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This blog has featured many rants relating to the frustrations of securing reasonable seats to good concerts. And here’s another.

This past weekend, I traveled to the humble Borough of Haddonfield, NJ to help my friend Issac and his parents, Tim and Kate, move into their new house. They moved up from St. Pete a few months ago, rented a house to get a feel for the area, and just bought a home there. All their stuff had to be moved about a mile and a half and I was the only one with superhuman moving skills available to help. Actually, I’m always happy to help on a project like this – mainly because I’ve moved so much in my life that I know how rotten it is to move yourself – especially awkward pieces of furniture on stairs.

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Willie Nelson turns 75.

Happy birthday to a true living legend and Texas icon.

My favorite factoid about Willie Nelson:

“No stranger to controversy, he released the Tex-Mex style “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other,” a song about gay cowboys, as a digital single through the iTunes Music Store on Valentine’s Day 2006, shortly after the release of the film Brokeback Mountain (which also featured Nelson on the soundtrack). He deadpans his way through the song, with such phrases as “What did you think all them saddles and boots was about?””

So one of my favourite bands, The Tragically Hip, are returning to Dallas for another show this year. The concert is this coming Friday, and I can’t wait.

This time, the show will be at the recently opened House of Blues in Dallas. This will be my first time to this HOB, so that will be a nice bonus. I like HOB in New Orleans – it is a great place to listen to great tunes and have a $5 beer. Sure it’s expensive and sure it’s a bit “corporate,” but they at least get it right. Dan Aykroyd is The Man. Plus, as James pointed out recently, they have a Foundation that does some charitable work, so I can feel good about listening to good tunes and having a beer.

I’ll let you know how the show is…I know you’re all dying to hear!

So last night was the 2nd in the set of seeing 3 of my top 5 favorite perfomers in a 3 month period. In February, it was Mr. Clapton. In April, it will be Mr. Buffett. Last night, it was The Tragically Hip. Little ol’ band out of Canadia. They did a fine job and loved their show, as always. They pulled a bit too much from the newer stuff. The newest album hasn’t really grabbed me, although I did like the last album.

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I just can’t tell you how excited I am that this gentleman is going to play a concert in Frisco:

On Friday, I happened to be flipping through the radio stations while I was in the car. I generally don’t listen to commercials, but I happened to hear one on KZPS 92.5 (a classic rock station) on Friday. It was promoting an upcoming Eric Clapton concert, and it was my first notice of the show and the fact that tickets would be on sale on Saturday.

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