Goodbye Horses

One of the best things about franchise movies is that whenever there is a new installment/remake, you get a re-package or possibly even a box set of the older films. In the case of Hannibal Rising, we've been given a 2-disc Collector's Edition of Silence of the Lambs (released 1/30/07).

For a number of reasons, I own Hannibal and Red Dragon on DVD, but not Lambs. Yesterday I decided to remedy this by going to Best Buy with a recently obtained $50 gift certificate. The only problem? The staff informed me Lambs can only be purchased on their website. What? Since when does a reissue of a Academy Award winning film not get shelf space at a Best Buy? Same situation at a local Target. What gives?

Person

I don't watch much of the Daily Show, so I hadn't been exposed to Demetri Martin until last night. While flicking around during breaks of Studio 60, I caught some bits of his "Person" special on Comedy Central. This was easily some of the best stand up I'd seen in awhile. Come to find out Martin released a CD last fall with none other than SNL's Will Forte. I've been waiting for the next must own comedy CD after last year's Norm McDonald "Ridiculous" album. I think it just arrived.

"I'm gonna buy a bunch of hermit crabs and make them live together. People will say, "Those hermit crabs?" and I'll say, "Not anymore. These are mingling crabs."

Sweet & Lowdown

Woody Allen is back playing jazz every Monday night in NYC. Tickets only $95.

Street Corner Music

Used CD shops may be dying out, but until that day, $27 can still go a long way at one:

Sunny Day Real Estate "Live" (1999) - $4.99: I got into SDRE in 2000 during their reunion era when I picked up "The Rising Tide". I was fortunate enough to see them live that summer and my to-do list has included picking up their back catalogue ever since. Seven years later, I've taken the first step.

R.E.M. "Reveal" (2001) - $2.99: Not their best work, especially as a follow up to 1998's overlooked "Up", but worth the upgrade from my six year old CDR copy.

Ivy "Apartment Life" (1997) - $4.99: A college radio staple during my sophmore year that, like R.E.M., was worth the CDR upgrade for the liner photos alone.

Radiohead "Anyone Can Play Guitar - Austrailian Tour Souvenir 5 Track EP" (1993) - $3.99: I snag Radiohead singles and EPs whenever I find them. Especially when this title is currently going for $129 through Amazon Marketplace. $129!

311 "From Chaos" (2001) - $3.99: 311 in the 2000s is only a curiosity since their glory days of "Grassroots" is long behind them. Still, this is a cheap disc that makes for good summer music - as long as you can get past lyrics like "the freaks can't handle this".

Pink Floyd "The Division Bell" (1994) - $4.99: My CD collection has for far too long included only a few titles from Pink Floyd. I picked up their first album "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" a few weeks ago and now I've got their last. Both should give "Pulse" and "Echoes" some company.