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― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 24 December 2004 22:38 (twenty years ago)

When can we have another Chicago thread?

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 25 December 2004 03:47 (twenty years ago)

Once I built a railroad, I made it run,
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it's done --
Brother, can you spare a dime?

Once I built a tower, up to the sun,
brick and rivet and lime.
Once I built a tower, now it's done --
Brother, can you spare a dime?

Once in khaki suits, gee, we looked swell
Full of that Yankee Doodle-de-dum.
Half a million boots went slogging through hell,
And I was the kid with the drum.

Say, don't you remember they called me Al,
It was Al all the time.
Why don't you remember, I'm your pal --
Say, buddy, can you spare a dime?

Once in khaki suits, ah, gee, we looked swell
Full of that Yankee Doodle-de-dum.
Half a million boots went slogging through hell,
And I was the kid with the drum.

Say, don't you remember they called me Al,
It was Al all the time.
Why don't you remember, I'm your pal --
Buddy, can you spare a dime?

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 25 December 2004 19:27 (twenty years ago)

I miss Chicago.

― Jeff in Delaware, Sunday, 26 December 2004 17:04 (twenty years ago)

but you can get yummy crabs and oysters in delaware, no?

― phil-two (phil-two), Sunday, 26 December 2004 18:08 (twenty years ago)

Jocelyn -- Paprikash was good but not great. The sour cherry soup and fried bread appetizers were fantastic, but I was disappointed with my potato pancake with lecso. I wouldn't discourage you from going, though: my dining companions seemed to like their dishes just fine, and it does have a nice homey Eastern European ambience.

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 26 December 2004 23:21 (twenty years ago)

I am so happy to be back, I can't stand it. You try doing Christmas shopping in rural Kansas sometime. Just try it. Try, in fact, to find anything to do besides watch TV and drink heavily.

Kansas pics coming soon.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 27 December 2004 02:02 (twenty years ago)

http://giganticmag.com/images/P1000861.jpg

http://giganticmag.com/images/P1000865.jpg

http://giganticmag.com/images/DSCF0010.jpg

http://giganticmag.com/images/P1000877.jpg

http://giganticmag.com/images/P1000888.jpg

http://giganticmag.com/images/P1010078.jpg

http://giganticmag.com/images/P1010092.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 27 December 2004 02:14 (twenty years ago)

nice!

― teeny (teeny), Monday, 27 December 2004 02:16 (twenty years ago)

Thank you. I saw your big shiny arch today, too, but didn't get any pictures.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 27 December 2004 02:25 (twenty years ago)

insert filthy joke here

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 27 December 2004 02:26 (twenty years ago)

Kenan, We need to give your keys back to you. By the way, your mean kitty (we forgot to learn their names) actually sat on the rug in front of us, soaking up the sun and not growling at us for about 15 minutes straight!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 27 December 2004 14:41 (twenty years ago)

I would love some oysters, but so far all I've eaten is scrapple.

I'm coming back on Tuesday! Post holiday FAP anyone?

― Jeff in Delaware, Monday, 27 December 2004 15:40 (twenty years ago)

We're thinking about going to the New Years Eve thing at the Empty Bottle: 90 Day Men, Ponys, Pit er Pat. I've only ever seen the Ponys but they're pretty fun live. But I read that the keyboard player/second guitarist dude is leaving the band and he does all the cool shit anyways so I think they will suck soon.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 27 December 2004 15:44 (twenty years ago)

Ian is leaving the Ponys??? Two interesting facts: (a) his old band, Happy Supply, used to be my favorite thing in the world, to the point where I briefly stole their singer to work on stuff with me; plus (b) he is missing half a finger on his left hand, and I'm still not sure how he plays guitar the way he does.

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 27 December 2004 19:21 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, the little blurb in the Reader about that show said that he is leaving. I like his singing voice (very Jad Fair) way better than the main dude's voice (very Joey Ramone), and in general he's the most interesting thing about the band.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 27 December 2004 19:27 (twenty years ago)

Kenan, that looks like fun to me, man.

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Monday, 27 December 2004 19:35 (twenty years ago)

Ask him to join the Fake Fictions!

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 27 December 2004 19:37 (twenty years ago)

Hmmm...

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 27 December 2004 19:49 (twenty years ago)

K: those photos really are gorgeous.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 27 December 2004 19:51 (twenty years ago)

oh, happy supply. i liked them! my friend put out their album in australia.

― phil-two (phil-two), Monday, 27 December 2004 19:58 (twenty years ago)

Hey, guys. Some dude in Chicago is selling his indie rock cd collection. I just found it in the reader ( http://chicago.craigslist.org/for/53353357.html
)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 27 December 2004 20:44 (twenty years ago)

Wow, I don't think I want any of those cds.

I AM BORED.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 27 December 2004 20:50 (twenty years ago)

It's an interesting idea though and a funny list.

I AM BORED x 10. I just went through my 2005 calendar marking off the holidays. ha ha

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 27 December 2004 21:34 (twenty years ago)

Okay so umm for various reasons it turned out that I spent Christmas here in New York, kind of broke and doing basically nothing. Which was cool and all, but just a tad boring. So I decided to amuse myself by trying to write and record five songs all on Christmas itself, from around noon to midnight. And then I did just that, though the word “song” might be a bit much for some of the sketchier ones—really more like just two-minute synth tones. Anyway, here they are. I think #4 and #1 came out sounding best, but my favorite part is the beginning of #2. I think #5 might be interesting if you were really, really stoned. The last one is a bonus-type non-Christmas song that actually received sustained attention, at one point or another. So probably that's the good one. This is your gift: crappy pop music! Cheers!

1 - http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=26SNADZ7ZT7SI2DG0F5IEZB3FL
2 - http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1QDJFF3ZQGLFI1VS08JN2C9X84
3 - http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=27BV1997TWY2G2V8F0BK55N5Y4
4 - http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=32DBZKVSAY5JI0OYO5EXSKHMMD
5 - http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1LRI5EKKR5F8V2061MI3EM1D90
6 - http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0WZT19JGBTWH40G2EIM89XHT4L

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 27 December 2004 21:39 (twenty years ago)

THanks. Can't listen at work though.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 27 December 2004 21:40 (twenty years ago)

I would seriously like to avoid implying that you're missing out.

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:10 (twenty years ago)

It could be worse. I'm stuck at stupid work. I'm bored here, too, though.

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:14 (twenty years ago)

Dude, where do you think I am? WORK. It's boring!

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:24 (twenty years ago)

Oh. I thought you were like, at home, bored. I thought being bored at work was unheard of!

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:25 (twenty years ago)

Another Chicago pic.

http://giganticmag.com/images/P1010102.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 08:01 (twenty years ago)

The quality of light in that photo is fantastic. What time did you take it?

― youn, Tuesday, 28 December 2004 08:03 (twenty years ago)

Well after dark, about 10. Orange city glow + long exposure.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 08:06 (twenty years ago)

By contrast, here is an experiment gone wrong.

http://giganticmag.com/images/P1010095.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 08:06 (twenty years ago)

That one looks a little scary, like an imaginary city is in the background.

― youn, Tuesday, 28 December 2004 08:09 (twenty years ago)

Maybe with a little photoshop magic applied...

http://giganticmag.com/images/P1010095_2.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 08:14 (twenty years ago)

Nah. It's still badly composed. Damn building next door.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 08:16 (twenty years ago)

Congrats, Kenan. That first pic made my desktop background! But seriously, it does look very magical and cozy.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 14:49 (twenty years ago)

Hi there Nick and Sarah. Surprised to see me this morning?

I made it home safe and warm. Thanks for your help. And Nick, thanks for working two blocks away from me.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 17:24 (twenty years ago)

Eh I feel bad about that whole thing. Sorry you had to go to all that trouble. And sorry if I was acting weird when you were at my office, it was one of those "this person is out of context" disconnect moments.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 17:27 (twenty years ago)

I bet it was. You were acting as weird as I expected. You have nothing to be sorry about, also... Jessa was bugging me last night to go get my keys because she wouldn't be around all day today, but I am teh lazy.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 17:29 (twenty years ago)

You were acting as weird as I expected.

Ha ha, what does that mean?

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 17:30 (twenty years ago)

I mean, I showed up at your office unannounced, which is weird already. If you were acting weird, it's only because I was.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 17:34 (twenty years ago)

Now I can celebrate, though, as I started to when I realized nobody was at my office, and before I realized I didn't have any house keys.

Woohoo! Unexpected day off!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 17:36 (twenty years ago)

K, What are you guys doing for new years?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 17:51 (twenty years ago)

The pics above are fantabulous! It makes me want to live in Chicago even more. Looks cozy.

Kenan did you bring Nick his lunch?

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 18:02 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 18:04 (twenty years ago)

Embarassing.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 18:04 (twenty years ago)

We're going over to someone's house. Hillary and Rudy. She's a librarian, he's... um... I think he works at UIC. They're the friends we play board games with.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 18:20 (twenty years ago)

Has anyone else eaten at West Town Tavern? We ate there last night, and good sweet lord it was good. A little pricey, just under $20 a plate, but the last time I had food this good I paid twice that. The menu is labelled by whatever the main ingredient in the dish is, so it's just "I'll have the duck" or some equivalent. I had the lamb, with mashed potatoes and watercress over this sweet corn cake. It was fucking heaven. It was one of those meals that makes life worth living.

http://www.westtowntavern.com/about.htm

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 18:29 (twenty years ago)

i'm supposed to see my friend p. and some of his friends on NYE, but it's not a solid plan yet, so let me know what you guys are up to.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:07 (twenty years ago)

Who's up for an ILE poker night?

I just got a poker chip set in the mail, a nice heavy one, but I don't know where it came from. If it was from a thoughtless relative I'd probably just stick it in the closet, but since it's from someone I don't know at all, and since I can't imagine why anyone would send me such a thing anonymously, it would be an insult to the great beyond to stash it away. I have to use it. My mysterious poker chip set.

It'll be fun! I'll pass out funny hats and cigars!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:14 (twenty years ago)

Umm, I can try, I'm pretty unfamiliar with poker beyond the basics. I've watched it on TV a few times.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:17 (twenty years ago)

We'll all be in the same boat, then.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:18 (twenty years ago)

Oh, wait. My mom sent it. It was a thoughtless relative after all. Even so, this gift is too weird to ignore. Am I known for liking poker? Have I even ever used the word "poker" in front of my mother? It must have been very, very on sale.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:20 (twenty years ago)

does anyone have any idea about how many people the ice factory can hold? im thinking about trying to have a big party in chicago in the spring

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:20 (twenty years ago)

I don't know, I'm bad at estimating stuff like that, but it's not that big. Maybe like 200?

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:21 (twenty years ago)

200 is a big damn party, though.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:23 (twenty years ago)

Not for phil. Did you read his NYC Halloween party thread?

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:23 (twenty years ago)

oh, ugh. do you know of any big warehouse'y sort of spots that the po-po wouldn't come shut down that can hold maybe 400-500?

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:24 (twenty years ago)

or maybe im overestimating the number of partypeople in chicago, i dunno

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:25 (twenty years ago)

Dude, rent a cruise ship on Lake Michigan! All night, debauchery, gambling, no cops guaranteed. I'd pay a thick cover for that.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:26 (twenty years ago)

I'm not hip enough to know shit like that. But Ice Factory is definitely WAY too small for that many people.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:26 (twenty years ago)

i was thinking of, for some extra money and fun, flying a couple of friends (or maybe roadtrip) who can sort of draw crowds over to chicago and have a big dance party and charge money and stuff.

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 19:28 (twenty years ago)

wait you expect people to pay money to meet your cool friends? i'm confused.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 20:44 (twenty years ago)

Maybe they are professional dancers or electronic artists.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 20:46 (twenty years ago)

I have been known to draw crowds, Phil. They kind of point and then turn their heads away, filled with horror and pity.

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 20:52 (twenty years ago)

"professional dancers"...sarah, is this a euphemism?

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 20:55 (twenty years ago)

wait you expect people to pay money to meet your cool friends? i'm confused.

no no to DJ.

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 21:10 (twenty years ago)

or a kissing booth?

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 21:10 (twenty years ago)

aw phil c'mere... *mwah*

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 21:15 (twenty years ago)

but yeah, to DJ a party. jesus christ, what were you thinking? do i come across as that superficial and full-of-myself? wait no, dont answer that

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 21:19 (twenty years ago)

I'm down with poker night.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 01:23 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, the more I think about it, so am I. And the more I think about it, the more my mom's weird poker gift goes along perfectly with my dad's gift of awesome kitschy martini glasses, a drink shaker, and an ice bucket. This was meant to be.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 04:41 (twenty years ago)

I've already posted two pics on the "what do you look like" thread, and another one would be excessive. Yet here I am, self-obsessed and sexee.

http://giganticmag.com/images/self_04.12.29.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 06:01 (twenty years ago)

I call this one "Beatles and Coca Cola":

http://giganticmag.com/images/beatles_coke.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 06:15 (twenty years ago)

I eat lunch at that craphole three days a week. The food is terrible. Also, tasty.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 06:17 (twenty years ago)

Um... I like that pic more now that I've posted it. Paul with a starry gaze. George with a swirling brain. John with pennies over the eyes. Ringo split down the middle.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 06:31 (twenty years ago)

Or maybe I'm just high.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 07:25 (twenty years ago)

Kenan, I like your scarf.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Hey guys, I found out my band is going to be playing at the Green Mill on February 11 AND February 12th. And I'll have nothing to do on Saturday, and the last time I had nothing to do for a day in Chicago was horrible, so we should all do something!

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 14:53 (twenty years ago)

IT'S A DATE!

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 15:05 (twenty years ago)

Are you off again today, Mr. Pears?

Jordan, let me check my calender... hmmm... ok, yes, I'm free basically all of 2005 so I can make it.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 15:09 (twenty years ago)

Ha, awesome.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 15:17 (twenty years ago)

I'm at work, sarah. Happily, I might add. I love my little Mac.

Kenan, I like your scarf.

Thank you! That was an impulse buy from H+M; they were set up near the cash register like candy. So much at H+M is like candy.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 16:20 (twenty years ago)

Hot tip: Burger Baron, corner of Grand and Noble. Incredible hamburger. Really. Not like any other hamburger.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 05:27 (twenty years ago)

Jessa has requested that I post a picture of her as well. So here she is on a hotel bed, looking dead sexy.

http://giganticmag.com/images/jessa_bed.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 05:30 (twenty years ago)

Wow.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 December 2004 07:54 (twenty years ago)

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 07:55 (twenty years ago)

UNFAIR

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 30 December 2004 14:44 (twenty years ago)

I don't think I understand, teeny.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 15:18 (twenty years ago)

I'm not really sure how to go about complimenting Kenan's pic without 1. being creepy and pissing off my girlfriend, and 2. not making it sound like I'm saying Jessa is normally unattractive but that Kenan is a really good photographer (although Kenan IS a good photographer (but Jessa IS normally attractive (but I'm not creepy (I love you Sarah!)))).

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 December 2004 15:23 (twenty years ago)

nice tummy!

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Thursday, 30 December 2004 15:24 (twenty years ago)

xpost that was all probably better unsaid. Good luck, though.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 15:25 (twenty years ago)

I'll just shut up now.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 December 2004 15:25 (twenty years ago)

I am free from such fetters. That's a hot picture! It's the tummy that does it. And the upsidedownness.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 15:40 (twenty years ago)

Hello Chicago. It's me, Adam. Thank you again for having me. I enjoyed all of your company and I'm sorry I couldn't stay longer. I also apologize if I was a bit quiet, I had hardly slept the night before. Anyway I'll be back soon, apparently.

― Lil' Trick Thug (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:18 (twenty years ago)

Hurrah! Oops, I didn't reply to your e-mail. Are you still in Indiana?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:19 (twenty years ago)

No, I am back in the office. It's early and nobody's here. I bought a lottery ticket because the jackpot is $40 million. You can have a couple of thousand if I win.

― Lil' Trick Thug (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:21 (twenty years ago)

Thanks!!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:21 (twenty years ago)

Update: no dice.

― Lil' Trick Thug (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:23 (twenty years ago)

Hi, Adam. That mix cd you made is awesome. I love it. I'm not sure about the sappy Trick Daddy song though.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:34 (twenty years ago)

I love that song. (and that's not even the sappiest on his album)

― Lil' Trick Thug (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:35 (twenty years ago)

The Lake at 7:00 in the morning was bizarre and incredible, like something out of Tolkien. Sadly my hands were too frozen to retrieve my camera and get a picture of it.

― Lil' Trick Thug (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:37 (twenty years ago)

Was that looking out the window of the bus?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:37 (twenty years ago)

Sunrise over the lake is something to see.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:46 (twenty years ago)

Yes, from the bus.

― Lil' Trick Thug (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:51 (twenty years ago)

I got on the wrong train and ended up spending 45 minutes in Hegewisch, Illinois. Interesting.

― Lil' Trick Thug (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:52 (twenty years ago)

*** ATTENTION, NEW YEARS NEWS!!! ***

Due to our plans to go to the Ponys/90 Day Men show on New Years Eve falling through (it sold out), Sarah and I, along with her friend Sarah who some of you met at my birthday b-b-q and possibly Ben, are just going to hang out at our house, drink, listen to loud music, and maybe watch some DVDs or something. If there's anyone else out there who has no plans (though I know most of you do), you're certainly welcome to come hang out with us 'chez nous.' Peace out.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:55 (twenty years ago)

that sounds right up my ally. I hate forcing myself to do big things on New Years. Never works out.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:57 (twenty years ago)

that sounds right up my ally.

Millar is totally going to kick your ass now.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:58 (twenty years ago)

Millar Lite.

― Lil' Trick Thug (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:59 (twenty years ago)

To all (x-post):

Even if you have plans you could drop by, just so you can tell your friends at the other New Years party that you are really busy having to drop in on other friends on this special night (because you have so many).

Anyway, there will be alcohol and music. The usual...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:59 (twenty years ago)

Kenan, If you want, we can charge a huge cover so it will seem like more of a big To Do.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:00 (twenty years ago)

When the other party gets dull, and they always do, I'll try and drop by your place.

I don't need a big cover. Maybe I'll wear a black tie instead.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:02 (twenty years ago)

Put a velvet rope across the entrance to the kitchen, too.

xpost

― Lil' Trick Thug (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:02 (twenty years ago)

That sounds really nice, guys, and I probably would stop by if you lived closer. But I'll be tied up in Andersonville.

I am excited to be dressing up (somewhat) for tonight (Canasta show/TAG fundraiser) and tomorrow.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:05 (twenty years ago)

http://home.graffiti.net/cozen:graffiti.net/IMGP0200.JPG

― cºzen (Cozen), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:03 (twenty years ago)

ah, wine and the soft warm glow of a powerbook. So romantic.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:03 (twenty years ago)

God damn I want a laptop.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:04 (twenty years ago)

You and me both. I'm saving up, starting right after I pay for christmas.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:09 (twenty years ago)

c0zen what is that a photo of? it's so dark.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:10 (twenty years ago)

that is my bedroom in my parents' house, replete with awful mother-picked lime-green curtains.

― cºzen (Cozen), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:16 (twenty years ago)

does anyone working in the loop want to have lunch??

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:17 (twenty years ago)

My old bedroom in my parent's house has a "laughing skier" motif all over the walls, door and curtains.

xpost

― Lil' Trick Thug (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:18 (twenty years ago)

I would, Amateurist, but I have to leave early today, so I can't take a long lunch.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:20 (twenty years ago)

And I just ate. And I'm not really in the loop, per se. And it's cold.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:23 (twenty years ago)

YEah, dude, I think you're SOL.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:24 (twenty years ago)

"SOL"?

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:27 (twenty years ago)

Shit Out of Luck.

I'm kinda too far from the loop for my 45-minute lunch break and I'm leaving at 3 anyways so whatever.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:28 (twenty years ago)

http://www.sfmoma.org/images/ma/exhib_detail/lewitt_four.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:28 (twenty years ago)

What is this "getting New Years Eve off" thing? Is this common?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:29 (twenty years ago)

It's because New Years Day (the traditional holiday) falls on a Saturday.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:30 (twenty years ago)

I don't think it's a "Chicago thing" if that's what you're implying.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:30 (twenty years ago)

No, I wasn't implying that. I'm just jealous.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:31 (twenty years ago)

I don't get it off, either. But I get Monday off.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:33 (twenty years ago)

I got Monday and Tuesday off this week, so I guess that's as good as it gets.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:34 (twenty years ago)

SOL??

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:39 (twenty years ago)

http://snow.prohosting.com/ukband/images/silverfish_lp.jpg

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:41 (twenty years ago)

(That was a Silverfish album cover. You know, the one with SHIT OUTTA LUCK of course)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 30 December 2004 19:02 (twenty years ago)

Who are Silverfish?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 December 2004 19:06 (twenty years ago)

Haha! I know Silverfish.

― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 19:09 (twenty years ago)

http://snow.prohosting.com/ukband/Silverfish.htm

They sounded a bit like L7, but the production made them sound less clean and more angry, like constant fuzz.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 30 December 2004 19:14 (twenty years ago)

I sometimes confuse them with DAISY CHAINSAW, who sounded a bit like Silverfish but had album covers like this
http://photo.sing365.com/music/picture.nsf/CoverPicUnid/5C501565D95EAE5448256C88002CE3BC/$file/Eleventeen.jpg

and whose singer usually looked like this

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― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 19:17 (twenty years ago)

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― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 19:25 (twenty years ago)

Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?

― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 19:27 (twenty years ago)

No, I kiss your mother with this mouth, bitch.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 19:49 (twenty years ago)

I'm sorry. I don't know what that was. I have a headache.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 19:50 (twenty years ago)

Dude, Daisy Chainsaw was the shit. And the improbably-named Katie-Jane Garside looked like a more jacked-up bedraggled version of this:

http://www.alternativenation.net/photos/data/667/144katie_jane_garside.jpg

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 30 December 2004 20:10 (twenty years ago)

I would have posted a full outfit but she had this thing about dresses that split open around the ribs and then just tattered emptily around, and while they're theoretically safe for work (and not "sexy" in any traditional prurient way) they probably don't look so fantastic over an employee's shoulder.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 30 December 2004 20:12 (twenty years ago)

Also they had the best band schtick ever: they attacked each other on stage!

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 30 December 2004 20:12 (twenty years ago)

I still have a soft spot for "Love Your Money". Great video, too.

― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 20:25 (twenty years ago)

I don't know if I'd go so far to call them "the shit", but I have issues with many early-90s UK indie bands, so that's my burden.

― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 20:27 (twenty years ago)

Calling them "the shit" is dependent upon my not remembering anything of theirs other than "Love Your Money." Though I did listen to their first album last year, for some reason, and if I remember correctly I was pleasantly surprised by the rest of it.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 30 December 2004 20:31 (twenty years ago)

But I like Ned's Atomic Dustbin, so don't listen to me.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 30 December 2004 20:32 (twenty years ago)

Okay!

― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 20:34 (twenty years ago)

Hey Adam, I got your X-mas pressies! You did such a good job! At first I was a little bit scared, until I read the card, and figured things out. Thank you!

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Thursday, 30 December 2004 21:37 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, I am bad at buying things for people unless I actually know what they like.

And Jocelyn, I got great stuff from you too (if you are reading)!

― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 21:40 (twenty years ago)

OMG it's like 55 degrees F today! It feels like mid-March, right after the snow has all melted. I had to unzip my coat this morning while walking to the train!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 31 December 2004 16:47 (twenty years ago)

(Of course, it'd be a lot better if I didn't have to work: grumble.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 31 December 2004 16:48 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, it's like a Saturday out there. Light traffic, a little too quiet. Makes coming to work all the more difficult when you feel like you're the only one.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 31 December 2004 16:49 (twenty years ago)

How's the weather? Is there any snow on the ground? Is it going to snow tomorrow night?

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Friday, 31 December 2004 23:07 (twenty years ago)

no, it's really warm--i'm debating whether i should even bother w/a scarf and a winter coat tonight. i think it's supposed to be in the 40s tomorrow.

i associate new year's eve with snow and coldness, this is kind of weird.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 31 December 2004 23:27 (twenty years ago)

It's warm, but it's so windy that it's almost like cold. Almost.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 31 December 2004 23:31 (twenty years ago)

somehow i've ended up making n.y. plans that involve an old ex-gf. this will be weird.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 31 December 2004 23:33 (twenty years ago)

It was warm when I was walking to the gym, but that darn sun set while I was in there, and it was very chilly walking back, with the wind. I don't want to wear a coat tonight, coat check at the metro fucking sucks.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Friday, 31 December 2004 23:33 (twenty years ago)

xpost

Uh oh. Exes + alcohol = trouble.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 31 December 2004 23:40 (twenty years ago)

perhaps i will go easy on the latter.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 1 January 2005 00:42 (twenty years ago)

i've only ever gotten totally piss-drunk on NYE once, it was fine, but as a result of too many bloody marys i actually was nearly passed out when midnight came around. that was a bit depressing.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 1 January 2005 00:44 (twenty years ago)

Hi.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 1 January 2005 03:31 (twenty years ago)

I am trying to get drunk, but I'm too full of pizza and it keeps soaking up all the alcohol in my gut.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 1 January 2005 03:36 (twenty years ago)

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE chez Nick et Sarah or at JOhn's or Kenan's friend's party thingie. I have purloined my friend Beth's computer and have drunk lots of things involving sour mix. we played 90s trivial pursuit and found out they tried to market a breakfast egg and sausage psuh pop on a stick thing, in that decade.

― jocelynistoolazytologin, Saturday, 1 January 2005 05:23 (twenty years ago)

And there were cops everyone outside earlier on a manhunt ordering people to "STAY INSIDE YOU HOME" and my first resolution is to lose 20 lbs. so that my first reaction to the picture of Jessa isn't bitter jealousy at her flat stomach. back to the party now, they are talking about using vegetables as sex toys. ?!?.

― jocelyn., Saturday, 1 January 2005 05:33 (twenty years ago)

Jessa is fine with her stomach, but had a shit fit about her ass after the holidays. I don't understand, but these things are not for me to understand.

It's all okay tonight, though. We're both fucking drunk.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Saturday, 1 January 2005 08:31 (twenty years ago)

Merchandise Mart again:

http://giganticmag.com/images/merchandise_xmas1.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Saturday, 1 January 2005 08:51 (twenty years ago)

Frightening

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 1 January 2005 18:19 (twenty years ago)

Creepy. I should never be allowed to post drunk.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Sunday, 2 January 2005 00:29 (twenty years ago)

Ugh, I didn't get home till 5 am and then proceeded to sleep all day long. My sleep schedule is fucked.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Sunday, 2 January 2005 00:52 (twenty years ago)

Quick plug: The Fake Fictions are playing at Subterranean this Thursday, Jan. 6th with a couple of bands we know little about (the Interiors, who sound indie, and the Elevens, who supposedly sound like Throwing Muses, so also indie). We are playing last, so at like 11 I think but you know our set is short. I think it costs like $5, but if you want to come and really can't afford it, just let us know and we'll put you on the guest list. If you could make it out, we'd love to see you there.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 3 January 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

I went to bed after 3AM New Years and then ended up going to bed that night at 6pm and sleeping 14 HOURS!!! OH MY GOD!!!

Why oh why did I have to go back to work today? URGH! I HATE EVERYTHING! BLAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH

We need another FAP.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 3 January 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

I am so tired I feel like I was tied up in a sack and beaten with stale loaves of french bread for a few hours.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 3 January 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

That makes me sleepy.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 3 January 2005 16:34 (twenty years ago)

20 lbs???

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 07:10 (twenty years ago)

does anyone know who books things at smart bar? i'm looking at sunday february 20th (the day before presidents day) to do something.

also, has anyone been to sound bar or sonotheque? ive heard of them but have no idea what they're like. or this new base bar joint at the hard rock hotel?

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 07:59 (twenty years ago)

or who to talk to at dannys tavern about doing something later in the week? im clueless

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

or that new rodan place? do they do party kind of things?

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 08:03 (twenty years ago)

http://www.madolan.com/NYE/quizzicaljordan.jpg

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 15:10 (twenty years ago)

what kind of party, phil? None of those places will hold 500 people, or even 200. If you want to throw a regular-human-sized party, my vote goes with Sonotheque or Rodan, buth very nice in a swank-but-not-kitsch way. Though I haven't been to Sound Bar.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 16:16 (twenty years ago)

excellent, Jordan.

― .adam (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 16:23 (twenty years ago)

Those glasses ended up broken by the next morning. I've got scotch tape on them now.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 16:25 (twenty years ago)

Yes, Sonotheque and Rodan are both very stylish but not off-putting at all. And as Kenan noted, they are small. (Rodan is actually a restaurant that sort of turns into more of a cocktail/DJ-ish place late at night. But Mouse on Mars played an after-party there, so who knows.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 16:28 (twenty years ago)

At the risk of sounding strange, the taped glasses probably just add to the hotness.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 16:29 (twenty years ago)

Jordan, do you work out or is it just the drumming?

― .adam (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)

Oh, you guys. I only post pictures that stop above my gut, you know.

I want to start working out, but when Maddie and I went to join the gym the other day we got freaked out by all the Christian iconography and left.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 17:47 (twenty years ago)

Fair enough.

TS: Christian iconography vs. too much hairy man-butt in the locker room at an unreasonable time of the morning.

― .adam (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

I love the way man boobs, if only slight, can double as impressive pecs in photos. It always works for me.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:09 (twenty years ago)

Write a poem about it.

― .adam (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:12 (twenty years ago)

"Ode To A Man Boob, Seen By Candlelight"

― .adam (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:13 (twenty years ago)

Man boobs are great. They looked really good in the turtleneck that was wearing for part of that night, after this girl and I switched shirts because of Truth or Dare Jenga.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:25 (twenty years ago)

Well, this thing probably wouldn't too big. It would be a Fannypack vs. DFA Records DJ Battle. Cat (Fannypack) and Tim (DFA) and, um maybe me.. We'll be Dj'ing, maybe get a local DJ too. Though I'll probably not use the word Battle, since Tim is a great DJ, and Cat can mix just about as well I can, which is to say not at all. Basically, it'll be a dance party. And will be really fun, yaaay. The thing is, I have to find a venue that will give us a good deal, since It'll cost me a lot more to come to Chicago than it would to go to Detroit or Buffalo. But then again, we could just stay with my parents instead of a hotel, and have them cook us Korean food. So I think a couple hundred people would be good? Unless you think either nobody would come (then we can do it at that rodan or dannys place?) or a TON of people will come. I have no idea!! Help!

(um, was jordan always this hot and i didnt notice?)

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:34 (twenty years ago)

oh, also tim has to go back on monday morning. but was looking for smaller place where cat and i could dj. like rodan or dannys. and hopefully make a little extra dough, and also get free drinx0rs and food

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

You should do something on the West Coast, Phil. I'd come.

― .adam (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

i will in april! this is just sort of a tune-up practice thing since ive never put on a dj-tour before and thought i would try it first in three cities where i knew people who could give local advice and stuff

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:36 (twenty years ago)

Which city?

― .adam (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:37 (twenty years ago)

Do it, Phil, Adam will come!

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

I dunno, whichever city would give you the strongest desire to come??

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

ha ha

Jordan, Were you trying to join Curves?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

Oy vey

― .adam (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

This joke got less funny when I remembered that HotCat was involved.

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

"Less funny" = "more sexy."

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:49 (twenty years ago)

I will so be there, Phil. I dunno nothin' 'bout rentin' no clubs. Just start calling around, yo.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:49 (twenty years ago)

Ha, I wish. Convservative Christians must be really fit, owning all these gyms and all. I wonder if you get a discount on the gym/church double membership.

(x-posts)

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

They encourage you to eat at Chik-Fil-A first, so that you must join their gym.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:54 (twenty years ago)

well the gym you went to probably put up the jesus shit to scare away all the nasty gays who like to go to gyms to cruise and have unprotected anal sex in the steam rooms. which is something that I've heard happens often. of course i wouldn't know firsthand since i've never been to a gym before.

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

do you guys think that lotsa people would come to this? (the dance party, not the gay steam room).

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 19:00 (twenty years ago)

Someone tried to describe something to me last week by explaining where it was in relation to a gym. I can't think of any less useful signpost, me-wise, except maybe "that building where we have the Klan meetings" or something.

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

do you guys think that lotsa people would come to this?

Well, Tim from DFA guarantees a high indie-fuxor turnout already. So, yes.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 19:17 (twenty years ago)

Is anyone else pumped about the new non-cable TV station in Chicago called MeTV that is like Nick at Nite all day long and it's free? It's like channel 74 at our house. So far I've seen the Mary Tyler Moore show, Starsky & Hutch, the A-Team, Sanford & Son, the Jeffersons, the Twilight Zone, Mork and Mindy, and (the one I'm personally most excited about) the Bob Newhart Show. Awesome.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 00:05 (twenty years ago)

― .adam (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 00:14 (twenty years ago)

I didn't know it existed, but it does sound very cool. Isn't there a statue of Bob Newhart somewhere in Chicago?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 00:34 (twenty years ago)

Phil-two,
it seems like more of a Sonotheque event you are looking for. I've never been to a dj thing at Rodan. It's a nice room, but I can't imagine people dancing there.
if you are interested in doing something at Danny's, you'll probably want to talk to Kevin Stacy, one of the managers and the guy who handles music booking.

― robots in love (robotsinlove), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 00:48 (twenty years ago)

Cool, thanks. I sent off an email to sonotheque - hope they're interested. this would be on the sunday before presidents day, and was looking to get cat and myself another gig in the week, maybe tuesday or something. are you back in town ?

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 00:57 (twenty years ago)

Re MeTV: I'm too busy being upset at the fact that it's replacing Chicago's only half-Polish, half-Korean station.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 08:05 (twenty years ago)

oh no, channel 26????

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 10:13 (twenty years ago)

I still get the Polish/Korean station, I think...MeTV is channel 74 for us and the Polish/Korean one is...79 maybe?

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 18:52 (twenty years ago)

my parents will be really upset if they lose the korean channel. my dad loves that historical drama with the sword clanging and horses

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 19:19 (twenty years ago)

phwoar, Jordan is hottt.

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

My non-Korean roommate was enough of a layabout that he actually tried to figure out and follow that sword-and-horseman drama.

Dude, Phil, I would maybe use this as an excuse to make a return trip to Chicago. Don't forget to confirm here if it works out.

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 19:39 (twenty years ago)

No, Channel 26 is WCIU (aka "The U"), home of Elimidate and Pyramid with Donny Osmond and Millionaire with that guy who's not that old British bird and some Pat O'Brien celebrity-gossip show of some sort (I know because his smarmy mug is always staring at me from billboards).

Wait: what's Channel 28? I know it's MTV2 after midnight, but maybe they've got Korean programming during the day. Maybe Ch. 23 used to be Chinese. Fuck, I have no idea.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 19:58 (twenty years ago)

the korean sword/horsey show is subtitled now, so you can follow quite easily the court intrigue of prince jae-wook and pals. its actually pretty fun. but yeah, i'll definitely let you know when everything is settled. the sonotheque guy hasn't written back yet, but i don't think they would ignore/pass up this lineup. i hope. you know, if you want to see cat that badly, all you have to do is take the F train down to orchard street!

right right, i meant channel 28

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 20:08 (twenty years ago)

yay sonotheque!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 20:11 (twenty years ago)

that sword-and-horseman drama.
for some reason that is the funniest phrase i've read in a long time.

― robots in love (robotsinlove), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

that old British bird

― .adam (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 20:44 (twenty years ago)

My non-Korean roommate was enough of a layabout that he actually tried to figure out and follow that sword-and-horseman drama.

this made me smile. i wish that, when i was sick and/or unemployed, i could do something as productive as make out the narrative threads of a soap opera in a foreign language. unfortunately my tv gets no reception whatsoever.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 22:41 (twenty years ago)

Robotsinlove will remember when we sat in our apartment desperately trying to figure out the plot of some Spanish soap opera or mini-series that seemed to be about the life of Thomas Jefferson in all respects except that it was set in Brazil.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 23:07 (twenty years ago)

Or was it the Caribbean? Anyway, there was totally a guy who looked like Jefferson and another who looked like Ben Franklin. It was pretty awesome.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 23:08 (twenty years ago)

I think it was originally in Portuguese, but dubbed into Spanish. Some colonial history, some interracial love affairs, etc.
Also: lots of cleavage.

― robots in love (robotsinlove), Thursday, 6 January 2005 09:07 (twenty years ago)

When I was on vacation in Italy my friend and I wasted time trying to figure out a soap that seemed to be a combination of the above plus vampires and lots of virile hair tossing that seemed to mean "come to my bed right away."

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 6 January 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

As much as I'd love people to come see the Fake Fictions play at Subterranean tonight, I feel obliged to say that I'm not that excited about it. One of the bands that was playing (who sounded kind of lame from their description to start with) dropped out, and was replaced with a band that sounds even lamer ("mod and prog-influenced rock"). Also we're playing last (though I'm gonna push hard to be moved to second) and so we'll be tired. And moving stuff in the snow...ehhh. Sorry, I'm lame, and we are going to try to rock as hard as we possibly can.
But in other news, we're playing at Ice Factory on the 21st now with Nueva Cats, everyone should come to that because Ice Factory is FUNNNNN!!!
Other Chicago-related notes: where do people go sledding around here? There are no hills!
How much snow does it take for work to close?
It would be fun to have a FAP/get-together at Hideout, except that you can't get to it without a car. But maybe we should try.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 6 January 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

Sorry for show-related griping, I know it's unprofessional, but I would feel bad if people trekked out in all this snow expecting an awesome show and got two hours of prog and then a sleepy FF set.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 6 January 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

there really are very few hills. i'm like 30 min out from the city but on a clear day, you can see the sears tower from the ogden bridge over 294, which is not even high up in any way whatsoever, but shows how flat everything is.

i'm not sure that sentence made any sense but that's not necessary for ilx anyway, right?

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 6 January 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

Let's have a sledding FAP in Wisconsin.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 6 January 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

There's a giant hill beside the lake shore bike path, sort of near montrose I think. During the summer I would ride my bike up and down it.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

I would like to come to see FFs again soon, but prob. not tonight because a) I'm tired, and b) I am determined not to drive until all this mess clears up (and it'd be a hassle to take public transport).

BUT...

we're playing at Ice Factory on the 21st now with Nueva Cats

Yay! That's my friends Jody and Jorin. They just started playing music together, so I've never even heard them before. I think it borrows a page from the Petrified Forest and is just guitar/bass/drum machine. I have a feeling it will be very lo-fi and cute.

The Hideout is nice. We should def. go there some time.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:07 (twenty years ago)

This morning I woke up and thought about Chicago. I had a few pictures that I took (including some from Jaymc's neighborhhood at 6:30am!!!), but my camera broke.

― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:08 (twenty years ago)

Adam, this morning I was half-asleep on the train and I dreamt that you were telling people about Sideways and how "it's a carnival to see how us men are portrayed."

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:10 (twenty years ago)

Hahahahahaha! I only wish I talked like that.

― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

I still aim to try.

Still, that is wonderful! Thank you for sharing it.

― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

We might be coming back in a few months to celebrate the birth of a baby! (not ours, obv.)

― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:12 (twenty years ago)

You're welcome. (That would be nice!)

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:12 (twenty years ago)

Still, I hope you are not pegging me as "the Sideways guy". I enjoyed it well enough, but...

― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:12 (twenty years ago)

Oh no no, I liked it quite a bit, too. As far as I know, your actual feelings about the film had nothing to do with the dream.

By the way, it took me a while, but I finally listened to your mix CD and very much enjoyed it. I think my favorite tracks are the Michael Mayer and Rex the Dog ones.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

I see the FFs will be back at the Slipper Club this month.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

Good!

xpost

― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

The other morning I had a dream that everyone had decided that "John Cunningh@m is the real president elect of the USA" and they (the huddled masses) were all being interviewed on the street and arguing with newscasters about this fact.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

Who's John Cunningham?

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:18 (twenty years ago)

I would be a terrible president!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:19 (twenty years ago)

(That shd answer yr question, Jordan)

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:19 (twenty years ago)

Speaking of the Slipper Club: Nick + Sarah, what are the Dials like? We're playing with them at Schuba's soon.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:19 (twenty years ago)

Their guitarist is hot.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

is this like a regional TITTWIS?

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:26 (twenty years ago)

extra-regional!

― .adam (nordicskilla), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:28 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I guess it's like the Aussie/NZ or the Glasgow threads. I'm not sure why this one has taken off like it has, tho.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:33 (twenty years ago)

The Dials are all really friendly and cute. Keyboards, guitars, and backups - oh my!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:39 (twenty years ago)

The Dials are very good and loud and fun. Kind of in the Saraha Hotnights-ish vein, I guess. Our drummer Ben has a big crush on the guitarist too, and she's really nice too, she talked to us for a long time about shows and venues and stuff.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 6 January 2005 17:21 (twenty years ago)

Now I'm kind of looking forward to the show tonight because sometimes the shows that don't really matter are the most relaxed and fun.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 6 January 2005 18:31 (twenty years ago)

I'm not sure why this one has taken off like it has, tho.

Because we all LOVE to hear ourselves talk.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 6 January 2005 18:33 (twenty years ago)

Oh right!!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 6 January 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

Now I'm kind of looking forward to the show tonight because sometimes the shows that don't really matter are the most relaxed and fun.

Oddly enough, I'm the total opposite.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 6 January 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

I seem to participate in the regional threads, in regions where I do not live.

It's because I'm a WANNABE.

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Thursday, 6 January 2005 18:42 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I think we've talked about that before, jaymc.

The show at the end of Jan. at the Slipper Club will be fun because we know and like both the bands we are playing with (Ric-Rac Attack and Telanovela) and because the Slipper CLub is AWESOME.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 6 January 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

How to get to the Hideout without a car = North Avenue bus, dude! Or walk, on a halfway-pleasant day. Though you might have to stop at the Hollywood for a warmup along the way. Alternately: become a hooker.

I wanna see Chicago, Phil, not Cat. I'm totally over her.

― nabiscothingy, Thursday, 6 January 2005 18:57 (twenty years ago)

Ric-Rac Attack and Telanovela

Do these bands have cute guitarists?

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

YES!!!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:18 (twenty years ago)

where is the ice factory??? is it really an ice factory??? because that would be cool. i've always wondered how they make ice.

i'm still too sick and grumpy to see you guys this weekend, but the 21st sounds good.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 7 January 2005 00:16 (twenty years ago)

The Ice Factory is at like Ashland and Grand IIRC. It is not now nor never was an ice factory, they call it that because the word "ICE" was painted on the outside of the building for some reason. It looks more like an old mechanics garage to me. But if you would like to learn more about how ice is made, I suggest the powerful and educational documentary "The Mosquito Coast."

The show last night was actually pretty fun. The other bands were lame, as predicted, but we played surprisingly well (we usually get uncomfortable when playing places with monitors and fancy sound systems and such) and a few people we know showed up. We got paid $9.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)

Morning, yins.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 7 January 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

uh, wrong thread but that's okay.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 7 January 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

Why are you grumpy, Am?

Dream I had last night:

Amateurist invited us all to go to his new gf's apartment to hang out. We're supposed to meet up with him there.

So, we all go there and she lives in this dorm room. She's really cute and friendly and she's playing records for us. Am is late.

So, then this guy in her dorm building knocks on the door and says, "Hey, this guy named J is outside. Should I let him in?"

She smiles and says, "No."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

So the rest of us figure she's just yanking your chain and will let you in soon. But she doesn't.

Then these other guys in her building find out what she did and they think it's awful. So the next time she opens her door, it's 5 guys all mooning us at once. So she shuts it again. But as she's shutting the door, I see that Am is actually out in the hallway crying. So I feel really guilty as a co-conspirator and decide to go out in the hall to say hi.

But then the door to the room beside hers opens up and out walks this really hunky looking black man with dreads and glasses. It turns out he's Am's ex-boyfriend and they're really glad to see each other so they hug and smile and leave the building together.

And so I walk back into this girl's dorm room and I say, "That was a really cruddy thing you did to Am."

And everyone says, "Hey, Sarah, lay off. He's happy now and that's what important."

And I say, "B-b-but..."

And everyone says, "Get over it, Sarah. It all turned out well in the end."

THE END

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 7 January 2005 14:51 (twenty years ago)

HEY $3.00 FOR EACH OF YOU!

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Friday, 7 January 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

I want to hear more about the lame mod-prog band.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)

Aw, they were just some really really young guys doing their thing (which involved a piano and a flute). One of the guy's parents came to the show. Afterwards, the mom told me I did very well up there and the dad said, "You guys have great beats. I really dig your beats."

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 7 January 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

Was it jazz flute?

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 7 January 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

HOT BEATS

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

My mom's going to come to the second show in Chicago next month.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

Awesome.

I wish you could have all seen this dad. He had an earring and silver hair. Each time he said beats he kind of raised one eyebrow, as if to say, "I'm on the level."

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 7 January 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

"beats"

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

Morning, yins.

is there a pittsburgh thread that i haven't seen?

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 7 January 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

jazz flute...oh ron burgandy you devil.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Friday, 7 January 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

Btw, I'll be sneaking ever closer to y'all this weekend since Mama Digdown's has gigs in Milwaukee and Kenosha, only to turn and flee before the Illinois border.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

DUDES. Check out this review I found (scroll down):
http://miraelpendulo.blogspot.com/

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

You mean HOMBRES.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:09 (twenty years ago)

!!!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

My Spanish is rusty, so this is what Babelfish tells me it says:

"Entre the Rondelles and a Crabs punkies" Songs pop, pegadizas, short, gone off key, amused to the purest style of indiepop. These boys of Chicago have to disposition our their first demo in their page Web. Five estúpendos subjects that they do not have lose. Recommendable.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

AWESOME

short, gone off key, amused to the purest style of indiepop

This should be at the top of your website.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

these "boys"?

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:16 (twenty years ago)

"chicos"

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:19 (twenty years ago)

Recommendable!

― .adam (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:19 (twenty years ago)

Nice!

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

I think since "chicos" is plural, though, it can actually also mean any mixed group of boys and girls.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:21 (twenty years ago)

ah ha.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

Jordan, I just realized why you kept saying beats, because you're JORDAN HOTBEATS, duh.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:46 (twenty years ago)

Jordan Hotbeets.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

from my own rusty spanish:

songs that are pop, sticky, short, off-tune, diversionary/entertaining in the most pure style of indiepop. these kids from chicago ... their first demo on their web page. five stupendous themes that they never lose throughout. recommendable.

that's not really different from what jaymc said. i don't get the tener a/disposicion bit though, hence the ...

grr a friend of mine stole my big spanish dictionary.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

Oh no, you've discovered my secret persona!

But then, that is only my alias because I like hot beats. It's a chicken-or-the-egg thing.

(btw, I don't think you guys are off-tune)

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:50 (twenty years ago)

yeah, neither do i, but then nor do i think that they have to our disposition. not that i know what that means. that's going to bug me.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:57 (twenty years ago)

Hey guys, R0g3r 3b3rt's address is in our database! I just saw it!

― .adam (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 January 2005 17:11 (twenty years ago)

Is he still living on Lincoln Park West?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

"Fullerton Parkway"

― .adam (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 January 2005 17:18 (twenty years ago)

Interesting. I asked about Lincoln Park West because in the Chicago phone book there is a listing for an "R Ebert" there. Also I saw him give a lecture about The Wizard of Oz in which he said that he lived close to Oz Park, which is right around there. Fullerton is right around there, too.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 17:21 (twenty years ago)

Is this a desirable address?

― .adam (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 January 2005 17:23 (twenty years ago)

It's kinda tony, yeah. It's in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)

One would assume that Ebert does not live in Pilsen.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 7 January 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

It's right here, actually. About as pretty a big-city neighborhood as Chicago has. Very much like Central Park West.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 7 January 2005 17:35 (twenty years ago)

http://www.thepierre.com/gallery/pierrecityview400.jpg

Ahhh.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 7 January 2005 17:52 (twenty years ago)

So I'm sitting in my favorite little diner waiting for my lunch and reading the latest Onion. In it is this ad for a place called Chicago Steak House. It is a picture of a naked woman, her back to the camera. She is drawn on in thick black marker – divided into cuts of meat. “Shoulder.” “Round.” “Rump.” Under this, the ad says, “All animals are made of the same parts.”

My question: WHAT. THE. FUCK.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)

Haven't you seen that before?

― .adam (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:24 (twenty years ago)

Nope. And I was horrified.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:24 (twenty years ago)

Maybe it's a steak house for serial killers?

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:24 (twenty years ago)

Or PETA members?

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:24 (twenty years ago)

Or non-gay German sex cannibals?

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:25 (twenty years ago)

Apart from whatever brazenly sexist or cannibalistic subtext the ad might have, I don't even understand the main idea of it. What are they trying to say?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:25 (twenty years ago)

MEAT IS SEXY

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:27 (twenty years ago)

ugh. I guess. Pass the salad.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:28 (twenty years ago)

meatjuice dripping down your face when biting into a frenched lamb chop. oh wow

― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:32 (twenty years ago)

hahaha "meatjuice"

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:33 (twenty years ago)

oh btw, sonotheque might only have monday night available. presidents day feb 21. im thinking people would kinda want to go but end up all staying home because its monday, leaving the club empty, and me going home bankrupt and broken? the manager doesnt want to bump their regular sunday night dub/jamaican party.... maybe i should call smart bar now

― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:36 (twenty years ago)

That pic was in The Sexual Politics of Meat which I read in college, but I assumed it was just an old cartoon or something.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:38 (twenty years ago)

i kept clicking on that "sexual politics of meat" thinking it was a link and cursing at my browser, but its only underlined!

― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:40 (twenty years ago)

That pic was in The Sexual Politics of Meat which I read in college

haha So someone saw that picture, competely missed its ironic intent, and thought it would make a good ad for a steakhouse? That's funny, in a drooling moron kinda way.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 7 January 2005 19:45 (twenty years ago)

Is anyone doing anything fun or exciting tonight? Does anyone want to do anything fun or exciting tonight? Maybe watch a movie or something, go bowling, go to an art exhibit, get some coffee?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 20:20 (twenty years ago)

I recommend the frothy warm cider at Filter.

― .adam (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 January 2005 20:21 (twenty years ago)

I am not doing anything!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 20:22 (twenty years ago)

Maybe tonight is poker night?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 20:22 (twenty years ago)

By which I mean, I would be up for doing something!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 20:22 (twenty years ago)

Or maybe tonight is "Freaks & Geeks Appreciation Night" at Nick & Sarah's house?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 20:23 (twenty years ago)

I'm subtly pushing for a non-bar activity since we were at Subterranean most of last night, but if others want to go to a bar, I can deal with that.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 20:29 (twenty years ago)

"subtly"

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 7 January 2005 20:34 (twenty years ago)

I don't care about bars as long as I can GET CRUNK. I mean, DRUNK.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 20:36 (twenty years ago)

Anyway, I had an idea for a t-shirt (please don't steal it):

I DON'T GET CRUNK, I AM CRUNK

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 20:37 (twenty years ago)

DURNK

CURNK

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2005 20:37 (twenty years ago)

Tonight is a couples dinner-and-Netflix date at my place. So I'm taken for the evening. Not that I don't miss you guys.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 7 January 2005 20:38 (twenty years ago)

so much better than pitchfork!

sarah, your dream scared me!! especially the crying in the hallway part.

i was only grumpy b/c i was sick. i'm not grumpy anymore.

i really need to see you guys play.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 7 January 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, Am. My dreams were all crazy from the rum & coke (excuse me, the Cuba libre - the bartender added a lime slice). Also, I just met the girl my drummer friend's been seeing last night (who was pretty and friendly - she didn't make anyone cry).

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:01 (twenty years ago)

So!?!?!?!?!? WHAT'S GOIN' ON TONIGHT!?!?!

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:35 (twenty years ago)

Well, I just learned that I have to stop by Sultan's Market sometime around 7ish. I may meet people for dinner there. After that, it's up in the air. But I also feel like I may be getting sick, oh no.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:37 (twenty years ago)

Eh, we all feel like we might be getting sick, it's cool. I thought I had the flu yesterday. Well, if you want to drop by or do something after Sultan's Market, you can. Give us a call.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

Or decide right now.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

But, like, no pressure.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:43 (twenty years ago)

NICK YOU KNOW I AM NOT GOOD AT MAKING DECISIONS, TELL ME WHAT I'M DOING TONIGHT.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:43 (twenty years ago)

Also, what about YOU, AMATEURIST?!?!?

xpost. DUDE I'M NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE ONLINE AT WORK, I'M TOTALLY GOING TO GET FIRED SO YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:44 (twenty years ago)

We could check out Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:44 (twenty years ago)

WTF, you meet people for dinner at Sultan's Market now??? Has he seriously expanded the joint, or something?

(Also does that tall-skinny Gawkiest Girl on Earth still work there?)

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:45 (twenty years ago)

WTF, you meet people for dinner at Sultan's Market now??? Has he seriously expanded the joint, or something?

No. It's kind of a complicated story.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

OK NICK I'LL CALL YOU LATER THEN.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:47 (twenty years ago)

We should all go DISCO DANCIN'!

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:49 (twenty years ago)

DON'T GET SICK JAYMC.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:49 (twenty years ago)

I hope I don't. I haven't been sick since last April.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:53 (twenty years ago)

I am full of BRIGHT IDEAS!

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 21:53 (twenty years ago)

Where are people going tonight? Me and Jenny will be out drinking somewhere, yet to be determined. Drink drink drink.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Friday, 7 January 2005 22:15 (twenty years ago)

Is that a Stereolab reference, N?

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 7 January 2005 22:22 (twenty years ago)

There's a Stereolab song with the line "We should all go DISCO DANCIN'!" in it?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 January 2005 22:32 (twenty years ago)

Nevermind, I'm thinking of the Lucia Pamela song, which anyway is something like "I'm so full of ideas."

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 7 January 2005 22:48 (twenty years ago)

And this is a good one.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 22:51 (twenty years ago)

Other alternate plans in my future tonight may be going to the B. Kitchen to celebrate Priesty's b-day.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 January 2005 22:52 (twenty years ago)

you guys are making me sad. now I don't want to have a dinner and a movie date.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 7 January 2005 23:02 (twenty years ago)

Come up to Milwaukee. There will be hot tunes and we can get gyros at 3 a.m.. Maybe they'll have veggie gyros.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2005 23:40 (twenty years ago)

where the hell did kirsten k. go?

― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 7 January 2005 23:43 (twenty years ago)

i went to go visit her in milwaukee once. it was fun.

― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 7 January 2005 23:43 (twenty years ago)

Good question!

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2005 23:57 (twenty years ago)

i gots plans tonight, but if you guys wanna see a movie or something maybe tomorrow or later in the week.... i'm actually going to be living around the corner from n.a. and sarah for two weeks starting tomorrow!

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 8 January 2005 00:04 (twenty years ago)

WOW! An Amateurist right around the corner, how convenient! You should give us a call.

Don't worry, we didn't really do anything last night. I stalked jaymc and "ran into" him and his friends at Sultan's Market (really I just started thinking about falafel and it sounded really really good (and it tasted really really good too)) and then Sarah and I watched Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle.

We might be up for something tonight maybe, though Sarah is going to try and make me take her to IKEA today, which will leave me feeling drained and irritable.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 8 January 2005 14:30 (twenty years ago)

Hi. Kenan, I tried to call you but I guess your phone still doesn't work.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 8 January 2005 23:54 (twenty years ago)

Uh-oh. Are you back from IKEA?

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 9 January 2005 00:12 (twenty years ago)

No one comes back from IKEA. At least not as the same person.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Sunday, 9 January 2005 00:15 (twenty years ago)

Hey, guys. We managed to get out of Ikea only buying: a black frame for a show poster, a bath mat, some baskets, and a light for Nick's side of the bed. We saw Mr. Pears' lady friend there, so that was exciting.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 10 January 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

n.a. check your email :-]

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Monday, 10 January 2005 15:56 (twenty years ago)

My lady friend came back with more shelves for the kitchen and a wall's worth of bookshelves for the bedroom. Good choices all. The bookcases are especially nice... three of them, in a row, along the wall of the bedroom gives it more of a library feel and less of a "Bless this mess" feel. It's funny... books I'd never have considered reading before because they were in unsightly stacks on the floor suddenly look very inviting. Add to this the track lighting, a single bulb shining down on the bookshelves, and it's very nice indeed.

IKEA is great, and I don't want anyone saying any different.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 10 January 2005 17:55 (twenty years ago)

I actually like Ikea, the store, but I fucking fucking HATE trying to fucking find the fucking place. It literally took an hour from when we exited off the highway to when we got to Ikea. The Mapquest directions took us in the exact OPPOSITE direction from where it was. And then Ikea is so huge and crowded it gives me a headache.

Sorry I'm not posting much, dudes, my work is cracking down on internet usage and I'm pretty busy anyways. We should all hang out soon though.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 10 January 2005 18:40 (twenty years ago)

Is there still only one IKEA in the Chicago area? I thought they were building another one or two...I still have very little furniture in my apartment.

I need a new futon frame, but most I've seen are pretty ugly. I also need a few tables & shelves, and an area rug. I guess I'll just buy one thing with every paycheck. I love, love, love my highrise apartment, small as it is, but it really needs furnishing!

― k3rry (dymaxia), Monday, 10 January 2005 18:59 (twenty years ago)

Also, has anyone been to The Container Store? I love that place.

― k3rry (dymaxia), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

They're opening a new Ikea in Bolingbrook sometime this year.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

I wish they would open stores like Ikea in the city, and give up the idea that every Ikea location needs to be fourteen million square feet in order to count. Why not a couple Target-sized Ikeas here and there?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:11 (twenty years ago)

Cause it would uber-compress itself and the giant crowded fear-making third-world funhouse-funnel of the suburban IKEA would collapse into a single ultra-dense black home-furnishing hole of despair!

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:15 (twenty years ago)

The worst thing about the funhouse-funnel is that walking space is limited, and so you get problems between people who have just arrived and are strolling slowly gawking at everything and people who have been there all fucking day and just want to get the damn rug from three hours ago and get it downstairs and go home and die; that IKEA and the Times Square subway interchange at rush hour are the only places on earth I've ever wanted to just brain random strangers for wandering by all bovine and space-filling.

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:17 (twenty years ago)

I don't see why they can't just build up and not out, as far as the city is concerned. But I guess they're kind of anal and always do things the same way.

― k3rry (dymaxia), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:56 (twenty years ago)

All their stores come from the factory with pre-drilled holes, obv.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:21 (twenty years ago)

They're opening a new Ikea in Bolingbrook sometime this year.

I know, it's weird, it's like a mile away from the house I grew up in.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 10 January 2005 21:02 (twenty years ago)

I just saw someone on the steps who looked just like you, complete with headphones connected to iPod and brown corduroys. It was odd.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Monday, 10 January 2005 21:10 (twenty years ago)

Maybe it was me -- ever think of that?!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 10 January 2005 21:24 (twenty years ago)

STOP BLOWING OUR MINDS!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 10 January 2005 21:25 (twenty years ago)

iPod + brown cords = Chicago stylee

(except I'm not getting an iPod)

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 10 January 2005 21:31 (twenty years ago)

Nor do you live in Chicago.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 10 January 2005 21:34 (twenty years ago)

Pod + brown cords = Chicago stylee-But definitely not stylee for around here
jaymclone?

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Monday, 10 January 2005 21:38 (twenty years ago)

I miss ILX.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 03:35 (twenty years ago)

anyone possibly up for something on thursday night?

― t0dd swiss, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 03:41 (twenty years ago)

There's a show at Subterranean on Thurs that I kind of feel like I have to go to because it's two bands that have invited us to play shows with them at various times but I haven't heard at all and another band that someone told me was good. But I don't know.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 03:43 (twenty years ago)

That was so totally mean of J! I'm just on an extended distraction from Chicago. I still have the brown cords and over-large jacket of home.

― nabiscothingy, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 05:08 (twenty years ago)

I have band practice on Thursday, suXor. Lately I have been feeling like I'm forced to decide between being an ARTIST and a CRITIC. Oh no. I think I should sleep on this, though, since it's almost 3:30 in the fucking morning, and that's what time I stayed up 'til last night, too, and it's all the BAND's fault.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)

jaymc, why don't you just be an "ARTIST/CRITIC" and have the best of both worlds? You'll be just like DeRogatis! Tee hee.

I'm wearing brown cords RIGHT NOW.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

I'm still wearing brown cords. Mmm, Chicagoey.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)

I want to be an "ARTIST/GADFLY."

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

I'm wearing jeans. I am soooo New York.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

I'm wearing poncy Express khakis today. Oh noes.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 15:38 (twenty years ago)

Go back to the boonies, ya rube!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

I'm wearing this today:

http://www.wylde.com/_dbf/it080005.jpg

Milan.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

And later in the week, I'll be wearing this, which I'm told is "very Tokyo":

http://www.embjapan.dk/images/fotos/kabuki.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

Blue jeans and a green GAP SWEATER.

I don't know why I was so troubled by that artist vs. critic thing last night. I blame sleep deprivation. Also: hstencil.

K-town: I'm meeting my mom for dinner tonight at Flo. If it's bad, I'm gonna kick your ass to the curb.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 16:08 (twenty years ago)

It's good!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 16:12 (twenty years ago)

http://www.momsguide.com/football/images/football_ref_1.GIF

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 16:17 (twenty years ago)

― .adam (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 16:19 (twenty years ago)

I'm still wearing brown cords.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

oh?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:05 (twenty years ago)

Yep. I just noticed they have a small hole where my wallet rubs against the corner of my pocket though.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:08 (twenty years ago)

oh.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:10 (twenty years ago)

Must be all the BIG BUCKS.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:11 (twenty years ago)

I'm dressed like a tard. I haven't bought new clothes in what feels like years.

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:12 (twenty years ago)

mandee are you grumpy today? BUCK UP SAD PUP!

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:52 (twenty years ago)

I'm dressed badly too, mandee. I can only afford art OR clothes and I choose art.

I'm sure you don't look like a tard.

― .adam (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:53 (twenty years ago)

Oh no! Mandee you have awesome glasses and hair, though!

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:57 (twenty years ago)

Did I mention I have a DELICIOUS NEW SWEATER FROM THE GAP?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:57 (twenty years ago)

(Serious, though, this is the first item of clothing I've bought in months.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:58 (twenty years ago)

I got shoes for $5 at Target last night. Yay for having big feet.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:58 (twenty years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00023QAWC.16._AA260_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 22:00 (twenty years ago)

I like them.

― .adam (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 22:00 (twenty years ago)

We went to Club Foot after practice and now I'm kinda drunk. It was $2 well drink nights and she made my gin & ginger ale really strong. It really sucks not being able to play on ILX at work anymore.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 13 January 2005 04:30 (twenty years ago)

Sarah got a new job today but I'll let her tell about that later.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 13 January 2005 04:30 (twenty years ago)

Yay!!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 13 January 2005 06:52 (twenty years ago)

is the cute ID-checker at the door still working at club foot? the one that looks like a librarian, and has glasses, and a vespa, and a fucking wedding band on?

i liked that place until once i went there for some ladytron album release party (for light & magic) that i think only me and my friend showed up for, which was nice because then there were lots of promo goodies lying around that no one else wanted. ladytron cd, poster, sticker, and a mount sims cd. anyhow, the bartender, the older lady who looks like shes into horse-sex, was complaining about the music and how they would never ever book that dj again. but i liked the music!

they do have miller high life though, which is nice, because its hard to find in nyc, except at one place but they charged $5 for it.

― phil-two (phil-two), Thursday, 13 January 2005 07:01 (twenty years ago)

There was no ID-checker last night because it's really empty there on weeknights so the bartender checked them. Sorry. But we go there because: it's really close; they have cheap drinks; and they play good music. But I avoid it on the weekends because it's so fucking CROWDED and LOUD.

I am wearing dark green cords today.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 13 January 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

I spend the Gap gift certificate my dad gave me for Hanukah last night. I got a pair of jeans, two tee shirts (they came in a small plastic container), and some underwear. It's embarassing how happy my new jeans make me.

I also bought the new Zelda for Game Boy last night but refuse to play it until I finish the book I'm reading and possibly another.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

Jessa's got a big thing on the front page of "Tempo" in the Tribune today.

http://giganticmag.com/images/jessa_trib_1.jpg

Pretty cool.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

Yay Jessa.
Do you mind being referred to so explicitly in an article with huge circulation?

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 13 January 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

Nah. Just as long as no one expects me to be as cool as she is. It does say "boyfriend" -- that's my function.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

My dad sent me the link to that article this morning!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 13 January 2005 17:02 (twenty years ago)

I want to know more about Sarah's ne job! How exciting!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 17:17 (twenty years ago)

i just went online to congratulate kenan's g.f. on her big-ass profile in the trib. pretty impressive.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

That makes it sound suspiciously like a Voice article, Amateurist.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:09 (twenty years ago)

(Also congratulations, too. The site is the first thing on Nory's bookmarks list, I noticed. Everyone in Chicago is like doin' it up with the bands and the writing and the new jobs and such: congrats all around!)

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:11 (twenty years ago)

(xpost) You mean this one?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:12 (twenty years ago)

hahahaha no.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

Yay, Jessa!

I gave my 2 weeks notice this morning, but Sandra Bullock wasn't involved, thank god.

I'll be working as an assistant to a team of architects and interior designers who create those f'n big condo buildings on the Gold Coast. Ooh la la. I'm excited because I'll be able to learn a little bit of this, a little bit of that. I'll be about a 10 minute drive or less to work, make more money, and, most importantly, WON'T WORK HERE ANY MORE! BOO YA!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:15 (twenty years ago)

That seriously awesome.

Sarah's going to be building Condoliths!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:16 (twenty years ago)

omg so jealous. architects are cute.

― phil-two (phil-two), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:17 (twenty years ago)

Nice, congrats!

Nabisco -- who is Nory?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:18 (twenty years ago)

CONGRATS SARAH, i'm so happy for you.

i've got a job interview in 30 minutes, wish me luck everyone!!

(p.s. my life sort of sucks right now, so i'd have to be left out of nabisco's all-round congrats i think)

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:18 (twenty years ago)

GOOD LUCK, Amateurist!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:21 (twenty years ago)

yeah good luck! whats the job

― phil-two (phil-two), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:22 (twenty years ago)

good luck, man. Jobs are good things to have.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:22 (twenty years ago)

Well here’s to good interview luck and congratulation-baiting new jobdom for you, too, Am!

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)

i had a job interview this morning and the interviewer SHOWED UP TO WORK (and to the interview) 50 MINUTES LATE AND DID NOT APOLOGIZE. she even said she "felt like coming in late today because i worked late last night." yeah, but i had an APPOINTMENT, dumbo!

xpost

thanks all.

the job i'm interviewing for wouldn't start really until june, it's at a summer program for scary gifted children. i'll still need to find some crappy job until then. hopefully i will get into school and not have to worry about working past august.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:24 (twenty years ago)

Congratulations to Sarah for the new job, to Keenan for being a famous boyfriend, and to Amateurist for having a job interview and possible training child geniuses to lead our military against the alien forces!

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:26 (twenty years ago)

I get to see a new therapist today!

I also have a job interview tomorrow, for a call center. How exciting. I think the only qualifications are being able to string a few sentences together and having a pulse. At least that's the feeling I got from the first two phone interviews.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:33 (twenty years ago)

oh no. Well, it's work.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:34 (twenty years ago)

that sounds like this one job i DIDN'T end up applying for where the supervisor basically said on the phone, "so for this job you will be standing upright for 30 hours at a time while people piss and shit on you, are you still interested?"

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:34 (twenty years ago)

Good luck guys!
I think I need to move.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:36 (twenty years ago)

Am, is that at the Northwestern scary-kids program?

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:44 (twenty years ago)

i applied for a job at playboy, but they havent gotten back to me yet :(

― phil-two (phil-two), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

I think Jocelyn needs to move, too. But not to anywhere but here.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 19:56 (twenty years ago)

I was a scary (ie: gifted) child. I don't know what happened. I've managed to retain the geek factor, with a touch of creepiness, but I guess I wasted my extra brain cells somewhere along the way.

GOOD LUCK, AM!!!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 January 2005 20:18 (twenty years ago)

We all need to get together sometime soon (I just cleaned our apartment yesterday when I was nervous about my third interview that afternoon!).

Jeff, Have fun with the new therapist. I haven't had one in several years now - sounds kind of nice - but hopefully I won't need one as much now that I won't be working here.

Anyone been outside in the past few hours? The snow is so pretty on the branches.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 January 2005 20:24 (twenty years ago)

I was a scary (ie: gifted) child. I don't know what happened. I've managed to retain the geek factor, with a touch of creepiness, but I guess I wasted my extra brain cells somewhere along the way.

Ditto here. I was all sheltered and kept away from the "normals" (not that we called them that) until high school, which I think left me profoundly unprepared for high school. I'm still a complete social retard in many ways. And I never got the education they promised me early on, either. At least I'm still smart enough to avoid watching almost all television.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 20:32 (twenty years ago)

We all need to get together sometime soon

My weekend is looking pretty light. I miss you guys and want to hug you all repeatedly.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 20:44 (twenty years ago)

er... or something.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 20:45 (twenty years ago)

Sat. is best for me if you wanna hang out. (Fri. I'm going to a sketch comedy show, Sun. is Canasta at Schubas.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 13 January 2005 20:50 (twenty years ago)

i have a new phone number, which they installed yesterday, but now there's so much noise on the line that you can't use it. Otherwise I'd tell you to call me.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 20:52 (twenty years ago)

Sarah's right -- it is really pretty outside. Just a little dusting of snow on everything, like powdered sugar.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 21:32 (twenty years ago)

I want to hang out too. I would like to also not drink, if that is possible.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Thursday, 13 January 2005 22:37 (twenty years ago)

It is for me. Not drinking is my new hobby. It's not as much fun as, say, drinking, but it's okay.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 22:40 (twenty years ago)

I don't think I'll be ordering from here.

http://www.chicago-pizza.com/

Not at all what I thought it was going to be.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 23:59 (twenty years ago)

http://photos2.flickr.com/3330370_79dc9cf22c.jpg

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Friday, 14 January 2005 00:22 (twenty years ago)

man, that was an intense interview. it took 80 minutes! i was interviewed by three people at once, and was asked all kinds of difficult questions, and i was quite candid about having to think very hard before answering them. if the job is as challenging as the interview it might actually be a lot of wo-- i mean a lot of fun.

nabisco: no the pissing-and-shitting (figurative) job was at norris bookstore!

i'm up for something this weekend. i just have to get some sleep first.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 14 January 2005 00:48 (twenty years ago)

i have a bunch of "free" rentals at hard boiled, if anyone wants to avoid the bad weather and sit around and watch some asian movies this weekend.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 14 January 2005 00:55 (twenty years ago)

oh but yeah the interview was the northwestern gifted kids thing. they're really serious about the "gifted" concept too! i worked there once, 7 1/2 years ago...

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 14 January 2005 00:57 (twenty years ago)

that sounds terrible DO NOT PURSUE IT

― John (jdahlem), Friday, 14 January 2005 01:18 (twenty years ago)

SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 14 January 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

YEAH, SATURDAY!

Do I really have to do all this work my last 2 weeks here? I want to start putting my papers in that "special file" under my desk...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 14 January 2005 14:40 (twenty years ago)

Buh, today is going to be lame, my boss is out of the office and I have little work to do but I still can't play on the interweb. Last week I read about 100 pages of Moby Dick in my desk drawer.
So Kenan, how do we get in touch with you these days to make plans and so on?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 14 January 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

The phone is supposed to be fixed by this afternoon. We'll f'in see about that. I don't trust them to do *anything*. But I'll email you the number.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 14 January 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

BTW, has anyone else noticed that it's BUTT-RAPIN' COLD outside?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 14 January 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

What happened with your phone? Did it just suddenly not work or something?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 14 January 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

I think of Homer walking into the house and announcing, "Good news, everybody! I got in a fight with the garbagemen and they're cutting off our service!"

And the rest of our little drama with SBC played out much the same way.

Me: "I am NOT paying this bill!"

Them: "Ok. Go suck an egg, then."

Me: *furiously calls every other phone company in the world, only to find that SBC has me be the balls, which of course they knew all along*

Me: "Ok, I'll pay the bill."

Them: "Sorry, too slow. Now you have to set up a whole new phone line, and while you're at it, we'd like to humiliate you a bit. Can you stand outside naked and sing The Star Spangled Banner for us? Thanks."

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 14 January 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

Oh, but that's not even the end of it. The reason it doesn't work *now* is because it's just a bad line. They hooked it up, it worked fine for three hours, and then the line became so static-y it was unusable, and it's been like that for days, and the only repair help I can get is an automated system that does nothing but tell me it's being worked on.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 14 January 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

http://www.trond.com/brazil/images/brazil00.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 14 January 2005 16:21 (twenty years ago)

i still need to see that movie!

i have no temp assignment today, so i'm going to run 1,500 errands including selling about 100 CDs, watering my friend's plants, going to costco (!!), getting my hair cut, and renting "peking opera blues."

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 14 January 2005 16:35 (twenty years ago)

Am, It sounds promising that the interview was so long. Good luck!

Saturday night, everyone? Huh huh huh?

I'm all excited RIGHT THIS SECOND because for lunch today I have Settimana Cafe pasta leftovers mmm...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 14 January 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

I'm not excited for lunch because I have to stand outside in the cold and pass out Canasta flyers!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 14 January 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

OK, I don't have to. (It wasn't my idea, tho.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 14 January 2005 17:17 (twenty years ago)

"cold" seems an inadequate word for 8 degrees.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 14 January 2005 17:25 (twenty years ago)

c-c-c-cold

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 14 January 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

I think my right ear may fall off after being exposed.
I will be in Illinoi3e this weekend, but not, unfortunately, in Chicago.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 14 January 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

Anyone going to Neko Case tonight? I know it's cooolllld, but I'm a big fan, and just realized she is playing tonight, and I don't know if I can get anyone to go.
i'm an ilx old-timer, just changed my screen name

― Yr3k (dymaxia), Friday, 14 January 2005 18:52 (twenty years ago)

Ilx old-timer, Would we know you by your old screen name? Where's she playing? I really like the New Pornographers.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 14 January 2005 19:22 (twenty years ago)

Double Door, I think. Neko is much, much better than New Pornographer, IMO.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 14 January 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)

Sometime ILX poster Kelsey is going. It's at the Metro.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 14 January 2005 19:24 (twenty years ago)

(And Sarah, it's k3rry)

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 14 January 2005 19:24 (twenty years ago)

am., are you moved into Wicker Park yet? Anytime you want to come hang out, just give us a call.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 14 January 2005 21:20 (twenty years ago)

yes. i am going. tonight!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 14 January 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

n.a., i think i'll move tomorrow evening. what are your plans tomorrow night?

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 14 January 2005 21:44 (twenty years ago)

i would've moved earlier but things keep coming up and i haven't had time during the day, and i've been too tired every night to contemplate a move, even a temporary one.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 14 January 2005 21:51 (twenty years ago)

It looks like tomorrow night we might ALL be getting together, if you read upthread. So that's cool. We need to brainstorm for non-drinking related activities.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 14 January 2005 22:50 (twenty years ago)

poker night? poker seems to need to involve drinking though. other gaming?

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Friday, 14 January 2005 22:51 (twenty years ago)

twister?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 14 January 2005 22:53 (twenty years ago)

STRIP CHARADES!

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 14 January 2005 22:53 (twenty years ago)

I seriously vote for KARAOKE! Though it's hard to do karaoke without drinking also.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 14 January 2005 22:54 (twenty years ago)

Karaoke is impossible without drinking. I'd love to do that again though. We went to live band karaoke the first time we visited chicago, and Jenny sang War Pigs. You haven't heard War Pigs until you've seen a girl in a red cardigan sing it.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Friday, 14 January 2005 22:55 (twenty years ago)

Or we could go to the practice space and have the first practice of the CHICAGO FAP BAND EXPERIENCE!

I really want to do live band karaoke.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 14 January 2005 22:56 (twenty years ago)

I haven't done karaoke in FOREVER, gents. Miccio said on his blog that "Ignition (Remix)" is his go-to song lately, and I was like, OMG I totally need to do that!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 14 January 2005 23:00 (twenty years ago)

I'm still gonna drink around you guys, btw. Fuck that.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 14 January 2005 23:00 (twenty years ago)

I wanna be in the Fap Band. Can I play the jug?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 14 January 2005 23:01 (twenty years ago)

I am good at and enjoy karaoke. Maybe I will suggest it on the SF thread.

― Awesome Welles (nordicskilla), Friday, 14 January 2005 23:13 (twenty years ago)

Dude, you guys better keep the drum throne of the FAP Band open, 'cause I'm down.

Or I could play cowbell, because that's just as good.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 14 January 2005 23:21 (twenty years ago)

i'll only do karaoke if we go somewhere where i can sing george jones tunes.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 14 January 2005 23:30 (twenty years ago)

Hi, Kelsey, yes J was exactly correct as far as my id. I am going, I have long dark curly hair and will be wearing a black pea coat, so if you or anyone else see me, say hi. Yeah, I like Neko solo better than New Pornographers, but I do like both. Anyway, time to head home for dinner.

― Yr3k (dymaxia), Friday, 14 January 2005 23:51 (twenty years ago)

chicago? Chicago? CHICAGO? CHICAGO? CHICAGO?

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Saturday, 15 January 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

morning all. I'm going out to the MoMA for a few hours, and when I get back, I expect to see that solid plans have been made for tonight, even if they're only "go to Nick and Sarah's place and watch TV." Just... somethin'. Help me out here.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Saturday, 15 January 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

Sorry. Not MoMA. MCA. Not "modern" -- "contemporary."

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Saturday, 15 January 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

damn straight

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 15 January 2005 17:56 (twenty years ago)

Not having much luck finding Sat. night karaoke, I can only find it at meathead/sports bar places like Trader Todds. Any ideas of other places that might have it?

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 15 January 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

I have no fucking idea what we should do tonight, but it should be SOMETHING. Streak Millenium Park?

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 15 January 2005 21:19 (twenty years ago)

hm. Well, admission was half price because half the building was under construction, which made the trip both cheap and disappointing. The best thing I did today was buy magazines at Borders. The new Atlantic Monthly has this absolutely bone-chilling future history of terrorism by Richard Clarke in which he looks back at the last ten years from September 11, 2011. Heavily footnoted. I had no idea that casinos were such a juicy target.

Anyway. So what are we doing tonight?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Saturday, 15 January 2005 21:22 (twenty years ago)

Streak Millenium Park?

Sure. I've often wondered whether streaking in single-digit temperatures would result in your genitals actually breaking off and shattering on the ground, or if that's just hyperbole.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Saturday, 15 January 2005 21:23 (twenty years ago)

Well fuck, we can all just meet at my house and then go to Jinx or somewhere for coffee, because really, each others' company is the only entertainment we need.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 15 January 2005 21:34 (twenty years ago)

I love it.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Saturday, 15 January 2005 21:35 (twenty years ago)

There's a great place for karaoke but it's pretty far north -- like 5300 N. Lincoln or something -- it's great, though.

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 15 January 2005 21:39 (twenty years ago)

Am. and I were just talking about going to see 20th Century at the LaSalle Bank Cinema thing tonight at 8, but the only problem is driving, because we'd have to uh drive there. What do you think? We're going to go eat but then I'll check here when we get back.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 15 January 2005 21:41 (twenty years ago)

what's 20th Century?

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 15 January 2005 21:42 (twenty years ago)

A screwball Howard Hawks comedy, Rosenbaum loves it so it must be good.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 15 January 2005 21:45 (twenty years ago)

The karaoke place, btw, is Hidden Cove (5336 N. Lincoln)

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 15 January 2005 21:52 (twenty years ago)

I am OK with:
a. karaoke
b. old movie
c. getting coffee
d. some combination of the above
But someone needs to decide. Basically we have to decide if we feel like doing something passive (movie or coffee), something active (karaoke) and whether we feel like driving a long way.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 15 January 2005 22:41 (twenty years ago)

Am. and Sarah are both pushing hard for the old movie, I'm ambivalent, but am. is offering to drive and pick up Kenan too, if you guys are interested. It's at 8 at the La Salle Bank Cinema.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 15 January 2005 23:15 (twenty years ago)

Old movie is good, yo, if there's a ride involved. Did you guys get my email about my new phone number? It's still pretty much stuffed, but you can call and shout to me if you need to. Pick us up about 7, 7:30?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Sunday, 16 January 2005 00:04 (twenty years ago)

ooh I just found out that mark farina is doing a show a few blocks away from me here in downtown st louis on sat jan 29. I'm not a big fan but I like him fine, and it's only like ten bucks, and this is what I moved to the city for, right! Just thought I'd mention it in case any chicago folks were fans.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:41 (twenty years ago)

i am going to move to chi-town one of these days, but not to hang out w/ you staid fckers...i mean i'd love too but i don't think u wd liike me... what's up w/ this no alcohol policy????? but i like old movies!!! so i'm jealous

teeny i'm like 2 hrs from st louis so ONE DAY you and i will meet up k

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:43 (twenty years ago)

THERE IS NO NO-ALCOHOL POLICY

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:44 (twenty years ago)

WHY DO YOU THINK I'M ALONE DRUNKING INSTEAD OF AT THE MOVIE RIGHT NOW?

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:45 (twenty years ago)

GREAT!!! i am moving then. can i get a non-ghetto apt as a TOTALLY unskilled worker? seriously. cuz i'll do it. (i don't care a shit abt space and all that)(but no roomies they annoy the shit out of me)

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrbrzap?

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:46 (twenty years ago)

(xpost)

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:46 (twenty years ago)

oh, i wish i was drunking. But i'm stupid McLazy pants tonight.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:47 (twenty years ago)

somehow i am not surprised that teeny has not responded

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:49 (twenty years ago)

Actually, that's not true. That's not why I'm not at the movie. I'm not even drinking right now. But ummmm. I like drinking in general. And there's no policy: I think the people who said no drinking tonight likely have overdone it in the past and are looking for a change of pace.

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:49 (twenty years ago)

in MK2 there was a word for that...PUS-EEE!

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:51 (twenty years ago)

bring it john, my husband loves it when I mean underage boys on the internet.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:54 (twenty years ago)

I AM NOT UNDERAGE

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:55 (twenty years ago)

you're under MY age. bring the drugs too.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:56 (twenty years ago)

wait is this like a sex thing??? cuz WOW you ARE AWESOME x INFINITY if so

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 03:58 (twenty years ago)

you might not think so when you meet my husband WOKKA WOKKA.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 16 January 2005 04:02 (twenty years ago)

seriously, all you ilxors know you should come to the lou.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 16 January 2005 04:03 (twenty years ago)

i will come sometime this summer if bnw is not afraid of me...we will watch a cards game! yes? teeny can come two and i am thinkin dbl penetration time. uh

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 04:22 (twenty years ago)

bnw isn't in st louis anymore, and I am so kicking your ass dude.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 16 January 2005 04:25 (twenty years ago)

you totally could too, which is why it's ok for me to say these completely horrible sexist things

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 04:26 (twenty years ago)

wait where is bnw??

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 04:35 (twenty years ago)

i am going to be so embarrased so soon.

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 04:48 (twenty years ago)

I've never been to St. Louis. In fact, I've never really been anywhere in the Midwest except for Chicago.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Sunday, 16 January 2005 05:27 (twenty years ago)

I've never been to St. Louis, except for their horrible, horrible airport.

― Jordan (Jordan), Sunday, 16 January 2005 05:29 (twenty years ago)

i just went their a month ago...what's so 'orrrible about it?

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 05:33 (twenty years ago)

St. Louis is not so bad. I've been there about five times in the last seven years, as I have a few friends down there. When I've been by myself, I've pretty much just hung out on Delmar (?) St.

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 16 January 2005 08:25 (twenty years ago)

....where I got a great corduroy jacket and have bought several records at Vintage Vinyl, which is a pretty decent record store, kind of an Amoeba-Lite.

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 16 January 2005 08:27 (twenty years ago)

i wish i ilived in chicago, did i already say that?

you ppl are far too reserved for me i think but i'm reserved 2 whe nnot inxtoxicated is some manner. i will move there work at mckeen d's and things will be peaches. we will see lots of old films.

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 08:30 (twenty years ago)

vintage vinyl = only decent rec stode i have ever been in

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 08:31 (twenty years ago)

i just went their a month ago...what's so 'orrrible about it?

Oh, it just seems that something goes wrong every single time. Either there are delays and I have to hang out there for hours, or the connecting flight is leaving FIVE MINUTES after I get there and they haven't made that flight aware of my flight so I have to sprint around the airport.

I'm sure it's a lovely city though.

― Jordan (Jordan), Sunday, 16 January 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

o wait nm. it was horrible for us too. it was me + family flying out and they overbooked by TEN SEATS therefore my mom was left cold. if it wasn't for CONSTANT hassling the poor counterguy [not by her cuz she's far too peachy for that kind of thing] she wouldn't have gotten on the plane.

― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 14:27 (twenty years ago)

I love everybody. That is all.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Sunday, 16 January 2005 18:28 (twenty years ago)

How was the film?

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Sunday, 16 January 2005 22:43 (twenty years ago)

i was way too sleepy to get into the movie, which was sort of constantly manic (it was about two theater people who were complete and utter hams in real life); i feel bad about that because i was really encouraging of that plan, going to the movie i mean. i hope other people got something out of it.

i feel weird talking *about* ilx when we meet, because well, i don't feel really invested in it and i don't want to feel like the sort of person who is really invested in it. all that to say i feel a little bad for saying things like "i hardly post anymore except to the chicago thread" (sort of true) a dozen times last evening.

anyway it was nice to see you all!

― amateur!!st, Sunday, 16 January 2005 23:30 (twenty years ago)

I don't really like talking about ILX when we all get together because it seems kinda silly, but I think it's worse to try and place restrictions on what we can talk about, so I just go with the flow.

It was fun. I feel bad about keeping the rest of the whiskey though because I don't really drink whiskey. But either I will keep it for the next time you all are around, or I will swig it from the bottle and pretend I'm Captain Haddock from Tintin.

The movie was odd and not was I was expecting, but it was highly entertaining, and the audience was pretty entertaining too.

Fun!

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 17 January 2005 02:54 (twenty years ago)

I feel bad about keeping the rest of the whiskey though because I don't really drink whiskey.

heh... that's okay. I didn't leave much.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 17 January 2005 06:55 (twenty years ago)

drogas!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 17 January 2005 07:01 (twenty years ago)

can't we all admit that we are invested in ilx?

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 09:03 (twenty years ago)

Mmmm... five degrees with a windchill of -11. The weather often stinks here, but there are honestly only a few days a year where being ouside is literally painful. This is one of them.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 17 January 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

Not to complain, but I was seriously wondering on my way to the el this morning if my face might shatter because it was so fucking cold. Then when I got to work the radio announced it was 2 degrees.

oh, i wish i was drunking. But i'm stupid McLazy pants tonight. Jeff, are you implying that I, Miss McLusky, am lazy or a drunkard? I know you're not. I just thought it was funny that McLazy looks like McLusky, because, honestly, I'm really really f'n lazy.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 17 January 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

I got you beat in the lazy category. Guaranteed.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 17 January 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 17 January 2005 19:54 (twenty years ago)

I'm home, but not in bed.

Stupid McLazy pants is nothing implying the Miss McLusky is lazy or a drunkard, it's just common syntax for nicknames in our household. Examples:

Kitty McFranciePants
Franky McChugsAlot
Nipples McStandsAlot
Chicken McGravyFeet

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Monday, 17 January 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

I'm at work, and dragging on little sleep! And the office is cold!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

Nipples McStandsAlot
Should I address your gf with her new title from now on?

In my household, we like to add McGee to everything, mostly as in Drunky McGee.

jaymc, How was the show last night? Didn't you love the D1als?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 17 January 2005 20:36 (twenty years ago)

In my house it's usually something like "well hello, Drunky McDrunksworth."

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 17 January 2005 20:39 (twenty years ago)

The Dials were great. Really fun. I have a crush on one of them now.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 20:54 (twenty years ago)

I bet I know which one.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 17 January 2005 20:57 (twenty years ago)

If it's the guitarist, then you'll have to fight over her with our drummer.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 17 January 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

No, it's not the guitarist! Although when I told her that I was friends with the Fake Fictions, she said, "Oh yeah, Ben, right?"

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 21:28 (twenty years ago)

Actually, wait, there are two guitarists. The taller one.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 21:29 (twenty years ago)

Also, I'll give you a hint: it's not the drummer, either.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 21:29 (twenty years ago)

http://www.hinet.net.au/~verona/froghollow/images/aug2/farfisa.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 21:31 (twenty years ago)

So which is it, a crush on the tall guitarist or the Farfisa? Either way I'm relieved, because I have a crush on the short guitarist.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 17 January 2005 21:38 (twenty years ago)

FARFISA. The taller guitarist is the one who mentioned Ben.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

FRIENDST(ALK)ER tells me she is In a Relationship, tho.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 21:47 (twenty years ago)

But he liked the shorter one... They're all really nice though and Ben is getting lessons soon from their drummer!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 17 January 2005 21:53 (twenty years ago)

Rock.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:02 (twenty years ago)

Actually, to clarify, my crushee was the one I looked up on FRIENDST(ALK)ER.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:04 (twenty years ago)

Your band's drummer is getting lessons from another band's drummer? That's so sweet and cooperative.

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:10 (twenty years ago)

I don't remember much about the drummer from the Dials. Don't let Ben's chops get too hot or let him start hitting rimshots though, I think his style sounds good with you guys.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:11 (twenty years ago)

Speaking of cute people, I found this while going through old photos last night.

http://giganticmag.com/photos/people/DSCF0011.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:14 (twenty years ago)

Oh no, I look terrible there! Gah!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:15 (twenty years ago)

Sarah looks nice, though!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:15 (twenty years ago)

No you don't. You do look like this Orthodox Jew who asked me for drum lessons though.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:16 (twenty years ago)

My beard is monstrous!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:17 (twenty years ago)

All good beards are!

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:19 (twenty years ago)

http://www.themodernword.com/scriptorium/delany.gif

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:20 (twenty years ago)

thread connections:
Stella Artois - classic or dud?

― robots in love (robotsinlove), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:44 (twenty years ago)

It'd be awesome if you there was a way to embed that link within the image, so you could just click on Sarah's bottle.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:54 (twenty years ago)

Aw, that whole thread is about how much everyone hates Stella. :-(

I need to wear more makeup. The natural look isn't cutting it any more.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:54 (twenty years ago)

ok i think i may've asked this on this thread while very drunk (and this might be the thread where i hit on teeny something fierce too i still need to send her an email of apology cuz i feel sorta awful about that) but i kinda hate revisiting drunken ramblings, that's the great/awful thing about ilx being the extent of your social life, all your inebriated slobberings are forever frozen to the monitorpane like the most demented unsightly concept art ever created...anyway what i was wondering is is it POSSIBLE IN THEORY to live in like a 50 sq ft apt in a decent neighborhood in chicago w/ a 40 hr workweek at terrible pay. cuz i am not-quite considering it. thanks.

btw sarah you are extremely hot. i think/hope i can get away w/ saying that because i am "bumping up your self-esteem" or something.

ps in case yr wondering no i'm not drunk/sketching, just too much caffeine again. i'm trying to get my life in order here people.

― John (jdahlem), Monday, 17 January 2005 23:10 (twenty years ago)

what are you looking at for a month? You can get a studio anywhere from 400-500 a month, a 1 bedroom for 500-600, at least in the Andersonville/Uptown area. Maybe ever cheaper up in Roger's Park.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Monday, 17 January 2005 23:25 (twenty years ago)

what do you mean, salary or rent-wise? say a grand a month salarywise, i have nofuckingclue. rent-wise, as low as i can damn well get. i'd kind of like to have a car but i guess that won't be essential willit?

400 a month sounds cheap to me (i think it's v tough to get below 300 here) but then i don't know a thing.

― John (jdahlem), Monday, 17 January 2005 23:50 (twenty years ago)

I think Jeff is lowballing it. I think a $400 studio would be really hard to come by.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 17 January 2005 23:53 (twenty years ago)

yeah well, fuckit i guess, i'm just being whimsical here but i am def not going to spend my entire life in central illinois. jesus god it's awful here.

― John (jdahlem), Monday, 17 January 2005 23:54 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, it wouldn't be easy, but if you find a private renter, and not a reality company, you can find some pretty good deals. Jesse's one bedroom is huge for $600 a month, just a block from our apartment that was nearly twice as much.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Monday, 17 January 2005 23:59 (twenty years ago)

My crapped-out Rogers Park studio was running 460 in 1999, and what with "the kids" moving up in that direction I can't imagine it hasn't perked up a little. Take this with a total grain of salt, as I haven't been back to Chicago in well over a year, but I'm guessing the cheapest-ass living you can do without having a car is still to (a) get hold of a roomie and (b) live west of Western and as far from the Blue Line as you feel like regularly walking: I know plenty of folks who have basically one floor of a house out there, for as low as $250 each in two bedrooms. Which, hell: you don't even really need the roommate to make that work.

Alternately yeah, Rogers Park -- and last I looked, there was a really surprising number of singles up there. This was, as mentioned, in 1999, but they don't appear to have drastically repurposed the buildings up there yet. Depending on how dreary of a place you can handle and how inconveniently you want to be placed -- train and stuff and sketchiness-wise -- $400 to $600 seems like a decent studio bet.

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 17 January 2005 23:59 (twenty years ago)

Xposts. You could maybe do $400, JMC -- aren't there still some pretty ganky places up toward Howard? I have no idea exactly how low-lifey we feel like getting, here. For anything half-decent, certainly not.

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 00:01 (twenty years ago)

And I assume the gankier areas of Rogers Park have gotten somewhat less ganky since I stopped going through the neighborhood, what with the Dominics and the condos and the hipsters and the Jello pudding.

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 00:03 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, to be honest, I haven't looked for a studio myself, I'm just going by what others have said. But the people I'm talking to may be going into it with somewhat raised standards and thus aren't including ganky Rogers Park units. I'm afraid to move because I'm paying $650 for a two-bedroom in north Andersonville.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 00:12 (twenty years ago)

yeah roomate is the obvious way to go but i don't think i could do it because i hate people and i am insane

― John (jdahlem), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 01:02 (twenty years ago)

What, are you guys actually working or something?

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 15:54 (twenty years ago)

yep. sorry.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 16:10 (twenty years ago)

John, You can have my job since I put in my 2 weeks notice last week. :-D

Yeah, Chicago is pricey compared to where I moved from (Virginia), but it's been really worth it.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 17:50 (twenty years ago)

Prepare to pay taxes, all ye who enter here.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 17:55 (twenty years ago)

Oh come now: compared to Manhattan Chicago is practically free. Yet another pull-back.

― nabiscothingy, Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:29 (twenty years ago)

Hi. I love all of you.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:31 (twenty years ago)

Hi. We love you back.
John-thanks so much for the CDs. "So Weit Wie Noch Nie" is my new favorite song, for now.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:37 (twenty years ago)

It's great, isn't it? Glad you're enjoying them.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:54 (twenty years ago)

I know, nabisco, but I've never lived in NYC. I think Chicago is also cheaper than San Fran, Boston & DC.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 19:14 (twenty years ago)

Fake Fictions cds are almost done: covers and cds are screenprinted, plastic protectors are here. All that is left is copying the cds and adding the insert with the photo of us and credit for the dude who mastered it. If you want a copy, come to the show at the Ice Factory on Friday!

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 19:17 (twenty years ago)

Did you get blank cds screenprinted?

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 19:21 (twenty years ago)

We did it ourselves, DIY, dude, but yeah, on blank white cd-rs. The cds and inside cover look a little sloppy but attractively minimal, the front covers look pretty awesome, at least to me. Two colors, neon orange and bright blue, on white card.

Also, this morning my car on the El train had the doors open on both sides while going from the Damen stop to the Division stop. It was exciting and invigorating.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 19:24 (twenty years ago)

Sometimes if you give the doors a little kick, they'll close. They're just frozen.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 19:33 (twenty years ago)

neon orange and bright blue

Woah, awesome.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

congrats on the cds!

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I'm really looking forward to getting one. I hope I can go to the Slipper Club show...Maddie and I are going to a party in Minneapolis on Saturday, but I don't know which day we're leaving on.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 19:57 (twenty years ago)

i once scowled at a guy for tyring to pry open the doors on the wrong side of the train car at a stop on the red line. he was really in a panic about it.

that was an xpost of some kind.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 19:58 (twenty years ago)

Was he running from a guy with a gun?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

yes, yes he was. only, the guy he was running from was more of an alien than a guy.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 20:08 (twenty years ago)

hahaha!

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 20:09 (twenty years ago)

Was it this guy?

http://www.sinemafanatik.com/set/collateral.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 20:22 (twenty years ago)

BTW, Pears, that link to the blog entry about I Robot's future Chicago was awesome.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 20:26 (twenty years ago)

Thanks! I thought it was pretty cool.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 20:27 (twenty years ago)

man, tom cruise is wearing a nice jacket in that photo.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 20:40 (twenty years ago)

I've wondered before if professional hit men actually dress as well as they always do in the movies. I mean, on the one hand, they might dress up to look respectable. Equally possible they dress normally to fit in. I have no way of knowing.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 20:44 (twenty years ago)

dude, it's a michael mann movie! everyone will be wearing nice suits.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 21:07 (twenty years ago)

No, what I mean is, if I think someone has been hired to kill me, should I be keeping en extra close eye on people in nice suits?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 21:13 (twenty years ago)

i really think jaymc is more qualified to answer that question.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

Wha?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 21:22 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://www.sg.hu/kep/2002_10/1012hitman2kep14.jpg

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 21:29 (twenty years ago)

I could see jaymc as one of Benicio del Toro's Orthodox Jew henchman in the opening scene of Snatch.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 21:34 (twenty years ago)

when I am a hitman half the point is I get to wear nice suits and shoot guns!

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 21:39 (twenty years ago)

Chicagoans, please come to our show Friday night.

I must say I like walking on snow a lot more than walking on ice. Last night, looking out the window from our practice space, the snow looking really cool whipping around and skidding in sheets across the parking lot.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 19:26 (twenty years ago)

I'm coming!

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 19:29 (twenty years ago)

calm down now.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 19:41 (twenty years ago)

What's the hip new way to say Too Much Information!??

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 19:43 (twenty years ago)

TMI COOLSLICE!

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 20:12 (twenty years ago)

coolslice?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 20:13 (twenty years ago)

That's hip, right?

I wish I could come to the Ice Factory show, but my FUCKING parents are coming into town for a short visit. They were just here in November.... I would like a CD though, don't sell them all.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 20:16 (twenty years ago)

I want "coolslice" to be my new nickname. Everybody call me "coolslice" from now on, ok?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 20:18 (twenty years ago)

what time is the show? directions? etc.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 20:19 (twenty years ago)

my FUCKING parents
TMI COOLSLICE!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 20:24 (twenty years ago)

9 pm. 526 N. Ashland.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 20:25 (twenty years ago)

Directions or at least the addy is on our page.

am, Does anyone ever sing that weezer song to you?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 20:26 (twenty years ago)

some girl at a barber shop in middletown, connecticut once mentioned it, but i had no idea what she was talking about and the conversation became very awkward.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 20:29 (twenty years ago)

But now you do and it's not, right?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 20:37 (twenty years ago)

no, yes, and maybe.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 21:27 (twenty years ago)

His name is not Jonas though.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 22:54 (twenty years ago)

PWNED

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 22:55 (twenty years ago)

(I had no idea myself.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 22:55 (twenty years ago)

you know what my name is!

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 20 January 2005 03:14 (twenty years ago)

(beeatch)

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 20 January 2005 03:14 (twenty years ago)

You guys are weird.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 20 January 2005 04:24 (twenty years ago)

I mean, I had no idea what that Weezer song was called.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 04:25 (twenty years ago)

hi guys, i'm looking for amateurist.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 20 January 2005 04:25 (twenty years ago)

Can I ask who's calling?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 04:27 (twenty years ago)

this is mark from montreal. can i leave a message if he's not around?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 20 January 2005 04:28 (twenty years ago)

yeah, does he have your number?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 04:32 (twenty years ago)

i don't think so! do you have a piece of paper around? i think he has my email address, though, he can always send me a message

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 20 January 2005 04:35 (twenty years ago)

okay, go ahead.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 04:36 (twenty years ago)

ok just tell him mark says hi and to email me when he can! thanks a lot!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 20 January 2005 04:38 (twenty years ago)

all right, i'll let him know!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 04:39 (twenty years ago)

word! bye!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 20 January 2005 04:45 (twenty years ago)

You guys band photos get more adorable all the time.

http://thefakefictions.com/images/woods.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 07:31 (twenty years ago)

I got some new fonts yesterday, and I'm trying to learn how to use Illustrator, so I made this ILX EXCLUSIVE poster.

ihttp://giganticmag.com/images/ff_poster_1.jpg

Turns out Illustrator was completely useless for sticking a photo on a page. Now I know.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 07:35 (twenty years ago)

Ha, thanks Kenan. I don't know if we're really soothing though, or even bedroom sounds, except maybe for the premature ejaculator. But it's pretty!

Yeah, that's by the same photographer who did the other one, but I think I like the "in the woods" series better. There's one where we're trying to act like we found something shocking in the woods, it's pretty funny. There's also a very small picture of the cd cover on the website right now, for those who are interested.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 20 January 2005 13:41 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I like the tree scenes. Thanks, Kenan.

B-but, Am.! Your name is A LOT like that! Gimme a break! (Pop quiz - what song is it that goes GIMME A BREAK WHY DON'T YOU GIMME A BREAK NOW?? several times over and over??)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 20 January 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

That is a good and cute cover.

I'll be able to get this at, like, amazon.com, right?

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

Is that a tooth at the top of the blue album cover? I like it. I have now seen Ben's last name spelled three different ways...

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 20 January 2005 15:10 (twenty years ago)

isn't that the kit-kat theme song?

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 20 January 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

I don't know if we're really soothing though, or even bedroom sounds

Wait... aren't you the band that does Mancini covers?

My bad.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 15:58 (twenty years ago)

You all need to channel your creative energies toward Canasta promo materials!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 15:59 (twenty years ago)

what song is it that goes GIMME A BREAK WHY DON'T YOU GIMME A BREAK NOW??

George Michael - "Hard Day (Shep Pettibone remix)"

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 16:00 (twenty years ago)

http://www.newworlddisorder.ca/blog/break.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 16:04 (twenty years ago)

That's him! That's Shep Pettibone! He plays the spoons somethin' fierce.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

Where can one buy "overalls"? In the UK we call them "dungarees".

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

or are they two different things?

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 16:23 (twenty years ago)

I have no idea, but my advice is not to be seen in "dungarees" or anything like them.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 16:24 (twenty years ago)

Dude they are way cool.

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 16:26 (twenty years ago)

Where?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 16:27 (twenty years ago)

right here, right now

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 16:27 (twenty years ago)

http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/121902/damn-you-jesus-jones.gif

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)

http://www.originaldenimjackets.com/O1x.jpg
No.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 20 January 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)

BTW: I think "Bedroom music for the premature ejaculator" is hilarious.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 16:45 (twenty years ago)

There's one where we're trying to act like we found something shocking in the woods, it's pretty funny.

I have got to see this. Plz.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

Kenan wins the big prize for naming that tune. The prize was going to be a pair of overalls with one clasp missing (ie: meaning, you'd have to wear it with one of the straps hanging down), but since he doesn't like dungarees... Any suggestions?

I just noticed that farmer has a swastika (sp?) on his forehead. Lovely.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 20 January 2005 17:05 (twenty years ago)

He has a what? I don't see that.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

Oh my God!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 17:11 (twenty years ago)

Oh, THAT farmer. I guess that's supposed to be Charlie Manson?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 17:13 (twenty years ago)

Maybe. In any event, it's one of the stupidest images I've ever posted to ILX.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

No points off for stupid. Stupid is par.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://www.ucam.org/chat/signed/stupid.jpeg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)

Arghh. Work is hard, and Diaryland is down. BOO HOO HOO.

I got my hair cut though! :-D And that's what's important.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:02 (twenty years ago)

I've all but decided I'm going to the Apple store to buy an iPod Shuffle this afternoon. I've been really depressed for a couple of days, to the point of nearly crying this morning when I couldn't find my keys. I'm having my period, I think. Anyway, nothing cheers me up like new toys, and I think that may be just the one.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:04 (twenty years ago)

I hate that feeling, Kenan. I give you permission to spoil yourself as much as you can.

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)

I get like that on weekends if I don't have coffee early enough. I start freaking out and obsessively cleaning the car or house.

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

Why the iPod shuffle, tho? That thing doesn't make any sense! Ordinary iPods have a shuffle feature, too!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:08 (twenty years ago)

Yes, and the Shuffle has a no-shuffle feature. It's just an mp3 player, only small and cheap. CHEAP!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:10 (twenty years ago)

Just buy it, Kenan. Get a nice case too. Do they make cases for the shuffles?

Hey, fuck it, buy yourself a laptop too.

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:10 (twenty years ago)

The Chicago Apple store is the first I ever went to.

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:11 (twenty years ago)

I am still skeptical, but hey man, whatever makes you happy!!!!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:12 (twenty years ago)

That's the vibe.

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:13 (twenty years ago)

Hey, fuck it, buy yourself a laptop too.

heh... by buying this, I'm actually cutting into the Powerbook fund. But damnit, what's gratification for if not to be instant?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:14 (twenty years ago)

I've only been to the Chicago Apple store once, and it was filled to the brim with people. It was right before they have that light shit up moment on Michigan Ave.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:16 (twenty years ago)

Busiest Apple store in the world. I think it's always filled to the brim with people.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:17 (twenty years ago)

The ones over here are filled with terrible people.

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 18:19 (twenty years ago)

You all need to channel your creative energies toward Canasta promo materials!
-- jaymc (jmcunnin...), January 20th, 2005 9:59 AM. (jaymc)

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I'll design a poster for you if you want.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:00 (twenty years ago)

I will paint you something, John. I paint now, you know.

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

I've got a crazy idea for a poster, with, like, hands holding, get this, CARDS!!! Get it, CANASTA! Alternately: the dog from the Thin Man movies getting fired.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:06 (twenty years ago)

K, You definitely need some retail therapy.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:07 (twenty years ago)

I am working on a large canvas - all of the members of Canasta (Jaymc and...all the other ones) up in heaven, jamming with Jimi and Janis and Jim...as some dogs playing poker look on in awe.

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:08 (twenty years ago)

THE PAINT USED TO CREATE THESE CANASTA POSTERS CONTAINS BLOOD FROM THE BAND KISS!

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

Jesus.

I need someone to contribute artwork for Saucy, the online food site we're launching in March (God willing). So far all we have is a logo.

http://giganticmag.com/images/saucylogo1.gif

I have to start designing this thing, like, last month.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:11 (twenty years ago)

saucy.

I love online food, so low on trans-fats.

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

I love that logo.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:19 (twenty years ago)

Canasta needs an injection of AWESOME.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:20 (twenty years ago)

errrrr..."drink one Sparks"?

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:32 (twenty years ago)

fuck it -- drink two.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:40 (twenty years ago)

so when is the F.F. album coming out? The website looks awesome. The picture of you guys in the woods is great.

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:43 (twenty years ago)

Draw jaymc fucking a robot.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:45 (twenty years ago)

fuck it -- draw jaymc fucking two robots.

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

ROBOTPILE!

(the "manpile" episode of South Park was on last night. I though of you guys fondly.)

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:48 (twenty years ago)

Btw someone please redesign my website, I give you money.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:50 (twenty years ago)

Okay! I work cheap. Link me, plz.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:54 (twenty years ago)

I mean, to your current website. I don't know what it is.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:56 (twenty years ago)

http://www.cleftandcloven.com

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

I think my favorite part of the city are the wonderful paintings of naked women easily viewed from the Damen blue line stop. The best, of course, being the one with a naked woman holding an automatic rifle overlayed a star of david shaped canvas with the israeli flag painted as a backdrop.

The amazing thing was one that picture was taken down, it was replaced with ANOTHER painting of a naked woman holding an automatic rifle on a star of David shaped canvas. The difference? Well the backdrop was changed to an American flag of course.

Does anyone know the dude who paints these? If so, how seriously does he take himself? I've lived here for like 4 months now and I can't fucking figure out if he's the master of irony or just some guy that really likes naked Jewish women holding rifles.

― matttt (chachee), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:13 (twenty years ago)

http://giganticmag.com/chicago/images/angryjewgirls.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:18 (twenty years ago)

I think my ex-girlfriend gets her hair cut from that guy.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:19 (twenty years ago)

Someone take pictures of these naked armed Jewish women, pls.

xpost, MY WISH IS YOUR COMMAND, awesome

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:19 (twenty years ago)

jordan, I like that logo a lot. Looks like you just need a bit more page structure to keep it from looking so much like a list. I'll play around with it later this week or this weekend, and you can see if you like.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:20 (twenty years ago)

YES!

The latest batch has a fucking monster of a woman. From the trainstop, I couldn't tell if it was another painting of a woman, or his interpretation of jabba the hutt.

I'm guessing he gets actual honest-to-god WILLING models for this?

― matttt (chachee), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:22 (twenty years ago)

I'd do it.

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:23 (twenty years ago)

I would not be a model for Jabba the Hut. I'd like to think that I would not suffice for this modeling job.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:24 (twenty years ago)

If it's the guy I'm thinking of (the artist), his name is Jojo.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:25 (twenty years ago)

If the money was right and I still had my looks...

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:25 (twenty years ago)

Awesome! Thanks Kenan. I'd like to do some background colors too but I don't have a proper photo editing program (just, um, MS Paint).

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:29 (twenty years ago)

Jojo? I was thinking this guy would be more of a "Bud" or a "Pete" or some name that's commonly associated with...well paintings of naked chicks holding guns. But jojo?

Man, I'm developing a nice creepy obsession for this guy, but I don't know if I'd ever actually want to meet him. Could the man live up to the paintings? I doubt it.

― matttt (chachee), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:31 (twenty years ago)

Dude, if you were a girl, and you were like sitting in the park, and some guy came over and started telling you how he was a photographer and would you like to come back to his place and do some work with him in the studio in his basement, what name would you possibly expect that guy to have apart from Jojo? Maybe Clifford or Boudreau or something, I guess.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:36 (twenty years ago)

My middle name is Boudreau!

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:37 (twenty years ago)

not really.

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:38 (twenty years ago)

Okay, I'm not totally sure it's him. I mean, I know Jojo has a suite in that building, just not sure whether those paintings are his. Maybe not. More on Jojo.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:39 (twenty years ago)

adam, don't lie. we know what it is.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:41 (twenty years ago)

I'd totally get naked for a Warren or maybe a Julius. But jojos are reserved for bizarre adventures only.

― matttt (chachee), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:44 (twenty years ago)

s1ocki i've lost your email address, so please email me.

i'm looking forward to friday guys. i beg you to rock.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 21 January 2005 01:27 (twenty years ago)

nay, i entreat you to rock.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 21 January 2005 01:29 (twenty years ago)

http://www.classic-rock.be/IMG/jpg/jonathan_richman.jpg

"no really, i'm a photographer"

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 21 January 2005 01:33 (twenty years ago)

what sort of neighborhood is that, around grand and ashland? is that the near-northwest side or just the near-west side? i don't know that area at all.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 21 January 2005 05:00 (twenty years ago)

Haha, that picture is so perfect!

― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Friday, 21 January 2005 05:02 (twenty years ago)

It's pretty much my neighborhood, am. I'm walking.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 21 January 2005 05:26 (twenty years ago)

I smell like grease from eating at the tiny diner near my work again. Grilled cheese, fries, and coffee - oh my!

I'm excited about tonight.
Waiting for Tonight - Ohhh! When you will be here in my arms. Waiting for Tonight - Ohhhh!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 21 January 2005 21:38 (twenty years ago)

And it looks like I'll be able to attend the Madison show, POSSIBLY even with girlfriend.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 21 January 2005 21:41 (twenty years ago)

I'm excited about tonight.

I'm excited about tonight for two reasons: your show, and mad, stupid amounts of snow.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 21 January 2005 22:13 (twenty years ago)

Has anyone talked to Jeff and/or Jenny lately -- are they coming tonight?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 21 January 2005 22:18 (twenty years ago)

Mad, stupid amounts of show!

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 21 January 2005 22:19 (twenty years ago)

It's going to be weird leaving the show really late at night, probably at least halfway intoxicated, and having to deal with driving all of our equipment and three people in our Toyota Corolla back to our house and unloading it while meanwhile it's snowing insanely. But it will be kind of fun, because it's the weekend, so who cares?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 21 January 2005 22:37 (twenty years ago)

I just hope we don't die.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 21 January 2005 22:44 (twenty years ago)

It's the freakin' weekend.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 21 January 2005 22:48 (twenty years ago)

I love all the seasonal distance and forgetting in Chicago. Mad amounts of snow and spring seems impossible. Then you're watching the Harold Washington Day parade and you can't imagine that it ever snows.

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 21 January 2005 22:52 (twenty years ago)

Isn't that true in NYC, too?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 21 January 2005 22:55 (twenty years ago)

Where are you going to get drunk food after the show?

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 21 January 2005 22:55 (twenty years ago)

home, yo. it's too cold for that shit.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 21 January 2005 22:58 (twenty years ago)

Okay: I used to argue with people that NYC winters couldn’t possibly be that much nicer than Chicago winters—maybe a tad warmer, sure, but nothing life-changing. And on the days when it’s seriously frigid here, that’s probably true. But I gotta say: by and large winter is a hell of a lot smoother, and interspersed with a whole lot more mild half-sunny days where you’re not thinking much about weather at all. It’s not the low points that make the difference—it’s that you never get to that constant chilled-to-bone Chicago state where you just take it as given that it’s freezing outside, and there’s no point checking the weather for hope cause it just will be for a few more weeks.

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 21 January 2005 23:07 (twenty years ago)

I'm just thrilled -- THRILLED! -- that it's not 5 degrees anymore, like it was for the last week or so.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 21 January 2005 23:12 (twenty years ago)

Has anyone talked to Jeff and/or Jenny lately -- are they coming tonight?

Not looking good, have to entertain parental units. I really want to go though, so we may see if we can make it out late. Weather is not helping.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Friday, 21 January 2005 23:56 (twenty years ago)

if you're not staying until like 2am or something, i can give someone a lift maybe.

what time are n.a. and sarah going on?

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 22 January 2005 00:43 (twenty years ago)

actually, i can't make it. i don't have a car, and i'm way too far to take the train in this weathe (i'd get there around 11:30, and anyway, i wouldn't be able to get back because the trains here stop running at 12:30).

i'm really disappointed. i was actually supposed to meet some other people there. sorry guys.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 22 January 2005 03:25 (twenty years ago)

by "i don't have a car" i mean, the car i'm borrowing won't drive in this snow. the rear window defroster doesn't work.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 22 January 2005 03:26 (twenty years ago)

'sokay, it's a bad night to be out. You missed a great show, though.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Saturday, 22 January 2005 08:01 (twenty years ago)

Hey, Am! It's ok. You should have seen us trying to drive the car back home and find a parking spot. It was mad crazy. Nick only had to push the car once though, so that was good I guess.

We made good mula at that show including cds we sold, so now we can buy a PA for our practice space - yay!

In other news, my belly hurts from boozin' it up. Nick needs to wake up so we can trek out to find breakfast.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Saturday, 22 January 2005 14:09 (twenty years ago)

bbbbbut how was the show, yo. jesus god i'm fecked up, sossry.

― John (jdahlem), Saturday, 22 January 2005 14:10 (twenty years ago)

a l ot of pplm here,m this i am entereily fucked up ( think). this is ntoe the case, i just did a lot of drugs last night, someohwet unintentially. so, someday, will come see you guys, STONE COLD OSBER. or close too anyway.

― John (jdahlem), Saturday, 22 January 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

The show was awesome. Everyone had a great time and loved them. There was dancing. Here's proof: you don't make enough money to buy a PA at a show that sucks.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Saturday, 22 January 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)

Your photo insert is on my fridge now.

Loved loved loved the Eno cover.

You were worth walking in 7 inches of snow.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Saturday, 22 January 2005 17:50 (twenty years ago)

this is HIGHLY speculative at this point but I'm trying to get a trip to chicago together march 12-13.

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 22 January 2005 18:22 (twenty years ago)

go chicago!

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 22 January 2005 20:30 (twenty years ago)

Good to hear the show was hot. We dealt with the snow by buying a metric ton of booze and renting zombie movies.

― Jordan (Jordan), Saturday, 22 January 2005 21:02 (twenty years ago)

Man, I spoke too soon this morning. We are having a full-blown blizzard out there! I don't think we've had one since 2000, and this one looks worse, maybe. The wind is nasty and very loud. I'm hearing lots of screaming sirens, too.

― K3rry, Saturday, 22 January 2005 22:11 (twenty years ago)

It's a great day to stay inside and get drunk. I think we are going out tonight though. I rode the bus, today, it was sliding all over the place. Awesome.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Saturday, 22 January 2005 22:12 (twenty years ago)

I've decided I'm staying in for the rest of the night. I was just outside and after trudging through snow practically up to my knees, I took off my shoes and pants and changed into my pajamas. I'm eating awesome spicy Thai food and listening to music and I have three DVDs from Netflix to choose from for later. The only thing I don't have is booze. There's a place that delivers liquor: I wonder if I should call them.

K3rry -- I think you're right: the last blizzard on this level I remember was December 2000.

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 22 January 2005 22:53 (twenty years ago)

I'm off the booze, yo, and on the marijuana and peppermint tea. It's just as good, really.

Funny, the sun broke through the clouds for about ten minutes earlier today, and I thought, "It's over?" It is not over. Far from it, I gather.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Saturday, 22 January 2005 22:57 (twenty years ago)

Ah, marijuana! There is an idea.

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 22 January 2005 23:07 (twenty years ago)

is this "peppermint tea, w/ marijuana"? cuz that's not bad from what ive heard from others. you'll prolly need some additives tho if you care a whit abt flavor.

― John (jdahlem), Saturday, 22 January 2005 23:09 (twenty years ago)

Hi. Thanks to everyone for coming to the show last night, it was crazy how many people we knew at the show and it was a lot of fun.

This snow is FUCKED UP. I don't think we're going to be able to have practice tomorrow because I ended up having to park in our alley spot last night and I don't think we're going to be able to get the car out. It took me getting out and pushing the car to even get INTO the space. We spent a few hours this morning walking around, going to Leo's for breakfast and then on to Blockbuster (where they were out of the DVDs of 24 we wanted, the bastards), then back down Division to our regular video store, but since then we've been lazin' around, eating pasta with pesto and attempting to watch The Doors, which I thought would be entertainly ridiculous but is mostly just annoyingly grandiose.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 22 January 2005 23:40 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, you guys were great! Hope I wasn't too ridiculously drunk! But you're a good band to be drunk while watching. I loved how many people were dancing.

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 22 January 2005 23:44 (twenty years ago)

I know, it was awesome! I actually felt kind of aloof and shy for the first few songs (fairly unusual for me) but once people started dancing it made me feel really good and after that it was smoooooth sailing.

"Those things can be fickle."

You were great, man, especially when you were getting surly about the rockist afterparty music. I decided today I want to make some mix cds of good cheezy dancey music to donate to the Ice Factory for after shows.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 22 January 2005 23:46 (twenty years ago)

Yeah. I think I was only disappointed because the music was so great last time you (we) played there.

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 22 January 2005 23:48 (twenty years ago)

I liked the music, but yeah, it wasn't really good dance music.

We all should all be on a conference call with each other while we're stuck at home.

Sarah and I might actually venture back out in a little bit to get some coffee. But for now, we're listening to the Tom Tom Club record I bought today.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 22 January 2005 23:50 (twenty years ago)

Wait, it just ended, now we're listening to the Royal Trux record I bought today (Cats and Dogs).

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 22 January 2005 23:52 (twenty years ago)

Best thing about the snow: being able to sit at home being totally lazy without thinking "I should really be out doing something more enriching."

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 22 January 2005 23:53 (twenty years ago)

Last night: Dawn of the Dead (the silly remake with the amazing opening sequence)

Today: Day of the Dead

Tonight: VAMPIRES VS. ZOMBIES: THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE LIVING DEAD AND THE UNDEAD HAS BEGUN. A FAST, FURIOUS HORROR ACTION VAMPIRE LESBIAN STORY!

(I couldn't make this shit up)

― Jordan (Jordan), Saturday, 22 January 2005 23:55 (twenty years ago)

(speaking of not doing something enriching)

― Jordan (Jordan), Saturday, 22 January 2005 23:58 (twenty years ago)

Awesome. I thought that Dawn of the Dead remake was pretty shitty though. Day of the Dead is good, but not as good as Night of... or the original Dawn of.... Have you ever seen Dead Alive?

― n/a (Nick A.), Sunday, 23 January 2005 01:42 (twenty years ago)

i have shaun of the dead to watch...

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Sunday, 23 January 2005 01:54 (twenty years ago)

Shaun of the Dead is great. I have not seen the new Dawn of the Dead remake, but it does not sound appealing (trapped in a mall?). It sounds like you guys had a great show and I am sad I am not doing any of the things you are doing above. I am going sledding tomorrow though, coolslices. (PS Jordan-see if you can track down a movie called Bloodsucking Pharoahs from Pittsburgh, an Alan Smitheee film, it may compliment the one you listed above nicely.)

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Sunday, 23 January 2005 05:46 (twenty years ago)

I miss you Chicago.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Sunday, 23 January 2005 08:03 (twenty years ago)

Naw, I lied. I'm here!.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Sunday, 23 January 2005 08:26 (twenty years ago)

I am, too. Yes, at 4 am. Shut up, you're not my mother.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Sunday, 23 January 2005 10:07 (twenty years ago)

jocelyn, the original Dawn OTD was set in a mall too and it's basically like the best zombie movie ever. But the new one sucks not because of the mall but because of a whole bunch of other lame shit (eg, fast zombies (which aren't really zombies), too many characters just for the purpose of being able to kill a bunch of them off, a really fucking lame ending, etc.).

― n/a (Nick A.), Sunday, 23 January 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

Bloodsucking Pharoahs, sweet. Nick, we did watch Dead Alive a few years ago, I remember feeling slightly queasy (but in a good way)after watching all that fake blood & gore and these sorts of things don't usually bother me.

The original Dawn of the Dead is set in a mall, but that's pretty much the only similarity with the remake.

I think Bub the Zombie would be a good name for a band.

xpost

― Jordan (Jordan), Sunday, 23 January 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

still sorry i missed the show.

is there another coming up?

i finally was able to download some of your songs... they were excellent. it's always strange hearing a friend of yours sing. you both do it very well.

this reads like a private email somehow. oh well. hi everyone else.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Monday, 24 January 2005 01:28 (twenty years ago)

Sarah and I spent the bulk of today recording '80's synth-R'n'B songs on GarageBand. What a fun toy!

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 24 January 2005 04:08 (twenty years ago)

Aw man, that sounds awesome. I tried to do a Destiny's Child/To Rococo Rot mash-up on GarageBand, but couldn't get it to work as I wanted to. I keep putting off a trip to Guitar Center so I can finally get my keyboards hooked up to my computer, at which point I'll be UNSTOPPABLE.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 24 January 2005 04:12 (twenty years ago)

i had an extremely strange weekend. unfortunately its full strangeness would probably not be evident to anyone but me.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Monday, 24 January 2005 07:26 (twenty years ago)

What was that Eno song you played? I remembered, then forgot.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 24 January 2005 12:24 (twenty years ago)

NEEDLE IN THE CAMEL'S EYE, yo. First song on Here Come the Warm Jets.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 24 January 2005 13:41 (twenty years ago)

I thought this weekend was really strange. Actually, the last few weeks have been really strange for me. Friday night was great, but things got weird Saturday and Sunday because we were trapped in the house pretty much. Every time we went outside in search of adventure, we'd come back home exhausted. Well, mostly me, because I'm such a wuss and it's HARD walking in snow that high!

It's my last Monday at this company!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 24 January 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

I walked to work this morning, thinking I'd bring my camera and have a little adventure. Once again, I found myself drenched in sweat. I've been on hiking trips that weren't as exhausting as walking down an unshoveled sidewalk.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 24 January 2005 15:38 (twenty years ago)

Since "The Snow", I've been walking in the street with car horn nullifying headphones. Ignorance of road rage behind me is bliss.

― matttt (chachee), Monday, 24 January 2005 16:44 (twenty years ago)

Bliss = today was the first day in recent memory that I didn't have to knock snow off the roof of my car or scrape ice of the windows.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 24 January 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

http://giganticmag.com/photos/chicago/P1010352.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 24 January 2005 17:18 (twenty years ago)

As discussed on the current "This is the Thread..." we need to have a game night sometime. I'm offering up my apartment. This weekend we're going out of town for a show in Madison (crossing fingers), but maybe the next weekend? (the first weekend in Feb?) And we can all celebrate that being my first week at the new job.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 24 January 2005 20:37 (twenty years ago)

You're on.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 24 January 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)

http://www.sodemons.com/gencon2k/misc/gen10051.jpg

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 24 January 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

that's just absurd.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 24 January 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

by "absurd" you mean "great fun," i have no doubt

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 02:39 (twenty years ago)

dude, all you chicago people are secretly nerds! why didn't I see you at GenCon?

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 03:55 (twenty years ago)

"secretly"?!

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 04:20 (twenty years ago)

stop avoiding the question!

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

Damn it. I posted something and lost my internet connection!!!

Anyway, it's MY LAST TUESDAY HERE!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 17:36 (twenty years ago)

I keep meaning to tell everyone near Wicker Park (you know who you are, you hipsters) to get delivery from Sultan's Market. No, really. Best damn falafel sandwich you'll ever have, with or without leaving your house. We always get a pound of hummus on the side and get all crazy bean-filled. It's freakin' awesome.

I mention this, of course, because I'm eating it now.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 08:05 (twenty years ago)

Haha, Kenan, you say "No, really" a lot.

No, I’m serious. Frito pie. Beans, meat, sauce, and Frito corn
chips. No, really. Stop looking at me like that.

This record has completely taken over my life this week. It’s a pop masterpiece. No, really.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 08:29 (twenty years ago)

I < 3 YOU

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 08:30 (twenty years ago)

We got food from there last night, Mr. Pears, but I didn't realize you could get it delivered!!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 14:34 (twenty years ago)

I love Sultan's Market. I want to eat there every day.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

Does anyone want to go see that Henry Darger documentary at the Music Box either tonight or tomorrow? I'm not sure if it's playing through the weekend or not.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

I love Sultan's Market. I want to eat there every day.

The word "falawesome" comes to mind.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 17:23 (twenty years ago)

I might be down with the docu. I've been getting over a bout of the flu though, so I'll have to see how I feel about it later. I'll ask Jenny too.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 17:48 (twenty years ago)

I want to see that doc but I don't know about tonight or tomorrow. If it's playing this weekend or next week I would be down.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 18:16 (twenty years ago)

Nick, We'll be out of town this weekend.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 18:58 (twenty years ago)

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 19:00 (twenty years ago)

(that's just me being excited about knowing how to make a heart)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 19:00 (twenty years ago)

♥ ♥

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 19:39 (twenty years ago)

It's MY LAST DAY HERE!!!!!!!!!!! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 January 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

Happy day, Sarah! Make a spectacle of yourself!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 27 January 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

Steal some pens, too.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 27 January 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

And paper! You never know when you're going to need a ream of copy paper.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 27 January 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

Hey, Sarah & Nick are playing in Madison tomorrow, right? What time do you guys start? Mama Digdown's called a rehearsal on Friday night (WTF) from 8-10, but I'd really like to catch the set.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 27 January 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)

Let's get back to the Sultan's Market part:

Shawerma!
Jerusalem Salad!

That shit cannot be faded. It's also the only store in the neighborhood at which I can find Sriracha. Being a fitness geek, I just look out the windows of the Bucktown Fitness Club at Sultan's and salivate all over the forehead of the dude I'm supposed to be spotting.

― matttt (chachee), Thursday, 27 January 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

What is the deadly sauce they use that has a bajillion calories and fat? Tahini sauce?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 January 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

tahini sauce is pretty much ground up sesame seeds, isn't it? and that's high in fat...

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 27 January 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

The deadly, DELICIOUS sauce? Yeah that's tahini (oil and sesame seeds). It's also the stuff that makes hummus (or baba ganouj) so smooth and fucking fantastic.

I recommend picking up a high metabolism somewhere.

― matttt (chachee), Thursday, 27 January 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

I got a falafel sandwich the other day for lunch from HAIFA CAFE (Clark/Van Buren-ish) and said no tahini this time, and then as soon as I took a bite immediately regretted it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 27 January 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

you know what's good too? halva,that's like pure sesame seed fatty desserty goodness. it's like middle eastern fudge. only not chocolate of course.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 27 January 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

and then as soon as I took a bite immediately regretted it.

serves you right for trying to mess with perfection

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 27 January 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

I know, right? Especially since the last time I went there it was one of the most delicious falafel sandwiches I've ever had.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 27 January 2005 17:35 (twenty years ago)

More Wicker Park/Bucktown (shit, even Logan Square) restaurant recommendations?

As far as taquerias go, the best _by far_ is Taqueria Moran at the California blue line stop. Vegetarians should probably avoid it though -- cause you know, everything either has meat or is cooked next to meat, but it's delicious meat.

― matttt (chachee), Thursday, 27 January 2005 17:42 (twenty years ago)

Chicago Restaurants

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 27 January 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

How long have you lived here, Mattt?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 27 January 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

Uhhh, about 5 hazy months I guess, but I've eaten like 8 months worth of food since I moved here.

It's pretty crazy too, I live a wee bit west of Western (south of Fullerton) and I've already seen like 5 buildings get torn down and/or uber renovated just on the way to the Western stop. Logan Square is the new Wicker Park.

― matttt (chachee), Thursday, 27 January 2005 18:01 (twenty years ago)

It's true.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 27 January 2005 18:09 (twenty years ago)

I suppose it doesn't help when 20something year old white dudes (ahem) move into an otherwise ethno-centric neighborhood. Man, being liberal AND hip is hard.

― matttt (chachee), Thursday, 27 January 2005 18:12 (twenty years ago)

I don't remember if I mentioned it on the Chicago Restaurant thread, but Lula Cafe in Logan Square is really good. I just ate there last week for the first time in a couple years: yum. The nice thing about it is that there's some fancy stuff on the menu that's a little pricey (entrees can hit the high teens), but they also have great sandwiches and pasta and salads that are under $10. The downside is that ever since the secret got out (NY Times profile, among other things), it's pretty busy all the time. The first time I ate there, in summer 2001, I strolled in with a group of ten people at 7 pm on a Friday, no problem. Last week, it was a party of five at 8:30 on a Thursday, and there was a wait.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 27 January 2005 18:15 (twenty years ago)

I'm not sure if you guys would know, but I have to take my mom to dinner someplace on Feb. 12th. It has to be Kosher, and it would be awesome if it was downtown (I'm staying at Hotel 71) or not far from the Green Mill (Lawrence and Broadway, I think?). Anyone know any Hasids?

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 27 January 2005 18:42 (twenty years ago)

i'm so hungry

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 27 January 2005 23:02 (twenty years ago)

As of my leaving town Sultan's Market was still Dead Cheap, too -- and the guy who runs it is awfully likeable. It used to be a bit of a hole! And this enterprising young man made such lovely things happen. I kinda flipped when he started to reliably carry meat. I may also have been guilty of stopping by far too often just to get one of his $2.50 deli sandwiches -- just cold cuts on a roll, sure, but $2.50!

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 27 January 2005 23:10 (twenty years ago)

I can't think of much off-hand, Jordan. There's a couple of Jewish delis downtown that might be open for dinner (prob. just soup and sandwich fare, tho). The Orthodox Jewish enclave in Chicago is in West Rogers Park, just west of the Indian community, and has a kosher pizza place, kosher Italian restaurant, maybe some others -- but that's prob. out of your way. (From the Green Mill, it's about 3 miles west and 2 miles north.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 27 January 2005 23:17 (twenty years ago)

is feb 12 a friday or saturday...?

there's a kosher chinese place in lakeview i think--i've been to it, it stinks.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 27 January 2005 23:45 (twenty years ago)

Hmmm, that might be doable, thanks dude.

(Feb. 12th is a Saturday)

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 28 January 2005 00:15 (twenty years ago)

hello!

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Friday, 28 January 2005 02:27 (twenty years ago)

Jordan, we're playing first tonight, so probably around 9 or 9:30, but you should come anyways. COME HANG OUT. We'll be friendlier this time since we'll get the stagefright part over with early.

I get my falafel sandwiches from Sultan's Market with taboulleh instead of Jerusalem salad, because I'm not big on cucumbers. Also, the spinach pie and the dolmades are dope.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 28 January 2005 17:07 (twenty years ago)

Dope? Well, I goota try them then, if they're dope.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 28 January 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

I WILL HANG.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 28 January 2005 17:21 (twenty years ago)

Taqueria Moran at the California

Can you get brains there? Oh-hohohoho, ha ha ha lol....

― Yr3k (dymaxia), Friday, 28 January 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)

i called n.a. today but he's probably in wisconsin or on his way there. i totally forgot.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 28 January 2005 21:29 (twenty years ago)

No brains. Only cow head, chicharron (pork fat...all pork fat), and tongue.

Tristeza this weekend, right people? ...people? hello? fine.

― matttt (chachee), Friday, 28 January 2005 21:47 (twenty years ago)

i'm up for meeting some new people, as long as you aren't like weird and antisocial and stuff.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 28 January 2005 22:03 (twenty years ago)

I thought about going to that, Mattttttttt. I really liked Spine and Sensory a while back (although I haven't listened to it in a couple years). Jessica Hopper is also DJing on that bill. You should e-mail me if you go.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 28 January 2005 22:28 (twenty years ago)

Oh, i'm weird and antisocial, but in a charming way -- at least according to my mom. Emails shall be sent.

― matttt (chachee), Friday, 28 January 2005 22:45 (twenty years ago)

I'm weird and social. Partial credit?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 28 January 2005 22:52 (twenty years ago)

ok, yeah, to qualify: if you're weird and antisocial in a charming way, and can maintain basic hygeine, that's cool.

:-)

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 29 January 2005 01:58 (twenty years ago)

No one's posted since Friday? I'm worried that mattt murdered everyone after the Tristeza show.

The best part of the Wisconsin show/trip: stopping at Midwest Buy & Sell on the way home yesterday and Ben buying a Farfisa organ for $100. It sounds incredible and looks incredible in our practice space. Now we just need someone to play it.

― n/a (Nick A.), Sunday, 30 January 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

No one's posted since Friday? I'm worried that mattt murdered everyone after the Tristeza show.

It's tonight. Just sayin'.

― Dan M. (OutDatWay), Sunday, 30 January 2005 17:55 (twenty years ago)

(Farfisa = Fake Fictions steal I4n from da P0nys!)

― nabiscothingy (nory), Sunday, 30 January 2005 17:58 (twenty years ago)

OMG, I want a Farfisa so bad.

Oh wait...

Now we just need someone to play it.

*cough*

Ummm, so: worst part of the Canasta trip to Bloomington, IL? My car broke down along the way, is now at a repair shop in Pontiac, and will possibly cost me an arm and a leg to get fixed, at which point I may have to sacrifice the car altogether.

Best part was that even though the show was two hours late and Velvetron played forever, nobody in the audience left: there were about 30 college kids sitting completely rapt and quiet for the entire show. Man, if I were them, I'd have been restless and wanting ALCOHOL (it was an all-ages event and on campus, in a black box theatre) -- but I guess they were just so happy to have an actual rock band from Chicago play at their school, it didn't matter. (I also realized that no drinking meant that all of the sign-ups on our mailing list were completely legible, for once!)

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 30 January 2005 20:30 (twenty years ago)

Oh, and as I just e-mailed to Matt -- my no-car situation means I prob. won't go out to the Bottle tonight, sorry.

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 30 January 2005 20:31 (twenty years ago)

The Fake Fictions show on Friday was really good. Too bad the room was all nonresponsive (I'm convinced it's because of the setup), but you guys handled it very well. I had fun before my sleepiness took me out of the game.

Was the Buy & Sell the one in town, down on E. Washington? If so, damn, I'm going to have to go there more often.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 31 January 2005 17:29 (twenty years ago)

Too bad the room was all nonresponsive

You should have played the theme to "Rawhide."

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 31 January 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

The Buy & Sell is in Chicago, but it's so far west that I'm usually too lazy to go out there. But since we were coming in from that direction, we made a special stop there.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 31 January 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

I dig this town. I really do.

http://giganticmag.com/photos/chicago/P1010518.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 31 January 2005 18:53 (twenty years ago)

Has anyone tried this place: www.kasiasdeli.com ? It's not as far west as I'd thought.

They have the fabled spinach pierogi, but you can buy some of their other pierogi at Dominick's. Gonna have to make a trip. There's another pierogi maker on the far, far west side that I'm trying to track down.

― Yr3k (dymaxia), Monday, 31 January 2005 19:03 (twenty years ago)

anyone know where i can good prosciutto at a reasonable price? do NOT say "whole foods."

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Monday, 31 January 2005 19:07 (twenty years ago)

Bari?

― robots in love (robotsinlove), Monday, 31 January 2005 19:54 (twenty years ago)

That "rock band Chicago" sign is really near my work. I passed it the other week.

And there's a Kasia's down in Ukrianian Village somewhere, I think at like Chicago and Hoyne?

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 00:43 (twenty years ago)

http://www.doubledoor.com/shows.php

Anybody going to Dizzie Rascal on 4/30?

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 19:45 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah, awesome, I hadn't seen that was announced. Sweet.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

The DoubleDOor is weird, they'll have nothing as far as shows go for months, then get someone I really want to see, then continue to suck for 6 more months.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I've still only seen like five shows there in the four years I've lived here. I think they make do with lots of shitty local bands that somehow draw well.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 20:05 (twenty years ago)

The word is out: you have to go to the Double Door and support your crappy local bands! Because if you don't, one day there may *be* no more crappy local bands!

Wait a second...

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 20:31 (twenty years ago)

I think they have some weird Brit-booking hookup. Which means, yeah, occasionally something good, but mostly acts that draw well but are too mediocre to play the Metro. I remember seeing Cornelius and Broadcast there -- both cool -- but the last time I went before leaving was probably getting lured to a Zero 7 show, which seemed to sum up the place's status well. (It was either that or seeing my friends' local band, which of course was not crappy!)

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

Zero 7 = wonderful DJ set.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 20:45 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, the British stuff is weird. Not the music itself but the fact that they have a premium on NME darlings that haven't *quite* made it in the U.S. Like, Canasta almost got on a bill opening for Kaiser Chiefs next month.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 20:48 (twenty years ago)

The only bands I've gone to see at the Double Door were Hot Snakes and... Canasta! (Those were two different shows, not Hot Snakes and Canasta, which would be kind of a weird line-up).

Is Dizzee supposed to be any good live?

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 21:47 (twenty years ago)

wouldn't it be great if the sign were just "rock group ave."???

i've seen a few shows at the DD, but they all date to 2000 or earler.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 21:48 (twenty years ago)

thinking of chicago (the band) and typing "DD" makes me think of demon dogs. mmmmm, hot dogs....

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 21:49 (twenty years ago)

This thread is being terribly neglected.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 07:49 (twenty years ago)

http://giganticmag.com/photos/chicago/P1010561.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 07:49 (twenty years ago)

Nick and Sarah, I miss youuuuuu!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 08:17 (twenty years ago)

I miss you guys too, but somehow having to concentrate on work actually makes work more tolerable. And you should be happy for Sarah with her NEW JOB. But let's get together this weekend. Sarah and I were thinking about maybe going to see some bands we know nothing about at Empty Bottle tomorrow, but that could change.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 3 February 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

Woo! Bands that suck! I LOVE bands that suck!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 15:29 (twenty years ago)

Actually, I think John wanted to do something tomorrow, too.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

I do.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 3 February 2005 16:10 (twenty years ago)

Was it something in particular?

I do know something about Man Man, one of the bands playing tomorrow, because their cd was playing in Reckless and it was really good, poppy music with raspy vocals and chimes and stuff, but I don't know if would work live because a lot of the charm depended on the fact that they had all these crazy choir-esque back-up vox that I doubt they could pull off live.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 3 February 2005 18:34 (twenty years ago)

Maybe they have a mellotron.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

Your search - jellotron - did not match any documents.
No pages were found containing "jellotron".

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 3 February 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

OMG when you press the middle "c" key the red jello wiggles and jiggles!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 18:55 (twenty years ago)

I read that band as "Math Man" and I thought wow more Square One references! But oh the disappointment.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 3 February 2005 18:57 (twenty years ago)

Of course no one has any concrete ideas for what we should do...

The show tomorrow sounds kinda cool based on the Reader description of Icy Demons, the headlining band, as "art-damaged pop." But I'd rather do stuff with friends...

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 03:52 (twenty years ago)

i am so proud of "jellotron" even if nobody else cares.

i have plans for the next couple nights, but maybe next weekend?

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 4 February 2005 03:57 (twenty years ago)

I'm such a jerk.

Anyways, the Henry Darger documentary is still playing at Music Box, we could go see that if you all are interested and haven't seen it yet.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

Have you all got spring fever? It is going to be beautiful out today.

I rode the bike to work today! 9 miles one way - I feel great!

― Yr3k (dymaxia), Friday, 4 February 2005 16:42 (twenty years ago)

I think John is coming over to my place around nine to watch a movie or somethin'. If you guys like movies.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 16:59 (twenty years ago)

BTW, I love this building.

http://giganticmag.com/photos/chicago/P1010664.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:02 (twenty years ago)

i dunno, movies are kind of arcane.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:07 (twenty years ago)

Mmmmmmmaybe...what mmmmmmmovie?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:07 (twenty years ago)

We have "Pennies from Heaven" checked out.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

oh cool!

I don't know what we have. We usually decide what to watch by throwing everything in the air and seeing what hits the floor first. (not really.)

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:10 (twenty years ago)

According to the Netflix queue, we have Sherman's March:

http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?trkid=90529&movieid=60035348

and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (omg catherine deneuve):

http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?trkid=90529&movieid=1077059

and Homicide, season 3, disc 1, which we watched last night.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

k., what building is that? That's a great photo.

― Yr3k (dymaxia), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

Sofitel Hotel on Chestnut.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:22 (twenty years ago)

Pennies and Umbrellas would make a great double-feature.

Ebert on Pennies from Heaven

Ebert on Umbrellas of Cherbourg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:25 (twenty years ago)

I love Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Actually, I just realized that it's one of only two movies I've seen three times in the theater. But unlike Eternal Sunshine, which I saw three times within a month, I saw Umbrellas first in May 1996 (Music Box), then in December 1996 (Hinsdale), and then in April 2004 (Music Box). I used to have the soundtrack on vinyl but I must have lost it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:29 (twenty years ago)

I've never seen it. I am a rube.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)

Just three dudes (and one lady) sittin' around watching musicals...

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)

BUT I KID!!! That could potentially be cool. Sarah and I will discuss what we want to do, I don't know if we'll feel like a sittin' around watchin' movies night or a goin' out rockin' night.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

two ladies, right?

We're not gay, we just like to oil up and wrestle. When will society ever accept this as normal?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

No, you're not a rube! I went to see it when I was 17 because I was going to Chicago with some friends (Chicago! Wow! The big city!), and we were looking for something to do, and we were all in the high-school musical together, and so I thought, hey maybe this movie will be interesting. It was all very serendipitous.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

Just three dudes (and one lady) sittin' around watching musicals

if you prefer, we can listen to Ted Nugent.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:35 (twenty years ago)

As I recall, there was one kinda ditzy girl who was dating my friend Jason who was all, "Oooh, subtitles, very interesting. You have to read along with the movie!"

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

She'd be a lot of fun at the opera, I bet.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:39 (twenty years ago)

"if you liked 'umbrellas,' you'll love 'young girls of rochefort!" --amateurist

(note: this is, in fact, very true. 'young girls' features deneuve *and* her hot sister.)

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)

http://www.chireader.com/movies/archives/1998/1198/11248.jpg

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I've always wanted to see that but always forget about it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:42 (twenty years ago)

it's awesome! i think you can buy it for about $15

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:44 (twenty years ago)

Jessa sez that you guys should come over about 7 and she'll feed you. We're vegetarians tonight -- enchiladas of some sort, I believe. I hope it's the yummy ones with cream cheese.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 18:11 (twenty years ago)

Hmmm...tempting. I talked to Sarah and she seemed pretty down for movie night, so this is sounding more definite.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 18:16 (twenty years ago)

Ooooh, enchiladas, tasty!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 February 2005 18:22 (twenty years ago)

Vincent Canby makes Sherman's March sould like a hoot and a half.

http://movies2.nytimes.com/mem/movies/review.html?title1=&title2=SHERMAN%27S%20MARCH%20%28MOVIE%29&reviewer=Vincent%20Canby&v_id=139443

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

what are you gonna watch?

i might be up for this, but i wouldn't be able to get over there until 9 or so. but maybe you wanna start the movie earlier than that.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 4 February 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

hm, i guess i'm a pariah. well, i probably won't be coming, so, er, uh, carry on.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:30 (twenty years ago)

Dude, just come over when you can, it sounds like we've got several possible movies and then when we're tired of watching movies you know things will just devolve/evolve into indie-nerdism and barely suppressed homoeroticism.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:40 (twenty years ago)

sorry, I just missed this. You're welcome to come. We may start without you, we may not, we may just play Twister. But you're certainly welcome to stop by!

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:41 (twenty years ago)

I'm such a cocktease.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:41 (twenty years ago)

I prefer well-suppressed homoeroticism, thanks.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:42 (twenty years ago)

ok, if i'm not too tired i'll call n.a. and get the 611. peace out bros.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:42 (twenty years ago)

611??

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:49 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://www.theonion.com/images/ static/character2.jpg

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

http://www.theonion.com/images/static/character2.jpg

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

http://cover09.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/080/83564.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:52 (twenty years ago)

Am., don't even bother trying to call my cell, it's been out of batteries for like a week and I never charge it. So either call me at home or call Kenan or jaymc instead.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:55 (twenty years ago)

I love Umberllas of Cherbourg, but I can't hang out tonight. My weekend is jam packed with commitments. I miss each and everyone of you.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Friday, 4 February 2005 20:08 (twenty years ago)

i don't believe you!

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 4 February 2005 20:08 (twenty years ago)

*mwah!*

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 20:09 (twenty years ago)

So Kenan, I would just assume that Sarah and I will be showing up around 7-ish for enchiladas, unless I call to say otherwise. What should I bring? Cerveza? Tortilla chips? Soda?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

ooh... soda. I'm a soda junkie lately.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 21:47 (twenty years ago)

I'm really into the San Pellegrino Limonata soda these days, but I'm never sure where I can find it. I may also bring cerveza for me & jaymc though (and anyone else who wants it).

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 21:49 (twenty years ago)

cool.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 21:50 (twenty years ago)

yes that would be nice, if kenan is okay with it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 February 2005 21:58 (twenty years ago)

with what?

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 22:00 (twenty years ago)

oh, I see. No it's okay. You can have beer around me. I haven't joined AA and found jesus, I just stopped drinking.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 22:01 (twenty years ago)

How was movie night?

What are ChilXors doing tonight? I'm about 80% sure I'm going to see Archer Prewitt at the empty bottle.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Saturday, 5 February 2005 19:19 (twenty years ago)

That sounds great, but I have sitting around the apartment to do. Plus, I'm pretty broke. Plus, I've had TOO MUCH EXCITEMENT. Because whenever ChiLXors get together, there's always madness. MADNESS.

The movie wasn't great, but it wasn't near as bad as one particular person made it out to be.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Saturday, 5 February 2005 19:29 (twenty years ago)

I realized this weekend that the FF's have the optimal band setup as far as staying in hotels. Sarah & Nick can have one bed, Ben can have the other. In my band we have de facto bed buddies (barely supressed homoeroticism included) and complicated hierarchical systems to determine who has to sleep on the flo'.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 7 February 2005 05:55 (twenty years ago)

You know, sleeping in the same bed is sometimes a drawback of a relationship. Not always, mind you, and not even usually, but sometimes I envy Ricky and Lucy Ricardo. Sometimes I don't want intimacy, don't want contact, don't even want proximity, I just want to get some fucking sleep and seriously.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 7 February 2005 05:59 (twenty years ago)

Maddie and I have separate bedrooms for mostly this reason. Sleeping together is fine, but we know we both get better sleep we can sprawl over the bed without fear of reprisal.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 7 February 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

Really? OMG I love it. If we ever get married, this will be a condition of the contract. I want my own room altogether.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 7 February 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

It wasn't really a problem for me because when we were first dating, we were sleeping in my tiny tiny college dorm room bed, so when Sarah graduated and got a queen-sized bed, the relative amount of space that we each had was astounding.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 7 February 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

Dude, having your own room rules. Some people think it's weird for whatever reason, but I don't think we could give it up.

It would be cool to have a big king + sized bed though, the kind where you might as well be in separate rooms.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 7 February 2005 16:27 (twenty years ago)

i feel like i should be part of this thread because i live in Chicago but I have no idea what's going on here.
I'll contribute this photo.

ihttp://photatoes.com/albums/userpics/10004/normal_2004_0920Image0011.JPG

― Holly (an appletross), Monday, 7 February 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

Hi Holly! I feel like I've asked you this before, but you go to Columbia right?

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 7 February 2005 16:53 (twenty years ago)

yeah i don't think you have asled before. do you go to columbia?

― Holly (an appletross), Monday, 7 February 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

Nope. I think I just remember you saying something a while ago about going to an art school that had rolling admissions. It may have been on the Noise Board.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 7 February 2005 16:58 (twenty years ago)

oh. yeah, curse that rolling admissions. i'm a cultural studies major though, and cultural studies undergrad programs are hard to find so unfortunately I go to COlumbia. every semester I think about leaving.

― Holly (an appletross), Monday, 7 February 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

this semester i got an A and 3 credits for a class I wasn't even enrolled in, so sometimes the shoddiness works in my favor though.

― Holly (an appletross), Monday, 7 February 2005 17:05 (twenty years ago)

My friend and drummer Ben works for Columbia and I am jealous because a) he does graphic design, which sounds fun; b) during the summer, they work 4-day weeks; and c) they now have the option to work 10-hour days four days a week and then take Monday or Friday off, year-round.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 7 February 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

one of the Cultural Studies professors was on sabbatical in Puerto Rico last semester and this semester he's not teaching anything but he has an office and gets paid for being full-time faculty.

― Holly (an appletross), Monday, 7 February 2005 17:13 (twenty years ago)

yikes!

what did you guys end up watching on friday? i crashed about 10 PM (when i got home), so that's why i didn't call you. saturday i went to a bunch of moveees.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Monday, 7 February 2005 18:04 (twenty years ago)

We saw Pennies From Heaven.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 7 February 2005 18:05 (twenty years ago)

It was odd! But the enchiladas were delicious.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 7 February 2005 18:21 (twenty years ago)

Jessa thanks you. I had more of them last night... mmm, red bell pepper.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Monday, 7 February 2005 18:22 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah, the enchiladas were delicious. And the rice and sweet potatoes and cookies, too.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 7 February 2005 18:27 (twenty years ago)

http://giganticmag.com/photos/chicago/P1010722.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 06:23 (twenty years ago)

I want to be home :(

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 10:41 (twenty years ago)

Anyone know of anything going on this weekend? Shows, especially. The Reader is blocked for me at work...

What's this I hear about the Fireside doing shows again?

― Dan M. (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

Yes! My band (Mama Digdown's Brass Band) is playing at the Green Mill both Friday and Saturday night. It should be really fun.

If some Chicagoans are thinking of going on one night or the other, let me know and I'll see what I can finagle re: the guest list.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:44 (twenty years ago)

So one of Jordan's bands, Mama Digdown's Brass Band, is playing at the Green Mill tonight and tomorrow night. Sarah and I are going tonight.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

My workdays have been more boring without this thread.

Green Mill show tonight! Nick, Sarah, and Ben should be on the guest list.

xpost omg

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

Oh cool, I'll email Ben and tell him he's on the list.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

Thanks dawg.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:56 (twenty years ago)

You are my dawg.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:56 (twenty years ago)

What time does the show start? I'm close to the Green Mill.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Friday, 11 February 2005 16:01 (twenty years ago)

That sounds just great, guys. I may be there, too.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 11 February 2005 16:04 (twenty years ago)

I think it starts at 9:00.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2005 16:07 (twenty years ago)

Excellent, me and Jenny should be there as well.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Friday, 11 February 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

Great!

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2005 16:25 (twenty years ago)

What time is the show? I've got like three places to be tonight, so I probably won't be able to make it, but if I can squeeze it in, I will!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 11 February 2005 16:42 (twenty years ago)

Oh duh, you just said 9:00.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 11 February 2005 16:42 (twenty years ago)

Hmmmm. Probably not, then, unfortunately. :(

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 11 February 2005 16:43 (twenty years ago)

9 - 11:45. And then we go to Lawrence's Fishery.

XPOST

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2005 16:43 (twenty years ago)

http://www.lawrencesfisheries.com/files/LF1_tophalf.jpg
http://www.lawrencesfisheries.com/files/scan0003.jpg

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2005 17:11 (twenty years ago)

Shit. I forgot I have dinner tonight with geek librarian girl and Dungeons and Dragons boy. I hate having friends I don't like.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 11 February 2005 17:13 (twenty years ago)

http://photos4.flickr.com/4621670_ecd99be205.jpg

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Friday, 11 February 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

wrong thread.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Friday, 11 February 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

Your fondness for the Windows 98 look is charming.

Wait, no -- not charming. Appalling.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 11 February 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

Is the geek librarian girl as hot as you make her sound, Kenan?

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2005 17:55 (twenty years ago)

I cannot make that judgement, as I refuse to think of her in that way.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:03 (twenty years ago)

this is the thread where Chicagoans fight about whose desktop is cooler.

http://giganticmag.com/images/ilx/screenshot_09.jpg

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:31 (twenty years ago)

Kenan, some geek librarian girls can be nice (ahem).
Yeah, I'm supposed to play D&D tonight too, but we are getting sushi first so I figure I'll just have too much sake and fish children and kill everything in sight.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:42 (twenty years ago)

Sarah just came and visited me at the office! Apparently her new work is a 10-minute walk from my office. Neat.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

Cool. That means we're all very close. We really should have lunch sometime. As soon as this issue is finished, I'll have the time.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 11 February 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

Well, she only gets a half hour for lunch, and that combined with a 20-minute round trip doesn't leave much time for socializing.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

Hey, can anyone tell me the fastest way to get from the freeway to the Green Mill? I'm have to leave a bit later than I would like, no time to fuck around.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)

Which freeway? The Kennedy?

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 11 February 2005 20:54 (twenty years ago)

I have no clue, I was wondering myself how I'm going to get there tonight.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 20:56 (twenty years ago)

From Lake Shore Drive, you just exit Lawrence. Nick, you can probably just as easily take Ashland or Damen all the way north to Lawrence.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 11 February 2005 20:58 (twenty years ago)

I'm assuming you want Rte. 90 to get back up to Madison, in which case you should just go due west on Lawrence Ave. -- you'll hit the freeway in about 5 miles.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 11 February 2005 20:59 (twenty years ago)

Oh oh, never mind, I thought you meant the other way around. Well, that works, too: just get off at Lawrence and go due east. (Heh.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:00 (twenty years ago)

Nick, you can probably just as easily take Ashland or Damen all the way north to Lawrence.

Ashland is much quicker than Damen, for the record. That's what I'd do if I were Nick.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:02 (twenty years ago)

And Jordan: I guess I'm assuming there's a Lawrence exit. If not, you should just take whatever's closest, like Foster or Wilson or Montrose.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:05 (twenty years ago)

xpost Or you can walk. It's only about 50 blocks.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:06 (twenty years ago)

Okay, thanks, I think that's what I did last time (getting off at Lawrence).

xpost

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:08 (twenty years ago)

I don't really want to drive though. So maybe the Damen bus? Or just a taxi? Or just deal with it and drive?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:20 (twenty years ago)

Sounds like a pricey taxi ride, and you'll want to change buses at Lawrence, or else walk more than a mile from Damen to Broadway.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:24 (twenty years ago)

Goddammit. Why is life so hard?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:27 (twenty years ago)

Division bus to the Red Line?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:30 (twenty years ago)

There's a sizeable lot behind the Green Mill, but I think they may start charging a fair amount for it around showtime.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:31 (twenty years ago)

Damen bus to Lawrence bus?

i'm sorry i'll be missing out on the green mill tonight! i need to go to bed early b/c i have an interview at 115th & western tomorrow. AT 8:30 A.M.!!!!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:32 (twenty years ago)

I'm just kidding, we'll just drive. I drove to the Aragon for the Pixies show and didn't have trouble finding street parking, and I think that's the same area.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:33 (twenty years ago)

i don't know if jeff is still on, but congrats!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:33 (twenty years ago)

I've slept in that parking lot.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:35 (twenty years ago)

didn't have trouble finding street parking, and I think that's the same area.

virtually across the street.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:37 (twenty years ago)

jeez, kelsey, what neighborhood is that? Beverly? Pullman?!

That's too far, sez me.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:42 (twenty years ago)

What are we congratulating Jeff on? Did I miss something?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:43 (twenty years ago)

he & jenny are gettin' hitched!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 11 February 2005 22:02 (twenty years ago)

WHEEE, CONGRATS YO.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 22:06 (twenty years ago)

good for them. Ain't nothin' wrong with married.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 11 February 2005 22:06 (twenty years ago)

Congrats! Is she coming tonight?

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2005 22:11 (twenty years ago)

Excellent, me and Jenny should be there as well.
-- Jeff-PTTL (jef...), February 11th, 2005 10:22 AM. (Jeff)

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 22:13 (twenty years ago)

i hope i didn't break news before it was meant to be "officially" broken, but jenny posted it on her blog so . . .

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 11 February 2005 22:15 (twenty years ago)

on monday i will FINALLY back in chicago...
i am starting to miss it.

― Holly (an appletross), Friday, 11 February 2005 22:30 (twenty years ago)

Oh, i don't think we've ever officially announced it to anyone, just something we finally came up with a date for. It was sort of inevitable, anyway. Thanks all.

We're still on for the green mill tonight, we're probably going to get there early to try and secure a precisous seat.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Saturday, 12 February 2005 00:57 (twenty years ago)

congratulations jeff and jenny!

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 12 February 2005 02:57 (twenty years ago)

whoa, congrats guys!!

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 12 February 2005 04:10 (twenty years ago)

I was planning to do something horrible to the Coca Cola bear that somehow ended up in my possession and maybe make a photo project out of it, but my cats seem to have taken a liking to it.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

I never said how awesome that show was. IT WAS AWESOME! The Green Mill was really nice too, and it was super funky fresh hanging out with Jeff, Jenny, Jesse, and Robin. I wish I could have been drunker, stupid having to drive.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

Thanks Nick! The Saturday night show was better, but that's how these things go I guess. I still feel terrible about the guest list thing btw, I had called ahead and asked one of the guys to put you cats down since we were running late.

I also wished I could have been drunker, since I got suckered into driving as well. It was a really great weekend though.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

Aww, wish I could made it :(

Next time!

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 16:54 (twenty years ago)

bump.

I agree with everything Nick said.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 20:27 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, Friday night was a BLASST. That's right, I put the ASS in BLASST.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 20:41 (twenty years ago)

Sarah, you are NOT supposed to be online!

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 20:45 (twenty years ago)

I was planning to do something horrible to the Coca Cola bear that somehow ended up in my possession and maybe make a photo project out of it, but my cats seem to have taken a liking to it.

Did you keep the onion too?

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 20:59 (twenty years ago)

Ha, I wanted to, but I had this sense that it would end badly (IN TEARS HAHAHAHAHA er).

I'm glad you guys had a good time! The club owner was talking some shit about how we have a "lifetime contract" to play there, so we'll be back sooner or later.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 21:14 (twenty years ago)

Coca Cola bear? Onion? Wow, I really missed out, didn't I?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

The journey of the bear went thusly:

Jazz clubgoer who was stalking --> nice waitress Kathleen (I think) who gave the bear to --> Chicago ilx0rs --> who gave the bear to me at the Mexican restaurant along with an onion, whose origins are unknown to me.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 21:25 (twenty years ago)

I missed out on the whole onion thing.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 21:31 (twenty years ago)

I will also show up next time. Dinner is nice on Fridays, don't get me wrong, but I should be taking every excuse I can find to leave the house. I don't seem to have very many.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 21:32 (twenty years ago)

http://www.deadaliverecords.com/catalog/images/products/SP591.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 21:36 (twenty years ago)

I stole the onion from the kitchen in the back. Why an onion? I don't know. It seemed like the right idea at the time.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 21:36 (twenty years ago)

Did you know?

Canasta is headlining the Metro on Friday night. It'll be the debut performance of our new guitarist Ben. If you print out this ticket you can get in for free before 9, or for $6 after 9. (We'll probably go on between 11 and 11:30).

Just a tip, in case you hadn't heard! (I feel like such a schmuck when I do this.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 17 February 2005 17:10 (twenty years ago)

(Hi everybody!)

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 17 February 2005 17:12 (twenty years ago)

Hi, john!

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Thursday, 17 February 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

Someone should start a fresh Chicago thread.

(I don't feel that I'm qualified)

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 17 February 2005 17:24 (twenty years ago)

ok.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Thursday, 17 February 2005 17:37 (twenty years ago)

Continued here:

Exile in Threadville: even more Chicago

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Thursday, 17 February 2005 17:45 (twenty years ago)

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