The other day on the way home from Hatta (see Hatta Photos) we stopped on the side of the road at a rug / pottery salesman. I'd say "rug / pottery store" but it really wasn't - it was kind of a garage with rugs hanging everywhere and about a hundred pots of every size, shape and color out front on the dirt. If it hadn't been dusk I'd have taken a photo - but by the time we got there the light was pretty much gone.

Anyway, I opted to stay in the car as Liz looked at the wares. Personally I don't think I need any more rugs or pottery. I'm good. So while I waited for Liz I turned on the old iPod that we have wired through the car stereo. A song by Less Than Jake came on. They're a pretty small Florida-based ska punk band who have been around since the early 1990s. They've had a bunch of albums, some on indie labels but also a few on majors such as Capitol, Sire and Warner Brothers. Still, you've probably never heard of them.

Anyway, as I'm listening to "History of a Boring Town" I start to wonder, is this the first time that anyone's ever listened to Less Than Jake while in Hatta, UAE?

I mean, isn't it wholly possible?

But the funny thing is that Less Than Jake sings often about leaving their quiet hometown for the big lights of a city ... which might hit a chord with the teenagers of sleepy little Hatta. So if any Hattan (?) teenagers are reading, check out LessThanJake.com. You might dig it.

Odd side note - my brother did some artwork for their website a few years back, which was cool.