See You Next Year
It's hard to believe that 2005 is drawing to a close. Seriously - where has the year gone? For me, it's been a wild roller-coaster type of year: a fast-mover, soaring to several lofty highs and dipping down to a few unwelcome lows, all the while interspersed with unexpected twists and turns.
Among the highs... the unbelievably exhilarating Green Day concert at Gillette Stadium (simply the Best. Concert. Ever.)... the Survivor party (leave it to Pam to come up with the most unusual, best-ever house party, although my turn as Jeff Probst certainly wasn't going to win any Emmys)... the Billy Gilman Vegas-lounge-like concert (winner of the "best absurd event of the year" award)... the arrival of Curtain Call, the must-see karaoke-on-public-access extravaganza, onto television screens across Rhode Island (and yes, I'm proud to have played a role in bringing this unique little show to the Ocean State)... the Public Access Awards (runner up to Billy
Gilman in the "absurdity awards")... and, of course, my evening at the Newport International Film Festival, hanging out with Harry Shearer (who managed to sneak in a word - yes, the word - from Mr. Burns himself before we parted company for the evening).
And that's just to name a few. Really. There were a lot of good times this year.
As for the lows... well, there was that that REALLY BAD party last Summer (names and dates have been purposely omitted to protect the innocent - the guilty party knows who she is), and that Beantown screamfest known as the Hanson concert. As for the rest, well... the few true low moments that did exist were a little too personal for me to now subject to review in a public forum such as this, so forgive me if I leave the specifics to your imagination. Suffice it to say that a couple of the true lows were completely unforeseen events that a year ago at this time would have been unimaginable... and if all the world is truly a stage, then these few-yet-memorable happenings left the lights on the stage that is my life somewhat dimmed and certainly less vibrant.
All in all, it was quite a year.
Now, I'd be remiss if I didn't cite the high and low moments of 2005 in television.
The high? Easy. The success of Lost. Only the most wildly-addictive show to come around in a long time, Lost was a season-one surprise hit that really exploded into a bona fide sensation in its second season.
The low point? Another easy one. The cancellation by Fox of Arrested Development. I've belabored the point in prior blog entries, so I'll spare you the "it's an injustice" narrative in this go-round. Let's just hope that this 2005 low-point somehow, someway turns into a 2006 high point when another network (Showtime or ABC, maybe?) rescues and revives our beloved Arrested Development.
And now... enough words for this year; it's time to drink champagne (I recommend Mumm's Red Label, by the way). But don't drink it all - we need to save some, just in case we have to celebrate the return of Arrested. Hey, a guy can dream, can't he?
See you next year.
Among the highs... the unbelievably exhilarating Green Day concert at Gillette Stadium (simply the Best. Concert. Ever.)... the Survivor party (leave it to Pam to come up with the most unusual, best-ever house party, although my turn as Jeff Probst certainly wasn't going to win any Emmys)... the Billy Gilman Vegas-lounge-like concert (winner of the "best absurd event of the year" award)... the arrival of Curtain Call, the must-see karaoke-on-public-access extravaganza, onto television screens across Rhode Island (and yes, I'm proud to have played a role in bringing this unique little show to the Ocean State)... the Public Access Awards (runner up to Billy
Gilman in the "absurdity awards")... and, of course, my evening at the Newport International Film Festival, hanging out with Harry Shearer (who managed to sneak in a word - yes, the word - from Mr. Burns himself before we parted company for the evening).And that's just to name a few. Really. There were a lot of good times this year.
As for the lows... well, there was that that REALLY BAD party last Summer (names and dates have been purposely omitted to protect the innocent - the guilty party knows who she is), and that Beantown screamfest known as the Hanson concert. As for the rest, well... the few true low moments that did exist were a little too personal for me to now subject to review in a public forum such as this, so forgive me if I leave the specifics to your imagination. Suffice it to say that a couple of the true lows were completely unforeseen events that a year ago at this time would have been unimaginable... and if all the world is truly a stage, then these few-yet-memorable happenings left the lights on the stage that is my life somewhat dimmed and certainly less vibrant.
All in all, it was quite a year.
Now, I'd be remiss if I didn't cite the high and low moments of 2005 in television.
The high? Easy. The success of Lost. Only the most wildly-addictive show to come around in a long time, Lost was a season-one surprise hit that really exploded into a bona fide sensation in its second season.
The low point? Another easy one. The cancellation by Fox of Arrested Development. I've belabored the point in prior blog entries, so I'll spare you the "it's an injustice" narrative in this go-round. Let's just hope that this 2005 low-point somehow, someway turns into a 2006 high point when another network (Showtime or ABC, maybe?) rescues and revives our beloved Arrested Development.
And now... enough words for this year; it's time to drink champagne (I recommend Mumm's Red Label, by the way). But don't drink it all - we need to save some, just in case we have to celebrate the return of Arrested. Hey, a guy can dream, can't he?
See you next year.
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