Another great month in the books. Let's start with the important stuff: I made another batch of beer! This one was a Belgian Tripel, made specifically for Ben's visit to our fair city. As he is the one who bought me the kit for my 21st birthday (oh how long ago that seems...), I decided it was time for him to finally sample one of my famous concoctions. This is where it all begins:
Big surprise, it turned out great. Really great. We had an awesome weekend full of eating and drinking and eating some more and walking everywhere and watching the Patriots. What can I say, I'm a great tour guide. And what better way to start your trip than with fried chicken, waffles and cocktails at 9am?
We also had a deep dish pizza sampling, resulting in Ben choosing Lou Malnati's over Gino's East. The debate is officially over.
In other news Gregg and I played another ambient gig as Sebetha, this time with our friend Matt Gold on bass. We played in the
Comfort Station, a cozy little house by the boulevard that has great acoustics.
After us was a performance by
Michael Zerang, he played some really great modern xylophone music.
And then...SIX FLAGS!!!! Just like last year we went in October for Fright Fest, where everything is a little spookier, and there are more creeps walking around. We had a bigger group this time, but unfortunately there were longer lines so we didn't get to hit all of the best rides. Even so, Vertical Velocity (which wasn't running last year) blew my mind. Oh man I love Six Flags.
I finally saw Moneyball, what a great movie. Easily one of my favorite books of all time.
In terms of what I've been reading recently, I really enjoyed Bill Russell's
Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend. Awesome book about Boston's Golden Age of Basketball, lifelong friendship, and Bill Russell just being the man.
In other news, it's getting colder which means it's time for dogs in sweaters! Hooray! This is Sophie, doesn't she look lovely?
But more importantly, Anna launched her very own kickstarter page,
check it out! She's raising money to make a line of yoga clothes, it's pretty sweet. Work is going well, the dogs are behaving themselves, my guitar students are progressing, and I'm moving to a new apartment this weekend! I will give details on my next post, so stay tuned!
