We attended our first

Concours d'elegance today out at Keeneland. Its basically a car show for people with millions to burn on crazy, cool, expensive, cars. People who collect cars are a mystery to me. I dont really put alot of stock into "stuff" like that. But i admit it was alot of fun, especially seen through the eyes of the wolverine who is way into cars right now. He was in car heaven....and the fact that most of the cars he had never seen before made it a thrill.

I think the Masarati impressed him, as did an old fashioned race car from the 30s. Most of the car owners were really nice and gladly answered questions. And i think seeing a young boy so obviously thrilled about their cars made them even more happy to offer up info. The wolverine loves his corvettes and will tell you "only look, keep your fingers of the vette". Cant imagine where he got that. Pictures are forthcoming.

Also today i saw The Dark Knight. After seeing it i can say it lived up to the hype. Its a really solid crime film. Christopher Nolans fingerprints are all over it and im so glad he approached it as such instead of just another comic book movie. There was an actual story arc, character development, and clocking in at 2 and a half hours he really takes his time but the movie just snowballs the entire time. There wasnt a weak performance in the movie. I am just AMAZED Nolan got such a subdued performance out of not only Gary Oldman but also Eric Roberts. Arron Eckhart is just brilliant and his character arc is really what the film hinges on. Maggie G is solid and heartbreaking. Christian Bale is Batman as far as i am concerned. Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman bookend Batman and just rock it.

The movie actually surprised me. And it left me thinking about the things it was trying to say....Nolans Gotham City is a real place and the people and things happening are as close to believable as you can get in a world where a man dresses up as a bat and fights crime and his arch nemesis is a clown faced psychopath. And kudos to Mr Ledger for bringing us a Joker like we have never seen before. He was spot on.....just a sicko getting his kicks. He doesnt want money or anything, just wants to watch the whole town burn. His portrayal is just a kick to watch and i found myself getting juiced about his crazy schemes.......and seeing him dressed as a nurse was the scene i think will become the "go to" scene for his performance. It was wacky doodle.

What do you guys think? Anyone out there seen it?