See me, feel me, touch me, heal me

I listened to Tommy again, after having not listened to it in ages.  Boy, is it something.

The Who was among those bands I listened to as a little kid.  It was interesting to get the full story about Tommy and listen to it now.  Thinking back, as a kid, I probably only knew that Tommy was a blind, deaf, and dumb boy who was a pinball wizard and eventually regained his senses in the end.  I had no idea about the rest of the story.

How do people come up with such wildly brilliant ideas like Tommy?  It blows my mind.

I haven't seen the movie (since you asked) but I'd like to see it one day.  Until then, I'm absolutely content to listen to the album.  When I was little, I had favorite songs (i.e. Pinball Wizard, Tommy's Holiday Camp (my brother and I got such a kick out of that), Smash the Mirror, I'm Free, We're Not Gonna Take It) but now, if you asked me, I couldn't say.  They're all part of something larger.

Anyways, just thought I'd give a shout.  If you haven't listened to Tommy, I highly recommend you do so.

What is happening in his head?  Ooooooh, I wish I knew....

I wish I knew.

We're Forever Young

Went to see The Academy Is... in San Francisco 10.19.08.  Rocking concert!  It was a small, pretty venue (general admission only) and it was awesome to be so close to the band.  Before the concert, a friend and I shopped around Union Square and went into all the neat, chic shops.  Very fun.  I saw that store called fcuk again.  Nice, nice.... I looked it up and it actually stands for French Connections of the United Kingdom.  Guess what?  David Bowie's son helped with one of their ad campaigns ^_^ Next time we'll have to go inside.

Next came pizza (omm nomm nomm) and we ran around like maniacs through a parking garage.  I saw Michael Guy Chislett poke his head outside the tour bus!  I made a total fool of myself, but he didn't notice me anyway.  My friend saw Jack the Camera Guy by the merch table, but I somehow missed him, as I was preoccupied with buying a bottle of water.

The starter bands were: Hey Monday, Carolina Liar, and We The Kings.  

All the pictures were on my friend's camera, but I did take that picture on the top with my cell phone.

Over all, GREAT concert, I highly recommend them live!

Santi.

Freak out in a moonage daydream.

We've been craving a revolution, and I'm completely swept off my feet in the fantastic world of space.

What if.... another Space Age.

That whole period in time when the US and the Soviet Union were racing to get a rocket into space, and then a man on the moon was simply mind-blowing. The lunar landing aired on TV really must have been something to watch.

This sudden passion for a Space Age does has something to do with (a) my friend frequently pondering the enormity of the universe (b) virtually only listening to the album Ziggy Stardust for months (c) reading Stranger in a Strange Land (d) repeatedly swooning over the trailer for The Man Who Fell To Earth, and (e) having a portion  of my history class dedicated to watching 2001: A Space Odyssey nearly every Friday.  

Even so, my parent are Trekkies (which ensured the taping of what I can safely say is most of the Star Trek: TNG episodes).  There was a time when 'family time' was defined as watching the entire Star Wars saga multiple times in one month.  And I still can't get over the pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.  I never will.

I remember when I was little, I went to a museum with a whole display of pictures of other galaxies.  It had that ambient space music playing, and I remember being totally transfixed.  Then, at the exit, there was a picture of Earth from space and the Wizard Of Oz quote: "There's no place like home."