Archive for April, 2006
20 Years
April 27, 2006 11:03 pmIt’s been twenty years since high school. 20 years. I got the class reunion directory for the class of ‘86 from Taft today. Lots of names, lots of memories. The ending was tough, but the rest of the time is something that I will never forget. I kinda wish I could make it back East to see everyone again, but I know that you just “can’t go home again”. Hope everyone has a great time - let me know how it goes… 
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April 24, 2006 12:29 pmJosh Rouse at Neumos
April 22, 2006 8:55 amWe went to see Josh Rouse at Neumos last night - what a great time! First, it’s always fantastic to get out with Anne as “real people” and not just parents, plus Sharon came along. Then, the show was very entertaining. John Roderick of The Long Winters opened up, and not only was it great to hear the tunes acoustic, John is also a very engaging guy on stage.
After a nice set from John, Josh came out with his acoustic guitar, backed by a string quartet (he called them the “Crimson Quartet”, but Anne recognized them from the Seattle Symphony). Josh put on a great show - some new tunes from Subtitulo, and all of the tunes I love from Nashville and his New Year’s Eve 2003 show DVD.
Although he was on stage for just over an hour for his main set, he came out and did a nice encore, including “The Man Who Doesn’t Know How to Smile” as a duet with his girlfriend Paz Suay from Valencia, Spain, where Josh is living these days (and where he wrote Subtitulo in a week after arriving from Nashville).
Here’s a link to a Q&A with Josh with some more info on him. I loved the string quartet backup, and hope that next time he comes through he’ll bring a band.
btw, you can get all of Josh Rouse’s music on eMusic - tell them that I sent you (or tell me first, and I’ll refer you).
ps : John opened with this tune from The Long Winters’ new album. Thank you Anne for giving me the gift of never having to look back and call myself stupid…
Baby News and Experiments
April 19, 2006 4:13 pmCongratulations to my fantastic sister Emily and the family for the birth of my newest niece : Charlotte Michelle Paynich.
When I went over to visit the other day, I mentioned this wacky Japanese video to her, in which much success was had with making babies stop crying by gurgling noises with water. Must experiment…
Neatorama How to Instantly Stop a Baby from Crying.
