This is (almost) the Place

You know...if that Brigham guy would have just continued traveling a little farther West, to say, SoCal, then he would've hit the nail on the head with the whole "This is the place line." He would've seen beaches and Disneyland and Tom Cruise. It would've been clearer, instead of the desert/ swampland that I'm sure the Salt Lake Valley was when those crazy pioneers crossed the mountains. Regardless, Utah is here now and it isn't that bad. I talk big but in the end I really do like this place and I'm glad to live here (for now). Happy faux-holiday everyone!!!

Julie and Julia is a wonderful, sweet little film. It's two main players, Amy Adams and Meryl Streep are great in the title roles, but the people around them are just as good. The movie about parallelled lives and how they can affect each other is funny and quirky and even poignant at times. UV's Finest gives Julie and Julia the rating of A-. It is rated PG13 for some language.

The Battle of the Avenue Venues

Velour is closed today so we can't hardly judge them....

But Saturday they are both opened. Muse is featuring a indie act, Chance Lewis and Velour is featuring an emoish rock group called Ivoryline. I'm not really into either of the so much but if I had to choose I'd give the advantage to Velour and Ivoryline. Velour wins the week 2-1.

Both shows start at 8 PM with $5 covers.

About the Song Du Jour: "Microphone Fiend" Rakim

For Pioneer Day, a pioneer of hip hop. If there was no Rakim, there would be no Jay Z, Nas, Eminem, Dr. Dre, TuPac, etc. Basically, there would be no good rap. He started the rap as art trend, rather than so sort of chanting novelty. Unfortunately, most artists in the genre have backtracked to chanting but Rakim got it right. Microphone Fiend is a prime example of Rakim at his finest.

That is all for today kids...have a great Pioneer Day and I'll see you Monday!