The Hank Williams Choir

Jaime and I enjoyed an evening of Hank Williams tunes care of Mr. Stone Gossard (he's in a little band called Pearl Jam) and many supporting musicians. I must say, having never been there, the High Dive, in Fremont, is a nice little club. The bartenders were super friendly, even when it busy. Hank would have been proud - who knew Stone had such a country side to him. He was also sporting a cowboy hat and a big ole' country beard. He opened with a Janis Joplin tune, and finished with "I'm so lonesome I could cry." Excellent Stuff.

Geoff's highlights of the evening - the mini corndogs, the jovial atmosphere, and my favorite rhythm guitarist playing country music

Jaime's highlights of the evening - turning to Geoff and saying "hey, there's that other guitar player from that band you like..." Mr. Mike McCready.

But surely the greatest moment of the evening was the return of the sweaty, burly, longshoreman! (see notes from the Radio Nationals show) Thank god we had WAY more space tonight!

So it's been a week? So sue me...

Updates Updates Updates...

The 30th Birthday Party!

First off, Jaime and I had a wonderful time at brother Ryan's 30th birthday party last Saturday. The sun made an appearance, the grilling was excellent, and the beverages were cold...

Per usual, here's the link to all the pictures...lots of cute kids everywhere...(but I still love being UNCLE Geoff)
Alright, what's next...

Radio Nationals Final Last Show, Ever!


Jaime and I (and Craig!) spent a beautiful warm sunny Sunday afternoon...indoors...at a bar...imbibing...and rockin' out to some of Seattle's greatest alternative country...the defunct Radio Nationals played a reunion/goodbye concert as their lead singer is moving home to West Virginia. The Radio Nats are the band that sold me on alt.country and they did not disappoint in their final hour...Raves to the openers - Jeff Fielder and The Maldives, the $3 Mac and Jacks, "On and On" and to ear plugs...and a huge rant to the burly, sweaty longshoreman that was WAY crowding our personal space (especially for Craig!)...

Finally

Today marks the go live of MCR1 on nordstrom.com What does this mean to you? You can now go to the Nordstrom website, purchase merchandise, and select to pick it up in your local Nordstrom store (where of course you will spend more money, because yeah, you do need shoes to go with that new skirt!) So head on over to nordstrom.com and type in "pick up" for all the items currently available for in store pick up. Sorry guys, it's all for the ladies right now...
A BIG shout out to sister in law Michal for all her hard work on Multi Channel!!! It's ALIVE!!! Now seriously, stop reading and go buy something...yes, I'm totally selling out to my employer...

A Rant...

Dear American television watching public...

Please for the love of all that is holy! Stop watching "Deal or No Deal". Jaime, this means you too!

Howie - "Oh here, we're going to give you 250,000 dollars, no questions...pay off some debt, buy a house, start (and maybe finish) your kid's college fund..."

Stupid, Greedy Contestant - "No thanks, why would I settle for a lousy quarter mil when I can risk it all for ONE MILLION DOLLARS?!"

Howie - "Well, the odds show that you'll be lucky to come away with anywhere near that much..."

Relative of SGC - "Oh man, that banker ain't got nothin' on you! Don't take that..settling for a lousy $250,000 would be just plain stupid!"

SGC - "Odds? I don't care me about some odds, I gotta feelin' I picked me the right case, and I want me some million dollars!! NO DEAL!!!"

Happy Birthday, Brother!

It's a certain older brother's...ahem...30th birthday today! Happy Birthday!!!

Kevin and Param's Great Adventure!!!

Our friends Kevin and Param are leaving for New York City today, and we wish them all the best and hope they have a safe trip. Kevin was recently hired at a stock brokerage in Manhattan. We know they'll be successful, and we look forward to their triumphant return!

Can you guess how many times Geoff has helped Kevin move?

Earth Day, Hazzah!

It's earth day today, and while I believe that every day should be Earth day, go on out there and do something earth friendly or, ugh, green...
Plant a tree, take the bus, install a CFL, reduce your water use...anything! I urge you to make a lasting change.

Dining Out for Life!

Well, I know Geoff does most of the posting on our blog, but I just haven't felt like there is anything I needed to post about, until now. On Thursday, April 24th, Lifelong AIDS Alliance is sponsoring "Dine out for Life". It is an event that requires everyone to do something they already love to do, go out to eat! LLAA is a great organization and they have a couple of AWESOME programs to help people who are living with AIDS and their families. Just one of which is the food delivery program I used to volunteer with.

Participating restaurants in the Seattle area will donate 30% of their proceeds from the day to LLAA (Yes it includes the bar tab too!). So please check out this website for more info and to find a place to "Dine out for Life" on Thursday. If you happen to be in the West Seattle area, stop by Abbondanza Pizzeria. I'll be the Lifelong volunteer there thanking everyone for their participation. Or, if you live further north, go to Djan's Dining in Wallingford where Lian will be the representative from LLAA.

Hope to see everyone there!

-Jaime