Watched High Fidelity<\/i> again last night. It revisits all my old haunts from Chicago:<\/p>\n
— The Music Box
\n— The L train
\n— The crashing surf and the spectacular skyline view down by the Aquarium
\n— The famous Biograph – which is right across the street from Lounge Ax <\/b>– a music club that is no longer there, sadly. Lounge Ax was my home away from home for a good 3 years.
\n— And the scene where they go to see Lisa Bonet play is at Lounge Ax – the interior is actually the Lounge Ax interior – I barely see the scene when I watch the movie. I’m too busy drinking in the background.<\/p>\n
There’s even a scene of John Cusack entering Lounge Ax – the sidewalk in front of the club. I have had many potent moments on that stretch of pavement.<\/p>\n
But what’s really on my mind today is John Cusack, screaming out his window at his departing girlfriend, screaming about how she will never make it to his “Top 5 Breakup Scenes” – she’s not important enough, she hasn’t hurt him enough (of course, she has reduced him to a man screaming out his window … but that’s okay – the characters who lie to themselves are the most interesting…)<\/p>\n
And he finishes his rant screaming at her:<\/p>\n
“If you really<\/i> wanted to mess me up, you should have gotten to me earlier!”<\/p>\n
Anyway. That’s what’s on my mind today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Watched High Fidelity again last night. It revisits all my old haunts from Chicago: — The Music Box — The L train — The crashing surf and the spectacular skyline view down by the Aquarium — The famous Biograph – … Continue reading