Tuesday's Elvis Costello show was awesome but was tainted for me by 2 things: cell phones and dropped plastic cups! There needs to be some technology invented that interrupts cellular phone signals and prevents cell phones from ringing. And the Ryman needs to ban beverages inside the auditorium. I don't care that someone loudly dropped a cup 3 rows behind me and I had to sit with my feet in their beer but I do mind that it happened right at the beginning of "I Still Miss Someone." I witnessed someone get yanked out of the Ryman at a previous show for being lound and drunk but that wasn't taking place Tuesday unfortunately.

On another note, I went to buy the Rhino reissue on Wednesday and the clerk at Grimey's Records asked if I went to the show and if "he rocked." The clerk said that he didn't go because he was afraid that "he wouldn't rock." I replied that you don't always have to have a drum kit to rock. I don't think that he was able to process that at all.

If you are a big fan of the Jesus and Mary Chain, and if you're not you should be, you should do yourself a favor and explore April Skies.

Do yourself a favor and don't watch the film Underworld. It is a mess. I'm still not clear what was going on. And how unfortunate that in their attempt to spawn some new lingo, they chose "Lycan" to signify a lycanthrope. Everyone knows that a lichen is a moss. I spent the first few minutes of the film wondering why vampires were fighting a group that named themselves after a moss.

Today I am 35 years old.

I wasn't familar with this guy until today, but his column really goes a long way toward describing what is wrong with the media in this country. I didn't see the incident first hand because I didn't watch the Super Bowl this year.

There were 2 reasons why I didn't watch. The first is that as a Titans season ticket buyer, I've watched enough professional football. Also, I attended several UT games this year and watched even more on TV. I have devoted enough of my time this year to football.

Second, and maybe more importantly, I'm tired of having the media manufacture these huge events and tell me I must watch. Why do I care about who wins a game between some guys from New England and North Carolina? The more cynical among us claim that the advertisements during the game are the reason to watch these days in the era of NFL parity, but this is even worse justification for watching. Why should I be entertained by 30 second clips designed to entice me into spending money?

Sorry, CBS, but your arguments were just not persuasive enough this year. While I'm thinking about it, there isn't a single show that I ever watch on CBS. The only show that I can even name that appears on CBS is David Letterman's show. Wait. Is it "Late Night with David Letterman" or just "The David Letterman Show"?