Archive for October, 2009
Le Quai Des Brumes (Port Of Shadows)
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009I netflixed (I believe that is a word now) another movie from the Criterion Collection: Le Quai Des Brumes (translated: Port of Shadows). The movie reminds me of being part-Hitchcock, part-romance. There's this motif of a man on the run avoiding impending doom, who also happens to fall ...
In Review: Andrew Bird & St. Vincent @ Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN – 10/11/09
Monday, October 12th, 2009I have never really listened to St. Vincent or Andrew Bird. I have caught bits and pieces of their music over the past few months, so I had a vague idea of what they sounded like, but never was really interested enough to check out their music. That ...
In Review: Them Crooked Vultures @ War Memorial Auditorium – Nashville, TN – 10/05/09
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009I discovered this show by accident. I was flipping through the fall guide of the "Nashville Scene" and found their section devoted to upcoming shows. They mentioned this new band called "Them Crooked Vultures" which happened to be composed of John Paul Jones (bass - Led Zepplin), Dave ...
Day 14 – Old City, Holocaust Museum, Regency Hotel and Home At Last…
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009I rolled out of bed feeling much better than the previous morning, but definitely not 100%. I ate breakfast down at the buffet, and as I was making my way back I struck up a conversation with some of the other people from our tour. It turned out ...
Day 13 – Regency Hotel Jerusalem
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009I spent the previous evening feeling like I was going to die. Well, not that bad, but pretty much the worst diarrhea I had ever had in my life that I can remember. Man do I hate kosher food. I woke up feeling like my stomach had ...
Day 12 – Garden of Gethsemane, Golgotha, Solomon’s Quarries, Old City, Southern Steps
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009Day 12 was a jam packed day. It was also the day I got to experience the common side effects to middle eastern food. Fortunately that was not until the end of the day. The morning began with a stop at the Garden of Gethsemane. The "garden" really ...
Day 11 – Mt. of Olives, Garden Tomb, Convent of the Ascension, Bethlehem
Thursday, October 1st, 2009For some reason I am finding these last few days of the trip somewhat difficult to write up. The reason is that I have been quite distracted with a myriad of other things that are more demanding than this blog, but I want to get my thoughts down before ...