aaron c beals

last Saturday night (before the Oscars), we watched the movie “Once” on the recommendation of my buddy Lou. now if you know me well, you know that my feelings toward traditional musicals are not remotely charitable (OK, that’s underselling it. i flat out hate them. who just bursts randomly into song?!?). however, “Once” isn’t a traditional musical — yes, there’s music, but music is the point of the movie, not an alternative dialogue delivery mechanism.

the story is engaging and emotive and if even if you’re not a musician, you’re going to walk away wanting to start writing music immediately. oh, and to top it off: the night after we watched it, the lead actors beat out the atrocity that is Enchanted for the best original song Oscar. rent it now, i implore you.

i’m psyched to see that they’re following up one of my favorite cartoon series of all time (which was mercilessly canceled) with a feature-length (albeit straight to DVD) movie. they’re even releasing HD-DVD and Blu-ray versions…

don’t ask me how or why this came up now. i don’t have control over the timing of these things. just know that last night, i stumbled upon the website of the still-surviving DeLorean Motor Company. they’ve got parts, they’ve got collectibles, they’ve even got a magazine. and the best part?? try typing “flux” into the parts search box.

ever since that fateful day back in 1986 when i first saw Michael J Fox disappear in a flash of lightning, leaving behind only two burning tire tracks, i knew that i wanted a DeLorean DMC-12.

if i had money to burn, i’d definitely be purchasing one of these* — a couple of people are selling them (in great condition) on eBay. it’s just too bad that i live in New England, because the salt and sand could be hell for a stainless steel car like this.

the good news is that i can exercise restraint and avoid the impulse buy… because i don’t have $20,000 lying around.

* you might think i’m kidding. i’m not.