Ok, so it wasn't really "Bring your dog to work day"... but I brought mine anyway.  Scully accompanied me to rehearsal today, so she wouldn't be alone in the house all day.  Kevin LOVES dogs.  When they're around he immediately starts speaking a language no human (or dog) could possibly understand.  They seem to love him back.  Robin (Our front of house sound guy) was kind enough to bring in some dog biscuits for Scully, having gone home to grab something.  He placed the biscuits in front of Kev, and said "These are DOG biscuits".  Well, Ol' Kev was quite wrapped up in the discussion we were all having about what to call this record.  For some reason I took on the tone of the narrator of one of those old school Disney wildlife features.  That tone is gone now.  Sorry.  We may have decided on a title by the way... not telling.  Ok, back to the story.  Kev begins absent mindedley crunching away at the dog biscuits, then looks in his hand, and asks "Are these dog treats???!!!".  Robin says while laughing "Yes! I TOLD you that!!!", which Kev denies.  And then says genuinely, "They're not bad, actually".  I think he didn't ask until the second one!

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 Spike Jonze took a masterpiece, and made it in to a masterpiece.  I just took my kids to see the Spike Jonze/Dave Eggers adaptation of the timeless Maurice Richard… Damn, I knew I was going to do that!  Maurice SENDAK book, “Where the Wild Things Are”.  It’s always a risk to take something that people have such strong attachments to, and change it in ANY way.  This adaptation was obviously done with love, respect, admiration, and a genuine sense of fun, and imagination.  I recommend it to anybody who likes things that are fun.

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I'm currently regrouping in my hotel room in Primm Nevada.  The hotel is Buffalo Bills.  It looks like a big grain elevator except for the roller coaster that sends screaming people past my window every 20 minutes.  At first I thought it was a Harley Davidson Hog blowing it's muffler off into my room, but after I had the guts to peak outside my window, I realized it was just some folks having a thrill.  I'm cool with it now.  It's amazing how you can get used to anything. Maybe I just know what it's like to be a screamer.

We just played one of my favourite shows this fall at The Fresno Fair.  It was our first show after actually rehearsing for a couple weeks.  We were really sitting on the grooves.  Tyler drew a comparison between us and a real famous hockey team ( maybe it was the Edmonton Oilers with Gretzky and Messier?).  But I'm hesitant to encourage that kind of comparison, because with enough support, Tyler will actually lobby to turn us into a hockey team.  I'm not saying I don't like getting in the corners, and keeping the passes tape to tape, but I still enjoy playing the bass and singing.

I'm looking forward to sitting on some more grooves tonight.  Hope to see you at the show.  If not I'll look for you screaming outside my window.  Ahhhh!!!

jim

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