Again, last night I was bored, so I took a drive. Here in town, one of the churches decides to throw some massive fireworks party celebration rah-rah nationalistic thing showcasing just how much that church really buys into the notion of civil religion and I gotta drive through the middle of their traffic to get to where I want. Now, I am all for a good time, but seriously, enough is enough with the rah-rah-rah Republican Karl Rove display of right wing conservative freaky people showing the city just how much we need fireworks. Hmmm. Misplaced as they are in their attempt to show us just how massive they are in the attempts to make us all feel good about our country right now, I avoided going simply because I hate the event, the reason, and the advertising! Trust me on that last one. To get to the whole point of this blog... Last night, I had every good intention to watch the movie I bought two nights ago, "Blade." But, I went to our local CD joint which is really good, and I bought a DVD. It is the making of the Pink Floyd classic "Dark Side Of The Moon." Now, I love Floyd. Always have. This is by far, their best work. Hands down. I even love the fact that my favorite band in the universe, just released their own version of a bootleg of them covering this album in its entirety. Check out Dream Theater's version of DSOTM (www.ytsejamrecords.com), and you will see what I mean. It is amazing. But, this DVD is really good. Interviews are current as of 2003. So, the band is older, but they tell you what went on, song by song. I also like the fact that Wright, Gilmour, and Waters all play examples of the songs on their respective instruments. Gilmour especially shines here. He is a genious. His playing is so clean and yet, it leaves room to breathe and become something that is relaxing and ethereal all woven together. Waters is of course himself. He is a bit arrogant, but at least I get to hear him talk about where his head was at when he thought of some great lyrics for example, where he was when he thought of "Brain Damage." One of the most beautiful moments is when Wright is sitting down to a grand piano, just him, and he plays "Us And Them." Great song, and it is cool to hear it acoustic. Now, If you are Floyd fan, you know that they are releasing a two DVD set about the release "Pulse." I am excited to acquire this coming up in July. Anyway, hope you go out and grab Dark Side Of The Moon if you do not have it (shame on your head), and enjoy it for the masterpiece that it truly is. More later...