Firstly, let me just say that Stacy, or Berrington, or whatever the honest to goodness my old pal Mr. Billingsley goes by these days, is somewhat misopinioned. Children of Men is a damned good flick, and does a great job of making one consider the possibilities for the future of mankind. I especially like how the world, when faced with extinction, resorts to anarchy and roving bands of opportunists and thugs. This being said, the film is not scary in the least, for one reason: human beings are NOT going to stop having babies! Christ, of all the things that scare me under the title "Possible Frightening Scenarios for the Future", of which Kevin Fetterline deciding to run for political office is a definite candidate, chicks getting knocked up is at the very bottom!
That being said, I wanted to move on to another issue. Many of you may know that I have a musician in the family, who variously goes by the name of "Manitoba Hal", "Ukelele Hal", and even "Hal Brolund" (but that last one is only when drunk, or at family reunions with other Icelanders present, which come to think of it is practically the same thing). Anyway, my uncle Hal has been on tour for the past few years. He actually has a YouTube channel of his own, which is something I have just discovered. From what I can tell, the most popular / most viewed channels seem to be hot chicks singing badly and filming themselves, which I guess was why YouTube was invented in the first place.
Anyway, it seems from my discussions with Manitoba Hal over Christmas that he is hanging up the tour hat for the time being. It's a rough life, trying to break into the music biz on your own. But I realized I have only been out to see one or two shows in the 10 years he's been going solo! So, long story short, if he plays again around these parts soon, I'm buying drinks for anyone who comes out to see him with me. End post.
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