ISO - Apollo 1 Ticket

Postponed. Big difference. I guess I'll have to keep up this thread for a bit longer. How long? Doesn't matter. Persistence is key. I not have that envious position to keep my St. Louis ticks and chance that I can see the show in the fall, or get my cash back (it's gone, so I don't care). But it's a small matter. And I think perspective is huge. A band cares enough about us to keep us safe. A band consults with the CDC - it's seeing what's for the best and moving on in a positive regard. Let's dig into those albums and love what we love. Or spend some extra time in Lost Dogs. I'm still looking for Live on Two Legs vinyl. 

When this show happens it will be special. I think all the shows will be. We'll be returning to normal, enjoying the company of those around us in public and singing our souls out. Imagine it. The seat, the song, the wait....none of it will matter as long as you're there with full lung and all heart. This all reminds me of 9/11 - everything to a standstill forced us to take account. The event is never good but the results can be life affirming. 

Most weekends my daughter wants me to play school - for a teacher it's probably the last thing you want to do but it's cute and a way of letting her learn. Today, she actually let me be the teacher (finally, I get to quit failing kindergarten - she loves giving me F's) and realized this coronacation might be bear the fruits of my most important teaching ever - my daughter. She wants to learn but not everything is easy (neither was it for me or my wife) but my wife was the try-hard and I was the screw-up...and with my daughter I want that enthusiasm to be rewarded with play but how knowledge can translate. And somehow, despite being a literature teacher - I'm way better at teaching math than reading. Teaching kids how to read is hard. If you have kids give their kindergarten or pre-school teacher a little something extra; not easy. 

I've been wondering if everything from Spring and Summer will get pushed back a full year. 

Album of the day is The Heavy Eyes by Maera. Good stuff. Very much reminds me of Soundgarden. Hard, but not metal. Soundgarden sound with Kings of Leon frontman. I'm a fan. Same dude that recommended Graham Parsons sent this my way - pays to have friends with eclectic tastes. 

You in search of a distraction? Hobbs & Shaw is mindless as mindless can be. But it's fun. The Rock vs. a Helicopter? Yes, it happens and it's great.

ISO of chicken and at some point in the late late future live music. 

Watched Knives Out yesterday. Pretty good. It wasn't as awesome as I'd hoped but it beats most movies by miles. Rian Johnson is always a must see for me. Brick, Looper and The Last Jedi are all so different and well paced that he is one of my current favorites. I stand by the fact that I see The Last Jedi as the second best film in the Star Wars canon and the only reason it doesn't trump Empire is that Empire did subversive first. But The Last Jedi divided so many fans because they wanted more of the same and Johnson bucked the trend and it works in so many bold regards channeling the animated shows (Clone Wars and Rebels) while deepening the steaks of what was kind of a lame beginning in The Force Awakens (fun movie, don't get me wrong, but it could've done more). And the more I look Palpatine's reintroduction and taking away Kylo Ren as the main antagonist was the major mistake in Rise of Skywalker. But that's just my two cents. 

I love it! And on the first day of Spring! I love love this song.

Funny enough he was going to be part of my post. I was talking back and forth with a buddy about artists you'd most want to sit down and have a beer with. He unequivocally mentioned Grohl. I always go to Springsteen. I think the dude could be fun and insightful. I know nothing about anything but he seems normal. I think the "beer conversation" (or dinner if you're so inclined) has to be someone you could actually imagine talking to. Bob Dylan is hands down the most fascinating artist alive but I don't know what in the world I'd talk to Dylan about or if he'd even care to talk. Springsteen gives me a different impression. Anyone else have these discussions with their friends. Open it up man. Talk. That Sunny Day is yours. Not just cause I love the band but present day Eddie would be a solid choice. Eddie of the Vs/Vitalogy/No Code era probably not so much. 

Thanks for the song. Seriously. Good call.

Also, was that Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones? 

I listened to Taron Edgerton's performance for Rocketman long before I saw it but last night I finally watched the movie and wow. How this movie/performance didn't get more love for awards is beyond me. The far inferior Bohemian Rhapsody was heaped with praise and yet Rocketman was given little. Just watch it! It's cool, poignant, trippy and the music is gorgeous. Enjoy. 

I haven't listened to PJ at all in the past few weeks. Not sure if it was being bummed about the tour (now seen as the most genius move of all time - talk about ahead of the curve) or just happenstance but it has me even more excited for the new album. I've avoided most reviews (although I do check to see if they're positive - they are) and I love going in blind. Like the old days, you hear the single. Live with it, count the days off the calendar and we're almost there. Sure it's inconsequential at this point, but it's not. Music is the life blood of so many people (not just on this board). It's an art that we live in our head, in the back ground and in the forefront. My wife and I switch nights to take my daughter to bed, last night was my turn and I said I'd sing her a song. I started singing "American Pie," and she said, "No. The song you sang when I was a baby." I started into "Elderly Woman" and she said, "that's it." 

Be safe everyone. 

Normal has definitely been in short order lately. It's nice to wake up and download Gigaton for a listen. Sure it's 4:30 in the morning but if I want to get an uninterrupted listen in, this is the time to do it. I would've loved to wait for my vinyl but that's just cruel. I deal with mp3 for a bit. Happy listening.