Tuesday, June 29, 2004
gooooooodbye judy :(
sigh, judy is leaving for portland with the hippies and their devil sticks, and i have imbibed toooo much red wine.
Cinnamatosis
Noah is trying to tell me that you can get some sort of cinnamon related illness from eating too much cinnamon. I cannot find any evidence of this on the www via google, or even mamma, the mother of all search engines. anyone know?
Monday, June 28, 2004
phew
long tired fun weekend playing tourist with sister Mary, Chip and Owen. We went to the aquarium and the top of the cock and taste of chicago and other such things. it is fun to do these things every couple a years.
Saturday, June 26, 2004
highway to hell
is NP on the VH1 classic. However, in trying to get the audio to come on, daniel and i missed R.E.M., Devo and the Church!!
Sooz n I went to see Fahrenheit 9/11. George Bush sux. and because of the patriot act, i'll probably be investigated for that. motherfuckers.
Friday, June 25, 2004
Bad Califone News
I am a huge fan of these guys, anyone who can please spread this around...
From Tim Rutili:
hi people,
we had some trouble in san francisco yesterday.
our van got broken into and we had some instruments stolen. if anybody is out in the bay area and visits pawn shops, looks at e-bay or knows anyone who fences stolen goods. if you spot any of these items please contact us here-
hydrogentadpole@yahoo.com
or call the perishable office at 312 225 8440.
any suggestions or clues will be greatly appreciated. . this stuff is irreplaceable. it hurts to lose it and it is going to be very difficult to play these next few shows with out it..antyway.
thanks and thanks for coming out to the shows. we've had a very nice time playing music and visiting our beautiful sweet friends these past few months.
ok. here's the list
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mid 1960's danelectro guitar- gold, 6 string, tuning pegs a little damaged. there is a rubber band holding one of the tuners together. tweed rectangle guitar case.
1971 fender telecaster custom guitar- blonde with a black pickguard. silver humbucking pick up is upside down. 2 custom switches on pickguard. black rectangle case.
1917 milano violin with bow - in leather case.
telano banjo - in black rectangle case.
campbell-drury accoustic guitar- jumbo size, custom made one of a kind guitar. headstock has the letters C.D. blonde wood grain. very nice. in a blonde tweed guitar shaped case.
has some red fake blood near the soundhole and duct tape along the top edge.
national combo amplifier. black and gold. one ten inch speaker and tremolo. aprox 60 watts.
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e-bow
boss pedal tuner
2 tibetan bells
2 capos
brass slide
korg tuner
small contact pick-up
wow, i was so sick and tired
I wrote "faky" instead of "fake". However the 12+ hours of sleep has left me feeling much better and not as stuffy, so yay!
Thursday, June 24, 2004
i am sick and tired
like legitimately. I am taking some walgreens faky nyquil and passing out.
zzzzz pt. 32
Thanks in order of apperance to:
Sooz, Daniel, Sandy, Chandler and Bro, Alison, Kris, Adam, Noah, James and Stacy for coming to Delilahs and letting me entertain them, and everyone else in the bar I suppose. phew, who needs sleep? I have a lovely weekend off after working tommorow. wooo!
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
the rock was had last nite
The Hideout Wilco Midnite Sale Live Band Karaoke with B5ive party was a smashing success, even with the cumbersome name. Some people were really talented, and everyone did a good job of pretending my box full of letters was decent. The best were the group sing alongs, like the Noah led "One Hundred Years from Now". Mark taped it... woot! I think I got better as I got drunker.
Anyhoot, we sold like 100 copies of the new album between last nite and today! YAY!
okay, djing tommorrow @ Delilah's. you should go.
so so so tired
thanks to everyone who came to the hideout tonite.
Monday, June 21, 2004
zzzzzz
worked, then went and saw Napoleon Dynamite with Noah... His taste in movies, much like his taste in music, is impecable. And
ligers really do exist. whoa.
Sunday, June 20, 2004
yay ted leo secret show at the hideout!
What a great show after being packed in like cattle to a sold out Fireside Bowl last time he came though. He played his entire just recorded album
Shake the Sheets in order all the way though, and said it was due out in October. I'm not sure if it's just the three piece lineup that played tonite that are going to be on the album, but the songs were a lot harder than
Hearts of Oak without the keyboards.
wow. this will make it a really great year for music! (but i think i say that every year).
loooong week coming up, working thru Thursday, wilco release party Monday, DJing at Delilah's Wednesday, then Mary and family are coming Saturday! i should go to bed, huh?
Saturday, June 19, 2004
ahh kitties!
i'm surrounded by them now.
tonite was judy and jerrod's going away party at the hideout, and riviera rocked the place, we danced, ate pizza, and drank ciders and manhattans. i don't recommend the manhattans, holy shit. daniel had a bigg nife.
Friday, June 18, 2004
shows that i don't understand why they are in syndication
Dharma and Greg
3rd Rock from the Sun
Suddenly Susan
Caroline in the City
Just Shoot Me
Thursday, June 17, 2004
Mike plays a real piano!!
...with doilies!
Hummingbird
...is what Wilco played on Letterman tonite. Mike played a real piano! Nels Cline's godliness shone though the TV. Jeff danced! This is probably second only to the Letterman performance with the mystery chime player.
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
I wasn't murdered
Met up with a guy (Noah) that I have only talked to via AIM for a few years (?). He and his friend (they are from Texas) are pretty cool and hopefully didn't think I was too much a ditz for not bringing my wallet to the hideout (thank goodness Tim was outside and let me in). He needs a place to stay for a few months, so if anyone has any leads, let me know!
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
quote of the day
"are you saying that your taco cannot be double-stuffed?" ~Daniel
techincal issues!
not really sure what was happening, but my updates weren't showing up. Here it is now though.
Next Monday I'll be putting on the Wilco Midnite Sale at the Hideout with live Wilco Cover Band Karaoke from B5ive. And Wednesday the 23rd DJing at Delilahs. woot!
Our garbage disposal exploded in the living room. hmmm...
Monday, June 14, 2004
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Coming Home Via Chicago
an appropriate opener kicked off the last of 4 shows this week for me, and it had some great moments. the encore of "misunderstood" was pretty fantastic. the crowd seemed kinda "eh" though, and i am having a hard time deciding if NYC or DC was the better show. Have I mentioned how insanely amazing nels cline is? holy shit! I no longer have to be in front of jeff for every show, nels is soooo cool to watch! (oh yeah, thanks sue!)
Saturday, June 12, 2004
holy crap, i am home
and it feels good. i went straight from midway, suitcase in tow, to nevin's in evanston on the purple line. yes, i went all the way across the city after seeing wilco three days in a row to experience the magic of ed burch, and he soooo did not disappoint. in fact, stealing some of the magic was the john peacock pop threetet doing some great stuff but most notably a men at work cover and a matthew sweet cover... way to get my heart.
ed and his nad the staunch characters took the stage and did no less than nearly all my favorite bennett and burch songs, and i must say i barely noticed the missing bennett... gods, i hadn't heard those songs in forever and they sounded pretty fantastic. then, like it could get any fucking better, ed and john and friends took the stage, decked out in polyester and afros and tinted shades and played every ELO song you know. truly a strange magic. fucking amazing. and he says he'll be back at the hideout this summer, halle-fucking-lujia.
holy crap, one more wilco show tommorow. how do i afford my rock-n-roll lifestyle?
(oh and thanks to heidi for sharing some wine on the plane with me. and did i mention pizza and britney spears in a giant SUV in the bronx with paul and passed out sooz? and barnes and noble in poughkeepsie with jeff, mike and john? it's kinda surreal sometimes. i missed home.)
Friday, June 11, 2004
Day Off!
spent the day relaxing in the mountains of Virginia with my sister Mary, nephew Owen, bro-in-law Chip, nephew dog Sarah, nephew cat Aloyusious(sp?), neice cat Sadie, a feral cat, groundhog, several bunnies and insects. I fear I have lyme disease. One day of 'roughing it' is enough, but probably necessary after exploiting the rock-n-roll lifestyle for 4 wild days. The three Wilco shows I saw were fantastic... Jeff serenaded me with Hummingbird @ Irving Plaza
(Jen, thanks for taking it...)
So, flying home tommorow with Heidi, going straight out to Nevins to see the magical Mr. Ed Burch doing a tribute to ELO!! then one more Wilco show Saturday. I need a vacation from the vacation!
Tuesday, June 08, 2004
tipsy in poughkeepsie!
GREAT show by wilco tonite in poughkeepsie. for the most part, i have to say poughkeepsians are very friendly and cool. i was a bit disappointed that we did not stop in peekskill to visit eastland school on the way, but oh well. am very tired. irving plaza tommorow, woot!
Monday, June 07, 2004
start spreading the news.
sooz and I made it to islip (pronounced i slip) and took various buses and trains to make it into times square. we spent the say shopping! bought some good counterfit louis vuiton murkamis, went to a giant toys r us... it was cool. met up with paul who we are now staying with and took us to a redundantly named diner.
ooh, wilco tommorow!
Sunday, June 06, 2004
A quick update before i depart...
oh and click that pic for a few of the Decemberists last nite.
I am off on "vacation" tommorrow for a week. Going to see Wilco in Poughkeepsie Monday, NYC Tuesday and DC Wendnesday. Coming back to Chicago Friday to see Ed Burch in a tribute to ELO! I'll try to post, and damn, I really need to get to sleep. i'll try to post on the road, i think im leaving my maccy at home.
Saturday, June 05, 2004
yay decemberists!
they were great, now i must sleep. more tommorrow.
Friday, June 04, 2004
holy crap, i love this city.
i just do. tonite was one of those nites. I just have to watch what band's tshirts i wear to the hideout in case i get introduced to a member of that band and look like a big dork. which i guess i am,
Thursday, June 03, 2004
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
wow, i think my room is put together...
and it looks like a deranged 12 year old who goes to too many rock shows lives in it.
saw the shaggs musical with graham today... it was way entertaining, if not a slight downer, but I did know the story going into it, so i wasn't shocked or anything. (thanks LeRoy!) working working, then hideout tommorow nite, off Friday, Decemberists Friday nite, work Saturday morn then NY on Sunday!
what dark sesame street secret are you?
Grover on Ecstasy
wow, that quiz result doesn't have a link back in the result.
click here!
This is Chicago
pic by Kris
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
I painted my room
and now i am tired. i am not a very good painter, but the room is a lilacy color i got at home depot for $5 since it was an "oops" can. how someone didn't want this lilac is beyond me.
more el stuff later today, i promise.
