you just can't do everything at once,
But the things you are meant to do can sure slide into place pretty easily at times. for about 3 months now I've been half planning on going to see Umphrey's Mcgee when they came into town. When I first heard of them via Robin Slick's blog i had no idea who they were, but trusting that she only writes about bands that I would probably be interested in (because her roots are pretty much in Zappa and Crimson, I mean I am now totally into Porcupine Tree after checking them out after merely hearing her mention their name!). So anyway, only news I heard about UM coming near California was that they were going to play in Reno. no possible chance of me getting all the way over there to see them. Then about a month ago, fellow-Flickrite and concert photographer Volker Neumann told me that they were going to be playing in SF at the Filmore in February. Right on! I thought, I can go. I tell you this complicated and convoluted story because it makes me reminisce of how I almost...