Where is My Mind?

Two weeks-&-a-day since my dad died & I thought I totally had it together, but when push came to shove, frazzled-mindless'ness won over.

Gotta focus on getting organized & back to reality.  I mean, sure, I'm allowed to grieve, but I've still got commitments, like the Parents Association & the Putch.  And, now, I've got to make sure that everything gets taken care of w/ my dad, in terms of finances & what to do w/ his stuff.

Thankfully, I have very supportive friends & family.

the ultimate mash-up: pink floyd & wizard of OZ

i remember trying to watch "the wizard of OZ" in sync w/ pink floyd's "dark side of the moon" back in the '90s w/ carl in our first apartment.  (i think the rule was to hit "play" on the lion's third roar, but i can be waaaay off.)

i was already online back then, but dang this video on youtube for not b/c it woulda really come in handy then.  at least it's here now for all of our psychedelic enjoyment.

let us rejoice

getting in the mood for my nephew milton's bar mitzvah this weekend w/ a little help from dick dale:

waiting & hoping has paid-off for this foo fan

i've been checking youtube on a more than regular basis for foo fighters entire set at the global citizen festival & bingo-bango, thanks to user foofightersczk, i've got it right here for our viewing pleasure:



nice.

magical mystery tour on the big screen

i've already got plans for tuesday, october 2nd, so it looks like sunday, october 7th is the date for me to catch the beatles' "magical mystery tour" in a movie theater.  unfortunately, that theater is in huntington, which is a bit of a schlep, but it should be worth it.

thank you, somerandom90sguy

i'm unable to embed the videos that youtube user somerandom90sguy posted of the black keys entire set at the global citizen festival, BUT, i can share the URLs for you to check it out on youtube itself.

sooooo rockin' good.

PART I

PART II

PART III

PART IV

more from the global citizen festival 2012

it's the day after the global citizen festival in central park & i'm still on cloud 9.  it was that good & fun of a show.  forgot to mention that everyone in our section of pen 1 was totally cool.  no losers screaming in your ear or bumping you over, yet we were all dancin' & jumpin' to the music -- it was a beautiful thing.

still haven't seen any decent videos for the black keys, but i've shared one below after the foo ones that does the job.  thanks again to those that shared on youtube -- much appreciated.


best of you...



these days...


walk...


the black keys' gold on the ceiling & lonely boy...

rockin' to end poverty in central park

i just got back from the global citizen festival in central park w/ the black keys, foo fighters & neil young.  everyone was excellent.  (though i can't say that for sure about neil young, i'm just assuming b/c we actually left after the foo fighters -- it was getting late for us two ol' ladies.)  i can say the opening acts k'naan & especially, band of horses, were pretty darn snazzy. &  john legend was a pleasant enough surprise singing "imagine."

bonni & i got there at 2pm & hung around in pen 1 till the show started around 4:30pm or so.  the lines for the port-a-potties were insane -- thankfully, we didn't have to go.  the food & merchandise lines, just as crowded -- that we did partake in.  i guess you gotta expect that w/ 60,000 folks.

here's a snapshot of us when we first got settled in.  (we moved closer as the concert went on.)

any old ways, you just gotta love the internet b/c by the time i got home, i found these foo videos from this evening on youtube thanks to user "somerandom90sguy."  i'll check again tomorrow AM for more to share.

everlong... (bonni's favorite song)


times like these...


arlandria...


learn to fly...

breaking 9 days of silence to kvell a bit

sorry for the lack of posting, but in all honesty, i've been protecting you from what would've been a lot of kvetching.  i mean, A. LOT.

i'm going to steer clear of any parents association or parenting talk (leave that for twitter) & just focus on this saturday's global citizen festival in central park's great lawn.  i won two tickets by lottery, which is a beautiful thing b/c i'm not typically considered the "lucky" type.

i have to admit, i'm not really that blown over about neil young & crazy horse, 60,000 people & a forecast for showers (40% chance), but mammaloo-mammaloo, i cannot wait to see foo fighters & the black keys.  it should be an incredible show.  only concern is that it's scheduled to begin at 5pm, end at 9pm & there are also two other bands in the line-up.  curious how that'll play out.

the person getting the other ticket is bonni.  she sorta invited herself along, w/out even being familiar w/ the bands playing.  she has been listening ever since though.  gotta admire my little sister's gumption & integrity.

that's about it.  gonna do dishes & get back to my PA stuff.

BFF in CP/NYC

spent yesterday evening w/ carl in central park to see ben folds five in concert -- they just released their first album in over 10 years this past tuesday.

had a great time.  music was amazing.  weather was incredible.  i would just change the pack of 20-somethings infront of us who were too busy yammering & flirting w/ one another.  just plain ol' annoying.

any old ways, thanks to some of the other folks who were there, too, & shared their videos on youtube.  it's much appreciated to re-experience the music.  here're a few clips now:

brick...


song for the dumped... (not that good a recording, but i'm still sharing)


philosophy & army...

jealous guy... a couple more ways

thank you, steve tabb, for turning me on to these two versions of "jealous guy" that were missing from my original cover list of this song.  (thank you, too, to the kind folks who posted these videos on youtube.)

the black crowes


the faces

jealous guy... a whole lotta ways

"jealous guy" is a top-ten-maybe-even-five song of john lennon's that i truly dig.  what follows is the original version & a plethera of different renditions by aimee mann, bryan ferry/roxy music, the deftones, donny hathaway, joe cocker and lou reed.

(btw, thank you to the original posters of these videos on youtube.)

john lennon


aimee mann


bryan ferry/roxy music


the deftones

donny hathaway


joe cocker


lou reed

tom & jerry's greatest hits

these songs just make me so happy...

guess i can't have my cake...

cake played in brooklyn a couple of weeks ago, which i've been waiting for the longest time to happen, but i skipped it b/c i was tired after coming home from a trip to AC.

i've been kvetching ever since about it -- not here, just out loud to friends & family --  but have decided to stop & deal w/ this nonsense once & for all by posting a bunch of of their live performances on "letterman" (thank you, cakevevo) & simply moving on.

hopefully, they'll be back in the NYC area again real soon.  till then, i have this to get me by.

bound away...


short skirt/long jacket...


the distance...


frank sinatra...


wheels...


long time...


never there...

this is why we should all speak yiddish

a big favorite of my mom's side of the family.  benny bell was played a ton when i was growing-up.  i didn't speak yiddish myself back then, so they would translate for us kids.

★ the black keys live ★

thank you, BBC radio, for sharing...

yesterday's news

14 years & one day ago, i walked down the aisle to this song...



happy (belated) anniversary, carl.

procrastination at its finest

"nothing like waiting till the last minute to do something"... that's my unintentional motto.  see, there are less than 48 hours before we leave to drop claire off at sleepaway camp & true to my nature, i have yet to begin labeling & packing her clothes & gear.  now, typically, i'd waste another day, but i've got carl on my ass supporting me to break my procrastinating ways, so, i'm gonna put some albums on & get crackin', starting w/ "rubber soul" by the beatles:

post-concert giddy'ness

went to see matthew sweet last night at the city winery w/ carl, janine, her husband jeff, my nephew nick & his girlfriend kaitlyn.  i don't know how he's gonna top himself after that amazing concert.  not only did he do "girlfriend" in its entirety, but he also played the below posted tunes from his some of his other albums ("100% fun," "altered beast," "modern art") for an encore, as well.  (thanks again to the original uploaders of those videos.)

our seats were incredible -- we were thisclose to the stage.  & we lucked out by not having anyone around us, so we got to spread out -- if you're familar w/ the city winery, you can appreciate that.

take that, add in dinner at balthazar (hello, three towers of seafood) beforehand & despite the rain, i'd say it was an excellent night, indeed.

sick of myself


time capsule


we're the same


she walks the night

matthew sweet's "girlfriend" -- "youtube" style

going to see matthew sweet at the city winery this tuesday w/ janine & others.  very excited since he's doing his "girlfriend" tour -- the entire album, front-to-back.

it's gonna be a beautiful thing as you can see/hear by the videos i found on youtube for your viewing/listening enjoyment (& thank you to the original posters of these clips):

divine intervention


i've been waiting


girlfriend


looking at the sun


winona


evangeline


day for night


thought i knew you


you don't love me


i wanted to tell you


don't go


your sweet voice


does she talk?

holy war


nothing lasts