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A Winner and DVD Ideas

by Michael Rohde

May 25, 2009

"How many times have you seen The Big Lebowski?" I asked my wife. She replied back that she hadn't seen it enough; it's one of the classics...

If you stayed in the city this weekend, chances are you stayed indoors and watched some DVDs. It was cold and wet looking, even if it didn’t rain, it might as well have. Not exactly BBQ weather (speaking of which, we tried a Trader Joe's Tri Tip tonight and we have to say, we like Costco's better… a rare occurrence, but true).

If you did stay inside, and you did watch a few DVDs, you might have been scratching your head trying to think of a few titles that Mom and Dad can watch together after the kids go to bed. Being the research-savvy person that I am, I asked my Twitter and Facebook friends what movies they would recommend. The results, thanks to Mandy, Lois, Jon, and my wife, is a rather mixed list that might spark some ideas the next time you update your Netflix queue or you head to the local video store. So, without further ado, here we go (movies listed in the order I received them):

• Scent of a Woman
• He's Just Not That Into You
• Eddie Murphy Raw
• Parenthood (two votes)
• Father of the Bride
• 9 and 1/2 Weeks
• Abducted
• Sex and the City
• Singles
• Chasing Amy
• O Brother Where Art Thou
• The Big Lebowski

The winner to the Sesame Street Live show has been notified. Congratulations, Nadja! I hope you and your family enjoy the show.

If you’re still interested in attending, don’t forget you use the promo code SESAME to save $3 off per ticket. You can buy your tickets now at any Ticketmaster location.

Sesame Street Live
"Elmo’s Green Thumb"
Oakland, CA; ORACLE Arena
Thursday, June 18 through Sunday, June 21

• Ticket prices: $15, $20, $25 & $30 (Gold Circle).
• Opening Night (Thursday, June 18, 7 pm)—All seats $15 (excluding Gold Circle seating).
• Additional fees/surcharges may apply.

Performance Schedule

• Thursday, June 18: 7:00 PM
• Friday, June 19: 10:30 AM & 7:00 PM
• Saturday, June 20: 10:30 AM & 2:00 PM
• Sunday, June 21: 1:00 PM & 4:30 PM

Sing Along With Bare-Chested Mermen

by Graham Charles

August 22, 2008

Want to introduce your pint-sized mermaid to a 6' 4" bear of one? Drop by the Castro Theatre sometime in the next week for a special version of The Little Mermaid that has been captioned so you, too, can sing with the animated fish. My daughter Fern's first "audience participation" show was a dance-along Nutcracker at 18 months, and she went nuts for it. The concept of sitting still  Read more...