Andy Chase

I've been in Los Angeles longer than I was in Rochester, and my memories of my time spent out here are much more kaliedescopic.Well, today has certainly been a day for nostalgia. This morning I posted a message mentioning nice places in and around Rochester, New York, and at the top of my list was Mount Hope Cemetery, a beautiful victorian cemetery that was planned in part by Frederick Law Olmsted. As I said in the post, it sounds strange but some of my fondest memories of the four years I spent in Rochester are of walks through Mount Hope. Unlike many newer cemeteries with their flat gridwork of burial plots, Mount Hope is a rolling, hilly park that enfolds you as you walk into its middle from the outside streets. It's a beautiful and contemplative place. Frederick Douglas and Susan B. Anthony are among the more famous residents.

Then I got to reminiscing about the Corn Hill preservation district, and the E.E. Boynton house, the furthest east of Frank Lloyd Wright ™'s prairie-style homes.

If that wasn't enough, I got a call tonight from my good friend Bryan, who was in my freshman class at college, and ultimately responsible for introducting me to Kim. He ran into another former classmate of ours at a club tonight, and was calling to tell me about the sighting, which took place in Boston of all places. This led me to check back in on my old friend and previous bandmate Dyami Bryant, now lead singer for NYC Hardcore band Locked in a Vacancy. They are considerably more accomplished than Thermous ever was. And I do wish I had Tony's e-mail address... I haven't heard from him since he was here in L.A. for SIGGRAPH a couple of years ago. It's been a while since I communicated with Mofo, likewise with Michael (the drummer formerly known as Chip.) Ah, thems was the days. I was amazed to find a photo from a Thermous show at "The Claw", which was supposed to be a nightclub down in the dorm basement tunnels. Alyssa took a lot of photos of us and The Beat Offs, but I haven't seen most of them. I'd give almost anything for some photos of the one performance of the post-Thermous extravaganza, The Gavel. It was a battle of the bands competition, and we took third place - I'm convinced it was the suits we were all wearing that did it, and not our musical acuity. And the suits didn't even match!

I've been in Los Angeles longer than I was in Rochester, and my memories of my time spent out here are much more kaliedescopic. I think that is partly because of the rapid succession of jobs I went through before and after my time at Edmunds for a while, and the fact the the seasons never really change. I know that last theme has been coming up a lot in these posts lately, but it comes with the (lack of) the autumn season here.

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