When you are a tourist in Rotterdam, you have to take a harbor tour. It’s mandatory. So much famous architecture. And a huge world port.
City view.
Bluebells Bloom 2026
April 5, 2026
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First sign. March 8.
Three days later. March 11 buds.
Very first lonesome bluebell March 11.
March 14 more coming in.
And the first swamp marigold of the year. March 14.
March 24. Starting to go.
Looking hearty 3.25
Star of Bethlehem 3.25
Yellow starting to pop 3.25
The bloom is spreading 3.25
3.29 getting into full swing
Sharing with romey 3.29
3.31 Tiptoe through the bluebells.
3.31 coming in strong but not the peak
3.31
Moonshine loves to walk 3.31
And some yellow 3.31
April 1st. Maybeline is not fooled.
The beginning of the peak 4.1
4.3 walking and talking
4.3 The peak
4.3 anomaly
fin
Metro to the Hirschhorn
November 22, 2025
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We’ll start with the good. Getting from a Tyson’s BIML business lunch into DC by metro is so easy very easy. Public transportation is good.
We spent a couple of solo hours at the Hirschorn seeing mostly things seen and discovering Adam Pendleton.
Lauri’s room was empty. I really hoped she would sneak in and make some changes while I was there.
What?
And then on to Adam.
This film is worth waiting around for.
Since you can’t find the film on the net (boo), here is some boring as shit meta content.
We also watched a bit of Downtown 81 before heading north to Robyn Hitchcock.
We’ll end with the bad. The Congressholes in this building need to do their fucking jobs.
YES at the Warner Theater in 2025
October 16, 2025
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Yes they were phenomenal. Yes their songs are interesting. Yes they have a very high cheese factor. Yes we still love them.
Yes, Steve Howe is 78 years old. And he’s starting to slow down.
Here’s what I said to Gina about the whole thing:
Amazing and awful. The younguns in the rhythm section (Billy Sherwood and Jay Schellen) are astounding (and Jon Davison too). But Steve Howe and Geoff Downes have lost the edge and can’t find the groove. So it was both magical to see the songs we love actually performed, and also frustrating to feel the train car push and pull of a busted machine.
Lots of love on the stage though. And you have to be forgiving of a 78 year old stunt guitarist.
FWIW, the audience was definitely in worse shape than the band. A bunch of creaking hippies and OG dungeonmasters. But it was Yes, and that was a thing. The Warner Theater is almost a good place to see a show (VIP treatment is still not very V).
Regardless of all that. These songs stand the test of time. Wow.
Wondrous Stories
Roundabout
We Have Heaven
South Side of the Sky
And holy shit this bass.
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Heart of the Sunrise
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A Beatles Cover? LOL
Starship Trooper
Who is this guy? The Church of David Byrne
October 15, 2025
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It was Boston. It was Wang. It was not Wang Chung.
Little David.
Big David.
Playing in a Church.
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OK. OK. It wasn’t a church and it didn’t burn down. But boy was there dancing. Our whole balcony bounced…especially during the Talking Heads covers.
Maybe it was a church.
With naked people.
And very small performers way down there.
Floating up above the suburbs.
Running
Into the 1970s Rock and Roll gestalt
Anyway, hallelujah
The visuals were astounding. And the hits were hits. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
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Things were white
And way down there
Little ants
Singing songs about Slippery People.
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No wait, it’s New York. And we’re all in David’s apartment. I wish we were invited in.
Life During Wartime involves some kind of ice skating simulation
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This is the sort of thing you only experience Once in a Lifetime.
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Wait. Once in a Lifetime twice? What’s going on here.
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I guess we were invited after all. Everybody’s Coming to My House he said.
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And then it all came to a flaming end Burning Down the House.
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Goodbye band.
Goodbye very small David.
MASP: Musem of Art of São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
September 23, 2025
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Getting into the new building provided respite from the crowd of 50,000 protestors. But honestly the curation is somewhat uneven and lacking. Lots of “trying to hard” in our view.
The Moon.
The most interesting piece we saw was called Bugs and was animated by Victoria Crib. Incredible.
Watch the trailer (also on vimeo).
Iron and Wine at Wolf Trap
August 2, 2025
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Iron and Wine put on a very good show. Great band. Tasty drums. And tight.
Call it Dreaming
God Made the Automobile
Things got even better when I’m With Her joined in. Outstanding.
Robin’s Egg
I Give a Little Bit of Myself
Flightless Bird
And as Ben said. It was hot as the Dickens.
A Message from Leuven: 5.25.25
May 31, 2025
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Sigur Ros will Change your Soul
September 26, 2024
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Ethereal. Scandanavian. As deep as the ocean. You can get all of those things without seeing Sigur Ros live, but when you do. Just wow.
We started our evening this time at The Grill on the wharf. Of the three restaurants we’ve been too lately, it is the best. That’s not saying that much though. Hanks Oyster bar needs work. La Vida is workaday. And The Grill? One notch over workaday. This is what happens when good restaurants are “suburbanized” for new development. Alas.
But really who cares when there is a band in from Iceland? With an orchestra.
The anthem was dressed for a concert with seating everywhere.
The show was out of this world. Well more like it was of this world in a different cultural context. We need more feels like this in the modern American experience.
It started with 8.
And it didn’t pick up from there as much as settle in. Even the tech bro in the row behind us shut up and ate his words.
Straláfur
Untitled 1 from ()
There were some crowdpleasers (songs that we love too), but the songs from () were excellent.
untitled 5
And the song you’ve all been waiting for…
hoppipolla
An evening to remember.
Springsteen in the Nation’s Capital: Pictures and Videos
September 14, 2024
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Lots of pictures and videos from our recent visit to Nationals stadium to hear some rock and roll. Springsteen does not disappoint (especially if you happen to be a long time fan). This show was originally scheduled for 2023 but was postponed a year.  Our original plan was scrapped, and we went to the show with Julia and Porter (down from Boston).
Bruce started playing just as I made it to the front of the cocktail line. Yeah, there were “cocktails” of sort.
Our seats were excellent.
Lonesome Day
Darkness at the Edge of Town
Springsteen has so many hits.
Hungry Heart
Long Walk Home
Backstreets
Clippy…
Born to Run (partial)
The Rising
The crowd was pleased.
Dancing in the Dark (partial)
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (partial)
And the 37th encore…
I’ll See You in my Dreams
And then we walked part way back with 40,000 of our best buddies.
