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Who is your favorite actor?

-Adam in B-Town

Does your music sound like Fennesz or Casiotone? Or is it much more than that?

Just wondering,
Your friend through beef,

Adam

When was the last time you listened to OF THICK TUM?

Anonymous

for your sake dean:
just pour straight from bottle into a cup (or get yourself a pair of masu from little tokyo).

http://www.kansai.gr.jp/culture/water/food/img/fd_05_b.jpg

-Adam in B-Town

Hi Adam,

My favorite actor is Tony Leung at the moment.

Dear Gygax,

Does your music sound like Fennesz or Casiotone? Or is it much more than that?

Just wondering,
Your friend through beef,

Adam

Hi Adam,

My music may reference both Fennesz and C4TPA but not in (what I believe is) an obvious manner. I can't really describe it very well. I don't think it's as good as either as those for one.

Dear Gygax,

When was the last time you listened to OF THICK TUM?

According to my media software, I've listened to Yakboy-Nurturer and Wings Spred Wide I Thot "Ignition" off that record within the last 2 months.

Thanks.

Both bands started off in their own quirky/uncommercial manner but broke through to more pleasing sounding material. But whereas Pavement's best work was long behind them when they broke up, the Boredoms broke up at the pinnacle of the band's arc. I'd have to say advantage: Boredoms.

[note: most of my favorite bands broke up at the height of their creative peak: Drive Like Jehu, My Bloody Valentine, Slint, Lisa Lisa And The Cult Jam, etc.]

Did you get good grades in math class? When I went to a high-school that had grades, I got Cs and Ds. Classic.

when are you going to visit New York again?

love,
tokyo rosemary

gygax am i fat?

xoxo,
d.d.b. in brooklyn

One of my buddies from NYC is in town this weekend so probably in October-ish. I think.

DDB,

I love you the way you are, don't ever change.

What is the best food on a stick?

love,
tr

what type of wine cooler do you find the most appetizing?

sincerely,
miss allison kearney

I thought long and hard about this one... the corndog, the shiskabob, the satay... but i'm going to have to stick with "takoyaki", fried and breaded balls of octopus. When I was in Japan last year visiting my best friend, he hunted down the exact takoyaki-ya in Osaka that he had visited some 15 years earlier in his school trip to the ancient capital. needless to say, he navigated those twisted streets from off the train station, peaking around corners, sniffing into the air, and scratching his head before eventually pushing aside the drapery of the exact one from his jr. high school days. and it was delicious!

allison,

i think that the best wine cooler can be made by you, right in your home! take one two shots of dessert wine (try the bonnie doon vin de glacier) and then add a splash of chambord and fill the remainder of your RED wine glass with icecold sprite or seven up. swizzle and consume.

OR if you are feeling more adventurous: 3/4 sparks to 1/4 cactus cooler. this will knock your ass out (in time, mind you).

Love,
John

Our children are beginning to notice that Daddy and Mommy don't sleep together, and I think that's a bad example to set. Worse, our physical relationship has been deteriorating over the years, and I'm sure this is one reason why.

I feel disconnected in our marriage and often think about living alone or finding someone else. Can you give me any advice and hope? --Tracy in Arkansas

You two belong together. Love the one your with. Also, a shout-out to my peeps in West Memphis!

g!

a little late on this one, my apologies!!!

whats the cutest thing you have ever seen?

the dead c in march 2002 in san francisco.

what do you think of biore?

don't puke,
Ally

Should I eat homemade burritos 2nite, or Chef Boyardee ?

thanks,

HungryBrokeMan

I recommend the burritos because the ingredients are probably more time-senstive than Le Chef. (don't get me wrong, Le Chef has a time and a place, just not tonight).

g!

I am writing for help in understanding what is happening in my life. It started three years ago, when my sister died of breast cancer at the age of 39. I was crushed when this happened. Then my best friend died at the age of 32.

Why do these things keep happening to me? I worry that I'll be next. Can you help me? -- Herbert in West Virginia

Buy a noize record. I recommend that Violent Ramp 7" from a few years ago.

Rock,

g!

How hung do you think Tobey McGuire is?? I've always wanted to know but never knew who I could ask - until I found your thread! I'm so sure you must know. You're awesome! I really wanna find out 'cause I'm his BIGGEST FAN - IF YOU CAN TELL HIM THAT IT WOULD MAKE MY DAY WOW!! Also, my friends and I have been wondering: do you think he ever sits around naked with David Blaine and Leonardo DiCaprio in a half-dazed manner and plays footsie with their naked toes? Would you suck him or would you suck me ? I hope you can answer my questions. They are really important to me. Thanks!!

- Pat in Texas

You need to get some action dude.

Good luck with that!

g!

how DO you do it?

adam.

You must be referring to my laundry. Well I've got one more load in the dryer. It just takes a few hours, some quarters, some detergent, and the energy to hike the four flights of stairs down to the basement and back several times.

Really: Thanks for asking,

gygax!

No, I do not believe I ever saw the Nephews. I was in SD 90-94. I have a feeling I cheated myself. :-(

Is this supposed to be a characature of Lee Marvin?

http://www.aowz68.dsl.pipex.com/cartoons/sealab/murphy.jpg

xo
Ally

Do you think Jon Williams got C on Ts with the Korean girl he booty called tonight?

Dude, you MUST tell me your other gigs (lineups/venues/etc.)!!!

Ally,

You may be on to something, that could be Lorne Greene or Leslie Nielsen.

Ian,

Probably not because you are home and it's not even 1 in the morning. Ian lasts all night, at least according to what I saw written in the girls' restrooms around NYU.

Do you know any famous air force veterans besides Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, and Johnny Cash? It is for a "project" ie boredom and a long string of events involving Lee Marvin.

Thank you in advance,
Ally

hugs,
aaronhz

It is late and I am tired but wasn't 3rd party presidential candidate H. Ross Perot a distinguished air force veteran? did you see "where eagles dare"?

g!

also w/r/t JackCole asking what is cute, here is what Kiz says about cuteness:

"I saw Yoshimi's baby at the side of stage. He (maybe She) seemed just
one year old. wearing toy headphone and pointed forefinger to her
mother. that's cute!"

i am a PC user. i'm sorry i can't help you. maybe if you reboot your apple it will work?

if you have any energy left, please to tell me what objects are on the surface around the computer you were using.

thanks in advance,
adam.

if you have any energy left, please tell me what objects are on the surface around the computer you are using.

thanks in advance,
adam.

it's ok cuz group chatz with ilxors usually don't go very far. gygax! how come in most ilx group chatz everyone sits there lurking while two people yammer away endlessly?

always,
aaronhz

2 (!!!) x 8 boxes of Sony Pro Minidisc Data
various CDRs (palais schaumburg, soft rock of the 70s - jax0n mix, a house mix with alexander robotnick/u-freqs/simon pearson/cajmere/maurice joshua/eti & the waller st. boys)
unwound - repetition (never gave it back to my XGF)
2 microphones - i sony ecm-719, i shure sm-58
doraemon from my friend in australia/japan
a program from NO FUN FEST filled with...
business cards: planet thailand (brooklyn, ate dinner w/ laurenp), munenori kuroda, peter rehberg (aka pita), pearl river, this girl in dallas who works for the observer and knows sam from ILX, vanessa (cute girl who sat next to me on the plane back from dallas), sean carruthers' card with tons of great canadian music notated in immaculate detail on it. also a map of nyc.
cell phone charger
minidisc charger
an art book titled - "unframed - the new geography"
a spindle of DVD+RWs
japanese-english dictionary

Aaron.
ILX attracts voyeurs. Lurkers are omnipresent.

if someone doesn't C on your t does that mean they don't love you? need to know.

sincerely,

Vic

directions to parking at SFO
Koss Portapro headphones
iPod
CDR Spindle
canon s410 digital camera
pocket external hd
eye drops
asthma inhaler
keys
dvdrs with curb your enthusiasm on them
original script for an episode of The Shield entitled "Carnivores"
iTrip
CDRs (Dizzee Rascal, Grime mix for a friend in London, REAS0N 0RKESTER, CL34N3r)
book holder
sharpie
packing tape
dictionary
12 screenwriting books

1. a half empty spindle of CDrs
2. 3 stacks of CDs, one balanced on:
3. Marcel Proust In The Shadow Of Young Girls In Flower and
4. Fyodor Dostoevskt The Adolescent
5. a mr. potatoe head
6. a stack of bill i paid
7. Zandosis cassette
8. empty Coke cans
9. iMic
10. matches
11. iPod dock
12. red yoyo
13. bottle of Gaviscon, almost empty

How come I haven't seen you on AIM lately?

love,
rosemary

How come I have NEVER seen you on AIM?

love,
adam.

When did I become dyslexic?

love,
r

nothing out of the ordinaire, just a short term escape from work/stress/sparks related corny indie jive.

my kitty brought a live mouse into the house but then butterpaws accidentally dropped it and it scurried away and she couldn't catch it. what should i do? should i get a new cat?

love,
jc

Monchichi may be suffering from self-esteem issues. I would either lay off her catnip intake and/or look into buying a blackmarket ocelot/puma/other "big cat" which should cause your rodent issues to decline.

Yours,
gygax!

Your MARK RYDEN book is selling for just at under $300, I've noticed. Why don't you sell it now?

Also, expect mail next week.

love, me

Thanky!

g!

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002U45.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

i like the christian life,

g!

how are you today?

adam

It is one crazy day. Thank you for asking. How are you?

g!

are you free tomorrow evening?

do you even know who I am?

I remain,
cozen.

remember gygax.

love (I guess),
cozen.

is it difficult living up to your fashionable reputation?

adam

I will be at 2 baseball games from 12:30 until at least 7pm. after that i am wide open.

g!

cozen,

no, i really don't! tell me about yourself. what is your blood type?

g!

JW:

"better button shirts"? do you have thrift stores where you are? do you wear "workwear" or "military-issue" clothes?

g!

Adam:

work or casual or formalwear?

g!

NOTE: response time may be laggardly.

Which should I buy today, shampoo or spices/vegetables?

Love,
Ian

P.S. I'm leaning towards the latter.

Shampoo strips your hair of its essential oils.
Food gives you nutrients and replenishes your energy cells.

YOU MAKE THE CALL NOIZE DUDE

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE NWA MEMBER?

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NWA ALBUM?

LOVELS

FAVORITE NWA MEMBER: Ice Cube (esp. "Parental Dizcretion Iz Advised")
FAVORITE NWA ALBUM: uh, is this a trick question?
FAVORITE PERIPHERAL NWA MEMBERS: the DOC, Arabian Prince (back with a style that's hyped), JJ Fad
LEAST FAVORITE NWA MEMBER: Dr. Dre
LEAST FAVORITE PERIPHERAL NWA MEMBERS: Michel'le, Jimmy Z, The Blood Of Abraham

"Some shit I don't take it
not even in a toilet
And some shit from a sucker
I put in a pot and I boil it
And turn on the pilot as it burns
And maybe, you mothafuckaz will learn"

NARDCORE (+ closely related bands) POV, PLEASE?

THANKS

DESTROY: DR. KNOW (they played here last month).

1) ILL REPUTE
2) AGGRESSION
3) RKL
4) STALAG
5) SCARED STRAIGHT

Dear gygax,

If I sell my old mystic records on ebay will you buy them from me?

I know how much you love Sparks and Kid 606. What I want to know is, how much do you love the Sparks commericials that Kid 606 has made?

http://www.drinksparks.com/sound/kid606_disruptor_mix.mp3
http://www.drinksparks.com/sound/kid606_tweaky_cut.mp3

- love

wtf is going on with the tlasila thread??

signed,
confused!

I think it is an elaborate prank.

g!

it is this kind of offensive japery that is ruining ilm for decent folk.

i remain,
sgt. major jasper fforde-ffrench, ret. (mrs.)

Pick another color please:

ORANGE + ___________

Thanks,
Jefferson

ORANGE + BLUE = i am a sucker for natural contrasts.

g!

Speaking of TLASILA thread, why would anybody pick on my poor friend Russ Waterhouse?

Worryingly,

hstencil

Do YOU like Prince? And be honest.

adam.

-- stockholm cindy (theundergroundhom...), August 18th, 2004.

have things gotten that bad?

-- stockholm cindy (theundergroundhom...), August 18th, 2004.

Prince is okay. I mean, when he's on the radio, I won't bother to change it. I never felt an intense connection to his music, things like Purple Rain and "Raspberry Beret" were part of my pop-music consciousness but nothing more. He always kind of annoyed me as a "star-figure", I thought a lot of his mystique and charisma seemed really forced and unneccessary (cf, Madonna). That said, I like songs like "Kiss", "I Would Die For You", but by the time most of the stuff after and around the Batman soundtrack was gaining popularity I really lost track of Prince. There's only so much music you can pay attention to.

gygax!

ps: fancy feast, ask your wife if she has knowledge of Morris The Cat.

adam.

"how about those Giants?"

Slayer is funny. I listened to reign in blood the other day. but it's kinda wimpy compared to some of the things i have from that same period. it reminded me of my old friend kevin who i haven't talked to in a few years.

i will be seeing 2 Giants games today (for the price of one). as soon as these fux0rz start calling me back, i can do my thing and get out of here.

g!

!!!!

can you (YOU meaning people in general) skate WHILE listening to music?

adam.

-- Alex in SF (clobberthesauru...), July
Bah! Nothing Slayer did is better than Reign in Blood (arguably NOTHING anyone has EVER done has ever bettered it--it's just SOOOOOOOO mean and aggressive sounding). All their less GRRRRRRRRR albums just sound tepid by comparison.

-- Alex in SF (clobberthesauru...), July
Bah! Nothing Slayer did is better than Reign in Blood (arguably NOTHING anyone has EVER done has ever bettered it--it's just SOOOOOOOO mean and aggressive sounding). All their less GRRRRRRRRR albums just sound tepid by comparison.

-- Alex in SF (clobberthesauru...), July
Bah! Nothing Slayer did is better than Reign in Blood (arguably NOTHING anyone has EVER done has ever bettered it--it's just SOOOOOOOO mean and aggressive sounding). All their less GRRRRRRRRR albums just sound tepid by comparison.

-- Alex in SF (clobberthesauru...), July

that's what the walkman was invented for. but in terms of pool/ramp vert skating, sometimes someone would pull up a car or a boombox.

and i quote TEH STEPHAN MALKMOUSSe:
"out on my skateboard, the night is just humming
and the gumsmacks are the pulse i'll follow if my walkman fades".

g!

Oh that Alex, I wonder what he thinks of Possessed?

love,
Cigarettebutthead

hmm

Snoop Dogg, et al. have pilfered Bay Area hip-hop slang for years. No more.

BY ERIC K. ARNOLD
eric.arnold@eastbayexpress.com

We pass new slang terms around like joints -- quietly, coyly, and informally. But that informality often clouds the issue of who first rolled the doobie in question. To this end, Bay Area hip-hop deserves a hell of a lot more credit.

The cultural significance of slang has only grown with the advent of the hip-hop era -- terms once far outside the mainstream's cultural nexus have become familiar, even ubiquitous. When Oakland rap group 3X Krazy was spitting out phrases like "Fa sheezy weezy in the keezy" (translation: "For certain, we feel at home") back in the mid-'90s, no one could've possibly predicted that nearly a decade later, Fran Drescher (TV's The Nanny) would one day say "Fa shizzle" in an Old Navy commercial.

Yes, the Yay Area is sick and tired of having its slang bitten, after years of local MCs watching helplessly as their regional expressions were co-opted by out-of-town rappers, talk-show hosts, celebrities, and even politicians: Who can ever forget the Reverend Jesse Jackson saying "Fa shizzle ma nizzle" at an awards show a few years back?

These days, terms like "It's all good" and "Off the hook" are as popular at sporting events as hip-hop shows. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Girls Gone Wild and Soul Plane star Snoop Dogg hosts a TV show called Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, yet that terminology actually originated on the Oakland streets, and was later borrowed by Vallejo-based E-40 -- who credited 3X Krazy with "lacing" him back in 1996, noting the group "taught me how to say 'Fa sheezy. '"

Snoop is actually a repeat offender: Back when he was known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, he gaffled Too $hort's famous rallying cry, "Biiiiiiiiiitch!," as did numerous others, including E-40 and B-Legit, who at least introduced the clever variants "Bootch" and "Batch."(Another local alternate phrasing of the B-word is "Breezy," which sounds sophisticated, but isn't.)

More recently, Lil' Jon and the Ying Yang Twins had a platinum single with "Get Low," which happens to be the name of a Fillmore rap crew, the Get Low Playaz, who first popularized the term (and its corresponding dance) in 1994 with the song "Game Recognize Game." Similarly, terms such as "Pop yo' colla" and "Real talk" were an integral part of Yay Area slang years before they became national catchphrases.

With current Bay Area words like "Hyphy" -- a combination of "hype" and "fly" popularized by the Federation/E-40 song of the same name -- already making the national rounds, some local artists are taking the unusual step of attempting to copyright their original phrases before someone else does.

According to KPFA air personality and rapper T-Kash, speech that can be identified with an individual person or group has an inherent economic value: "It's not just slang. It's a commodity." He notes that Dephunk Gotti of Oaktown crew Products of My Environment has already copyrighted his favorite sayings ("Instantly" and "Buttlucker"), while Mistah Fab, another Oakland rapper, has done the same with "On-mamas" (derived from the ever-popular "I put that on my mama"). Mistah Fab has particular motivation to shield himself and his verbiage: His term "Nig-Latin," obviously affectionate in his case, was co-opted and used as a slur by white supremacist Web sites without his consent.

As Fab relates, he received an e-mail from a group based out of Montgomery, Alabama, which used "Nig-Latin" as an example of how "suburban youth has been corrupted" by black culture to the point where they "no longer speak proper English." His stunned reaction: "That tripped me out!" Slang, he explains, "is just the way we communicate," offering up a few choice examples: "Like 'Yurp,' when they say 'Yurple,' that's, like, marijuana. Like a person'll be like, man, you got some yurp? Some Barney? Barney is purple. Purple kush, you know what I mean?"

The incident spurred the rapper to look into protecting what he deemed his own linguistic innovations. After all, he wouldn't want the following scenario to become reality: "Say I'm in the studio with Snoop and I say, 'Man, pass me that Barney right now, let me get on space.' And he be like, 'Aw, that was clean,' and he comes out with a song called 'I'm Using Barney in Space.' Everybody gonna be like, 'Oh, Snoop crazy, Snoop came up with it. '"

As for Snoop's TV show, Fab says, "Aw, c'mon. 3X Krazy came out with that so long ago, 'Tribble ribble my nizzle,' you know, that's hilarious." By copyrighting his phrases, Fab thinks he can prevent that from happening to him: "C'mon, man, we plant this soil, we fertilized this soil, y'all grow up from our game, and then y'all don't even want to acknowledge the things we done gave y'all?"

Best of all, he says, it's free (or at least, relatively cheap) to make one's slang official. "It's basic copyright clauses," he explains. "You go get your paperwork, you send off your words -- at the most, it's gonna cost you about nine, ten dollars. You send that off, and once that's certified you, that's you."

Or is it? T-Kash points to the legal precedent set by sports announcer Michael Buffer, who trademarked the phrase "Let's Get Ready to Rrrrrrrrrumble" (or "LGRTR," as Buffer's Web site phrases it). Whenever "LGRTR" is uttered -- be it a pay-per-view boxing match, a NASCAR race, an episode of The Simpsons, or a Hollywood film like Ocean's Eleven -- Buffer is paid a licensing fee.

But Oakland-based entertainment attorney Michael Ashburne isn't so sure slang can be owned by anyone. Ashburne, who specializes in sampling and copyright issues in addition to representing numerous rappers (including the Hieroglyphics), says that for any given slang phrase, copyrighted or not, "for someone to have a case about the use of this word, you'd have to say, 'It was created in my song, I copyrighted the song, and you can't use that word."

The problem, he adds, is that "just by putting it in the song doesn't mean it takes it out of the public domain. Just because you heard something other people said and put it in your song doesn't necessarily give you the right to copyright it."

Ashburne speculates, however, that "If you called somebody by 'Fa Shnizzle,' and that was your name, and you performed in this area, then under common law, you could acquire rights to that name ... [if] people recognize you by that name." But the commonality of speech would make invention and ownership of slang difficult to prove. "I doubt very seriously that a slogan by itself could rise to the level of a protected trademark," he says.

And until a precedent is set by a court ruling -- as ultimately happened with sampling cases involving De La Soul and Biz Markie-- copyrighting slang will likely remain a gray area where the law is concerned. If E-40, for instance, found out someone else was using his slang even after he had it copyrighted, "he would have to find that it was worthwhile going after such a person and making an issue of it and going to court and getting a decision -- all of which happened on the sampling side," Ashburne explains. "The same process would have to take place before people would know the limits of how you could use a phrase that was trademarked by a rapper in connection with his goods and services. That's what would have to happen."

Let's hope it does, before we see the Nanny cooing over some low-rise cargo capri khakis: "That's hyphy! Ya smell me?"

An Abridged Guide to Yay Area Slang
From Bammer to Zat, feel me?

Bammer (adj.): Low-grade marijuana (cf. RBL Posse, "Don't Give Me No Bammer Weed," 1993)

B-Town (n.): Berkeley, California

Baller (n.): A player, pimp, or hustler; a game-related rap artist; a dope-dealer; a ghetto celebrity (cf. D-Shot et al, Boss Ballin', 1994)

Ballin' (v.): The act of being a baller; one who engages in street-level activities of questionable legality (cf. E-40, "Ballin' Out of Control," 1993; the Whoridas, "Shot Callin' and Big Ballin'," 1995)

Barney (n.): Purple-colored marijuana considered to be of extremely high potency (cf. Mistah Fab); see also Yurple

Batch (n.): See Biiiiiiiiiitch (cf. E-40, B-Legit, the Click)

Bluebird (n.): An annoying, bothersome person or thing (cf. RBL Posse, "Bluebird," 1994)

Blockbustah (n.): See Buster (cf. E-40)

Biiiiiiiiiitch (n.): An epithet of disdain. Can be used to describe either a male or a female (cf. Too $hort, "Dope Fiend Beat," 1987)

Bitch-ass (n.): A man who displays characteristics associated with women ("You'se a Bitch-ass nigga")

Bomb (n.): Potent marijuana; anything considered excellent ("Bomb-ass beats"); an SF hip-hop label founded by David Paul

Bootsie (adj.): Fake, wack, or otherwise held in low esteem (cf. E-40, "Bootsie," 1995)

Boss baller (n.): A high-level ghetto celebrity of enviable economic status (cf. D-Shot et al, Boss Ballin', 1994)

Bootch (n.): See Biiiiiiiiiitch (cf. E-40, B-Legit, the Click)

Breezy (n.): A slightly less offensive variant of Biiiiiiiiiitch. Generally refers only to women

Broccoli (n.): Marijuana (cf. E-40)

Bubbling (v.): Hustling with a measure of economic success; a Baller on the Come-Up; see also Grinding

'Burban (n.): A Chevrolet Suburban automobile

Burg, the (n.): Pittsburg, California

Buster (n.): A person who comes off as less than credible

Burner (n.): A handgun

Cabbage (n.): Money (cf. E-40) Cali (n.): California

Captain (n.): A man who supports women both financially and emotionally (cf. E-40, "Captain Save-a-Ho," 1993)

Candy paint (n.): Shiny finish applied to automobiles (cf. Ill-Mannered Posse, "Shinin' Star," 1995)

Cheddar: (n.) see Cabbage

Chip (n.): A cloned microchip used in unlicensed cellular telephones (cf. E-40, "Chip in da Phone," 1995)

Chopper (n.): Automatic weapon such as an AR-15 or AK-47 (cf. E-40)

Choppin' it up: To process drugs, usually cocaine; to converse with one's peers

Come-up (v.): To advance one's economic status, sometimes through illegal activities such as selling drugs or committing armed robberies

Crackin' (v.): A happening event; a respectful greeting ("What's crackin', playboy?")

Crackalackin' or Crackulatin' (v.): See Crackin' (cf. E-40) Crib (n.): One's place of residence.

Cuddie (n.): A close friend or relative, derived from "Cousin"; anyone from Vallejo's Crestside neighborhood (cf. Mac Mall, Illegal Business?, 1993)

Dank (n.): Potent strain of Indo that causes sluggishness, first originated in East Oakland (cf. MC Pooh, "Fuckin' wit Dank," 1989)

D-boy (n.): A drug dealer specializing in crack (cf. Young D-Boyz, "Selling Cocaine as Usual," c. 1994 or E-40, I Got Love for D-Boys)

Dirt (n.): Activities of an illegal nature

Dogtown (n.): Neighborhood in West Oakland known for high crime rates

Doja (n.): Vallejo-originated equivalent of Dank (cf. Mac Mall, "Sic wit This," 1993)

Eastside O (n.): East Oakland (cf. Dru Down, "Pimp of the Year," 1994)

Elroy (n.): Police officer (cf. E-40, "Show and Prove," 2003)

EPA City (n.): East Palo Alto

Fa sheezy (excl.): Affirmation meaning "For sure" (cf. 3 X Krazy, E-40)

Fa shiggedy (excl.): See Fa sheezy

Fa shizzle (excl.): See Fa sheezy

Fa sho (excl.): See Fa sheezy

Fa shoo (excl.): See Fa sheezy (cf. Richie Rich, "You'se my boo Fa Shoo")

Fed (n.): Derived from "Federal"; a government agent; a high-powered Boss Baller (cf. E-40, "Fed-X," 1995)

Fetti (n.): Money (cf. Young Lay, "All About My Fetti," 1995)

Flambostulatin' (v.): Acting overly ostentatious (cf. E-40)

Five (n.): One-fourth of the amount needed to purchase a twenty-sack of marijuana (cf. the Luniz, "I Got Five on It," 1995)

Folkers (n.): Friends or close associates

For reals? (excl.): Expression used to express disbelief at what someone has just said

Frisco (n.): San Francisco

G (n.): Gangster

Game related: To affiliate with criminal elements (cf. the Click, Game Related, 1995)

Good: Optimistic outlook, as in "It's All Good"

Gravy: See Good (cf. the Coup, And they tell you it's all gravy).

Gravity: See Good (cf. E-40)

Grinding (v.): The act of selling drugs on street corners; making money through illegal activities (cf. the Click, "Hustler on the Grind," 1995)

Grip (n.): Money (cf. Digital Underground, "Packet Man," 1989)

Gurpin' (n.): A state of intoxication, whether from liquor, marijuana, or hallucinogens; irrational or paranoid behavior (cf. Hieroglyphics)

Haystack (n.) Hayward, California

Hella (adj.): Derived from "Hell of a lot" Henny (n.): Hennessy cognac

Ho (n.): A whore or prostitute; someone who can be pimped; a rap artist signed to a major label

Hoo-ride (v.): Driving without regard for traffic laws; to be unconcerned with the effect of one's actions upon others

Hot ones (n.): Shots fired (cf. the Click, "Hot Ones Echo Through the Ghetto," 1995)

HP (n.): Neighborhood in San Francisco known for high murder rates and producing rap artists (cf. Kevin Epps' film Straight Outta Hunters Point, 2000)

Ice cream (n.): Cocaine (cf. the Luniz, "Ice Cream Man," 1994)

Indo (n.): Marijuana of the Indica variety (cf. Dru Down, For myself, I keep Indo!)

Janky (adj.): Flawed, fake, or otherwise lacking in quality

Keyed (v.): Intoxicated on something other than alcohol

Kill-a-hoes (n.): Rap collective from SF's Hunters Point-Bayview area popular in mid- to late-'90s

Killing Fields: Area of East Oakland comparable to Cambodia under Pol Pot because of its high murder rate (cf. Black Dynasty, "Deep East Oakland," 1995)

L.I.P.s (n.): Rhymes said by a rapper ("Lemme go into the studio and spit these L.I.P.s")

LV (n.): Lakeview neighborhood in San Francisco

Ma nigga (n.): Affectionate term only used for one's closest associates

Mac (n.): Title given to succession of Vallejo rappers, such as the Mac, Mac Dre, and Mac Mall

Mail (n.): Money

Mailman (n.): Someone who makes a lot of money (cf. E-40, The Mailman, 1993)

Mobbin' (v.): To organize as a collective entity; to drive at a high speed

Mobb music: Funk-based sound invented by producers Studio Ton and Mike Mosely, widely copied throughout the Bay Area

Marinatin' (v.): Relaxing at leisure; kicking back (cf. E-40)

Moe (pl.): SF's Fillmore neighborhood

Nade (n.): Marijuana laced with bug spray (cf. 11/5, Kill-a-Hoe niggas smoke Nade, we don't even care that it's sprayed)

Nathan (n.): Nothing; null and void (cf. E-40)

Nathaniel (n.): See Nathan (As in, "What's crackalackin'?" "Nathaniel")

O, the (pl.): Oakland, California

Off the chain (exc.): Variant of "off the hook"; an exciting event

Off da heezy: See Off the chain

Off the hinges: See Off the chain

Off the Richter: See Off the chain

Paper (n.): Money

Paper route (n.): Any method of making money, either legal or illegal

Penelopes (n.): Police (cf. E-40, "Fed-X," 1995)

Pervin' (v.): Drunk or intoxicated

PH (n.) : Player hater; one who envies another's success (cf. Mac Mall, "Suckers PH," 1995)

PG (n.): The pimp game

Pimpin' (v.): To handle oneself in a dominant, controlling manner; affectionate greeting ("What's up, Pimpin'?")

Pimp skillet: Term of respectful endearment (cf. E-40)

Po-pos (n.): Police (cf. E-40, "Outsmart the Po-pos," 1991)

San Jo (pl.): San Jose, California

Saucy (adj.): Impressive or desirable ("That car is Hella Saucy")

Scratch (n.): Money

Scrilla (n.): See Scratch

SFC (pl.): San Francisco City (cf. RBL Posse)

Sideshow (n.): Illegal exhibition of cars held on public streets (cf. 415, "Sideshow," 1989)

Sidewayz (v.): To drive in a reckless manner at high speeds (cf. E-40, "Sidewayz," 1995) Smebbin' (v.): see Smobbin' (cf. E-40)

Smobbin' (v.): See Mobbin' (cf. IMP, Smobbin' the backstreets, no registration, no pink slip, 1995)

Sohab (n.): Individual from Hillside neighborhood of Vallejo (cf. E-40, the Click)

Sucka Free (n. pl.): San Francisco

Telly (n.): Hotel room (cf. Mac Mall, "Let's Get a Telly," 1995)

Twomp (n.): Twenty-dollar bag of marijuana

Twomps, the (n. pl.): Neighborhood in Oaklandbetween 20th and 29th avenues

V, the (n.): Vallejo, California

Vega (n.): Garcia y Vega cigar used in rolling blunts (cf. 11/5, Everybody light your Vega)

Wesssiiide (pl.): The West Coast

Yay Area (pl.): The Bay Area (cf. E-40, I represent the Yay Area)

Yayo (n.): Cocaine

Yola (n.): See Yayo (cf. 11/5, A-1 Yola, 1995)

Zat (n.): A gun, derived from "gat" (cf. Conscious Daughters, "Fonky Expedition," 1994)

Zip (n.): An ounce of marijuana

Compiled by Eric K. Arnold, with props to the online Bay Area Hip-Hop Dictionary.

eastbayexpress.com | originally published: June 30, 2004

wht is yr slsk username?

dvd

Where does your love for P@v3m3nt end?

- MILKMOOSE

Indie guilt?

xpost:
no, i had to sell them broheems, it's a long story i won't wish upon anyone.

take care, k.

czn.

are you related to balki's cousin larry?

gygax!

1. Pavement - Haunt You Down
2. Pavement - Jam Kids
3. Sade - By Your Side

Gygax,

What is that song on the Dogtown soundtrack that goes "TURN YOURSELF AROUND"? You know it, it's a big famous blooze-pysch-rock track that you hear everywhere. Hstencil probably knows it too.

adam.

"bad reputation" by thin lizzy

Gygax!, you're always running here and there
(Here and there)
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
(Anywhere)
If you ever look behind
And don't like what you find
There's something you should know
You've got a place to go
(You've got a place to go)

I used to say, "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
(I used to say, "I" and "me")
(Now it's "us", now it's "we")

Gygax!, most people would turn you away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Gygax!
(A friend)
Like Gygax!
(Like Gygax!)
Like Gygax!

When will my kidney pain go away????!?!?!?!?!?!

love,
rosemary

eek! how is your intake of raw pomegranate and cranberries along with water?

love,
g!

It has now been replace with Vicodin intake,

love,
rosemary

PS: What do you know about Hattiesburg, MS?

I've only been to Hattiesburg one time, on the way to Mobile, AL. I don't remember much sorry!

g!

I am crossing my fingers-.

Why-?

J-.

just keep them crossed okay?

you have the luck today, spread some up to the northern cal.

G!

Why must they play the Peter Cetera in the Subway while I'm trying to eat?

It's hard for me to say I'm sorry,

hstencil

does anybody know what time it is?

gygax!

it's 25 or 6 to 4.

love,

hstencil

should i be nice to sasha tonight or just avoid her like a normal person?

lurve,
Ian

well, i am all for the second chances, esp. seeing as teh sazha made the effort to contact you this time. maybe she is trying to hit you up for:

teh snugglez
drugs
teh sexxlez
noize

are you willing to supply any/all of the above?

love

gygax!

WHERE IS YOUR COPY OF SMILE FROM? SEA OF TUNES?

JESSPLATESTYLE.

i have the sea of tunes 4xCD box, do you want me to U/L it?

are you still feeling poorly? please get better!

love,
rosemary

I'm holding the soup down, all is well for now!

g!

i am in sf. are you going to m83? when is it? anything else on? fancy a beer?

d.ac/id

Actually, david, I would seriously be interested in going to Soda on Saturday If I am not exhausted. I am also going to see The Black Rider earlier that night. And was going to a friend of kyle's official oakland dance party later, but I don't know.

yes, it is this friday, and yes.

please email me with your contact details:

gygax0rATy@h00.c0m

love,

gygax!

i just emailed adam about plans for tomorrow so hope to see you soon.

i am looking forward immensely!

try one of those random playlists on your favorite media device.

here's mine:

the new pornographers - "chump change"
joshua treble - "no time to read"
le tigre - "deceptacon (DFA mix)"
aphex twin - "xtal"
mogwai - "tracy (kid loco remix)"
sixteen deluxe - "here come the warmjets"
casiotone for the painfully alone - "number ten"
seiichi yamamoto - "mantral"
wipers - "alien boy"
heavy vegetable - "song for wesley"

all full sets, but i think this fits on an mp3 cd still.

-- adam. (adamr...), September 20th, 2004. (later)

SO DID I.
SO DID MY GIRLFRIEND.
WICKED.

NO COVER THO. WHICH SUCKED.

I ENDED UP BUYING A COPY OF THE IMPORT. THAT ALBUM OWNED MY ASS FOR A SPELL.

when is the new turing machine record coming out?

gygax!

http://www.teamyacht.com/music/movies/Boys-in-Spain.html

You like Dave Matthews, though...right?

Even though I quit.

They want me to fly to LA next week, though!

with my big black boots and an old suitcase
I do believe I'll find myself a new place
I don't want to be the bad guy
I don't want to do your sleepwalk dance anymore
I just want to see some palm trees
go and try to shake away this disease

we can live beside the ocean
leave the fire behind
swim out past the breakers
watch the world die

I am still dreaming of your face
hungry and hollow for all the things you took away

I don't want to be your good time
I don't want to be your fall-back crutch anymore

I'll walk right out into a brand new day
insane and rising in my own weird way
I don't want to be the bad guy

I don't want to do your sleepwalk dance anymore
I just want to feel some sunshine
I just want to find some place to be alone

we can live beside the ocean
leave the fire behind
swim out past the breakers
and watch the world die

http://girls-record.jp/artists/img/new_pro01.jpg

though that's more like... three hours than three days.

I'm sure you've exhausted your supply of easily liquidatable assets, so my advice would be to take a loan from someone who trusts you. It might be hard to ask but if both parties accept that repayment will be achievable in a timetable that you both agree on, then you may be in luck.

g!

How is it that you came to be so fucking awesome? Did your parents conceive of you in this way?

LLT

Are you on drugs?

g!

I drank a Sparks last night.

either one would explain much. i drank two tsing taos last night.

I was saving it.

actually i can't think of anything less true than that.

this is gygax! asks you btw.

Are you really from MISSISSIPPI as an englishman that went over a hill tried to tell me?

yours,
JAXXXXXON

do you like drive by truckers because you're from the south?

♥,
JAXON

I don't even know who they are!

♥
gygax!

when do we do sex?

♥

future ms. gygax

give me TURING MACHINE, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, plus JOY/PIXELTAN and then we talk about le sexual congress.

gygax!

DDB

when you say "about to die" is it in the butt, crotch or knee? Or just completely unsalvagable?

THANKS G, THAT XX IS HUGE.

Does enjoying Supergrass live mean I'm gay?

¢¾,

Miguelito

can we trade those cds for sex and cheap jeans/genes?

love,

yanc3y

Who is SUPERGRASS?

(ps: i finally saw that tacqueria on haight you were talking about, i had no idea it was there, when did it open?)

yanc3y,

please email to my ILX mail and we will talk about the congress of the cow.

or Bam Margera?

You decide.

or

D) Bob Burnquist, from Rio De Janeiro, BRS

You know those stupid things they have at Disneyworld where they take your picture and then make it look like you were on the cover of a magazine? I have a full-page glossy of a 13-year old ADAM decked out in helmet and pads on the cover of THRASHER behind the words "WORLD'S GREATEST SKATER".

What is the performance artist/penis thread "about?"

Love,

Tim

I bet I know which one this is. Destination...something?

Hahaha! "Where sports and fashion get it on"! It could be gygax's apartment!

a)rad
b)tubular
c)pleasant

??????

I have no idea what is going on on that thread. I watched a SUCKDOG video once and they crucified and fellated(?) a young man tied to a cross. It was really bad quality. Plus we were all drunk and tired.

g!

Who are Morning 40 Federation and why does their name make me think that I hate them?

Sincerely,
F-punk Deez Nutz

A quick google says they are louisiana jam band. therefore i blindly defend your impulse to hate them.

googlegax!

*having to step over many of the people who do subscribe to that theory every morning on my way to work.

*or 16 oz. malt liquor in a silver/orange can.

they played SF/Oakland a few times about a month ago so they may be in the US on tour (eh..?) but i couldn't get out to any of the shows unfortunately.

i'm pretty ignorant of zorn/tzadik FWIW.

here's their site:
http://afrirampo.com/

BIGOT

gygax the last ea sports game i played was nhl hockey 94 and before that, jordan vs. bird

cool!

I accidently advanced past that screen with an overzealous start button depression.

perhaps we can lure "your null fame" over here to see what his experience is.

your friend,

g!

The "Nigel" song is Terror Twilight era ... I can't remember the lyrics but found this tab, which probably doesn't help much:

VERSE (and the intro, except messy pre-intro, in one version):

C - Am - F - G#

(before the chorus, there's a few strums of C, done quickly, then back to
G# for the chorus)

CHORUS:

G# - F (a few times, I think it varies)

Dm - G (2x)

i tried to google and saw that they played it in Chapel Hill in 96 and the setlist note says "(polvo cover)"?

that's a weird resolution chord (G# instead of G). I wonder if it's minor.

If I get out of work at a reasonable time tonight, I'll transcribe the lyrics. It's a really great song and I'd love to hear a finished version if one exists.

Yeah
Yeah Yeah
Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah etc etc etc

Baby I know I need to find
A lover so divine
xxxxxxxxx your dreams
But I don't need the wine
And I don't need the blues to get beyond
What I usually do

xxxx
Is Under
the cover
of a night
and i feel a
xxxx xxxxx
xxxxxxxxx
i think you want
And your head
All the time I xxxxxx

OH I don't need you to
Have a lot a lot a lot of phony friends
I don't need you to
Have a lot a lot a lot of phony friends

Woman I'm pushing against the breeze
So I'll just ask you please
Not once but twice
Please please help me out
Yeah let me loose
Talk about a triple daisy wine

I know what it means honey
To the world
And you told me that I was
An indiscriminate liar
And a liar liar liar xxxxxxxx the best
xxxxxxxxxxxxx shut us out
xxxxxxxxx
dairy truckers and some xxxx
xxxxxxxxxx

Count for the laughter xxxxxx
Intolerant lacto challenged wank

I still care about you
I still care about you
I do
I still care about you
I still care about you
I do
Oh yeah
You know I do
Oh yeah
You know I do
You know he does
Oh we know
I'm gonna xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx

what's the birdie in a tree music from?
m.

Yeah
Yeah Yeah
Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah ETC ETC ETC

I have never dropped a drink
I've never had a mink rubbed around my back
When I do the calisthenics I whine
And when I see that I am on an estuary
Oh whatever
Results
Official
The statement
Is holding up a pistol
Its loaded
And the pony keg is drained
And my mother to bail me out
I know you won't be bad

I don't need you to
Have a lot a lot a lot of phony friends
I don't need you to
Have a lot a lot a lot of phony friends

Myself I am always
Always supported by
By my own point of view
But I've seen you xxxx
It's a little town and
Everyone knows that it's true
But you know what its means my honey
To have the world and they told me that you were
An xxxxxxxxx liar
a liar liar liar to the end

The results
Official
The statement
Is holding
A pistol
It's loaded
With Love
And pony kegs
And xxxxxxx
Times we lost
xxxxxxxxxx
and hands and get lost

I still care about you
I still care about you
I do
I still care about you
I still care about you
I do
Oh yeah
You know I do
Oh yeah
You know I do
You know I do
You know
I'm gonna xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1932112073/ref=pd_ecs_b_m_a/103-8889238-7837457?v=glance&s=books&n=

you lose.

lurve,
ian

I would be curious to know his thoughts on the result of the 2004 presidential election.

What do you think of SYDNEY OMARR??

love,
tokyo rosemary

Are you the dude that invented Dungeons and Dragons?

Sincerely,

Burgerpipe

My vote goes to the California Electoral College which voted for John Kerry. The rest is beyond my control

I had coffee with teh gygax yesterday. we met at amoeba and I bought nashville (CD and DVD) and I forget what he bought, then we went to borders and drank coffee and chatted. li'l else.-- Remy (jcoomb...), November 4th, 2004 7:32 PM. (x Jeremy)

I miss Jeremy. He is nice and funny. i got 3 Jia-Zhang Ke DVDs and that David Lynch boxset from the UK.

Does gygax! like that song "Hit The Plane Down" or is he willing to admit that it is a shit song?

-- Ian John50n (dr.carl.saga...), November 5th, 2004 9:36 AM. (orion) (admin)

He will say "that song belongs in another time, in another place."

-- Dan Quisenberry (power.strik...), November 5th, 2004 9:37 AM. (deangulberry) (admin)

I hate most Spiral Songs, esp. the later ones. The only redeeming factor of that song is the Happy Mondays reference.

dear gygax!,

What do you think of SYDNEY OMARR??

love,
tokyo rosemary

He was not a very good forecaster.

I have not yet consumed the sake which was referenced in my initial post to this thread. Can I and should I? Are weesa gonna die?!

Do you like the song "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots???"

PEACE-OUT!

T.

HANIWA ALL-STARS

Gygax go to show?

Dude, that's right down the street!!!

I have ONE DATE!!!!

Shit! Sorry. Anyway possible you could give me a breakdown on the timeslots?

I have no idea what's when, but it's strictly 8pm to 10pm because the club's real moneymaker is the dancing peoples later

gaygaz!, what does it mean "I am known as Javier Lopez"?

xx
caitlin

Frederick Douglass was one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement, which fought to end slavery within the United States in the decades prior to the Civil War.

A brilliant speaker, Douglass was asked by the American Anti-Slavery Society to engage in a tour of lectures, and so became recognized as one of America's first great black speakers. He won world fame when his autobiography was publicized in 1845. Two years later he bagan publishing an antislavery paper called the North Star.

Douglass served as an adviser to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights and other civil liberties for blacks. Douglass provided a powerful voice for human rights during this period of American history and is still revered today for his contributions against racial injustice.

I drank thermaflu followed by some nyquil last night. Do you know what Jesse Camp is doing right now?

lv
http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9809/03/showbuzz/birch.jpg

H. Rap Brown was born in Baton Rouge on 4th October 1943. While attending Southern University (1960 to 1964) he joined the civil rights organization, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He became Alabama project director in 1966 and national director of SNCC after Stokely Carmichael left in May, 1967.

By 1968 Brown had completely abandoned his pacifist beliefs and joined the Black Panther Party. He quickly developed a reputation for extremist views reflected in his book, Die Nigger Die! (1969). Associated with the rallying call, "Burn, Baby, Burn", Brown was arrested and charged with inciting people to riot and committing arson. He was also accused of importation of a weapon into Louisiana.

Imprisoned several times between 1967 and 1970, Brown was eventually shot and captured by New York City police during an armed robbery. Sentenced to a term of from five to fifteen years in Attica Prison, Brown was paroled in 1976. Converting to Islam, he changed his name to Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin.

After his release in 1976 Al-Amin became a grocery store owner in Atlanta. He also became leader of the National Ummah, one of America's largest black Muslim groups.

In March, 2000, two police officers, Aldranon English and Ricky Kinchen went to Al-Amin's store to arrest him for theft. Al-Amin opened fire on the officers with an assault rifle. Both officers were wounded. Evidence was produced in court that while Kitchen lay bleeding Al-Amin produced a 9mm handgun and shot him three times. Two years later Al-Amin was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

gygax!

Has anyone batted below .200 with over 500 at bats in a season since, say, 1960 or so?

dingler, i beer bonged 22 sparks!!!

If you were a European, would you have bought a "Zombie Nation" ringtone, back in 2002?

Sincerely,

Ronan

but for most of 2002 i had the gatchaman theme song ("dare da, dare da, dare da.../sora no kanata ni odoru kage") ringtonewise.

are there any african americans in zombie nation?

(ps: tim ellison, i'm racking my brain... rob deer 1989-1990 came close)

WAHAT DO YOU (AS AN AFRICAN AMERICANE) THINK OF MUSE'S COVER OF LIGHTING BOTLTE?!

- JEFFERY

when are you getting me the hello kitty ferrari??

love
rosemary

When the revolution broke in Haiti in 1791 Toussaint was the driver of his master, Bayon Libertat. Toussaint did not directly participate in the north uprising of 1791 although he was among the organizers of that revolt. In November 1791 nonetheless, he joined the troops of François Biassou, an important maroon leader of the north uprising, as the healer of the army. With his chief, he worked for the Spaniards in Spring 1793 in Santo Domingo to dismiss the French from the island. Under the guidance of the Spaniards Toussaint learned how to organize his troops and lead them to victory after victory.

In 1794, however, he decided to leave the Spanish side and fight for the French. In fifteen days, in 1794, he successfully fought the troops of Biassou and Jean François (Spanish) and reconquered for France all the lost lands of the North and the Centre of St Domingue. Everywhere, he raised the French flag proclaiming freedom for all the blacks. From 1794 to 1795, Toussaint relentlessly fought both the Spaniards and the Spanish in favor of the French. At the same time, he actively worked at limiting French authority in St Domingue for the liberation of the blacks. By 1801 he had proclaimed the island autonomous from France, drawing its own constitutions which nominated Toussaint Governor general of the island.

In 1802 Napoleon sent an expedition to fight Toussaint and reestablish slavery in the colony. After a bloody war, Toussaint decided to sign a cease-fire with the French troops while preserving his freedom and that of the blacks. Considerably weakened, Leclerc, the cousin of Napoleon Bonaparte who conducted the expeditionary army in Haiti, accepted the cease-fire, which was signed between the two generals on May 6th 1802. This cease-fire was not to last long however, as the French traitorously arrested Toussaint and his family on June 7th 1802.

With his family, Toussaint was deported to France on a ship ironically called "Le Heros", (The Heros). In setting foot in the "Heros" Toussaint pronounced these famous and prophetic words: "En me renversant, On n'a abattu a Saint Domingue que le tronc de l'arbre de la liberte des noirs; il poussera par les racines parce qu'elles sont profondes et nombreuses" (In arresting me, you've only pulled down the trunk of the tree of freedom; it will outgrow from its roots for they are deep and numerous). Indeed, Before Toussaint's death in France on April 7th 1803 the colony had entered in a final rebellion against the French which will result in the Independence of Haiti on January 1st 1804 and the abolition of slavery in the new nation.

The importance of Toussaint in the struggles against slavery lies in him being the leader and military strategist paving the way to independence for the first Black republic in the world. Under his leadership, Afrikan and Haitian slaves and ex-slaves fought against and defeated Napoleon Bonaparte's army.

You know? ;-D

gygax!

Can you please let me know if the Microkorg has enjoyable drum sounds?

Thanks,
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJj

have you heard of a band called rogue wave? i hear someone you work recently became their bass player.

jack's son

i can only assume yes, judging by the person at mrs jackson's workplace that likes them

DO YOU HAVE A RECORD PLAYER?!

-JR

good thing you google proofed that, you don't want the g00d l0rd coming to this thread and striking us all down!

what can you tell me about the 'hood near the knitting factory (keeping in mind my near total unfamiliarity w/ LA)? In anticipation of the v00redoms show, I'd like advice re: places to eat, things to do, the proximity of Amoeba.

it's not a proper zing because i wasn't googleproofing it
i'm a hax0r, dude

DeanG might be better help here but I was surprised when I went to the KF in Novemember, it's in the middle of tourist Hollywood!!! Like right next to all the famous spots: Grauman's Chinese Theater, the Avenue of the Stars, The El Capitan, the Roosevelt! It's not far from Amoeba (about a mile west and a block north), there's ample parking at both places. Food wise, I'm kinda blanking here on nearby LA institutions... Pink's down on Melrose? Phillipe's by Olvero St./Union Station? uh... Dean?

I'm having a hard time getting my head around this concept.

Pink's and Phillipe's are good suggestions if you've got a car and if you're looking for a good, quick meal. I can't think of any actual sit-down restaurants that I've frequented around there. It's a bit of a poor spot unless you're from the Midwest, in which case it is your Hollywood Disneyland.

The Grill at the horrific Hollywood / Highlands complex is GREAT but a bit pricey. Might not go well with BORE.

What he means is, it won't be any trouble for you to pay to park at these places.

Across the street is the legendary CLUB BANG, favorite of...CARLOS D INTERPOL HERPES.

well that takes care of the "something to do" part. Maybe I can come home with something to start a blog about.

if i'm back from japan by then i will be for sure to "meat" up.

Why is Jenny Lewis from Rilo Kiley on the new M. Ward album, which I've heard you talk about so much? Do you like Rilo Kiley now? Does M. Ward like Rilo Kiley, and if so, why?

xoxoxo,
JC

as for former child stars, one of my favorite LA bands Sukia/DJ Me/DJ You featured Rossie Harris who played the little kid Joey in Airplane! among many other fantastic cinematic moments.

Captain Oveur: Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?

Joey: Wait a minute. I know you. You're Kareem Abdul-Jabar. You play basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Roger Murdock: I'm sorry son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot.
Joey: You are Kareem. I've seen you play. My dad's got season tickets.
Roger Murdock: I think you should go back to your seat now Joey. Right Clarence?
Captain Oveur: Nahhhhhh, he's not bothering anyone, let him stay here.
Roger Murdock: But just remember, my name is ROGER MURDOCK. I'm an airline pilot.
Joey: I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't work hard enough on defense. And he says that lots of times, you don't even run down court. And that you don't really try... except during the playoffs.
Roger Murdock: The hell I don't. LISTEN KID. I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night. Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.

Surely, you can't be serious?

Hi. Is the rhythm guitar in "September Gurls" a Jazzmaster?

T.

We're friends really, aren't we?

(also I don't have that Place Brothers 7", I have the 12" EP with the sphinx (?) on it)

VM

I'm thinking no... those sound like straight up Strat single coils to my ears. Tell me why you think it's a JM!

VM:

I expected as much... Did you ever see the "Ohio River Boat Song" video?

ggx!

Ah, no, I think you're right.

Capo up 2 frets... I forgot about that. It's in E but the play it in D with the capo.

should i get a psp?

KISSES

since you didn't come to no fun 2, do you have any plans to visit nyc in the near future?

longingly,

hstencil

Amp? I have no idea, probably the Ardent studio special.

Yanc3rz:

NO! Buggy. Wait until the price drop, at least.

H:

Probably pretty soon. NYC-gal is in SF right now so... ???

WHERE TO STAY FOR LITTLE $$$$ DURING BOREDOMS WEEKEND?~!

-MANDUDE

Looks brotally SF. I'm also looking at that hotel that Adam linked to that's right inside Chinatown. I guess that's far from the Independent though ... maybe not too far.

Do you know where the Sightings show is going to be that weekend?

I haven't seen Scrabylon but it was recommended to me.

Word Wars was particularly entertaining because it dealt with the four people profiled in Word Freaks by Stephan Fatsis (I think SF actually makes a guest appearance in Word Wars come to think of it).

Word Wars was good, but I felt like it was too focused. It seemed like it was meant merely to get a rub from Word Freak. Scrabylon appears to be more thorough (player list here) and probably a better translation of Fatsis' book to the screen. Fatsis was in Word Wars quite a few times, which definitely backs up my earlier statement.

Haha, the triple word play on the bottom of the board featured halfway down that page (Robert Felt RIP) is FAG.

If you're going for 2 nights the chinatown place might be a better deal. You can take the 38Geary (one of the most frequent buses in SF) out to Divisadero and walk 6 blocks (or transfer to the 24Divisadero) to the Independent (about 15-25 minutes transit time). The commute from the Days Inn would be about half of that (21Hayes).

Either way, I'd love to have you guys over before the show if you're interested.

Re: hanging out ... BROTALLY

Union Square/Chinatown is ultra-safe after dark.

There's a place on Divisadero a couple blocks from the Independent called the Metro Hotel (?) but I'm not sure the cost...

why do all the bestest threads get locked?

-chak

links pls.

g!

I have been offered tickets to a Giants game this Sunday, but this would involve sitting with some rather awkward people. Should I go? Or should I go and see the A's instead sometime? Also I was thinking of going to see the SAN JOSE SHARKS or EARTHQUAKES.

Adam

you should go and just ignore the awkward people and embrace the park and "america's sport". you can always just wander around the park all game long and take in the views.

sleepless in seattle,
gygax!

jc-

i got a gift from p*w**l*s this morning! :-D

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE MITHILA HOTEL???

>DEANOR

did you ever find out what that brazilian joy division cover band was? sorry i didn't call you back, but i just didn't know the answer. i remember there being a thread on ILM a while back about a band that did bosa nova covers of "cool" songs.

http://www.nouvellesvagues.com/francais/music.html

can you exprain this?

http://www.kt.rim.or.jp/~sokohaka/chin-man/kanamara_m.html

yes, adam let me know, thanks dude.

young mc-

those images appear to be taken from the kawasaki fertility festival, esp. celebrating vigor and strength for men. when giving "cheers" for drinks, refrain from using "chin-chin" among japanese as that is the word for penis and might offend some. "kanpai" would be a much better choice.

-ddb

I'll let gygax answer.

political correctness spins out of control once again

Invisible Lantern and Buzz Factory are the best of the SST era.

adam,

"you stupid asshole" is an angry samoans cover.

charltonlido,

go back to fucking more girls and doing more drugs and then and only then when come back, talk "taste", yes please. :-D

g!

Yes I knew this but I haven't heard the original. I don't even really know who they are!

On the road between Santa Cruz and Aptos I always see a drive-in movie theater next to the northbound side of the PCH.

1. Do you know where I mean?
2. If you do, is it a functional theater?

Looks like it's still going strong.

http://www.centurytheaters.com/theater/?theaterID=24

I've never been to a drive-thru.

Where you been my whole life?

Sleepless in San Francisco

I'm not in love, so don't forget it.
It's just a silly phase I'm going through.
And just because I call you up,
Don't get me wrong, don't think you've got it made.

I'm not in love, no no, it's because...

I like to see you, but then again,
That doesn't mean you mean that much to me.
So if I call you, don't make a fuss -
Don't tell your friends about the two of us.

I'm not in love, no no, it's because...

I keep your picture upon the wall.
It hides a nasty stain that's lying there.
So don't you ask me to give it back.
I know you know it doesn't mean that much to me.

I'm not in love, no no, it's because...

Ooh, you'll wait a long time for me.
Ooh, you'll wait a long time.
I'm not in love, I'm not in love...

Friends?

gygax!

Did you bitch out tonight? They went on really early. got to the show at 9.40 and they were already on their second song. missed both opening acts. the keyboard player reminded me of WFC

Jigga

ps. tampopo was kinda not good. maybe we ordered wrong?

To bring some sort of closure, I opened the bottle of sake and it was gnarly. Not worth drinking.

i actually just opened a bottle of saki that was over a year old and it was the crap. there're no preservatives in it

deano:
Unopened sake keeps fine for years, remember it is fermented (ie, rotten) rice millet and is (hopefully) sealed airtight upon purchase.

On the other hand, I would not keep unopened sake in the fridge for 2 years of storage though as that's a little too cold. Maybe chill prior to serving and after opening. Once you open a bottle you should try to make it through that bottle as quickly as possible, which makes 1.8L a bit of a chore.

store your bottles (as is the case with everything from whiskey to wine to beer) out of direct sunlight.

hmmm... maybe the percussive intro of the original mix but not the chorus. during the 2002 SF Giants season (we're talking baseball here), they played the shit out of that stadium mix of "kernkraft400" during bullpen breaks, between innings, etc. at pac bell park (40,000+ american people). it's not like i really had a lack of this song in my life at the time.

just to update, the Anaheim Angels of Anaheim STILL (in 2005) play that stadium mix of kernkraft400 after they score a run!!!

-- Confounded (confoundsk...), October 16th, 2005.

i...cant believe it!

wins vs. pythagorean wins?

best,

h.

Did you ever go by "the gygax!" at some point, or am I just imagining things?

With love,
teh pr00de

yesterday i ate a burrito that had cilantro in it and i didn't throw up. what is wrong with me??

luv,
rosemary

It's not so much who wins, it's how you play the game.

teh pr00de:

I have never gone by "the gygax!" before. Nor "gear!" nor "giboyeaux" for that matter.

TR:

Cilantro is food of the gods, manna from heaven! Get with the program!

gygax!

why do you like Japanese things so much?
what size jeans are you?
who would win in a fight: james bond or conan?

-- Special Agent Dale Koopa (dr.carl.saga...), Today 8:29 AM. (orion)

a) I love the Boredoms, Japanese food, and my friends in Japan. Other than a few other things like techgeek/neat videogames it's like maybe 1/10th of the passion you have for something like pot, you know?
b) In shrink to fit jeans I wear size 34x36 which shrink down to about 32x34.
c) Sean Connery as Bond, a predictable choice I know.

n/a:

i don't "hate" you. just a bit of fun, let's be cool.

This is what a noize dude always says!

New question: if nobody hates me, am I doing something wrong?

TL:
I love cilantro and parsley.

DDB is my favorite Shimmy Disc intern.

2. You have much knowledge. Did you find it in the glowing Pulp Fiction suitcase or are you just a superefficient googler?

3. What is ddb's deal? Do I know him? Shit got feisty w me and his boy cutty but now I have no beef w cutty (he has a 'natural stoner' face that's why) but ddb's still fronting like I'm some NKOTB that HIS ass has got enough clout to make go away!

1. When are we finally going to Volton properly?

Volton? Michael Volton?

2. You have much knowledge. Did you find it in the glowing Pulp Fiction suitcase or are you just a superefficient googler?

It's all google.

3. What is ddb's deal? Do I know him? Shit got feisty w me and his boy cutty but now I have no beef w cutty (he has a 'natural stoner' face that's why) but ddb's still fronting like I'm some NKOTB that HIS ass has got enough clout to make go away!

it's like robert duvall and sean penn in colors. cutty wants to run down the hill and fuck some of the heifers whereas ddb prefers to walk down and fuck them all one at a time.

2. I'm talking about baseball!

3. Luda uses the same line on his new one but he says cows instead. What a sexist! I usually take the any friend of gax is auto-rad approach but I don't know why ddb wanna be starting something. I only want to bring love like green-glow Mr. Burns. I'd like to make peace w DDB but only if he treats me like the special little lady I am.

vs.

the best is the hello kitty one where she whispers to you to get up, then casually says it to you, then louder, until she's screaming at you "OHAYO!!! OHAYO!!! OHAYO GOZAIMASU!!!!"

-- gygax! (gygax0...) (webmail), August 28th, 2004 12:10 PM. (gygax!) (link) (admin) (userip)

a little owl told me other day, "daddy, these are cool pants!"

sorry, didn't have anything to ask at the moment....
m.

did the Hello Kitty store close?

Adam