SoCo rocks! / Frusciante Strikes Again!

Last night was a total blast. G-wood, Howski, Schulzey, C-Stock, Roy, and I went to see Something Corporate live in St. Louis. What was really cool was that we were only 10 feet away from the stage! I caught a few good pictures of SoCo on my camera phone. One of the bands that opened for them, The Academy Is, had an excellent performance which was really cool because we didn't know anyone else was opening except for Straylight Run who, by the way, sucked ass.

Highlights of the Show:

• Andrew from Something Corporate going totally apeshit on the piano (and making it sound good) at the end of If You See Jordan.
• Before the show, Schulzey told me that I look like Brian Ireland, the drummer for Something Corporate. After the show when I was getting my The Academy Is poster signed by their bassist he casually remarked, "Hey, you look like Brian Ireland."
• Cracking comments with Garwood about how much Straylight Run sucked while being surrounded by people singing along to "Existentialism on Prom Night."
• Dancing with Rebecca, a freshman chem major at U of SL during a number of the slower numbers during SoCo's set.
• Getting my TAI cd and free posters signed by their singer and bassist (who looked like Robert Plant).
• Talking to TAI's singer, Vinny, and finding out that his girlfriend lives in Valpo... it's a small world.

Moving on...

I really didn't get very much sleep this morning, but it didn't really matter to me. Classes were fairly easy today, but track practice wasn't. Today I learned that doing a workout after having slept for a mere 3 hours is not very easy. However, after practice coach told us what events we're running at Rose-Hulman on Saturday. I'm running the mile! The mile is by far my favorite event because it's a distance event that you actually feel like you're running fast.

The most recent Frusciante CD is really, interesting? On this album, he splits the credit for the album's creation with Josh Klinghoffer; Klinghoffer's impression is clearly obvious from the beginning. For those of you that know a little about Frusciante's first major album release, Shadows Collide With People, you will recall that there were 2 electronica tracks; those were engineered by Klinghoffer. Much of the new album, A Sphere in the Heart of Silence, is like the 10th track of Shadows only better sounding. Add Frusciante's vocals to the pulsing electronica mixed with two guitars and two, yes two, basses and you have something very different. Something very cool, in my opinion. Track #2, Afterglow, has a bassline that would make for a damn good backing line to a BMW commercial. Watch out Moby, Frusciante and Klinghoffer might be stealing some marketshare.

On a final note, I have decided to add an occasional section that will simply be known as "Garwoodisms." Garwoodisms are quotes inspired by none other than Robert Garwood, affectionately known to many on the track team as simply "G-wood." They come in a variety of different shapes and sizes, cover many different topics, and are sure to offend uptight people.

This week's Garwoodism:

"Life will always try to kick you in the nuts, so be prepared: wear a cup."