Bluegrass Forever

My buddy Ben from way back in college is swinging into town again, with his bluegrass band, "Yonder Mountain String Band". They're playing Irving Plaza again.

It's so great to see someone really make it. Living the dream. I've seen a shitload of bands play at Irving Plaza. INXS (their last tour), NIN, Marilyn Manson, Pop Will Eat Itself, Erasure (that's right, laugh it up, get it all out), Beth Orton, and... um... many lesser bands... And it's true that I don't go to nearly as many concerts as I used to anymore, but it makes it that much cooler to see Ben up on that stage, with this massive following of kids who somehow KNOW HIS NAME, and can sing along to his words, and... well, it's a bit of a PHISH-y, pot-smoking vibe, which Ben always clicked with...

So, that's tomorrow night... it'll be nice to catch up...