thegthang simple

Hit the Troubadour on Thursday to  see  SOUND Team, as well as Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin.  The opening act was Division Day.  What a great night of shows.  Division Day was great, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin were awesome, and SOUND Team sealed the deal with a great, albeit short, set.

Hit up Newport Beach on Saturday night with Shannon, Kevin, Jon and the twins for a Fathers Day/Birthday bash for her father.  A night at the beach with a tasty meal, some micro brewed beers and the crashing waves with multiple bonfire scents was just what the doctor ordered. 

Now I begin the festivities for my birthday celebration.  I'll be going to San Diego with Shannon for a few days, and we'll be staying downtown in Dirty Diego.  That's my style though.  Mere minutes from Coronado, or any given beach, any given bar.  Many talk trash about modern day down-towns, but if done right, the experiences are far beyond the concern.'  I supposedly have been hooked up with a suite on the 24th or 25th floor of our hotel, with amenity.  Shannon will like that a lot. 

I'll be back to LA on Tuesday, just in time to age another year.  There is no doubt I'll be at Lucky Baldwin's in Old Town Pasadena on Tuesday night.  There is absolutely no doubt about this.  Stop by and buy me a birthday drink.

Go Gator around the point

I am adding a quick blog bite much like my friend Derek has done recently, as seen here.  I have to mention that I am now "obsessed" with The Nationals album Alligator.  After seeing Alligator in the heavy rotation section of my friend Tim's music blog Fuzz Lion, I was not yet sold on The National.

As previously posted on my blog, I saw The National back in October of '05 at the Troubadour.  I did not really like them live that night, so I wasn't all too interested in their new album.  After a heavy rotation nod from Tim (which is a tough nod to get) and a blurb from Derek, I fell victim.  And I am glad I did.  Go pick up this album, you can use this link to Amazon, it will not disappoint.  Just don't be mad if that is all you listen to for a while.