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September 06, 2006
You know that one thing
A couple of things have happened in the past week or so and I thought to myself "I should blog this". Not because it was especially important, just kinda funny in an odd way. Unfortunately at this time, all such events of mild humor are evading my brain. Maybe I'm getting old. =/
Then again, they weren't movie quotes or inane trivia answers, so it's really not surprising that I don't remember. Several people have pointed out that my brain seems to remember these things and tag them with an "important" label. The reason my brain does such things are unknown to me. Question for the ages I tell you.
On a completely unrelated topic, the Adult hockey league in Indianapolis starts this month. I am looking forward to actually playing on a team again, as opposed to just pick-up hockey. It's not quite the same thing as playing with the same group for weeks on end. Hopefully there won't be too much rust on my skates[0].
I picked up a new CD by Matt Nathanson. It's a recording of a couple of his live shows. It doesn't _completely_ capture the experience of going to one of his concerts, but it comes pretty damn close. A personal favorite is what he wrote on the inside of the CD:
"So I considered, for a second or two, spending months on end and tons of cash to make the studio album of my career. An album that would have the complexity to keep the listener coming back for more and simultaneously capture the spark and spontaneity of the live shows. Plus maybe a really cool cover painting of me in, like, a loincloth, on a mountaintop, holding a sword...
But that just seemed like a lot of work, so I ended up taping a couple of solo shows and putting out a live record."
I laughed pretty hard when I read this. Especially the "holding a sword" thing. He's touring starting this month and I'd really like to catch one of his shows when he's on his way through.
[0] For those of you unfamiliar with this metaphor, it means "hopefully I won't suck since I haven't played in a while".
Posted by Michael at September 6, 2006 08:21 PM