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The Cover Up 06/27/09

After dining at My Florist that night, I partook in another form of musical entertainment. I feel privileged to be able to appreciate such vastly different music.

One thing that must be considered, is that my willingness to partake in such a variety of music should not be mistaken for a willingness to appreciate ANY music. For example, when Nic and I had arrived at the show we had to suffer through the amateur mediocrity of the band, Eyes Set to Kill. Luckily we had alcohol to distract us…

I have been a fan of The Cover Up for around 5 years (give or take), and it is a shame this local AZ act has not yet expanded nationally. They have gotten close, however many of us are familiar with the foolish dictatorship of record labels… Sadly, some of my favorite TCU songs were lost to this. At least this circumstance keeps them close to us, as selfish as that may sound. We would miss them terribly if they made it big and became distant.

The Cover Up put on an energized performance, as usual, defining themselves from the opening acts.

1. Video of TCU opening their set with “Chauffeur”

2. Lead singer, Joe Cotela

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3. Bassist, Justyn Sena – in his power-stature

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4. Guitarist, Steve Siminski… stupid mic stand

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5. Guitarist, Marc “Spanky” Hernandez – watch out for his flying feet!

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6. Up close and personal with Spank

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7.  Joe, Justyn, and Steve.. TCU are naturally photogenic, always standing in just the right places for my shots.

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8. Video of TCU performing a new song, “Cold Dead Hands”

9. TCU and Joe really bringing out a passion in their fans… Pictured is Steve and Joe, inspiring some entertaining bromance. (Check out the looks of awe on their faces!)

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10. … And for shits and giggles, here’s a shot of part of Spank, Joe grabbing himself, and fans making hilarious faces.

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My apologies for not capturing a shot of the drummer, Matt Reinhard. It’s always difficult to snap the drummer, way back there in the darkness.

Catch The Cover Up again soon at their July 20 show at The Clubhouse!


Lovely Dinner at My Florist feat. Amazing Pianist Nicole Pesce 06-27-09

Since Nic and I went to party with Peachcake on our anniversary, he took me to a surprise dinner on the following night instead. He took me to a very classy lounge restaurant in Phoenix, AZ called “My Florist Cafe & Bar“.

Our dinner was just wonderful! We had brie with olive bread, cranberry relish, and fresh fruit. I had mushroom and brie soup, and Seared Ahi. Dominic had Miso Salmon, which was good though he wished he’d gotten the Ahi! We also had lovely cocktails; Nic’s was very strong and called “Black Dahlia”, and mine was delicious and called “Blossom”.

There was a female pianist named Nicole Pesce, who was playing a grand piano in the restaurant. I was in awe of her, her skill was incredible, playing so fast and not even looking at the piano a lot of the time. The pianist’s talent was so overwhelming to me, it almost made me want to cry… And when she started playing “Rock With You” and “Billie Jean”, presumably as a tribute to Michael Jackson’s recent passing two days prior, I almost did cry.

Since I was so mesmerized, I didn’t think to record until she was in the middle of “Billie Jean”, which is where this video picks up. It may be difficult to recognize the song at first, so keep listening and you’ll recognize it.


I recommend looking up videos of her performing on YouTube, but of course it would be best if you go see her at My Florist.

Broken!

Upgrading my blog broke my theme! Everything is wacky and the links aren’t clickable! I’m working on fixing this ASAP!


Update: Well, it’s not completely fixed, but it is for the extent of me putting the issue for rest. Trying to fix a broken blog was NOT in my plans for my weekend! I’ll work on it more later! It’s functioning to a much more usable level for now.