The 2011 San Diego Trip

May 11, 2011
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We recently took a short vacation to the San Diego area of California. This trip was a bit different, because we had our 9-year old granddaughter with us. Because of that, we tried to work this trip so that she would have a great time. And I think she did.

Here’s a quick overview of what we did. Oh yes, there will be pictures. Later. For now, thrill to the exciting recap of… “Our Trip to San Diego”!

Monday – April 25th

It’s a long way to San Diego. Even though we had six days of vacation, two of them (one on each end) were driving days. On this one, we headed south from Sacramento, on our way. A few hours 

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Elvis Is King In Reno

May 8, 2011
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Last Saturday night we traveled to Reno to see Elvis Costello and the first night of his “Spectacular Spinning Songbook” tour. First a bit of history: about twenty-five years ago Elvis toured with a big spinning wheel with names of songs on it. We saw that tour but it was a l-o-n-g time ago. And now, all these years later, he is doing a short tour again with a new, huge, updated wheel. The photo on the right gives you an idea of the size of the wheel. He gets people from the audience to come up and spin the wheel. Then he and the band play the song that is chosen by the wheel spin. Meanwhile, the audience member(s) get to relax with a beverage in some chairs on stage, or also have the option of dancing in the metal go-go cage at the left side of the stage. Yep, big fun!

To start, Elvis and his band, The Imposters, came out and played a few songs, starting with

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A Night In Reno With Elvis

May 8, 2011
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imageThis weekend we drove up to Reno, Nevada to see Elvis Costello at the Grand Sierra Resort and Hotel. I’ll blog about the Elvis show soon, this post is a recap of the trip.

First off, the road (I-80) is terrible, at least on the California side! It needs paving really badly, especially through the Sierra Nevada mountains. But we made it to Reno, arriving in the late afternoon. We got a free room upgrade, to a pretty nice and roomy room, because they didn’t have exactly what we reserved. Sweet. So I got some much needed coffee and we decide to gamble a little since we had a few hours until the show. Petra had some luck. Me, well, not so much. Easy come easy go?

We had some dinner at a very ordinary casino cafe. On the plus side, free or cheap drinks were easy to find. 😉

As I mentioned, I’ll blog more about the Elvis show soon so be patient! After the show we gambled a little more and quench our wicked thirst too. Then sleep. Crisp white hotel sheets and zzzzzzz…..

And then it was morning. Mother’s Day too! So we went in search of the only all vegetarian restaurant in Reno. You guessed it, closed. We wandered into a nearby casino for a few minutes to ponder. Then we went to a nearby pizza place that offers vegan pizza options. We had a really good vegan pizza (dead serious) at Pie Face Pizza. They do regular pizzas too. And then we hit the road, full and happy. On our way home after a heck of a nice weekend.

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Music We Own: The Q Stuff (As Of Today)

April 18, 2011
MusicMy Life

Hello again musicaholics…

This is the seventeenth in a series of posts about the music we own. We sort-of collect items by certain artists, as you may notice. But this entry in the series (the Q stuff) is a pretty short list.  And yes, we are both still obsessed with music!

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Name – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Quarterflash – Goodbye Uncle Buzz CD 5 US Credited to Marv and Rindi Ross

Quarterflash – Bliss CD 5 US Credited to The Rosses, Marv and Rindy Ross

Quarterflash – Quarterflash vinl 12 US

Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody CD 3 UK Three inch CD

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It’s The End Of The World And I Feel Fine

April 9, 2011
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Better get everything taken care of. On the other hand, what’s the point, why bother! It’s the end of the world! Well, we still have over a month but it ‘ll creep up on ya, don’t cha know it! That how the end of the world is, sneaky like that.

Yes, May 21st, 2011 is the official date, so mark your calendars. As for May 22nd and after, well, everyone’s calendar should be wide open. Haha! Really though, people are actually believing this! Here’s a real web site to tell you all about this craziness. Hey, you saw it on the Internet so it MUST be true…

Local news report and video

What do YOU think?

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Just Plain Stupid – Part 3

April 7, 2011
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Thanks to The Huffington Post for this tidbit, although it’s also on most of the news sites by now.

From the HuffPo:

In his defense, he insists the dog started it.

A Mason, Ohio man was given a ticket Sunday after allegedly taunting a police dog, according to the New York Daily News. Cops had initially shown up at the bar in order to investigate a car accident.

Ryan James Stevens, 25, was officially charged with teasing the police dog after police returned to their cruiser only to find the allegedly intoxicated young man making noises at the dog in the back of their cruiser, according to the Associated Press.

The AP reported:

Officer Bradley Walker wrote that he heard the K9 dog barking uncontrollably inside his patrol car while he was investigating a car crash at a pub early Sunday morning. Walker says Stephens was making barking noises and hissing at the animal.

When asked why he was harassing the dog, named Timber, Stevens reportedly said, “He started it.”

According to the NY Daily News he was ticketed and released into the custody of a bar employee who drove him home safely. The amount for which Stevens was cited has not been reported.

Yeah. The dog started it. You read that right.

Music We Own: The P Stuff (As Of Today)

April 6, 2011
MusicMy Life

Hello again music fanatics…

This is the sixteenth in a series of posts about the music we own. We sort-of collect items by certain artists, as you may notice. And, of course, my wife IS the world’s biggest Prince fan! And yes, yes, yes, we are both still obsessed with music!

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Name – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Paganini  – Violin Concerti vinl 12 US

Pale Pacific, The – Urgency CD 5 US

Palmer, Robert – Sneakin’ Sally Thru The Alley vinl 12 US

Panic At The Disco – A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out CD 5 US

Panic At The Disco – Pretty Odd CD 5 US

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Midnight In Paris Due In May

March 31, 2011
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The new Woody Allen film, Midnight in Paris will be released soon. He is certainly one of the great American filmmakers and his body of work is very impressive. Here’s the trailer for his upcoming effort. It has a fine cast, as always, and it’s a given that the writing and direction will be first-rate. Check out this teaser:

Looking forward to it, big time. What about you?

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The Best Albums Of 2010? Or Not?

March 17, 2011
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Finally! And only a couple months late! Here are my picks for the best albums of 2010. Well, at least for the moment.

Gorillaz – Plastic Beach

Broken Bells – Broken Bells

John Wesley Harding – Songs to a Small Guitar Vols 1 & 2

LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening

Cyndi Lauper – Memphis Blues

And also good…

Crowded House – The Very Very Best Of Crowded House

Michael Franti – The Sound of Sunshine

John Lennon – Lennon Box

JP, Chrissie, and the Fairground Boys – Fidelity!

Ra Ra Riot – The Orchard

David Bowie – Station to Station box

So what do you think? What did I miss?

Jackson Browne At The Community Center Theater

March 4, 2011
MusicMy Life

Note: I also posted this review at SacMusicBlog.

Singer/songwriter Jackson Browne was in town at our Community Center Theater the other night and showed once again why he is one of the best songwriters around. Most people may know his hits from the seventies, but he’s continued to write, record, and perform since then. His latest album of original material (Time The Conqueror) came out a few years ago.

This tour is solo and acoustic. It was just him, a keyboard, and seventeen (!) guitars. Yes, they each have

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Happy Birthday George Harrison!

February 25, 2011
Music

Today (February 25th) would have been George’s 68th birthday. Would have. But it was not to be. Alas, George, you are missed. Thanks for all the music!

Here’s a good song with a cool video…

What do you think?

Great prices on George Harrison music

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Music We Own: The O Stuff (As Of Today)

February 5, 2011
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Hey music fans!

This is the fifteenth in a series of posts about the music we own. We sort-of collect items by certain artists, as you may notice. And, of course, there are just some items that, well, the wife wanted. And yes, we are both still obsessed with music!

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Name – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Ocasek, Ric – Beatitude vinl 12 US

O’Connor, Sinead – Faith And Courage CD 5 US

O’Connor, Sinead – My Special Child cd 5 US

O’Connor, Sinead – I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got cd 5 US

O’Connor, Sinead – Mandinka cd 5 GER

O’Connor, Sinead – Throw Down Your Arms CD 5 US Advance cd

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Art class

February 3, 2011
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Our granddaughter (the seven year old, not the nine year old) did this music-themed art in her class recently. Very cool, don’t you think?

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Music We Own: The N Stuff (As Of Today)

February 1, 2011
MusicMy Life

Hello again, music geeks!

This is the fourteenth in a series of posts about the music we own. We sort-of collect items by certain artists. And, of course, there are just some items that, well, the wife wanted. And yes, we are both obsessed with music!

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Name – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Nalick, Anna – Wreck Of The Day CD 5 US

Napolitano, Johnette – Scarred CD 5 US

Nash, Kate – Made Of Bricks CD 5 US

Nazareth – Love Hurts vinl 7 US

Nelson, Bill – The Love That Whirls vinl 12 UK Aka Diary Of A Thinking Heart. Bonus record of Beauty And The Beast soundtrack.

Nelson, Bill – Acceleration vinl 5 US Flexi-disk.

Nelson, Bill – Two-Fold Aspect Of Everything vinl 12 UK One record is best of. The other is four track demos.

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Toast Art Times Two

January 24, 2011
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Two slices. Twice the possibilities.

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