Hooray for Hollywood

If you (were tired of baseball and football and) went to the movies over the past weekend, you might have joined the queue at the Mall-O-Plex 3D 47 and taken in "Gone Girl," the thriller that Ben Affleck made before filming of "Gigli 2" begins in November.

I was beyond excited when I heard that they were making a movie about "Gone Girl," because if you click on the link, you might recall that as a song done by Tompall and the Glaser Brothers back in the day.  I thought it was a shame that Tompall Glaser himself didn't live long enough to see his song turned into a movie with not only Affleck, but a supporting cast that includes Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, and Carrie Coon...in other words, box-office magic!

Yes, this is in my basement

The magic died shortly after I heard about the moon pitcha, because someone brought me up short and also set me straight. The movie turns out to be a thriller based on a novel that Gillian Flynn wrote in 2012.  I still think there could be a movie based on the Glaser Brothers, three guys from Nebraska (Tompall, Chuck and Jim Glaser) who came to Nashville and showed a lot of people the way to develop the music publishing and record production businesses and some wonderful three-part harmony.  Unlike most country stars, they had real business minds, and also unlike most country stars, they were not very friendly toward their fans, which meant they didn't have a lot of fans after all.

E. Tubb

And this was not the first time that Hollywood faked me out, with a misleading title making me think they were finally producing a great country music movie! Imagine how I felt when I heard about a film called "ET"!  I was sure it was about Ernest Tubb.  Look how wrong I can be!

E. Terrestrial