eastowners

Hello all. Welcome to another fine year at Funkcoaster
Central. The changes at work have begun! I am now a part of
the solution and no longer a part of the problem, so at least that’s
positive. I seem to be getting along peachy with the new sherrifs
and I’m hoping this deputy can make some inroads that keep me in GR for
a while to come. I’m actually feeling pretty positive about the
situation. I’ve been assured that I will be brought in on the
strategic planning side of things (if the US side of the company is
even allowed to participate), so I feel like I’m on the right
path. I’m actually feeling, at least today, somewhat… dare I
say… positive?

Enough about wurky-wurk. We had a BLAST seeing our favourites
Hello Dave and Domestic Problems back together on stage. It was
definitely a riot, though the next morning my brother was definitely
feeling the after effects of the half dozen or so shots of Jager we put
back. It was great to spend a special evening with a bunch of
folks who are all pretty special to us. Thanks for giggles, guys.

On the music side, I’ve been listening to Nick Cave’s latest on heavy
rotation and I recommend it to anyone who digs good music. The
other thing that’s been stuck in my player is RL Burnside, which is
absolutely wonderful groovy blues mixed with tinges of hiphop.
This guy, though a young 80 years old, puts together one helluva
record. I also picked up another Michael Franti album. It
rocks as much as I expected it to… and I’ll leave you with a quote
from Franti…

“It’s not a war against evil.

It’s really just revenge

Enegaged on the poorest by the same rich men

Fight terrorists wherever they be found

But why you not bombing Tim McVeigh’s hometown?

You can say what you want propaganda television

But all bombing is terrorism.”

Power to the peaceful. Hope this finds all of you and yours safe after the crazy holiday.