Extra bonus thankfulness update!

Luna has just announced a February date in Portland for their farewell tour (see related post below)! Rawk!

Still here, still full of thanks

Since my initial absence from the computer, my days and evenings have been a whirlwind, perhaps even a whirligig at times. Monday felt like Monday, which is rare for me, and Tuesday even felt like Monday for a while.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends and loved ones, both near and far. Have a wonderful day today, and be thankful without reservation.

I will be away from a computer for the next few days, so this will have to suffice for now. My friends, have a great Veterans Day weekend, do lots of fun stuff, and stay positive. Rawk mightily!

Aargh. I just learned on pollstar.com that one of my favorite bands, Luna, is breaking up after they tour for their upcoming final album. So far there are no West Coast dates, but hopefully a Portland show will be added. Luna has provided too much happiness in my life for me to be really sad about the breakup, and I am sure that leader and former Galaxie 500 member Dean Wareham will continue making music for a long while.

"Chinatown"

In the tiny tiny hours
'tween the evening and the day
we have placed our final bets
we have come out to play
fancy drinks and lucky toasts
I like this time the most

You're out all night
chasin' girlies
you're late to work
and you go home earlies

Lookin' lost in chinatown
why are we hidin' from our friends
rushing 'round in taxi cabs
is it time to make amends
you'll get yours and I'll get mine
you can't be lucky all the time

you're out all night
chasin' girlies
you're late to work
and you go home earlies

"Each one of us, in his timidity, has a limit beyond which he is outraged. It is inevitable that he who by concentrated application has extended this limit for himself, should arouse the resentment of those who have accepted conventions which, since accepted by all, require no iniative of application, And this resentment generally takes the form of meaningless laughter or of criticism, if not persecution. But this apparent violation is preferable to the monstrous habits condoned by etiquette and estheticism."

Man Ray, Paris, 1934

My son asked me to post a link to his blog, and some of you have asked for it, so here it is:

http://yeahgmail.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

Yikes! Today will be extremely busy --- errands before work, work, a first aid and CPR class after work --- but it will all be worth it come 7:30 p.m. I just found out last night that one of my favorite musicians, John Cale, will be playing at the Shedd here in Eugene tonight (great job on the publicity by the way, Shedd). Barring a sold-out show, I will be there! I have been trying for about 10 years to see Cale. He tours rarely, and both times that he has been in Oregon in the past decade, I have been on business travel. This will be a huge show for me, and I am extremely excited.

PJ Harvey was phenomenal on Friday night! More commentary on that later. It's off to errands, including procuring a seat for John Cale tonight.

By the way, most of you have heard Cale before, whether you realize it or not. That's him singing Leonard Cohen's beautiful song "Hallelujah" in the movie "Shrek" (but not on the soundtrack; for some reason, it is done by someone I have never heard of rather than Cale).

Evidently there is some sort of political election going on tomorrow, and if you haven't already voted, some people suggest that you should. No matter who or what you support, exercise your right to vote. Apathetic non-voters should not complain about the state of affairs. Active voters have every right to do so, and even to agree with those states.

That is probably the only time you will hear me discuss politics, on this blog or in real life.

May November be great to and for you!