city of angels

i live in los angeles. pretty much. a happening city. a cultural amalgamation. a hot spot. and i'm decently young. connected to some of the scene, if you will, even if it's only via internet. so, the question that arises, is how do i miss every cool event that happens?

thom yorkes new band that he formed to tour his solo work. they've played only a handful of shows, but the first four or five were here. with flea as part of his band. the only reason i ever picked up a bass in the first place. suck.

then, the pixies keep stopping by, the last of which, was a benefit show. kim deal was apparently in london, so they had guest bassists. one of which, was flea. and, tenacious d did a song with them. and, weird al sang i bleed. not in a joking fashion, but straight up. i'll post it below. suck. pixies are in my top five bands. weird al, may actually be in my top five concerts. you may laugh, and say, oh tim. but the dude puts on an unbelievably entertaining show. so...

then the worst. last night, i somehow missed the 30th aniiversery screening of empire strikes back. who didn't miss it? han solo, chewbaca and lando calrissian. they were all there. how does someone miss an event like this? i don't know. triple suck. harrison ford doesn't ever associate himself with star wars anymore.

all in all i am a failure as a los angeles resident. while i've attended some cool things, i seem to miss the cream of the crop, the ice on the top. i promise to do better, although i don't know if i can ever truly recover from the empire screening...