View From the Bushes

I was driving home this evening listening to October Project when I realized that I hadn't written my blog yet today. It was a pretty hectic day. I found out that to get carpet in my GenCon booth (with padding) will run me around $250. I need to confirm that, but it seems like carpet is the sort of thing that would be included, shows what I know. That was the biggest shock of the day but there was lots of other stuff going on as well, but overall having a crappy day does not an enjoyable blog make.

So back to the music. I discovered when I looked up the October Project website that the band has reformed and released a new six song album. I think I'm going to have to pick it up. Included among the other somewhat obscure bands I enjoy is Dead can Dance. Quite a unique sound, though in addition to the normal level of melancholy there is an additional layer. A Dead can Dance concert was the last time I saw one of my friends alive. He was only 30 when he died.

Another obscure band who I quite enjoy is the Police. Now I know that most of you out there are saying that the Police are not obscure, but my brother, who's 11 years younger than me didn't know who the were. I don't know what they're teaching these kids in school. Of course he knew who Sting was, but how could anyone converse intelligently about him without knowing about the police. It's like talking about Peter Gabriel without mentioning Genesis or Vince Clark without mentioning Yaz or Depeche Mode. Quite frankly it's criminal.