stoogeaphilia, work, richard and linda thompson

had a good stoogeshow tonight. saw jesse for the first time and awhile, and shannon jackson's g-f who apparently grew up near robin sylar. matt is enjoying the space behind the drums. ray isn't enjoying the light above his head. nice size crowd, great sound onstage, mitigated slightly by the fact that i broke a string during the first song of each set (the E in the first set was no big deal but the G in the second set was a pain in the ass, i told steffin to take all the leads and we quit early). next time ray's gonna bring the hello kitty gtr he got from work. weird, i didn't break anything for over a year and now seemingly every time the stoogeband plays, this happens. i need to spend some time with my gear at home. li'l amp sounded like ass at the jam last night, too. sir steffin may have the solution: run amp volume full-out and use the knob on the gtr to regulate volume. have to figure out when we're gonna prac. everyone agrees it's time for new material; deconflicting time commitments is the challenge. it'll work out. everyone seems to have forgotten "your pretty face." feh. jon suggests reducing gig frequency. also says we can rehearse at his space if wx is shitty. he's contemplating a new 'puter. steffin is hot to play "marquee moon," jon to play pere ubu toons. forgot to ask him about the alice cooper version he mentioned at last prac. ray is on a dead boys kick; me-thinks usedta play "sonic reducer." that'd be good for us, too.

looking for a j-o-b, been too long between paydays. got a link to craig's list. need to update resume. actually create a new one, my old one was on the 'puter i abandoned at the benbrook house. hit the bricks maybe tomorrow, maybe monday.

ears still pleasantly ringing, listening to richard and linda thompson's "a heart needs a home" at very low volume. nice. their shoot out the lights alb usedta be a fave when i worked at blockbuster music in the mid-'90s. good for late-night listening. also, it appears there are other online video outlets besides youtube. danger, will robinson.

A Heart Needs A Home - Richard & Linda T
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