and when you are lonely go to the record store and visit your friends

On to favorites...
Where I start is not necessarily because they are my all time favorite band. I think I will start with Portland and work out. Cabinessance. Love them. I have two friends that play in the band, Tim and Dave, and I try not to miss. Kind of a country punk thing going on. Best when listened to loud. Their song, "Though Start" is a good intro. http://www.myspace.com/cabinessence
And as the Mercury quotes...Cabinessence feels kind of like walking down a rain-soaked street in the springtime as the sun warms your skin and reflects off the wet concrete while shining through the newly greened leaves 'til the glow overtakes your eyes and you can't quite see," writes Andrew R. Tonry of the Portland Mercury. "Maybe like walking home after morning sex, before coffee and a day off."


Also from Portland, Hillstomp. Saw them last weekend at Hoptoberfest in Stevenson Washington. A sexy, steamy, Mississippi delta blues style. Had a blast. Danced. If J and I had been at a highschool dance they would have seperated us and ulimatley call our parents. After we went for a walk and took on Stevenson. Hung out with the smokers in front of the bar and made lots of new friends.
I am just getting started.
Another Portland Fave...Storm Large!
Spoonshine from Anacortes, love them!
Music is so much better live. I will not miss when they come through town...Martin Sexton, John Butler, Xavier Rudd, Josh ritter, Brett Dennan, Citizen Cope, Dan the Automator with Hadsome Boy.
Going back to punk my all time hands down favorite: the Clash, filling in with the Talking Heads, Violent Femmes, Suburbs, Butthole Surfers, Squalls, Love Tractor, OMD, Smiths...I am sure I will think of more later.
I like Irish Rock: Flogging Molly, Great Big Sea, the Pogues, Seven Nations and the Young Dubliners.
Others I like: Sinead O'Conner, Doug Martcsh, David Byrne, Joe Strummer, Gomez, J5, Slightly Stupid, Black Eyed Peas, Belle and Sabastian, Cornershop, Elvis Presly (but the soulful, gospel, sing lo sweet chariot Elvis), Elvis Costello, Frank Zappa is brilliant, A3, Joe Jackson, Billy Idol, Prince, Chili Peppers, Roy Orbeson, old school rockers like: Lenord Skynard, Rolling Stones, Cheap Trick, Bruce Springstein, J Geils, Led Zeplin, Janice Joplin, then there is Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Marc Knofler, Alison Krauss, Robert Earl Keen, Joss Stone, Ray Charles, new to my list, Todd Snyder, Josh Ritter, Mika, ....wait I am not done

Music

My thoughts on music. Music is a big one. If I am not listening to any it is seems like it is in my head at any given moment. It is kind of like I have a living soundtrack for my life. I think I would be more interesting if people could hear my inner soundtrack. I often want to experience the music that I am listening to. For example, I want to Put on my blue suede shoes, board a plane, touch down in the land of the delta blues in the middle of the pouring rain. I want this experience so I can understand how Marc Cohn's "Walking in Memphis" came to be and why when asked "tell me are you a Christain child" his replay is "man I am tonight". And if it wasn't raining when my plane touched down I would have to do it again. I've "danced all night with a bottle in my hand" to Spoonshine. I get it. "Forgive me Lord Cause I got drunk again" I get it. See where I am going with this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg8wRRNHFM0 Check that out.
and as they say...Some music *needs* air. Roll down your window.

Why a blog?

I do not want to be so into myself that I assume everyone wants to know every detail of my life. I have a photo site where I publish the family pictures, the holidays, the birthdays, vacations, important events. But often too much information unless you were there. I also am not so naive that I believe my friends, even my closest friends want to know what all my favorite songs and movies are, what books I am reading, what makes me laugh, my friends are not always going to find my life experiences as exciting as I do and they do not always want to sit through my rants and raves on politics, religion and other life observations. Not to mention the fact that some of the things I say might piss them off.
This does not change the fact that I still have all this information racing through my head. It feels good to tell it to someone (even if it is myself) and clear my mind. I will not tell those around me this exists, unless they ask. If you stumble upon this and find it interesting fantastic, check back, there might be more. If you don't like it, move on. Don't waste anymore time. I don't care.