... after chatting with Bill Murray for thirty minutes last night. Sarah S. was there, as was IGN's Todd Gilchrist and a friend of his. It's common for your heroes to disappoint you when/if you finally meet them; Bill Murray was just, as RZA would say, Bill "Groundhog Day, Ghostbustin'-ass" Murray, and, because of this, the world feels a less rueful place today. I've been trying to figure out a way to lucidly recount our conversation; I may still try. I dunno. There is something quite surreal at finding yourself conversing with Bill Murray, and, for whatever reason, the first topic he seizes onto is the greatness of New York City on 9/11.
Now, off to RENT and the end of splendor.
Update: After all the pronouncements of doom, RENT is actually close to great. Somehow, Chris Columbus is the perfect director for this material, which hasn't aged badly at all. More to come on this at Collider.
Hey man that's so great! what was the interview for? or did you run into him at a place? I'm assuming interview b/c the ign dude was there. But wowie zowie that's cool.
Posted by: kevin | November 17, 2005 at 04:37 PM
On the first paragraph, I'm so jealous I want to strangulate you I swear to God.
On the second paragraph, I don't believe you.
Posted by: Dan | November 17, 2005 at 09:01 PM
But I buy Columbus being perfect for the material.
Posted by: Dan | November 17, 2005 at 09:02 PM
I have a complicated relationship with RENT. We dated in college.
Posted by: jeremy | November 17, 2005 at 09:12 PM
I was friends with enough theater majors in high school, Rent was like that long distance girlfriend they had that I never saw. And then I finally went to New York and caught it and was all "Eh." I unironically enjoyed the first half, but post intermission? I hear another refrain of Seasons of Love I stab the man.
Posted by: Dan | November 18, 2005 at 06:42 AM