Wild Monkeys!

Damn, that was fun. I heart the Clumsy Lovers. I met them at the old Biddy McGraw's on Hawthorne back in '97-'98 when I worked a second job at the Portland Youth Hostel and got to know them over the next couple of years when I was in grad school in Eugene. We bonded all the better the next few years, when I was back in Portland, first working for Lars again and then in law school. They have been a constant presence in my life, even as they've toured farther away for longer periods of time and I've not been as able to attend their shows as I would have liked. It was sweet indeed, then, to spend some quality time with them at the Doug Fir tonight. What gorgeous people and what eminently danceable and carefree music!

Well, we had a great time in California, then I returned to an immense load of work, very little of which I could actually address since I've been in a jury trial for the last day and a half. And D and WD are both sick with a really nasty GI bug that kept them up most of the night -- especially D, with her light sleep -- and me up just about as much caring for them. The timing couldn't have been worse, because we're going to have to miss the big OCF friends' group trip to Odell Lake to sled, eat, drink, and enjoy the company of our dear friends. Argh.

Well, at least if D and WD recover and I get some good sleep tonight, I can go to the Clumsy Lovers show tomorrow. But as fun as that would be, it doesn't quite compare.

I hope I win this theft trial. The jury has been out over an hour so far.