Take Me To Post Comment Form for starters, a few comments were made about the lack of capitalization in my opening entry. get used to it. it's an affected writing mannerism for blogs and emails that has helped me balance out the daily responsibility of being a grammar cop. so please, allow me a little indulgence. that said, my real point today is about the city's choice of entertainment for the weekend. capping off the tour of california's arrival in santa clarita valley is a 'rock the bike' rally featuring a concert by the gin blossoms. you remember them, right? the arizona band that had a few very radio-friendly hits about 10 years ago. "hey jealousy" "found out about you" actually, those are probably the only songs most people can name off the top of their head. (i for one, do like them; they had some good hooks, decent instrumentation — even the album they put out in '06 wasn't half bad) i give the city a lot of credit for securing a real band, rather than the cover, er, excuse me ... 'tribute' bands that play in central park every summer. you know, bands with names like "no name streets: a tribute to u2," "black dog: playing the hits of zeppelin," or one of several other similar groups playing songs that were popular (and admittedly still are) 20 to 30 years ago. so, what's better? a real band, playing their own songs, despite the fact that it's a bit after their prime? or musicians playing songs made famous by someone else a long time ago? would you rather see the real, (purportedly) live keith richards playing with the 2008 version of the strolling bones? or some young no-name dude copping the style of keith circa '67? (i could care less either way) one co-worker said he'd rather hear fake rod stewart sing this weekend than the gin blossoms. me, i vote for a band that's still keeping at it and playing their own stuff. anyone care to weigh in?