The Boston Tea Party. (What - no Massachusetts-sized scone?)
It was the Fourth of July, which I recently learned is some kind of holiday? I dunno. Something about a “united” something-or-other; I guess it’s about, like, this one country where they killed a bunch of British people by making tea in the actual sea (I’ve tried this myself and let me tell you, there is no amount of cream or honey that will overcome the fishy flavor) and gave out blankets to native tribes… or am I confusing that with the day we celebrate our ancestors surviving a hard winter by eating Stove Top stuffing and hiding eggs under kids’ pillows for money?
Whatever. In any case, my boyfriend Corey, our friend Lisa, and good ol’ Logan of Amoeba Music fame, decided to mark the occasion by seeing “Transformers” at the Cinerama Dome (right across the street from Amoeba).
For those of you lucky enough to not live in Los Angeles, you are so unlucky that you don’t get to watch movies at this theatre. I am totally spoiled, and happily pay the outrageous fee for the experience. Reserved seating, witty/snide employees, no commercials before the previews, and none of those (insert whatever cuss word you think has the biggest punch here) SLIDES that propose stupid questions like:
“Which action film did Bruce Willis star in as a New York cop named John McClane?”
a.) Agnes of God
b.) The Little Mermaid
c.) The Little Mermaid, Part 2
d.) Die Hard
Really – if someone is dumb enough to find this trivia challenging, they probably can’t read to begin with, so they’re wasting everyone’s time!
Hollywood Amoeba Music instore man of the moment Paul McCartney is among the many artists scheduled to be contributing to an upcoming Fats Domino tribute/benefit project. Entitled "Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino" and scheduled to be released by Vanguard in the Fall the collection will feature numerous artists doing covers of the New Orleans great's music including Elton John (Blueberry Hill), Randy Newman (Blue Monday), Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (I'm Walkin'), and Willie Nelson (I Hear You Knockin'). According to the Goin'
Home project's creative consultant Tim Donnelly McCartney will be covering Fats Domino's "I Want To Walk You Home" The CD compilation, executive produced by Bill Taylor, will be a benefit for the 
old engineering student, who took the title the other day when he became the new reigning champ in the Nathan's famous hot dog eating contest in Coney Island on July Fourth. At the annual event which makes food eating a competitive sport, he deposed the reigning champ, Japan's Takeru Kobayashi, when the Californian ate a world record 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes. Damn! And he's a skinny dude which, he said in one interview, is how he can manage to eat so many dogs - by staying fit and in shape.
What was the first live show you ever saw?