Saturday, March 31, 2007
Veeeee Deeeeee
oh my ears. oh my liver. aren't "loft parties" always the best? you know what the best part is? the bathroom line. bathroom lines at house parties are way more cordial that at, say, schubas or the bottle. (there's never a bathroom line at the hideout if you know the "secret bathroom".) anyways, yeah. really really nice time.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Yeah.
Not much has happened really since I last posted. I worked all this week. Oh there was dinner Sunday with Sooz, Laura, Kris and Alison. We got Cooking Mama for the Wii and I have been kind of addicted, so I guess that's what I have been doing. Oh this time Dave went around burning all kinds bushes in Zelda for me. Shut up, that's not a euphemism. Nick and I listened to some rock in surround sound. Man you gotta hear the Carpenters in 5.1! Hopefully going to Vee Dee with Melissa and Tim tomorrow, and Ponys/Black Lips/Mannequin Men at Logan. Yes, I think you are caught up on the me now.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Oh!
Aren't there some nights you love everybody? They usually happen at the Hideout. Have you tried the Goose Island Imperial IPA? Jeremy turned me on to it. So like, drinking ONE of them is like drinking 3 PBRS?! Yeah, I believe it. As of now, I love everybody.
The Dials were awesome!
Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra were great.
And what about Thax Douglas... WITH AN ORCHESTRA!
(Thax and I decided that ANYTHING would sound good... WITH AN ORCHESTRA!)
Okay one more thing: How the fuck could you have
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me without "Hey You!"??
Friday, March 23, 2007
hugs not drugs
I ended up at OOIOO ALONE last nite. Who knew it would sell out? It was pretty mind blowing though. I kept the mind blowing going today by farting around with sooz in the lovely weather and then we went and saw Palliard. Adam is back, hooray! More hideout tomorrow nite.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
CornPol.
Susie's has a Corn-Polish Sausage. Holy fuck, it's delish. I hope we go back for more tomorrow. In between working I hung out with Dave. He showed me the Minus World on Super Mario Bros. Shut up, it's not a euphemism. Losta shows the next few days: OOIOO, Palliard, Miss Alex White and the Dials = Dan dance party, yeah! Someone hacked my AIM today and was sending Sooz sexy messages. If anyone else was the victim of sexy messages from my AIM, I am truly sorry.
Gods, I am glad Petra is not in the Decemberists anymore.
Friday, March 16, 2007
COME ON CHEMICALS!
Holy crap, how amazing is of Montreal?! How excited am I for Pitchfork now? The only thing that stunk was being there pretty much alone, but I finally got up and danced, since I don't think anyone was behind me. Oh, the Bowie Medley! Nobody (except maybe Jon Brion) should attempt Bowie unless they are wearing fishnets and glitter.
Here's someone else's pics, I was stage lefter up there.
And now I am watching Bosom Buddies with The Judge.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
So exhausted.
Last nite Sooz asked if there was ever a bad night at the Hideout. I said yes, but I really can't recall one. Of course, I cannot remember some of the ends of the good ones. Last nite was certainly one of those. I hope I get to spend more time with Heidi and Uyen soon.
I knew I'd be tired by tonite, the 4th show in a row, and 2 days opening in a row, and I was pretty pooped for TV on the Radio at Metro. Melissa was as well, and we actually ducked out during the encore break. They are good, I loved watching the beardo, but man, the sound was AWFUL. Back to Metro Thursday for of Montreal! YAY!! I think I will take it easy the next 2 nites. Leaving early tonite worked out though, because I got to watch R.E.M.'s Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induction, whatever that means. It was so great to see the 4 back together. I have no hope for the new record. They played three classics, but holy shit, Stipe and Patti Smith on "I Wanna Be Your Dog" was the best thing EVER. Damn you Michael Stipe, please be good again!
Monday, March 12, 2007
yay!
that's it for now. more later?
Friday, March 09, 2007
Jon Brion Weekend
If that's what it take to get Heidi and Uyen back to Chicago, then so be it. Tomorrow night at Steppenwolf, Sunday at Hideout. Akron/Family in between Saturday night. Hooray! I got to go to a Wilco listening lunch thing today. I learned a lot.
Okay, timely updates, I promise!
Friday, March 02, 2007
I went and saw My Chemical Romance, no I'm not kidding.
Melissa RILLY loves their
The Black Parade album, and thusly I have become pretty familiar with it. It is a grandiose concept album, and delivered pretty well. So I ventured out to Allstate Arena for some arena rocking. Yay free tickets.
Sometimes at an arena rock show I get really confused when wiping my bum and forget where I am. If only there were some good way to let me know whilst using the crapper.
Okay, here's a summary: fireworks, loud explosions, costumes, confetti, blimps, rotating drumset!! boys in makeup, GIANT FLAMES. Melissa and I were the youngest people without kids there. If you got $1 for every skull/bone motif and maybe $5 if it's Jack Skellington being worn, you would have walked out a rich emo kid. Oh wait, Gerard did inform us that the media is saying they are some "Emo Death Cult" but first of all they are not emo, and second of all it's about making choices.... er or something.
We were also granted the honor of a "Meet & Greet". We sat in arena chairs for like an hour and were herded around to a table where the band was seated, and they shook hands, exchanged pleasantries and signed a flat. I don't quite know what to do with mine. Uh....
Okay, back in my element tomorrow with the FREE Blacks/Detroit Cobras show at Logan Square. I have often said I will not pay to go to a show there, I hate it so much. Luckily I won't have to!
