Category: My Life

Our Latest 48 Music Items

Here is the latest update. Some we bought, some were gifts, a few we burned. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused?

Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment!

ARTIST – TITLE – FORMAT – SIZE – COUNTRY – COMMENTS

Parker, Graham – Three Chords Good CD 5 US with The Rumour

Muse – The 2nd Law CD 5 US

Wombats, The – A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation CD 5 US

Of Monsters And Men – My Head Is An Animal CD 5 US

Passion Pit – Gossamer CD 5 US

Passion Pit – Manners CD 5 US Limited Edition with bonus tracks

Gibbard, Benjamin – Former Lives CD 5 US

A Fine Frenzy – Pines CD 5 US

Shiny Toy Guns – III CD 5 US Autographed

Carlile, Brandi – Bear Creek CD 5 US

Higgins, Missy – The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle CD 5 US Autographed

Herzig, Katie – The Waking Sleep CD 5 US Autographed

LP – Into The Wild CD 5 US CD with DVD

Garbage – Not Your Kind Of People CD 5 US


Four Videos! More Graham Parker At The Catalyst

Yes, I already  posted about this show, but now I am adding four video clips from the show. For the original post click here, and here are the videos:

Graham Parker and the Rumour at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, CA, December 15th, 2012 – “Watch The Moon Come Down”

 

 

The other three videos are after the “read more”. See you on the other side…


Birthday Post-It-Palooza

We had some friends over recently for my birthday and they put notes about me all over the house.

 

 

In case you can’t read them:

Steve’s favorite Beatle is John
Steve likes technology
Steve goes to (walks) Heron School a lot!
Thanx to Petra B, Steve now loves dogs


Graham Parker And The Rumour In Santa Cruz 2012

It was December 15th, 2012, and Santa Cruz, California was frigid and rainy. Inside The Catalyst, it was only frigid. Seriously, people wore coats and scarfs through the whole concert. But it was well worth it to see Graham Parker reunited with The Rumour after over thirty years. Their albums from that period are classics, including Squeezing Out Sparks, Howling Wind, and more.

Recently they released an album of new material and the show combined a number of songs from that effort with many of Graham’s best know songs from back in the day. (The full set list follows, plus pictures!).


Happy Birthday Woody Allen

Woody is perhaps America’s greatest living filmmaker. Certainly in the top five. I have loved his movies for as long as I can remember and I look forward to each new one. So I want to wish him a very happy birthday!

Let’s celebrate! Here are a few clips from his films.

 

 

More below…


Our Food: The Right To Know

We should have the right to know what is in our food and what is done to it before we buy it. Please join me in voting YES on Proposition 37 in California.

 

 

Thank you!

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The 2012 Stevenology Voter Guide Makes Voting Easy!

Are you wondering how to vote in this election? Well, wonder no more. Here at stevenology we make it easy. No need to think for yourself, we’ll do that for you! It’s simple, just vote like this:

President – Barack Obama

US Senator – Dianne Feinstein

US Representative – Doris Matsui

US Representative – Ami Bera

State Assembly – Roger Dickinson

State Assembly – Ken Cooley

Proposition 30 – YES – Temporary Taxes for Education


Elvis Costello At The Mondavi Center 2012

Press photoThis was a lucky week. Between Petra and me, we won tickets to four movies. But the big prize was that we won tickets (thanks to the web site Sacramento365.com) to see one of the master artists of our time, Elvis Costello. If you know me, you know I have been a big fan of his for about 35 years, since his first album My Aim Is True came out. Holy crap, 35 years?!

Well, I’ve seen him in concert maybe 10-12 times over the years and am convinced that he is a great showman and this show was more proof of that. Over the years, I’ve seen him solo, and also with various bands (Attractions, Imposters, Confederates, etc) and it has always been a top-notch quality show. This time it was solo, with a sparse stage with a couple chairs, a keyboard, and maybe a half dozen guitars.


Seattle And Bumbershoot 2012 Photos Are Here

Hello again, family, friends, and everyone else too. The pictures from our Seattle 2012 trip are now online! We had a great time as usual. There are Seattle pix, Bumbershoot Festival pix, and just some other weird pix we took on the trip.

Any questions, just ask. Besides Petra and me, you will see some pictures of our friends Karl, Betty, Mama O (Linda), and Sam. Even Karl’s brother Ron and his son Antonio are in a few. Take a look! Leave a comment if you want, I’ll be waiting….

Seattle/Bumbershoot 2012 photos

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Seattle And Bumbershoot 2012 – Part 3

Part 1 | Part 2

The third and final installment in our exciting vacation saga. And soon I will post the pictures too! Oh be still my beating heart!

Monday September 3

Of course Happy Birthday to the daughter. Meanwhile , back to our vacation. We headed out to the last day of the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. As per our routine, we first went and got a free Starbucks drink then went straight to the VIP hospitality area for some food and to finish planning the day. Petra’s first destination was a dance-related performance called Maximum Velocity, while I went to watch Seattle-based Seapony. I liked the band, they were pretty young but have potential. Then I watch a stripped-down mini-set (was it four or five songs?) on the Toyota Free Yr Radio Stage by England’s The Wombats. They were really likable and really good, ending with a highly-modified (with banjo) version of their song Let’s Dance To Joy Division. Petra meanwhile caught the end of rocker Reignwolf’s set, and we met up after at the “secret stage” for a performance by Low. They are aptly named, the music was very downbeat and while it was ok it was not really that interesting for either of us. That changed soon, though, since the next show in that stage was Passion Pit. They are getting radio play and a lot of press for their new album Gossamer so we were curious. This show was three of the members in a stripped down session, three keyboards/synths. The main guy opened the set with just an acoustic guitar for one song and the rest were the three of them. This was a great show, with enough electric to be cool but still fairly intimate. We both liked it a lot.


Seattle And Bumbershoot 2012 – Part 2

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Saturday September 1

Today was the first day of the happiest place on Earth. No, not Disneyland, sheesh! This is way better. Three long days of music, comedy, dance, and most of the other arts. We discovered the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival in 2001 and attended that year and every year since, making this our twelfth year. Some people travel with us, sometimes different people every year and then again some come year after year. We certainly do and hopefully this will continue. Heck, we already have a room reserved for the 2013 Festival and so does our friend Linda!

By the way, best improvement ever, this year: giant video screens at almost all the outdoor venues, so everyone can see!


Seattle And Bumbershoot 2012 – Part 1

We just got back from our annual trek to Seattle for the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival (and more). I’ll post some pictures soon, but in the meantime here is a short overview of what we did. This year our friends Karl and Betty went too, first time for them. And of course our friend and festival veteran Linda Orozco went again with her friend Sam (first time for Sam too).

Maybe we’ll see you there next year…!!

Wednesday August 29

As usual we arranged for the Blue Van to pick us up. Karl and Betty came to our house to leave with us. We always allow for plenty of time to get to the airport in case something doesn’t go as planned. And this year, sure enough, the van was supposed to arrive between 7:25 and 7:40. Well, finally at about 8:10 the van finally showed up. This still let us catch our flight but it was more rushed than it should have been and pretty stressful. Shame on you Super Shuttle, I will be writing a separate letter to you. But anyway, it worked out and we had a smooth and quick Southwest Airlines flight to the Emerald City of Seattle. Did I mention that I love Seattle?


Happy Birthday Petra B

Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday Petra B,
Happy birthday to you…

This is just a short post to give the warmest birthday greetings ever to my wife and partner Petra B.

Her love, her friendship, her intelligence, her sense of humor, her beauty inside and out, and so many more things make my life better every day. Not only that, but in the time I have known her she has made me a much better person.

What else can I say, I just wanted to share it with my millions of readers.

So happy birthday Petra B and here’s to many, many more…

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To Rome With Love

I saw the new Woody Allen movie today. Friends know that I am a huge fan of his, and as such I may not be completely objective. So what. He’s one of the best filmmakers ever and a huge talent to boot. Sure, he’s made a few lesser films but overall nearly all of his films are good, very good, great, and/or amazing.

Really, you need to see each of his films a few times to truly appreciate the witty and incisive writing, the expert direction, the always-high talent level of the actors. And this one has all that. Set in Rome, it tells multiple stories but weaves them all into a enjoyable, funny, and clever film. Is it a drama with comedy or a comedy with drama? Dunno. Who cares. The characters are interesting and draw you in, and he gives them good lines and the leeway to create.

Here’s the trailer:

 


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