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There was steep competition. Creatures from all over the galaxy far and wide to vote for the “Most Annoying Person in the Universe”. Annoyances you’ve never even heard about were represented.

But in the end, the award was given to a fellow from planet earth. He was nominated by some poor schlep that lived above a deli. The annoying person in question was the guy who ‘power washed’ the patio outside his bedroom window several times a month at 7:30 in the morning. The ‘Power Washer’ is a device that uses an extremely loud generator to shoot water out of a very high-pressure hose, creating a sound that is both loud and high pitched.

Now this would be okay, but the Power Washer guy seems to enjoy his job and spends far too long cleaning this little patio. Keep in mind that this patio is not that dirty. The days that it is not power washed the patio is leaf-blowed and swept and even sometimes vacuumed. During the day people eat food and drink beer on the patio. It really is not that dirty.

Not only that but the Power Washer typically sprays a section for a minute or so and then stops. He adjusts his settings or whatever the hell he does and then starts again for about a minute and then stops again. Trying to sleep through this is a complete disaster. These intermediate high volume and high frequency noises are far from pleasant. And to make matters worse, he spends his sweet time down there cleaning. Every little nook and cranny gets power washed to near sterile cleanliness. He must not have many customers on his route these mornings, for there is no way it takes more than half an hour to spray a small patio clean, but he routinely spends 45 minutes down there, off and on, off and on, off and on.

Upon hearing that the Power Washer won this highly coveted prize, the poor schlep upstairs said:

“Aw, he’s probably a nice guy, but I HATE him.”

The power washer himself was unavailable for comments.

A close second went to the guy who shares very thin walls with the poor schlep and plays poker with his drinking buddies until 5 in the morning once a month.

Song is called “My Love” and will be on our upcoming album due out at the end of summer 2009!

Dan the bossman was going to be busy this particular night.

“Last time I wasn’t around I heard that you did a great job on the mic.” he says.

Great, I should have done a terrible job so I wouldn’t have to do it again. This time was far less nerve wracking though, and in fact I almost enjoyed it. Standing in front of all the parents yakking away while the students on stage get ready to perform.

My students all performed well. Some first time performers suffered from great stage fright, which is expected and is also why the recital is such a good thing for them. The students I have that have already performed several times were like old pros!

One video is already up online, Patrick Macfarlane’s Red Hot Chili Peppers medley:

http://clanmac.tumblr.com/

http://www.grandcentralmusicstore.com

For guitar practice I stumbled upon this fellow here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/playbacklapompe

This french guy is the best thing that ever happened to my guitar playing. I could sit around for hours and practice to all of these gypsy standards.

Check it out (if you’re a guitar player).

Here’s us playing ‘Baby, Won’t you Leave Me’, an original tune.

I think I really gotta work on my vocals more, it’s a bit embarrassing….