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Genesis tribute band The Musical Box is staging the first-ever officially sanctioned performance of Genesis’ groundbreaking Lamb Lies Down show. See details at CalProg.com.

Members of the band were provided access by Tony Banks to the original 24-track tapes of the Lamb sessions, to more accurately reproduce the original performances on stage.

New site launch: Pledge Your Vote 2004

The Chron published a great profile of Thomas Keller’s partner, Laura Cunningham, the force behind the outstanding service at both the French Laundry and Per Se: The maestro of service

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Peter Phillips, director of Project Censored, at the fundraiser last weekend. He spoke with passion about the lesser-known evils of the world, and particularly within the Bush administration, given that this was a Kerry rally.

I wrote about Project Censored recently. I mentioned the “censored” item that most grabbed my attention: a Salon.com story about the reinstatement of a military draft: Oiling up the draft machine? (local mirror).

Since then, President Bush stated clearly during the debates that there would be no draft:

I hear there’s rumors on the Internets (sic) that we’re going to have a draft. We’re not going to have a draft, period. The all-volunteer army works.

See additional analysis of the draft issue.

My band performed at a Kerry fundraiser last Friday. I like this picture for the warm wood tone of the back wall, and because I am completely obscured by the bassist.

No matter what your perspective is, I’ll be behind someone. That’s the reality of having six guys in a band. The other reality of having six guys in a band is that the per-person fee split is usually about $10. Oh, and one more: in rehearsal, someone always has gas, although I guess that’s usually also true even in smaller bands.

Eyeing the width of our setup on this shallow stage, the bassist and I joked that rather than playing in a six-man band, we’d rather play in two power trios.