SHARING THE SHOWS
Hump Day! The next two hump days would have me seeing filmed versions of concerts at Hampton’s Studio Movie Grill, a movie theater that also functions as a restaurant (your servers deliver the meals right to your seat). Their prices are reasonable too, and the food looked great! Note to self: do this next week.
So now that the free advertisement is complete, the day consisted of an awesome 5:30 a.m. writing session, a vibrant English 101 class on Rhetorical Appeals, a lunchtime power nap, some productive conferences with students, and a helluva lot of grading. After a turkey burger dinner, I rocked out to that oldie, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, on the way to the theater, which is in the picturesque Peninsula Town Center. Maggie and I shot the shit outside the theater while waiting for Sandy, who was stuck in that parking lot known as the Rush Hour HRBT: Westbound Version. Some teenagers asked us if we were going to the movie (I guess Maggie’s Brit Floyd shirt and my Rush shirt must have gave it away). One of them said, “Rush rules, man!” which made my heart pitter-patter. Real music transcends generations indeed. Anywho, we got a bunch of previews, including the upcoming Joker movie. After about the third one, I started whispering to Maggie, “Bring on Floyd! Bring on Floyd!” It was reminiscent of that Simpsonsepisode with Homer keeps yelling “Start the movie!” after one too many previews and ends up getting chased by ushers brandishing giant Kit-Kat bars. Eventually, I was told to “Breathe” through Waters’s opening tune. My second biggest regret in life is never seeing Pink Floyd or Roger Waters “in the flesh.” My frist was not seeing Rush at Madison Square Garden during their farewell tour. Oh well. “San Tropez” was next and Maggie called “Time” by the sound of the ticking clock. I’m impressed at how the editors sync up visuals of audience members singing with the sounds that emanate from Waters’s mouth. I was also thinking how much Waters looked like Richard Gere while he was singing and that if they ever make a biopic about Roger Waters, Gere should play him. Maggie then called “Great Gig in the Sky” (she knows her Floyd). “Welcome to the Machine” was next, and then came a bunch of tunes off Roger Waters’s recent solo album, Is This The Life We Really Want? First came “Lay Down Jerusalem (If I Had Been God),” “The Last Refugee,” and “Picture That” (I had to write down lyrics from these songs and Google them in order to find out the songs’ titles). Roger slowed down for “Wish You Were Here,” and during “Another Brick in the Wall,” a bunch of teenagers sporting shirts that read “Resist” started dancing on stage. Yes, resist those so-called “teachers” the White House has provided. “Dogs,” from Animals, was next, which was accompanied by a pop-up image of a Dickensian-looking factory. A sign that read “Pigs Rule the World” then appeared, followed by another, which read “Fuck the Pigs.” “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” naturally followed, and I’m guessing the three pigs are Trump, Pence, and McConnell (if you’re a Trump supporter, slowly back away). Pictures of our Cheeto-in-Chief graced the screen, and his famous quote, “Grab em by the p***y” appeared. We also got “Trump is Een Varken,” which is German for “Trump is a pig.” When I went to the bathroom, I noticed that the theater was nearly empty; my theory is that most Floyd fans in Hampton Roads are Trump supporters, so they boycotted this film. Hey, whatever, it’s just music, but what do I know? Dark Side of the Moon’s classics, “Money,” “Us and Them,” and “Brain Damage,” graced the stage before “Eclipse” closed the show. The “Resist” kids played their instruments over the closing credits, and as a post-show, we were treated to a mini-documentary on how Waters prepares for his performances. I was fading fast, so I couldn’t pay attention. I did smile for the picture of our foursome right before heading to bed. This morning, I found out the Blogging course I proposed at my school was approved for the spring semester. Ohhhhhhh, happy day!!!!
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