Mary's LJ

~We had an earthquake at about 10AM this morning. It was only a 4.1 (centered near Fremont, actually) and it lasted about 20 seconds. At first I thought it was my cats messing around on my bed, but when I looked up, that wasn't the case. Then feels_like_fire IMed me with "Did you feel that?" and I figured it out. I've lived in California virtually my entire life, so earthquakes are a ho-hum for me, but since this was my first quake since I moved to San Francisco, I felt it was worth memorializing in my poor neglected LJ.

~Looking forward to seeing Pinhead Gunpowder in February at the Gilman and seeing some old friends again. I don't think it's been officially announced yet, but it's nice to have enough friends deep in the fandom to hear this stuff through the grapevine. Saw them a couple of times when they crawled out of their cave almost two years ago, I even managed to film their performance at the Troubadour for posterity. :-) It cracks me up that Green Day can't stay away from their side projects for long.

~I'm still pretty stoked about my NYE concert with Adam Lambert. Now all the videos and pictures are showing up, and it's really cool to be able to relive it (with better audio!). Adam is going to be on Oprah in a couple weeks with Susan Boyle, of all people! How's that for an odd couple? Two reality TV show losers who outsold the winners must be the theme. Can't wait to see how that goes down. Kinda hoping she doesn't have them out at the same time.

~To repeat my bitching tonight with and_ed: If you know any good authors who are casting about for a new fandom, please introduce them to Adam. Thanks.

~Boy, I'm boring. :-) Hope y'all are leading more interesting lives. In a good way.

Adam Lambert, why have you kidnapped revid's brain and common sense, and what have you done with them?

In typical network TV chickenshit fashion, ABC cancelled the not-to-be-trusted Adam Lambert from their NY Rockin' Eve hosted by Ryan Seacrest and the remarkably life-like shell of what used to be Dick Clark, because I dunno, he makes Ryan a little nervous that he'll kiss Adam or sumpin'. But once again, like a phoenix from the ashes, Adam rises, and comes out looking like he planned it this way all along.

He just got the headliner gig at the Gridlock LA NYE party, a humongous event held on the Paramount studio lot in Los Angeles annually, with multiple stages, fireworks, and all the alcohol you can drink with 5000 of your closest friends. I see the trade-off this way:

Downside: No national TV exposure

Upside: A full 40 minute set of his own, instead of 1 or 2 songs; no FCC to worry about; much better coin than the ABC gig; alcohol and an over 21 crowd live right in front of the stage; five miles from his home instead of across the country; a good 30 to 40 degrees warmer than NYC; and best of all, MY PRESENCE IN THE AUDIENCE.


YOU GUYS....it's Adam's very, very first ever post-idol headliner concert...playing HIS songs, from HIS album. How could I say no? Never mind that I've spent less on entire vacations!...So I got my ticket, (and a plane ticket, and a rental car) and I'm meeting up with a bunch of cool people from hooplamagnet and I'm so freakin' excited I can hardly stand it.

Which leads me back to my original question. Adam, I love you baby, but please, please, please, can I have my common sense back some day? Pleeeeeease?