And speaking of rays of sunshine… today is Abbe’s birthday. We are going to celebrate with a dinner out at some point and I’ll lavish her with the finest boxed wine money can buy, but to say I’m grateful for her in my life would be the understatement of the century. I’m still not sure what this beautiful, talented woman sees in me, but I’ll just keep going along with it.
Some classics…
I’m out of material so… I’ll just do this… thanks to Chris for posting this meme and saving me from posting something even lamer.
Shall we see if I can, as directed, answer the following questions using a single word?
Your cell phone? iPhone
Your hair? long
Your mother? saint
Your father? close
Your favorite food? pretzels
Your dream last night? None
Your favorite drink? coffee
Your music? Alloverthedamnplace
Your dream/goal? HappyKids
What room are you in? Office
Your hobby? Music
Your fear? Drowning
Where do you want to be in 6 years? HealthInsured
You? Mess
Where were you last night? Home
Something that you aren’t? Tall
Muffins? BananaNut
Wish list item? Money
Where did you grow up? SouthJersey
Last thing you did? Coded (gold star if you can say that using a single word)
What are you wearing? Jammies
Your TV? on
Your pets? TooMany
Friends? TheBest
Your life? Somehow Works
Your mood? Anxious
Missing someone? Yes
Vehicle? Pathfinder
Something you’re not wearing? Hat
You? Youjustaskedmethatfucker
Your favorite store? MidtownMusic (Atlanta, GA)
Your favorite color? Orange (it is so a color)
When was the last time you laughed? 20minutesago
Last time you cried? Unsure
Your best friend? Abbe
One place that you go to over and over? Facebook
Facebook? Yep
Favorite place to eat? ZincCafe
Silversun Pickups quickly has become one of my favorite bands ever since my good buddy Doug introduced me to them driving home from a Hold Steady concert a couple of years or so ago. SSPU sounded fantastic, but one thing became abundantly clear after seeing them live – Brian Aubert is the entire band. Although drummer Chris Guanlao definitely stands out as a talented player, I get the Billy Corrigan-Jimmy Chambers kind of feel that this drummer is given some narrow confines in which to operate. That said, they played tight and I would really like to see them play a longer set (45 minutes – that’s it?!), because a lot of their songs lend themselves to some improvisational exploration in a live setting.
So admittedly, I wasn’t the biggest Muse fan going to the show and honestly, I didn’t leave with some new found love for their songs. To me, Muse tends to be hit and miss from song to song. And there is absolutely zero shame, David Bowie (one of my favorites – I do have a cat named Bowie and one named Ziggy in my house) is the epitome of hit and miss. Here’s what I do know about Muse now…
They fucking love the shit out of some lasers
They are insanely talented instrumentalists
That poor keyboard player (not a real member of the band) has to be bummed he doesn’t get a cool riser thingamajobby
They spend a TON of money on their live shows
Jan and I remarked after seeing the show that the next host city for the Olympics needs to hire Muse’s crew. They put on a comparable performance with zero issues (and this was only the third night of the tour too). I will definitely go see both of these bands again.
Here are some shots from the night… (these were previously posted)…
– short and silly, kids were lukewarm on this one
– Viv liked this one, Bubs not so much
– both kids really like anything by Jan Thomas
– they love any book that makes Daddy all tongue-tied.