Outside of Providence
Providence is a beautiful town, and although I had spent a woefully short time there (mostly in the winter, mostly stuck in the client office in Woonsocket, RI), it will always be remembered with fond memories.
Flipping through the TV at the hotel, I caught the beginning of a movie on Starz; the scene was of a buddies' poker scene around a working-class dining table -- a bunch of middle aged guys chewing out famous male figures for being gay. What kept me from flipping the channel was the sight of an out of shape Alec Bladwin in wife-beaters and boxer shorts and gym socks, swearing with thick New England accent while watching TV. The ensuing plot -- about some troubled adolescent's coming-of-age experience with the usual themes of rebellion against authority, innocent love and meaning of friendship -- was rather obvious, but it was simplistic in a black-and-white kind of way that was kind of refreshing.
I doubt that this movie ever made a top 10 list (for one, I've never heard of it), and I've only caught the title at the end of the credits, as Starz does not feature commercials. Right now, I'm attending a fancy seminar in a plush Westin at the Peachtree area in Atlanta, enduring through chest-thumping speeches by Big Swinging Dicks (reference to Liar's Poker... I always get a kick out of that term), my head full of technical terms that I need to research later on my own to not fall behind my colleagues, my suitcase full of back copies of The Economist with which I'm always struggling to catch up... it's really refreshing to be reminded of innocent love, standing up against injustice and reminder that family, no matter how they show (or don't) it, is always there for you. What is more important in life? I'm always reminded that success and happiness is not something you can hang on the wall or something you can count by the number of zeroes in your bank account.
Check it out if you get a chance, yeah? (Uh... and ignore the cheesy DVD cover.)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6305744475/qid=1140145092/sr=8-4/ref=sr_1_4/103-7893031-7960613?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130
I'm surprised to find out after reading the Amazon.com description that it's a Farrelly brother piece... interesting...
Flipping through the TV at the hotel, I caught the beginning of a movie on Starz; the scene was of a buddies' poker scene around a working-class dining table -- a bunch of middle aged guys chewing out famous male figures for being gay. What kept me from flipping the channel was the sight of an out of shape Alec Bladwin in wife-beaters and boxer shorts and gym socks, swearing with thick New England accent while watching TV. The ensuing plot -- about some troubled adolescent's coming-of-age experience with the usual themes of rebellion against authority, innocent love and meaning of friendship -- was rather obvious, but it was simplistic in a black-and-white kind of way that was kind of refreshing.
I doubt that this movie ever made a top 10 list (for one, I've never heard of it), and I've only caught the title at the end of the credits, as Starz does not feature commercials. Right now, I'm attending a fancy seminar in a plush Westin at the Peachtree area in Atlanta, enduring through chest-thumping speeches by Big Swinging Dicks (reference to Liar's Poker... I always get a kick out of that term), my head full of technical terms that I need to research later on my own to not fall behind my colleagues, my suitcase full of back copies of The Economist with which I'm always struggling to catch up... it's really refreshing to be reminded of innocent love, standing up against injustice and reminder that family, no matter how they show (or don't) it, is always there for you. What is more important in life? I'm always reminded that success and happiness is not something you can hang on the wall or something you can count by the number of zeroes in your bank account.
Check it out if you get a chance, yeah? (Uh... and ignore the cheesy DVD cover.)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6305744475/qid=1140145092/sr=8-4/ref=sr_1_4/103-7893031-7960613?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130
I'm surprised to find out after reading the Amazon.com description that it's a Farrelly brother piece... interesting...
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