We saw WALL-E and Iron Man over the weekend. WALL-E was cute, but from the reviews I had seen, I was expecting more. I cannot believe they still make movies like Iron Man- it was and over-the-top sexist, American, male-fantasy flick. Robert Downey, Jr. is very entertaining to watch, however, and I went home with AC/DC songs stuck in my head.
After the news last night, Kevin and I stumbled upon an airing of the first episode of Saturday Night Live from 1975. George Carlin hosted and they were replaying it in honor of his passing, I suppose. It was fascinating and entertaining. The subject matter of several segments showed that some things never change. There were sketches about gun control and gay marriage- ripped from the headlines today, and 33 years ago. The young Chevy Chase, Dan Ackroyd, John Belushi, and Andy Kaufman were super funny- I think I have only ever seen Jim Carrey's imitation of Kaufman. There was a 'Muppet' segment with weird puppet characters, and we instantly recognized the voices of Jim Hensen and Frank Oz. We were blown away by an accoustic performance by Janice Ian of 'At Seventeen', and shocked and riveted by the performance of Billy Preston- total black, disco, pop tunes with clothes to match. Actually we noticed that Kevin's dad had the same hairdo at the time. Sadly, I don't have photos for proof. I can only find Billy Preston photos with a huge afro, but I can probably mine a photo of Carl from his house to post. I'll work on it.
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