Good Friday

"Burn After Reading" is pri-tay, pri-tay, pri-tay good. Saw it with Abe and crew last night. Brad Pitt is hysterical in this and, as always, JK Simmons steals the show, despite his bit part. Afterward, we made some drinks and geeked out to "Mario RPG" and "Guitar Hero." It's sort of a weird thing, by the way, when you find yourself saying, man, I wish I was as good at "Guitar Hero" as I am playing real guitar.

We also encountered a hilarious game that is having trouble with its release date: "Brütal Legend."

This thing is ridiculous. Think everything metal plus Jack Black or, here, let me give you an excerpt from Wikipedia:

"Brütal Legend follows the story of Eddie Riggs (named for Eddie the Head, the mascot of Iron Maiden, and Derek Riggs, the artist who created him), who is living as a roadie for a Heavy Metal band. The game begins one night before a gig. As Riggs is tuning a guitar, an accident happens and he starts to bleed, his blood dripping onto his cursed belt buckle, which bears a strong resemblance to Motörhead's Snaggletooth emblem. Before he knows it, the beast on his buckle has come alive and transported him into a Heavy Metal and Nordic fantasy inspired alternate history where demons have enslaved humanity."

If that's not enough, Eddie's weapons include a battle axe and guitar. Supposedly, if you perform the ultimate guitar solo, your opponent's face melts off just at the sheer awesomeness of your shredding. I ask you this: Is that not metal?