I'll post my thoughts on Hey Mercedes' new album tomorrow or something...
I finally got it today, and I've been listening to it. I just gotta let it sink in, maybe revisit Everynight Fire Works, do some soul searching (heh heh).
I'm almost over this sickness crap, and it's amazing because I actually managed to drag myself into math class tonight. “Brock takes a licking and keeps on ticking”.
Thanks for the encouragement Gabe. I feel better already, my sore throat is going away and I’ve got most of my energy back. By Friday or Saturday, I should be up and running again.
That’s too bad about Small Brown Bike though. It’s a bit of a downer too, because I was really looking forward to their show. Modest Mouse, Rocky Votolato and Small Brown Bike…it was a promising winter. It still is, but I agree with Gabe: let’s hope they don’t break up.
News today from Small Brown Bike:
Hey all, we are sorry to announce the cancellation of our upcoming tour dates due to personal issues. Our apologies go out to all of the people involved with setting up the tour, Selfmademan, The Vexers, The Oranges Band and those of you who were looking forward to the shows.
I hope the "personal issues" don't involve a possible band breakup.
Unfortunately, now I’m sick. Something seems to be going around down here in Phoenix. I woke up this morning with a sore throat and my voice gone. I could tell I was sick last night, but I didn’t think it would take a toll on me like this. To add insult to injury, a glass of water I was drinking in between sleep (to keep the sore throat away) tipped over on some of my CD’s. One of those CD’s happened to be OK Computer. At this point, I’m expecting my arm to get chopped off or something…
So many things have gone wrong in between yesterday and today, and I can only expect them to progressively spiral downward.
At least the Indiana Jones trilogy came out on DVD today. For those who complain that only one of the Indy movies is a truly great film, I present to you the alternative purchase that came out today. With that in mind The Temple of Doom doesn’t look so bad after all…
Yeah, I had some kind of cold. Feeling just fine now but still a little stuffed up.
It sounds like the Primus show was awesome. Here's a little review of the show from a local news source: REVIEW. Sold out show. Oh well, maybe there will be another chance.
I finally got those Modest Mouse tickets. I’m sure it’ll be a good show, but I don’t think it’ll sell out. Still, never hurts to be safe rather then sorry…
I also picked up Small Brown Bike’s “The River Bed” while I was at Zia’s. The more I listen to it the more it grows on me; “A Lesson to Remember” and “What’s Missing is Dead” are my favorite songs on the album thus far…
Last night Primus played in Phoenix, but we didn’t see them, as Gabe had gotten sick over the weekend. A bad chest cold, I hear. I hope Gabe gets better soon, and that he doesn't feel down about it. I read that Primus might work on a new album next year, so they’re sure to come back around again. Maybe they’ll do another double-set list too.
