2005...some thoughts
Some meandering thoughts:
Greatest Moment of 2005: Walkig through the Louvre and just thinking, I did it, I'm in Europe. Nice ot be able to realize a dream.
Best Concerts of 2005:
REM in London - Standing outside in the freezing ass cold for hours and being crushed made me appreciate assigned seating, but you couldn't beat the energy. A great time talking with some good people while waiting for the show.
REM in Paris - Not as energetic as London, but damn good show and once again, a great group of people to hang out with.
The Decemberists at the Henry Fonda - Such a joy to watch a group that encourages the audience to have fun with them.
Wilco - Greek Theater - Great venue, nice crowd and good group of friends enjoying the show. The Roots was a very different, yet enjoyable opener.
Rachael Yamagata & Ray LaMontagne - Wiltern - Rachael is a favorite, she has a great personality on stage and her raw style makes for great live show. LaMontagne started slow for me, a lot of ballads in a row, but when he cranked it up it was amazing. Great bluesy style.
The Quiet - My fav unsigned band who always put on a damn good show, in fact they put on a more entertaining show than most signed bands I've seen. They deserve success.
KROQ Inland Invasion - I love buffets and having the variety such as Arcade Fire, Garbage, Madness, Weezer, 311, The Bravery etc made for a very satisfying show.
Most surreal moment: Watching Super Bowl in Paris and hearing commentary in French. I swear I heard an ooh la la in there after a good run.
Favorite Meal: Schnitzel and Veltins beer in Germany in celebration of Dunja's father's birthday. Great stuff, good time.
Surreal Moment 2: Watching the girls in the windows of Amsterdam's Red Light District (and yes I didn't touch, just observed)
Well maybe more thoughts later, but in honor of some of my posts from last winter... Gerald has got the heat really going and I'm about ready to pass out.
posted by Steve @ 11:09 PM
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2 Comments:
et tu, steve? seems that all of my friends love wilco. i can't stand them, esp. tweedy, he annoys me. too bad scott likes him too, minus 5 were better off without him being involved. maybe i should give them another chance, see what the fuss is about. but there's so much good music out there and i can't be bothered. at least not yet. *hugs*
Hehe, now guess where we will be going next friday evening again to have which kind of meal ;)? Too bad you can't be here :(
Glad to see that you liked the Wilco gig so much, I have seen tons of pics from it (guess who sent them to me ;)?) and it seems to have been a great show....but then, when do they ever NOT put on a great show? Really really wish you could have been at the Tweedy solo gig in London with Donna and the rest of us :) You were really missing there!
You might HAVE to come back to the Western European Hemisphere sooner than you think though :p
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