The Last Bass Outpost

Just got tickets to see Mdou Moctar here in Brooklyn next month.  Should be great.

https://mdoumoctar.bandcamp.com/album/funeral-for-justice

I am abhorred and repulsed.

Uh huh.  Sure, we believe you.

When I saw Victoria spanking her Danelectro with her flat hand, I believe it was the first time where I had visions of wanting to be a bass. I’m still coming to terms with it.

God I wish I was a loofah.

You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but I try not to judge someone about things they said and did in their '20s, especially when they later acknowledge them, like is mentioned in this Guardian article.

"... he founded his next band Rapeman in 1987. Named after a Japanese manga, it was perhaps the most high-profile example of Albini’s eagerness to prod and provoke, and he later expressed regret for the band name, calling it “flippant”."

"Possessed of a gleefully scabrous sense of humour, Albini riled up plenty of artists and fans alike with insults and provocations – such as jokingly dedicating a Big Black single to the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. He became contrite in later years, saying in a viral thread on Twitter in 2021: “A lot of things I said and did from an ignorant position of comfort and privilege are clearly awful and I regret them.”"

I don't think anyone's as annoying as that Davie504 guy.

 Not in Seattle proper, there's no money to make here at any venue, most will give 45-60minutes and no pay before the next band is on stage. Once you leave town there's money to be made and more stage time. The local casinos are usually great places to play, they pay well, 1800.00 and up a night, plus rooms, and food. Most are fairly new with good FOH and support staff as well.

Holy crap.  We're playing in the wrong joints.

New David Gilmour.  I don't love the song, but it's comforting to know Gilmour is still making new music.  Good solo at the end.

Those NYD reunion shows I thought were really great.

I got a hang with David Johansen for a bit once (someone gave both of us a ride home) and he's a super nice guy.