I’m not a big movie goer. However, this summer, I have gone several times.  Each time I go, I see the same people:

• The Loud Laughter – There are times when this person laughs at things that are just not funny!  He always laughs loud.  If you know him, you could recognize his laugh a mile away.

• Popcorn Thrower – What’s this about?  You would expect the popcorn thrower to be a kid, but that is not always the case.  When I went to see Bad Teacher with my son at the beginning of the summer, a guy threw  popcorn at another guy because the guy was texting on his cell phone.

• Confrontational Person — This person always loves to pick a fight no matter what.  The popcorn thrower threw so much popcorn at the texting guy that the texting guy got up and smacked the Popcorn Thrower in the face.  The two battled it out while the movie was going on. That certainly made the movie exciting.

• The Shusher — That’s the person who, even if you sneeze, turns around and shushes you.

I went to see 30 Minutes or Less recently and as I sat down in a chair at the movie theatre, I heard music.  I didn’t know where it was coming from. I turned around and looked but I kept hearing it. The guy in front of me turned around too.  He shook his head.  My daughter whispered in my ear, “Mom, it’s you!”

“No it can’t be,” I said outloud.

I reached into my bag and sure enough, it was my phone on ITunes playing Madonna’s The Immaculate Collection.

How embarrassing!  What would you call someone like me? The Unaware?

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FUN is the only word to describe the Steven Page (originally with the Bare Naked Ladies (BNL))  concert last night at the Mercury Lounge.  I have been a big fan of the Bare Naked Ladies for a long time and to see Page up close and personal was an incredible experience for me.

Page has the most amazing voice.  He doesn’t even need a microphone.  He projects his voice so well that you can feel his presence going through you. He also is a very savvy dresser, wearing pink pants and a plaid jacket with a tie.  I noticed that his backup band also wore a tie and I was impressed.  Usually at these types of shows, the musicians are dressed down so much.  I thought this gave the show a little finesse.

There were less than 200 people at the Mercury Lounge for the early show yesterday. Page noted that a few years back, he would have sold out Madison Square Garden and today he is at this small club in the city.  However, he said with honesty and sincerity that he was happy to be there.  “I’m happy to have my family, my friends and all of you here to experience my music, which is something I deeply love,” he said.

I still have the chills when I think about what he said.  It made me smile to know that he is doing what he loves doing and although he may not be making as much money as he once did, he loves what he’s doing so he is a rich man.

At the concert, Page’s backup band were member of Feist, an Indy band big on Alt Nation.  They were incredible musicians.

Steven Page sang Jane, The Old Apartment, What a Good Boy, Enid, It’s all Been Done, Intermittently, and Brian Wilson.  These are all songs he wrote and sang when he was with BNL.  Since starting his solo career in February 2009, he also sang She’s Trying to Save Me, Marry Me and The Chorus Girl. By the end of the show, he had the entire audience engaged.

I love seeing artists in small venues.  It’s so much more intimate and inviting.  The venue wasn’t crowded so there was plenty of room to dance and just have a good time.

There’s something about Page’s voice that just makes me feel happy.  I had a smile on my face during the entire show.

I found out after the show that my husband and I have been following Page without even knowing it.  Page was in Ottawa the same time we were there, he lives in Fayattesville, which is right outside of Syracuse, also a place we were.  Before the show, my husband suggested that we go to Katz’ Deli.  I had never been there before but knew it was a famous NYC landmark.  When we walked in, guess who was there? Steve Page, his wife, another woman and a little boy.  We were thrilled to see him.

After the show, I purchased two of his albums, which I plan to review in future blog posts.

P.S. By the way, if you want to see the show, he’s playing on Amagasett, Long Island at Steven Talkhouse.

P.S.S. Here’s a little snippet of what you will see:

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Every day, I have insurance people, financial planners, accountants, and IT people contact me.  They call my office, pretend they are my best friend and when I get a holler from a staff member that I have a phone call, I have no idea who the person on the line is.

Sometimes, these financial people have my cell phone.  They call and don’t leave messages.  They call and call and call and finally, I pick up.  The other day, a financial guy called on my cell. I picked up and when I told him I wasn’t interested, he hung up on me.

Could you believe that?  I was trying to be honest and he hung up the phone on me!

I understand that not all solicitors are the same.  To some extent, I’m a solicitor too.  I know that they have a quota to reach but come on.

Is this the way to treat a potential buyer? Is this the way to start a relationship by hanging up the phone?

Don’t solicitors know that a “NO” could be changed to a “yes?”  It may happen on the phone call or it may happen years later but don’t you think there needs to be some understanding and respect?

Sometimes, I just don’t get it…

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