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Friday, February 28, 2003

REAL SQUIRRELS HAVE NUTS

tonight, i broke several of my personal rules and i’m happy that i did. my friend ARI called and asked me to accompany him and his friend STEVE to dinner and a movie, which i did with much hesitation. you see, being the “control monster” that i am, i don’t like being “the third wheel” especially when i’ve never met one of the people involved. the other questionable part of the equation was that they wanted to go to a sushi restaurant (i’m not a sushi fan) and then go to a movie that i’d never heard of. add to that the fact that my seat selection at the show could quite possibly be overruled by a two to one vote (i like to sit in the very last row). well, dinner turned out to be wonderful. i had buckwheat noodles in some kind of broth, shrimp and vegetable tempura, and california rolls. STEVE was funny, intelligent and great company. the movie was showing at THE SUNSET 5, which gave me the opportunity to pick up the new c.d. of duets by KENNY LATIMORE & CHANTE MOORE at the VIRGIN MEGA-STORE in the adjacent complex (i’m a huge fan of CHANTE MOORE). so far so good. seat selection in the theatre was a breeze (we were three of ten people in the house). i waved my back row policy and we sat in the middle of the room. the most fabulous aspect of the evening unfolded when THIS INCREDIBLE FILM illuminated onto the screen before me. i love it when i know nothing about a picture and it then proceeds to knock my socks off. i saw the film two and a half hours ago and it’s still resonating throughout my being. i was so moved by this beautiful gem of a movie ! the only recognizable actor in the film was THIS GENIUS , who should've been nominated for an oscar this year for her work in the brilliant FAR FROM HEAVEN. thank God i’m still pliable enough to break some personal rules.

interesting sidenote: the VIRGIN MEGA-STORE sits on the same site that used to host SCHWAB'S DRUG STORE. the place where LANA TURNER was discovered while sitting at the soda fountain in a knit sweater (as hollywood folklore would have it).

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