flaxfamily.com http://flaxfamily.com The online home of Elina & Avi Flax Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:03:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Melonhead http://flaxfamily.com/post/melonhead/ http://flaxfamily.com/post/melonhead/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:03:30 +0000 Elina http://flaxfamily.com/?p=391 So, as most of you know , I have been pretty much sequestered this past semester completely mired in these last two large papers I was writing. I am finally finished and really enjoying relaxing! The day after I finished Avi told me he got me a gift for working so hard and handed me ticked to Blind Melon. I knew I have been pretty sleep deprived but I was certain it said Blind Melon, and that they had not played a live show since 1995 when the lead singer Shannon Hoon died from a cocaine overdose. Mind you I had just finished writing a paper on the history of the idea of bodily resurrection, so my first thought was, wait Shannon’s back? Then I thought: ” oh god Avi got me tickets to a lame cover band!” Finally after staring a looking dumb, Avi explained that he had been downloading some Blind Melon shows and stumbled across one from April, 2008, and after a similar state of dumbfoundedness he found out that Blind Melon got back together with a new lead singer.

In 2006 the original members Rogers Stevens (lead guitar), Brad Smith (bass, flute, back vocals), Glen Graham (drums and percussion),Chris Thorn (guitar, steel guitar, mandolin and harmonica) teamed up with Travis Warren who was working on his own band and was friends with some of the members and they recently recorded a new album.

We went to see them play last night and I was some what skeptical, I wanted Travis to sound like Shannon, but I also didn’t. We were blown away, the old songs sounded right and not like a lame copy, Travis’ voice, like Shannon’s, is one of the instruments! It was surreal to listen to my favorite songs live, but I was more striken by their new work. Despite the fact that there has been a 13 year hiatus and a new lead vocalist their new album sounds exaclt how I would have envisioned their fourth album.

I had always felt semi-embarrassed to admit that Blind Melon was my favorite band, not because they don’t rock, but because I was concerned that I was acting like those people that never get over highschool (or middleschool, Blind Melon was the first CD I ever bought, in the 7th grade). So now I am out of the closet (as the paraphernalia Avi bought me last night will prove!) and can;t wait to see them again. Everyone should check out their first three albums, Blind Melon, Soup, Nico, and their new one- For My Friends!

]]> http://flaxfamily.com/post/melonhead/feed/ Happy Purim! http://flaxfamily.com/post/happy-purim-2/ http://flaxfamily.com/post/happy-purim-2/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:24:10 +0000 Avi http://flaxfamily.com/post/happy-purim-2/
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

]]> http://flaxfamily.com/post/happy-purim-2/feed/ Mazel Tov to Sima & Mike and families: It’s a Girl! http://flaxfamily.com/post/mazel-tov-to-sima-mike-and-families-its-a-girl/ http://flaxfamily.com/post/mazel-tov-to-sima-mike-and-families-its-a-girl/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:48:14 +0000 Avi http://flaxfamily.com/post/mazel-tov-to-sima-mike-and-families-its-a-girl/ Mini-Sima! Click for slideshow. ]]> http://flaxfamily.com/post/mazel-tov-to-sima-mike-and-families-its-a-girl/feed/ Changing the world through seltzer http://flaxfamily.com/post/changing-the-world-through-seltzer/ http://flaxfamily.com/post/changing-the-world-through-seltzer/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:52:20 +0000 Avi http://flaxfamily.com/post/changing-the-world-through-seltzer/ I’ve posted up some thoughts on personal environmental responsibility.

(I really need to do something to better unify this site with my personal site. Having two different sites has led to me neglecting both. There, I said it. When will I do something about it? Who knows!)

]]> http://flaxfamily.com/post/changing-the-world-through-seltzer/feed/ Review: The Bourne Ultimatum http://flaxfamily.com/post/review-the-bourne-ultimatum/ http://flaxfamily.com/post/review-the-bourne-ultimatum/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:49:15 +0000 Avi http://flaxfamily.com/post/review-the-bourne-ultimatum/ All those so-called professionals have had their say. The box office has spoken. But there are at least 3 people on this planet who are waiting to hear what the Flaxes think before spending their hard-earned moolah on a big summer action flick.

The verdict: One of the best action films ever made. Go see it - on the big screen, it’s worth it.

You heard it here last.

]]> http://flaxfamily.com/post/review-the-bourne-ultimatum/feed/ We’re off http://flaxfamily.com/post/were-off/ http://flaxfamily.com/post/were-off/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:38:17 +0000 Avi http://flaxfamily.com/post/were-off/ We’re on our way to San Francisco - our first time there - to see the Smashing Pumpkins, family, trees, cars, etc. We’ll be there for a week. It’s our first real vacation in two years!

I’m sitting on the floor of a concourse at St. Louis’ airport, sucking juice from the wall, so we can watch Angel on the next plane. It’s nice that they have free wifi here, but when it’s so slow that I actually turn off my iPhone’s wifi, and just use EDGE, something’s not right.

Check back for photos!

]]> http://flaxfamily.com/post/were-off/feed/ Wishlist Updated http://flaxfamily.com/post/wishlist-updated/ http://flaxfamily.com/post/wishlist-updated/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:49:46 +0000 Avi & Elina http://flaxfamily.com/post/wishlist-updated/ In honor of our upcoming fifth anniversary, we’ve… done some online shopping. Please peruse.

]]> http://flaxfamily.com/post/wishlist-updated/feed/ New Niece! http://flaxfamily.com/post/new-niece/ http://flaxfamily.com/post/new-niece/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:09:47 +0000 Avi http://flaxfamily.com/post/new-niece/ מזל טוב to Reuben and Sharon on the birth of a healthy baby girl, at 4:00 this morning!! Mother and baby are both doing well. Photos coming soon, I gotta get down to Baltimore to take them!

Update: Here’s some photos!


Created with Paul’s flickrSLiDR.

]]> http://flaxfamily.com/post/new-niece/feed/ Mazal Tov Jessica!!! http://flaxfamily.com/post/mazal-tov-jessica/ http://flaxfamily.com/post/mazal-tov-jessica/#comments Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:02:08 +0000 Avi http://flaxfamily.com/post/mazal-tov-jessica/ …on your graduation from high school!! We’re super-proud of you!!


Created with Paul’s flickrSLiDR.

And of course, Mazel Tov to Joe, Toby, Josh, and all the family!

]]> http://flaxfamily.com/post/mazal-tov-jessica/feed/ Got Tickets to Smashing Pumpkins at The Fillmore! http://flaxfamily.com/post/got-tickets-to-smashing-pumpkins-at-the-fillmore/ http://flaxfamily.com/post/got-tickets-to-smashing-pumpkins-at-the-fillmore/#comments Sun, 20 May 2007 17:17:13 +0000 Avi http://flaxfamily.com/post/got-tickets-to-smashing-pumpkins-at-the-fillmore/ Excellent! August 1 in San Francisco!

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