Kiss My Tombstone

If you’re in the area, come on down to Foss Fest, September 5th, Foss Park in Somerville, MA. You don’t know where that is? Sure, it’s right about here.

In Somerville? This’ll be worth seeing tonight. Better than being snowed in. Say hi to VJ Uncle Jazzy for me.

TONIGHT… Things are ON for CBOP & MV+EE
Odds are good that when you woke up, all you could see out the windows were flakes filling the air and clogging the streets.

Reports are that most of this should move past town by 4PM giving the DPW chance to clear the snow away and make paths to PAs Lounge wide open. Heck, neither Somerville or Cambridge even has a parking ban in effect yet. So I called Gerry and confirmed that so far things are a go. So come out for a psychedelic extravaganza as Concord Ballet Orchestra Players starts off a night that also features performances by Mmoss, and Bram Strokker and is headlined by freak flag expeditionaries MV+EE…. Best of all is that there are even less excuses despite the fact this is a Sunday night… why? Because tomorrow is Martin Luther King Day and thus Monday isn’t much like a real Monday anyhow.

P.A.s Lounge
345 Somerville Ave
Somerville, MA 02143

Doors Open: 8:30PM, Price: $8for21+/$11for18-20

MV & EE (Ecstatic Peace)
Bram Strøkker (CD Release!)
MMOSS
Concord Ballet Orchestra Players

As most everyone will entirely disregard that little anti-consumerist post from earlier, if you’re looking for a local (Brighton, MA) non-corporate completely unique & green alternative for gadget-loving musician wannabees (on the off chance you know any…) you might consider trying to find a playertron for that special, special person on your list. It may be tough though as rumor has they’re currently sold out.

As is custom, an annual moment of gratitude. I’m thankful for my family – specifically my parents who with characteristic kindness were (without comment) willing to wake and take me to the airport at 4:30am. I’m thankful for my various sisters & their assorted hangers on. I’m uber-thankful to see the fuzzy one after a too-long break, thankful for getting to see both NYC & DC during the holiday. I’m thankful to have been able to see so many CNY & EP friends over the break (& Z!) and am immensely thankful to finally get my girl out to California (& to VC for rescuing both of us from SFO).

I’m also thankful for Team HB for a fun and motivating realsgiving race at the Gobble Gobble Gobble this morning, thankful the city of Somerville has fairly modest hills, thankful for the grandma rocking the double stroller who passed me on the homestretch. I have to say though – grandma, if I see you (or your ilk) at the Bay to Breakers, you’re going down.

It’s no San Antonio Rock ‘n’ Roll* half-marathon, but the Somerville Road Runners are putting on their 12th annual Thanksgiving Day road race in two plus weeks. The finish line (and post-race debriefing) is at The Burren, exactly what one needs prior to an extended weekend of extended family extended togetherness. It looks like the course goes up from Davis Square and turns at Broadway and Medford, just skirting Winter Hill. Close enough for promotional purposes at any rate. Oh, and yeah – I got new kicks, from Zappos. Rock on.

*Not to be pedantic, but I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking this should spelled be Rock ‘n Roll, Rock n’ Roll or even be concatenated to RockNRoll – anything other than the overly grammatically aware double single apostrophied abomination Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Big things are just getting started over in Winter Hill. This could be a good time to start paying attention. That is all for now.

Over in Winter Hill last night playing around with some extended exposures. The basic strategy here is to keep the camera as still as possible while driving past various light sources. Unfortunately I didn’t run into any pursuant cops, firework factory fires or aurora borealis (-es? -i?).