my little scheme to get jesse to visit chicago on the way to cornerstone is working! he totally bought the idea and is going to work on the rest of the demon hunter boys...he he he...i knew jesse wouldn't want to come THIS close to chicago without spending some time here...i guess one of his best friends moved out here, so he wants to visit him too...oh my gosh! that is gonna be such a blast! having jesse here when bill & annie are playing will be super special...i know jesse really likes VoL stuff...and sheesh...he like toured w/ annie as her drummer last year...and he'll get to see derek's band too! awesome! hmm...that means i'll have to take more vacation days...but like jesse said in his email, we could make up for what didn't happen in seattle...yes...it's true...i still feel a sense of incompleteness cuz i didn't get my time w/ jesse...i mean the whole reason i booked this trip back in march was cuz jesse didn't make it to chicago on the serene tour.

went and saw ester drang & starflyer 59 last night...ester drang blew me away...not in a rock 'n' roll way...they were more soundscapey like the 6 parts 7 or early day miners...but still beautiful music...i like the dude's voice...and i just found out i'll get to see them again @ cornerstone...they're opening up for pedro the lion...RAWK ON KIDS!!! starflyer59 were rawkin' too but their new songs are now what i expected...maybe i was just too tired...i did see andrew the drummer for the detholz! he really liked ester drang too...i had no idea he was into shoegazer bands but apparently he really loves stuff like slowdive and the cocteau twins & my bloody valentine...i also ran into kriss marion and maxwell...we had a nice chat...kriss is sporting her blonde marilyn look for the summer...ultra cute of course...if i ever have 4 kids ranging in age from primary school to teens, i hope i can look half as cute as kriss and have a quarter of the energy she always seems to have...

on a sadder note, josh's kitty freddy passed away yesterday...he was only about a year old i think...he was some cat...i know josh & lielle really loved him...now linus is alone...but as short a life as it was, he had a good one...josh adored him...he'd tell me that freddy would copy whatever he did...like a copy cat i guess...it'll be sad going to new york and not seeing that orange tornado of fur...god bless the kitty cats...

been listening to--
infinite keys--ester drang
locket full of moonlight--bill mallonee
photo album--death cab for cutie