Last Thursday evening, I made it to Alamo Drafthouse to see The Revenant. I took my seat in the middle of the back row of the theater in time to watch all of the pre-movie programming which, essentially, was mostly Guy on a Buffalo videos. This would be the last light-hearted moment I would experience for the next 150 minutes.

A gentlemen about my age carefully escorted his grandmother to their seats on the back row a seat away from me before the movie began. After we had been through frozen hell together via scalpings, maulings, snotty/bloody beards, and various forms of frontier justice, the credits rolled and the lights came on. The lovely lady a seat away leaned over and asked me if I liked the movie. I said no, and we both laughed.

She said, “I’m the only old lady in here thinking that I was here to see a western.”

“I was hoping for the same thing, ” I replied. Instead, it was just over two hours of tortuous cinema. There are several things going through your head throughout the ordeal:

Who will survive? These guys are ice cold. I’m exhausted. What was the point of that shot? Can’t we speed things up a bit? Why did I put myself through this? He might pull this off! My heart hurts.

In short, it’s a bit like watching a TTU basketball game.

Lubbock Events

Thursday, February 4th

CapRock Winery
Junior Vasquez hosts
Junior’s Listening Room featuring
John Sprott & Ronnie Eaton
Food Trucks – 6pm, Music – 6:30pm

Cactus Theater
Robert Earl Keen – 8pm

The Blue Light
The Harvest Thieves

Friday, February 5th

McLeod Tennis Center
TTU Men’s Tennis v. Clemson – 2pm

LHUCA & Depot District
First Friday Art Trail – 6-9pm

Alamo Drafthouse
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Quote-Along – 7pm
“Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?”

The Blue Light
Dirty River Boys

The Office
Micky & The Motorcars
with Statesboro Revue

Charley B’s
Rich O’Toole with
Danny Cadra

Saturday, February 6th

Science Spectrum
Children’s Dental Health Fair – 10am-2pm

McLeod Tennis Center
TTU Men’s Tennis v. Abilene Christian – 3:30pm

Llano Estacado Winery
Chocolate Fantasia – 6:30-8:30pm

Alamo Drafthouse
The Big Lebowski Quote-Along – 7pm
“That rug really tied the room together…”

Cactus Theater
Asleep at the Wheel – 8pm

The Blue Light
Dalton Domino & Front Porch Family Band
with Cody Bryan Band

The Office
Mystery Stain

Charley B’s
Wade Bowen with
Judson Cole Band

Sunday, February 7th

United Supermarkets Arena
TTU Women’s Basketball v. Oklahoma State – 1pm

Tuesday, February 9th

The Legacy
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Winter Chamber
L’Histoire du Soldat
Reception – 6:15pn, Concert – 7:30pm

United Supermarkets Arena
The Harlem Globetrotters – 7pm

The Blue Light
Dallas Owens Band

Wednesday, February 10th

City Bank Auditorium
Lecrae – 7pm

United Supermarkets Arena
TTU Men’s Basketball v. Iowa State – 8pm

The Blue Light
Kerry Pastine & The Crime Scene
with Sugarwitch

Ongoing/Upcoming Events

January 29th – March 13th
Buddy Holly Center
“Looking Back: Vintage Works of West Texas”

February 12th
Black Violin – 7pm

February 12th-21st
The Little Mermaid

February 18th
Lubbock Lights – 7pm

February 26th
Chris Stapleton – 8pm

March 7th
The Beach Boys – 7:30pm

April 13th
James Taylor – 8pm

April 14th
ZZ Top – 7pm
With ZZ Top coming to town, this is more than relevant: ZZ Top Fan Recreates the “Tres Hombres” Gatefold Meal Then Eats It