We had the opportunity recently to sit down and watch the movie Tommy. I had remembered seeing it in college and not really "getting" it, but thinking that I didn't get it because I was a little "impaired" at the time, if you KWIM.

Well, I still don't "get" it, and I think it may be because it wasn't a very good movie. Don't get me wrong, it's got some great music, I love The Who, and it started with a really interesting idea. But DANG this was a cheesy film. Any movie that has, as part of its climax, Roger Daltrey hanggliding over fighting motorcycle gangs and making them dance just really wasn't in the running for an Oscar, was it? Not to mention the scene where baked beans and let's-hope-that-was-chocolate-pudding comes out of the TV and Ann-Margret swims in it....

I have to say, though, that I love that Pinball Wizard.



I'm pretty sure Elton John is the only person who could have pulled this character off. If you'd like to see the Pinball Wizard scene from the movie you can download it here (which is also where I found the snazzy picture above.) It will take a few minutes, but it will save you sitting through the whole movie.

That's a pretty cool hat, isn't it? If I had one like that, I'd wear it. I probably wouldn't wear those boots, though. I have enough problems with stuff like high heels...