Carmen reports the cop didn't seem very happy about it, but he still ran a busker out of the South Station T stop last night for not having a permit - and that really annoyed all the people who'd been listening to him:

... One woman thought it was all her fault, that she had brought attention to the busker by asking him to play a song for her. She had been singing along when the mean cop came along. "I feel terrible," she said. "I've been working up my courage for weeks just to ask him to play that song for me."

Spatch can't wait for the annual marathon, which starts Feb. 15. He provides synopses for all the films.

There are several local inaugural parties planned for those who are interested. (These are sponsored by moveon.org.)

Obama Inaugural Bash
Where: West on Centre (in West Roxbury)
When: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, at 7:00 PM
RSVP:
http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?even...

Obama Inaugural Bash
Where: The Alchemist Lounge (in Jamaica Plain)
When: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, at 7:00 PM
RSVP:
http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?even...

Inauguration Fiesta

Sam Baltrusis reports that while a Plymouth group is getting all the attention for building a massive movie studio, a development team out of Los Angeles hopes to beat Plymouth to the punch with its own giant studio, at the old Weymouth Naval Air Station:

... [T]he front-lot-set streets of SouthField Studios will be sourced from historic Boston City locales. In fact, the set is a dead ringer for any brownstone-lined street in the South End or Back Bay neighborhoods. It's Beacon Hill ... without the hill. ...

Though Mass folks might be content with our laws regarding gay marriage, the leftover dischord among supporters and opponents in California Prop 8 has reached the courts.

Karen Wise reports on e-mail she got from an associate casting producer at ABC's "Wife Swap," which apparently wants to swap a foodie like her with, oh, some Velveeta-stained Pringles eater.

Where have all of the old-fashioned town bands gone? Today, most of them seem to be dead. Years ago, almost every town had its own volunteer band; there were also fantastic professional bands touring the country (Gilmore, Sousa, Pryor, Clarke, etc.), and therefore, all kinds of music were made available to the public for free -- by town bands. Now, a player has to travel to join one, because there aren't any in his/her home town any more.

Rule 34 proves itself yet again: Brian Kane reports the existence of fan-written porn involving our very own Revolutionary teen hero.

An established community concert band, founded in 1932, is looking for additional players. If you're a current player, come sit in. If you're a musician who played a concert band instrument,and would like to be playing on a regular basis, please give us a look.

Our pages are located at:

http://rockportlegionband.wordpress.com

Call it Irish-gangster musical chairs. First some Irish-gangster movie is moved from Southie to Eastie because Southie is no longer gritty enough. Now Sam Baltrusis reports that another Irish-gangster movie is being moved from Charlestown to Somerville to avoid confusion with an Irish-gangster movie set in Charlestown and an Irish-gangster TV pilot set in Charlestown.