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I’ve got to stop and thank my good friend Paul (again; I’m always thanking him) for this little inspiration today.   Paul would then go on to thank this lovely lady: http://twitter.com/WonderAli/status/5186555202 for putting this thought into our collective minds.

Paul and I, specifically, used to trade mix tapes on a regular basis throughout our high school days, having lived about 100 miles away from each other and said days being well before those of social networking.  I’d also, like many, create a mix here and there for particular males who happened to catch my fancy, hiding little subtle (and not-so-subtle) messages within the carefully selected songs.

So here, for you, on a bleak-looking Tuesday, I present to you my mid-afternoon mix tape track listing for today.  What’s yours?

1. Shimmer – Dear Leader
2. Amsterdam – Guster
3. Gepetto – Belly
4. Between the Moon and the Ocean -  Bon Savants
5. Make More Room for Us – Taxpayer
6. High Fidelity – Elvis Costello
7. Huddle Formation – the Go! Team
8. Show Me Mary – The Catherine Wheel
9. High – Feeder
10. Drug Girls – Velocity Girl

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The boys kick so much ass, even I have bruises on my backside.

Last week I encouraged you to brave the cold and head to The Paradise in Boston for rockin’ good time with Dear Leader.

If you took my advice, I don’t need to go on further, since you already know just how ridiculously awesome the evening was.

But in case you missed it, let me give you a quick run-down.

New stuff. The boys unleashed a small handful of new tracks that they’ve been recording recently. I was particularly mesmerized by ‘Heart Hangs Low’ – Infectious, melodic….what fans have become used to from DL, just a bit more invigorating. I, for one, am already having trouble keeping myself adequately occupied until I can get another fix.

I was a bit sad that there was no random medley during ‘Raging Red’, but to be quite honest, I soon was over my disappointment as the band marched on in a new direction (I suppose all good things must come to an end, though I will miss Perrino’s renditions of Snoop Dogg). The gents did close the pre-encore set with ‘Wrestler’, a tried and true crowd (and personal) favorite.

The night was not complete, however, until Perrino treated the crowd to a rousing demonstration of his iPhone’s iToot – blasting little iPhone generated sounds of flatulence to a packed crowd.

If you missed the show, never fear. The band’s drummer (and Lunch Records owner) Paul Buckley assures me that 2009 “is all about Dear Leader and Lunch Records”.

And thank heavens for that.

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