I’m so exhausted right now. I went to see Joie Calio of the band dada last night. It was just a great evening, everything just worked out so well. He was playing only four blocks from my house for starters – I love my new ‘hood. Second, I met a ton of great people in the flesh that I’ve known from the message boards for a while – and they were so warm and fun to be with. We hung out after the show for 3 hours and just talked music, life, everything – along with the Joie and Gregory the guitarist. It was like a big group of friends reuniting or something – I can’t really express it well (did I mention I’m exhausted) – but it was magical, as was the music. I swear, I get goose bumps when this guy sings. And then when he gets together with the whole band – it’s like being inside a musical orgasm. I mean they’re all amazing in their own right, but when the get together as a group – it’s just mind blowing. The way they play off each other and the audience. I was at a show last year, and Michael broke his high E at the end of a solo, so he walks offstage to go change it and Phil and Joie, without missing a beat, go into this really intense drum & bass (not the genre) improv piece for 5-10 minutes. I mean, here’s a fuck-up and it turns into this crazy, really full-sounding instrumental piece that would put most bands’ studio albums to shame. And the audience, it’s unbelievable how much the fans love this band. I’ve never really seen anything like it, they’re so hard core and so dedicated, but they enjoy themselves more than any group of people I’ve ever seen. They get into each song, each note, they hang on it – they know each and every song by heart, and when the band goes into an extended jam, the just keep on rocking along… it’s like everyone in the band, and everyone in the room, just mesh into this sea musical bliss. dada hits the road in a couple of weeks – can’t wait. I’m going to take off from work, rent a car, and hit as many east coast dates as I can. Plus, all the guys in the band, are some of the nicest people I’ve ever met. I mean, I’m sitting at the bar last night before the show, and Joie walks up to me, and says “hey man, just wanted to say hi.” — that’s something a fan would do to a band member, and he’s coming up to talk to me. The music is mind blowing, the chemistry is mind blowing, the fans are mind blowing – my brain is shot.

PIX OF THE DAY: No, I said rollover minutes, not runover minutes…
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