October?, going to be the greatest month of my life?.....Quite Possibly.

Here's why:

Just Announced Tour Dates:

REM/Bright Eyes/Bruce Springsteen
10/2/04 Cleveland,OH - Grog Shop
....yep, all together for some political benefit thing
God bless George W. for pissing off so many cool people

The Faint
10/8/04 Cleveland,OH - Beachland Ballroom
10/10/04 Toronto - Lee's Place
.......Finally, I was beginning to think that I would have to travel to Japan....
Also, New Album comes out Sept. 12th, check it out if you like to shake your money-maker to sexy beats!

And, Finally, I saved the BEST for Last:

Rilo Kiley, Now It's Overhead, and TILLY AND THE WALL
(That's right T.K., you read correctly....)
10/1/04 Cleveland,OH - Grog Shop
10/3/04 Toronto - TBA
......All three bands rock!!!!!!........I seriously almost peed my pants on purpose (I felt it was the only way to truly express my excitement), but then I realized that I was at work and that might be akward.......

SO Folks, if you like live music, and dancing, and road trips, and fun, Drop me a line, I am officially designating October "ROCTOBER"!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOO HOO!!!!

And that's why Laura will always be one of my favorite people.
Her improptu performance at Mr. Goodbar brought me within seconds of peeing my pants.........apparently the bouncer was having a similar problem as he reprimanded her behavior "THis is not a jungle-gym"..........
........I guess not, now a skanky bar designed for beer soaked bumpin' and grindin', that's a whole different story......

Goodbye Sweet Sades, you've served us well.......the drives and the jumps,
the laughter and the fear you evoked.




And poor sad Mike.....the night before he said his final goodbyes to Sades......:(

Ahh yes, thanks to the most terrific host this side of the Mississippi, my trip to D.C. was a blast. Here are some visual highlights:




Nothing says tourist like a bright blue Smithsonian Institute poncho........travelin' round town like little slippery smurfs......





Besides the massive amount of "oohing and aahhing" over monuments and buildings we also got the chance to catch a few shows. David Dondero (pictured above) opened for the Good Life. He was terriffic, in fact the whole show was amazing.......I apologize to Jesse for my "superfan" behavior......





Tim Kasher of the Good Life.........swoon.




Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.......fun, fun, fun




Thanks for the hospitality Jesse, you're the BEST!!!!!!

Curse the fish that ate
more than
what filled'em
Now I have to tell
my little cousin
"I killed'em"

I knew it, the moment my uncle charged me with the care of his little animal menagerie, I sensed that the fish was gonna be trouble.

He stared at me through the plastic walls of his little tank.....taunting me in between bubbles....."I make you nervous don't I?...you're unnerved by my silky fins and gills, and big'ol eyes.....you're questioning your abilities as an animal caretaker....you're questioning yourself......you can't do it, you don't know how, I don't bark, I don't meow or scratch on the door.....There's no telling how I'm feeling, how close I am to the edge.....don't slip up, any 'accident' is on your hands... "

He had it all planned out, and yet there was no fear in his little fishy eyes, just contempt.
And now the little bugger is dead, and I have to explain to my family why their beloved goldfish gorged himself to death the moment they left town.......suicide isn't pretty folks....