I just noticed the Andy made an elliot smith comment... funny.    You know who -is- good?  Miike Smith (no typo, has two 'i's).

I have now missed 2 and a  half world cup games. I have seen all the rest and am watching the Dutch opener right now at Meehans in Sandy Springs. 

I should have wrote this before the cup started, but I can reference my ESPN bracket if it ever becomes a point of contention: My teams are USA, Chile, England, Netherlands and Ghana.

Had a big planned dinner at Holeman last night, 8 beers, 4 courses.  Lots of parts of course.  It was hard to get up to watch the Dutch this morning, but I knew I would toss and turn in indecision if I didn't get up. So here I am. rooting for the Dutch in an empty bar that I don't even like.    What the hell was I thinking?!

Still. Its the World Cup!

 Went to a party beforehand and the host had a coffee roaster. a ROASTER.   and a 5 gallon bag of unroasted  Colombian.

 Crazy Heart was good.  Very much inspired by Billy Joe Shaver (who I wrote about a few posts ago).   The link was made explicit when Duval sang "Live Forever" while fishing.    I have had just read on a friends blog that robert Duval sings, acapella, Shaver's 'Live forever' in a fishing boat on a lake with the Dude, I would immediately rent that movie, but if you need more incentive, you should know there are at least two obvious Big Lebowski reverences.. For instance, one of the first scenes is a reverse angle shot of Bad Blake, sitting at a bar in a bowling alley. 

I'll let you find the rest.

There was also some Townes burnt into Bad Blake (the movies fictional musician), but the only Townes song in the movie seems a little out of place.    Go watch already.