The Bubbler

It's too bad that "I'm getting too old for this ----" wasn't a catchphrase from the "Indiana Jones" movies, but in fact from that other '80s franchise, the "Lethal Weapon" movies. Because, as I dragged myself out to Star Cinema last night for the 12:01 a.m. showing of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," that phrase was on my middle-aged (EARLY-middle-aged) mind. I expected that fellow Gen-Xers would be out in force to see the first "Indy" movie in 19 years, but for the most part the full house was the usual midnight-crowd -- groups of college-age kids, mostly boys.... READ MORE

Mickies Dairy Bar might want to get the table ready, because Madison favorite (and regular Mickies customer) Lyle Lovett is coming back to Overture Hall on Sunday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. It's the first appearance in town for Lovett since his "It's Not Big, It's Large" CD came out, although he debuted some of the songs off that album, such as "All Downhill," when he last played here in the summer of 2006. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26 and range from $45 to $55 through the Overture Hall box office at 258-4141 and www... READ MORE

So there's only one thing missing when you go see a live taping of "Jeopardy!" You never hear the theme song. At the Kohl Center on Saturday, the ditty that padded Merv Griffin's retirement fund wasn't heard during the opening and closing, nor during "Final Jeopardy." You could maybe catch a bit of it during the "closed captioning provided by" ad at the end of the show, but even that was hard to make out. Other than that, seeing Alex Trebek, announcer Johnny Gilbert and that big board of questions up close and personal was quite a thrill for any "Jeopardy!" fan. I sat through three semifinal tapings... READ MORE