Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Wilco pic/article from the new Q!
Thanks Craig! These files are big, watch out.
part one
part 2
Monday, April 29, 2002
Nationwide Wilco Alert!
Wilco will be on Late Show with David Letterman 4/30. I'm hosting a fabulous soiree with a keg and champangne and little Weenies. Or something. Hell, call me, maybe I'll let you come.
Nut N Honey
Today was way uneventful. So just look at all the pictures. Oh, I never found my checkcard for those who were concerened. I have to wait for a new one. No account fraud was evident.
Saturday, April 27, 2002
Starbokks Proudly Presents: Sooznsam's Wacker Hotel Soxoff Chicago Tour 2001!
Sooznsam's Wacker Hotel Soxoff, released last week
In a rare tour in support of their hit folk-y'allternative-hiphop-polka album, foxy duo Sooznsam will be making the following Chicago Appearances:
6-7 Neo "Planet Earth New Wave Nite"
6-8 Garret Popcorn Shops, Michigan Ave
6-9 Singing the Nat'l Anthem and Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Wrigley Field
6-10 Opening for Jeff Tweedy, in the line in front of the Abbey Pub
6-11 Tuman's Alcohol Abuse Center, on a pile of Rolling Rock Kegs near the Pool Table
6-12 Opening for Jeff Tweedy, in the line in front of the Abbey Pub
6-13 Jon Langford's House, serving little cocktail weenies to the staff of Bloodshot Records
Friday, April 26, 2002
Wilco nite tomfoolery!
Me
Lane
Thursday, April 25, 2002
Quote of the Day
"i'm on a mac too and i hate jesus!!" Chokk Fokker
"I Sincererly Miss Those Heavy Metal Bands" or why I live in Chicago
Look at all these shows:
Fri 06/28/02 Gin Blossoms Jammin' At The Zoo
haaaahaaa...Gin Blossoms at the ZOO!
Patti, I expect you'll come visit for this one:
"Rock Fest 2002" Other Side Festival
Wed 07/03/02 Dokken
Wed 07/03/02 Firehouse
Wed 07/03/02 L.A. Guns
Wed 07/03/02 Ratt
Wed 07/03/02 Warrant
If this isn't the best Taste lineup since Wilco last year :P
Thu 07/04/02 Indigo Girls
Thu 07/04/02 Marcia Ball
Thu 07/04/02 Midnight Oil
Fri 07/05/02 Foreigner
Fri 07/05/02 Survivor
Sun 07/07/02 Hootie & The Blowfish
Fri 07/12/02 Superchunk Metro / Smart Bar
Sat 07/13/02 Superchunk House Of Blues
Sun 07/14/02 Superchunk House Of Blues
Rumor has it DBT will be OPENING for Alejandro too!!
Fri 07/19/02 Alejandro Escovedo The Abbey Pub
Sat 07/20/02 Alejandro Escovedo The Abbey Pub
Sun 07/21/02 Drive By Truckers Sheffield Garden
I don't think she can take anymore, Captain!
Yet somehow, POS and I are limping out on the information superhiway (do people use that term anymore?). Tonite: seem to have lost my Visa check card. went to Delilah's (Langford spinning Willie Nelson, hot damn!) and had to bum PBRs off Lane. Hopefully the card is at the store, we shall see.
(Yes the Now playing is correct. STILL listening to that damn album!)
Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Please stand by
I should have a host of fabulous things up tonite, once POS is back in normal shit mode. I have reinstalled Windows 98 se, but haven't gotten to tweak her yet. Keep yr fingers crossed, and may I add how easy it is to find an MS product key thru Google?
Gods bless Google. I hope everyone has bought YHF and the Bennett/Burch.
Tuesday, April 23, 2002
lack of posting...
POS is acting waaaay s-y. I'm going to do some major work on her tonite. Thanks to Shawn for the tech support. You may be hearing from me Wednesday.
The big day!
I got my copies of Wilco's
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and the
Chelsea Walls Soundtrack, scored by Jeff Tweedy. It's so nice after months to have the actual album in my hand. Today is also the day Jay Bennett & Edward Burch's
Palace comes out, which I have been listening to as much as anything else. I ORDER thee to go buy
Palace and
YHF. I was gonna go to Marina Towers and commemerate the cover and take pictures, but I may do that Friday. Last nite at the Hideout waiting for the album was nice, some odd misunderstanding about fisting though. Ed played "Telephone Line" for me. ahhhh ELO. "Rock Aria" indeed!
Sunday, April 21, 2002
Jay Bennett and Edward Burch @ Schubas
This show was fabulous! It was the first time I'd seen them with a band. I love this album a ton, and hope everyone who picks up that other album Tuesday shells out for this one too. The good time was enhanced by my fellow partners in crime up front, Theresa and Jackie, who was celebrating a birthday. Not only do the guys play great music, but they are FUNNY. Jay said they were also selling YHF and the Chelsea Walls soundtrack along with their album. I should have pics from the nite soon.
Saturday, April 20, 2002
Monday nite pics
You've been waiting for these, I know...
(top to bottom, l to r) Tim gives the guys a book by Woody Guthrie: awwwww: later that nite...: documentation of Ed signing my copy of
The palace so I can sell it on eBay: much later that nite: later still (note Matt in background Yawning): Adam looks awfully happy for having James just puked in his dad's car.
Did I mention...
reckless will be selling
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot at midnite monday at the Hideout. Should be a good time! And please, no more than 3 PBRs for me.
The official word
Top 420 events of 4/20
Duuuuude, like I could think of that many!!
Friday, April 19, 2002
Wheee!!
expect much more Wilco tomfoolery in the weekend leading up to the release of
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. The only thing that would make the release party at the Hideout this coming Monday more fun would be if Leroy and Ed were gonna be there. I miss them already!
Good Morning!!
"U GUYS WERE AT SCHUBAS FOR 8 HOURS?"
Yes. For the Wilco listening party from 5:30 (won some nifty stuff) to Cary Hudson, then sticking around for drinks and the Jukebox, we closed the place. We did take a dinner break though, across the street. Cary Hudson was awesome, check him out if you get the chance. And hearing the actual copy of YHF on a giant stereo was amazing. Now excuse me while I figure out where to place my giant YHF cover.
Thursday, April 18, 2002
Hellcab
Last nite Xmike, Kathy and I got a cad from Delilah's to the Closet. We had this insane cab driver who went really fast, cut people off, and said gay people smell! Little did he know...
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
The Palace at 4am (Part I)
This is the new album by former Wilcooer Jay Bennett and Hideout Monday nite fave Edward Burch. Based on the few times I've heard the material live, I though it was going to be a sorta down accoustic album. But it's a poppy explosion!! Definatly pick this up when you pick up Wilco's
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot next Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 16, 2002
uuuuuuuuuuugh
Got to the Hideout at about 12:20 last nite. Proceeded to get drunk as quickly as possible, and buy everyone I know PBRs. Tim Tutten bought me a round to thank me for being supportive at the Martyrs show a few weeks ago, so that was cool. After the Hideout closed we all went to some 4 oclock place in Old Town. After that place closed at 4, Tim invited us back to the Hideout where we sat in the back room with the lights off and everyone drank even more and played music. Other random highlites of the evening include James puking in Adam's dad's car, learning an amazing way to open the wrap on a CD from Ed Burch, sharing a pitcher of Old Style with Leroy..and probably some other great stuff that I just can't remember. The pictures are awesome, I'll try to get them up soon.
I am still drunk from last nite
will post more when sober. was an amazing fucking evening.
Monday, April 15, 2002
Random picture of my future husband
Double Duty
There was no way for me to get out of working tonite, so I have to high tail it over to the Hideout at like 12:30am for the end of Leroy and Ed's last nite til June, as they are going on the road (with Wilco and former Wilco member Jay Bennett). Of course, Saturday nite is the release show for Jay and Ed's album at Schubas. This is gonna be one of those weeks.
Quote of the Day
i miss your blowjobs. AND YOUR PERSONALITY TOO. hahaha -Anonymous ex :P
Sunday, April 14, 2002
Quote of the Day
I was trying to reach Sam, but I got an R.E.M. recording, so I guess I got the wrong number. ~Lane, on my voicemail
The Sadies!!!
The live show is ten times better than the album. Sometimes a (mainly)instrumental can get a bit dull on stage (like second opener Cash Audio, imho) but the Sadies tore it up. They even made opener Jon Langford worth sitting through one more time even though you've seen him ten times this year already, as his backing band. This will be a hard show to top, though with the rosted for the coming month or so, who knows!
Saturday, April 13, 2002
Butt Plug Water Bottle Monster
Mike S. (or should I call him Xmike?) is weird. Today, he came to work, bought a sweatshirt, then proceeded to stretch it using 3 five gallon water jugs and two giant buttlpugs. It was scary looking. End of story. I'm off to rock n roll.
Day off
Watched some tv...Didja know "America's Funniest Home Videos" is still on? I was shocked! Had a lovely dinner at Popeye's, then saw
Bottle Rocket at the Music Box. It was in the intimate theatre. Had a lovely moment listening to Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" in Uptown. It was all synergistic, dude!
and speaking of "AFV", there's a Spanish version on Telemundo at 3:30 am called "Ay Caramba"? It's the same thing, but with hilarious Spanish comentary over the clips. Perfect after a nite of drinking, etc.
Friday, April 12, 2002
Quote of the Day
"should I make hot dogs, or masturbate?" ~as if I would credit that one.
Dear gods! I love this city!
I was on such a high from the beautiful weather, I just had to go out after work. So I met up with Lane at Jake's, the bar w/ all 4 UT cds on the jukebox. I'm walking to the redline afterward and Adam and his friends happen to be driving by, and yell at me to get in. We go to some Gold Coast 4 o clock and just talk music all nite. Of course, they're more on the creative side than me, the mere groupie, but, dammit, it was just a great nite. And I must keep in mind when Adam says he'll take me to the redline, I can ususally finagle all the way home ;)
Thursday, April 11, 2002
Should we talk about the weather?
I cannot believe how amazing it is out there right now! We almost closed the store to go to the beach (just kidding if yr reading this boss). Wow, it's just days like this where I'm glad to be alive. Nothing is really happening, so it's all about the weather right now. 74 fucking degrees! WOOHOO!!
I suck once more!!
Happy belated Brithday Ethan!! From your #17 asskisser! Well, last time I checked I was only #17, but probably falling more since I missed the bday. I'm probably down to like #502. Hopefully this will keep me up in the standings.
I knew something was up with those fucking Canadians. Well, all of 'em except Sloan. If Sloan took over the world it would be okay.
Canadian World Domination
Wednesday, April 10, 2002
So sue me
I zonked out last nite at 12:45 am. Am pulling a 12 hour day today. Went to the Hideout Monday, second to last show before Leroy and Edward's respective tours. Kelly Kessler and the Wichita Shut Ins Featuring Lawrence Peters (who is also my fave bartender at the Hideout) did a great set. I highly recommend their EP. There's a lot of fun stuff coming up though, so if you want to stalk me you can find me at Schuba's this Saturday for the Sadies, and then big fun at Schuba's NEXT Thursday with the
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot listening party and Cary Hudson after that. woohoo!
Tuesday, April 09, 2002
Sorry for the late update.
and the fact that there isn't much of one!
tonite, I promise.
Monday, April 08, 2002
Vienna Beef
Sooz calls me in the middle of lunch, and I'm eating hotdogs, which is now cold, but I don't care...so I broke out the Vienna Beef hat she got for me. We were walking past Chipmunks, and all the guys were wearing these hats, so I said I want one, and she just walked in and got me one! It was one of the coolest moments.
Quote of the day
That's a little
too gay. ~Mike S.
Sunday, April 07, 2002
Lasagna!
My wish has come true, I was brought lasagna at work. Life is good.
WILCO!!!
Last nights Jeff Tweedy solo show at the 500 capacity club Martyrs turned into a full blown Wilco mini show. I knew something was up when JP started plugging in Jeff's Moogerfoogers. Jeff came out and did "Sunken Treasure", "New Madrid", "I'm the Man who Loves You" and "Wait Up" in which he wandered away and sang sans microphone, trying to get the crowd to shut up. I was able to hear quite nicely, as I had staked out the spot right in front of Tweedy's monitor.
Then the whole band came out and did full rocking versions of the Unified Theory of Everything song, (I think it's really called something about "Seasons", "Spiders" (which is the private beach in Michigan song), "Reservations", "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart", "War on War", "Be Not So Fearful" (a cover), and "Always in Love". It was amazing, needless to say. I'm still recovering. And my appologies to anyone standing next to me during "Always in Love" as I'm sure my dancing annoyed the crap out of you.
And to the girl in front with me who bought me a PBR: if you are at the Hideout Monday nite, drinks are on me.
Speaking of the Hideout, Leroy and Edward were the show's openers. It was kind of weird hearing the songs with drums (courtesey Glen Kotche) and mics. Not to say they weren't good. And Tim Tuten's Tweedy Intro Rappy thing was amazing, I hope it was taped.
Saturday, April 06, 2002
Screw you, Dr. Love!!
Love Calculator
Dr. Love thinks a relationship might work out between samantha ross and jason lee, but the chance is very small. A successful relationship is possible, but you both have to work on it. Do not sit back and think that it will all work out fine, because it might not be working out the way you wanted it to. Spend as much time with each other as possible. Again, the chance of this relationship working out is very small, so even when you do work hard on it, it still might not work out.
Double trouble!!
Happy consecutive birthdays to two of my bestest friends in the world! Both Donna and Drew have seen me at my best, worst and drunkest, and have lived to tell. I could never thank them both for everything they have helped me with in the past few years, so I won't bother. I will merely post embarrassing pictures of them.
Conan O'Brien stole the Jesus sports statues from me
Well, I stole 'em from Slevy in the first place. But he actually ordered them and showed them on the air tonite. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, go back into my archive around 12/24 I think.
I have nothing better to post...
d: baseball!
Me: lmao!!
d: Stock up on Montreal Expos apparel!
d: Ryan Adams is opening for Alanis Morrisette! >:o
Me: por qua?
Me: i know, isnt that GAY?!
d: I hope he enjoys his playing his playstation on his tourbus and schmoozing with carson on trl
d: they are coming to my quaint village
Me: i saw him in as big a venue as id like, no WAY am i giving $ to alanis!
d: fuck alanis
d: she will make him suck her dick!
Me: dude, this entire conversation is quote of the day fodder
d: then he will score the soundtrack to a dave coulier movie.
d: and she will write a song about him.
Me: that would be so fucking rad!!
d: like pat garrett and billy the kid
Me: wait, do you really think you ought to know is about uncle...what was his name?
d: ?
d: bob dylan
Me: no no, dave's character on full house
d: uncle joey
d: oh shit
Me: shit?
d: there is going to be Full House: The Motion Picture
d: and Ryan Adams will score it
Me: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
d: and play Kimmy Gibler's husband
Me: LMAO!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
d: michelle sees ryan adams on trl and wants to go to his concert
d: but its sold out
d: the premise of the movie is going to get tickets
d: satr wars feeaks on nn
d: cnn
Me: ooh?
Me: SHIT?!! i need to see about tickets!!
Me: im cussing like a fucking sailor tontite
Me: sleep deprived
d: he will record an album with alanis
d: and elton
d: Ryan Adam$
d: vintage expos t-shirts will be hot in ten years!
Me: ya think? vintage now?
d: buy them in bulk
d: then wear the crap out of em
Friday, April 05, 2002
Guitarist Cleared of Drunken Mid-Air Rampage
Fri Apr 5,10:25 AM ET
By Sinead O'Hanlon
LONDON (Reuters) - Rock star Peter Buck from top-selling American band R.E.M (news - web sites). was acquitted Friday of a drunken mid-air rampage and assaulting staff on a British Airways flight from Seattle.
The jury at Isleworth Crown Court in west London found the guitarist not guilty of being drunk on an aircraft, two counts of assaulting crew members and one of damaging British Airways property.
"I am grateful to the court, the jury, my lawyers, my family, friends and supporters who have stood by me throughout this experience," Buck said in a statement read out by his lawyer Neil Blundell after the verdict.
"I am obviously relieved to be finished here and I look forward to turning my attention to my family, my band and our music."
During the three-week trial, the court was told that Buck, 45, went on an alcohol-fueled rampage through the first-class cabin on a British Airways flight from Seattle on his way to perform a concert in front of Nelson Mandela in London last April.
The prosecution accused Buck of consuming 15 glasses of wine, overturning a cart, assaulting two cabin crew members, trying to open the emergency exit and trying to hide a knife up his sleeve.
Buck's defense said the musician had blacked out after taking a sleeping pill with alcohol.
A string of rock stars lined up to testify on Buck's behalf, telling the court such behavior was totally out of character.
R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe told the court Buck was "gentle and kind" and the perfect definition of a "Southern Gentleman."
"He is someone who is considerate to all people and genteel, and he follows the golden rule of treating people as you want to be treated no matter who they are."
U2 front man Bono said Buck was a "peaceable" man who preferred spending time with his children to living the high life. "I have never, ever seen him drunk. I have absolutely never seen him taking drugs."
R.E.M., one of the most successful rock bands in the world, has sold an estimated 40 million records worldwide, according to its label, Warner Bros. Records.
Formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 with a line-up of Buck, Stipe, Mike Mills and Bill Berry, the band has released 16 albums and had a string of hits including "Losing My Religion," "Stand" and "Shiny Happy People."
After his arrest at Heathrow last year, Buck released a statement saying: "I am very sorry for the incident and, of course, very embarrassed about the whole thing."
I should be asleep
I open the store tommorow, okay today when you are reading this, and I'm not yet tired. Had a rad evening where I finally got to see Skokie. Not quite the hotbed of humor that is Wacker Drive, but it is just so much fun to say.
Got in fight with Meggie and Tickey at work, who seem to think Jason Lee is their husband too. Meggie suggest we become Mormon. I think we'd have to quit the sex shop. Hell, someone tried to tell me he was a Scientologist, not that there's anything WRONG with that...
Thursday, April 04, 2002
oops, none of that glamour I spoke of
Did have a great 2 hour phone conversation though :)
Drawing Flies: A review
okay a synopsis: wellfare kids in Vancouver take off for the woods when their benefits are cut off. Lee's character is actually obsessed with finding bigfoot. and there's a scene of a bunch of men in diapers. I especially like it when Lee's character takes off his shirt and smears bigfoot poo on him. Would I recommend this? Well, it has all yr favorite actors from Kevin Smith's movies (including Silent Bob himself) and Jason Mewes as someone other than Jay who still calls people gay and smokes pot though.
and after reading the
All Movie Guide bio on Jason Lee, I think I know why I'm crushsessed with him:"Discovered by director Kevin Smith, who gave him his first break with a lead role in Mallrats (1995), Lee went on to win over critics and audiences with his portrayals of men who often harbored some degree of endearing immaturity and/or sweet-natured dorkiness. "
I'm all about "endearing immaturity and/or sweet-natured dorkiness".
Wednesday, April 03, 2002
My new husband to be
I have a new found crushession on Jason Lee. Lee's credits include: Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Almost Famous, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Vanilla Sky, and long forgotten Drawing Flies.
I actually bought that last gem, and will post a review as soon as possible.
zzzzzzzz
I slept late today. Still need to do the damn laundry. I know this isn't the sort of glamorous stuff you come here to read. I'll try and go out tonite so I have something more interesting to write about then Family Ties reruns and such.
What would we do baby, without us?
I find myself enjoying these Family Ties repeats waaaay too much.
Tuesday, April 02, 2002
My Rockstar friends
Seems as though all my wimin friends are Bjork, except Patti who is a Macy Gray. I don't know if we can hang out anymore, us Bjorks may be too wacky for you. As for the guys, I know a Beck and a Chris Isaac...hmmmm...
Quote of the morning
How do you become a born-again Christian if you were Jewish in the first place? - Derek
I really love Celine
okay that was my lame attempt at april fools humour. went to the hideout tonite, back in the bar thank the gods! met up with some cool people tonite...on the one hand, was nice getting a ride home, but on the other hand, not cool not getting to go to the red line dunkin donuts. win some, lose some.
Monday, April 01, 2002
quotes of the day
do you just not read
murmurs? -Ethan
so basically when you think of me, you see a 5'10" tongue, eh? -shall remain nameless :P
It's a comic book, alright, not your dick. Show some respect! - Brodie (deleted scene from
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back)
R.E.M. to Lend Song to Burger King Commercial
from Pitchfork
Mike Mills prefers his Boca burger flame-broiled
Brian J. Daignault reports:
In light of Burger King's recent unveiling of a vegan burger on domestic shores, R.E.M. has reportedly decided to allow the multi-national meat powerhouse access to the mid-90's single "Shiny Happy People." The inclusion of such a menu selection heralds a new age, one which PETA (one of Michael Stipe's pet causes, heh) has been celebrating for weeks now, ending their protests against the corporation and even going so far as to hand out free "BK Veggie" sandwiches to patrons at select restaurants.
"We really feel that Burger King's decision to release this product is a positive one, and will have great impact on the way middle America thinks and eats," read a statement posted on the band's official website Friday. With a vegan option now available at all 8,000 Burger Kings in the United States, they may have a point. As for the song selection, Stipe elaborates: "That song really didn't get the airplay we felt it deserved when it was released. This is kind of our chance to rectify that... and I, for one, believe that Americans will indeed be shinier and happier after eating this sandwich and hopefully altering their diets to exclude meat."
This is not the first time Madison Avenue has come knocking at R.E.M.'s door. Just last month the manufacturers of sleeping pill Ambien approached the Athens, Georgia trio about supplying a song for their new marketing effort. The popular sleep aid was made the scapegoat for Peter Buck's alleged air-rage incident last year, where he allegedly lost control of himself on a British Airways flight after washing a sleeping pill down with a glass of wine. "I feel very badly about the negative attention I have garnered for this wonderful medicine," the sheepish guitarist said from his London hotel room. "And one way to really soften the blow would be to contribute [some music] to their new commercial." No word yet on which track the band might select, but may we humbly suggest "I've Been High?"
This new Celine album ROCKS!!
I am really delighted with the new direction Celine Dion has taken with her latest album. The songs are so much more introspective, and the orchestration flawless. I highly urge you to check it out ASAP!
