Music

I’m back on the vicodin. I had another tooth pulled this afternoon, my third in three months. It was a bottom right molar: another baby tooth, another without a replacement waiting in the wings, another gift of genetics. It’s one more chapter in a long and painful dental record: extractions in grammar school, retainers in…

I’m watching MTV “Cribs” out of the corner of my eye this afternoon at work, and I see Blink-182’s drummer showing off a sick, amazing pad, and, like, a dozen cars in his driveway. I’m like, “Where did he get all that coin? Do Mark and Tom share publishing credit? Have they sold that many…

So, Saturday’s show, in retrospect… Well, it was a huge success, all things considered. We had never rehearsed or performed a full acoustic set, let alone without a drummer, let alone with an upright bass. Tony and Paul sat on stools, but I stood to keep my energy level up. I scribbled a smiley face…

I’m not sure I can do another weekend like this anytime soon. What, with parental units visiting from the Midwest, a half-marathon, a rock show — damn, I’m sore all over. Still, I wouldn’t have it any other way. That is, I keep sayin’, and I believe it, that life is short; I can rest…

I should be showering and getting dressed for tonight’s big show, but my dedication to you, fair reader, is such that here I am, just an hour and 46 minutes from show time, logging an entry… Thing is, it’s already been a loooong day. Woke to my brother’s call at 6:38 am. They were one…

The band for Saturday’s show just got a little leaner; I fired the drummer. Last night’s rehearsal was completely un-fun, just inches from a train wreck the entire time because the new guy was still unprepared. Really nice guy, but unprepared. It was truly painful. I was all set to wing it Saturday anyway, and…