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September 05, 2004
Mortality
Yesterday evening I had about 8 minutes to rent a DVD. I ended up leaving the rental place with Lost in Translation.
The critics claim it's one of the best pictures of 2003. At one point, I looked over at Nathalie. She had her head back and her eyes closed.
Lost in Translation has long silences, lots of implicitness. The last song in the film part, Just Like Honey -- was it part of the Hollywood ending or preceding it? -- came out when I was 15. I remember the guitar as much more wildly distorted, melting down than the mix in the film, but maybe I'm confused. The quality of the guitar with the guy singing so softly in the foreground seemed to be the main attraction of that song, but who knows? Even I'm getting older.
Then I went to return the DVD. On the short trip back, I turned on the radio. France Inter was playing some early 60s Miles Davis. Right as I pulled up to the house, the program segued to a song from the early 80s, Be In My Video that Frank Zappa recorded for Them Or Us.
Last time I heard Zappa on the radio must've been Valley Girl 20 years ago. A couple more times and I'll be ready for Life Story Net.com like Granddad.
Posted by Mark at September 5, 2004 08:48 AM