reagan movie

 in the afternoon i went to see the movie 'reagan'. when i got back from the movie i looked at the ticket more closely and noticed it was kind of weird to have seen 'reagan' in eagan, almost the same name. i was familiar with much of the story of this man once becoming president, as it was in my lifetime. it makes me feel old to see a biopic about somebody who was famous in my lifetime. i was less familiar with his life before becoming president, or even governor. although i have bought postcards on e-bay from his time as an actor, a cigarette ad (i had first seen it in a history book) and another while wearing an apron that was an ad for Pabst blue-ribbon beer. both of these are briefly shown in the movie, along with hosting a show sponsored by General Electric, my former employer. i am used to seeing the disclaimer at the end, how 'some scenes and characters were invented for dramatic effect'. i liked seeing the genesis song, 'land of confusion', in it. i saw a family connection on one song being included, as 'wild thing' was in it, written by chip taylor, and his brother, jon voight, was in the movie as the storyteller. a good crowd for this screening, sometimes i go to movies and the crowd is really small. after the movie i got some groceries at the hy-vee, delayed two days due to performing, then went home. after having the evening meal, a pot pie, i took a long walk around the neighborhood and found 88 cents. at midday i went to st. stan's church in st. paul and had a turkey dinner. also bought a history book from the garage sale.