I don't know if I'll ever recover from the sheer coolness I was exposed to in the past 72 hours.

Friday night, Danica and I went to the final show of the Foozer tour, which started with the wonderful surprise of Hot Hot Heat as the opening band. They were a major step up (sad to say) from The Kaiser Chiefs who opened in San Diego. The whole set was awesome, not just "Goodnight, Goodnight," which is always a plus.

Next came the coolest Weezer set EVER (that we've witnessed). And during this totally awesome set we TOUCHED RIVERS!!!!!! Pardon the emphasis, but we TOUCHED him! He came by and shook our hands! I am now able to die happy and fulfilled. What was it like, you ask? Sweaty.

As part of the traditional final show prank, Dave Grohl bought/rented (what's the terminology here?) six male strippers to dance on stage for Weezer's last song, which was hilarious, but I was more interested in watching the band. Does that make me odd? Anyway, they had blue paint on their chests spelling out "W-E-E-Z-E-R" and they had fringe in some out of the way places--which was a little scary to see as they danced along to "Buddy Holly."

And, of course, Foo Fighters were awesome as always.

Last night was the Parker House Halloween bash. I think it was pretty successful; people seemed to have a lot of fun. I know I did! Of course, my senses were a little toasted, so I can't be sure what all was happening around me. But I have a vague memory of the latter half of the party, and I think it went well!

Ah yes, this weekend was the best weekend of the semester for me. And not just cuz Danica and Prathna were incredibly hot as Wonder Woman and Catwoman.

It was a slow week at work, only seven or so albums to listen to. I did, however, get a kick out of the name on the back of one of the jackets: Kimchee Records. How cool is that? I love kimchee.

The sad thing is, we don't really have any "Dos" this week. Nothing was shocking or fascinating in its genius. But the show must go on, so, I'll instead mention a few tracks that caught my attention.

Dos:
KISS KISS "Drifts and Pulls"-Sounds a little like the Doors or Queen from way back when.

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE-Been around for a while. They're like a British take on Death Cab for Cutie and, in some songs, they throw in a bit of a blue-grass feel just for the hell of it. "Grass" was the song I picked off their tracklist, but there were a couple of jewels mingling with the mediocre on this album.

Don'ts:
THE BLACK ANGELS-Not so bueno. I would say they suffer from post-modern disillusionment, but they aren't eloquent enough to convey that to their audience, so I can't be sure. Mostly, they just try to sound classic rock and end up with the whinny-factor of pop-punk bands. I do have to give them props for the female drummer, though.

Honorable Mention:
HILKEN MANCINI and CHRIS COLBOURN-Two of their songs deserve the honorable mention slot: "Wedding Cake" and "Moonbeams." Otherwise, their music is unmemorable; everything they do has been done before and, often, better. Listening to the album set me in a trance of boredom while I worked. "Moonbeams" jolted me out of it with an odd first line which praises moonbeams and vasiline in the same breath. I kind of started to worry what the rest of the song was going to be about. Luckily, that's the only iffy line in the song. Then, while it still had my attention, it stepped up a notch and actually became good. Imagine my surprise.

There you have it, another week in my musical history tour. Hopefully the scenery wasn't too bland.

*Muah*