08.30.07
Sinéad Au Concert (Etc.)
So very clever…or, at least, I thought I was in 1988, when I attended this performance…and taped it, and labelled the cassette via the title line above.
I think it was my second venture into L.A.’s famous (and kinda beautiful) Wiltern Theatre (with many, many to follow), and it was indeed an exciting show. My Irish-American friends and I paid no attention to (recently deceased) opening act “Mixmaster Spade” (no slight, either; it just didn’t grab us; although in retrospect it revealed a hip[-hop]ness to the primary performer most people didn’t see coming until “I Am Stretched On Your Grave” a couple of years later [which rules, to this day]).
The writer of that old Times blurb forgot to mention Sinéad “gobbing” a lot (I wonder who had to mop the stage?), and that she also performed a Smiths song (if memory serves, it was “Reel Around the Fountain” — brill!)
I was quite dewy, and wrote a letter to her. I never delivered it. I wonder where it is. It’s probably funny. She already had a kid, even then — long before she became an Hassidic Rastafarian or whatever.
Anyway, this is essentially another Fluff Filler Post in order to save regular checkers-in from having to greet the patriotic week-end thingy caked in the rude residue of my previous post (as if).
So I’ll tell you that I finally got to ask a question that’s been building up for nearly two decades. The askee was Rosanna Arquette. The asker was me. The question was this:
“Nearly twenty years ago, some friends and I were watching Sinéad O’Connor at the Wiltern–”
Ro: “Cool.”
“–yeah, and one of them noticed somebody sitting near us: You. Since then, I’ve noticed you at all kinds of shows — Joseph Arthur at McCabe’s; that crazy ‘NSYNC IMAX movie–”
Ro: “Mm-hmm…”
“So since you’ve attended so many shows, what’s your favourite concert memory?”
Ro: “Radiohead. Absolutely. They’re my favourite. They blow me away.”
There you have it. She’s the expert. (And it’s a long way — baby – from Toto to Radiohead.)
(Me, I still haven’t “gotten” Radiohead — I suppose because I’m already sensitive and weird enough, thank you very much – but I’ll try again.)
(She also mentioned another of her very tops — but it wouldn’t do to make every detail public, would it?)
Her most recent movie (as director/”experiencer”) is very enjoyable, offering comfy, candid commentary from a reasonably wide spectrum of superhuman idols. (Thanks yet again, ‘theque.)
Here — since I’m on a totally random roll, here’s a list of…things:
1. Garlic Naan varies significantly between and among restaurants.
2. Today I parted with my box of “Krusty-O’s” — and I really don’t know why I bought it in the first place.
3. This evening a friend told me of a woman he semi-desires, who aspires to be the leader of a cult. (!)
4. Apparently it was one-hundred seven degrees Fahrenheit in Agoura Hills today (melt, yuppie-scum?)
5. Even here, most of the palm trees (palm trees!) are drying up due to utter parchedness.
6. Apart from cameos from a few sexagenarian celebrities I kinda enjoy, I have no desire whatsoever to see the Halloween remake – none. However, even though this is a franchise I outgrew a long time ago, I nonetheless feel obliged to comment that it is a terrible idea to explain why the evil guy is evil.
7. Week-end plans include three classic rock’n'roll movies with two friends, one of whom I met right after the last time I saw the other one. The latter is due to return to China in a few days.
8. Greeted the day (Thursday) with an excellent e-mail from a woman I’ve known since we were both very small humans. She’s doing well. I’m not sure if she reads this thing or not, but if she does I’d like to thank her – in particular for telling me that there was a Christian prayer at the beginning of dinner at a recent reception we both attended. Nothing wrong with Christian prayers — for Christians; but blithely assuming that there were no Apaches or Zoroastrians in attendance was, IMHO, inappropriate. I’m glad I showed up late, or I would have had to say something (at least they played Prince’s “Sexy MF” during the dancey-part: It is my All Time #1 Housecleaning Song).
9. Tea Tree Oil shampoo and conditioner feel nice even if one doesn’t have an irritated scalp.
10. I have several articles to write — involving heavy transcribing; considering buying foot-massager to make the process heavenly.
11. Not giving crazy people time of day anymore; quota exceeded.
12. Explored this shoppe; had nice time; only of its kind in America; lucky us!
13. Four books, two CDs, two feature films: All progressing yummily.
14. (Bonus Item): I’ve literally been sleeping with a guitar.
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