tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358337232024-03-13T12:14:31.175-07:00Amateur ChemistGuitars, Synthesizers..... Concert Photos & ReviewsAmateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.comBlogger1325125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-51895875764911288892013-10-17T22:48:00.000-07:002013-10-17T22:48:51.224-07:00My OC Weekly cover story about my journey with cancer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my cover story on <a href="http://www.ocweekly.com/2013-10-17/music/andrew-youssef-last-shot-stage-iv-colon-cancer/">OC Weekly</a> about my journey with cancer.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-17087505867613130702013-10-11T18:59:00.001-07:002013-10-11T18:59:33.679-07:00Last Shot: Make A "Wish"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my 31th Last Shot column about my battle with Stage IV colon cancer over at <a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/10/last_shot_make_a_wish_nine_inch_nails.php">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-54960102139620032013-10-03T14:30:00.002-07:002013-10-03T14:30:56.285-07:00Depeche Mode at the Staples Center (10/2/13)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amateurchemist/10075159446/" title="depeche_mode-staples_center_ACY9105 by amateurchemist, on Flickr"><img alt="depeche_mode-staples_center_ACY9105" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7333/10075159446_8a2b2c8e2a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Check out my photos of <a href="http://www.depechemode.com/">Depeche Mode</a> at <a href="http://www.staplescenter.com/">Staples Center</a> over at <a href="http://www.stereogum.com/1505701/photos-depeche-mode-staples-center-los-angeles-10213/concert/">Stereogum</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-90931670059686921422013-10-02T14:26:00.000-07:002013-10-03T14:31:24.996-07:00Last Shot: Shake The Disease<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my 29th Last Shot column about my battle with Stage IV colon cancer over at <a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/10/last_shot_shake_the_disease_1.php">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-40082010298841707112013-09-30T14:54:00.003-07:002013-09-30T14:54:55.639-07:00Depeche Mode at the Staples Center (9/28/13)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amateurchemist/9995962364/" title="depeche_mode-staples_center_ACY8255 by amateurchemist, on Flickr"><img alt="depeche_mode-staples_center_ACY8255" height="333" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5325/9995962364_77dd6dffa6.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Check out my photos of <a href="http://www.depechemode.com/">Depeche Mode</a> at the<a href="http://www.staplescenter.com/"> Staples Center</a> over at <a href="http://www.ocweekly.com/slideshow/depeche-mode-staples-center-40443433/">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-52454656860972759872013-09-26T13:44:00.002-07:002013-09-26T13:44:38.740-07:00Last Shot: In This Twilight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my 28th Last Shot column about my battle with Stage IV colon cancer over at <a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/09/last_shot_in_this_twilight.php">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-63146580074377342722013-09-05T15:11:00.002-07:002013-09-05T15:12:01.754-07:00Last Shot: Nine Inch Nails Helps Me Find My Way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my 27th Last Shot column about my battle with Stage IV colon cancer over at <a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/09/last_shot_nine_inch_nails_helps_me_find_my_way.php">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-78283137285036800252013-08-29T21:04:00.000-07:002013-08-29T21:04:07.377-07:00Black Sabbath at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amateurchemist/9618651491/" title="black_sabbath-verizon_wireless_amphitheatre_ACY5924 by amateurchemist, on Flickr"><img alt="black_sabbath-verizon_wireless_amphitheatre_ACY5924" height="333" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3784/9618651491_831568186b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Check out my photos of <a href="http://www.blacksabbath.com/">Black Sabbath</a> at the <a href="http://www.livenation.com/venues/14469/verizon-wireless-amphitheater-irvine">Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre</a> over at <a href="http://www.ocweekly.com/slideshow/black-sabbath-verizon-wireless-amphitheater-40267175/">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-4944079388631559252013-08-28T16:44:00.000-07:002013-08-29T21:03:12.246-07:00Last Shot: FYF Fest 1* Cancer 0 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my 26th Last Shot column about my battle with Stage IV colon cancer over at <a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/08/last_shot_fyf_fest_1_cancer_0.php">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-70284567834708230552013-08-19T15:22:00.001-07:002013-08-19T15:22:19.496-07:00Queens of the Stone Age at the Gibson Amphitheatre<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amateurchemist/9548266055/" title="queens_of_the_stone_age-gibson_amphitheatre_ACY4941 by amateurchemist, on Flickr"><img alt="queens_of_the_stone_age-gibson_amphitheatre_ACY4941" height="333" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3677/9548266055_b03d8cbb78.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Check out my photos of <a href="http://www.qotsa.com/">Queens of the Stone Age</a> at the <a href="http://www.citywalkhollywood.com/concerts.php">Gibson Amphitheatre</a> over at <a href="http://www.ocweekly.com/slideshow/queens-of-the-stone-age-gibson-amphitheatre-40192263/">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-52392495359357769782013-08-15T17:33:00.003-07:002013-08-15T17:33:56.138-07:00Last Shot: Outside Lands 1 Cancer 0<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my 25th Last Shot column about my battle with Stage IV colon cancer over at <a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/08/last_shot_outside_lands_1_cancer_0.php">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-17268320211723534632013-08-12T16:12:00.002-07:002013-08-12T16:12:42.320-07:00The National at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amateurchemist/9496085953/" title="the_national-hollywood_forever_cemetery_ACY2134 by amateurchemist, on Flickr"><img alt="the_national-hollywood_forever_cemetery_ACY2134" height="333" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2829/9496085953_cd9a2d94b7.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Check out my photos of <a href="http://americanmary.com/">The National</a> at the <a href="http://hollywoodforever.com/">Hollywood Forever Cemetery</a> over at <a href="http://www.stereogum.com/1434851/photos-the-national-daughter-hollywood-forever-cemetery-hollywood-81113/concert/">Stereogum</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-49019691892953955282013-08-08T09:49:00.001-07:002013-08-08T09:49:53.865-07:00Last Shot: A New Chemotherapy Drug Means New Side Effects<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my 24th Last Shot column about my battle with Stage IV colon cancer over at <a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/08/last_shot_new_drug_new_sidects.php">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-24080485177680272352013-08-01T13:15:00.001-07:002013-08-01T13:15:06.495-07:00The Flaming Lips at the Pacific Amphitheatre<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amateurchemist/9414429569/" title="flaming_lips-pacific_amphitheatre_ACY4531 by amateurchemist, on Flickr"><img alt="flaming_lips-pacific_amphitheatre_ACY4531" height="333" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2866/9414429569_955ecc0798.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Check out my photos of <a href="http://www.flaminglips.com/?frontpage=true">The Flaming Lips</a> at the <a href="http://www.pacamp.com/pa/">Pacific Amphitheatre</a> over at <a href="http://www.stereogum.com/1423631/photos-the-flaming-lips-the-growlers-pacific-amphitheatre-costa-mesa-73113/concert/">Stereogum</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-28565045977671307672013-07-31T10:25:00.000-07:002013-08-01T13:00:18.177-07:00Last Shot: Navigating the World of a Clinical Drug Trial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my 23rd Last Shot column about my battle with Stage IV colon cancer over at <a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/08/last_shot_clinical_drug_trial.php">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-37658815262267217792013-07-29T21:17:00.001-07:002013-07-29T21:17:19.122-07:00Save Ferris at the Pacific Amphitheatre<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amateurchemist/9387291942/" title="save_ferris-pacific_amphitheatre_ACY3230 by amateurchemist, on Flickr"><img alt="save_ferris-pacific_amphitheatre_ACY3230" height="333" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2858/9387291942_6af4062a18.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Check out my photos of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/saveferrisofficial">Save Ferris</a> at the <a href="http://www.pacamp.com/pa/">Pacific Amphitheatre</a> over at <a href="http://www.ocweekly.com/slideshow/save-ferris-the-pacific-amphitheatre-40067132/">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-83735347962750783862013-07-28T21:10:00.000-07:002013-07-29T21:13:36.551-07:00Weezer at the Pacific Amphitheatre<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amateurchemist/9377668719/" title="weezer-pacific_amphitheatre_ACY0674 by amateurchemist, on Flickr"><img alt="weezer-pacific_amphitheatre_ACY0674" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7304/9377668719_cf6b4c7f8b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Check out my photos of <a href="http://weezer.com/">Weezer</a> at the <a href="http://www.pacamp.com/pa/">Pacific Amphitheatre</a> over at <a href="http://www.ocweekly.com/slideshow/weezer-the-pacific-amphitheatre-40062771/">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-88640673940416928942013-07-25T13:47:00.000-07:002013-07-29T21:04:35.794-07:00The Postal Service at the Greek Theatre Night 2 (7/24/13)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amateurchemist/9365052097/" title="the_postal_service-greek_theatre_ACY9723 by amateurchemist, on Flickr"><img alt="the_postal_service-greek_theatre_ACY9723" height="333" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3783/9365052097_02b8407d91.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Check out my photos of <a href="http://postalservicemusic.net/">The Postal Service</a> at the <a href="http://www.greektheatrela.com/">Greek Theatre</a> over at <a href="http://www.stereogum.com/1416191/photos-the-postal-service-divine-fits-baths-greek-theatre-los-angeles-72413/concert/">Stereogum</a>. Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-86659923197863409032013-07-24T21:03:00.000-07:002013-07-29T21:04:21.997-07:00The Postal Service at the Greek Theatre Night 1 (7/23/13)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amateurchemist/9358062913/" title="the_postal_service-greek_theatre_ACY8796 by amateurchemist, on Flickr"><img alt="the_postal_service-greek_theatre_ACY8796" height="376" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2848/9358062913_8e1b12cc92_o.jpg" width="565" /></a><br />
Check out my photos of <a href="http://postalservicemusic.net/">The Postal Service</a> at the <a href="http://www.greektheatrela.com/">Greek Theatre</a> over at<a href="http://www.ocweekly.com/slideshow/postal-service-the-greek-theatre-40062770/"> OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-24252939869416856672013-07-23T12:49:00.000-07:002013-07-29T21:04:49.777-07:00Last Shot: The Postal Service Deliver a Much Needed Boost<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my 22nd Last Shot column about my battle with Stage IV colon cancer over at <a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/07/last_shot_the_postal_service.php">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-90053668280275183162013-07-18T20:25:00.002-07:002013-07-20T11:47:17.043-07:00Belle and Sebastian at the Santa Barbara Bowl<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amateurchemist/9316673122/" title="belle_and_sebastian-santa_barbara_bowl_ACY7418 by amateurchemist, on Flickr"><img alt="belle_and_sebastian-santa_barbara_bowl_ACY7418" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7400/9316673122_910f6f7b0d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Check out my photos of <a href="http://www.belleandsebastian.com/">Belle and Sebastian</a> at the <a href="http://www.sbbowl.com/">Santa Barbara Bowl</a> over at <a href="http://www.stereogum.com/1410052/photos-belle-and-sebastian-best-coast-santa-barbara-bowl-santa-barbara-71713/concert/">Stereogum</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-17292762393345033912013-07-17T20:11:00.000-07:002013-07-18T20:22:37.610-07:00Last Shot: Battling the Everyday Pain of Cancer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my 21st Last Shot column about my battle with Stage IV colon cancer over at <a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/07/last_shot_cancer_is_a_pain.php">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-43118780547896110822013-07-12T15:39:00.001-07:002013-07-12T15:39:28.560-07:00Palms at the Observatory<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amateurchemist/9272199416/" title="palms-observatory_ACY6308 by amateurchemist, on Flickr"><img alt="palms-observatory_ACY6308" height="376" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2870/9272199416_3366af7b66_o.jpg" width="565" /></a><br />
Check out my photos of<a href="http://palmsband.com/"> Palms</a> at the <a href="http://www.observatoryoc.com/">Observatory</a> over at <a href="http://www.ocweekly.com/slideshow/palms-the-observatory-39977633/">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-56412183079437584162013-07-11T10:21:00.002-07:002013-07-11T10:21:18.673-07:00Last Shot: Survivalism with Nine Inch Nails<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my twentieth Last Shot column about my battle with Stage IV colon cancer over at <a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/07/last_shot_nine_inch_nails.php">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35833723.post-33978827776097922942013-07-04T15:38:00.001-07:002013-07-04T15:38:26.897-07:00Last Shot: Getting a PET scan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my nineteenth Last Shot column about my battle with Stage IV colon cancer over at <a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/07/last_shot_getting_a_pet_scan.php">OC Weekly</a>.Amateur Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892068909988573340noreply@blogger.com0