Yusef’s Xmas Present

December 29, 2008

This is what I’m buying him.

One show down…

December 20, 2008

We completed our first show to what some would consider a marginal success. Thanks to everyone who came out. We hope to see you at the Southgate House on Xmas Eve. You know you’ll want a drink after spending time with your family. & The Seedy Seeds are playing. Could life get any better? I submit that it cannot.

More photos from our show here and here. Thanks to Scott and Kendall for all of those.

i hate lists

December 15, 2008

but i feel the need to proclaim somewhere that this is the album of the year for me:

Why? - Alopecia

Followed closely by Frightened Rabbit’s The Midnight Organ Fight. But Alopecia edged out because I think it will stand the test of time a little better. And it has amazing lines like “my fear of the bear at showbiz pizza when i was six was overwhelming but not dissimilar to this” and “i’m not a ladies man, i’m a landmine”. Which sound sort of dumb written out, but work so well.

Foreshadowing and Options

December 09, 2008

I had to buy some quality in-ear monitors last week for our live show. They sound amazing, and they sure as hell better considering how much I paid for them. But I really think they could have been cheaper had they not given you SO MANY EARBUD OPTIONS…

WTF? Really? I’m supposed to try these all out and figure out the best one? Ummmmmm… NO. Though I might try the white christmas tree looking ones.

Also, I saw this outside of the Tavern the other night and it made me giggle: