My weekend

This past weekend I have made a new love: the Beatles!

Saturday night I went to a concert by a tribute band to the Beatles. The band is called Rain. The four guys did a really great job recreating the Beatles experience. Even for someone such as me, impervious and ignorant of the Beatles' charms before, felt a great rush of excitement and general euphoria while at the concert. I have also been introduced to some truly great music. "A day in the life" and "here, there, everywhere" are two of my favorites, off the top of my head.

The atmosphere was very contagious. Women in their 40's and 50's were going wild and getting up and dancing at times. I was also surprised to see so many youngins' just as into the Beatles. This thirteen year old kid with tousled curls (a very cute kid actually) kept pumping his fists in the air and jumping up and down. He was clearly so excited, it was almost as great to watch him as it was to watch the show.

My friend, who invited me to the concert, needless to say was a hardcore Beatles fan. He introduced me to the Beatles and for that, I will always be grateful.

Last night I went to watch the Departed. It's such a great story and Martin Scorsese did an awesome job overall. However, the very last scene was a tad cheesy and surprising for such a veteran director as Scorsese. I was disappointed by that, but overall the performances of both Leonardo and Damon did not let me down. Leonardo played his character with very raw emotions, a bit more realistic perhaps than the Chinese original. However, I respect and admire the actor who played the Chinese version as well, the man's got depth. I hope to see more Leo works from now on. Jack Nicholson played his part with flair, although it seemed to me like he didn't treat his role that seriously. Maybe it's just that way when you reach a certain age, you don't treat anything that seriously anymore, because you've seen it all, done it all, and nothing is new under the sun. I though the brief sex scene between Leo and this psychiatrist was hot though, she has a good figure.