Then suddenly there is so much Keane...

Saw Keane tonight at the Bowery Ballroom with and das Moyn. What a show!
First - if you ever get the chance to see a band you really like play a small venue like The Bowery, you should go. You should make sure you don't miss out. It's a great intimate space that tends to have excellent sound, available bartenders, and enough floor space to pogo (if you must).
Second - This was the only show that Keane will play in the area until the launch a formal tour. They're in NYC doing press for their excellent new album, Under The Iron Sea, so the place was packed with Keane fans (some of whom paid exorbitant prices for tickets) who knew a lot of the lyrics and sung their brains out. Even with crowd singing, Tom Chaplin's voice was crystal clear.
I'd go on ad infinitum about the Keane show, but I'm way tired, and I've gotta work tomorrow, then off to Philly for 's Wall. Such the social butterfly.

a dream photo...

Very funny for some...

I know I'm not the only one...

1) I am so stoked for Superman Returns. (I'm sure not nearly as much as .) The guy looks like he might do the role some justice (and if not, he's kinda purty), and I think Spacey as Luthor is spot on casting. That's before we even get to the fact that Parker Posey is going to play another scenery chewing villainess (ahh... Josie and the Pussycats).

2) I'm really, really bummed about the poor US showing in the World Cup. I guess I'm going to root for the English side now. (And maybe Argentina. Though they are sorta diametrically opposed politically. I think this was how I got through the Falklands, too - cheering for both sides.)
I'll pull for the English because, well, they're English. But Argentina is playing such a beautiful brand of soccer right now - great bits of creativity, some amazing combination play, breathtaking skill, really. So I think if the Argentines were to face the Brits, I'd be wearing some sky blue and white. And maybe doing an eight ball of blow in honor of Maradona.

They did it! I can't believe it...

My brother got married this weekend. He and his wife (WIFE!! Ahhh!) are so fantastic - the whole experience was wonderful.
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Long weekend. Happy times.

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Here's a little something to make it a tad tougher to go to sleep tonight.

So...

It appears that Lindsay Lohan is squashing rumors about who she's dating. Normally, this wouldn't even be worth reading twice, but the last line from the publicist is great: "Lindsay is dating several men who live overseas."
Can you believe it?
Maybe Linday's overseas boyfriends can meet the girlfriend I have in Canada that claimed to have in middle school...

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Recently, my friend posted about his hating match.com and how it's contributed to him no longer dating.
I tsk-tsk'd his position. Until this evening, when among my emails was a response to my ad on match.com. Among the thrilling three sentences (way to show you're interested! Forty three words!) from the 22 year old law student is the following gem, "You look like my Poly Sci professor in undergrad."
Since reading that line, I've had two more beers, and tried to talk myself off the ledge. (Mostly because I live in a 2 story house, so jumping off the ledge would do little more than destroy a hedge or a flower bush)