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November 23, 2005
Why SambaDá is better than Ozomatli: Groupie Reports
How is it that I know people going to more than one (or even all three!) of the upcoming Ozomatli shows at the Fillmore, and I couldn't get a single person to rally for SambaDá at the Elbo Room last night? (Danny doesn't count; he's a professional.)
They're a super tight band, so much fun, and it's not just because I used to (OK maybe still do) have a big crush on Will:
--They manage to do the audience participation thing without making you feel like you're in second grade (sorry Ozomatli guys, I don't really want to dance in slow motion or crouch down on the floor)
--They're local (if you count Santa Cruz as local), and Will's from Bolinas originally
--You can see four Elbo Room shows for the price of one Ozo@Fillmore ticket
--Ah, the scenery. Will, Marcel, the chick with an AMAZING voice and cool dance moves...
--Anne Elizabeth has the same name as me, plus she plays a rocking sax. And flute. Love to see women on stage!
--Dance-o-Rama! They packed the place, and everyone was dancing. Except for me toward the end, as I had to stop due to back pain from injuries sustained last night at the Pink Sabbath show, speaking of women on stage. An all-girl cover of "Wanted Dead or Alive" with flute (or was Diana playing accordion on that song?) & fiddle?! What's not to love?
So. Is it the "Tuesday is a school night" thing? If so, you're in luck: SambaDá is going to be back at the Elbo Room on Saturday the 10th of December, along with DJ Jeremiah, fellow Mucho Axè fan who danced my socks off at the Ramp a couple months ago let me tell ya!
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After weirding out all the bartenders at Frankie's Bohemian by ordering a half pint of Guinness and spooning in Ben & Jerry's vanilla from the market down the street (as recommended to me by Chef Ed, not convinced it's a good idea), I headed to the Independent with a handfull of Robber Barons past and present for the Old 97's show. Verdict: local opening band Firecracker is pretty decent, Rhett Miller is still amazing, and cement floors are not a good idea for a dancefloor.
Thanksgiving musical adventures: dragging mom & dad to the Sweetwater tonight for the Vinyl show, and Danny's mom to Jupiter for the Du Uy Quintet gig Friday.
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November 13, 2005
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Feltron.com is back in fine form, Farmer Simon finds himself at a crossroads, and I am still recovering from the Conference-Plus-Staff-Retreat-Hotel-O-Rama in Boston last week.
For a few days I almost had myself convinced that all these years I've been sleeping 6-8 hours a night too many, but after several days in a row of hardly sleeping at all, I'm once again positive that down time in general is a very good thing. Case in point: I discovered these graphs a couple days ago and cannot fathom why I bothered to chart how many hours I had spent doing/wearing what, where, in the middle of the madness. Exhaustion-enduced insomnia, no doubt:
Back in SF, I find myself dodging comets with varying degrees of success. After he determined that I do in fact know what a blog is, The Tycoon (appearing nine years earlier than his previous elliptical pattern would have predicted) wondered aloud whether or not he should start one of his own. My immediate response was that he needs to stop thinking about the service he'd be doing to humanity by publishing his exploits on the web and accept blogging as a totally self-indulgent activity. This obviously says more about my attitude toward blogging than what a blog COULD be...
I feel moved to quote liberally from Farmer Simon, whom I hope to see in the next few days as he swings through SF:
...I find myself torn as to whether or not to continue this blog. I guess we could say that the blog is at a crossroads...if I continue, I may be further contributing to the immense amount of mediocre and trivial content on the internets. Ah fuck it, we must continue and in a few months if the content on this blog is completely boring at least there’ll be pictures of hot babes on the beach in Rio for you to look at.
Whether or not we manage to meet up in SF or Rio, I hope I'll be able to convince him he'll have much better things to do in Brazil than update his blog! I do suggest he keep up the culinary creativity, as evidenced by another sample from his blog:
Farmer Simon’s Eggplant (serves 2-3)Start with one medium sized eggplant. Peel the eggplant, and then grate into a large bowl. Dust eggplant with a small handful of salt, toss with hands, cover and let sit for fifteen minutes. In the meantime chill an eight ounce glass of milk in the fridge for an equal amount of time. Remove eggplant and milk from fridge. Pour glass of milk on eggplant. Then crush three 200mg aspirin with mortar and pestle (or alternately in a coffee grinder or between a strong thumb and forefinger) and sprinkle on top. Brand name aspirin is preferred but you may also substitute Walgreens, CVS, or any other generic alternative. Serve immediately in small soup bowls.
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I won't post the photos of Jon in his grass skirt and coconut bra, but here's a Halloween photo of Noah for all you adoring fans. Since Vinyl's 10/29 gig at the Sweetwater, there have been EIGHT hits to this blog from people who are searching for him. Amazing.
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