A REASON TO BELIEVE

People find religion all the time. In dreams, in boxcars, in 'Three Men And a Baby'. If you look hard enough, you'll find *something*. That's one half of it. Effort.

The other half of the equation is redemption. That's something worth seeking! Let's quantify it:

Effort + ? = Redemption

For you algebra geeks (down in the aisles!) that's 'Redemption' - 'Effort' = ?

So what is '?'

It's the HIVES. They're playing tomorrow night at Webster Hall, and they've got me. Never have I seen a juggernaut extinguish so many with so little. They rock songs like your biggest grandfather swats horseflies, and it looks so cool and sounds so when he snaps the belt that you don't even notice his pants around his ankles. (Grandma does, though!)

The last Hives show was one of the best I've ever seen. Tomorrow's will be better. I will snap hipsters in half during 'Outsmarted'.

(I'll get back to providing links eventually.)