If you want to experience some real, quality art, listen to the song I have on my profile right now. It’s Mason Jennings’ Jackson Square, off his 2006 album, Boneclouds. This song gives me the shivers every time I listen to it. It’s the tale of two lover’s inability to hold onto one another as insanity tears them apart, and by the time Jennings hammers home his point in the last two lines of the song, it just makes me want to cry. Man, this guy is a good songwriter. This song is perfect in that it slowly tells a straightforward story that can easily be understood, but it is also sprinkled with imagery that really helps the listener connect with the feelings that these people, or at least the narrator in the song, were having. And if you like the tune, check out the rest of his stuff, because this is just my personal favorite. Also, he’s coming to Santa Fe again in May, and if you’ve never seen him live, I would totally recommend it.  The man puts on an awesome, intimate little show. He’s made a point in his career to stay small and under the radar, but I don’t know how much longer he’s going to be able to just play places like the Santa Fe Brewing Co. so you’d better see him now.

Also, on a cool side note, there’s an awesome scene in I’m Not There, the semi-biographical flick about Bob Dylan, where Christian Bale is lip syncing a Dylan song that is actually being played by Jennings. So it’s kind of like a three-for-one deal. Bale-Dylan-Jennings all in one character.

On a totally unrelated note: what the hell is the deal with Dustin Diamond? That guy has officially become a total crazy person. What a life he has lived. He started out as loveable little Screech on Saved by the Bell, went on to do some raunchy porn, and now is dealing with serious racial issues on a reality show about fat celebrities. What a douche.

On an even less related note, I saw some fine sketch comedy from the troupe Mild Peril this weekend. They are good. The show was a little slow and unorganized at times, and a LOT wordy at times, but the fun that the performers were having, the energy that they had, and the raw comic talent that is so obvious in all the members of the troupe really carried the show. Plus, The Box Theater is about the coolest place in Albuquerque to see a show right now. So check it out, ya jerks!