garcia vs judah

what a bout.  judah, the local, the brooklynite, the crowd favorite hanging on until the end.  against garcia the champion.  the crowd. like no other.  like, people you would only meet at a fight or at the races.  a different world exists outside your bubble.   we were sitting ringside behind judah's camp....when one of the guys wouldn't sit down, the guy next to me looked like he was about to make the guy sit down.  i guess guys that go to fights like to fight. oh well.  the drinks were flowing and so was the people watching.  i have to say, the barclay center is like the future.  the future in that it's entertaining. it feels like an event.  kind of like brooklyn bowl.

dz

sound city

the fact that this movie got made at all without the help of a kickstarter campaign is a testament to dave grohl and what kind of man he is.  what kind of person he is.  he's not a judge on idol.  he's making a documentary about probably one of the most influential studios ever in rock.  neil young, fleetwood mac, tom petty and nirvana recorded there.  to get that famous "drum" sound.  you've got to watch the film.  it's streaming for $4 on amazon.  $4 for a trip down rock & roll lane.  frank black makes an appearance.  and rick springfield.  i'm not sure how the record for the film turned out, but the film rocks.  literally. there goes my hero (with my wife, back in the day). 

"i got this"

my wife is on a business trip this week. no problem. i got this.  peas with pasta with parmesan and butter for dinner on monday.  red beans and rice for dinner on tuesday.   order in sushi/calexico on the other nights.  and since the weather has gotten better we've been going to the park in the morning when there's no one there before school.  it's like our own personal playground.

sometimes, the closest moments you have with your kids is when your spouse is gone.  so don't feel like the time you spend alone with your kids is a burden because it's not and you get to prove to yourself and to everyone that you can do it.  so next time your wife leaves town for work,  just suck it up and be a man and say "i got this".

dz

happy anniversary

https://soundcloud.com/danzweben/anniversary

Anniversary

You and me
Me and you
It's been eight years
We've been through

I can say
I love you
Nothing else
More is true

La da da
La da da
La da da
La da da

#mexicodreamin

Every year since our honeymoon we've attempted to go to one of our favorite spots on earth, Akumal, Mexico.  Just 20 miles north of Tulim, Akumal has become our second home.  And right now, I'm missing the water.  The ocean.  The turtles.  The people.  The Casitas.   La Buena Vida. And our friend Fabian. 

Here's me singing some Madonna song at La Buena Vida's Karaoke night.  (Wednesday's if you make it there.... And tell Bob the DJ I say what's up :) DZ 

pass the mic

I visited the park they dedicated to Adam Yauch this morning. It's been a year since he passed. I can still picture him skateboarding in the East Village to the music store on my block to check out some guitar pedals. That's when I lived above Dance Tracks. That was the 90's.  The East Village was different.  The city was different.  The world was different.  But I digress.  Back to today.  There was a new Mom playing with her toddler in this park. Taking pics of him on her iPhone.  Unaware of the name change I suspect.  But she probably partied to "Check Your Head" or "Paul's Boutique" in college.  At Vassar. Or Wisconsin. I'm tempted to tell her that they renamed the park after Adam. I'm tempted to tell her child about The Beastie Boys.  And how they changed my life. But I keep on running.  I keep on moving.

DZ

the shape i'm in

I run 4 days a week.  4 miles a day.  That may be an a exaggeration but it's fairly close to the truth. I eat carrot, apple, ginger juices almost everyday.  I might be in the best shape of my life.   I used to not eat as healthy.  Before I met my wife, I would eat Carl's Jr. for lunch and pasta with no veggies for dinner.  But now I love to cook. And I love to cook for my girls.  Lots of salads and tomatoes and avocados and spring mixes mixed with baby spinach.  It feels good to be in good shape.  Next.  The New York City Marathon.

DZ

natalia kelly: the first cut is the deepest

https://itunes.apple.com/kz/album/natalia-kelly/id624671155

natalia kelly, an austrian singer who just released an album on universal austria, recorded a song for the record that I co-wrote called "face the day". check it yo.

dz  

what this girl knows at 15 months old

how to eat with her spoon

how to trash the "sisters" room

how to nod "yes" with her head

how to "not" go to bed

"how to" say her name

"how to" play the game

how to look like elton john

how to sing the freshest songs

how to play on every track

how to get her sister's back

how to rock with guitars

how to sleep under the stars

how to run down the street

how to rock out to the beat

the magnetic fields, joy division

brooklyn

moon state's "i won't be" at soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/danzweben/moon-state-i-wont-be

I Won't Be

I won't be shaking hands
I won't be stealing the land
I won't be resting on the laurels of a few
I will not wait for "them" to tell me what to do

And yes I'll blame the man
For he don't understand, no
Resting on his wallet and his suit
Waits for someone to tell him what to do

Now he's off to work
Where he gets his perks, oh
Except when he comes home
He hasn't got a clue
Of what he's there for
And what he's suppose to do

Now I can hear the birds
I can hear your words
I never be the one to tell you how to be
I'd never pretend in what I can't see
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh

getting away.....

I filled up my gas tank today.  That's the influence of my folk's generation.  Plan for the worst.  Be ready for anything to happen because if it can happen, it will happen so be prepared.  "They" also told me is was better for the car to have a full tank of gas in it.  Really??  Any car experts want to respond, please do...on another note, "getting away" this time of year usually means Akumal, Mexico, for us where my wife and I honeymooned 8 years ago next month (I think I'm going to need a reminder)......And it has become our home away from home. (Along with LA). The water is blue, the turtles (akumal) are for reals and the people are so awesome.  And they have karaoke. And amazing restaurants. I can't wait to get back.  We stay @ http://www.lascasitasakumal.com/

tbt

the lucky ones....that's how I feel....to be able to have experienced this much life in this short time with my wife and now our kids....and our friends.....to see the world.....as a new place.....and as a new world for us as well.....

and the beauty of the world is all around us....and we get to share it with the girls....and I get to see the world through their eyes.....and it's powerful....and magical.....and it's real.......

dz