{"id":14,"date":"2007-09-09T15:49:41","date_gmt":"2007-09-09T21:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tresgatos.net\/VisualKaos\/?p=14"},"modified":"2011-12-29T19:52:29","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T03:52:29","slug":"sunday-sunday-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tresgatos.net\/visualkaos\/2007\/09\/09\/sunday-sunday-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"sunday, sunday, sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ah, weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here it is Sunday afternoon, 2:15 and I’m still sitting here in my boxers, only. This is not a pretty sight.<\/span><\/p>\n

My boxers are green with little snowmen on them, maybe the snowmen help to subliminally cool me off since it’s probably like at least 90 degrees outside. Which I’m not complaining about since last weekend \u2014 Labor Day \u2014 we couldn’t go outside at all. I think the high was around 116.<\/span><\/p>\n

So it’s much better this weekend. Ninety degrees is very tolerable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Later on tonight we’re actually going to drive up to our beloved Ventura, go to our beloved Ventura Theater to see Todd Rundgren.<\/span><\/p>\n

OK, please. Don’t start with the “Oh, isn’t he the guy that did ‘Hello It’s Me’ back in the 70s?”<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, that’s him. But for those of you who aren’t any more familiar with him than that (ie all of you) you should know that there is so much more to TR than Hello It’s Me and Bang the Drum.<\/span><\/p>\n

I won’t \u2014 even though I could \u2014\u00a0go on for page after page describing his 40+ year career but suffice it to say that he’s been one of the most influential and innovative musician\/songwriter\/producers ever, always breaking new ground in progressive rock, synthesizers, recording techniques, interactive CDs and DVDs, video and computer programming.<\/span><\/p>\n

He’s recorded in any number of different musical genres and is one of the most sought after producers in the business. He also sings like an angel and plays guitar as if straight from his testicles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Am I a fan? Duh.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve probably been to his concerts at least 30 times in 3 different states, own 29 of his CDs or vinyl albums, talked to him on the phone, shook his hand numerous times and finally met him and had my photo taken with him at some record store, which is now defunct, in Hollywood.<\/span><\/p>\n

That photo is currently in hard copy form only or I’d post it here. It lives somewhere in a box in the rafters of my garage. I’ll get it down and scan it someday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The photo above was taken at the Royal Oak Theater in Detroit probably around 1978. That’s Kasim Sultan playing bass, Willie Wilcox on drums and Roger Powell playing moogs etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the core of what would end up being his band Utopia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Todd’s playing a black Strat through a Marshall stack, not seen.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, we’ll be up late tonight and I’ll get up early for work tomorrow, tired and hungover, kind of like today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hopefully I’ll get a couple of photos worth posting here tomorrow but that’s unlikely since the best camera I’ll have will be a point and shoot Canon or my iPhone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay tuned. <\/span><\/p>\n

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