June 30, 2011

#141. Another Stereolab shirt.

June 29, 2011

#140. I truly, deeply and sincerely love Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.  OK, when I was in my teens, I might have thought something was wrong with him.  I mean, really.  Could he really be that sincere in his sweater and laceless shoes, running around the Land of Make Believe.  But yes, I believe he was.  It struck me how much he meant to me during the 2003 Rose Parade when he was a Grand Marshall.  I actually got choked up.
Sadly, we lost Fred Rogers less than two months after the parade.  But his show lives on for future generations, and as much as I like to think it’s funny, You Can Never Go Down the Drain

June 28, 2011

#139. Although KISS still tour, and even are recording new music, this was a farewell to the classic line-up.  I really don't care for KISS with Fake Ace and Fake Peter, but Sonic Boom was actually a good album.

This farewell show was a nice set but probably most memorable for the staging issues that night that left both Gene and Paul literally hanging.

June 27, 2011

#138. In 2003 there was a benefit for the USC/Norris Cancer Center at the Knitting Factory, and it was a musical tribute to Elvis Costello.  So many great musicians came out to support this cause and specifically Greg Dwinell who was the founder of eggBERT Records.  Greg soon lost his battle with cancer, but I'm sure he was happy to see such a great turnout in his honor.

Set list from that night 

June 26, 2011

#137.  Probably haven't played this game since I was in the single digits, but I still love the artwork.  And I bet if I had the chance to play, I would still love it.

June 25, 2011

#136. I love this band's music and to make it more attractive, they always have stunning artwork.  Bonus points for the Futurama connection, having had their version of Scott Walker's 30th Century Man used in Bender's Big Score and in return, they have Fry worked into the artwork.

June 24, 2011

#135. Picked this up on my 3rd (and most recent) trip to New Orleans when I went to see Radiohead in 2003.  Just did a little research and see the store is still there.