Random things

1. Earlier this month, I went to see Henry Rollins at the House of Blues. The man is even more awesome live. I can't really explain why, he just has this...aura. It's energetic and genuinely uplifting. On the drive home I felt very relaxed and calm, which is odd for me because generally I'm worried or stressed out about one thing or another.

It was totally worth the hour drive to Cleveland, the mad rush the previous night to secure tickets (which entailed almost shoulder-checking an elderly woman), and having to walk halfway across downtown and crossing streets, Frogger style. If you ever get the chance to see the man live, do so.

2. I've been planning my band's final show in December, which is very bittersweet. I've always loved booking and playing shows, so yay. But at the same time, the realization that this will be the final time playing with these guys is something weighing heavily in the back of my mind.

We've been together a long time. It will have been five years in February of '08. In terms of the local music scene, where the average band's life expectancy is less than a year, I think that alone is something to be proud of.

We haven't started full bore promoting the show yet, since it's over two months away. What we've done so far has been word of mouth, and already we're getting emails saying how sad people are we're breaking up. Some have said they were never really into heavy music until they heard us. One has said the reason he started playing music was because he saw us live. It's humbling, it really is.

3. I tend to space out a lot at work. Generally, when i space out my daydreams involve playing shows. Have I mentioned I love playing out? Anyway, when rocking the hell out in my head, I make the faces. I grimace musically, and I sneer, and often invoke a Billy Idol-esque lip curl.

Today I was daydreaming as usual, making the faces. I vaguely hear a co-worker say "Hey". She repeats again, with a little more volume, "Hey!"

I snap back into the now. "What?"

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah, why?"

"You were making weird faces."

"It's ok, I was just being metal."

She's been giving me strange looks ever since.