October 12th, 2011
In 2002, a rock band I sang & played rhythm guitar in, opened for Phantom Planet at Vanderbilt University’s Rites of Spring concert in Nashville. At that time, the drummer for the band was Jason Schwartzman. Schwartzman (the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola) was more famous than the band at that time, due to his starring performance in the epic Wes Anderson comedy Rushmore (1998). I wasn’t really excited to see the band and it was more about having “the dude from Rushmore” play after us. Of course, Phantom Planet ended up having a huge hit “California” which, of course, became the theme song for the O.C. – perhaps the worst television show, I will ever admit to frequently watching. 
I point all this out, because I am about to drive down to Laguna Beach to visit a friend, and this song already popped in my head, without even the slightest attempt to grab for it. The song will just lay dormant for months, years maybe, and any slight mention of visiting Orange County evokes that damn chorus . . .that really friggin catchy chorus. Yes. Interestingly (to me only perhaps) I read today that the song was HUGE in Europe, reaching #3 in both Austria & Italy, and a top 10 in the UK.
As my show in San Diego fell through, I have a day off tomorrow and was able to get a ticket to go watch Conan tomorrow. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the guest. The musical guest is The Dropkick Murhpy’s. My Boston accent will undoubtedly become much more prominent during this hour taping and for perhaps the remainder of the day and trip. Similarly, anyone that cuts me off, or slows me down on the California highways following the show will also be referred to as either a i) Fahking Douche or ii) you motha fahking fuk-stick
Tickets for my show @ Hotel Cafe on Friday night (7 PM) can be purchased here in advance of the show. Looking forward to it.
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