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Ag, what a week. My sister (she of the scrunchy face in my profile pic) got married--which turned out swell. The wedding was navigated successfully--no blowups between my irreligous little clan and her husband's enormous Irish-Catholic family. And the reception after was a hell of a lot of fun. The whole thing gave me a nice family feeling.

And Tuesday I went to see the Cramps, who I've wanted to see since the 80s. They were fucking awesome--Lux Interior was creepy and funny and charismatic as hell. He spent most of the night engaged in a running battle with his mike stands, which he'd abuse and twist and toss off stage (one time hitting his guitarist Ivy, who was a good sport about it). The Cramps are an inspiration to me--I'm quite impressed that despite being in their late 40s, they can rock that hard and still look good in vinyl. I only hope to be that cool in 15 years.

Now, I've got to start getting ready for my 6-week trip to Portland. Yay!