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I already posted a picture live last night from my cameraphone, but I just uploaded all my pictures that I took from my real camera.

The night was awesome, perfect weather, free tickets, you can bring your own beer in, orchestra seats down in the middle front, and backstage passes! I just want to thank Ryan Bishop for hooking up the great tickets again.

This picture was my favorite picture I took that night. After the band had gone, the crew was left to break down all the gear and pack it up. Wolftrap’s facilities were just awesome, just look at the ceiling and the upper seating area. The ceiling reminded me of the inside of a piano which probably explains why the show sounded so good. Check out the rest of the pictures I took too…

Bruce Hornsby on Flickr

I’m back, but can’t disregard the awesome show that I saw only hours before I was on the plane to Seattle. I think Eugene and Andrew will agree that seeing the Rentals and Ozma at the 9:30 club will be my favorite show of the year. First, I never thought I’d ever see the Rentals play live in my lifetime. Second, they haven’t released a CD since 1999, and were taking on hiatus or taking a break for many of those years between. And finally, Rachel Hayden has re-joined the group from one of my other favorite bands, That Dog. Ozma started off the night perfectly and Matt Sharp let everyone know at the end of the night that they will be recording their 3rd cd this year.

I took some pics, most are blurry but check them out.
The Rentals @ 9:30 Club on Flickr

The Rentals

It’s been a while since the last post…but to be honest, I hadn’t really been doing that much. I have a slew of vacations lined up through November, and it all starts this week. But first, fellow samurai andrew & eugene and I are going to my favorite live music venue – the 9:30 club – to catch the Rentals. I’ve never seen them live, and I can imagine it’s been quite a while since their last tour since the last time they released a CD I was in college. According to 930.com, Ozma goes on at 9:30 and the Rentals go on at 11:45pm. My flight leaves at 6am. This will not be fun.

For the next week, amanda and I will be exploring the city of Seattle. I’m very excited to check out the EMP, Pike Place Market, and the Space Needle. I haven’t visited the city since I was the young age of 15 or so, and it will be much different now that I won’t be spending all my time looking for a comic book store. In addition to all the sites and sounds of Seattle, we will be avoiding this and enjoying this.

Many pictures will be posted on Flickr and linked here soon.