1. I will go to at least three (3) live music performances per week. This stretches from catching Sir Elton John at MSG when he comes to town in march to passing by an open mic night in LES, but could be too easy to accomplish with the chance that I accompany Shinobi Ninja on their Rock Hood Tour to SXSW.
2. (The reason I chose the above picture)- I WILL fall off my board, but I need to remember, “No worries”, and to get my sh!t together so that I’m ready for the next wave.. because its gonna be a gnarly one; I’m not going to want and miss it.
3. Be less of an asshole. Consisting of, but not limited to.. 1. being more considerate and sensitive of others and their beliefs and ways of thinking that are different from mine. 2. Have more patience with the stupid ass, semi-retarded people I am in contact with everyday while booking shows, contacting venues, and dealing with various artists. 3. my interactions with all the beautiful women, ( I truly believe all women are beautiful), I encounter in NYC.
4. Develop my musician interviewing skills, (which currently suck), so I can better extract the heart and soul from an artist’s music and better share that with my readers.
5. Spend more time listening to music.. my iTunes is getting ridiculous. Will I ever be able to knock it all out?
6. Do something great for someone in a worse position than I.
7. Cross off 5 of 23 of my “to see live” list.. ( Not in any order, except somewhat alphabetical towards the end)
1. Elton John
2. Lady Gaga
3. Usher
4. Deadmau5
5. John Legend
6. The Black Keys
7. Chiddy Bang
8. Common
9. Daft Punk
10. David Guetta
11. Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros
12. Eminem
13. Fitz and the Tantrums
14. Herbie Hancock
15. J. Cole
16. Justice
17. Lil’ Wayne
18. Nas
19. Rad Omen
20. Tyler, The Creator
21. The Rolling Stones
22. Wiz Khalifia
23. Red Hot Chili Peppers
8. Go on another Music Fest binge, hopefully consisting of..
1. Coachella, CA
2. Electric Zoo, NY
3. All Good, WV
4. Ultra, FL
5. Camp Bisco, NY
6. Tomorrow Land, Belgium
7. Burning Man, NV
8. 4TheLove Fest, ?
9.Oktoberfest, Germany
10. and one I have never heard of.. YET
9. (Should be #1) produce a string of successful music performances, concerts, tours and festivals with the BEST artists I currently know and ones I don’t. It going to be an amazing year y’all… Amazing.
I’m pumped for the great year of experiences, and all the crazy stuff that went down in 2010. I’m even more pumped for 2011 and whatever the f*ck is going to happen next.
Stay tuned, and stay thirsty my friends.