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Avett Brothers at the Palace Theater 10/30/09

It’s taken me a while to mention it, but last Friday Sara and I went to Louisville to see the Avetts play the Palace Theater. I hadn’t been to the Palace since college when I saw Blues Traveler play there (Sheryl Crow opened for them, try and imagine a time when that would have happened…). I was really curious to see the Avett’s play live post I And Love And You. All of their previous albums centered so strongly around the whole guitar/banjo/bass combo, I wondered how they’d perform songs that seem to have so much instrumentation. The answer is that Scott and Seth would run around the stage switching instruments between song (and sometimes during songs) like madmen. The show was awesome (aside from the high quotient of douche bags in the audience) but I feel like my best Avett shows are probably behind me as I’ll probably never get to be the one of 100 people packed into a small club with them ever again - but that’s okay. The band deserves every bit of success they’re having.

weekend

Friday - Bought a copy of Donald Miller’s new book, To Own A Dragon. Don’t let the title fool you. It’s not a stupid Lord of The Rings fantasy book. It’s his observations on growing up without a father. It’s really good so far. Went to Lawrenceburg after that to see the nephews. Here are two things my 3 year old nephew said, “Don’t call me a weirdo!” and “No deal!”

Saturday - Ate one of the best breakfasts I’ve had in a while at Alfalfa’s with Sara. Their fried potatoes are remarkably just like my late grandmother’s. After that went to CD Central for their 11th anniversary sale. Bought Sara the new Catpower and I did a blind buy on a band called the Avett Brothers. I was not disapointed. That night tried to go with Jennifer and Mike to see Inside Man. We couldn’t get four seats together, though, so we got a refund and rented Domino instead. I thought it was decent. The Domino meets Jesus scene was a little stupid - but Jesus was played by Tom Waits, so it gets a pass based on that.

Sunday - Was awoken at 2:45 am by BP, James, and Ian, making a drunk call. Bastards. Had a nice day at church - Sara was featured in a video that focused on her life at Crossroads over the past couple of years. She did really great. A lady told her she had a “hot little body.” Decided after church we would make empanadas for the first time ever. They turned out really good - except we used canned chicken and I thought you could tell.

I’ve never been a big fan of those blogs that feature some guy telling you what he does every day, but it appears I’m becoming that which I hate. Here are some other things that I hate that I’m becoming: fat, goth, a myspace fanatic, a cat lover, the Colonel. Just kidding. I’m none of those things and NEVER WILL BE!