Again. Yes that's right, one more shot at the whole 'let's get a band together' scenario. But hey, this guy actually showed up (and on time, no less!), so he's already bettered at least half of my attempts at meeting people. After a beer and a slice at Bella Faccia (come on, you knew I was work that into the week somehow), we went to his place ( Read more... )

The old Yamaha bass amp I bought at a yard sale Sunday is the best $30 I've spent in a long while. Cosmetically, it's been beat all to hell, but it plays great and is pretty damn loud to boot. (Factor in the G&L bass I use, which is known to be among the loudest, and I've got a neighbor-hating machine in my bedroom for sure). There's no way I ( Read more... )

Overheard at Bella Faccia tonight:

Girl 1: "My past lives stretch back tens of thousands of years. But people like followers of Islam and 'Biblical' people believe the Earth is only about 6,000 years old."
Girl 2: (shaking her head incredulously) "That's just so...(long pause) -- what do we believe, again?"

For the record, I ♥ the dirty-blonde ( Read more... )

( Dante's Inferno Test )

Unholy hell, they're playing the "Hollywood Remix" of U2's 'Desire' on Sirius! I had forgotten all about that mix -- this might be the first time I've heard it since it came out in '89 or '90 ( Read more... )

Good weekend all around. I met Emily and Maya for the first time Friday night at a club called Level. I'm not exactly sure how I would classify what the four rotating djs were spinning, but it was riding that fence separating trance from dnb (drum and bass, for those of you who are genre-ally challenged). My two favorite caners were Mister ( Read more... )

My eyelids are fluttering, I'm so sleepy. But my roommate just got Sirius satellite radio this week, brought it into the house tonight, and I. can't. stop. listening.

Ok, I've kept this in for as long as I could, but ( Read more... )

I can't hear anything except for a ringing in my ears -- thanks for that, Gogol Bordello! So yes, last night I met up with Rachel, a girl I met in the damnportlanders group and who coincidentally lives in my neighborhood. We played a few games of pool at a new bar in our area called Concordia Alehouse and then took off to see this band that ( Read more... )

During our massive $300 grocery shopping spree (wow, do I wish I were kidding), Thresa picked up a copy of the Black Eyed Peas album 'Monkey Business', and it's very good. I'd only heard one song off of it previously and had not gotten around to checking out the whole disc, but it's a lot of fun. I think it would make for a great party disc ( Read more... )