The Donnas at Crystal Bay Club

We went to see The Donnas in Crystal Bay on Saturday, and it was one of the most fun shows I've been to in years. Minus the part where I missed my turn on the way up and wound up doing laps around Lake Tahoe for an hour, of course. For all of you who rag me about always showing up to concerts early, this is why. See the review here.

Back in business

Forced Perspective made at least a temporary return Friday in the pages of the Carson Times. My boss asked me to pinch hit after one of our usual columnists called in lazy and, oddly enough, readers immediately started e-mailing to ask who the new guy was and if he'd be sticking around. I'd like to think it will be a permanent arrangement, but I'm not holding my breath. CT is still run by the RGJ, the outfit that forcibly retired my dad, Cory Farley, after he was named Reno's most popular media personality 26 out of the past 27 years. Based on their initial response to my piece, management doesn't find either of us particularly amusing.
Speaking of my dad, he's recently become the hottest commodity in Reno since Shannyn Sossamon left town. He showed up on the nightly news Thursday to announce that his column will now be running in the alt weekly Reno News and Review and he'll be doing commentary on KOLO a couple times a week. He's also guesting on a radio talk show Monday morning. I bet somebody over at the ol' RGJ is wishing they'd thought to put a non-compete clause into his severance package right about now...