I am the rain king

Well, it was an eventful weekend. Friday night, I hung out with Rachel, Nathan Ables, and Felipé (a friend of my sister's) over at my house, watching Arrested Development and playing cards, among other things. Saturday night was the focal point of the weekend, as Jill and I held our second annual birthday concert series--Goo Goo Dolls and Counting Crows. I would have enjoyed Goo Goo Dolls a lot more had their singer not been horrible, not to mention totally classless and obnoxious between songs. It was their last tour stop, so I guess his voice was tired, although Adam Duritz seemed to be doing alright. Speaking of Adam Duritz, somebody has let themselves go. He is rather plump now, and he still has those crazy dreds sticking up everywhere, which, in tandem, prompted Jill to refer to him as a pineapple. My favorite line of the night was during "'Round Here". Adam was singing the line, "'Round here, we all look the same", and Jill leaned over and said, "Speak for yourself, house of Spongebob". I couldn't stop laughing for several minutes. Anyway, since the two bands were dual-headlining, Counting Crows didn't play nearly long enough for our taste, neglecting several songs (such as "Rain King", "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby", and many others), and making some questionable song choices in light of the abbreviated set (such as "Ghost Train" and "Colorblind"), but what can you do. All in all, it was a fun time. I had dinner with Jill in Garland beforehand and actually saw her house and met her family, which was good, and we had a lovely evening.