Ann and I went to see Medeski Martin and Wood at the Orpheum Friday night. They are probably the most consistantly spectacular band playing today. Their sound has changed a lot over the years - I'm listening to their first album as I write this (which was all acoustic) and it's hard to believe that they are the same band we just saw, with 7 keyboards, 3 bass guitars and a nearly infinite amount of percussion. Watching them play really gives me chills - it's like watching Jackson Pollock paint - controlled chaos.

Of course, the night wouldn't have been complete without a bunch of drunk idiots screaming at the top of their lungs and attempting to clap to the beat - this was especially welcome during the acuostic encore. We even saw a girl doing some liquid acid in the aisle next to us. I guess great music can't remain a secret forever. Maybe I'm just getting old and ornery.

Google has done it again. Their new Google News page has news from every source imaginable and with no annoying ads! It's like the internet used to be! Yes, in case you are wondering, I am a nerd.

Our president is smart:

"There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, fool me once, shame on—shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again."
—George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 (as bad as this is, the audio is even worse)

If he fools us twice and is elected again, shame on us.

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ObA&DC: We watched The Royal Tenenbaums tonight - it was pretty good. Can't say I loved it, but it beat whatever else was on TV tonight, and Bill Murray always makes me laugh. Directed by Wes Anderson, but not as good as his previous movie, Rushmore. It followed the same formula as Rushmore - introduce some quirky but lovable characters, tear them down and then build them back up. If you've seen neither movie, you should definitely check out Rushmore first - it's a modern day classic. And you cheap bastards out there who don't want to rent a movie can probably catch it on Comedy Central sometime.