the fox

wow, i can hardly believe it. the old fox theater in downtown oakland (built in 1928) is finally scheduled to re-open on february 5th for the first time since 1966. am i a little weirded out by the orientalist architectural details ("the architecture...has long defied definition, being variously described as indian, moorish, medieval and baghdadian")? yes. unsettled by the gentrification looming around every corner in downtown oakland? yes!!! on the other hand, this is one gigantic beautiful old theater building which is not being converted into a church. hurray for that.

the first concert scheduled at the new old fox is social distortion, february 6th.

aww, punk rock boys with eyeliner ;)


**

and i went down my old neighborhood
the faces have all changed
there's no one there left to talk to
and the pool hall that i loved as a kid
is now a 7 eleven

i went downtown to look for a job
i had no training, no experience to speak of.
i looked at the holes in my jeans
and turned and headed back.

...

good times come and good times go,
i only wish the good times would
last a little longer.
i think about the good times we had
and why they had to end.

so i sit at the edge of my bed
i strum my guitar and i sing
an outlaw love song.
thinking' 'bout what you're doin' now
and when you're comin' back.


the story of my life : social distortion