“Strive, strive, surmount the obstacles Become the essence of your goals Hereditary dream Pray that you may attain that destiny Fall into the coveted line Where life is but a theme Of pretense in lustrous guise” ~”Do Not Look Down”, Meshuggah Spring had teased its presence that day, and the air inside The Wiltern was [...]
I’m the eternal third wheel to my friend and her boyfriend these days. After an adventurous meal at an Oaxacan restaurant where I was the only gringa in the place, we strolled up to The Wiltern for an evening with The Kills. I like The Kills…but I’m really there because I girlcrush on Alison Mosshart. [...]
They say that smell triggers memories….but since my nose doesn’t work very well, for me it is sound. I get mail occasionally about some of the stuff I write being depressing; life’s been very heavy for me, and this is my therapist. But personally, my most depressing piece to me would be what I wrote [...]
“And the meaning of words When they cease to function When there’s nothing to say When will it start worrying you? Death – requiem” The last show of the year is always bittersweet. It holds a certain amount of weight; it’s the memory that will pervade the couple of weeks of silence filled with food, [...]
It was with much antici…..pation that I looked forward to my first trip back to California after moving away in July. It is too soon to return to SF, but LA has always been a happy escape for me. Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I had a great time spending it in LA last [...]
Let’s just say that Nine Inch Nails has been like my lover…perhaps my best friend….for a long time. NIN has been there with me through a lot. It has comforted me when I was sad; it has turned me on; it has introduced me to new people; it has given me inspiration. The break up [...]
It was one of the craziest decisions I’ve ever made. I had decided to not go to the rescheduled NIN show at the Henry Fonda Theater. I had a ticket, but it was as someone’s plus one that would be waiting in line and going in early. I knew there was no way that I [...]
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{ Now, as always, and esp now that Ray Manzarek is with us no more....:(:( RIP, man......I welcome bands like BA because they keep the TRUE... } – May 21, 1:57 AM
{ I have always wanted to see the Stones but their age and prices have always scared me away. I remember my dad asking me to... } – May 15, 4:01 PM
{ "Zeppelin was the new kid that showed up on the first day and changed the way the entire school thought, dressed and behaved." - Amen,... } – May 14, 6:04 PM { So sad to see Jeff go so young. I was born in '58 and to see people younger than me go first saddens me lots....esp... } – May 06, 1:10 AM