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Music

Love and Rockets – Moore Theater – Seattle, Washington

May 28, 2023, marks the third time I’ve seen Love and Rockets live. I bought tickets to Bauhaus last year but had to travel for business shortly before they aborted the whole tour anyway. It’s just as well. I was always 100x the Love and Rockets fan than I ever was a Bauhaus fan.

As expected, they were nothing short of amazing. Still one of my favorite bands, live or recorded, after all these years.

Based on some quick research, it would appear that the other two times I saw Love and Rockets were:

  • December 11, 1987, at the Paramount Theater w/Jane’s Addiction
  • June 12, 1989, at the Seattle Center Arena w/The Godfathers
No, this is not my actual ticket.

Pro-tip: If you can find it, get yourself a copy of “Lift,” their final album. It was released in 1998 and is still probably ahead of its time. It’s not available on Apple Music, Spotify, etc. for whatever reason, but Amazon usually has CDs of it for relatively cheap. It’s worth every penny.

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Travel

London – Part 1 of ?

A walking tour. Trying my best to avoid taking pictures of the things most people usually take pictures of. You’ve already seen Big Ben how many times?

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Music

Skinny Puppy – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, Oregon

2 things:

  1. Crossed “see a band on a ‘no more tours’ tour before I die, and make it a good one,” off of the bucket list.
  2. I believe in aliens now.
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Podcast

Dancing in the Darkness on the Edge of Lucky Town

More infuriating than anonymous emails, new social platforms, and voice acting failures is the public gushing over Bruce Springsteen & the Michelle Obama Vocal Choir – a new film by Steven Spielberg.

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Random

Cathedral Park (St. Johns)

What better way to celebrate the first glimpse of sunshine 2023 has to offer than a trip to Cathedral Park near St. Johns – one of my favorite scenic spots (remaining) in the Portland metro area? It might be the “7th most dangerous neighborhood” in the city, but I love it anyway.

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Music

Mastodon – Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum – Portland, Oregon

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Podcast

Special Episode: “(Facebook) Diary of a Mad Man”

Backstory: I found a former friend’s Facebook page and quickly realized two things: 1. My former friend has lost his mind, and 2. His Facebook posts (when read like poetry and word for word) made for an interesting audio experiment. This is that experiment.

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Video Games

Capcom Used to Be Pretty Cool

I like the Monster Hunter and Resident Evil remakes as much as the next person, but having finally gotten around to trying Asura’s Wrath today, I can honestly say that Capcom has mostly lost its imagination. There aren’t enough games that take any sort of risks in 2023. It makes me miss the good ol’ days of Dead Rising, Lost Planet, Breath of Fire, and many more.

Then again, I’ve owned Asura’s Wrath for about 8 years and never once did I load it up before today, so who knows what other great games are sitting in my collection, waiting to be “discovered.”

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Urban Decay

Mississippi Ave Woes

Ok, so it’s not actually on Mississippi Avenue, but it’s close enough. This will be a shooting gallery soon, if it isn’t one already.

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Urban Decay

Out With the Old and in With the Hole in the Ground?

I’m not sure what this apartment complex did to warrant a complete leveling but nonetheless, it’s getting one anyway. What I find so amusing about this is that Portland’s tax-paying renter population has actually declined over the past couple of years. Unless this is eventually going to be some kind of low-income housing, I’m not sure who the intended residents will be.