“androgynous”

(Westerberg)
Let it Be, Twin/Tone Records, 1984

Here come Dick, he’s wearing a skirt
Here comes Jane, y’know she’s sporting the chain
Same hair revolution
Same build – evolution
Tomorrow who’s gonna fuss

And they love each other so
Androgynous
Closer than you know, love each other so
Androgynous

Don’t get him wrong and don’t get him mad
He might be a father, but he sure ain’t a dad
And she don’t need advice that’ll center her
She’s happy with the way she looks
She’s happy with her gender

And they love each other so
Androgynous

Mirror image, see no damage
See no evil at all
Kewpie dolls and Euro stalls
Will be laughed at
The way you’re laughed at now

Now, something meets Boy, and something meets Girl
They both look the same
They’re overjoyed in this world
Same hair revolution
Unisex evolution
Tomorrow who’s gonna fuss
And tomorrow Dick is wearing a skirt
And tomorrow Janie’s wearing a skirt
Future outcasts and they don’t last
And today, the people dress the way that they please
The way they tried to do in the last centuries

And they love each other so
Androgynous

thus i dont still secretly work for the xbi, i dont still have a flying car, i dont occasionally date cheerleaders and a woman nicknamed the cougar, and im not hopelessly happily head over heals in love with blogging.

but i do love laying in bed on sunday mornings doing absolutely nothing.

so when the xbi called and said get to chopper one asap i ignored em.

when the cheerleaders knocked on my window waking the cougar and myself, i politely excused myself from the sack and told them to come back tomorrow when the coast would be clear.

and when the cougar got dressed and slammed the door in a huff as she sped back off to the wesssside i made myself a little breakfast of 99 cent store english muffins with 99 cent store cream cheese, downed the rest of the doritos i had in the house, and drank oj right from the bottle as i read every page in the paper.

some women have a funny idea that some men Dont wanna be alone after being overstimulated all week.

some women seem to think that hdtv and chinese food doesnt make up for everything. some women seem to think that no way could those be cheerleaders until they hear them for the first time and shards of pom poms are left behind as a not so subtle calling card.

because nothing in here is true and the cougar reads this, i dont like those cheerleaders. not in that way.

i like them as friends.

as really fun friends. as friends who keep me laughing and happy.

im old enough to be their grampa.

thats why i let them sit on my lap.

thats why i give them money when they ask. thats why i have unconditional love for them. thats why they love me back.

and just another reason i love blogging with all my heart.

starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, and Anthony Michael Hall as Mike Engel

not too many movies live up to the hype. this one does. not too many movies have actors playing the main superhero who is the least accomplished actor in the cast, this one does. not too many movies are filmed in chicago while trying to depict “gotham”, the dark knight does.

in many ways this is a film about exceptions. who would have the guts to try to step into a role the jack nicholson nailed? and yet heath ledger took it to a better place. who would have the courage to cast the far more earthy (and older) maggie gyllenhaal into the femme fatale role instead of a megan fox.

in many ways maggie was miscast, but it fit in the general scheme of being a tad more a drama than a summer action rollercoaster. yes there were all the typical trappings, but at its heart were the quick one-liners, dark themes, and fast jags of the comic book genre.

but man was it long.

karisa and i f’ed up and had dinner beforehand replete with a bottle of vino and although it lubed us up real nice-like for the film, about halfway through we both were eyeing for the restroom, so if you havent seen it yet, my advice is to pretend that youre about to go on a long trip (you are) so pee before you leave.

christopher nolan did a good job of directing. it looked beautiful. i love seeing chicago done well. it was even nice to see lower wacker being used (if not for predictable reasons), but where was my wrigley field?

what i missed was some metal in the soundtrack. does anyone remember metal?

does heath deserve an oscar? no. was he not perfect? yes. but the joker isnt that difficult of a role to act in. you just hafta be crazy. who isnt crazy? and if youre not crazy you can act crazy.

bale, even though hes the poor mans tom cruise, proved its much much harder to act tough – a role he has still yet mastered.