Book Review (The Naked Olympics) and so much more...

First, The Naked Olympics. Not something I'd call compelling reading, but a fun tour through the ancient Grecian Olympics. In summation, they were naked, hot, smelly, sweaty, erotic, bawdry, and everyone and everything was covered with olive oil. I learned a bit, and got quite a good impression of what the atmosphere was like. Recommended beach reading.

Two fun quotes:

The playwright Eubulus advised wise guests to stop at the third cup, because "the fourth belongs to hubris, the fifth to shouting, the sixth to revel, the seventh to black eyes, the eighth to legal actions, the ninth to bile and the tenth to madness."

Ok, so one quote.

In other news, the band toured for a nearly two weeks. We had 4 days off in Williston, ND, which was pure hell. Cooped up in a condo with the 5 people you're around 24/7 is like running barefoot on a sandpaper treadmill.

During that time I saw "The Incredibles," and thoroughly enjoyed it. The latest rash of 007 movies could take volumes of notes on how to create a bad-guy secret lair. A much better movie than, say, Team America.

I've also picked up Half-Life 2. Fantastish. Check out my thoughts here.