i have long been a fan of cinespia. getting to sit outside and watch a movie on the side of a mausoleum after a picnic dinner with friends is certainly my idea of a good time.
this year, cinespia has added films on sunday nights as well as the usual saturdays between memorial day and labor day. my frist sunday sampling: the t.a.m.i. show, a concert film showed in conjunction with the don't knock the rock fest, now showing at the no longer silent silent movie theater on fairfax.
this film is a sweet and often hilarious journey back into the concert world of the 60s- an extremely rare offering, it shows james brown at his dancing best, the rolling stones when they were young and mick jagger looks pretty tasty, the supremes, lesley gore, the beach boys, jan and dean, smokey robinson, and more...
the funny thing about watching this is to see that the dancing is outrageous and, in many ways, much racier than what we'd see now. watching a buxom bikini-clad lady jump up and down in a go go seizure with bosoms everywhere was shocking to almost everyone in my party. and the athletic ability and need for chiropractic on perhaps a daily basis by these back-up dancers was nearly breath-taking.
if you go on an adventure for yourself this week, try dipping into another era... how are the values of this era different than the ones you hold now? what can you learn from this (i learned that i can't begin to call myself energetic in the pursuit of my own creative work in comparison to these people)? i am trying to inject a bit of go-go level enthusiasm into my work life and see how much more i can get done. let me know if you're able to do the same.
image: caroline donahue for remabulous via flickr.
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