Ok, not really music related at all. But this is one of the best non scripted moments I’ve seen in a while. They could be characters from a Paul Thomas Anderson movie. I could imagine William H. Macy playing one of them…

Here’s a clip from our show in Denver last September. Hot hot hot.

I can’t believe that he’s gone. RIP, one of the greatest drummers EVER!

Grand Funk Railroad. Todd Rundgren produced a lot of their albums. I hear that he thinks that they were one of the best bands he’s ever worked with.

It’s the morning of November 5th, 2008. For some of us it feels like waking up hung over from an amazing party. Last night we elected a new president. I’m really proud of our country. The older I get and the more I get to travel and read history, the more I appreciate and respect our system of government. I’m in awe of the way that in the midst of two wars and an economic crisis, our country can step aside, respect the framework of our system and peacefully elect a new government. For similarly powerful countries in the world, regime change could require blood to be shed and at minimum chaos. But I was really amazed at the way that it seemed everyone put their differences aside and respected the outcome. John McCain made an amazing and eloquent concession speech. He showed the respect and dignity of someone who deserved to be running in a presidential race. His words and example I think will help to heal the divide that exists in our country. Obama’s speech was amazing! It was a really great night!In addition to the election, I’m also extremely disappointed that California voted for Proposition 8. It sends a paranoid and unfair message and I think will be looked back on by everyone as injustice. Prop 8 was disguised as an initiative that was for family values and pro-children when it was really homophobia and bigotry.  I think that California is more of a complicated state than people think. And also that LA County who voted unanimously for the measure is also misunderstood as socially progressive.