We Got the Beat
John Hodgman and I will be on KUOW’s “The Beat” this afternoon – I think the show is at 2 PM Pacific time. Listen up!
Thing a Week 48 – The Big Boom
Last weekend when I was staying with some friends in Pennsylvania, there was a very loud noise that woke me up. It was thunder. But it was crazy thunder – it seemed to last about a minute and a half, and it wasn’t a bang, it was this huge, diffuse roar. And after it stopped all the car alarms were going off. It sounded like the end of the world.
At least that’s what I thought when I sat bolt upright in bed and reached for my car keys and a weapon. My first thought, probably before I was fully awake, was that someone or something had scraped Philadelphia out of the Earth, and that I was going to have to grab some provisions, get in the car and head north. I don’t know why this would be my default explanation for a loud noise. I suppose it means I’m a little on edge.
At first this was about a loud boom that led to nothing, but it didn’t take long before I realized it would be better if it was about a loud boom that really did signify the end of the world. The Big Boom. And then I changed Philadelphia to Michigan because there are too many syllables in Philadelphia. The rest of it writes and records and mixes itself!
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Sweet, Dark Roasted, Sumatran Success
We did it! Thank you so much to everyone who chipped in with ideas and phone numbers and offers to host a show somewhere. As it turns out there were a number of options and in the end I just picked one – no offense to the venues and house concerts that I won’t be playing at. Thanks especially to Eventful.com for getting the word out to all the Seattle demanders.
So it’s official – I’ll be doing a full-on, Coulton-only acoustic show at The Jewelbox Theater SATURDAY at 8 PM (this is a 21 and over place, so bring your fake IDs – just kidding, stay in school kids). Tickets will be 10 bucks, and I believe they’re only available at the door. I’ll have CDs (including TAW1) and shirts and a fistful of songs. Rawk!
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