Death may be putting it a bit dramtically, but nothing good is ever created without a little destruction, right?  Here’s what we’ve been up to the past few weekends:

Ken’s Shed

Enjoy,

-D.

We had a great time this year. The weather was sunny and hot but not life-threateningly hot.  We finally got Marcelo out there, and I dare say he had a pretty good time.  Jordan, Neutrono, and Richard rounded out our group this year, and for the most part, we didn’t see too much trash  (A note to whoever programmed the exceptions to that statement, Flyleaf and Silversun Pickups, for the love of god do not book stuff like this again).

OTOH,  the rest of the acts we caught brought it for the most part, some more than others (I’m talking to you Mr. Beck “no encores” Hansen)  That would be:

• Yeasayer
• Jamie Lidell
• David Byrne
• Manu Chao
• José González
• Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
• John Fogerty
• Beck
• Gnarls Barkley
• Band of Horses

I believe Jordan & Richard also caught some of Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Man Man, Les Freres Guisse, and Richard was off to The Raconteurs and many other bands before 2:00 PM, as he was the most energetic of us all and got up and out there. 

All in all, a good festival. Though I have to agree at least partially with the AVClub on this point, it’s the fesitval I don’t have to fly somewhere else for and I get to sleep in my own bed every night.  Lollapalooza be damned, we should feel lucky to have one here at all.  Besides, though we may not be the schedule packers the way we used to be, at ~ $13 or less per band ( a weird commodity perspective, I’ll admit ) I figure that’s still a helluva deal.

Pictures forthcoming.

-D.

Check it out people, you only have 3 more days to do it:

For all you hungry sonogram consumers out there.

-D,

Well all, probably the majority of the news you will get from me on this thing will be baby stuff. I plan to use this as a journal of sorts, something that I have never done before, but think it is now time to step back and reflect.

I am now past the halfway point of my third decade on the planet, and although you may think that is the reason that I decided to have a kid (clock ticking and all) that is actually not the case. Interestingly, I have lived long enough to understand that life is not a static thing, even as an adult. You are expected to experience changes as you grow from childhood to adulthood, but once you are an adult, those changes end and you are the same person for the rest of your life. Not so.

I have realized that I am not the same person that I was in college, or the same person that I was when I moved to Texas with Dave, or even the same person that I was in graduate school or at my first professional job. I am now the person who has lived through all of that and am now ready to pass that knowledge on to someone else (or at least try). I was not ready to be a parent until I reached that point of understanding, whenever or if-ever that point arrived (ticking clock be damned!). But, as you can see, that point did come and here I am.

So, all of the changes that will occur because of the kid – loss of spontaneity, less money, more structure, more responsibility, etc., are only bad if you think your life will continue to be exactly the same as it as right now (and of course, if you like it). I have realized that my life will always be changing, quickly or slowly, but changing nevertheless. From that perspective, it does not look so much like a traumatic experience. In fact, I expect it will be very rewarding.

Well, welcome to the blog folks. I figured this might be an easier way of getting info out than writing tons of email, which I likely won’t do anyway.

Anyhow, Mindy & I both hope to post bits of potential interest from time to time, so keep checking back. Or just try the RSS feed out if you’re so inclined. Feel free also to comment on posts if you like; it’s nice to know what people think. Just remember, it’s all public on here, so keep it clean, you bunch of sailors.

In case you have no idea what I’m even talking about, here’s a little quicky definition of “blog” for you.

-D.