The Cat, the Crow, and the Snake - The Billy Nayer Show

BNS is excellent live. They're fun and funny and full of energy. Their set was disappointingly short, but they played a lot of new songs which will appear on their next CD. Cory said it would be out in about six months. Cory McAbee is the nicest man alive. I shook his hand and got his signature and bantered with him. He was wearing a blue suit with a black shirt. I've never seen anybody rock out on an autoharp quite like him. The bassist looked like a hobo, and Bobby Lurie was normally dressed (jeans and a T-shirt). Sleepytime Gorilla Museum was weird post-goth stuff with a man in a thong hanging upside-down from the ceiling. Very skilled musicians, but I'm not sure I'd call myself a fan.

I also bought a DVD containing the first short films BNS made.

Saturday night, Victoria and I went to the Rialto Theater in Loveland to hear Billy Collins (U.S. poet laureate 2001-2003) read his poetry. His voice sounded like Kevin Spacey, so the experience was rather surreal. The poems themselves were quite funny and very well-written. I purchased two of his books and got him to sign one, which was neat. I like his style quite a bit, and my style may change significantly as a result of hearing him read. One of those moments critics will look back on and say, "There is where his style changed." Maybe, anyway. I doubt critics will care enough about my work to say things of that nature.

I submitted my entries for the scholarship contest. If I don't win anything, I will inevitably conclude my work is worthless and wallow in self-pity for awhile. Afterward, I will most likely change majors to theatre until I get rejected at an audition. Then, on to accounting!