A Dandy Set List

Nearly forgot this.

A Dandy Week

I must have done something right lately because Heather let me see two, that's two Dandy Warhol concerts this week. Then again, she might of resigned herself to the fact that I was going one way or another. They tour so little. Well, they tour as much as any band but that's just not enough for me. I check their blog regularly waiting for the slightest hint that a new album or a new tour will be announced. And then I pounce. You know that guy who waits in line a couple days before tickets go on sale? Well, I'm that guy when the Dandys release anything.



















The top pic was taken at the Belly Up with the Hipstamatic app for the iPhone. The DEC 80 date is Hipstamatic's annoying inside joke for hipsters. "We've dated it 30 years before, cool, huh?" No, not cool. And there's no way to adjust the date - very not cool. Spencer joined me at the Belly Up and we had a good time talking family, work and surf. Bummer he doesn't live any closer to San Diego.

The second pic was taken at new Club Nokia near the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Another good venue, and as you can see, I scored a good spot near the stage again. Lee came along for the two hour show and the two hour drive home. LIvely conversation kept me from dozing off at 2:00 a.m.

I think that makes nine live Dandy shows I've seen. Maybe I'll go to their turf, Portland, for the tenth show.

Here's A Smile

After reading the blog entry below I thought it prudent to show that indeed Juliet can smile for a photo. Just make sure the stars are aligned before you press the shutter button. And act quickly. She's easily distracted.

Someone's Had Enough

I love this photo. Heather dressed the kids in white, dragged them to Ocean Beach, and tried to take a Christmas photo. No easy feat. And don't forget, the kids have to spend an hour in the tub after each jaunt to the beach. So a quick beach photo can easily turn into hours of work. But Heather pressed on. With the sun fading fast she knew she only had a minute or two of good light left before this beach photo turned into a night photo that could have been taken anywhere. Christian and Erika performed like the pros they are but young Juliet just wasn't up to the task. Should've studied her biorhythm charts a little longer I suppose because this was clearly not the time for Juliet to shine. Well, by the time this photo was snapped Juliet had been fussing and uncooperative for a solid five minutes. After trying every trick in the book Heather tried bribery. She pulled a piece of candy from her shirt pocket. But bribery only works against a calculating and corrupt foe. Juliet is neither calculating or corrupt. She's a two year old and when she wants it, she wants it now. She leapt from her sandy seat and made way to the candy. Snap! By the looks of it, Christian and Erika decided to check-out rather than add to the turmoil. Heather came back home, bathed the kids, and pieced together a montage of our smiling kids walking through the sand for our Christmas card. I only wish this picture would have been on the reverse side.