When first suggested I was more than a little dubious about a documentary whose premise was elderly people singing old punk songs. However, you sometimes go along with things because the person you love feels strongly about them. I was more than pleasantly surprised and the flick was more than a little charming, I admit to getting choked up during certain points, but the raucous laughter it incited more than made up for it. I heavily recommend you check it out.
A prevailing thought through out though was the actual source of the film’s entertainment. Was it more that the film made us laugh along with the seniors involved or did we laugh at them? Indeed, seeing a group of elderly folk, in a nursing home environment singing “I want to be sedated” is just plain funny, as it is displayed in music video format in one of the “cut scenes” of the film. Still I calmed my concerns by the fact that while amusing I found that many of the songs took on new meaning as they were interpreted by this group, and that to me was the most amazing aspect of the whole thing, far beyond the whole human spirit angle. To me, the film was far more about the music, what it can do and what it can mean, and how a song or a group of people can become something far more than you ever expected.

Letter’s from “10 year old Billy” to serial killers!

I’ve come across some interesting facts lately, and I’d like to share them:
First off, the Channel Island of Sark just recently abolished what is considered to be the last fedual system left in the world. You can see Sark’s wikipedia page here.
Second, this one is fresh as of just a few minutes ago, that Director George Lucas had early ambitions of casting legendary Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune as Obi Wan Kenobi. Now I’m not saying Alec Guinness was a bad second choice, but how cool would that have been? Though I am fairly certain it would not have impressed me until very late in life.
Thirdly, I learned about this website, which is way cool. I found out about via Geekologie, but I think it bears repeating here. I’m sure the dude can withstand the extra traffic. : ) Steam Punk Star Wars
And lastly, I learned about the benefits of cats, as told by engineers: found via SEB.