the homer simpson showboating academy

michelle kwan is millhouse's idol.

it's kind of weird that they are rerunning a simpsons episode from like a month ago.

anyways, on saturday night, i went with a couple friends to see lou barlow at the iota. it was interesting to see this old skool indie rock star (see sebadoh, folk implosion) now aged, both married and with child. he played some of his old somewhat depressing songs from albums released when i was in junior high and high school but also played a few tracks from his new album, EMOH (HOME backwards), that have a bit more optimistic tone.

he remarked that a girl approached him after his show in philadelphia, asking him if she could be honest with him. she ended up critiquing his music, stating that none of the songs have ends. they are all left unresolved. lou didn't really know what to do with that. he didn't really have a defense, but he also didn't really recognize why they don't have ends.

i would venture to say that they shouldn't have ends. a song, an emotion, a prayer--none of these really have concise conclusions. and maybe we shouldn't pretend that they do. even though lou is married, his love for his wife isn't final. it grows, it changes, there are joys, there are pains. to finish a song and have the listener see the whole picture and have a sense of finality--well, that's not reality. that's not honesty. ...just a thought. keep being honest, lou.