Bryant

I kind of hate to say it, but the new Fall Out Boy CD has been rocking my world lately. It hit the internet a few weeks ago and finally hits stores tomorrow and I'm going to be first in line to pick it up. I've been a fan since Take This To Your Grave, and was terribly disappointed at the end of my freshman year of college with From Under The Cork Tree. The album had a few good songs, but lacked the musical and lyrical tenacity of TTTYG (plus I HATED Sugar We're Goin' Down). Anyway, they're playing the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs in mid-May and I fully intend on going, despite them playing in an arena. It'll be interesting to see a band I remember playing to a few hundred at club shows rock an arena.

Who has heard of this Barack Obama character? He's the flavor of the week for the democratic presidential nomination, and David Lopez, a friend of mine has convinced me to read his book, The Audacity of Hope. I've only read a few chapters, but I encourage everyone to read his first chapter entitled Republicans and Democrats. It's a rousing call to stop the partisan hackery that has become all too common in politics lately. I'm not sure he's earned my support in the upcoming election quite yet, but he's definitely got me listening.