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Midlkake Report

"Give me a day full of honest work
And a roof that never leaks.
I'll be satisfied."

Great show. A band of multi-instrumentalists. Nicely honed set. Beautiful and polished. I heard that these guys fall apart live (like sloppy or something), but I experienced the opposite. My only complaint is that maybe it was TOO perfect. They looked like they were at work. Like musicians in the pit, doing they're job. But hey, it's beautiful music. Beautiful songs that put me into a dreamworld.

The best part is, they had some cool 1.5" pins that were probably home-made. Xeroxed so each one is slightly different and on different color paper and such. I bought three (each with a different design) because that's what I do.

Midlake tonight!!!

Pretty excited about seeing Midlake tonight. I think they made they best record of 2006 and I'm anticipating a great live set. And I'm gonna be super disappointed if they don't have any good merch like buttons and stickers and rare EPs, rather than just expensive Tshirts.

Battles

Check this out. I'm not even sure if I like it, but it's super interesting and innovative. Undeniably.



This is like a math rock supergroup. Don Caballero. Helmet. Etc.
It almost sounds like that song they put on during a football game, but then not.
And they can pull it off live.

Must have Son Volt in every 5th Post...

Feist w/ Mates of State in the Background

Bike Rides with Bob

9/13/07

Dearest Bob,

I wanted you to know that I've missed our bike rides together. When my bike broke down in June I knew we'd be spending some time appart. But now that I'm back at work and my bike is repaired, we've been able to spend our mornings and afternoons catching up. Your thoughts on music are so insightful and honest- like when you made that comment about not really being impressed with the new Rilo Kiley album- I thought that was really bold. And I've always felt they were overrated and faddish. I know that I've got some catching up to do with Ira, but for now I'm really enjoying hearing about what you've been up to this summer.

Your buddy,
Pete

WWKFD?

What Would K-Fed Do?

Gourd Update

Here are a couple of my gourd plants. I think both are bilobal bottle gourds. One is just sprouting (L). The two in the other picture are climbing up Jill's sunflowers (R).










Below is a picture of a newly sprouting "Job's Tears" plant, which is an ornamental grass that yields gourd-like seeds often used to make rosaries. They are commonly refered to as nature's beads because they cure themselves and hollow themselves out (with a hole at either end). I'm raising the Job's Tears to bead my Shekeres with.

Imagine

I watched a John Lennon documentary last night that was heavy on his solo career, which (in my opinion) sucked. The doc was OK. But I was thinking- the best John Lennon solo record that John Lennon never made is "Let it Come Down" by James Iha.

What a gem. That record changed my world. Sounds like John Lennon solo, only good. The song, "Lover, Lover" sounds like "Imagine" without the nihilism. Check it out. Great record.