My hotel room is only a few yards from the beach. I can here the waves breaking constantly. It's night now. I slept for a while this afternoon, after running a few miles to Renaca, working out there (Angie on a makeshift pullup bar (KTE instead of Situps)) , lounging on the beach, and then walking back. The idea was to sleep in the evening to have energy to sample the nightlife, but when I went out tonight I didn't feel much up for clubbing by myself. So now I am in my room hopped up on Coffee and far from sleep, but not really up for going back out.
Thankfully I have a few books downloaded. Oh. Yeah. I read two more of Goodkind's, finishing his series. They wern't bad, relatively speaking. It's not hard to conclude a 8+ book series well. He brought back all the small character's from the earlier books, including Graatch, which was nice. The secret to enjoying Goodkind is simple: Don't read him. But if you must, learn to scroll through all the cumbersome speeches that he pretends are dialog.
A couple of nights ago I had a dream that I was driving around town with David Beckham and Ricky Hatton. I asked Becks if he went the "Ricky Hatton Fight" , which was embarrassing phrasing considering Ricky was in the back seat. I turned round, red-faced, and then compounded the shame by asking Ricky the same question. Beckham had some cool sunglasses on.
Well that's what happened.
Anyhow. Remember that Scene in High Fidelity when Cusack gets a bunch of people to by the Beta Band? I was thinking that it's good to have a song like the one he played, in your back pocket at all times. I mean, if you were forced to play a song for a group of people upon which your coolness would be judged, what would it be? I am terrible at picking songs that everyone will like. Yeah, I know a few, but considering how much good music I listen to, I should be able to come up with hours of music that everyone would enjoy. But I can't. At least not easily. Some defect of my mind makes me want to play stuff that they Will like, or Should like, or something. I think just get too excited, and skip steps. It happens all the time, my intentions get diverted and next thing you know I am playing Deerhoof and Dismemberment Play. But if I had to pick a song that has come out over the last few years that I 'everyone in the store' would enjoy, It would probably be Wolf Like Me by T.V. On the Radio. Then something by Wolf Parade.
I was thinking about that, and then got to thinking about TV's two albums. Their first one suffered a bit because it seemed like an album of singles. The songs were very good, but the album didn't really click. Their latest, Cooke Mountain, seems to have over-compensated. It's long and concepty, but the only songs that really stand out are obviously singles (Wolf Like Me, and Dirywhirl.). Not that the album isn't packed with quality songs: It's just that they seem to run together (to use a term I hate, but am using for expediency's sake... this post is Looooong).
The good news is that their Live Performances clear it all up. They put on a great show that proves they are a terrific band that writes fresh original music. Any issues with their CD should be taken up with their producer.
Ok, here I am getting lean, trying to do a pullup with 57 Kilos strapped to my Johnson.
I was short. That last inch is a bitch.
