this afternoon i went to see a movie in eagan, 'respect', the bio-pic about musician aretha franklin. i was pleased to find out marc maron played a record label boss in it. i am used to the disclaimer as well, 'some scenes and characters were invented for dramatic effect'. i can usually guess which ones. early on in the movie i changed my seat because i was in a row where others insisted on talking. no big deal to say to myself 'i have had enough' and move away from them. i ended up much closer to the screen. like many other bio-pics, it doesn't cover the subject's entire life, but mostly how they got started and then the pinnacle of their fame. in this case a gospel concert at a los angeles church in 1972. i liked how the closing credits included images or aretha herself as it looks more authentic. this included getting the presidential medal of freedom, as well as acting in the movie 'blues brothers'. just as important, i liked seeing some of the previews. this included the gucci movie that lady gaga is in, as well as the clint eastwood 'macho' movie.
during my walks i found 39 cents. i was proud of one thing i got done in the evening, it was going through my CD collection and getting them in 'alpha order' so i had a better idea of what is there. it meant setting aside 8 of them, hopeful to sell them to a resale shop. i did this due to the upcoming drag brunch, as i might want to buy a few CDs to be more familiar with the music expected to be played there. of the 23 music acts listed, i have discs from 4 of them, and seen those 4 bands in concert as well. i also re-copied some notes, including my list of things i would to order from e-bay. it was time as i had crossed off many things and it was getting hard to read what i had written at times.
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