last night, in exchange for being the designated driver, i got treated to dinner at tommy's (mmmm, buffalo stew) and a free admission to the independent to see the rebirth brass band. they were awesome! and they're playing again tonight if any of you locals want to go. last night's show sold out, so don't wait to get tickets at the door ( Read more... )

took my uncle to the crow's nest in santa cruz last night. we missed the dinner service because we didn't get there till after 9:30pm+, so we ate bar food upstairs while we people-watched and listened to the band. it was fun! some highlights:

* seeing my seventy year old uncle totally getting into the neo-folk/punk rock sound of tater famine. ( Read more... )

met up with some friends for the wet spots show tonight. they were SUPER good, very entertaining -- i had a big ol' grin on my face for the entire show. fun, fun, fun!! the audience was totally into it ( Read more... )

Court overturns Texas ban on sex toysA federal appeals court has struck down a Texas law that makes it a crime to promote or sell sex toys ( Read more... )

awhile back beckastar sent me a copy of a country-ish mix cd -- with the great title of "swinging moons and rodeo riots" -- she had compiled. one of the songs i can't resist singing along to is "texas annie" by the wet spots. it's just that infectious. and also hilarious. (actually, the same can be said about many of their songs.)

so, anyway, the wet ( Read more... )

if you can get to moe's alley tonight you should go see chris cain. seriously.

i'll be there, listening to music like this. and also like this.

if you can't make it to the show, i highly recommend you buy one of his albums. cain does king is wonderful. i listened to it last night, on my way to visit friends in ben lomond. brilliant.

...in two versions!

softcell music video (actually, there are lots of softcell versions of this song on youtube, but i'm posting this one because it made me laugh):

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or maybe you'd prefer marilyn manson's version, recorded live on stage!

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good stuff....