Indiana down time

I gotta say, I was really looking forward to the cabin. It's down time. Private time. But here are a couple pics:

Drew and Matt's catch

Skipping stones

Our little friend, destroyer of mice

Swinging at Drew and Carrie's

Back home again in Champaign

It's always nice to be "home" again, and having lived in so many locales, it's easy to get that feeling in a lot of places. Last night back "home" was Champaign, IL. However, we played a venue that I had somehow missed during the years that I lived there. Mike 'n' Molly's was great. We played outside in the beer garden. Bob did a stellar job of running a really great sound system. We even had fancy lights! [smile] I'm not sure that I've ever heard "outdoor" music sound so fine. I'm sure that will be the best sounding show of the tour.

Not to mention having Talia back on board. Things always sound better with cello. Period.

I'm really looking forward to the first week of July when Talia is actually in Colorado with me, playing some shows and laying down tracks on two of the three upcoming Dan Beahm projects. Keep an eye on the Renaissance Boy Calendar to see when and where we'll be playing in Colorado.

It was grand to see all our Champaign-Urbana friends. Thanks to all who braved drinking on a school night to enjoy friendship and music in the beauty of Mike 'n' Molly's beer garden!

And thanks to Murph for being such a swell guy.

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The good people of Salina, KS

After last night's show, I can only hope that all of people of Salina, KS, are as good a folk as the people who populated the audience... a fine breed indeed. I felt like I was back in Indiana -so much warmth and generosity.

When we arrived at the venue (111 Ultra Lounge), I was a little worried by the lack of sound, which is to say that there was no PA. The issue was quickly resolved with a trip to the establishment's basement. "Should we call somebody to make sure it's OK to use this stuff?" I asked the bartender. So special thanks go out to Rich for letting me use his personal PA.

Extra-special thanks to John as well, for making sure there was a full house. It would have been an entirely different show had he not brought along so many people. Thanks so much, John. Hopefully we'll get to see you again soon. (John also negotiated the work for the show flier created by Jordan --so thanks again to John and also to Jordan).

So many new friends (that felt like family); I can't wait to get back to Salina for another show!

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Just a couple pictures I took in my front yard...

Sometimes I still can't believe I live here.




The other direction:


And a shot from snowboarding at A-Basin a few days ago:

Full episodes of Battlestar Galactica (the REAL one) online

what's playing: Battlestar Galactica, episode 102

I don't know how this slipped by me, but I just found out that the original Battlestar Galactica is streaming from NBC's website. Episodes 101-115.

Man, I forgot how much I loved this show. Actually, I always remembered really liking it, but now I remember why. It's awesome! The Cylons' voices rule (and is most likely why I like Daft Punk so much). Both styles of fighter ships rock. I remember how the Cylon fighters' wings would pop out a bit and then there were actual spring-loaded rockets that would really fire (and always got lost in about ten minutes).

Plus, Dirk Benedict is hot (but honestly, who actually names their kid Dirk?).

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Still boarding in May!!

oh... yeah.

[edit:] Now what the hell is all the crap below?! That's like a whole freaking TOMB of information just because I posted a picture from my cell. It looks like Verizon has found yet another way to make things SUCK. I guess I'll stop mobile blogging from my phone. Bastards.

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Mouse Jacket (not a jacket for a mouse, but a jacket made of living mice cells)

what's playing: "You To Thank" by Ben Folds

This has got to be one of the weirdest things I have read in a long time.

Evidently, someone made a jacket out of mouse stem cells --an actual piece of clothing that was alive and being fed by tubes (TUBE TECHNOLOGY!!!). The jacket was being kept alive in an incubator, but after 5 weeks began to grow too fast, so the piece of apparel was euthanised.

If ever three letters were more appropriate, I don't know the occasion.

WTF?!

click here for the full story from The Art Newspaper