2/3rds finished what you might ask ...
2/3rds finished your semester? no its only 4 weeks into it.
2/3rds finished a research paper? no i have 2 going that are in the 'research' phase
2/3rds finished a really good book? no, look to your right i am reading 4 good books now, but none are 2/3rds finished.
so what the hell is steve talking about? thats a question for another time, but I am currently 2/3rds of the way finished with my 2008 sydney fall (remember i am in the southern hemi) concert extravaganza!
the first leg of the series kicked off as some of you know last tuesday the 18th with my favorite act, wilco, performing for a second time in less than a year at the enmore theatre. (interesting steve fact: i have only seen wilco in australia) To say the concert was enjoyable would be a gross understatement. In a nutshell jeff tweedy and the band came out and treated the crowd to some cozy, intimate, and vulnerable older wilco songs - then they slowly built up steam with tunes off of their latest album sky blue sky and some fan favorites off of yankee hotel foxtrot, and then culminated with an earthshaking, guitar shredding, fist pumping six encores! wow what a show.
so the second leg of my extravaganza happened last night at the same venue in fact, but instead of wilco i was treated to the best dueling spanish guitar brother and sister combo ever, rodrigo y gabriela. the two hail from mexico city via ireland and the uk and were in town for the east coast blues festival (note: wilco was here for the same reason) and we were lucky enough to score 4th row tickets to their only headlining gig. The show was a vivacious experience to say the least with rodrigo leading the crowd it 'oles!', shouting, jumping, and clapping while his sister repeatedly said 'are you fucking ready to rock?!!!?' in her broken english. it was by far and away the most energetic i have seen an aussie crowd get and it was 100% do to the liveliness emanating from the guitars simply being an extension of these siblings bodies. sydney got a healthy dose of latin culture last night ... we are sooooo lucky to have that culture everywhere in america!
so i am 2/3rds of the way into my extravaganza and have had an awesome time getting there ... only modest mouse at the the big top at luna park (its a freaking circus/carnival/amusement park right under the harbor bridge - mark it would be right up your alley) next thursday night.
its going to be difficult to finish my 2008 sydney fall concert extravaganza strong, but alas i think i will make it out alright - maybe a bit poorer and behind on my international security reading ... but you only get to live in sydney once ... actually twice.
watch this clip ... you are welcome.
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