I had the good fortune to see Miles Davis in concert about 15 years ago at the JVC Jazz Festival. His voice was shot by then, and he held up signs every so often to convey something to the audience. The signs generally had one word on them. I don’t recall what any of them said. It was an outdoor day-long concert and his appearance was late in the day, so we were all pretty toasted by the time he showed up, literally and metaphorically. I was never what you might call a big Miles Davis fan, but I appreciate that I had the chance to see him.
Apropos of last night’s episode of Lost, where we find out that Miles’s mother was a jazz fan and we learn what we had long suspected about his father–except for the fact that he is a (quote) douche bag. It wasn’t a landmark episode, but it had a nice touch of levity, which is usually the case when you pair up Hurley with, well, with anyone, actually. With Hurley, anything’s fair game, from farts to ewoks. And yet he’s not to be dismissed–his advice about Miles and his father, drawn from his personal experience, was spot on.
I felt bad for Juliet. Her wistful sigh and “so it begins” statement signaled the beginning of the end of the very comfortable life she’s been enjoying for the past three years. She knows that things have been set into motion that mean nothing will ever be the same again for her and Sawyer–excuse me, LaFleur (one of my favorite hockey players, by the way. #10 for the Montreal Canadiens). It was cool getting to see the Swan station under construction, and to hear Marvin Candles’ real impression of the work being done at the Hydra station. It sucks a little that next week will be nothing more than a glorified clip show and we have to wait two weeks to find out what Daniel’s been up to for the past three years.
Tonight’s episode of C.S.I. looks like a crossover with The Big Bang Theory as they investigate a murder at a Star Trek convention. Geeks of the world unite.
I watched the first half of Planet of the Dead, the Doctor Who Easter special, earlier today. Christina is a fetching thief, and I like the way that she’s so self-centered (what “Lady” wouldn’t be) but smart and worldly. She could make a good companion, assuming she survives the episode. It’s not as Langoliers-esque as I thought from the trailer.
I’m almost through with one section of my “homework” for the book in development. I’ve been proofing the first pass layout and coming up with text for the chapter opening headers and other places where there are “pull quotes.” It’s a harder job than I anticipated, trying to come up with just the right quote to encapsulate the sense of the chapter. I have to turn that part in tomorrow, then its on to caption writing over the weekend. That should be somewhat easier.
My Storytellers Unplugged essay goes live tomorrow morning–it’s about the work of the copyeditor. Oh, yeah, and Cemetery Dance announced The Book of Lilja yesterday. It’s a collection of interviews and reviews by Hans-Åke Lilja, who runs Lilja’s Library, the pre-eminent Stephen King fan site. I wrote the book’s introduction and interviewed Lilja for the book. Cover art and other illustrations by my buddy Glenn Chadbourne.
