June 16, 2006

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  Went to a great concert last weekend with my parents, Jober, and Mixygirl.  It was Andrea Bocelli at the Hollywood Bowl.  Mixygirl made a great picnic which we ate across the street at the picnic benches before going in.  In the future, I will definitely try to get there earlier for the picnic thing because it's a lot easier than carrying all the stuff into the Bowl itself.  Andrea Bocelli performed a set consisting mostly of opera selections.  The last 1/3rd featured his more popular music including Con Te Partiro.  Special surprises included him singing two songs with American Idol finalist Katherine Mcphee (I thought it sucked), Donald Trump presenting Andrea with a platinum album (It was cheesy, but cool seeing the Donald), and Andrea singing a cover of Elvis' Can't Help Falling in Love With You!!!  It definitely felt like a pretty special concert, and all in all a great evening at the Bowl.

  
  

  

  
  

  Last night Mixy and I caught a great play at the Boston Court Theater in Pasadena.  It's called the Winchester House, and it's written by our "rising star" friend Julia Cho.  I didn't know what to expect, but we found it to be a pretty great, well written play.  The story revolves around a young woman's recollections about a certain event in her youth, that changed her life forever.  The LA times review made a good point in how the telling of the play was very like the Japanese film classic Rashomon in which the event is examined from the perspectives of several different people.  It's also pretty cool having a friend that is putting out such good stuff, and getting recognized for it. 

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