The Supersuckers opened.  Nashville Pussy played next.  Then the Rev took the stage and wore us out.

The performances by all bands were amazing.  high energy, fantastic rock and roll.

Why was the sound so muddy?  Specifically the vocals.  I was sitting about 3 rows back from the pit and the sound was terrible.

Reports I got from folks who were right up near the stage were that the sound was better, but that’s because they could hear the monitors on the stage.

Who’s fault is the terrible sound quality?  Knitting Factory Entertainment?  The Wilma?  I know hope you guys can do better than that.

Anyone else have a similar experience?

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Originally uploaded by Leo Reynolds

I was tagged by The Front Range.

…Jobs I have had in my life:

1. Funeral Director’s Assistant
2. Park Ranger in Yellowstone National Park
3. Landscaper
4. Software Tester

…Movies I?ve Watched Over and Over Again:
1. Jaws
2. Cinema Paridisio
3. Avalon
4. Tommy Boy

…places I have been:

1. Nags Head, NC
2. NYC
3. Truckee, CA
4. The Grand Canyon, AZ

…places I have lived:

1. Akron,OH
2. Gardiner, MT
3. Bozeman, MT
4. Cuyahoga Falls,OH

…TV Shows I Watch (usually via DVD, as I don’t own a TV):

1. The Sopranos
2. Family Guy
3. The Simpsons
4. Futurama

…Radio Shows I Listen To:

1. Little Steven’s Underground Garage (locally at 6PM on 103.3 FM, The Trail, Sunday nights)
2. This American Life (usually via podcast)
3. Car Talk
4. A Prairie Home Companion

…Things I Look Forward To:

1. 01.20.09
2. The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
3. Selling my car
4. Buying a house

…of my favorite foods:

1. Italian/ Lasagne
2. Sushi
3. Mahi Burritos
4. Steak and Roasted Veggies

…places I would rather be right now:

1. Hawaii
2. New York City
3. Soaking in a hot spring
4. Italy — specifically outside in an olive grove somewhere warm

…people I Email Regularly:
1. My ‘ole man
2. The OG
3. Amy
4. Clients

…People I tag next

1. I am
2. so bad
3. at memes
4. No one gets tagged

Music

Originally uploaded by ~Brix

• The Grudge – Tool
• A Goodbye Rye – Richard Buckner
• Give out but Don’t Give Up – Primal Scream
• Is there a Ghost – Band of Horses
• Your Reverie – Kelley Stoltz

It used to be that I’d do it once a year, and I always dreaded it.  I had five of those CD binders because I’d thrown away all of my jewel boxes.  I traveled a lot, and this was in the days before most of my music is digital.   I’m talking about, of course, the sorting of the CDs.  Mine were sprawling out of their cases and scattered all over one of the shelves in my living room and generally contributing to a look of disaray.

I loaded up iTunes with two episodes of This American life and set to work.  One good thing, I told myself, is that I’ve since consolidated CDs to get rid of three out of the five binders, so the sorting should be less.  I got all of them at least placed in the correct alphabetical piles, but actually alphabetizing them is for another day.

Meantime, I found a handful of mix CDs that I haven’t listened to in years.  I’ll load ‘em up in the car stereo and give them a spin over the next few days, but I thought you might appreciate some of the titles (not all mine).

Do *you* have any good mix CD titles?  Let me know in the comments.

1. Caffeine + Nicotine
2. Nicotine + Caffeine
3. Fallen Angels
4. Return of the Grievous Angle
5. Namaste
6. Strip Mall Hell
7. Absence of Faith
8. Tall and Smiley
9. Polishing Windows in a Car Wreck
10. Melancholy Madness
11. Acid Lust
12. Porchsitting in Missoula
13. Get Wrecked! Music for Dancing

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