What are you doing this Friday night? Well, if you live in Indianapolis then you need to be heading over to the Vogue to see one of Indy’s up and coming rock bands. These guys have not played Indianapolis in quite some time but are ready to rock the house with the 80’s cover band 16 Candles.

Borrow Tomorrow is an Indianapolis based rock band that not only impresses on their polished instrumentals but also with some educated and experienced songwriting. They perform songs like Shy Away and Looking that will not only have you swaying in your chair but will have you begging to sing along. They also drop some slower songs on you like Wicker Park Suite that have front man Chris Jerles on keys. Regardless if he is caressing the keyboard or melting faces with his guitar, his voice is what makes him worth watching. His voice is not clean and clear cut like you might expect yet dirty and rusty that plays perfect into their overall sound. Throw lead guitar from Robert Newport in the mix and you have a duo that can play off each other all night long.

Keeping things in the family, Robert’s brother Andrew is behind them hiding behind the drum kit. Although you might go an entire show and never see his face you will know he is there from his intense solos and his adrenaline packed ambiance. But someone you will notice, and will remember as well, is the bass player Randall Trumbell. Standing on the side moving ever so softly to the sounds you will find him in his own little world slapping the bass with affection. Always sporting blue glasses and a sport coat he is hard to miss and impossible to forget.

Regardless of the quality of music these four guys produce, they are also some of the nicest guys you will ever meet. They make a point after every show to shake every hand and to sign every CD. These guys are some of the hardest workingmen in the business and it shows in their entire presence. So this Friday make sure you see them at the Vogue in Broad Ripple. This is a show that you cannot afford to miss.

(If you head over to the merchandise table during the show and talk with Ricky Potts (from rickyleepotts.com) and mention this article you will get a free CD.)

The Mission:

Hoosier hospitality is inherent in all of us. It’s caring on a personal level. It’s performing random acts of kindness. It’s giving a ride to a friend, helping a sick neighbor or simply buying a stranger a cup of coffee. In these challenging times, the Indianapolis Colts are launching the “Help a Hoosier…and then some” campaign to help strengthen our community and empower Hoosiers to create change by engaging in random acts of kindness across the State of Indiana.

Go to The Colts’ Help a Hoosier Site to participate.

If you know much about me you know I enjoy and am fairly active on twitter. It was good to notice something this evening as I was reading a news story on the WISHTV8 website that’s currently in beta I guess.

Down in the sidebar of the site is a box listing some of their site tools. Included in the list: RSS Feeds, Mobile, Weather Alerts, Newsletters, Closing Alerts and my favorite now to see them active and promoting their activity on Twitter.

A little bit of Indianapolis history was written and erased from the books Saturday morning. The RCA Dome was imploded to make room for the expanding convention center.

If you’re on twitter and would like to share your own memories of the RCA dome you can post what you’d like with the hashtag of #dome. Of course if you’d just like to read what other people have written you can perform a twitter search for the same #dome tag and see what everyone else remembers.

Have you heard of twitter? Very quickly it’s a micro-blogging application (140 character limits to each message) that lets you share information and stay in touch with people all over the world that are also on twitter. Think of it as a virtual water cooler at your office that you can always have a little conversation around throughout the day.

The people you’re interested in following what they’re saying you “follow”. You receive those people’s updates (a.k.a. tweets) and the dialogue begins when you see something interesting.

I’m eager to find more and more local Indianapolis people who twitter (a.k.a. tweeps) and would love to follow the conversation your having. If you’re looking for some people to start following, all the photos above are great places to start.

If I mentioned you above, I’d love to have you say a little hello and maybe give a quick reason of why you chose Indy as your place to live right now.

I’m still adding more and more people to my follow list, so if you’re not on it, just let me know and I’ll start following you if you’re from Indianapolis or the immediate surrounding areas.

Soon I’ll add a page to this site that we can kind of work like a little directory of local Indy tweeps. Be sure you’re on the page, and let the conversation begin.

UPDATE: Here’s the new Indy Twitterers page. Be sure and follow the instructions for adding yourself to the directory.

Isn’t that a great photo? I love photography with unique perspectives or viewpoints that make you see things in a completely different way than you normally would otherwise.

Are you looking for some great photos of Indianapolis? Are you a photographer and would like to share your photos of Indianapolis with others?

There’s an I Choose Indy flickr group where you can both find and share great photos of Indianapolis with others. There’s even a great city street map with locations highlighted where photos exist.

A quick scan of the group gives you photos of the Indy skyline, local professional sports,  and many other great photos of local events and attractions.