Ten songs at random from your MP3 collection. Leave ‘em in comments. Here’s mine:
1) “Brazil"---Wire
2) “Protest and Survive"---The Varukers
3) “Already Dead"---Beck
4) “My Baby Likes To Boogaloo"---The Woggles
5) “Hungry Mouth"---The Nurses
6) “Tighten Up"---Archie Bell & The Drells
7) “Violet"---Frank Black
8) “Can’t Wait"---Hepcat
9) “Havana Gang Brawl"---The Zutons
10) “Please Take Care Of Our Love"---Lee Dorsey & Betty Harris
So, why am I in San Diego? Well, barring some horrible obstacle, a friend of mine and I will be in Del Mar tomorrow night to see Devo. I’m so excited. I’m not saying they’re my favorite band, but you know. I have a picture disk LP of their first album framed on my wall (along with the VU’s first album). And my favorite DVD to show people is a live Devo concert where you watch their genius performance win over a largely indifferent audience at Lollapalooza. I don’t own an energy dome, but I seriously considered it if it would help me get to the front of the stage tomorrow. On one hand, it’s a geeky obsession. On the other hand, they are a classic 70s-era punk band. So, really, it’s kind of inevitable. Luckily, my friend I’m going with is, if anything, a bigger Devo geek than me. He’s the one who found out about the show and figured he had the frequent flier miles to get us here, so there you go.
Some songs I hope to hear, and suspect I will: