thanks to Bob Boden, Tim Duffy, and Phil Gurin for letting us check things out that afternoon.
One reason we had to leave soo soon was that Drew and I were joining up with Ted and Christie over at the Grauman's Chinese theater to watch an evening showing of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Again, I went into the movie pretty ignorant of what it was about because not only had I not reviews of the movie, but I also haven't read the books. However, I probably will on my plane flight to Florida next month at the recommendation of Drewby and Ted. Anyhoo, it was a really good movie. The 2 1/2 hours flew by quickly. Definitely worth checking out in the theater if you haven't yet.
After the movie, Drew and I then scooted off to Westwood to watch the final performance of Hurry Sundown, a local band featuring my friends Aaron and Murad. After the show we called it a day...
The rest of the week was fun. As to the Ben Folds concert which I didn't finish talking about the other log, it was unsurprisingly phenomenal. The set was really good and pretty long. There were also more covers in this set than in any other Ben Folds or Ben Folds Five concert I've ever seen. Duncan Sheik was the opening act. He did a pretty good set with the highlight for me being a cover of one my favorite Radiohead songs, "Fake Plastic Trees." An even bigger highlight of the night was seeing Drew's reaction during the show. He's a huge Ben Folds fan and had never seen him live before. Actually, the first night Drew ever talked was the after Ben's concert at the El Rey last spring. :-) Anyhoo, my arm was sore from the elbowing Drew gave me as Ben kept playing songs that Drew liked. Oh, as to why William Shatner was a guest...Ben performed the song from his "Fear of Pop" album that Shatner provided the narration for. Fun, fun stuff...
Friday was also an adventure as Ted, Matt, Gigi and I desparately hopped from one restaurant to another trying to find a place to have dinner. Topz in Toluca Lake was closed by the time we got there around 8 and Acapulco just a few blocks away was crowded. We finally ended up settling for some Denny's. Mmmmm....Fried shrimp.....
Yesterday was great (G-R-E-A-T) partly because Brad, Drew, and I got to watch ("W-A-T-C-H") a taping of "Lingo" (L-I-N-G-O). In the afternoon, we went to Empire studios at Burbank. Before the show we got a chance to talk with Chuck. It was really cool because Chuck remembered me from "Greed." As Chuck walked over to us he pointed at me and said, "Hey, I know you!" We talked a little bit and then the taping started. The taping was good. There are some minor but good additions with game play for the second season. The big change though (besides the fact that the show is now taping in the U.S.) is that the they've got a new set. The best way to describe the set is that it's simple, but very classy and effective. We saw one show taped before we had to run off. All in all, it's fun and it looks like the second season is going to be good. A big thanks to Bob Boden, Tim Duffy, and Phil Gurin for letting us check things out that afternoon.
One reason we had to leave soo soon was that Drew and I were joining up with Ted and Christie over at the Grauman's Chinese theater to watch an evening showing of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Again, I went into the movie pretty ignorant of what it was about because not only had I not reviews of the movie, but I also haven't read the books. However, I probably will on my plane flight to Florida next month at the recommendation of Drewby and Ted. Anyhoo, it was a really good movie. The 2 1/2 hours flew by quickly. Definitely worth checking out in the theater if you haven't yet.
After the movie, Drew and I then scooted off to Westwood to watch the final performance of Hurry Sundown, a local band featuring my friends Aaron and Murad. After the show we called it a day...
The rest of the week was fun. As to the Ben Folds concert which I didn't finish talking about the other log, it was unsurprisingly phenomenal. The set was really good and pretty long. There were also more covers in this set than in any other Ben Folds or Ben Folds Five concert I've ever seen. Duncan Sheik was the opening act. He did a pretty good set with the highlight for me being a cover of one my favorite Radiohead songs, "Fake Plastic Trees." An even bigger highlight of the night was seeing Drew's reaction during the show. He's a huge Ben Folds fan and had never seen him live before. Actually, the first night Drew ever talked was the after Ben's concert at the El Rey last spring. :-) Anyhoo, my arm was sore from the elbowing Drew gave me as Ben kept playing songs that Drew liked. Oh, as to why William Shatner was a guest...Ben performed the song from his "Fear of Pop" album that Shatner provided the narration for. Fun, fun stuff...
Friday was also an adventure as Ted, Matt, Gigi and I desparately hopped from one restaurant to another trying to find a place to have dinner. Topz in Toluca Lake was closed by the time we got there around 8 and Acapulco just a few blocks away was crowded. We finally ended up settling for some Denny's. Mmmmm....Fried shrimp.....
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