I first saw Fandango over a dozen years ago. I don't know what it is about this film...something absolutely mesmerizing about going nowhere, and the "privileges of youth." Especially when the "going nowhere" happens in the tumbleweeds of Texas, and the youths happen to hail from The University (my alma mater). And the soundtrack...killer! From the opening creds featuring Cream's Badge, to that final wedding scene filled with the brilliant fluidity that is Metheny's It's For You - it's an acoustical homage to the best music the early 70s had to offer - and it literally pulls you through the film...

Ever since I first saw Fandango, I've had this thing about wanting to take a West Texas Roadtrip - out to some of the vast locales featured in the film - places like Marfa, Marathon, and Valentine. Such a trip is not in the cards for me right now - something about living in another hemisphere, and having an adorable, but impatient toddler tends to limit such jaunts - but ONE DAY, I'll get to see these things with mine own eyes...