music lately.

last weekend, i saw the Old 97's two nights in a row. they are my favorite live band ever. i've seen them 10 times now.

first, in new orleans. ken is my guitar god.



second, on the water with some of my best friends. rhett wore a black t-shirt. it was a perfect summer night.




i've been listening to FLEET FOXES (excellent), the dB's, freddie & the dreamers, squeeze, subway sect, and of course, Elvis Costello. he is probably the most amazing man ever, so, you know. here are a few pieces of proof for that statement:

"(the angels wanna wear my) red shoes" on Top of the Pops



the video for "no dancing"



"lipstick vogue" live



the HI-LARIOUS video for "i can't stand up for falling down"



"watch your step," probably the most gorgeous song of all time, on a television program



and a stunning rendention of "man out of time" on tv



see? what'd i tell you.

sun city part two.

we drove to Mexico, through the desert.



we walked over the border to Nogales.



it was quite beautiful in some places, and the cheap woven blankets & narcotics sans a prescription were in abundant supply.



we ate at this restaurant, called La Roca, that is built into the side of a cliff. it is very colonial in design & the food was outstanding.



they have a big bird there.



back in Phoenix, we saw King Khan & the Shrines and it was an epic show.



Mr. Khan had a nice owl. and a HOT bod, as you can see.



i also got this shirt & this bruise (from when the keyboardist of the Shrines pulled me onstage to dance and clap during King Khan's show).

sun city part one.

i went on a trip to Phoenix & this is what i did:


on the 4th of July, we saw Peter Hook dj at a gay club. he fanned me with a cd & we sang the lyrics of the Stone Roses' "Made of Stone" to each other.



the next day, a group of us drove to Flagstaff, where it was about 30 degrees cooler. there, we went to a music festival. people there loved some dude called Roger.



we sat in the grass.



D slept through the first band, because they were just that horrible.



finally, the MEAT PUPPETS! they were tremendous.



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