Rock n Roll

Thinking about rock n roll always conjures up the lyrics "rock is dead they say, long live rock!" by the Who. Lately there surely has been a veritable cornucopiae of rock. And no I do not know how to spell cornucopiae, so I winged it.

Yesterday downtown we all walked from Michigan Avenue to Rock n Roll McDonalds, where we were astounded to not only discover that a blt club was on the menu, but that there was upstairs seating in kind of german bauahus chairs, with cool tables and windows. So we had a leisurely meal and enjoyed talking and looking out the windows at the city. N & J were on their best behavior with the promise of oreo mcflurries as a special treat. Got some cool Lance Armstrong nikes and then further shopping enabled us to get a gorgeous soft pink blanket, which made its way in the evening downstairs to the basement for movie watching.

Today, more rock n roll. The new Strokes cd comes out. While I did not rave about the single "Juicebox", I am sure it will be a strong rock album. I hope to pick it up today. Out of nowhere, I got an email from the Strokes fanclub and got a ticket to their "small club warmup tour", still on the fence about going. It's at Park West, which oddly enough, is a venue I have never been to, even though I lived near it for numerous years.

Finally, the new iPod and the joyous fact that this one actually has a battery life of longer than 3 hours, means that rock n roll is being played as I type this.

Listening today:

John Lennon "Oh Yoko" (my love will turn you on)
Led Zeppelin "Kashmir"
the Who "The Punk Meets the Godfather"(i'm the punk with a stutter)
the Strokes "Last Night" (she said)
Ramones "Blitzkrieg Bop"(shoot 'em in the back now)