A couple weeks ago Spinal Tap came up in conversation. We were talking about how easy it would be to be in a band if only we played drums (because of the drummer shortage in Vancouver) and possible drawbacks to being a drummer. Top on the list was, obviously, spontaneous combustion.
When I lived in Japan I went to a French movie with Japanese subtitles starring Gerard Depardieu called Vidocq. In it, and I can only guess because my French/Japanese skills were pretty pathetic, people spontaneously combusted. That wasn't really the central focus of the movie; just an aside. But that movie was fucked and caused nightmares because of the cutting out of tongues (up there on the "greatest fears caused by movies" list, along with clown dolls [Poltergeist] and being buried alive [The Serpent and the Rainbow]), so I couldn't concentrate after a while.
Um... drummers. Right.
Whomever I was talking with didn't believe me when I said I saw Spinal Tap play live. They stopped in each province in one day on Canada Day in '92. It was memorable. "This Is Spinal Tap" came through work yesterday, so I thought it was time to rewatch it.
My friend and I agreed that a kickass name for a band would be the Girly Boys. I totally want to be in that band, so have to learn the ukelele. Drums are too scary. I don't even like direct sunlight, nevermind exploding.
Currently watching :
This Is Spinal Tap
Release date: 01 August, 2006
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