my life in cinemascope

when i inevitably make the movie of my life, i definitely want it to be a musical.

what else could properly capture the grandeur and absurdity that is my life?

this past weekend, i went with a bunch of my people to go see the greatest movie musical of all time, seven brides for seven brothers.

it is my third favorite movie ever (superseded only by the princess bride and young frankenstein).

of course, when i found out a month ago that it would be playing at a local theatre, i was psyched beyond belief.

i called all my friends and told them to tell all their friends to come enjoy the cinematic majesty of one of stanley donen's finest films (not bad considering the fact that he also did the singin' in the rain and charade)

my buddy's wife, autumn, had never seen it but he had told her that she would love it.

on saturday morning, she was trying to convince her friend, brittany, to join us.

"what's it about?" she inquired.

i answered her truthfully.

"it's a retelling of plutarch's historical account of the rape and kidnapping of the sabine women by the army of the roman republic set in the frontier days of oregon territory."

i waited for it to sink in and added, "it's a comedy/musical."

she decided not to come.

but big shout outs to everyone who did: joe & jerronda, mel and the kids, mom & dad, felicia, jairus, andre & amanda, cinnamon & the boys and cheryl & the twins.

thanks for being my friends, i hope you had a good time.

oh... and jenna, you were with us in spirit. 143.

enjoy the youtube clip below