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week 45, 2025

The Wrong Paris (2025)

A woman joins a dating show for an art opportunity, thinking that it's in Paris, France, but it's actually in Paris, Texas. She tries to get eliminated until falling for the bachelor complicates her plans.

In the evening Esme and I watched The Wrong Paris. The movie was OK and I give it a 6 out of 10.

Drive-Away Dolls (2024)

Jamie regrets her breakup with her girlfriend, while Marian needs to relax. In search of a fresh start, they embark on an unexpected road trip to Tallahassee. Things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals.

In the evening Esme and I watched Drive-Away Dolls. I didn't like the movie much and rate it a 5 out of 10.

The Perfect Tool

In the late afternoon Jaiden and I took a bus to Zoetermeer to see The Perfect Tool, a Tool tribute band. Jaiden likes Tool a lot and she plays the bass guitar and practices a lot of Tool songs. We arrived early at Poppodium de Boederij (The Farm) and after a long wait were one of the first to enter the building.

Jaiden her friend came as well, also accompanied by her father. Since Jaiden preferred to stand as close to the bass guitar player as possible we moved to the front. After some more waiting the show started. We stood in front of a huge speaker and were happy to have party ear plugs. I was surprised by the quality of the sound: like a headset but not too loud.

The Perfect Tool in action
The Perfect Tool in action.

I was quite anxious to go, originally, because I don't like huge crowds. But the venue was really nice, there were a few hundred people and we had a excellent spot.

The band played several songs I like a lot: Pneuma, Ænema, Stinkfist, and Sober. Near the end of the latter, the penultimate song they would perform as it turned out, the pedalboard of the bass player blew out. Luckily a workaround was found and The Perfect Tool could play an encore.

Songs I would've liked to hear: The Grudge, Ticks and Leeches, Parabol(a), Schism, and 10,000 Days (Wings Pt 2).