http://metroplaza.net sixty-six inside. Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:10:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hard to believe it's been three years, but my lease renewal form is always there to remind me. So what have I learned in the last year? Hicksville - isn't just a town in Oklahoma anymore. Apparently NY extends beyond the NYC metro and Long Island. Montauk is farther than the Hamptons El Rey ... http://metroplaza.net/2009/06/29/ny-year-3-in-review/ I registered to vote in NY because I'm an adult and I value my civic duty. Of course, with my luck that also means that I would immediately get called for jury duty. Jury duty in Manhattan is a minimum two day process. Having never served on a jury before ... http://metroplaza.net/2009/05/19/the-closest-ive-come-to-being-on-law-and-order-yet/ I promise, I'm really going to write it up this time, just not today. For now, a few details. I saw all or part of 46 individual shows over four days with two duplicates (Thermals and An Horse). My music distribution wasn't at all consistent. In fact it went ... http://metroplaza.net/2009/03/23/sxsw-2009/ So I never did get around to writing up SXSW 2008. And now that I'm trying to go through my notes to remember what bands I saw, I see that I didn't even write down all of the bands that I saw. I did write some short lists though: Top three ... http://metroplaza.net/2009/03/01/what-ever-happened-to-sxsw-2008/ I'm going to see the Dead Milkmen again. Faith no More are apparently getting back together (well, without Jim Martin, and likely just in Europe - I guess it's time to renew that passport). SXSW is less than a month away. In less awesome news, but possibly still cool - Jane's Addiction ... http://metroplaza.net/2009/02/24/so-much-awesome-i-cant-even-begin-to-put-it-into-words/ The first time I got my diamond card it was a long, painful process. The second year I gambled so much between Tahoe, Vegas (twice) and multiple AC trips that it wasn't even a question. But this year it was looking like I wouldn't even get to platinum status. But ... http://metroplaza.net/2009/02/01/the-short-road-to-diamond/ in the spirit of Amanda's recent visit to the NYC, I decided I should write a subway rider's guide for visitors. First a few general observations: 1. While the first and last subway cars are generally less crowded, you always run the risk of running into a smelly homeless guy. If you ... http://metroplaza.net/2008/12/12/riding-the-subway/ Happy 1yr anniversary, torn ACL. http://metroplaza.net/2008/11/13/anniversary/ From the American Airlines Advantage newsletter: Dear Gustavo, The sights, the sounds, the non-stop entertainment. Did you know you have enough AAdvantage® miles to get to Vegas? I miss you too Las Vegas, I really do. We'll catch up soon, I promise. http://metroplaza.net/2008/10/19/theyre-on-to-me/ I haven't posted about music in a while, largely because I haven't bee listening to much of anything new lately. The newest for me is the latest girltalk, which continues to rock ass. I missed a million shows in september due to my recruiting travel, but I'm going to start ... http://metroplaza.net/2008/10/04/musica/