First this and now Van Halen!! Not looking to be a good spring for shows. The Police are coming to Columbus, but they are charging an arm, a leg, and a firstborn to go. However, Elvis Costello is the opener… maybe I’ll post this on your blog.

I’m sad I missed the show they played here last week, but I had things to do in South Dakota (which we need to talk about, believe it or not) but I heard they may be back soon.

Anyway… I don’t own Blankets — I think my copy was originally from the library, though it was being passed around some of our mutual acquaintances. I saw Jeff with a copy a few weeks ago. He’s a fairly generous guy, so he might be willing to share. I’d recommend it.

Strangely, I listened to Vampire Weekend just after digging up Graceland for the first time in a long time. At first I thought my ears were playing tricks on me as I expected more of a Strokes+New Wave sort of sound. “A-Punk” definitely gets close, but overall it’s a step out of line with the current indie scene. And I’m ok with that.

I’m also ok with the fact that they’re possibly pretentious East Coast types who met at Columbia. Reminds me of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg — a couple of guys that I like just fine.