Neglect

I didn't mean to go this long without writing something, but I got kind of sidetracked the last couple of weeks. Vegas was spectacular despite the fact that none of us won any money. It was still a blast, as it always is. Plus, I'll be back in November to avenge my losses...

Anyway, I was a bit under the weather after I returned from Vegas. Not sure if it was a result of lack of sleep and proper nutrition or it was just my body telling me that I should not have left Vegas, but I'm better now. Got my yearly cold out of the way. Last weekend, I saw the Drive-By Truckers and the Avett Brothers here in Charlottesville. The Avett Brothers were really good despite the fact that their opening set lasted nearly an hour and a half. Not sure I have ever seen an opening band play that long. Regardless, their new album is being produced by Rick Rubin and is sure to satisfy all the fans of mildly depressing alt-country music. The Truckers were spectacular as I expected. I have to admit that I liked them more when Jason Isbell was still with them, but they still put on a great show. Probably the strangest thing to me was the constant comments about how good it felt to be back in "The South". I guess Charlottesville is, but I have never really considered it a "Southern" city in any sense of the word. Regardless, I am trying my best to see them again this fall with The Hold Steady, but I am not sure I will be able to pull that off. The closest show is in Raleigh, but it's on a Monday. Little tough to pull that off. Ah well. Maybe I'll just go all out and hit the Nashville/Atlanta combo for Halloween. I get the feeling that my body will hate me if I decide to go down that route...

In terms of new music, Jenny Lewis' latest album, Acid Tongue, came out this week. First of all, I am absolutely in love with this woman. As far as I'm concerned, she could sing about doing her taxes and I would have to listen over and over. This album isn't as good as Rabbit Fur Coat (see album cover above), but there are some great moments. Once again, if this is something you want to hear, let me know and I'll help you out. For the record, I think she is extremely attractive in sort of a non-traditional way, so my love isn't just limited to her angelic voice. Her looks certainly help. Give me a girl with a voice like that who can play guitar and you pretty much have a vision of my ideal woman. What can I say? I am an absolutely sucker for female musicians. I went to see her with her band, Rilo Kiley, in Richmond back in June and I absolutely regret not professing my love. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

I have a lot to say about recent political stuff (the debates, the Sarah Palin-Katie Couric interview, etc) but I am going to make that a separate post because I think it deserves it. Expect that one shortly. For the time being, I am watching Georgia get absolutely dismantled by Alabama. Hopefully I'll write more tonight, but I cannot make any guarantees. They recently released Mega Man 9 on the Wii and my weekend has been somewhat consumed by nostalgic video game playing thus far. Feels like I'm in elementary school again...that is if I drank a bunch of beer when I was 9.