Happy Thanksgiving

The Band Who

All I can say is WOW! Sunday night we went to see TRAVIS, with opener Maximo Park, at the Crystal Ballroom expecting to see a great show. The only thing was that it wasn't great...it was awesome! After seeing them many times (this being the fourth), I couldn't believe that they were better than the last time we saw them. With the addition of all their new material off The Boy with No Name (whose name is Clay - Fran's son), the set seemed to flow well - shifting from old to new. Not only did we have a front row view, but we enjoyed Fran's mustache and chest hair up close (see the pic). Andy rocked out in the middle of the crowd...literally in the crowd and on the floor. Dougie shook his hips the entire night and made all the ladies swoon. And Neil played the stoic drummer all too well. Set list included As You Are (my personal favorite), Battleships, Turn, All I Wanna Do is Rock, My Eyes, a sing-a-long version of Flowers in the Window, and the most appropriate song for Portland, Why Does It Always Rain on Me. The funny thing about this is even after seeing them four times, I still wanna see them again. Hopefully sooner than later.

Great Northern = Great Show!

Well it's about time Alli and I went out and dove head first into the Portland Music scene, so we began our month of music. After hearing so much about the bouncy floors at the Crystal Ballroom, we decided to go see some shows there. First up was Great Northern, a guy/girl rock band with a piano/synth flare, along with their opener, Robbers of High Street. Not only was the show great, but GN rocked out way more than they do on the CD, which was very satisfying since their music can tip-toe on the thin line of mellow pop. And yes...the floor does bounce. Up next, Travis on the 18th. Yipeee!

Look out knitting world - here I come!

I learned how to knit about two years ago. However, I was never very motivated to continue. Now that we are in the Pacific Northwest, I decided it was time to pick up knitting again. I really had not learned very much the first time, so I bought a book and 're-taught' myself how to knit from start to finish. Here is my first creation - a scarf for Ben.