This Says It

I'm an unashamed fan of the movie 28 Days. I won't deny it has it's flaws, (simplified story arc, various cliches) but, for me at least, the little surprises more than make up for them. There's the obvious ones: Alan Tudyk, a personal favorite from Firefly, Azura Skye, a wonderful, overlooked character actor. And then there's the guy who plays the guitar in odd places.

Originally I thought the guy was a real-life, rehab old-timer who happened to sing and play the guitar well enough that the director decided to add him as background color. Turns out he is a semi-famous, late 60's folk singer named Loudon Wainwright (link takes you to iTunes store bio). Discovering this fact was a kicker of a surprise...even more so when I realized he was responsible for the song from 28 Days that contains one of the best, nail-on-the-head description of depression I've heard.

I'd rather be dreaming than living
Living's just too hard to do
It's chances not choices
Noises not voices
A day's just a thing to get through
Living's just too hard to do

If I had the energy at this late hour I'd load the DVD so I could screenshot the guitar/forest scene to insert here, but since I don't and my powers of Google-fu are busted, I'll have to leave it out for now.