Bored with the Rolling Stones

I picked up some Rolling Stones on LP and as I was recording them, realized that I was bored.

I've never been into the Rolling Stones, even in my youth. They just never did anything for me. They never added to the soundtrack that was my life. I couldn't tell you why, they just weren't. 

As a band, they're fine. I have no arguments about their playing, their songs, their song writing, or their skills. I'm not here to tear them down. If you love them, then fantastic, you should enjoy them. 

As best as I can tell, without an emotional connection t their tone, without that zing, they leave me bored, which is fair enough, as many bands leave me bored.

I was surprised to discover that they wrote Wild Horses, which the Sundays later covered. I found their version unenganging, while I adored the Sundays version of it. The tone of the songs delivery meant everything.

Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha sure did age badly.

There's nothing bad about the technicals of the film Its wonderful. They even had every speaking in a fake Japanese accent so that the non-native English speakers could fit in seamless. Wonderful. The filmography is wonderful. The soundtrack is wonderful. The script is solid.

The problem part, wow, that's a nuclear twist to the nickers. This is a literal grooming film, with a young woman who ultimately gets together with a much older man. Even without that, this is about a girl forced into servitude, given no choice but to be a geisha. That's another nuclear twist to the nickers.

The hard part here is that this was historical, and reality is a kick to the face. Most likely, reality was even worse and far more horrible. As bad as this film was, this was the cleaned up, Hollywoodized version.