Mythos & Moses

I've just gotten back from my work friend Maria's birthday. While everyone else in Montreal was at the U2 concert tonight, we were at the Greek restaurant Mythos wining, dining and dancing. I had the stuffed squid with rice and veggies. The squid was overcooked and the vegetables kinda disappointing, but overall it tasted great! 3 1/2 stars for food and 4 1/2 food ambiance (I'd have given a 4 if the price-point matched the food quality and it would've been 5 for ambiance had I not been mauled by a drunken Mediterranean man) That said, I really had a great time, lots of laughs :P

I also have to get this off my chest: I am completely head over heels for Lee Moses. He is a soul singer and his album  'Time and Place' is one of the greatest musical revelations of my life! He is so amazing! If you like anything by Otis Redding you will wonder why the fuck you've been missing out on this guy. He has a few kick-ass ballads that I can't believe didn't get more recognition, and some uptempo stuff that (with better recording) could have easily made it to the top of the charts.

It's unfortunate that Moses died without (still without) the attention he deserves. Although, I have to say his one and only album pretty much does it all! He even covered The Mamas & The Papas' 'California Dreaming', Jimmy Hendrix's 'Hey Joe' and an instrumental version of 'Day Tripper' by the Beatles. All songs impossible to cover successfully, Moses more than pulls it off. And, his song, 'Free At Last' could very well be the perfect song for a campaign announcing the end of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' and the legalization of gay marriage in the U.S. Some of my favorite songs include the ballad 'Adorable One' and the upbeat Bad Girl (Parts 1 &2). The recording is gritty but I think that only gives it an edge.

From what I've read online, Lee Moses' 'Time And Place' album is the 'Holy Grail' of soul record collectors. It was very hard to find online and very expensive. I found one seller on Ebay selling for $100. Yikes. I'm praying that I come across it at some random flee market or garage sale (fingers crossed!).

    

Country road take me home..

Body remix

So, I really want to go see this show by the Compagnie Marie-Chouinard. I was first showed in 2005 and is now getting a second showing for a limited time. Unfortunaley, I doubt I'll find the funds or a friend in time to go so instead I've watched the YouTube videos like 5 times. I find it completely mesmerizing. As a classically trained dancer I love love LOVE when the traditional genre is mixed with contemporary and even distorted or broken down to a most simplistic yet exploitative level. I think you may have to really appreciate dance/art in order to fully "get" this as it is quite different.  But it's also a commentary on the human body, so if you're human, you might enjoy it. The show is complete with bondage, prosthetics, flexible bars and harnesses. It's a great piece but, in my opinion and that of a few critics that I've read, its the female dancers (who are BEYOND talented) that stole the show. I can't seem to find part 4 but here's the 3 first parts:

"Teeth"

Just watched a moved tonight and it was one of those movies you expect might be awful but turn out it's kind of amazing. It's a dark comedy/teenage revenge/ horror film about a teenage girl discovering her sexuality and also that she has teeth in her vagina. You read that right, teeth in her vajajay. I know it sounds like something you should skip but, it's not it was actually a great movie. It's got some really good laughs, tongue in cheek moments and just the right amount of gore to make it a winner.

I finally got a job... at Forever 21! LOL, I know. I've been working there about a month now. I use to love this store until I started working there. Kinda like loving a restaurant and then getting a job there..as a dishwasher. But, it's not so bad..kinda crowded at the moment because I (and 130 other people) was hired for a new store that was set to open on November 20th, then the 25th, and now December 11th. The discount sucks though..10%, thats not even the taxes and it's the same discount we give clients when they purchase something thats 'damaged' (like a button missing off of a jacket, even thought it comes with an extra button..). Last retail job I worked, we had 35%. Now that's a deal.
Oooh! I recently watched the documentary 'Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'. It was AMAZING. I'd post the trailer but it in no way does the film any justice. I loved it so much and I have a newfound respect for graffiti now. I've always thought it was the modern day equivalent to cave-man paintings. The documentary opens with a Timothy Leary quote on the 21st Century:


"[I]t's going to be sending out signals that will be recognized by anyone on the planet earth right now, and also for those who think think back to the beginning of cave art when young paleoliths were putting art on the walls"


I'm on the same page as Timothy Leary on something other than LSD. Cool.

Heat Wave Flick

Here in Montreal, we're experiencing a major, ass-chaffing heat wave. The heat and humidity are unbearable so the past few evenings I've been staying in, chilling in my underwear by the A/C and watching movies. One of my favorite movies to watch in this scorching heat is Quentin Tarantino's ode to 70's exploitation films, "Death Proof". Considered one of his worst movies it's still entertaining as hell and showcases Tarantino's awesome dialogue. It's got a great cast and the second part's car stunt scenes are intense and CGI-free.

OK.

I'm obsessed with this song. Especially this cover. Amazing.

xo

BF