Sunsets and Pancakes
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The Scoop
Random ice cream shop on Kent Island, Maryland.
Harris Crab House
Kent Island, Maryland.
Black Spaghetti
Spaghetti Neri al Granchio from La Tavola in Baltimore’s Little Italy.
Doritos Locos – Finally!
It’s no Blackened Chicken Caesar burrito from California Tortilla, but if you ever have a craving for a taco wrapped in a giant Dorito, how can you go wrong?
First Live Show
I stumbled upon this going through some old and random things. This was my first concert ever. Garbage opened the show, and I’ve had a thing for red heads ever since I saw Shirley Manson take the stage. The historic venue no longer stands, unfortunately, because Philadelphia sucks and had to make a drunk pit (known as “Xfinity Live!”) so delusional Ryan Howard fans could go get tanked before and after Phillies games.
But it’s a night I’ll never forget, especially since this is one of the last shows the Pumpkins ever played in their true and original form (if not the last show). Exactly One week later, Jonathan Melvoin, the touring keyboardist for the Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness tour, died of a heroin overdose in New York City. The band’s drummer, Jimmy Chamberlin, was with Melvoin at the time of his death and was immediately fired from the band.
I can still remember how their set opened. Melvoin rocked the album’s title track, a gorgeous instrumental, to a dark arena scattered with lighters. It was the first time that I felt emotional over a piece of music, and I still tend to tear up when I hear the song. I even had it played at our wedding.
A bit of a sad story, but Mellon Collie is one of the greatest and most important rock albums of all time, and this was the most fantastic way to experience it.
Daydreaming Through Grass
Happiness.
Valley Forge Cannon
Valley Forge National Historic Park – Valley Forge, PA.
Pretty Little Yellows
Valley Forge National Historic Park – Valley Forge, PA.
Distant Friends
Diva spends a day outdoors and gazes at two doggie friends passing by at Valley Forge Historic National Park in Valley Forge, PA.
Tall Grass
Valley Forge National Historic Park – Valley Forge, PA.
Doggie Bag
I’m taking my wife and dog on our first picnic together (I know, shame on me), and of course, we have to bring some munchies for Diva. She even gets her own bag.
Eve 6 & Memories at The Croc
I’ve been an Eve 6 fan since 1998, when I was in the 7th grade, all my music came from CDs, and ‘Inside Out’ blew my small nimble mind. Their tunes have appeared on my playlists ever since, and many of their witty lyrics from Horrorscope (their second album released in 2000) fueled my status and away messages on AIM during my high school days. If you saw my favorite line from ‘Amphetamines’ (“This is the last song I’ll send your way, I smelled you on my shirt today.”), you knew I was having women troubles.
It was fantastic to see them back together, on stage, playing all of those tunes that, in ways, raised me. Listening to ‘Leech’ and ‘Tongue Tied’ brought back memories of my Mom driving me to baseball games in elementary school while I blasted the band’s debut album in the car. I don’t necessarily think she liked it as much as I did, but she pretended to, and I appreciated it. In my early high school years, I remember rushing home to watch MTV’s Total Request Live when ‘Here’s to the Night’ was on a crazy run. I wished every day that I had muscles as big as Max’s.
Fast forward 14 years. I’m driving to the Crocodile Rock Cafe in Allentown with my wife to see Eve 6, listening to that same band in the car, and telling her about my favorite songs and all the memories I had listening to them. Music really is a special thing.
Below is the official setlist:
1. Situation Infatuation (Speak in Code)
2. Promise (Horrorscope)
3. Amphetamines (Horrorscope)
4. B.F.G.F (Speak in Code)
5. Think Twice (It’s All In Your Head)
6. Leech (Eve 6)
7. Nightmare (Horrorscope)
8. Lost & Found (Speak in Code)
9. Here’s To The Night (Horrorscope)
10. At Least I’m Dreaming (Acoustic; It’s All In Your Head)
11. Pick Up The Pieces (Speak in Code)
12. Victoria (Speak in Code)
12. Tongue Tied (Eve 6)
13. On The Roof Again (Horrorscope)
14. Inside Out (Eve 6)
15. Open Road Song (Eve 6)
ENCORE
16. Rescue (Horrorscope)
The show was spectacular, and I have no complaints. But when I realized ‘Anytime’ wasn’t making an appearance, I died a little bit on the inside.
