Haven’t played a gig in a millennium.  It’s the “Comeback” tour!  Only one date.  Better get your tickets now…hehe.  A coffee house in Conyers.  If you read my blog, you are invited.  Just post a comment if you want the details.

You better come.

Bets and I renewed our Zoo membership today!  Thanks to the free tickets of the lovely E, we got in free today too.  We had such a good time that we had to renew our membership so we could go over and over.  Animals are neat.

The Hoosiers – Trick to Life
I’ve already listened to this album 3 or 4 times and I just got it yesterday. An album hasn’t caught me like that for a long time. I first found out about the band when I saw their video for “Goodbye Mr. A” online. The song was instantly catchy, accompanied by a humorous little video. But, it was his voice that caught me, high but robust, punctuating the song at various points with high notes.

The album is well-crafted, with plenty of catchy hooks, but full of passion and talent too. I was bopping my head and singing along after only a few listens. His voice plays a prominent role, which I like. Later I went and read their Wikipedia article, and it mentioned that the band lists Jeff Buckley (among others) as an influence. I can hear that, but his work is much happier in tone and by no means derivative.

Now off to listen to the album again.

(He’s got a great stage presence and sense of humor too. I recently saw him on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, a British Pop Quiz Panel show. By the way, he’s the guy with the pink tie and sports coat on Bill Bailey’s team.)

Betsy made a very tasty dish yesterday!  With a new recipe that we’d never had before, she made some delicious Spanish rice to accompany some made-from-scratch enchiladas (yeah, she’s great, isn’t she?).

But, the funny bit is that I was scarfing it down so fast, and I laughed or something, and some rice went up my nose!  It was sick.  I mean, that type of stuff had happened with drinks when I was younger, but this was new!  I didn’t even know that could happen.

Word to the wise: Don’t laugh while eating rice.

That means that it must be getting near the end of the semester, when work gets tougher.

I’ll try to post something new soon.