almost_famous silentbob Hold my closer Tiny Dancer Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You had a busy day today 010421 ... alkalinepixie i am the enemy. 010421 ... silentbob if only there were more of me in him... 010421 ... Casey that sounds ewey Fever Dog Scratching at my back door I hear ya howl I will listen no more 010421 ... silentbob i was in a good mood for two hours and then twenty minutes after that, i was in a bad mood. 011017 ... niki one of the best movies i have ever seen.... and..... me 011018 ... lost it's funny. my boss well my boss for my summer job let me help out in the filming of junk yard wars when it was filming on the river i live by. i was one of the safety people in kayaks. it was funny he's told me that i was almost famous. i actually did end up on tv for it though. and i was in a car commercial, and some nature channel thing on kayaking. oh yeah and the local news. i got a lot of opportunities to be on tv working as a raft guide. it was pretty cool 011018 ... silentbob -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Hammond: You, Aaron, are what it's all about. You're real. Your room is real. Your friends are real. Real, man, real. You know? Real. You're more important than all the silly machinery. Silly machinery. And you know it! In eleven years its going to be 1984, man. Think about that! Aaron: Wanna see me feed a mouse to my snake? Russell Hammond: Yes. 020207 ... silentbob I imagine the sequel would be something to the effect of william miller meeting his rock star wife and then making his first film. 020406 ... silentbob loves you almost_famous_soundtrack 020406 ... silentbob Some report betsy did for some class involving some teacher that looked like some animal resembling some rodent: The movie Almost Famous is writer/director/producer Cameron Crowe’s love-letter to the rock industry. The movie is an autobiographical story of a young boy who is hired by Rolling Stone as their newest rock journalist. Some of the greatest bands of the seventies are featured both on the soundtrack and in the movie. Not only does Almost Famous show the behind-the-scenes of a rock band, it shows what it really means to be a rock fan. To “truly love some silly little piece of music…or some band so much that it hurts.” That is what makes Almost Famous great. To truly understand Almost Famous, one must know of the life of Cameron Crowe. Crowe was born in Palm Springs, California, on July 13, 1957. As a child, Crowe’s mother forbade him to listen to rock music, prompting his interest. As a teenager, Crowe began writing freelance articles for magazines like Creem and Playboy. His writing was discovered by Rolling Stone and he was hired under false pretenses: the magazine thought he was an adult with a journalism degree. His first assignment, a tour with The Allman Brothers Band, became the basis for Almost Famous. His writing was so good that when Rolling Stone discovered his true age (16) they were extremely proud and sent him on more assignments. He interviewed the likes of The Who, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, Peter Frampton, David Bowie, and Kris Kristofferson. Crowe’s mother insisted he go to college, but he dropped out when his journalism professor began hitting him up for jobs at Rolling Stone. In 1979, Crowe returned to high school as a senior to do research for his book Fast Times at Ridgemont High, which was later adapted for the big screen. Then in 1989, Crowe made his debut with the original screenplay Say Anything. It has since become a hit on video and cable TV. His next movie, Singles, was set in the Seattle grunge scene of the early 90’s. Crowe continued to pen liner notes for albums throughout his career, and in 1996 he released his most famous movie yet. Jerry Maguire was a huge hit in the box offices and was nominated for five academy awards. All the movies featured great soundtracks and characters with a love for music, but none compared to the 2000 release of Almost Famous. Almost Famous is almost completely autobiographical, and is the story of Crowe’s first tour with the Allman Brothers and his great love of music. The soundtrack includes Simon and Garfunkel, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, The Who, Yes, The Beach Boys, Rod Stewart, The Allman Brothers, Lynard Skynard, David Bowie, and Cat Stevens, among others. All these bands are mentioned in the movie along with many others. For Cameron Crowe, and for myself, this is not the music of one decade, but the music of a lifetime. In a recent article with Rolling Stone, Crowe said, “I had to defend being a fan back then. Fandom had and has had a bad connotation in journalism.” Which brings me to my other point. Almost Famous is wonderful because it not only celebrates the music; it celebrates the fans and what it really means to be a fan. The plot of Almost Famous focuses on Crowe’s doppelganger, William, and his love of the groupie, Penny Lane. Penny runs a “school” for groupies. William and Penny are very much alike in that they both love music above all, and are fascinated with the rock lifestyle. Penny is so entangled with one particular band that she cannot see William’s love for her. In this, Crowe shows the devotion he felt towards music and its creators. Almost Famous is Cameron Crowe’s love letter to rock and roll, as well as a declaration of fandom. In it he humbly and honestly tells us the story of his life as a fan 020417 ... megan *...it's all happening...* my favorite movie of all time says all i want to say. 030321 ... lou_la_belle Penny Lane :"boy if someone looked at me like that back in the real world..." William :"When and where does this real world occur??" I'd like to know too... 040702 what's it to you? who go blather from