The Heart of, Uh, Rock & Roll

In no uncertain terms, there's no way I would have admitted to seeing this person perform when he was at his height of popularity some 23 years ago.

But then again, the booze was free and so was the food. So I sat through a set of one Huey Lewis and the News at a big law firm party.

It's still a beating . . . . .

Road Worthy

270,000 miles and still running.

Crazy Bathroom

I went into this house that was boarded up, but was for sale. It was built in the late 30's and had this amazing bathroom. Never before have I seen a water closet with such a bold over use of pink tile. Had I purchased this house, I wouldn't have changed a thing except I'd try to locate a pink toilet like it probably had in 1938.

Unrecognized Music Celebrity

Just before the free Of Montreal show started in the music store, in walks a grey-haired overweight older guy. As he starts thumbing through CDs and DVDs, none of the twenty-year-old bespecteled, ironic t-shirt wearing indie fans pay him any mind.

I recognized him immediately.It's Texas' most famous mentally ill singer/songwriter besides Roky Erickson ---- Daniel Johnston. Even though a documentary about his life was shown at the Sundance Film Festival this year, nobody in the room seemed to know who he was but me.

Uncomfortable Teens

I went to see Of Montreal --- or at least the lead singer of that band --- perform at an indie record store near my house this weekend. Since it was free and in the afternoon, a whole lot of 15-year-olds were there. They were all very well groomed in that intentionally sloppy way teens dress these days and perfectly polite and went off in a corner to have their 15-year-old conversations about nothing.

Just before the show started, this was going on behind me.

It makes me uncomfortable watching 15-year-old boys and girls sitting together and making uncomfortable conversation.

Detail

Clean Scene

Even when you're leaving the worst hotel in Amsterdam's Red Light district, snow makes everything around you clean and pretty.

rainy afternoon

The Al G Show

Today, Gaston Avenue was on lock down as the country's highest ranking attorney stopped by for a visit. Karen and U.S. Attorney General Alberto "Al" Gonzales go way back, so he dropped by for an afternoon visit while on his way to attend an awards presentation at SMU Law School. He was funny, relaxed and didn't seem to mind he was on a street were I've called 911 more times than any other place I've ever lived. But he didn't have to worry much as three armed FBI agents stood guard outside our house during the visit.