tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88314629391385297192011-04-21T12:52:27.182-07:00blackrobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09826503657043783326noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831462939138529719.post-7345023418595214982008-12-23T16:43:00.001-08:002008-12-23T16:56:32.145-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">You've been eagerly awaiting everyone's top 2008 lists, here's mine!!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">(I'm sure i'm forgetting something)<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">top shows in no order:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">February 5, Flogging Molly @ Beaumont</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">March 6, Gogol Bordello @ Beaumont</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">March 29, Carbon/Silicon @ Record Bar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">May 1, William Elliot Whitmore @ Jackpot Saloon</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">May 8, Murder By Death @ Record Bar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">May 16 &amp; 17 Dinosaur Jr, Okkervil River, Trail Of the Dead, The National, Broken Social Scene, ATP Festival @ Minehead, UK</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">July 15, Dropkick Murphys @ Beaumont</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">July 19 Foo Fighters @ Kemper Arena</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">July 20, Willie Nelson @ Liberty Hall</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">August 6, Cute Lepers @ Record Bar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Sept 26, Dinosuar Jr, Built To Spill, MeatPuppets@ Terminal 5</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">October 21, American Catastrophe/Olympic Size @ Czar Bar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">October 23, Toadies @ Beaumont</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">December 10, Gaslight Anthem/Eagles Of Death Metal @ The Midland</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Favorite Records of 2008 (in no particular order)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Architects-Vice</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The AKA's- Everybody Make Some Noise</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Good Riddance-Remain in Memory: The Final Show</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The Deadly Sins-Selling Our Weakness</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The Gaslight Anthem- The '59 Sound</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Two Cow Garage-Speaking In Cursive</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Smoking Popes-Stay Down</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Valient Thorr-Immortalizer</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Drag The River-You Can't Live This Way</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Murder By Death- Red Tooth of Claw</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8831462939138529719-734502341859521498?l=kcblackrob.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blackrobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09826503657043783326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831462939138529719.post-69769329109606918402008-12-23T16:43:00.000-08:002008-12-23T16:44:53.357-08:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8831462939138529719-6976932910960691840?l=kcblackrob.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blackrobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09826503657043783326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831462939138529719.post-21696154510946705302008-06-13T03:03:00.000-07:002008-06-13T03:07:23.510-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_E47te9m48rs/SFJF9xTTrDI/AAAAAAAAAAo/7gSSs5nEUBI/s1600-h/Photo+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_E47te9m48rs/SFJF9xTTrDI/AAAAAAAAAAo/7gSSs5nEUBI/s320/Photo+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211304646329740338" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">my favorite beverage came early. i thought i'd have to hold out until copenhagen. thank you oslo! you are overpriced. but you did offer 2 amazing hotels, and my favorite beverage. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">oh, yeah foo fighters... nice guys. solid crew. i didn't realize how many of their songs i knew... i might go watch them in stockholm if time allows. someday you'll get pictures from my camera. but i don't have the cable for it right now.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">1, 2, 3, TOUR!!</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8831462939138529719-2169615451094670530?l=kcblackrob.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blackrobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09826503657043783326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831462939138529719.post-36415563065483175112008-06-05T12:50:00.000-07:002008-06-05T13:26:42.696-07:00<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_E47te9m48rs/SEhK-oigvoI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-jeO3NKsa1M/s320/DSC00058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208495408948493954" /><br /><br /><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_E47te9m48rs/SEhLIYigvpI/AAAAAAAAAAg/J7yzfYaA13Q/s320/DSCN0406.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208495576452218514" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_E47te9m48rs/SEhELoigvnI/AAAAAAAAAAM/lqLZKI4Qy2Y/s1600-h/DSC01024.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_E47te9m48rs/SEhELoigvnI/AAAAAAAAAAM/lqLZKI4Qy2Y/s320/DSC01024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208487935705398898" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">everyone else on the tour had one going. i figured why not put another personal stamp on the information super highway. i'll give you thoughts, observations, stories from the road, and random other excitement.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">currently this is what i'm doing. here's an old pic from the last tour... and a couple from the current tour so you can see what i do. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">a good portion of the days are spent on the computer, where i make it happen, occasionally somone loses something so i have to figure out how to break into a venue to get personal effects back.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8831462939138529719-3641556306548317511?l=kcblackrob.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blackrobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09826503657043783326noreply@blogger.com1