with Muse, 311, Slightly Stoopid, Phoenix, The Bravery, Metric, Vampire Weekend, Cage the Elephant, White Rabbits
Gibson Amphitheatre

Hello Viewers,

I know I’ve been quiet for some time. It’s been a year already since I moved to LA. I came with a MacBook 1st generation and a Compaq Presario Laptop. Now, a year later…my Macbook died and I sold that presario and an Asus EeePC 900HA that I purchased a few months after moving here.

Currently I’m working out of my MacBook Pro 13″ Aluminum that I purchased a couple of months ago and my iPhone 3G. I am officially a twitter addict and that’s the reason mainly why I have drifted away from wordpress.

I am in the process of acquiring a new Netbook because I miss the portability of one but not the compromises. I’m thinking of getting one with ION Graphics like the HP 311 or perhaps the Acer Aspire 1410 with Intel 4500HD. These are available with Windows 7, but I’ll wait until the holiday’s are gone and I have rounded up some money.

Also, I’m very intrigued about Android and Chrome OS. I think they are both great ideas but Google should have followed the path of the iPhone because if they do not focus on one specific device, it’ll become the next Windows Mobile…too many devices, not enough developers interested in developing apps for several screen sizes, hardware and users.

Another thing I’d like to say is that my Team, REAL MADRID are on the top of the spanish league.

This is another our love song…also called LOVE SONG. This song is our wedding sondtrack too :p

LOVE SONG

by: 311

Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am home again
Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am whole again

Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am young again
Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am fun again

However far away, I will always love you
However long I stay, I will always love you
Whatever words I say, I will always love you
I will always love you

Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am free again
Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am clean again

However far away, I will always love you
However long I stay, I will always love you
Whatever words I say, I will always love you
I will always love you

source: http://www.lyricstop.com/l/lovesong-311.html

Last night I caught an episode of the The Brand New TV Show on WPME channel 17 here in Portland . The magazine style show arrangement and humor made for viewing enjoyment as Co-host and Executive Producer Matthew McDonald shared with viewers the happenings of Portland, as well as local music talent Sidecar Radio, who noted their upcoming gigs which include opening for 311.

Matthew’s delivery of the content kept me glued to 30 minute show wondering what was to come next, along with the Conan O’Brien-like witty/silly comments and questions he posed to the guests and fellow Co-host Chrystie Corns.

I understand the co-hosts and set change each episode, keeping with the ever changing content, as Matthew and Director Scott Hamann of Harbor Light Films provide viewers with Portland events with a touch of the Portland music scene. During this particular episode, they not only mentioned what was going on in the area, there were shout outs to local businesses and individuals, and I noticed they cut to commercials of local businesses like The Beadin’ Path in Freeport.

Overall an impressive show, which already has a strong following thanks to Twitter (you can follow the show at twitter.com/brandnewtvshow and their handle @brandnewtvshow). Perhaps some day I will be a co-host or guest. A man can dream for another 15 minutes of fame…

For more information on the show or to watch previous episodes, please visit their website www.thebrandnewtvshow.com

I’ve spent the past few mights replaying Mass Effect on various difficulties. The one thing I’ve always loved about that game was that fact that even after 5 playthroughs, there was still more to be found. I’m itching for Mass Effect 2, started after I preordered it from Amazon.com. The bioware forums do a good job of keeping it at bay. There are enough tidbits there to keep me complacent.

Anyway, it’s gotten me thinking about Bioware in general. Here you have a company that pumps out amazing games, that actually listens to it’s customers and fans and even some of the “haters”. They genuinely seem to care about the games they make, and the people that buy them. It’s a refreshing change from the usual “we hear you, but we don’t give a flying fuck” nature of a lot of companies. Bioware: Thank you. You make me proud.

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On the advice of a good friend of mine, I’m going to read Steven Pinker’s “The Blank Slate”. Amazon.com has been cooperative, so now all I have to do is wait for it to arrive. If there was ever a time I was rooting for UPS, this is it (although I admit the arrival of Mass Effect 2 next January will be the greatest UPS delivery I’ve ever gotten). Also re-watching Taxi Driver.

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It’s still pretty warm out, for the moment. I’ve had my windows open for the past few days. I’ve also been eaten alive by mosquitoes. My damn neighbors have a massive pool which they have never drained for the winter, OR covered properly. So the stagnant water breeds the little bastards, and I suffer for it. Seriously considering going to a payphone and lodging an anonymous complaint with 311.

Chances are I’ll make a post later, but in case I don’t, have a good night, internet.

Hi – I’m KROQ’s Slutto – and I’m most pleased that these guys:

will be playing our precious little show –

311 @ KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2009, night two (Sunday December 13) – tix on sale this comin’ Saturday at noon. 

If/when they launch into DO YOU RIGHT, I may ball.

It’s finally here! KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2009, December 12^th & 13^th at Gibson Amphitheatre.

DECEMBER 12th
AFI
Rise Against
Alice In Chains
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Three Days Grace
Dead By Sunrise
Anberlin

DECEMBER 13
Muse
311
Slightly Stoopid
Phoenix
The Bravery
Metric
Vampire Weekend
Cage the Elephant
White Rabbits

TICKETS

• Tickets are SOLD OUT. They only way to get in is to listen to Kevin & Bean or by going to the Street Team section to try to figure out our Almost Acoustic Christmas Video mashup.

CHARITIES

• KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas benefits Para Los Ninos & the Al Wooten Jr Heritage Center and other local charities. Para Los Niños provides integrated educational and family support services to nearly 9,000 economically challenged children, youth and families throughout Southern California. Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center by supporting our show. Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center provides a safe after-school environment where hundreds of boys and girls in South Central Los Angeles participate in tutoring, learn important social skills and are guided to succeed in school and enter college.

BAND MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE FROM SHOCKHOUND

AFI (buy merch )

Rise Against (buy merch )

Alice In Chains (buy merch )

Thirty Seconds to Mars (buy merch )

Three Days Grace (buy merch )

Anberlin (buy merch )

Dead By Sunrise (buy merch )

Muse (buy merch )

311 (buy merch )

Slightly Stoopid (buy merch )

Phoenix (buy merch )

The Bravery (buy merch )

Metric (buy merch )

Vampire Weekend (buy merch )

Cage the Elephant (buy merch )

White Rabbits (buy merch )

311 is coming to The Fillmore Detroit this Thursday! Get your 311 with Kottonmouth Kings Tickets, they are already on sale for their show on the 19th of November. The performance starts at 7pm.

I recently used the newish SF 311 service that the city established to help residents resolve whatever issues are on their plates. The service cuts to the chase so you don’t have to spend time figuring out which department or agency will be able to help you.

I’ve contacted 311 twice in the past couple of weeks. First, I wanted to make a request for someone to pick up the stupid, full-size boxspring that someone left outside my house. I decided to contact 311 via Twitter. I sent a message to 311 on a Sunday, and got a response informing me that the city would respond to the request within three calendar days.

The boxspring was still sitting outside by 5PM on Wednesday. I sent a followup message via Twitter on Wednesday evening, and was informed that the Dept. of Public Works (DPW) had closed out the ticket and that the boxpring had been picked up. The Twitter rep offered to resubmit the request. But at this point, I didn’t feel like waiting another three days. So on Thursday morning, I called 311 and explained the situation. The boxspring was gone by the afternoon.

I also called 311 to find out the process for obtaining a parking permit for a moving truck. My client had closed escrow, and was going to need to block off parking spaces for the moving truck. 311 got me the contact information for the appropriate police precinct, and from there, I got the very complicated set of directions for the moving process.

Check out the various areas in which 311 can help. I’d recommend simply dialing 311 vs. submitting online requests. (When I tried to track my request for the boxspring pickup via my PC and iPhone, I got error messages. It’s probably best to just deal with a live customer service rep. In any event, keep 311 in mind for whatever random question or issue that might arise.

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In the summer of  2009, KROQ listeners were asked to go to participating Del Taco restaurants to grab a KROQ sticker, fill out the back and send it in for a chance to win a car and a private rooftop concert with 311. Well, not only did Steve, the winner, need a car because his was on hit last leg but he could be the single biggest 311 fan. He has their album art tattooed on his back. No joke!

Just my opinion:

Mayor Bloomberg is very proud of his putting#311, this public service, into practice. On Saturday evening Oct 17 at 9:30 pm I was out walking my neighbor’s dog. I saw a SUV park at the pump on my street (NY # DEK-4732 Buick Enclave). He was an orthodox man and I said he was parking at a pump and he told me where to go. I watched from my window if this was a short stay but he was there for 2 hours.

I tried to call #311 and heard all the announcements and pushed my button for English and for a complaint not a noise or heat and sat there listening that there might be increased activity and to please wait. Then after 9 minutes a machine told me to call back tomorrow. Well that does not work for a complaint number that is supposed to be 24 hours. I then called the several numbers I have for the 17th precinct and as always no one ever picks up a phone.

I was also alerted by #311 announcement that it might take 8 hours for the police to answer a noise complaint. Well if you are living through an agonizing loud party that is a very long time to suffer.

I then called #911 and explained it all, succinctly and she hung up on me after telling me to call #311. How frustrating these quality of life issues have become.Our city misses opportunities to earn money by punishing law offenders, our gov’t personal is not doing their jobs and our politicians are so busy that they never pay attention to their constituents. I would have like Christine Quinn to write me a note instead of walking in a gay march. On another issue I have written to my local govt and political rep’s and have not even received an acknowledgment letter. The only person I received an answer from about my issue was by Mrs Diaz in the Public Advocate’s office.

Since most of my local politicians are up fop reelection all have called for donations as I have given previously and I will not give to anyone that can not answer an issue by a contributor and constituent. I don’t know how we are going to keep these guys working at the jobs they are elected to do and honest?

One thing I was quite happy about this week that Senator Liz Krueger came out to get Monserrat out of the Senate. That took courage and she seems to be the only senator to go on the record.

San Francisco is the first major city to use social media to help solve the cities problems. Residents can access the cities 311 Customer Service Center using twitter. With a tweet or text, residents can report potholes, broken lamps, etc. and they will be logged and fixed.

This week the city announced that it would create an open 311 API so that developers can build applications on top of it. They hope that this will lead to new innovative applications of the 311 software that will expand its uses and help continue to improve the city.

Genre: Alternative Rock
Origin: USA
Label: Volcano Entertainment
Length: 46:54
Tracklist:
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01. Hey You
02. It's Alright
03. Mix It Up
04. Golden Sunlight
05. India Ink
06. Daisy Cutter
07. Too Much Too Fast
08. Never Ending Summer
09. Two Drops In The Ocean
10. Something Out Of Nothing
11. Jackpot
12. My Heart Sings

Genre: Alternative Rock
Origin: USA
Label: Volcano Entertainment
Length: 37:27
Tracklist:
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01. Don't Tread On Me
02. Thank Your Lucky Stars
03. Frolic Room
04. Speak Easy
05. Solar Flare
06. Waiting
07. Long For The Flowers
08. Getting Through To Her
09. Whiskey & Wine
10. It's Getting OK Now
11. There's Always An Excuse

Genre: Alternative Rock
Origin: USA
Label: Volcano Entertainment
Length: 58:57
Tracklist:
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01. Down
02. Flowing
03. All Mixed Up
04. Amber
05. Come Original
06. Beautiful Disaster
07. Creatures (For A While)
08. Do You Right
09. I'll Be Here Awhile
10. You Wouldn't Believe
11. Transistor
12. Don't Stay Home
13. Homebrew
14. Beyond The Gray Sky
15. Love Song
16. How Do You Feel?
17. First Straw

Genre: Alternative Rock
Origin: USA
Label: Volcano Entertainment Records
Length: 40:17
Tracklist:
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01. Creatures (For A While)
02. Reconsider Everything
03. Crack The Code
04. Same Mistake Twice
05. Beyond The Gray Sky
06. Seems Uncertain
07. Still Dreaming
08. Give Me A Call
09. Don't Dwell
10. Other Side Of Things
11. Sometimes Jacks Rule The Realm

Genre: Alternative Rock
Origin: USA
Label: Volcano Entertainment Records
Length: 40:00
Tracklist:
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01. You Get Worked
02. Sick Tight
03. You Wouldn't Believe
04. Full Ride
05. From Chaos
06. I Told Myself
07. Champagne
08. Hostile APostle
09. Wake Your Mind Up
10. Amber
11. Uncalm
12. I'll Be Here Awhile

Genre: Alternative Rock
Origin: USA
Label: Capricorn Records
Length: 48:44
Tracklist:
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01. Freeze Time
02. Come Original
03. Large In The Margin
04. Flowing
05. Can't Fade Me
06. Life's Not A Race
07. Strong All Along
08. Sever
09. Eons
10. Evolution
11. Leaving Babylon
12. Mindspin
13. Livin' And Rockin'

Genre: Alternative Rock
Origin: USA
Label: Capricorn Records
Length: 56:03
Tracklist:
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01. Down
02. Homebrew
03. Beautiful Disaster
04. Misdirected Hostility
05. Freak Out
06. Nix Hex
07. Applied Science
08. Omaha Stylee
09. Tribute
10. Galaxy
11. Light Years
12. Hydroponic
13. Who's Got The Herb
14. Feels So Good

Genre: Alternative Rock
Origin: USA
Label: What Have You Records
Length: 38:19 
Tracklist:
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01. Soul Sucker
02. Today My Love
03. Slinky
04. Summer Of Love
05. Damn
06. Down South
07. Rollin'
08. Right Now
09. This Too Shall Pass

Genre: Alternative Rock
Origin: USA
Label: Capricorn Records
Length: 67:59
Tracklist:
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01. Transistor
02. Prisoner
03. Galaxy
04. Beautiful Disaster
05. Inner Light Spectrum
06. Electricity
07. What Was I Thinking
08. Jupiter
09. Use Of Time
10. The Continuous Life
11. No Control
12. Running
13. Color
14. Light Years
15. Creature Feature
16. Tune In
17. Rub A Dub
18. Starshines
19. Strangers
20. Borders
21. Stealing Happy Hours

Genre: Alternative Rock
Origin: USA
Label: Capricorn Records
Length: 39:58
Tracklist:
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01. Down
02. Random
03. Jackolanthern's Weather
04. All Mixed Up
05. Hive
06. Guns (Are For Pussies)
07. Misdirected Hostility
08. Purpose
09. Loco
10. Brodels
11. Don't Stay Home
12. DLMD (Don't Let Me Down)
13. Sweet
14. T & P Combo