Mary scored us some free tickets to see Built to Spill at Irving Plaza last night. This is the fourth or fifth time I’ve seen the indy gods there and it always rocks. Last night’s show was almost exactly five years after Mary and I had seen them with Tricia and actually got to meet the lead man Doug Marsch. It was just a few weeks after Sept. 11 and the global mood was very affected. Doug encored with an accoustic “Imagine” and there wasn’t a dry eye in the place. I forgot that there was a moment back then when there was no sarcasm or cynicism in the world. Also, I was 27. Girlfriends, friends, and bars have come and gone since then, but I still have Mary, Tricia, and Built to Spill.
Last night, during the performance, Doug was obsessed with a DVD machine and projector that was showing the creepy art of Mike Sheer. The band then encored with an eighteen minute ear-splitting guitar jam rendition of “Randy Described Eternity.” I was not stoned and am now 32, which means I was yawning, rubbing the baseball cramps in my legs, and I really had to pee. Still, an amazing show.
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Site of the Day: Kottke.org has a good description of Google’s new code search, complete with how-tos on finding passwords and swear words. Warning: Geek factor VERY HIGH.
Mary scored us some free tickets to see Built to Spill at Irving Plaza last night. This is the fourth or fifth time I’ve seen the indy gods there and it always rocks. Last night’s show was almost exactly five years after Mary and I had seen them with Tricia and actually got to meet the lead man Doug Marsch. It was just a few weeks after Sept. 11 and the global mood was very affected. Doug encored with an accoustic “Imagine” and there wasn’t a dry eye in the place. I forgot that there was a moment back then when there was no sarcasm or cynicism in the world. Also, I was 27. Girlfriends, friends, and bars have come and gone since then, but I still have Mary, Tricia, and Built to Spill.
Last night, during the performance, Doug was obsessed with a DVD machine and projector that was showing the creepy art of Mike Sheer. The band then encored with an eighteen minute ear-splitting guitar jam rendition of “Randy Described Eternity.” I was not stoned and am now 32, which means I was yawning, rubbing the baseball cramps in my legs, and I really had to pee. Still, an amazing show.
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Site of the Day: Kottke.org has a good description of Google’s new code search, complete with how-tos on finding passwords and swear words. Warning: Geek factor VERY HIGH.
