Bob Saget wants you to know that he's not Danny Tanner. And he's definitely not the nerdy host of "America's Funniest Home Videos," either. "Those were just jobs," he said in an interview with The Hatchet. "I was known as a family guy because that was the image people created.
Music movies, especially those loosely based on the musician's life story, have a history of either being well received hits or huge disasters. For every "Purple Rain" or "A Hard Day's Night," there's a "Glitter" or a "Spice World." Rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson was well aware of this when making his first film, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" (Paramount).
Pat Green, a mainstream country crooner who recently concluded his tour with Kenny Chesney, makes no conscious attempt to break down the common stereotypes of country music - song-stories about lost love and pick-up trucks against the background of twangy guitar strumming - which results in constant criticism from Green's critics.
Try going a day without looking in a mirror. While you're at it, don't turn on the television, flip through any magazines or look at any billboards. It's a bit hard, hmm? It is next to impossible to avoid the pressures of a culture obsessed with thinness and beauty.
If you have $5 According to weather.com, this weekend will be sunny and clear - so go play outside! A couple of options: check out the greenery at Dumbarton Oaks, Great Falls or Hains Point. The Theodore Roosevelt Island is the most underrated memorial. Many locals bring their dogs to roam near the statue of the former president, so if you're feeling homesick for your puppy, a stroll there might be the cure.
The Velvet Lounge 915 U St. N.W. My quest to find more live music venues in the District continues. This week took me close to the 9:30 Club, but fortunately not into it. Closer to the U-Street/Cardoza Metro stop than the 9:30 Club and a whole lot more intimate lies the Velvet Lounge.
The Eisenhower Theater of the Kennedy Center played host to Washington Ballet's performance this past weekend. The company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Septime Webre, was aiming to please with its season-opening bill of Serenade, Carmen and Nine Sinatra Songs.
A Medeski Martin and Wood album appears in two categories when you search for them on Amazon.com. You might find them when you search for jazz CDs, or also when you search for jamband CDs. But when you ask John Medeski, the trio's keyboardist, how he feels about the "jamband" scene, he'll tell you that more or less, he thinks the name is plain dumb.
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