Monday June 26 2006
Leslie had to work and I took the dogs around and I really get energized by the music of Femi Kuti, in particular, the song “Truth Don Die”. That song is like a cup of coffee in the morning! Came home and had some more coffee and toast and worked on the computer a little, then went to the bank and called Bill Lloyd and he said come on down to the museum, so I went down there and got a neat “behind the scenes” view of the country music hall of fame, and he reminded me that it was never called “country” music until they started marketing it in the sixties, and this term was the invention of a marketing team. If you look at it that way, it’s really just “American Music”, and I like that. There was some impressive footage of Wanda Jackson, and man, she can rock. Then we went to lunch at Kenny Roger’s Thai, and it was tasty, but the service was iffy. Took Bill by the bank, and took him back to the museum. Went by Grimey’s and was in the mood to buy a few records and Doyle was there and he immediately handed me 4 cds. He said he likes afro-pop and that’s what I was looking for and wound up getting the new Zero 7, Sarah Silverman’s “Jesus Is Magic”, The Best of Femi Kuti, and a collection of Thai and Chinese teen pop. Went home and Posh had one of my New Balance out, but she hadn’t done anything to it yet, but she was kind of saying “I was tempted.” Went by Corner Music to pay my bill and looked to see if they had any compressors for guitars, and I was about to leave, then I found one (used, $89) and I took it home and plugged my telecaster in through it, and it sounds awesome! I can’t believe I never used one before for guitar! I called Butterfly, but her message box was full. Started workking on Dinner and I had a Camapari and Ginger Ale and listened to Sarah Silverman and she sets a joke up so well. The set up is everything! Anyway, her songs are funny, and she’s somewhat musical. It would be fun to work with her. Made some Cous Cous (Parmesan) and sauteed some carrots, zuchinni and onions in butter, olive oil and garlic, and added some tamari at the end. Made some straight up green beens with just salt and butter. Leslie came home and had a good day, and she wanted some red wine, but we didn’t have any, so she went to the store and got some, and she brought me some Maker’s Mark. We watched Shalom In The Home, and it’s great! But Leslie pointed out that there’s so many commercials, and most of them are just for other TLC shows, and you have to watch the same commercials every time they have a break. It’s true, it’s really annoying! But it does give you a chance to talk about what’s going on in the show. Which is a lot! Went to sleep about 12.