Yes, it was because just like you I was crushed to hear of the death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and remembered his role as Lester Bangs as one of my favorites. (He played the experienced rock critic who mentored William as he travelled with Stillwater to write an article for Rolling Stone).
Who outside of George Clooney can't identify with this character?
"I'm always home. I'm uncool." He tells William....."The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what we share with someone else when we're uncool."
It's been a few years since I've seen the movie in its entirety, and saw it this time as an ode to Cameron Crowe's love for rock music. It has a great soundtrack...Cat Stephens, Led Zepplin, Elton John....plus the movie plays songs like Joni Mitchell's "The River" that don't even make it onto the soundtrack. These 'band-aids' who AREN'T groupies, but fans who "truly love some silly little....band so much that it hurts" probably echo of Cameron's own sentiment towards rock music.
Do you think Almost Famous was a better screenplay than Jerry Maguire? That's a tough call.
This movie also has a great cameo of Marc Maron, sporting a cleaner hairstyle than he does currently....and angrily spewing several almost-prophetic f-words. Or maybe they weren't prophetic. He might have just named his podcast wtf since he knew the f-word sounds so great coming off his lips. (his 'block the gates' at the beginning of his podcasts comes from this movie).
So anyway, yeah. These are my musings on Almost Famous. watch it. with your loved one. this valentines day. oh, what's that? you don't have a loved one? then here's a message to you let you be tempted to wallow in self-pity;
You don't have a valentine on valentines day? pic.twitter.com/mVfYhhOSXY
— J. Gatsby (@TheActualGatsby) February 10, 2014
--signing off.
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