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vovatI'm at work now, and I'll be here until 4 or 5. I probably shouldn't have agreed to work today (I wasn't originally on the schedule), but I said I could without really thinking about it, so now I'm stuck here. It's not that I mind working, just that it results in some other inconveniences. Oh, well. There's nothing I can do about it now.
Yesterday, Beth and I went up to New York City for the They Might Be Giants show at Joe's Pub. We met erin in North Jersey, and took the PATH into the city. Before the show, we went to some store that sells cute stuff (I forget what it was called), Wendy's, and Kmart. Then we met Stephanie at the pub, and went inside for the show, which was fun. They played pretty much the same set that they did the last time we saw them, but it was cool to hear stuff like "Metal Detector," "Mr. Me," and "Stalk Of Wheat" again. I'm still not a big fan of their Beach Boys cover, "Caroline, No," though. While I have nothing against the Beach Boys, and I think they have some good songs, I sometimes think they get a little too much credit, especially from other musicians. It's like, in order to be a musician, you have to cover at least one Beach Boys song, and think Pet Sounds is the greatest album ever. Speaking of musicians who might get too much credit, does Mark Pender get a lot of applause just because he's on TV, or is he really a super-awesome trumpet player? I guess I don't really know enough about the trumpet to judge, but I don't recall Jim O'Connor ever getting anywhere near as much attention. Oh, and I think I said this last time I went to a Joe's Pub show, but forcing customers to buy drinks when they've already paid a fairly high price just to get into the show is Not Cool. Beth actually had the idea that they should raise the cover charge and give everyone a free drink, so that the drink becomes more of a bonus than a hidden fee, and I thought that was a good idea.
After the show, we went to eat a Japanese restaurant. I had some kind of dish that consisted of shrimp, chicken, egg, and vegetables in noodle soup. I wasn't sure how an egg would taste in a soup like that, and I can tell you it ended up tasting like you might expect, which is to say: weird. The rest of the soup was good, though. I didn't try any sushi, but maybe I should someday. Beth liked hers, but Beth likes a wider variety of food than I do.
Yesterday, Beth and I went up to New York City for the They Might Be Giants show at Joe's Pub. We met erin in North Jersey, and took the PATH into the city. Before the show, we went to some store that sells cute stuff (I forget what it was called), Wendy's, and Kmart. Then we met Stephanie at the pub, and went inside for the show, which was fun. They played pretty much the same set that they did the last time we saw them, but it was cool to hear stuff like "Metal Detector," "Mr. Me," and "Stalk Of Wheat" again. I'm still not a big fan of their Beach Boys cover, "Caroline, No," though. While I have nothing against the Beach Boys, and I think they have some good songs, I sometimes think they get a little too much credit, especially from other musicians. It's like, in order to be a musician, you have to cover at least one Beach Boys song, and think Pet Sounds is the greatest album ever. Speaking of musicians who might get too much credit, does Mark Pender get a lot of applause just because he's on TV, or is he really a super-awesome trumpet player? I guess I don't really know enough about the trumpet to judge, but I don't recall Jim O'Connor ever getting anywhere near as much attention. Oh, and I think I said this last time I went to a Joe's Pub show, but forcing customers to buy drinks when they've already paid a fairly high price just to get into the show is Not Cool. Beth actually had the idea that they should raise the cover charge and give everyone a free drink, so that the drink becomes more of a bonus than a hidden fee, and I thought that was a good idea.
After the show, we went to eat a Japanese restaurant. I had some kind of dish that consisted of shrimp, chicken, egg, and vegetables in noodle soup. I wasn't sure how an egg would taste in a soup like that, and I can tell you it ended up tasting like you might expect, which is to say: weird. The rest of the soup was good, though. I didn't try any sushi, but maybe I should someday. Beth liked hers, but Beth likes a wider variety of food than I do.
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Date: 2004-01-13 08:23 pm (UTC)I think to a large degree it's pure showbusiness - I mean, there are plenty of performers who get a lot more credit than they deserve, and there are a lot of musicians who can get the job done who you don't hear a lot about. Dan Miller is quite a good guitar player, but he plays with TMBG, so most people don't know or care.
however, I've heard from brass players that Pender can hit some extremely tricky high notes and, because of his experience playing live improv music, he's very good at picking up a piece and creating a part or embellishing a part.
Oh, and I think I said this last time I went to a Joe's Pub show, but forcing customers to buy drinks when they've already paid a fairly high price just to get into the show is Not Cool.
agreed. it would be like having a movie theater that charged everyone $3 for a movie but required them to buy popcorn.
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Date: 2004-01-13 10:20 pm (UTC)p.s. at japanese restaurants you should get miso soup, it's wonderful.
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Date: 2004-01-13 11:54 pm (UTC)I could have had miso soup last night, but I had a salad instead. I had it once, and I thought it was kind of bland and untasty.
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Date: 2004-01-14 02:23 am (UTC)What's in miso soup?
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Date: 2004-01-14 04:13 am (UTC)but your girlfriend doesn't seem to like it, and i know you're picky, so maybe you should listen to her.
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Date: 2004-01-14 04:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-01-14 05:15 am (UTC)