Same boat. Even if we could get a babysitter, no time to settle kiddo after work and make the trek to the west side.

Touche.

"Put on your eyeshades,
(don't)Put in your earplugs,
You know where to put the cork."

I love Tommy, in every one of its iterations. The original album, the London Symphony Orchestra version, the movie, the Broadway show. I would attend this in a heartbeat.

There are a number of rock opera movies that get little or no critical love, but that I watch and enjoy a lot, no doubt because I met them when I was young: Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy, Phantom of the Paradise, The Wall, but even when I was a Kid, I could tell that Xanadu and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band were a crock. Still, I wish this was a more thriving sub-genre. (guess it's time to check out Repo: the Genetic Opera.)


(Hey, I can take comfort in looking at my Tommy DVD, personally signed by Ken Russell. Okay, ducking...)

Um, trust me, DON'T check out Repo.



I used to hate the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar until one fantastic viewing at the Cinerama Dome. So who knows? Tommy may be redeemed.

God damn do I LOVE this movie. Le sigh. Have fun!

I wish you could have seen it on stage. The film is a sad disappointment. If you do see it, just focus on the character of the Graverobber. He's the lone bright spot in the film, imo. He also happens to be the co-writer and an all around nice guy. Imagine a stage version where everything is as good as his role and performance are in the film and you'll have some idea of what you missed. There's also a 10 minute short they did as a pitch for the full length. I haven't seen it, myself, only bits of it, but if you happen to be able to find that, I think it retains more of the quality of the stage act than the feature film did.

Yep, the Graverobber rocked. All else, alas, pretty much sucked.




But hey, maybe a retrospective in 30 years will have me feeling differently!

Madz "Who's Tommy?"

Did you say, "Yes?

Because that is the correct answer, though I imagine it would have played a bit Abbott and Costelloish.




oh, i hate to think of someone seeing this film and coming away thinking it's Tommy. Please tell her, before or afterwards, that it's a bizarre dream someone had about a fantastic rock opera.