Dec
2
2009
Remember the Swedish ban The Cardigans, who released the song Lovefool in 1996? I know…I’m sure you miss the 90’s as much as I do! Here’s the original music video:
Wasn’t that a blast from the past? Alright, well it just so turns out there’s a band from Berkeley called The Morning Benders and they’ve done quite a gentle and refreshing cover of the song. Dig it:
The icing on the cake: They’re playing a New Year’s Eve show in San Francisco at the Bottom of the Hill… not a bad option, if I do say so myself!
Dec
2
2009
Boulder morning. Winter flakes cascading white sky high. Stacked snow: cars, heat lamps, light poles, bikes, trees. Inches. Inhale, stop to take it in. Drift. Awareness. An old man with dark skin and long brown hair approached. He stood in front of me. I looked into his eyes, his into mine. Mutual measurement.
“I’m native” said the man with a cigarette in his hand.
“That’s funny, so am I” said the overgrown boy, proud, ecstatic and relaxed in his Edward Sharpe shirt.
“Where you from?” slightly stumbled his words. Did I sense or imagine a lingering smallpox resentment?
“Earth” was my reply… his eyes squinted.
“Fuck that” and he walked away.
Nov
29
2009
They’re my new favourite band! They’re playing in San Francisco on Dec 12th and Boulder on Dec 1!
Nov
16
2009
Obsessed with music? Still raving on and on to your friends about the show you saw at the festival? Crazy about such and such band? Have you fallen in love with a new chord progression and you can’t get it out of your head? Then you’re probably one of us!
Who is us? Well, that’s up for us to decide! We don’t yet exist and we need to find the right people and the right house to turn into a home. Imagine coming home from a busy day, unwinding with a cup of tea/wine/beer, a guitar/piano/harmonica/viola/accordion/whatever and the company of like minded housemates. We’ll all be thoughtful, positive, friendly and curious folks who feel at home together. We’re responsible, pay rent on time, generally drama free and all pitch in for household chores. Our home will be a relaxed place that is shoe and cigarette free. We all have our own lives and friends, but want to come home to a place that feels cozy, comfortable and loving. Depending on the size of the house we’ll probably be anywhere from 4 – 7 people, boys and girls. We’ll host get togethers for our wide circles of friends (who will surely merge into a venn color diagram!) and have a downright amazing time! Wine & Chocolate parties, Chai & Curry parties, Disney screenings (because seriously, who wouldn’t want to watch Aladdin with a bunch of friends at this age?), Leonard Cohen singalongs (come on! you know you want to!) and anything else we can imagine!
About the house:
*One of my favourite neighborhoods is Elmwood, because of Sack’s Coffee and Willard park. However, if you know of other awesome neighborhoods let us know!
*It will definitely be a house, not an apartment. There should be 4-7 bedrooms and at least 3 bathrooms.
*A small yard/garden is certainly a plus. A porch would be great too.
*A large living room or basement for entertaining / lounging is key.
*A garage would be great to put our toys and bikes in.
*Big windows and lots of light
*Onsite washer & dryer
*I’m going to be getting a record player and will be keeping the LP collection in one of the shared rooms so we can share the vinyl experience.
*We should pitch in to get a free or used upright piano for our living room or basement. A small old used hammond organ would rock too!
*A projector for movie nights
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Nov
14
2009
This one goes out to you and yours
worldwide
I say hey I’ll be gone today
But I’ll be back all around the way
It seems like everywhere I go
The more I see
the less I know
But I know one thing
That I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
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