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Thanksgiving 2023, Depeche Mode
🕑 Added 2023-12-04 20:37:54 +0000 UTCAuthor's Tier members, you have spoken, and Even More Content it is! Today's update is from the two biggest events of the last week of November: Thanksgiving, and a Depeche Mode concert. I don't need to tell you which had better food.
Thanksgiving was very special to me this year because it was our first holiday as a new family: Lauren, my fiancé, and Hayden, with whom I have not had a proper holiday in several years. I was astounded that he elected to join us at a friend's home with a dozen adult strangers and a motley knot of four year-olds, but there he was, game to hang and DJ at the record player all evening. The apple does not fall far from the tree: assigning myself a job is how I manage the discomfort of going to parties as well. (I also attribute his willingness to participate in this event in no small part to the fact that Lauren is a genuine and lovely person.)
Depeche Mode. Our good friend Uncle Tony works as a synth engineer with Martin Gore—one-half of the remaining duo—and through the grace of these bonds we were gifted floor seats for their Portland show. (We were, "see-the-pores close.") After their opening act Some Guys With Gross Beards finished up, the old coots treated us to two hours of sacred hits and ass-wiggles.
This concert concluded a barn-burner of a year in which we also saw The Cure, The Zombies, The Church, Justin Hayward (Moody Blues), and Love and Rockets. Hayden actually traveled the west coast to see L&R six different times, but I can only handle so much atmospheric 12-string guitar.
There is more information in the photo captions, for you completists out there. Thank you for reading my diary.
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Comments
M. J.
It was such a good year for shows for the indoor kids. Even being born like 20 years too late, as a French language/journalism undergraduate from 2005-09 (primo years to be an Achewood fan, serializer and assetbar vet reporting) I still gravitated to the english and aussie guitar bands of the 80s and 90s. Nice to have a steady income now so I get to see them all play. After L&R, The Cure, Depeche Mode, the Church, Slowdive, Chameleons, Skinny Puppy, etc in 2023 no idea how 2024 can top it but we'll see.
Julie (HiDeeHoGal)
Sartorial excellence. Is that dragonfruit/pitaya on the fruit plate? Innovative!
Aaron G. Stock
Oh! There was a poll, haha.
Aaron G. Stock
“I don’t think Author’s Tier members *should* get that much content!”
Chris Onstad
All I can think about is how much it costs me to wear my own schwag
Chris Onstad
Thank you Big O; the coolness of the pins is probably balanced out by the large “LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH” cursive embroidered on the back, but the jacket was very cheap for this reason
Chris Onstad
Aw, thanks so much! ❤️
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Nicholas Williams
Does Uncle Tony happen to be Tony Norton of Analog Test Kitchen?
RJ Carmine
Man, I remember when Hayden was born. Brings a tear to my eye to see what a great dad you are to your son. Glad to see that your whole family is doing so well!
Jay Williams
Seriously- how cool is it to wear the stuff as creator that literally everyone else on earth wears as a fan?? Good stuff!
Omurice
Great photo of you and your son, the Achewood pins on your jacket takes your style several notches higher. I’m deeply envious of your show attendance.
