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edith — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:41:31 +0000

Let’s give a great big hello to the beautiful new twins Helen and Francis Prekop! Congrats to Sam and Bettina, such wonderful news. #

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edith — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:36:33 +0000

That’s what my calendar looks like for the past two weeks, it’s crazy. I’m lovin’ it though, I’m having so much fun. So yeah, happy belated Halloween! I had my holiday fun on Saturday, I met up with Eric Z. and his pal Geoff and went to a bar close to my house called Silvie’s. We saw some bands that were dressed up like other bands: INXS, the Faces, the Traveling Wilburys, the Smiths, Creedence and maybe one or two others I’m forgetting. It was good times and I ran into a few other people I vaguely knew as well, like Todd from U.S. Maple; Edward Burch; and Alex, a guy who drummed with Archer on one tour I did way back when with him and Sam. So yeah, I knew some people and therefore had fun even though I didn’t make the effort to dress up like a cowgirl like I was maybe gonna do. I chickened out, basically. Without the toy guns it just wasn’t gonna work.

What movies did I see? OK: I’m not good at giving movie reviews but I think I can do the thumbs up – thumbs down routine here.

1) The Machinist – Thumbs up. Saw it with Sarah and already talked about it here so I won’t rehash.

2) I Heart Huckabees – Eh. Thumbs down. Saw it last Sunday with my other Eric(k) pal, Erick B. We agreed that it was too dumb, too feel-good, not a complete waste of time but in the end, pretty much just a buncha nothin’. I’m sure it was a lot of fun to BE in that movie, and I guess it’d be great as an airplane movie or something, but I wouldn’t recommend seeing it in the theater. But hey, it was a cheap matinee at the Davis, so I’m not really complaining.

3) Sideways – Thumbs up! Saw a preview of it with Eric Z. Came in with no expectations and really liked it. It’s about two old college buddies on a wine-tasting excursion through California. And I don’t know a damn thing about wine so if somebody like me can enjoy that movie, you’ll like it too I’m sure.

4) Primer – Thumbs up! Oh yeah!!! I saw it today (=yesterday) with Erick B. and we both dug it. It’s not for everyone though, you gotta be a pretty much of a geek to appreciate this fully. It’s a hardcore techie science fiction thing, my favorite, favorite kind of movie on earth. But unlike most sci-fi movies it uses no special effects to speak of but just relies on great dialogue and a really imaginative, fucked-up storyline. Loved it. I would see it again two or three more times to try to figure out the stuff I missed the first time. Erick and I both agreed, however, that in terms of fucked-up movies that might require repeat viewings, Memento had a better payoff. But then, Memento cost a lot more than $7000 to make…!! The fact that I’m even comparing those two movies says a lot about how great Primer is.

OK, I’m falling asleep now. Thanks so much to all the pals mentioned above for being so good to go and fun to hang out with. Not-A-Dates are where it’s at!! (grin)

Love Is Real

edith — Mon, 12 Jul 1999 03:00:00 +0000

Edith Frost: LOVE IS REAL
©1999, Drag City #DC172 (3-song CD-EP)
Lyrics • Reviews
Purchase the CD-EP at Drag City, or get it on Amazon
MP3s are available from iTunes and Amazon
Produced by Rian Murphy
Engineered & mixed by Phil Bonnet at Solid Sound Studios in Hoffman Estates, IL

Cover painting by Sam Prekop
Back cover photography by Alexis Wilson

Musicians:
Edith Frost, Archer Prewitt, Mark Greenberg, Rick Rizzo, Ryan Hembrey

Songs:
Love Is Real; Between Us; The Last One

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