Don't make plans this friday...

Hi, I am a bit late for my semi-weekly update.
A few things going on lately, some good, and some of the most terrible news I have heard in a while.

Let's start at the top, we had some visitors from home, and everyone had a good time. I am glad I could show some friends around, and they enjoyed the city. We managed to catch an open air movie. The open air cinema is a great thing, you get to watch a movie for free, outside, on a huge screen.
We have been taking advantage of the movies in the park. The selection is usually eclectic and slightly offbeat. We managed to catch "The Devil-Doll" which is a strange type of suspense/horror movie, featuring minature dogs and people, doing evil. And it also features Lionel Barrymore in drag.

The week before was Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train," and later we watched "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" which also had a live band playing the soundtrack. Very cool. Getting caught up on all those movies that people seem to have heard of, but never actually seen. (Everyone seems to know the "SHE'S ALIVE!" Scene from Bride of Frankenstien, but no one seems to have actually seen the movie all the way through, likewise for the "Merry Go-Round" scene in Strangers on a Train.

Lastly, I've heard the terrible news that Michael Dahlquist, drummer for Silkworm, was killed in a car accident last week. I have enjoyed Silkworm's unique style of rock and roll for a long time. Silkworm played a really raw and stripped-down kind of rock music, yet, their music was surprisingly hummable.
I never really knew Michael, I met him a few times, and he seemed to be a really nice guy, and he was a fantastic drummer. The last time I saw Silkworm, he was just going off, I've never seen a drummer break so many sticks. I think he broke four sticks in the first song alone.
He was also the band's web-honcho, and he handled all the band's updates, as well as their thouroughly enjoyable tour diaries. You can really tell that he just enjoyed playing music in strange and foreign places, no complaining about the accomodations or lack of red m&m's in their rider.
Most recently, Michael was the editor on a very interesting ducumentary, "Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music?" Which was an objective look at the Christian Music Scene. I haven't had the opportunity to see the film, but ALL the reviews are glowing. Apparently, he took to the task of editing a documentary with great gusto, much like he played drums.

Goodbye, Michael.

silkworm

Why Does the Devil Have all the Good Music?