Hello. I hope everybody had a great weekend. I started my weekend off on Friday night. I took the PATH train back to Hoboken with "Sally" and Walter.
Bob on PATH train / Walter and "Sally" having fun
Walter wanted to check out a used car and I went along for the ride. I liked it but the reality of owning a car and living in Manhattan hit them later in the weekend. I don't think he's going to go through with it. We did enjoy a lovely dinner afterwards.
Saturday, I woke up early and was going to head into the city but my plans got changed. So, I drove to Nutley to do my laundry. There's something about doing the laundry that I enjoy and there's something about doing it that I despise, I can't put my finger on either.
Saturday night, my friend Alex and I went to see Mike Watt play at Maxwell's in Hoboken. We got there a little after 9 and had some dinner. She had a caesar salad with chicken and I had a burrito with chicken. Good eating!
I saw Mike Watt play late last year and it was just great. I was hoping that my cold would dissipate enough to allow me to go and enjoy myself. Thankfully, it did. He took the stage with a bag of merchandise, tuned his bass and off they went.
Mike Watt, bass/vocals, Pete Mazich, organ/vocals
Three equally talented musicians feeding off of each other. He played stuff from his new CD that's coming out this fall, other selections from his past solo work and I believe some Minutemen and firehose stuff. Maxwell's is a small place, its pretty much a small room. Alex and I were on the side of the room standing on some small steps. We had an unobstructed view. Perfect, perfect, perfect evening! Special thanks to Alex for going with me and for suggesting that we wear ear plugs. She's good people. I don't have a photo of Alex because I didn't think to ask until 1:30 -- A little late to be snapping photos, ha ha. Here's some more photos of the gig:
I have his site on my "links" page. If you haven't read his tour diaries yet, you're missing something special.www.hootpage.com.
This just in: I sent Mike Watt the photos and told him what a great time I had -- he wrote back! Check it out:
"bob,
thanks so much! very nice words too.
on bass, watt"
Cool! Good luck to those guys as they crisscross America.
Sunday, I woke up tired, dodged some raindrops on my way to the A & P, cleaned my apartment and just plain relaxed. In other words, I had a great weekend! That's it. Have a great day. God Bless America.
