zooey and jgl AGAIN

more reason for shar to love her some jgl. vid directed by marc webb (500 days of summer). thansk virginia for cluing me in.

tumbling with zooey

pleasant surprise: being tumbled in "the many faces of zooey deschanel". (thanks mike for letting me know.) looks like this fan pulled a pic from sharocksthe.blogspot.com. also friends, shar watch 500 days of summer this past weekend. it's good stuff and satisfied my jgl crush.

you know how you get really excited for a film you've seen a trailer for and you can't wait to see it like a kid before christmas? well, that's what 500 days of summer was for me. shar tried to get preview screening tix not once, but but twice. both times she failed. :( in any case, i watched it after much excitement which was pushed by this npr segment with marc webb about setting tunes to film. the ending was a bit cheesy, but otherwise a good $9.50 was spent.

zooey hearts cotton

dude zooey is cuter than ever in this bit for cotton. you know...the fabric of our lives. she did her own rendition of the jingle and can be download here. clap clap clap!

belated crush of the month

belated crush of the month: joseph gordon levitt. yup, the kid from 3rd rock from the sun. he ain't that lil boy from angels in the outfield or the awkward teen in 10 things i hate about you. i really gave him credit for his role in the post-noir brick. ahmazing stuff! lo and behold the boy's growns up. just listen to his manly tone in his upcoming film, (500) days of summer.

spectacle: elvis costello with...

most rewarding contest: jenny lewis spectacle. i was perusing jenny's my space and bam a contest to see her at the apollo for a taping of a new show by elvis costello. i made the cut by emailing quick enough. i was psyched to go to the apollo theater finally. i rubbed the stump as i walked in for luck a la amateur night. the place was not packed and we (mike was the lucky person who got the other ticket) were able to move up to the 7th row. we had a perfect view except when the camera guys were in the isles.
added bonus: she & him. dang skippy! i really lucked out because not only was jenny lewis on the bill, but zooey and m.ward too. SCORE! there were a few cute jenny and zooey backing vocals action to synchronized swaying. it was uber good stuff. here was the set list as i could remember it:
change is hard (she & him)
pretty bird (jenny and elvis on guitar)
one headlight (interview interlude by jakob dylan)
war is kind (jakob with elvis on guitar)
carpetbaggers (see photo above - elvis with jenny and zooey on backing vocals)
straight to hell (joe strummer cover by elvis and jakob)
what's so funny about peace, love and understanding (the gang: elvis, jakob, jenny, zooey, matt; plus johnathan rice on guitar, father-daughter drummers pete and tennessee thomas)
star sighting of the night: diana krall (#11). i looked at her straight on when i was leaving my seat. i was like whoa mrs. elvis costello. no one seemed to notice her, but what caught my attention was her pinstriped blazer with crest on breast pocket.

she & him

most adorable stage presence without a voice: zooey deschanel of she & him. there was much nervousness as the monday show was canceled at hiro due to illness. then, a venue change to accomodate the monday and tuesday shows into webster hall. i was looking forward to seeing zooey and matt at the more intimate hiro ballroom, but i had a decent spot except for the farty gal in front of me. despite the smelliness, zooey was adorable even without a speaking voice. she was pulling the celine dion, but for good reason to save her singing voice. she charmed us with her eyelet dress and smile. she also had signs made to communicate between songs. to the left is a blurry pic mel took of the uber cute one.

best covers: tie! sam cooke's "bring it on home" and m. ward's "magic trick". shar is sucker for a good sam cooke cover. she loves her gospel soul goodness. you have to love a cover of m. ward's tune. it was much welcome like a knight in shining armor coming to his lady in vocal need. i still think something somethung is going on with these two. love sparks maybe. they are a cute couple. the next johnny and june?