If not for the iTouch, would anything be worth it?

Last week got so out of hand I never even managed to post about the Lyle Lovett / John Hiatt show at The Grand. It was (of course) fab, and they played pretty much forever… (That would be 8:15 to around 11pm, with a short break for David Bromberg to do 3 songs in the middle. And yes, that’s how I define “forever.”) The audience was a bit out of hand, lots of talking and even a spontaneous “happy birthday” sing-along for Lyle somewhere towards the end. It’s nice that people show their support, but it must be weird to perform with people trying to start conversations from a darkened audience…

Friday brought the expected yet still traumatic resignation of my boss, who’s moving out to Santa Fe to become executive director at a crisis center… she’ll rock the West, but it’s going to bring much suckage into my work environment (which is already a borderline suck-fest). I balanced out the day by purchasing tix to see Russell Brand in New York on Nov 13th, which makes me happy.

In the meanwhile, the band of the moment is Innerpartysystem. From PA. Who knew?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh2y_BgTn5Q