Sacramentune

Mysterious rock...

2009-12-03T22:32:00.000-08:00

...in the shape of the Espresso Metro sign.

Veterans Memorial Hall in Grass Valley

2009-12-03T00:38:00.000-08:00

I played with John Skinner's band at this hall in the foothills. Living history!

Tiny banjo...

2009-12-01T22:45:00.000-08:00

...hanging next to a tiny example of sheet music, printed smaller to save paper during World War I.

Got the cards out

2009-11-30T23:04:00.000-08:00

As always, we finished the cards and newsletter by December 1. A great way to stay in touch, though it seems less urgent in the Facebook era.

Guitar footpedals at 1st Covenant

2009-11-30T22:32:00.000-08:00

...tacked to a piece of plywood...

Wii Sports Resort

2009-11-29T19:58:00.000-08:00

After a friend brought it over for Thanksgiving, I bought Wii Sports Resort. It's worth the purchase for the table tennis game alone, though it has 11 other games included. It feels and sounds exactly like playing real table tennis.

Jesus rocks!

2009-11-29T19:43:00.000-08:00

Steve, the guitarist at First Covenant, has this sticker on his guitar case.

At the Studio Theatre dressing room...

2009-11-28T22:47:00.000-08:00

...there is a wonderful wall where actors have signed the bricks.

Alien technology fails us again

2009-11-28T07:56:00.000-08:00

The sound guy at the show had a dead battery in his truck so John asked me if I could give him a jump. But when I brought my Prius over and popped the hood, he couldn't find the battery.

I found out later that the battery is in the back with the spare tire.

Playing in the rain

2009-11-27T23:05:00.000-08:00

Tonight the John Skinner Band played at the Christmas tree lighting as usual. It rained and we got pretty wet. Fortunately, the security guys put up umbrellas and I don't think anything got permanently damaged.

Day at the movies

2009-11-26T20:56:00.000-08:00

We went to see Fantastic Mr. Fox today. Quite good. Very much in the spirit of Roald Dahl.

History of Thanksgiving

2009-11-26T06:36:00.001-08:00

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An amazing flute performance

2009-11-26T06:07:00.001-08:00

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Rachel brought some black tea from England

2009-11-26T06:00:00.000-08:00

It's a powerful drug.

Turning innocent kids into criminals

2009-11-24T22:22:00.000-08:00

Since Rachel is visiting, I went to Hollywood Video to rent a copy of Mario Kart for the Wii. The salesman told me that all the copies were out; some were damaged, others were missing, and some were "referred to a collection agency."

Peanuts car

2009-11-23T21:58:00.000-08:00

What is a Christmas tree without a moose?

2009-11-22T23:38:00.000-08:00

Unbelievable concert

2009-11-21T23:39:00.000-08:00

I went to a house concert at the home of John and Daphne Bruno in Davis: Tamir Hendelman (godlike) on piano, Jeff Clayton on reeds. Stupendous. They both play in the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.

A Christmas Carol starring us!

2009-11-20T18:06:00.000-08:00

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No farting in this bathroom

2009-11-19T22:35:00.000-08:00

I would love to have been in the meeting where they decided how to graphically represent farts.

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2009-11-18T18:18:00.000-08:00

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The wait is over

2009-11-17T22:51:00.001-08:00

There was until recently a restaurant in Granite Bay called Toast. It went out of business. Finally, I can say: "Toast is toast."

Do not donate cars to the SPCA

2009-11-17T22:08:00.000-08:00

I don't think most dogs can drive safely. (Case in point: my dog took this picture, and he was drunk out of his mind at the time.)

This Christmas tree makes the piano look like a toy

2009-11-17T22:02:00.000-08:00

Not getting their message out

2009-11-16T17:09:00.000-08:00

I had a 3:00 appointment to ease a customer's keys in midtown. While I was doing it, I mentioned that right afterwards, I was going to Bloodsource, which was only a block away. "That's a club, right?" she asked. "No, " I said. "That's where you give blood."