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jacqueline du pre I have often wondered what it would be life to date a woman who was a professional musician or at least one who played a classical instrument on a regular basis. Maybe this is shallow, but I have never been able to experience someone who got fully absorbed in their music. I want to feel that energy. Now that I have established the fact that I am attracted to women musicians, I went and saw Hilary and Jackie this afternoon. It was showing at what I like to call the art house movie theater in Milwaukee. Why the chain of movie theaters here doesn't show these films I don't know. More than likely it comes down to money. I guess these kinds of movies don't draw enough people in to justify showing them in more than one theater. The art house theater is located on the east side of Milwaukee where the hip people like to live. When I was there it felt good and I started to think that maybe I should move there instead of heading further west into the suburbs. Of course I had to drive through some shady parts of town to get to the trendy part, but that seems to be the case in most cities. Before I went to see the movie I drove along the lakeshore and gazed at the shacks that the rich folk have to suffer in by the lake. I know that if I move to the east side I won't be living there. My place would have to be a little closer to the college where rent is less expensive. I might be able to ride my bike in the upscale area, but I certainly couldn't afford to live there. The film was reminiscent of Shine. Both of them have the theme of a child prodigy in the world of classical music rising and then falling. Shine however was more positive than Hilary and Jackie. None of this made the film less appealing for me. Plus I got to see Emily Watson again who I thought was great in Breaking the Waves. Yet I have to wonder what goes on inside the mind of a musician. Do these people really think that differently than everyone else? Somehow I doubt that we will be seeing any public service announcements saying have your child learn music so they can go on to have a mental breakdown. I bought the soundtrack for Shine after I saw the film. This time I bought a collection of three cds by Jacqueline Du Pre before I even saw the film. Quite simply I love the sound of the cello and she certainly knew how to play. When I was in college the fine arts building seemed to be divided into three factions. There were the visual arts people like myself, the musicians and then the drama folk. For some reason there didn't seem to be that much interaction amongst the groups. Each area kept to itself. I can't remember having one drama or music major friend. I did have a roommate who was a music minor, but that doesn't fit the bill. I finally got my haircut today and it feels good. Once again I am sporting my shaved look in the back and on the sides. I don't feel the need to be a complete skinhead. I just like to keep it neat. Every time I go they ask me if I know how close they are going to cut and I say yes. Besides my scalp only shows through for about a week and I get to feel all tough. I think that as long as I don't start goose stepping I should be okay. Vintage kitchen furniture is not comfortable. My canvas director's chair that I usually sit in when I am on the computer fell apart the other day. The legs had been loose for some time, but now it is unsafe and has to be fixed. So in the meantime I have been sitting on one of my kitchen chairs which has next to no padding in the seat. If I can't mend the director's chair, I might have to break down and buy a real desk chair.
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