Yesterday's edition of Mondo Mundo: thee Radio Program was indeed a mostly-reggae affair, with a bit of ska and calypso thrown in. I had a good time. I was also surprised to see just how many reggae CDs I've reviewed for the station over the years. I mean, I know I've been reviewing CDs for a while. But I don't think of myself as particulary knowledgable about reggae. In my memory, I was the reviewer of last resort, mostly only writing up CDs when no one else was available to take them on. Either that happens more often than I thought, of my memory is a bit skewed.

Also on the agenda from yesterday: we finally got to watch Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Excellent movie. I'm sorry we didn't catch it in the theaters last summer where I'm sure it was mighty impressive. Especially the climactic naval battle. I read this morning that they started shooting the movie w/o a finished script and it kinda shows. But not in a really bad way -- the movies all have this kind of shambolic energy where you just roll with whatever's happening and eventually it'll end up making sense. And they all have way better acting than necessary for a big action blockbuster -- particularly Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush, who always seem to be having too much fun. Plus, y'know... pirates.
Interestingly, even though the movie's the end of the trilogy it also sets up another sequel. There don't appear to be any current plans to make that movie