I wonder if it is possible to pickle oneself by eating too many salt & vinegar chips 🙂
Sentenced to More Meetings
Well, I asked for it so I only have myself to blame. I was appointed to the City of Frisco’s Planning & Zoning Commission tonight.
It was a pretty exciting meeting, even if I hadn’t been a candidate. 39 people applied and there were 5 spots available. 1 was for the remaining 12 months of a two-year term, due to a recent resignation. 4 are full two-year terms. I wasn’t among those nominated for the 1 year term, but I was the first name nominated for the first of the full two-year terms. 2 more people were nominated (both of whom were later appointed) and I was appointed.
Without going into too much detail, there were a lot of nominations and votes required to fill out the remaining slots. It was really a nail-biter for the others who were nominated.
Radio Ga Ga
Radio Margaritaville is now being broadcast on Sirius satellite radio. And my world is a better place 🙂
Current mood: tired
Current music: “Island” – Jimmy Buffett
Mick & The Boys
So yesterday I scored tickets to see The Rolling Stones at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on November 29.
I like Classic Rock in general and the Rolling Stones are obviously leaders in that genre. You have to respect guys in their 60s who still sell out arenas. They’re legends and there is no other band like them. They were born to do this, I guess; Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have known each other since they were 4.
For me they represent what is good about music. Is everything they do great? Hardly. Have they made a lot of great music? Yes. Are they gimmicky? I don’t know, maybe once upon a time. They attracted a lot of attention in the early days by being bad boys. Maybe they were just being themselves. But not many have the longevity or have been as prolific as these guys. Only a few names come to mind, and I love them all: Eric Clapton, Elton John, Phil Collins. There are a lot of Classic Rock bands that are still around and still tour. But they’re playing Six Flags and Frisco Freedom Fest and state fairs. That’s not to poke fun, of course, because I like the music of a lot of those bands – I think it’s pretty awesome that KC & The Sunshine Band played in Frisco last year, and this year we’ll get to see America, and if these guys could sell out stadums, they would do so. They’ve made some good music, they just haven’t cranked out nearly as much greatness.