Yesterday “Eff Tee Double-you”
Author: erics
So, yesterday goes in the Recent Really Good Days Hall of Fame. First, I took the day off work, which would probably immediately qualify it as a finalist. In the afternoon I had an amazing steak sandwich with pomegranate sauce at Auntie Em’s in Eagle Rock. Really, this was the king of sandwiches. The steak was perfectly cooked, not overdone like you usually get with a steak sandwich, and the sauce was sweet, and it was on a really good ciabatta roll… Gawd-DAYUM that was a great sandwich. And I’m something of a sandwich aficionado, so you can trust me when I proclaim on its greatness. The heirloom tomato soup was very nice too.
Then I lounged around and watched hours of archival interviews with George Carlin. It was really fascinating stuff (George Carlin is one of my all-time heroes), and he talked about his entire career from his childhood through his start in radio, all the way through his books and HBO specials. If you like cracking open the brains of artists as much as I do, here’s a youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFOC72DRPWY.
And finally, I concluded the day with a great concert. Nate (of The Hunting Accident [the newest band in the prestigious and illustrious Square Tire catalogue (check them out immediately!)]) and I went to see Robyn Hitchcock play at Spaceland. Frigging spectacular. His new band (the Venus 3, featuring Peter Buck of REM on guitar) is amazing. They played a bunch of my favorites, including “Vibrating” and “Luminous Rose” from Globe of Frogs, “Ole! Tarantula,” “Madonna of the Wasps,” and “Queen Elvis.” They even played a couple Soft Boys songs! SO good.
In conclusion, why can’t every day be like yesterday? I’d consider it a big step forward if every day just included that steak sandwich. I’m gonna work on that…
–Eric
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(Oooh, I just remembered, they also did “Brenda’s Iron Sledge” and “Goodnight Oslo”…)
Is Scott McCaughey still in the Venus 3? I like Scott; I almost know him!
You mean the day where my sister, Von asked to borrow a couple CDs and borrowed all four of Get Set Go. It’s friday, for me and still Get Set Go free. Please, have a bad day soon, hopefully at the hands of a “croossing” gang.
Bill–Yeah, Scott McCaughey was there playing bass! He was great. He’s a good backup singer too. That whole band was phenomenal.
Mary Ann–Oh, don’t worry. My route home from work frequently takes me through croossing territory. I’m sure they’ll get me one of these days.