Brother what a thread it really was: Chicago continued

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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)

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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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