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Well, almost exactly a year ago I saw Botch, and today I saw Botch again. Technically, I saw them yesterday, so I saw Botch for the first time a year ago minus a day. I find that interesting. Anyway, as I expected they gave a great show full of energy and musical deconstruction. Unfortunately, they did not play my favorite song of theirs “Thank God for the Worker Bees.” But they did play “Hutton’s Great Heat Engine” (that title always reminds of the Dr. Seuss story about Horton the elephant) which is good.

Another band of interest that played last night was Amber Asylum. It’s a quartet of girls and the only instruments are the cello, violin, bass, and drums. I thought it was pretty cool. It was simple and rather uninventive, but it still sounded nice. The last song was rather creepy though, for it was about death, Satan, burning flames, and then a final plea for God to help her. Lots of cheers when Satan was mentioned; the crowd was silent when God was mentioned.

There are a lot of weird people at these shows. Some definite nut cases too I bet. I kinda enjoy it though because I like seeing the _really_ different people. Also, it makes me feel better about myself. I can stand in those crowds and honestly say, “Yes, I am smart. Yes, I am normal. Yes, I’m not a creep. Yes, I dress nicely. Yes, I am good looking. Yes, I am a nice guy. Yes, I have my life in control.” But then when I leave the show, I’m back to my normal doubtfulness.

Okay, I’m listening to Brandtson’s “Fallen Star Collection.” It really isn’t that good which is a major disappointment for me because their first album “Letterbox” was really good. That album also has my all time favorite song: “Blindspot.” BTW, Fallen Star Collection came out about a year and a half ago. I think they have a newer album out.

You know, sometimes I forget how beautiful or wonderful a thing is. Yesterday, I realized that I had forgotten the beauty of something, and I was reminded of the beauty rather unexpectedly. I just wish the reminder could have made me happier.