Voltron

I have to get over this fresh disappointment at the hands of Matt the Younger's overlords, get through a bizarre hearing tomorrow in which the plaintiffs are once again asking for a delay of trial, and then get myself packed and ready, but Thursday morning now seems so close i can taste it (mostly chicago dogs, deep dish pizza, beer and booze). Want time to go faster.

Sucks. My computer has been out of whack today too. Meh. Could be worse for the first day back after a long weekend and concluding your big project last week. As your lawyer, I advise you to leave early and make yourself a nice dinner.

Anat Cohen -- Notes from the Village

I'm very crafty when drunk. It's on V, great idea!

You guys are mean.

My damn iPad isn't going to be delivered until June 12, which is a saturday, which means I won't get it until monday because it is going to my office. Lame.

This is key! In fact, we should assess the rooms when we get there but Gene and I have one bed and if you have two there may be some benefit to switching. Anyway, we need the Younger! Get to the choppah!

Stevieo

Also got the same request, and given that Gene and I already are sharing a bed, there's no chance he can bunk up. And I agree with your distaste over the request to you V.

Well, that Al doesn't, but this one sure is happy to have you as a friend.

Had an odd day myself, but it ended in Mayberry so that is good. Beautiful amp, Stretch, and your continued presence on this continent demands that you appear in Chicago or your citizenship efforts will be revoked! Please?

Lou Donaldson at Herbst Theater last night capped off -- and bested -- three concert evenings in a row. We took our kids because JP moved away and wasn't using his tickets any more. They were not as thrilled but it was fine except when my son was plugging his ears ostentatiously. Anyway, it was the quartet I mentioned above but with Matt Bianchi on B3. They were all excellent musicians but the guitar had too much of a honey-drenched tone too much of the time. The drummer was great. The man himself was a character in every way, and was in complete control of the band. They came out and launched into Blues Walk, which was awesome but a little tame. At the end of the song, Lou held up his arms like he was going to signal the final note but kept play-acting and trying to trick them with feints and such before the ultimate perfectly timed ending. He played great and had some really nice solos. He is a happy man at 83 but joked that Blues Walk and other of his songs are on Blue Note records so go buy them "because I need the money." The set list is below with some comments for JP and Reks who were pining for having missed it. On that note, Reks, he complimented SF for being an astute jazz town and then said, "for jazz, you've got NY City, then Chicago and then all the way to SF and nothing in between!" Sad but true. Sorry about that. Set list: Blues Walk Introductions -- "we will play straight ahead jazz with no fusion or confusion. No Spyro Gyra, no Kenny G, no Snoop Doggy Dog, no 50 Cent who ain't worth a quarter." We (Charlie Parker tune) Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong, in trubte to the greatest jazz musician and possibly greatest musician yet to live) Fast and Free -- LD tune, "it's gonna be fast, but nit all that free." Great and extended drum solo. Whiskey Drinkin Woman -- LD played some blues and how some people forget where jazz came from, then talked about the blues while the band plated on and then he sang this song. Fantastic stuff. Alligator Bogaloo -- buy the album, LD needs the money! A Quick One -- he said the management asked fir an intermission even though the band was si hot they could play 2-3 more hours, so he said they would play for the first time on the West Coast the intermission song from Mintons that they used when the band had been drinking too much beer. After the buildup, it was a one-note crescendo and they left the stage. Love (made famous by Nat King Cole) Gravy Train -- LD tune written on a monotonous train ride. The drummer nailed the locomotive beat. It Was a Dream Baby -- This was another blues followed by LD singing a great song "about a man who smoked too much of those cigarettes with no name on 'em. You know the ones I mean." Once I Had a Secret Love (band's choice -- trio w/o LD) Bye Bye Blackbird -- "Made famous by Miles Davis when he played jazz." lol Lou. Great song and a beautiful quiet but fast solo. Finale was a standard that I recognized but can't name. LD said before that song that it was about time to retire but he had a great time. I believe he meant retire for the evening because the man is very spunky and has plenty of chops. Surreptitious iPhone photo for Reks:

Buy it all Analog Pete!

Lene Lovich?! Nice.

Well, one for two so far on the three concerts in three nights weekend. The National was a bore as I feared they might be. Too monotonous. FOTC, on the other hand, was a home run. The show opened with stand-up comedy by Eugene Mirman and then Arj Barker (he plays Dave on the show), and they were both funny as hell, with the edge to Eugene. FOTC were seriously on all night. They were funny and played their roles but also played great and hilarious music at the same time. My son and his buddy were giggling and guffawing the whole time, which made it even more fun.

x2. Get well soon, while you still have good credit! Is that one to counter-balance the big black watch from earlier in the week?

Excellent.

The 802s can be glorious although the other B&W speakers are not good. And Lone Midranger might want to read the welcome PM again lest pain to the back of the head might ensue.

Tee hee.

Any blackberries come out?

It would really suck if he was dead and just propped up on stage. He's 83 years young and I am hoping he can still blow. Here's the quartet for Saturday: Lou Donaldson alto saxophone Randy Johnston guitar Akiko Tsuruga Hammond B-3 organ Fukushi Tainaka drums

Tonight: The National Tomorrow: The Flight of the Conchords Saturday: Lou Donaldson I'm tired already.

Without realizing I had been linked over to HF, I started to post this there: Nice, Ed. I wonder if Steve ever found the d-_-b reference. Luckily, I had hit preview by accident and then realized where I was.

Yay Scott. By tomorrow, Claire may be signing a contract for four classes and will be back in the program she has worked on all year. Or she may have no job at all. Who know. Such a frickin roller coaster.