I want to post here how wonderfully amazing it was to see both of Luna's farewell shows in Oregon this week, really I do. But it is 2:00 a.m. on Friday-into-Saturday and I need eight hours sleep bigtime! I have Portland Wrestling with Martacycle and her sons tomorrow, and then a Sunday double-entertainment-header of Martacycle and some of her fellow Portland ComedySportz Farm Team players in their annual Battle of the Sexes, and the sure-to-be-fabulous Interpol and Blonde Redhead show at The Roseland.

I went to the Eugene Luna show at the WOW Hall with Durden Kent, and many thanks to you, sir, for giving me that little extra bit of oomph needed to actually go to that concert when I had the gift ticket to the Portland show in hand already (thanks again, C-Note!). Luna always amazes, and this performance was no exception. They played three of my top four favorite Luna songs and the rest of the set was quite nice, too, leaning heavily on their wonderful new CD, "Rendezvous."

I expected a different song or two the next night in Portland, but was flabbergasted when the set list had 12 different songs than they played in Eugene! They opened with "Chinatown," the fourth of the top four that they didn't play in Eugene. (Sorry you were too sick to make it, MC, but you were there in spirit.) So over the course of both nights, I got to hear 20-something to 30-something different Luna songs performed live in front of me for the last time ever.

And yes, I was emotional, especially on Wendesday. Luna has meant a lot to me over the past 13 years. Their music got me through several tough spots in my life. They have a style all their own. I will greatly miss having the prospect of seeing them live again, but these performances were a fantastic way to remember them. The shows left me feeling happy that I had the opportunity to have followed them since their first album, and had the chance to see them in concert at least six times over the years. Thanks, Luna.


"Chinatown"

in the tiny tiny hours
(be) 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