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On this day. . . Franz Ferdinand in 2004 and 2006

Does anyone still remember this band? I half do. I used to be beyond in love with them. I have already written extensively about how my love affair with them began in my mag Toaster, so this post is just to spotlight that it was today - March 22nd 2004 that I first made their acquaintance.

My friend Claire and I took lead singer Alex Krapanos [sic] on a mini-tour of the guitar shops of Portland.

He ended up buying a guitar at Old Town Music, which he used during their in-store performance at Jackpot Records.

Skip ahead to me having seen them 13 times in six different countries and it's March 22 2006 and I'm back in Portland. My mom and I tagged along to their night of karaoke after their show opening for Death Cab for Cutie at memorial Coliseum (not the first time we've done karaoke with them) only this time my participation was impeded by the club actually checking my ID as opposed to karaoke at Lola's room when I committed a Vice sin by singing a non-duet with another person-'Everybody's Working for the Weekend'.

I got to hang out and eat Chinese food, but not sing while Franz, Belle and Sebastian members, and New Pornographers took to the stage that 2006 night.

'All For You, Sophia' Franz Ferdinand MP3

And a baby makes 3, or 5 in bands' case

Esther who is beyond the love of my fashion life and her husband Paul Thomson, drummer of Franz "I used to like them" Ferdinand have finally had their summer baby! Excitement! It better be beautiful and fashionable and if they write a beautiful song about it, they better not ruin it by doing a crappy re-recorded version of it because that only worked for 'This Fire' (and not 'Eleanor')

¡Tenían un bebé!/Let's put two new people on stage to replace one