Friday was a great day...and night! The weather finally turned around here so it's no longer 105. Friday was actually cool and the weekend was awesome, 80's and sunny. A perfect setting for Friday night's show: Hobble and the Dicks, at the Ritz on 6th Street. Now, years ago, the Ritz was THE place in Austin to see shows. We used to see all the bands there: deadhorse, dread, nuclear assault, fear...so many more. But then it closed down and re-opened as a bar downstairs and a small club upstairs. It's still this way except now, the live shows have returned to the bar part and that's good for many reasons: the Ritz has a great space with plenty of room, great acoustics and is frequented by very beautiful women. Sure, there are men there, but, you know, I'm a guy and...Anyway, Hobble and the Dicks played and what a show it was! Hobble opened and played their standard, quality set to their loyal fans. Then, it was time for the Dicks. These guys are legends from 20 years ago and, though a bit older, still are able to rock it with intensity and passion. Age, it seems, is irrelevant to great art. If it's great, and can be performed as it was created, then it's timeless. Timelessness and general applicability are key elements of great art, IMHO. Does it transmit across time? Is it still relevant today? Then it's great! Art is a favorite topic of mine. In university, I had an art teacher. On her office door was a one inch x one inch piece of paper on which was written: this is art. That little fact hit me like a ton of bricks. If that is true, then art truly is subjective. If the artist says it's art, then it is, in fact, art. I like that. And the two bands we saw, Hobble and the Dicks, are true artists performing art. This is art.