Dave Matthews Band Postpones Utah Concert

August 25th, 2008 by david lay

According to the band’s official website:

“Dave Matthews Band is postponing tonight’s show at Raley Field in West Sacramento, CA and Wednesday’s show at USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley, UT. We apologize for any inconvenience and will announce more information on these two dates as soon as it becomes available.”

I imagine that the funeral services for LeRoi Moore are the reason for the postponement. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.The band’s final US show is scheduled for September 9th. I imagine we can look for the new date to fall shortly thereafter.

Stay tuned.


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DMB Saxophonist Moore Dies

August 19th, 2008 by david lay

Dave Matthews Band saxophone player and founding member, LeRoi Moore, died this evening at age 46.

Moore was seriously injured in an ATV accident on June 30 outside Charlottesville, VA. He had a punctured lung and broken ribs but was released from the hospital after a short stint. Moore went back into the hospital last month due to prolonged complications that continued to arise.

Moore died in Los Angeles this afternoon, after taking a turn for the worse. It is uncertain at this point how Moore’s death will effect the remainder of DMB’s summer tour.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Moore’s children and family.

LeRoi Moore
LeRoi Moore 1961-2008




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Rose Dawson V. Scarlett O’Hara

August 7th, 2008 by david lay

Should Inflation be a Factor in Determining Top Box Office Draws?

The biggest movie of the summer is The Dark Knight, no doubt about it. There’s no realistic chance for any other film to unseat the new Batman flick from being the box office champ. In fact, after its first 17 days, The Dark Knight was already the #8 film of all time in terms of box office draw. It is predicted to earn more than $500 Million and end up just behind Titanic as the highest grossing film of all time.

So, this got me thinking about some of the other films on the list, and how inflation has impacted them. Kirk and I were talking about how “unfair” it was that great films from yesteryear are eclipsed on the list not necessarily because of inferiority, but because of inflation.

Here are the top 15 highest-grossing films of all time.

  1. Titanic
  2. Star Wars
  3. Shrek 2
  4. E.T.
  5. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
  6. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
  7. Spider-Man
  8. The Dark Knight
  9. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
  10. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  11. Spider-Man 2
  12. The Passion of the Christ
  13. Jurassic Park
  14. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  15. Finding Nemo

…and here is the top 15 list of highest grossing films of all time adjusted for inflation. Pretty different.

  1. Gone With the Wind
  2. Star Wars
  3. The Sound of Music
  4. E.T.
  5. The Ten Commandments
  6. Titanic
  7. Jaws
  8. Doctor Zhivago
  9. The Jungle Book (1967)
  10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  11. Ben-Hur
  12. 101 Dalmations (1961)
  13. The Exorcist
  14. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
  15. Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi

What do you think? Is it fair and proper to compare a movie with .25 cent ticket prices to a modern era film at $10 a ticket? Which list do you think best represents the greatness of American cinema and the people’s voice regarding the greatest movies of all time? Or, does box office draw mean nothing in terms of how the movie will be remembered to future generations?


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