(Sadly, no video from my bat-spin adventure- just photos with Muttnik.)
I just received my first hand-written letter from my 4 1/2 year old niece, Sidney. I've tried to upload a picture of it - but Vox keeps cutting out on me when I do (argh). So, instead, here's what it said:
"Aunt Len,
You forget the book.
I mizz you.
Love,
Zidney"
Obviously, she has a little work to do on the Js and Ss (give her a break - she's 4 1/2), but otherwise - isn't this the sweetest thing ever? Okay, so maybe I'm biased - but seriously - this makes me miss her like crazy. Good thing I get to see her again in 1 1/2 months. :) I'll get the book then.
If you could do anything you want tomorrow, what would it be?
Submitted by Becca-Pink.
Go to Hawaii. Oh wait, I am doing that :)
Jen and I headed to Red Rocks last night for one of the Film on the Rocks events: a couple sets by Boulder Acoustic Society, followed by a screening of Shaun of the Dead. Since it's nearly impossible to find a ticket to a concert at Red Rocks for less than $50-$60 after TicketMonster charges, it's pretty cool to be able to go see something at this incredible venue for a mere $12 ($10 in advance at King Sooper's supermarkets).
We packed a picnic: homemade gazpacho, hummus, veggies and fruit, but forgot to bring a blanket, so our arses were a wee bit sore by the end of it- Red Rocks has horribly uncomfortable bleacher-type seating, but you're rarely sitting during a rock show! The music starts at 7, and we arrived around 8. We got to listen to a DJ spin for a bit, and I thought we had missed Boulder Acoustic Society. They did come out for a second set, and it was about what I had expected- pretty good old-timey folk revival kind of stuff. I think they'd sound a lot better in a small club.
We had noticed a few people dressed in full-on zombie costumes wandering through the crowd, which was kinda cool. Then they announced that it was time for the zombie contest. They brought all 15-20 zombies on stage, and had the crowd vote by applauding. We couldn't see them well enough from where we were sitting, but the winner won a 2-day pass to the Monolith Festival. Not bad, eh?
Here's a super high-quality photo- that's a Sylvester cartoon that preceded Shaun, and the lights of Denver in the distance:
I'm generally not much of a photographer, but every now and again I strike gold (at least I think it's gold - if you're an actual photography critic, well, pipe down). This shot was taken Sunday morning at about 6:00 am just as I woke up. It's Matterhorn Peak in the Eastern Sierra. Climbed it later that morning. See below that for the summit shot.
Nothing quite like the self-service car wash! One thing I've never really understood, though- what's the purpose of the foaming brush? I'm not sure what stuff the high-powered soap spray wouldn't take off the car that the soft brush would.
Went shopping, found the Gay Pride Parade! Another reason to love SF.
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I saw Girlyman in concert last night at Swallow Hill- great stuff. They're a fun folk band, complete with stunning three-part harmonies, baritone guitar, banjo, mandolin, and more. Coincidentally, when I added the Hold Steady song "Girls Like Status" to iTunes tonight, I noticed how many songs I have that start with the word "Girl." So I decided to dedicate a post to these songs. But then I figured, why stop there? Here's a list of all the songs in my iTunes that have the word "Girl" in the title.
This doesn't include the bands Girl Talk and Indigo Girls, or the albums Boys and Girls in America (The Hold Steady), Some Girls (Rolling Stones), Girls Can Tell (Spoon), and Go Girl Crazy! (The Dictators).
Leading the way are the Stones, with 5 songs, followed by The Shins and Ryan Adams (3 each). After the list, I'll post a few of my favorite "Girl" songs.
By far the lamest part of any of the following songs is when Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson are talking at the end of "The Girl is Mine."
PM: Michael, we're not going to fight about this, OK?
MJ: Paul, I think I told you, I'm a lover, not a fighter.
PM: I've heard it all before, Michael. She told me that I'm her forever lover, you know?
Blah blah blah...and the worst part about it? Michael was probably talking about a girl. This is a pretty impressive collection of tunes:
- About A Girl Nirvana
- All the Pretty Girls Go to the City Spoon
- American Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Another Girl, Another Planet The Only Ones
- Back Street Girl The Rolling Stones
- Be My Girl/Sally The Police
- Black Girls Violent Femmes
- Border Town Girl Los Lobos
- Breaking The Girl Red Hot Chili Peppers
- China Girl David Bowie
- Cinamon Girl Neil Young
- Classic Girl Jane's Addiction
- Country Girl Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- Cowgirl In The Sand Neil Young & Crazy Horse
- Daisy Girls Haley Bonar
- Dancing Girls And Dancing Men Robert Pollard
- Distopian Dream Girl Built To Spill
- Down Home Girl Old Crow Medicine Show
- English Girls Approximately Ryan Adams
- Extraordinary Girl Green Day
- Factory Girl The Rolling Stones
- Find Another Girl The Hives
- First Girl I Loved John Hartford
- Girl Beck
- Girl The Beatles
- Girl From The North Country Bob Dylan
- Girl From The North Country Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
- Girl In The War Josh Ritter
- Girl Inform Me The Shins
- Girl On A Wing The Shins
- Girl On Fire God Street Wine
- Girl Sailor The Shins
- Girls, What's Your Name? Vicious Vicious
- Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine The White Stripes
- Girl/World Tim O'Reagan
- Girlfriend Michael Jackson
- Girlfriend In A Coma The Smiths
- Girlfriend Is Better Yonder Mountain String Band
- Girlfriend is Better Talking Heads
- Girls The Beastie Boys
- Girls In Their Summer Clothes Bruce Springsteen
- Girls Like Status The Hold Steady
- Girls On Film Duran Dura
- Glad Girls Guided By Voices
- Glittering Girl The Who
- Good Girl / Carrots Panda Bear
- Good Morning Little School Girl Grateful Dead
- Here Comes My Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Hey, Schoolgirl Paul Simon
- Indian Girl The Rolling Stones
- Jersey Girl Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
- Joyful Girl Ani DiFranco
- Let's Play Boys Chase Girls The Blow
- Little Orphan Girl Doc Watson
- Long Island Girls Rule moe.
- Mama's Got A Girlfriend Now Ben Harper
- Mountain Girl String Cheese Incident
- My Girl The Rolling Stones
- Nitemare Hippy Girl Beck
- Nobody Girl Ryan Adams
- O Girlfriend Weezer
- Pretty Girl Ween
- Pretty Girl From Chile The Avett Brothers
- Pretty Girl From San Diego The Avett Brothers
- Riga Girls The Weepies
- Single Girl, Married Girl Petra Haden
- Soldier Girl The Polyphonic Spree
- Some Girls The Rolling Stones
- Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others The Smiths
- Southtown Girls The Hold Steady
- Stole My Girlfriend The Big Wu
- Sunken-Eyed Girl Mike Doughty
- That's Really Super, Supergirl XTC
- The Deaf Girl's Song Cloud Cult
- The Girl Is Mine Michael Jackson
- The Girl Underground Cloud Cult
- The Long List of Girls The Blow
- The Train That Carried My Girl From Town Doc Watson
- The Vivian Girls Are Visited... Sufjan Stevens
- These Girls Ryan Adams
- To All The Girls The Beastie Boys
- Two Guys (For Every Girl) Peaches
- Typical Girls The Slits
- White Girl Soul Coughing
- You're A Big Girl Bob Dylan
And, finally, one NSFW song. Don't ask why I have a Peaches album. I must have lost a bet, or something.
What is your personal motto?
Work hard, play hard - and don't forget to dance.
