Andy Gapin

As I’ve mentioned, I’m moving at the end of this month so we’ve been spending a lot of time packing stuff up. I wanted to get an early start so that I can sort through the massive amount of crap I own and get rid of a lot of it. I’ve been selling things and doing a pretty good job, actually. We’ve made enough money selling old crap so far to buy a bunch of new furniture, decorations, and other things for the new place.

Anyway, during this process of really sorting through everything, I found an old accordion folder from back when I used to run shows at the ZEN House. In this folder was a bunch of stuff, but the most interesting was the stack of old flyers. I guess at the time I thought it would be a good idea to save a copy or two of each flyer. I don’t think they’re ALL there, but it seems like most of them are and I’m glad to have them. I ended up getting sidetracked from sorting and packing and spent some time looking at them and remembering each of the shows. It was a lot of fun, there are a ton of great memories from these shows.

I decided to take a few minutes and photograph all the flyers so I could post them here for you. I wish I had a decent scanner to make the process easier, but our scanner would have taken forever and, apparently, doesn’t have Mac drivers so it would have been a serious pain in the ass. I didn’t have a lot of time either so these are just some very quick photos, as you’ll be able to tell.

Most of the flyers, I created, but there are a handful that were made by other people. There are a few shows that have multiple flyers and one show that has two very slightly different versions of the same flyer. Anyway, enjoy!

Easy A attempts to make a modern day, high school comedy version The Scarlet Letter, but that intention isn’t kept a secret, it’s instead laid right out on the table and sort of even thrown in your face.

Olive, played by the intensely hot Emma Stone, starts down a long path of lying about having sex with various boys in the high school to help them boost their social statuses as well as put gift cards in her purse. Obviously, this becomes a big mess almost instantly, but even more obviously, hilarity ensures. All the while, Amanda Bynes plays a somewhat inconsistent Jesus-freak with a bitter hatred towards Olive. This story line is a somewhat solid driving force for the plot throughout the movie, but feels like it was somewhat forgotten in the end.

While Easy A is quite comical on its own, it’s even more funny when you have a gaggle of 15 year old girls sitting near you in the theater and these girls giggle and yell “awwwww” at every other line. This is the best way to see this movie, in my opinion, so be sure to round up some high school girls before you head over to the theater. Just make sure you find a way to do this without looking like a creep and getting yourself arrested.

Easy A isn’t a knee-slapper, but it’s one of the best high school comedies of the past few years. If you’re a dude, this is a no-brainer, Emma Stone and Amanda Bynes, you should be there already. If you’re not a dude, you’ll still enjoy it.

Rating: B+