it's sweltering!
Holy COW are we ever having a heat wave! It's awesome - but given the fact that my little fan is only blowing hot air on me, it is definitely making me wish I was in a pool or the ocean!! But alas, there is work to do...
Lastnight Michelle, Sarah, Doug & I went to the TRAIN show at the Warfield. Sadly Matt Nathanson wasn't the opener as we hoped (he's only opening for their show tonite), but after attempting to try to switch our tickets to the Friday show and a few of us already making plans for Friday already, etc - it turned out to be too hectic so we just went lastnight.
First we went to E&O Trading Co. for some yummy beers (brewed there!) and great food, too.
Despite my dissapoinment about not being able to evangelize the amazing power of seeing "the Matt's" live to Sarah & Doug - the Train show was still really fun! I was most excited to hear them play their old stuff. I saw TRAIN back when they were playing this teeeny bar in the Marina about 6 years ago and they were just barely on the Aware label at that point. So, anyway - I think it's great they've gotten signed & are out with a new album getting airplay everywhere... but I definitely loved their first album way better. This one, and my friend Michelle agrees, is way too pop-y. When all the songs sound like they're meant for the radio (and more in the pre-teen girls calling to request it on a friday night way) that's not a turn on for me.
Update 7/3/03: Michelle just pointed out that apparently the reviewer at SFgate agreed w/ me.
But hey - they're good live none the less. They jam live - their drummer is awesome and definitely drives a lot of the songs, and you'd think he'd be my favorite because of my love of the drums... but actually, the guitar player, Jimmy is. He is so sexy to me :) Some "bald" (shaved head) men are sooo hot!!!! Plus, I think it helps cuz I've chatted w/ a few times a couple years ago & he's a really nice guy. Pat (the lead singer) is really awesome & nice too. I wasn't too hot on his dancing lastnight - but I like his style and his voice is awesome.
Tonite I'm PSYCHED cuz I'm hitting the The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players show at Cafe du Norde. Should be a kick. They played (err, actually, are scheduled to play) at All Tomorrow's Parties Festival in LA.
p.s. In this week's Craiglist news & adventures: I'm selling a table. Currently it's outside on my deck. And I actually quite like it there. But $50 sounds better - and I'm sure I can find some little table that'll work better out there - and probably hold up in all our rain & fog better than this IKEA wood (if that's what it really is) will.
