over the rhine @ the triple door

andrea and i 'like' a lot of music. i say 'like' because i think that there is only one band we really love. there is no other band that moves deep inside our souls, or fills the void of music, like over the rhine does. i clearly remember the first time i heard over the rhine. it was during high school; some friends and i were driving around one night with the windows down in my old vw. there was an enormous harvest moon out. it had a haunting orange glow. i popped in this tape that a friend gave me. he took guitar lessons from ric hordinski and was given some music to 'study.' the tape consisted of the first three songs from the yet to be released 'eve.' my friends and i were silent as we continued to replay and replay this three song tape as we drove through the crisp night air. over the rhine has always been there for me since that night.

fast foward a few years...
i met this guy in college. we studied scripture together and played music together. he tried to teach me things that i never learned until later. i always liked his tattered over the rhine shirt. i haven't heard from him in a few years, but i read his name in a email a few months back. he and his wife designed the cover for over the rhine's latest record 'the trumpet child.' both great artists. rob and amy seiffert, you guys did an amazing job!

at any rate, going to see over the rhine play is one of the best ways to spend and evening. last night andrea and i got the chance to go see our favorite band...from cincinnati...in seattle. we grabbed coffee at the met and hopped the bus to seattle. it's no moonlight gardens, but the triple door still holds it's own.

the triple door sees it's share of talent. next weekend: shawn mullins,
next month: the preservation hall jazz band, the following month: johnny a.

waiting for the music for the evening to start.

if you've never heard of him...check out griffin house.
amazing!

front row seats. unforgettable!

karin & jake.

linford. while waiting at the bus stop later in the evening we saw him
drive by in a van looking rather lost...andrea giggled.

for those that don't know, people always bring karin flowers.
we thought being so far away from 'home' nobody would bother, so
we swung by pike place market and grabbed some fresh star-gazer lillies and dahlias.
they are on the floor to the right; our card is on the table.
karin read it on-stage and thanked us.

don't wait for tom. karin's banging on a cookie sheet!

while eating dinner and waiting for the music to start we couldn't
help but notice the screen around linford's piano.
i made the claim that i knew exactly who made it. after confirming it with
brandon [otr's tour manager] i smile... rob seiffert.


we even scored a setlist after the show!

since we had a thirty minute wait for our bus, we decided to
scamper down to pike place market. no people and beautiful neon signs!

vintage.

my love.

no rain. though you might expect it.