WLKA radio is coming to you live this Friday morning from Caffe Ladro in Fremont. Otis is down the street at The Subtle Body getting a massage and we're going to kick this busy weekend off with brunch at Silence Heart Nest when she's finished. But first - it's ketchup time!
On Wednesday night, we watched The Hebrew Hammer, a kosher version of the blaxploitation films of the seventies, in which a Jewish PI (certified circumcised dick) stops a plot by The Man to eliminate Chanukah. Adam Goldberg, who I am starting to like a lot, was a great Shaft-like action hero, Mario van Peebles was in full cool mode as his buddy, and Judy Greer quirky and likable as his gal pal. Nora Dunn has a nice turn as the Hammer's mother and Peter Coyote chews up the scenery as The Chief. The film had a good heart, staged some nice action sequences, and provided some funny moments (none of them from the execrable Andy Dick as the villain, the son of Santa Claus), but overall it was much better in concept than execution and marred by clumsy T&A. While the movie was ultimately unsuccessful, I would check out a sequel if it comes, and I was all set to buy a Jewish Justice League cap (except the website is broken).
Thursday was characterized by my morning and evening classes sandwiching the midday prep for Otis's Artwalk evening. I missed most of it because I was at school, but it sounds like things went well for both artists. Special kudos out to Soapy for stepping into the factotum role for the night!
Check your calendars and we hope to see lots of you over the course of the weekend.
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