Somebody that I'd like to know....

hey I'm back! Not as though anyone will read this anyway! Things are much improved since my last post. Health is good in the family, Dad is finally retiring this year, and a new addition to the feline family; Puf. She's a sweetheart in the most obsequious way. In other news, living with Ryan now, although still have much of my stuff to move from the parent's house. Hoping that will happen soon as the winter is over. There are walls that need painting first. In case you ready my FB as well, you've likely noticed a recent fixation on the musical artist Wally De Backer, AKA Gotye. I discovered him through the usual channels of a recently huge single "Somebody that I used to Know" but quickly fell for the rest of his work, including his much older stuff and his more traditional rock music with 3-man band "The Basics." I fell short of a chance to see him live in Denver early this month, and fiances were tight such that an impromptu jaunt to Coachella in California was also not viable...and tickets sold out quickly. Now I am quietly following the normal threads-Facebook, Twitter, Gotye.com, for the eventual (hopefully) word of future appearences in the States. Some interviews indicated his intent to produce a larger show, with more theatrical and musical production, now that the money is undoubtedly flowing in. I hope those words, from the Wall-rus himself, are genuine, and that he will make good. However, considering the somewhat mixed reception he has received from silly fans who come for his single then leave mid-show (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/04/coachella-2012-gotye.html) as well as the general exhaustion and (likely) desire to be home that I am sure he feels now, it may be a looong wait for me. He is also self-described as "not prolific" so that tendency to take his very sweet time may translate into his touring plans. Be that the case, I shall wait with mental fingers crossed for my chance to pay my respects to his art in person. For now, here's some lovely pictorial nuggets:

Photos courtesy of LA times music blog and Gotye.com