This is the Providence ILX thread.

Buddy Cianci
Rhode Island
Warwick
Pawtucket
Newport
Providence
Olneyville
East Providence
Brown University
RISD
Lightning Bolt
Load Records
Daughters
Vincebus Eruptum
Dropdead
Sage Francis
Mindflayer
Lupo's
Met Cafe
A Trillion Barnacle Lapse
While1
Barnacled
Advocate
La Machine
Miniwatt
WYGIWYG
Providence College
Waterfire
Great White Tragedy

OK!

We have Crepes and Pizza.

Arab on Radar
Six Finger Satellite
Pink and Brown

I THOUGHT PINK AND BROWN WERE FROM CALIFORNIA.

I say 2 am.

JON

THIS IS ROJ

STOP PLAYING WITH YOURSELF

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ive never seen more wannabe-squatter-trustafarians in my life.

i saw a production involving TRUTHEATER THEATER last night, it was pretty noize-y

oh hi

i didn't know this thread existed

hmmm should we encourage its use y/n

i vote yes

btw my aqua-sequined tiara-wearing pal (who you met) wants to start posting but says she requires an ilx tutorial despite such a thing being totally unnecessary imo

I think she's in one of the pics I posted to wdyll so she's already here in spirit lol

we could use more pvd ppl iirc

In the absence of a Boston thread and since I find myself in pvd pretty often, can make an occasional appearance in yr thread?

i should move back to rhode island.
new york is too expensive and i don't take advantage of all it has to offer.

xp E has there never been an attempt at a boston thread? are there just not enough of us?

I don't think there ever has been although I am not sure exactly why. We could always start one or just hang out here . . .

x-post When I found out how little my friends are paying for an insanely awesome brand new loft in Pawtucket I started wondering why I live in Boston.

hahah i've seen big ads for pawtucket lofts all over the place and they look amazing...but i have been to pawtucket.

my 2nd fave east coast city

the bucket is kind of dire but it's close to pvd and machines with magnets is there so it is not without culture

xp

Senior year of HS i volunteered at the Pawtucket library teaching ESL. It was... an experience.

everybody move here! we'll have fun

ian I can arrange for sh4wn gr33nlee to be yr landlord

machines with magnets

^^ This amazing loft in question is apparently right around the corner from there.

we could all live there and then go record a battles album.

only been to pvd once (visitin brown), but i really liked it and one of my favorite people is from there and won't shut up about it, so

never knew i was one of yer fave peeps, thanks gbx.

I actually really love it. I've been broadening my current job search so that I'm not looking in R.I. too. I really wouldn't hesitate to move there at all. Everyone I know there really likes it too.

"now" looking in R.I. . . .

machines with magnets is having a girls rock! benefit on june 13, they're trying to start up a local chapter. I'm gonna go cause it is likely that E5 will be a future attendee.

http://girlsrockri.org

8pm ROCK SHOW featuring:
Made in Mexico (PVD)
These Are Powers (NYC)
Javelin (NYC, ex-PVD)
Grass Widow (SF)
Querent (PVD)
Cathy Cathodic (MA)
also...
Dance Troupe! (PVD)
Projections by DearRaindrop! (all over)
Raffle (win prizes such as a guitar or gift certs. to B Sharp Music or Julian's)!!
+ other stuff!!!

ROCK SHOW admission is $8 or FREE with the donation of (working) musical equipment (guitars, basses, drums, pedals, mics, etc.)!

Proceeds from this event go directly to Girls Rock! Rhode Island.

For more information visit http://girlsrockri.org.

i shoulda gotten down there more when my totally insane friend alec was going to risd

never knew i was one of yer fave peeps, thanks gbx.

― ian, Friday, June 5, 2009 3:11 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

;)

I'll post other up + coming local events in between encouraging ilxors to move here

unfortunately RI = mad unemployment at current

but if all these smartypants ilxors move here we can rebuild the knowledge economy

if i move back to RI i will go to school and get smart.

ok sure i'll be there soon

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enbb what does el roberto make of pvd

Yes - pls do post events!

He likes it a lot!

One of my BFs owns a shop on Thayer. If I don't find anything else by the time this temp gig runs out I should just convince him to employ me.

a lot of shows in the next 2 weeks, I will be at most of these

mon june 8 - sex/vid @ as220
fri june 12 - father murphy, blevin blectum, israelm, greenlee @ as220
sat june 13 - aforementioned girls rock! benefit @ machines w/ magnets
mon june 15 - white mice / coathangers @ as220
tues june 16 - bone awl @ as220
mon june 22 - suffering bastard @ dark lady

u know what is good

is dells

mmmm lemonade

trutheater theater is doing a performance when they get back in town on june 15

was your revive an observation or a recommendation, gbx?

other good things in and around pvd

symposium books
nice slice pizzeria
waterfire

i always wondered why there wasn't a boston thread too

i'm going to go to at least that white mice/coathangers show i think

couldn't move back to Providence due to the weather really getting me down, but.. I might go back next week just for a visit, it's been a few years

i really liked their piece (they did the second act of king lear, each act performed by a different troupe). i mean, it was intriguing enough that i'd go and see a full-length thing, yeah

i'm gonna sound like such a hater but waterfire is really the worst thing imo

sure, when you live here

mmm del's. what's that ice cream store on blackstone blvd? have to go there. its going to be weird b/c all my friends have moved away & college hill is so quiet over the summer.

i don't mind waterfire. oh, the music i do mind. not the fire though

ocean state job lot in seekonk. depressing!

who am I kidding I am a total sucker for waterfire

no matter how many awful rubes clog the promenades of our fair city I will still stan for it

daria, I think you mean maximillians which is no longer, now called three sisters I think? same ice cream iirc

btw job lot is great for finding overstocked jams & jellies from whole foods

SAVERS, east providence
dunkin donuts, fox point
the GCB @ brown (grad student bar, it is a total dump)
ruffels, wayland square
that cheap & delicious indian place, what is it.. not just spices?

what's that diner in the old railroad car... i could go for some french toast right now

yeah it was maximillian's! that's it.

SAVERS

i'm going to go to at least that white mice/coathangers show i think

― govern yourself accordingly, Friday, June 5, 2009 4:51 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark

awesome, who are you

job lot was great for not feeling so awful about things when i was totally broke, because even if you are living off pasta/sauce/beans that all cost $1 each, at least you're not living off the 12/$1 ramen

waterfire is hilarious and dumb and i feel like its going on every time im in providence

damn, i can't possibly be there until wednesday at the earliest, no time for white mice.

I was gonna say, if you find ocean state job lot depressing you must hate having money

awesome, who are you

i live in boston; these days i mostly lurk the baseball board, but i used to post there semi-regularly

that explains why I don't recognize you!

hey max you should holla here the next time you're in town

you know we have whole foods too

xp - shockingly, not having a job anymore means that i don't spend much time reading message boards

but i'm always up for talking about attempts at the spike's hot dog eating record and trips to tello's

actually i guess tello's is a MA thing strictly, which is as you can imagine a great source of civic pride

totally e3

it's so weird, there's so much cool stuff in providence but i can't quite disconnect the place from being in such a bad situation what with hating school so much & taking so long to extricate myself from it. like getting within a few miles radius of my old department i'll instantly have the urge to jump off a bridge. ugh

spikes is good but I'm usually all about

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i will buy any pvd ilxor a shot & beer special @ the e&o

this includes visitors & also u ed

mmm weiners.

one night in high school me and three friends decided in that high school way to drive all the way to the tip of cape cod--we stopped over in providence and were just fucking starving and couldnt find anywhere to eat and we just turned the corner near city ahll and holy shit if there wasnt this motherfucking diner on wheels just sitting there gleaming like god had heard our thoughts and said, bros, no worries, ive got just the thing for you... years later i found out that this was a providence "thing" but at the time it was unbelievable

haven bros is the fucking king of drunk snacks imho.

The Whole Foods in Providence used to be Bread & Circus, right?

I think that all of the Bread & Circus locations in NE became Whole Foods.

Hey GYA - we have Spikes up here now you know, right? Three of them!

E3 - The shop I mentioned earlier is actually right above Nice Slice and a couple of my friends used to work at NS too.

I am a big fan of Julian's and the Red Fez. Mmmmmm Grilled Cheeeeeze.

lol I am @ Julian's RIGHT NOW

ENBB hanging out at providence hipster bars shockah.

lololol

it is basically my favorite place to eat (when it's not crowded, like now)

Elmo I am jealous. It's so good.

Ian - hey! I've actually only been to Red Fez once to drink - normally just go to nom.

I am the complete opposite, have only drank at julians and red fez even tho julians is supposed to have incredible brunch and I know the manager there

but I have eaten the free chili at E&O

also do not be surprised if this thread becomes some quasi-twitter means for me and elmo to find out where each other is at

you know how the bathroom at julians has a sign on the door that says "the throne" and poster art of some vultures on the wall?

my friend who caught the glass in the eye made them

which is better providence or ny

which is better hot dog or ice cream

it really depends on what you're in the mood for

x-post Oh, cool! My friends were saying she does a lot of gothy type stuff and a lot of art for bands and that it's really great.

that is all true

I guess I shouldn't talk cuz I never lived in ny but I grew up in jersey and spent a lot of time in ny so I feel like I have some opinion in the matter

tbh the only reason I moved to PVD was my wife couldn't hack NYC

i've never been to julian's is it kind of new?

also <3 this place, the french film festivals are great.
http://www.cablecarcinema.com/

elmo you still live in PVD as well?

still here! Julian's has been around for a decade at least iirc, though I've only been in the last few

one night in high school me and three friends decided in that high school way to drive all the way to the tip of cape cod--we stopped over in providence and were just fucking starving and couldnt find anywhere to eat and we just turned the corner near city ahll and holy shit if there wasnt this motherfucking diner on wheels just sitting there gleaming like god had heard our thoughts and said, bros, no worries, ive got just the thing for you... years later i found out that this was a providence "thing" but at the time it was unbelievable

― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, June 5, 2009 5:32 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark

^ awesome, hope you were stoned att

assumed

also the cable car is great, have seen many fine films there, most recent memorable being inland empire

for those who don't know, cable car = indie movie theater w/ funky couches instead of seats

aw cable car. i miss providence.

there are the lines, read between 'em

gbx xp

hey i'm moving to providence in august! maybe i will absorb some providential essence from this thread. haven't heard of most of anything you're mentioning, though i've only spent a total of maybe eight or nine days there.

providence is great and i miss it.
:(((((

Move back. We can celebrate yr return with some spiked coffee milk.

i think about moving back to providence all the time.

i'm a little glum about moving out of boston, but hoping providence will win me over. at least they're close. where are you living now?

erica you do not live there

Maria - you live in Boston? How did I not know this.

GBX - I LIVE CLOSE ENOUGH!

but thank you for reminding me

well, somerville, also close enough :)

why don't you all move here and live together

that would make ilx exciting again I bet

lol @ erica getting caught up in the spirit of the thread

x-post Maria, I had no idea. We're in East Boston but most of our good friends are either in or around Davis or Union Squares so we're there quite often.

haha yes davis it is! that's neat, i didn't know you were in boston either.

providence thread derailed into boston thread!

can't decide if the idea of spiked coffee milk is amazing or revolting--leaning towards revolting.

maria feel free to ask anything

our operators are standing by

x-post Yeah, you're probably right about that.

obv you drink the coffee milk first, once you are good and buzzed you hit the sauce

You obv know how it's done.

spiked coffee milk would just taste like a white russian, i think. would drink.

yeah, i can definitely see that working. but i don't think there are many drinks you CAN'T spike successfully.

i think i'd really like living in providence

your erstwhile (still?) mayor is hilarious, for starters

or is that DC

I seriously do think about moving there. Would consider next time our lease is up depending on where I'm working at the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Cianci

that's the one

most hilarious pvd mayor = buddy c1anc1. he's a felon, but he's our felon!

current mayor is david c1c1lline, not as good for the lulz as buddy but he's the first openly gay mayor of a US state capitol so that's pretty cool

c1cilline just got in a big brouhaha - PVD is hosting the national mayors conference, obama was scheduled to attend but pulled out cuz there's a union dispute / picket line going on

do any pvd ilxors listen to buddy on the radio? has he made a statement about obama's pull out?

I don't listen to buddy on the radio but the most shocking news about him is he retired his rug and is rocking the chrome dome now

wow

i am touched by that.

also kinda hard to find buddy sauce on supermarket shelves nowadays :(

yes buddy had his own brand of marinara sauce and it was fantastic

OK, that's wonderful.

i remember seeing pictures of baldhead cianci, and he did not look good iirc...

http://img.mediaspanonline.com/6651/2172141.gif

let's be honest, buddy was never going to be mistaken for jude law

actually his previous do was sorta blagojevichesque so he dodged a bullet there

wait till I give you the tonsorial updates on dan st j4cques, ian

just a reminder that machines with magnets is holding a girls rock! benefit this saturday

I will be in attendance with the lovely ms E3... holla if you goin'

machines with magnets, 400 main st, pawtucket

http://girlsrockri.org

8pm ROCK SHOW featuring:
Made in Mexico (PVD)
These Are Powers (NYC)
Javelin (NYC, ex-PVD)
Grass Widow (SF)
Querent (PVD)
Cathy Cathodic (MA)
also...
Dance Troupe! (PVD)
Projections by DearRaindrop! (all over)
Raffle (win prizes such as a guitar or gift certs. to B Sharp Music or Julian's)!!
+ other stuff!!!

ROCK SHOW admission is $8 or FREE with the donation of (working) musical equipment (guitars, basses, drums, pedals, mics, etc.)!

Proceeds from this event go directly to Girls Rock! Rhode Island.

gonna go to as220 noize show tonight

Father Murphy / Israel M. / Blevin Blectum / Shawn Greenlee

is there any good metal to be found in providence?

there's a lot of metal in pvd! did you vote in the metal subgenre poll?

I did not (I'm a little inconsistent in my ILX habits) but I just had to go look for it...very nice! My vote would've been for Viking, which I'm glad to see had its supporters, followed by death and folk. Tell me about the Providence metal scene!

most of the local metal bands exist on some black/doom/drone/stoner/grind continuum. I'm not a huge metal fan but some locals I like are suffering bastard, the body, I destroyer, haxen, bog of the infidel, howl, st jude.

it can get kind of frustrating when touring bands skip RI because they don't think it's a big enough market, but wolves in the throne room, deicide, kylesa, and kreig have been here in the past couple of months.

T.O.M.B. is playing next week, and I'm looking forward to bone awl tomorrow night...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/big-girl1982/boneawl616.jpg

also tinsel teeth are playing as220 this friday

elmo you should come out for this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2ng-162Vms

howl's totally great fwiw

maria, new england death fest is coming up again at club hell/jerky's at the end of august, which should be pretty fun

i don't go to a ton of shows in providence but there are usually lemmingtrail threads about most of the interesting stuff in ri/nh/wmass as well

you know what i love about this town, is that its an italian town

i think i have kinship with pvd due to the RI/NJ guido connection

Maybe the RI/LI guido connection explains my love.

i am so going to this new england death fest. YES.

damnit everytime this thread pops up i get so mad that i live in new york and don't ever go out to shows, but if i lived in providence i would probably go to shows all the time.

ian if you lived in pvd we could also play m:tg while our kitties played under the table??? also beers

all the bigger shows i want to go to are in ny though, it can't be all bad

i mean that our kitties would also be playing m:tg. xpost

lol.
if i lived in ri, i would eat fried clams all the time and turn into super fatty. also stuffies.

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so fucking hungry now :(

STUFFIES YES

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i have been hearing such amazing things about pizza in providence. had a couple good slices, but really want to try it grilled.

http://www.eastgreenwichri.com/mainst/Main%20st%20images/ed%20roos%20t%20%201.gif

^^ first job was washing dishes at this breakfast joint.

the grilled pizza at al forno is v good but it is a fairly pricey place, maybe best reserved for special occasions.

will save that for dad visits, then.

otm.

goddamnit i want some fucking chowder & clam cakes ;_;

wau buddy has aged!
Guys I am gonna be in ptown for a couple days, what do I do?

fried seafood.

provincetown? no idea; never been :(

Guys I am gonna be in ptown for a couple days, what do I do?

if you mean providence you can print out this thread and use it as a travel guide

Yeah providence. I used to live here just can't decide how to spend time today. @ downcity now. Seems really small and quiet here honestly.

and rainy! I have plans tonight but maybe elmo can buy you a beer

i will be grabbing a burrito @ tacqueria pacifica after dance class, around 8.30, i will be the guy who is all sweaty and gross

y'all i may have an apartment for august! i'm pretty sure i'll find out around late sunday or monday. fingers crossed! basically 2 of my roommates have seen the place, and a possible fourth roommate wants to see it sunday before committing. if she says yes and the landlords don't find someone willing to move in july 1 over the next few days, it'll be ours. i can't get to town to visit the actual apartment, but one of the roommates with the exact same taste as me says it's great, so my hopes are high.

aweome maria! what area is the apt in?

east and a bit north? i don't know neighborhood names yet.

smith hill maybe? is it near PC? a lot of students don't stick around town during the summer anymore (thanks RI economy) so you might be in luck.

btw the tacqueria pacifica to which elmo refers is a part of AS220. if you haven't been to pvd in years, AS220 has changed its setup so you can hang out in the bar/restaurant without paying admission to the performance space which is pretty cool imo.

also tacqueria food is the bomb

Oh nice - I haven't been there since 04 I think!

also this weekend at AS220

fri

men (members of le tigre)
tinsel teeth (awesome touch & go inspired sleaze rock)
triangle forest (synth pop kanye west blogs about)

sat

ted leo + the pharmacists

I had no idea you all offered legalized prostiution:

RI tries _ again _ to outlaw indoor prostitution
RAY HENRY
Associated Press Writer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The undercover police officer paid $60 to enter the Midori Spa just blocks from City Hall. A massage therapist rubbed the officer's back, then simulated a sex act with her right hand.

"You want more?" Myong Kim asked, explaining it would cost an extra $20.

"Next time," officer Scott McGregor said, according to court documents, then walked out. A short while later, the woman and five other people were arrested in a prostitution sting.

This encounter would be an open-and-shut prostitution case in any other state besides parts of Nevada. But in Rhode Island, a legal loophole allows sex for cash, if it's done in private. The women in the Midori case were acquitted.

Now there is a push to close the loophole created by a legislative mistake 30 years ago.

Gov. Don Carcieri joined a women's studies professor, clergy, law enforcement and others Thursday to press the state Senate to pass legislation that would make any prostitution illegal. The measure, which would effectively shut down the so-called massage parlors and spas that proliferate in Rhode Island, passed the House last month.

"It's absurd," Carcieri said at a Statehouse news conference. "The message we're sending to young women in terms of exploiting themselves for any kind of financial gain, I think, frankly, is disgusting."

Senate President M. Teresa Paiva-Weed said lawmakers need to address the loophole but wouldn't comment on specific legislation that tries to close it.

Rhode Island's loophole went mostly unnoticed until Providence police raided several spas in 2003, including the now-defunct Midori, and then lost their cases in court because of the loophole. Police can arrest prostitutes operating on street corners, but they struggle to make charges stick against those operating indoors because the current law — passed when street prostitution was rampant — specifies outdoor solicitation.

Since then, lawmakers repeatedly have tried — and failed — to change the law but faced opposition from civil libertarians, advocates for sex workers and even the state chapter of the National Organization for Women. They say permitting the arrest of prostitutes could end up punishing human trafficking victims.

They doubt these trafficking victims — mostly Asian — will be candid with police after a raid, and they say a criminal record could make it more difficult for prostitutes to leave the sex industry.

"We would never arrest a domestic violence victim in the hope we could get her to cooperate against her abuser," said Andrea Ritchie, director of the Sex Workers Project at the Urban Justice Center in New York, who has lobbied against the bill.

Rep. Joanne Giannini, who sponsored the legislation to close the loophole, argues many of the women who work in the Rhode Island sex shops are coerced victims of human trafficking. Without a stronger prostitution law, police lack the tools to intervene.

"We're going to become a safe haven for the sex industry," she said. "I don't think that Rhode Island should have this dubious distinction."

All states beside Rhode Island and Nevada have laws forbidding the solicitation of prostitution, although police and prosecutors have discretion over how to enforce them, said Ron Weitzer, a sociology professor who studies the subject at George Washington University.

Some police departments tacitly operate under the Rhode Island model, only targeting prostitutes and customers who become a nuisance in public.

"If they publicized it, for one thing, they'd get criticized by the public, the media or politicians for not enforcing the laws against indoor prostitution," Weitzer said. "Or it might lead to an influx of indoor workers into a particular city."

Giannini's bill would give police discretion in making arrests and includes specific protections that allow human trafficking victims to be acquitted by arguing they were threatened, restrained or had their immigration papers stolen.

Those changes have not satisfied the state branch of the National Organization for Women or the Rhode Island Commission on Women, which withdrew its support. The commission wants a guarantee that trafficking victims won't be charged in the first place, said Shanna Wells, the commission's director.

"You're arresting her and she'd have to go through this whole legal process before she could even defend herself," Wells said.

Rhode Island's current prostitution laws are the consequence of a 30-year-old legislative accident.

In 1976, a group called Call Off Your Old, Tired Ethics — or COYOTE — filed a lawsuit arguing the state cannot ban purely private sexual activity between adults, even if money is involved. The group also claimed that police were unfairly targeting women prostitutes while largely ignoring their male customers.

The disputed statute was so restrictive that a federal judge found it could potentially ban even some forms of consensual sex between adults.

Around the same time, residents in the West End of Providence complained to police that outdoor prostitution was so rampant that customers were randomly soliciting women on the street. So legislation was passed that outlawed only paid sex and cracked down on those making solicitations outside.

A federal judge who later analyzed the statute ruled it also had the effect of decriminalizing indoor prostitution.

Former House Speaker Matthew J. Smith said lawmakers never meant to draw a distinction between indoor and outdoor prostitution. Even so, he wants state lawmakers to eliminate any ambiguity.

"There's no choice," Smith said. "We're the laughing stock of the country."

In the years since, spas sprouted in Rhode Island's urban communities and a few suburban ones, too. Their advertisements run alongside those for strip clubs and adult stores and offer services described as "body shampoo," ''table shower" or "relaxing body rub."

Other notices are less subtle: "Hot Asian Girls!"

that's a fascinating accident. not sure what to thin about it, especially the trafficing angle....

Oh hey the post where I posted I would be at AS220 didn't post? Awesome! Dude if you see this thing I am wearing a grey hoodie .. And probably typing away on the blackberry

Could the weather be any worse? Oh wait, it is for about 3/4 of the year

Damn good shows at AS220 this weekend when, of course, I'll be in NY. :-( Booooooo.

Yeah I'll be in nyc by sat myself. Late though
Might go to this thing tomorrow..

Yeah, I'd like to see Men. Let me know how is was if you do end up going!

oh shit daria i didn't see that you were going to be / were at as220 -- i was right next door at perishable for the class but my boyfriend met me there, we went to trinity instead. would have gone to tacqueria but the daily veg sucked, honestly, who wants to eat a zucchini burrito?

anyway, sorry we didn't connect. i'll be downtown tomorrow evening if you're still around

Yeah I will be here - staying a bit longer than planned b/c people I haven't seen in ages are having a party on saturday. Let me know if you all are up to anything & want to hang out - daria dot ilx at gmail dot com
Otm about the zucchini, it wasn't good, didn't realize that would be in it! Limeade was good though.

So I got this totally wacked out french cinema gender theory book at that symposium books downtown, it just kills me how academic writing gets to be completely unreadable..
Eg studies confirming the "increasingly influential claim that all Cocteau's work is the performance of an ascetic and victim perpetually condemned to abortive encounters with the Unknown, and thus to produce work founded on masochistic obstinacy." It just gets weirder from there.

love symposium books!

I will be at as220 tonight

tinsel teeth is the best live band in pvd right now, they bring the rock n roll chaos

everybody come to the show or just grab a beer and a quesadilla but avoid the zucc burrito

hey what time is the show? gonna try to make it

anybody else going to the american craft beer fest in boston this wknd?

i thought about trying to go with dad for father's day, but did not follow through.

I will be there. I has a cardi with little red and black stripes. And glasses. Basically look like an ilxor. Prob arrive abt 9:30?

Ok, grabbin dinner now and shouldbe there after 9. i am wearing a polka dot necktie!

show is prolly starting around 9:30 - 10. see y'all there!

first band is going on at 10

I look like downbeat lex luthor

I r so drunk

Tinsel Teeth were off the chain
Awesome
Thanking you for the beer elmo!!
One more day to hang around this place before I hit the road.

yeah thx for the beer + cigs elmo

you are a gentlemen and a prince and the fairy godmother of our vices

it was good meeting you daria safe travels to nyc and y'all come back now y'hear

I should not have gone to trinity afterwards tho things were fuzzy this morning

don't drive drunk, who will read dusty dusty to the little one.

it's ok apparently I only total cars when I'm dead sober

tbh I felt alright on the way home but when I got here and stopped moving I was like whoah o_O

i plan on winning the as220 spelling bee tonight

good luck!

when it's over you can walk over to the dark lady and catch suffering bastard

won the as220 spelling bee

i wish i lived in town; one of the prizes (1 yr membership to the pvd athenaeum) is super cool, but i'm sure i'll really never take advantage of it :/

had dinner at julian's first time ever too, which ruled

is taqueria pacifica closed for good or did i just hear that?

gya, tacqueria is still in business -- they're just not open on mondays! tho there may be some recent internecine drama between the bar staff and the tacqueria staff iirc

ps congraxulaxions

Two of my friends were in the spelling bee and sad they did not win. Congrats GYA!

aw thanks! elmo that actually makes more sense (the internecine drama part as well)

congrats on the spelling bee, that's cute!

also guess what? my friends loved the apartment and decided to put a deposit down. i just sent in my portion. i have a place to live in providence in august! with all my friends! i am so damn excited.

providence welcomes you!

if you have a clue what neighborhood you'll be in (or any major roads nearby) i'm sure we pvdlxors can hook you up with important neighborhood info

thanks! i will be living a few blocks west of blackstone blvd. i have the impression it isn't near much that's exciting, hence the relatively cheap and excellent apartment. any tips?

can any RI motherfucker overnight me some fried clams kthx

aunt carries? cap'n jacks?

Maria, that's pretty much the neighboorhood I grew up in. I'm guessing you're towards the Pawtucket end of the Boulevard? You can tell people that you live on the East Side. There's not a lot of nightlife over there, but you're close enough to main roads & bus routes to make getting around easy enough. The East Side is pretty bike-friendly, if that matters to you.

There are two supermarkets past the south end of the Boulevard: Eastside Marketplace and a miniature WholeFoods. You're probably within walking distance of the commercial strip on Hope St, which has some decent eats -- Hope St Pizza is pretty good, as is Apsara Palace for your Asian food needs. At the north end of the Boulevard you can find the Garden Grille, which is a decent if slightly limited limited vegetarian eatery. Chez Pascal close by has been getting some good write-ups lately but I haven't been.

Pawtucket has a bad rep but there's some stuff going on -- check out Cafe Lila at The Grant building, which also houses a bunch of artist studios and other independent businesses. And elsewhere on Main St is Machines With Magnets which is a pretty happening recording studio / gallery space / music venue.

That's what I got right now -- if I think of anything else I'll post it here.

Oh, and Not Just Snacks on Hope is your hookup for cheap tasty Indian foodz.

this fuckin weather

srsly this is not seattle

building an ark, brb

THIS IS RIDICULOUS. :-(

my lawn is six feet high

somewhat serious question: any employment opportunities in RI that anyone knows of? no college degree, but i am smart and talented. i am getting pretty sick of NY and my roommates and the bullshit I deal with at work on the daily. i would also like to be closer to my family, especially since my grandfather is now having health problems. kidney shit.

Wait, you guys live in pvd? I'm on the Vineyard. We can communicate by smoke signals if the internet dies!

ian, i'm not sure about employment opportunities -- i can ask / look / inquire on your behalf. i'm sure there's something that would work for you. it would be great to have you around!

worse comes 2 worse i can live eat all my meals at momz houze and sell records to pay rent.

I have a friend/future roommate there who's been out of work for a year...once you get ian all set up any additional advice or leads i could pass on would be appreciated.

ok just to make everybody aware that there is legislation in the pipeline to shorten the name of our fair state, if you were not already wise to this

the state of rhode island and providence plantations

to

the state of rhode island

complete bullshit imo

see sara vowell's recent nyt piece for the history of the name

if you're gonna shorten the name, it should be shortened to "Island Plantations"

"plantations" is the problem word here I guess

even though it does not mean what objectors think it means

could they shorten it to RIPP?

i kinds resent that we could be called "rhode island" because that means aquidneck island and they are a different thing than providence

rhode island and providence large farming tracts.

http://www.plantation.org/

the state of rhode island and pleasant plains

Until The Light Takes Us
Today, Saturday, July 11 6:30a to 8:00p
at AS220, Providence, RI

Until the Light Takes Us is a feature length documentary chronicling the history, ideology and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal - a musical subculture infamous as much for a series of murders and church arsons as it is for its unique musical and visual aesthetics. This is the first (and only) film to truly shed light on a movement that has heretofore been shrouded in darkness and rumor and obscured by inaccurate and shallow depictions

so pissed I'm gonna be out of town for foo fest but y'all can enjoy in my absence

if you've never been, they shut down the street outside AS220 for a blocklong freakazoid party down

FOO FEST!
AS220
Saturday August 15
1PM - 1AM
$5

with: Sun Ra Arkestra, Lightning Bolt, White Mice, Tinsel Teeth, Black Clouds, Lolita Black, Fierce/Close, Big Scythe and Chachi, Made In Mexico, DENIMVENOM, Math the Band, Badman, Samuel James and the Wrong Reasons, Uke of Spaces Corners, Alec K Redfearn and the Seizures, Hotbox, Joes Backyard Band, Mary Bee, BSS, Keith Munslow, and A Special Surprise Guest! 2 Stages! 21 Bands! and MORE!!! It's the return of FOO FEST!

ed are you going to indie arts fest this coming sat?

I was contemplating such a thing

indie arts schedule

BURNSIDE STAGE:

12:30 PM - Barn Burning

1:30 PM - The ‘Mericans

2:30 PM - The Torches

3:30 PM - RI2PN Dance Showcase

4:15 PM - Saint Jude

5:00 PM - Poorly Drawn People

6:00 PM - Triangle Forest

7:00 PM - Crystelles ft. Gitane DeMone

8:00 PM - Sensitive Hearts (formerly Awesome Brothers)

9:00 PM - Susu

10:00 PM - Ty Jesso

RBMA DJ TUNNEL

5:30 PM - Mike Hoska

6:30 PM - DJ Kares & Dominique Porter

8:15 PM - DJ Nick de Paris & DJ Dublin

10:00 PM - Designer Drugs

GRANT’S BLOCK

8:30 PM - Acme Video Indie Film Showcase

MAIN STAGE:

12:30 PM - Paper Eagles

1:30 PM - Atlantic Thrills (formerly Channel Zero)

2:30 PM - Keep Me Conscious

3:30 PM - Dirty Dirty

4:30 PM - General Burnside’s Best Facial Hair Contest

5:00 PM - Providence Roller Derby

6:00 PM - Sioux City Pete and the Beggars

6:50 PM - The Danger Danger Birds

7:00 PM - Llove

8:00 PM - San Serac

9:00 PM - Swiss Chemistry Club

10:00 PM - Chinese Stars

<3 the names of players in the providence roller derby

Craisy Dukes
Fo' Shizzy Borden
Shelby Bruisin'
Sass E. McNasty
Lotta Pain
Malady D'Amour
Alice Rumbledore
Hot Apple Cry
Leonardo DiCapitator
Slamarella

these would also be good names for roxy's baseball bat

i am going to be there in the afternoonish? and maybe again after a birthday dinner (!!) at chinese laundry

wish i was gonna be there for your bday, andrew. have a good one!

(today is my mom's birthday--i guess she went to some fancy cupcake bakery on federal hill with my sister, and now she's out getting hammered. way to go momz.)

I'm going to be in town next week! Monday (evening?) through Friday morning.

When do we FAP? I might not have a car much of the time during the days, and I assume you guys are working and shit, but let's FAP! Bostonians welcome!

yesssss

Things I would like include:
fried clams
stuffies
Del's frozen lemonade
east side pockets
bong hits
beach
beerz

andrew should i bring magic cards home y/n

Craisy Dukes
Fo' Shizzy Borden
Shelby Bruisin'
Sass E. McNasty
Lotta Pain
Malady D'Amour
Alice Rumbledore
Hot Apple Cry
Leonardo DiCapitator
Slamarella

― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, July 13, 2009 2:52 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark

this just reminded me of an excellent bike polo team i saw recently: ovum if you got 'em

haha yes ian you should

elmo I was gonna try texting you from indie arts fest but my phone died! hope you had a swell birthday.

this week is kinda crazy for me but am def down for some ian FAP action if possible.

i did not end up being @ indie arts for very long at all -- was there v early to shop vinyl then returned after late dinner to catch the final set

birthday was pretty good, but hoping the party this coming sat will be awesome! i can FB you details if you are interested

ian i am assuming you have fambly stuff going on but let me know when you are free

I was tentatively thinking Wednesday night for beers? I get in this evening, and will probably be busy seeing family tonight & tomorrow. However, if Wednesday does not work, feel free to suggest (ban) other times.

I leave for the bus in an hour or two. blaaah. the peter pan bus costs $45 now!

we are making a run for sexploitations capital of USA

Minors in R.I. can be strippers

09:28 AM EDT on Tuesday, July 21, 2009

By Amanda Milkovits

Journal Staff Writer
Related links

Your turn: Do you think 16 and 17 is too young to be a stripper?

Extra: Behind closed doors: How R.I. decriminalized prostitution

PROVIDENCE –– Rhode Island teens under 18 can’t work with power saws or bang nails up on roofs.

But dance at strip clubs? Sure. Just as long as the teens submit work permits, and are off the stripper’s pole by 11:30 on school nights.

It’s enough to surprise even those in America’s mecca of striptease and sin –– Las Vegas.

“Everybody buzzes about ‘Nevada and Sin City, tsk, tsk,’ ” said Edie Cartwright, spokeswoman for the Nevada attorney general’s office. “But we regulate it.”

Providence police recently discovered that teen job opportunities extend into the local adult entertainment world while they were investigating a 16-year-old runaway from Boston. The girl told detectives that she worked at Cheaters strip club this spring, and the police got tips about other underage girls working at another club on Allens Avenue.

That’s when the police found that neither state law, nor city ordinance bars minors from working at strip clubs. Those under 18 can’t buy pornography, and no one may take pictures or film minors in sexually suggestive ways. But the law doesn’t stop underage teens from stripping for money. Even if the police saw underage boys or girls on stage at a strip club, they wouldn’t be able to charge them or the club owners with a crime.

“I’ve been doing this a long time,” said youth services Sgt. Carl Weston, “and I can’t find anything that says it’s illegal for a 16-year-old or a 17-year-old to take her top off and dance.”

So... we've found our FAP location, then?

srsly though, does anyone want to grab nighttime drinks? Could also potentially do dinner, depending on when I get a car to use... elmo, can you text me pj's number if you see this? new phone, don't have all my numbers anymore.

tomorrow, that is. i'm totally just gonna hang out at my mom's house and drink beer tonight. maybe play some wii.

gotta work late tomorrow and car will be in shop but would like to grab a beer while you are in town

more definitive answers to come... are you in elmo?

elmo's all up on 1p3 right now....
i'm here 'til friday morning, and fairly flexible time-wise, especially after dinner (family obligations and the like.. my grandfather is ill so i'll be spending a lot of time with him during the days i imagine.)

ouch, sorry about yr grandfather

multiple myeloma. treatable, but not curable.

that sucks. if it makes you feel any better there's going to be a secret lightning bolt show tomorrow night.

huh, well that's something!

I can't make it but let me know if you want to hit it up

im here right now

well in seekonk

then im going to little compton

oh hey!

hey!

have been there plenty this summer, goosewing is my beach A+

you chilling with fam?

i feel i would be remiss if i didn't offer to buy you a beer, if you'll be around

yeah seeing gfs fam and then mine so hangout time is unlikely but next time I make it up to pvd with some time I'll give u advance warning

cool. have fun!

sun ra arkestra was amazing yesterday (probably should have topped this beforehand)

i missed foo fest for the most part -- i had a kickball game earlier in the afternoon which i had to leave early to get ready for a wedding in uxbridge, got back to the city drunk on many g&t's at the end of the arkestra set; didn't actually set foot in the fest grounds, but watched a little from rooftop nearby, courtesy of a friends' apartment roof access. drank herbal iced tea & tequila cocktails while watching the lightning bolt crowd rage and seethe, first time i had watched the crowd instead of being in it. wish i could have seen more music but all told had a great day.

http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/08/palin-moving-to.html

comments r gold

maybe palin's going to be emma watson's roommate

was outta town for foo fest too but I'm hoping to catch this... seems like an insanely small room for sunn to be playing in tho

Armageddon Shop presents:

Sunn 0)))
Eagle Twin

Sept 19th
AS220 Empire st
$12 no presale tix, tix available at the door day of only

doors at 8:30 pm
Eagle Twin 9:45 pm
Sunn 11 pm

what up

man, fuck ATP, go to fancy fest 2009!

Jerky's
71 Richmond St, Providence
$8 per day

Friday Sept 11
6pm

People of Color
R&B Motherfuckers
White Load
Pygmy Shrews
BRRRMUDA
2deadslutsonegoodfuck
White Mice
Suffering Bastard

Saturday Sept 12
2pm

Holy Sheet
Mast
Bog of the Infidel
Bellows
Lolita Black
Bovachevo
Hollows
National Grid
Cowgirl
Deleted Arrows
Battlesnake
I, Destroyer
Death is Easy
Tides
Bonestorm
Metalian

this thread has devolved into a series of failed FAP attempts and lonely show postings

*sniff*

:( i want to get back to RI sometime this month, maybe in the next week or two, but i do not know exactly when tbh

hey dudes i live here now! my apartment's fucking amazing. school starts in two days, yikes. went to the new england deathfest last weekend, it was fun. how are things?

hi maria :)

how's the place?

can someone mail me some saugys?

maybe if i knew what a saugys was

it is a special rhode island-made natural casing hot dog available at most supermarkets in the state.

IS YOUR GRILL WORTHY

yes, yes it is.

HAWT WEENIZ

psssst: hold on, hold on it's an ILX BOSTON FAP - Friday, 10/2/09

I'm planning to road trip down to Providence over Columbus Day weekend. I haven't been there since the late 80s. What should I make sure to see/do? Where to eat? All those other stupid annoying questions people ask when they're going somewhere new.

at your service, I'd be glad to point you towards some stuff

some of my favorite places for eats --

julian's, on broadway - my local, basically. pretty eclectic menu, lots of veg / vegan options and nice beer list. awesome staff. good for dinner -- brunch is good too but gets crowded early.

guido's, on hope street - quintessential italian grandma's kitchen, right down to the floral wallpaper. not the best food ever but laid back, good for a long lingering dinner. cash only, byob.

red stripe, wayland square - i'd recommend for brunch, kind of a french-american bistro. good if you want moules et frites.

la laiterie, wayland square: pricey but amazing & worth it -- as the name suggests it's the restaurant side of a cheesemonger business (who happen to have amazing sandwiches during the day). cheese / chartucerie boards are nice. no reservations for parties under 6 so i'd advise an early dinner here.

thee red fez, downtown: they have poutine! also: mac & cheese / grilled cheese here are great. pretty nice bar upstairs.

avoid: cuban revolution, FOO(D) @ as220, nick's on broadway for brunch

Thanks! All tips and tricks gladly appreciated.

hm, what else

local 121, downtown on washington st - skip the restaurant. go directly to the bar (the ground level one aka the speakeasy). beautiful woodwork, stained glass, skilled bartenders. lots of dj nights there, plus events in another basement level bar (aka the tap room).

pro-tip: if you figure out when happy hour is at mccormick & schmick's (beside the bilmore hotel), they have pretty substantial portions on their happy hour bar menu. drink required but a cheap tasty way to fill up.

red stripe, wayland square - i'd recommend for brunch, kind of a french-american bistro. good if you want moules et frites.

We've gone there at least twice now and left because the wait was really long. :/ One day we'll make it there.

OTM re Red Fez grilled cheese and mac and cheese. They're both amazing.

la laiterie - Elmo is this the tiny place that is literally connected to the cheese place? Was there last spring and OM f'n G. SO SO GOOD. Had a cheese board while we waited and then can't remember what main but it doesn't matter - everyone's was delicious.

i lived in providence for four years and i don't remember any of these places :(

does rue de l'espoir still exist? haven brothers?

enbb - yes, that's it! place is amazing!

oh, another new place that is worth the visit: the duck & bunny, on wickenden. the menu consists of crepes (listed with drink pairings), small plates, and cupcakes for dessert. kinda of a cutesy-poo concept but it's good, esp for a date night -- located in the first floor of a house w/ a nice back patio area.

tracer: the rue is still there (tho i've never eaten dinner there!) and haven brothers is eternal.

for souvenirs, go to what cheer? antiques on angell @ wayland square (below myopic books). lots of crazy vintage & collectible stuff, ephemera, books, trading cards, kitsch, maps, old photographs, and a nice selection of vinyl in good condition

also good for dinner on the west side: broadway bistro, loie fuller, ama's

i really wish i could still tell people to go to the decatur in luongo square! r.i.p. ;_;

was a great divey local with a great jukebox & cheap drinks & friendly neighbor doggies.

the bar that now occupies its location is the avery, which is kind of a lounge but it's alright.

around the corner on knight st. is the e&o which opened up after the decatur closed and which inherited a lot of the local business. best place for a beer & a shot of whiskey (tho maybe avoid this if you dislike 'hipsters')

if you're visiting on columbus day weekend BE ADVISED that federal hill will be totally insanely busy -- these italian american folks go crazy for columbus.

i'll stop there for now but if there's any particular activity you're into let me know -- if yr looking for live shows e_3 is the guy to ask imo

Gotcha on the crazy and thanks to all! I have some friends in the West Side (armory? is that right?) that'll help with some stuff, but these dinner & other suggestions will let us strike out on our own a bit.

ok cool! i am actually 1 block away from the armory building (can see it from my front door) - this being providence i may even know your friends, by sight if not by name

I won't throw in last names to google proof it a little - Cauley and Rachel ring a bell?

hmmm, no but like i said i might recognize them -- anyway i think my bf is away that weekend & i'll be around. if u want to grab a beer or w/e hit me on webmail

Will do if time permits! Always happy to meet people when I'm visiting their stomping grounds.

Well, life is delaying the trip for a week. At least we'll avoid the crazy Italian Columbus Day crowd. Looks like it will be a shorter visit too, but I'll ping you on webmail Elmo if I look to have a free minute.

Thanks again to all for the recommendations!

http://voguingtodanzig.blogspot.com/2013/04/q-with-brian-chippendale-of-black-pus.html?m=1

hey guys I heard elmo moved out of providence, now he can't post in this thread and neither can I

b-b-but

i'm just over the border by less than a half mile, it's ok

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTMyODE2NjA0Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzIzODgxMQ@@._V1_SY317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg

ouch

I'll let you do the l-r on that one

also I'll be by later to drop off yr gas grill and a cooler full of bud light, they are govt required standard issue for all 'burban domiciles

right on

i'm like a block away from st paul's church fwiw, need recommendations for good coffee, also pizza, please advise

Where do you live now? Pawtucket? Why don't you guys ever come up here? Don't say 'cause Boston sucks. ;)

i now live in beautiful cranston, rhode island.

noteable fact, via wiki:

Over 30% of Cranston's residents describe themselves as Italian American, one of the highest percentages of this ethnic group in cities with over 50,000 residents in the United States.

vivaldi's on broad has good NY style pizza, prolly my fave pizza place in town. you're near poco loco now too.

there are a couple of coffee shops if you head south on broad into pawtuxet village, plus there's a brewed awakenings on pontiac (tho I haven't really been bowled over by their offerings). oh there are a couple of dunkin donuts around in case you haven't noticed.

be sure to visit the garden city brick & mortar graveyard, there used to be an ozymandias there

yea vivaldi's is right around the corner, tho i have to admit i've been going hard at catanzaro's in the past few months, toppings there are so damn good

be prepared to be struck by cranstonitis, the inability to leave cranston for unexplained psychosomatic reasons

I think calvino wrote about it in invisible cities

i think reluctance to travel distances it's a very characteristic RI thing in general, i am actually v nervous about actually getting providence people to visit cranston

Gonna spend a night there in 2 weeks! Partly to go to a Pawtucket ballgame.

not-expensive seafood downtown? (lunch probly) or shd i say DOWNCITY