Ben Folds - Live!

Julie won a contest online this week and scored two V.I.P. passes to a Ben Folds gig tonight. His new album came out and he was promoting it at Tower Records. There were about one hundred anxious fans in line when I got there. We grabed our special people badges and walked right up to the stage. One idiot fan tried to park his kid in his stoller right next to the speakers until a sensible fan told him to get a clue and move before the kid's ears started bleeding.

Ben comes out and introduces his setlist; 'This is some new shit.' The next handful of songs was off the new album, Songs for Silverman. To finish he played a few classics and rocked the crowd. Listening to him and watching his mannerisms reminded me of Elton John, only straight.

Afterwards the V.I.P's got to cut in line to get autographs and meet him. A really nice guy and seemed sincere with gratitude. Be sure to check out his new stuff.

Rush is Right....?

Rush Limbaugh, commenting on Al Gore's new TV network for young viewers:

You know what Gore said about this? It's going to be liberal. It's going to reflect the point of view of young people.

What the hell is that, Al? What the hell is the point of view of young people? Blow jobs, that's what they're doing out there. They're out there getting oral sex all day long, that's what they're talking about.

Al made sure that's become the number one sport in high school today. So, I guess you're going to have a BJ network out there, Al, is that what you're going to do? You're going to call your network the oral sex channel out there, start competing with MTV?

Everyone's a Twixter

For those of us who seek direciton and help in life after college, here is an encouraging yet discouraging article about everyone in this generation struggling with the same situation. I felt like the author was writing about me.

Life after college just isn't the same as when our parents were twentysomethings. Jobs aren't waiting for us. Some of us move back home. Many of us change jobs multiple times and bounce from city to city.

This is one of my favorite articles this year and everyone out of college, not married, needs to read and identify with this article.

If you really like the article, I've been told that Ready or Not, Here Life Comes by Mel Levine hits on the same topic.