We played a fun, late set lastnight at The Hole. Most of my iPod recording distorted, but this song turned out pretty well.
The Train Into The City
[audio:2006/11/The Train Into The City.mp3]
Jason Molin – rythm guitar and lead vocals
Alex Sarabia – bass
Karla Manzur – backing vocals
Chris Vestre – lead guitar
I read an article about Christopher Guest in the NYT today and loved learning things like this about one of my favorite filmakers:
His latest film, “For Your Consideration,†a scathing sendup of award-season hype that opens on Friday, employs his usual repertory of actors  McKean, Shearer, Eugene Levy (who has co-written most of Guest’s films), Parker Posey, Fred Willard and Catherine O’Hara, among them.
…fame and how little he enjoys it.
When his parents took him out to dinner, he would listen to a waiter recite the specials, then order in the waiter’s voice, to the dismay of his father, Lord Peter Haden-Guest, then editorial director of the United Nations, and his mother, Jean Haden-Guest, the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants who was a vice president of casting and talent at CBS. Guest grew up in Greenwich Village and went to the Little Red School House, P.S. 41 and the High School of Music and Art.
…the kind of long, easy silences Guest treasures.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been separated from Jamie for more than two weeks in 22 years,†Guest said. “That was always a rule, first as a couple, then as a family. And we’ve stuck to it.†They have two adopted children, Annie, 19, and Tom, 10.
We had a terrific night Thursday, Nov. 9th outside in the Oak Garden at Guerro’s celebrating English at Work‘s second annual fundraiser. The bands sounded great, the weather was perfect, and we raised 4K to continue to bring affordable english classes to the workplace.
Here is a picture of “Arma de Alma” I took from behind the soundboard. I recorded the bands on the new video iPod with the Belkin TuneTalk Stereo CD quality recording accesory. Then I edited down each of their sets (to omit transitions, and my blunders as a sound man) with Audacity. Don’t these great band sound wonderful!?!
Arma de Alma’s set
[audio:2006/11/Arma_de_Alma_11_9_06.mp3]
Arma_de_Alma_11_9_06.mp3
41.52 mins., 38.4 MB, 128kbps mp3
Mitote’s set
[audio:2006/11/Mitote_11_9_06.mp3]
Mitote_11_9_06.mp3
28:26 mins., 26.1 MB, 128kbps mp3
photo by Diana Killian
J live @ Trophy’s 11/06/06
[audio:2006/11/Trophys_11_06_06.mp3]
Trophys_11_06_06.mp3
55:05 mins., 50.5 MB, 128kbps
Players
Chris Vestre – lead guitar
Jason Molin – rythm guitar and lead vocals
Alex Sarabia – bass
Wayne Wilburne – drums
Karla Manzur – backing vocals
Setlist
Sunday Morn
But My Soul
One Of These Days
The Train Into The City
Asleep In The Sun
Flea-Bee
Too Much
All The Above
Jesus Rode A Bike
Room 304
Aphrodisiac
For Your Lover
Be My TV
What The Day
God Has Been Good
I’m A Hillbilly
photo by Libby Peterek
Maile and I went as two Frida Kahlos for Holloween this year. She was crossdressing Frida who wore a suit, and I was the traditional Mexican Frida.
