Doing my Spanish lesson today made me laugh. The book is supposed to teach basic conversational Spanish. All you really need to learn from that book is Como Estas? (How are you?), No hablo espanol (I don’t speak Spanish), and Lesson 23. It’s a very important lesson for when you travel around in any Spanish speaking country. I think that it is the most important part of the whole book, because if you can stay out of trouble with the police in a third world country, you can stay safe during anything. So I’ll help you out and if you just memorize the following stuff, you’ll be good to go!

I went to a concert last night. It was great. I’ll spare my usual sarcasm and get to the good stuff.

Go Betty Go opened, and they were pretty much the worst band I have ever heard. It was an all-chick band, and the lead singer was really horrible. Then she started singing in Spanish. It would have been a neat idea, if I was fluent in Spanish. One guy said, “The lead singer needs to learn how to dance.” I said that she needs to learn how to sing first. But we all agreed that the drummer was awesome.

Rufio played next. They were really good, and a welcome relief from Go Betty Go. I would recommend buying an album of theirs. But in all honesty, I wonder if they would have sounded so great if they didn’t have such a horrible band playing before them…

MxPx was really the highlight of the show. They know what they’re doing, and they have fun with it. They’ve been a band for around 15 years now, so I think they’ve just realized that this is where life has taken them, and they’re going to make the best of it. They played covers of “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” originally by The Proclaimers, and “Should I Stay or Should I Go” by The Clash. They played their popular songs too, of course. But they really showed what a performer should be doing on stage. They didn’t just play their instruments, they played with them. They didn’t just sing to the crowd, they sang for the crowd. And they did some crazy guitar stunts too. It was probably the best rock performance I have ever seen.

Relient K played last. I guess they were supposed to be headlining, but they were really standing in the shadow of MxPx. I think Rufio did a better job on stage. RK acted like they didn’t really want to be there. Maybe they were tired or something. They played a huge medley of everone’s favorite songs, but I hate medleys. All of us in the front row were like, “Hey, aren’t there a couple more verses to that song?” Then we realized what was going on. I would rather hear a couple of the full songs than 15 half-songs. Some parts of the blending was ok, but most of it was bad. I hope they give up on whatever they were trying to do last night, because it sucked. What happened to the Relient K of 3 years ago?

MxPx - Wrecking Hotel Rooms

I know that the Arizona 5A Division I State Championship was a while ago, but I was clearing out my digital camera and found that I recorded this video. It’s blurry, dark, and definitely handmade, but it’s fun to watch. You can see the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center at Arizona State University. I was even kind enough to record a diver in action. At least it’s a good memory.

Yellowcard - Cigarette

Q:You know what would be a good band name?

A: Epidemic

I need to remember that. Bands need a good name. I sometimes wonder howcome U2 got to be such a popular band. They are sappy and annoying, and what kind of name is U2? Their lead singer’s name is Bono. U2, Bono, Stupedest Name Ever… Now for the question.

Yup see there’s “Bono” with the Ancient Egyptians.

And there he is with Martin Luther King Jr.

And there he is with Al Gore and Bill Clinton.

His theory is a good theory. But influenza has been around for forever and it’s never been popular. Another theory is the theory of Propoganda. I bet they pass out fliers at their concerts that look like this: