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I found a slip of paper on Flagstaff Hill today. The following, which I have preserved in formatting as best I can, is written on it:

     The night escapes me
   stars are no more than blurs,
     Legions wait to be seen
   but are beyond the hope.
 None arE to be seen,
         ever.
     hope is useless
      misery is dominant,
             no options,
      The Blur is The Movement
                and
       running is futile

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Filed by AxsDeny at 4:02 pm under General
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My brother (Dan) picked me up after work yesterday to take me out for a pre-birthday surprise. I didn’t know until that day that it was in fact a surprise. It turned out very well.

We went to Mad Mex for dinner. We both had Wing-o-ritos and margaritas. I really like Mad Mex. We lingered for awhile and then hit the road to make our way to Millvale.

Millvale, as some of you know, is the home of Mr. Small’s Theater. We had arrived to see They Might Be Giants. Potentially my favorite band of all time. Geek rock at its finest.

The crowd was the most eclectic mix of geeks, dorks, and dweebs that I have ever seen. I saw more Carnegie Mellon t-shirts than I thought I would. I’m not sure why I would assume this, since CMU is the exact demographic of the TMBG fan.

The show was very good. As usual, Flansburgh’s comments between songs were amusingly self-deprecating. Linnel, as usual, had his keyboard and accordion mojo working. Dan Miller played a rock-star-solo from the balcony on the final song. I have to say though, the drummer makes the craziest faces while playing. It was really funny to watch.

Anywho, thanks to Dan for the surprise. I had a great time. I look forward to getting TMBG’s new album The Else when it is released on iTunes.

*Bonus points to those that identify the reference in the title.

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Filed by AxsDeny at 3:14 am under Entertainment, General
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Ready…

Aim…

Fire!

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Filed by AxsDeny at 4:30 pm under Funny, General
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Today, I had the privilege of supplying backing vocals on “The Garden” for the new Monkey House CD. Awesome. The disc should be released sometime this summer. Tom indicates he might need me for other tracks as well.

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Filed by AxsDeny at 4:10 pm under Entertainment, General
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Seriously. The smoking ban was in affect for all of half a day. I was looking forward to eating at some of the local establishments that generally have the air quality of an ash tray. Too bad. They’ve lost my business for even longer now.

It would be interesting to see a poll of how many people avoid restaurants where smoking is allowed. I know I do so on occasion.

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Filed by AxsDeny at 2:58 pm under General, Rants
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