Since I’m home sick, that means no more runs for 2012, making the final tally 1133.4 miles (new PR)
Change of plans: house full of sick people and a massive headache = no work tonight
Kid one doctor appointment, then packing and heading to work for NYE
Can’t watch this any more – good thing I have 6 o’clock dinner reservations in Saint Paul
If it doesn’t scare the cows, who cares?
Minor redemption – ran a quick 5K on the basement treadmill before the Vikings game (maybe more tonight)
Worst. Winter. Runner. Ever. Megan and Chili canceled, while cold weather, football and Angry Birds kept me on the couch
Well, have the winter running gear on again to start the day – hopefully I’ll get something in this time
I hope she’s in heaven – or maybe rehab – but I can’t get her out of my mind…
Christmas iTunes gift card -> Dexter season six
Totally intended to run outside today (even had the winter clothes on), but felt weird, laid down and woke up 5 hours later
Kid two tried the sore throat excuse to get out of swim practice, but we’re here to give it a go anyway
I had never seen Soul Asylum live before, so the lineup changes didn’t really make a big difference for me (casino acts do that all the time). With ex-Prince players Michael Bland and Tommy Barbarella sitting in with Pirner, how can you go wrong?
Dave had what Colleen called “stage presence,” but I thought he was just being a rock star dick. It was fun to see close up, though, as we stood about three deep from the stage. Security had their hands full all night – tossing multiple drunks out and dealing with some weird shit. Still don’t get people who stand that close and talk through a whole set, but I’ve given up on hoping that will ever change.
The hook to this show was playing Grave Dancer’s Union in its entirety, but that didn’t start until after a midnight break. The three biggest hits are also the first three on the album, so we listened to those from the back of the club and left for the now standard post-concert visit to the Depot (scrambled eggs and tater tots may be my favorite new food of the year). I would’ve liked to hear Without A Trace, but it was just getting too late.
Openers Dead Man Winter and the Honeydogs were both great and well worth showing up early. So many local music connections in those two bands, but I’m especially fond of the whole Trampled By Turtles sound. We even saw the fiddle dude walk through the Depot later, but we didn’t talk to him.
The Strib sent Jon instead of Chris, so take their review with a grain of salt. Here is the reported set list:
- Gravity
- Into the Light
- The Streets
- By the Way
- Pipe Dream
- Take Manhattan
- Leave This Town
- Oxygen
- Lately
- Can’t Ever Tell
- I Will Still Be Laughing
- Misery
- Just Like Anyone
- Made To Be Broken
- Intermission
- Somebody To Shove
- Black Gold
- Runaway Train
- Keep it Up
- Homesick
- Get an Out
- New World
- April Fool
- Without a Trace
- Growing Into You
- 99%
- The Sun Maid
Next concert: the Wilson Brothers.
After a short break, Soul Asylum *just* started Grave Dancer’s Union now – can probably only do the first three songs and that’s it
Hello, Dave
And now the Honeydogs
Great opening set by @deadmanwinter at First Ave, but wish they played longer
I’m going to try real hard to make it to the end of all three sets at First Ave tonight, but this will be a late one