February 10, 2004
While The Cat's Away...
...and play I have!
Our Managing Editor, David Allen, is taking a well deserved vacation in Florida (and actually sneaking in some work, visiting Underoath in the studio to balance out his cover story with some studio time to complement the 3 shows he spent with them on the road last month), and I am enjoying having some of the little tiny responsibilities being absent, like making sure I set a good example and arrive on time for work in the morning, and stuff like that. Not that I'm perfect, but I do try to do good in that area, because it subtly promotes consistency on other levels.
Anyway, this morning I was able to spend some time with my wife and casually get to work around 9 am, rather than the rush to be here at 8am. Plus my wife and I went out to lunch together at the oh-so Texan Sonic drive-in today, as we made a trip to the local landfill to dump off an old and crappy desk and filing cabinets. Can you believe the landfill charged us $5 to dump off that trash? I understand the reasoning behind it, but it's like paying an annoying toll on a stupid toll road (I should be able to drive for free, not shell out coins to travel down the asphalt!). Back when I was in high school out in the Mojave Desert, we could go scavenge at the local landfill ... as well as experiment with the aerodynamics of vinyl albums across the canyon. Nice memories.
Should I interview Opeth for "What Opeth Says?" Who else should I talk to? Anyone heard anything about the new Tesla single having spiritual overtones?
Oh, my latest guilty pleasure: For my birthday I received Greatest Hits CDs by REO Speedwagon, Styx, Foreigner, David Bowie, and Robert Plant (even though this Sixty Six To Timbuktu is more a "rarities" album...). In the fade out to the first track on Mr. Plant's latest 2-disc album, "Tie Die On The Highway," there's the repeated lines of "3 days, 3 days ... Jesus loves ya, Jesus loves ya..." Interesting. I once had 3rd row tickets to the Austin date on his first solo tour, and before the encore I held up a sign that said, "Jesus loves you." He looked right at me and silently said with his lips, "I know." A few people around me made sure I saw his response. I wonder how much of his response was spontaneous and how much was said just to get me to put the sign down. :?)
Mark Salomon's book, Simplicity, is a great read -- tons of good stories. Check it out at www.Skeypub.com
Have a great day. It's cold and rainy here outside. Not a great day to get muddy at a landfill. But those tator tots at Sonic are awesome.
