tonite if yr looking for something to do: B!B! at logan sq auditorium w/the long blondes and drug rug. all ages. doors 8 - BB at 8:30.
everyone loves well dressed charming british women!
» posted by two tickets to paradise » 6:07 PM » 0 comments
Oh man! Two posts in one day.
I just had to report that we have discovered the best sandwich shop ever: "The Brown Sack" on Armitage and Lawndale. In addition to amazing sandwiches I also noticed they had shakes, mac n' cheese, rootbeer floats and cornbread. Very exciting development.
Also I have discovered that if you put anything - ANYTHING (other than a garbage bag) - in the back alley it will be retrieved by scavengers in no less than 20 minutes.
» posted by mimi sashimi » 1:10 PM » 0 comments
Holy smokes, my brother was bitten by a brown recluse spider! I didn't even know until my mom told me. Apparently he had to take a few days off of work b/c he could walk, but is now okay. Jesus. Watch out for those spiders!
Today I am going to weed out some dandelions in our "yard" to hopefully make way for a grill.
» posted by mimi sashimi » 9:07 AM » 1 comments
Being the old-time CARCASS fan I was (am), I have to admit that the first time I listened to "Heartwork" I was taken aback, even a bit disappointed. But after a few listens, my opinion about it was radically changed. The hell with all the preconceived expectations, this is musical greatness.
One of the best Death Metal-records of all times, period.
Second item: Who wants to teach me flash? It has traditionally been the most confusing thing I have ever seen.
» posted by No, I got the internet goin' nutz » 1:47 PM » 3 comments
Congrats, Sleeve -- you are now officially part of the Bloodshot catalog / PR namecheck!
» posted by Save it for your iVillage blog, Lemon » 1:28 PM » 1 comments
Chicoggobloggos, what plans have u this weekend? Me and the W were thinking about a trip to the beach Sunday morning… specific beach TBD. There are also rumors of grillin afoot. Haaahhh? Think abowt it while we march toward this noble holiday.
Birthday drinking tonight at the Long Room! I'm gonna try to be there around 9.
And for the record, I am at work today. If anyone happens to brave the certain madness of Navy pier, I can offer you mini cupcakes and homemade cookies (my coworkers are nicer to me than I am to them).
» posted by jane » 10:44 AM » 0 comments
some new log cabin facts from today's testimony: Along with the logs, the lower level of Kelly's former residence includes a short lap pool and a basketball court with a mural depicting the singer shooting hoops with the Tasmanian Devil.
and
On cross-examination, Adam Jr. repeatedly confirms that Jamison relied exclusively on her best friend's face and hair to identify the girl and time-stamp the video. "You can't tell by looking at a person's vagina how old they are, can you?" he asks, then takes a stab at answering his own question: "I don't think you can." Once it's well-established that Jamison didn't pay much attention to the alleged victim's crotch and torso, Adam Jr. asks whether Jamison has seen a "Waymon Brothers" movie called Little Man. "They took the head of Marlon Waymons and put it on a midget, and it looked real, didn't it?" Adam Jr. exclaims, emphasizing the last two words for maximum "gotcha" effect. Jamison looks at him like he's a lunatic or, at least, an astoundingly bad film critic. "Not reeeally," she says, her voice lilting in disbelief as the courtroom breaks up. Congratulations to the Waymon Brothers: This is the first time Little Man has generated laughter.
She said when they were about 13 or 14, they got matching mullet haircuts, a hairdo Jamison said she recognized on the tape. Whoa, mullet haircuts admitted to under oath!!
I think theres a 95 percent chance of this ending in a mistrial - the judge almost ended it yesterday over the use of the word 'investigation' one time. On the first day! Then it'll be another 6 years for any of this to be dealt with again, by then Kells will probably be dead like Lou Perlman will surely be in 6 years.
» posted by rus-trilla make it rain » 4:02 PM » 0 comments
proof is in the pudding, check facebook photos tagged with my name.
» posted by rus-trilla make it rain » 3:56 PM » 0 comments
RE: R Kelly trial
Bill Wyman (not the dude from the Rolling Stones, but former Chicago rock critic and Sound Opinions host) takes the "spectacle" to task in his R Kelly SexFacts. It's a good read.
» posted by Save it for your iVillage blog, Lemon » 2:40 PM » 2 comments
I had a ridiculous morning. A friend and I decided over the weekend to go down to the county courthouse and watch r kelly enter the building for shits and giggles. We met at 7, walked to the california bus, which is actually a really confusing bus line, stood outside the courthouse from 8 am until 10:05 when he showed up. We talked to the newsies milling about, and to some of the true kells fans who said "this is my only chance to see him in person for free" I told them I saw him in person for free in December. They saw a guy who had braids and shouted at him "YOU LOOK LIKE R KELLY'S BROTHER! HI R KELLY'S BROTHER"
Around 10, an unmarked ford expedition pulls up to the front of the building, and his entourage got out and waited around the door he was going to get out from. Then he came out, and everybody (aka 10 people) were screaming R KELLY R KELLY R KELLY. At this point life got really hazy. I had just waited two hours for my 20 seconds of spectacle viewing and I couldn't concentrate on all the amazing jokes being shouted around me. So instead I ran along the path he was taking and had Edward take photos of me. They will be posted later.
We got back on the california bus and showed everyone our photos and most people (rightfully so) looked at us like we were insane. Then we got breakfast at the flying saucer. now i'm taking a nap.
some of you got this info via text but, I was on the Damen bus, northbound, at 6:20 pm today, between Huron and North. A man, in his 70s at least, looking at a fucking copy of JUGGS or some shit, with the centerfolds totally folded out. No shame. This may be the most amazing public bus experience I've had, beating out the gold teeth lady who claimed my ex was hitting on her and that Spike Lee is pigeon toed, or the time the bum masturbated (AND I SAW HIM FINISH - I SAW "IT" COME OUT) into a trashcan at 24th and Mission my first week in SF.
Hey gang - here's an article about the WWB's favorite alleged child molester / sexual predator. Read up on him before he spends some time in the slammer. The article sums up his penchant for little girls, past offenses and is a good background article to check out before the trial starts. What an alleged P.O.S.
» posted by Ol' Fuss & Feathers - Fuss & Feathers Forevers » 11:16 AM » 3 comments
ppl in bands - have you seen this reverb nation thing? (JP - i noticed it cuz firewater uses it) it looks pretty sweet. sign up and we can all recommend each others bands. TTD 4EVAH BRO.
Well I just MADE a cheesy starchy farfalle hot dish so count me in for being a desk slug tomorrow with the leftovers.
I like "Zamelioria" but has anyone seen the place on the corner of Armitage and something that is called "Shoo Bazaar"? Shoooooooooo Bazaar!
Update to carpet search: anyone looking for super awesome carpet discounts must go to Olympia Carpets on Pulaski. It's like this forest of awesome carpet remnants, all on the cheap. They don't have a website, but they do take credit cards.
» posted by mimi sashimi » 9:34 PM » 0 comments
uuughhg... apropo to JP'z post earlier, I had a heavy cheez-n-noodle dish for lunch, and it's got me all slugged up and ready to pass out on my desk. monday, how do i rue thee...
meanwhile i just was in the bathroom and somebody was going toe-to-toe with a bowel issue. now that's a horse of a different colour
Madison dudes, I discovered the life-saving qualities of a post-college, post-Parthenon gyro-fry to-go at Andie's yesterday. Which is good to know -- cos three beers at the Hopleaf, even accompanied by a steak dinner, and I'm down for the count. The Lucifer brew lives up to the name ...
» posted by Save it for your iVillage blog, Lemon » 10:42 AM » 0 comments
Our basement just got a bunch of new concrete and we need to layer on some cheap carpet. Does anyone know of a good place to find carpet remnants?
As an aside, I accidentally locked one of the cats in the basement as everything was drying, so she made a hundred paw prints all over the place.
All in all the new CheZamelia is pretty awesome, although I think we may have to rename it "Casa Zamelia" or "Zamelioria" to fit in with the neighborhood.
» posted by mimi sashimi » 3:32 PM » 2 comments
Partially inspired by the blog classic, "Who introduced the crash cymbal into rock music?" I present the following question for discussion:
When did ELO's m(o)ustache stop being ironic, and start being just plain awesome?
pretty much anything rob zombie has done musically in the past 10 years has been complete bullshit. however, La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 is a seriously great metal record. its not blazingly fast or very technical, but this record packs some amazing, groove-heavy jams. the whole aesthetic of the cheap b-horror film soundbites is also a great addition to the record, and their live show around that era was pretty amazing too.
although i think its a complete joke, i can see how white zombie (d)evolved the way it did... but to go from such a solid album into zombie's crappy brand of electro/goth/pop/rock crap kinda bums me out. zombie had a great crew of musicians (john tempesta is a shit-hot drummer, and sean yseult is the hottest fuckin' bass player ever... and not only have i stated in the past that i'd be the father of her kids... her bass playing is solid as hell.)
anyways, welcome to planet motherfucker is a perfect example of how much this band fuckin' swings. you could play this shit at a club and people would go crazy (i say). its too bad the video doesn't also contain the 2nd part of the song, psychoholic slag, cuz the best riff of the whole record is there.
If anyone likes The Sadies -- or Canadians -- as much as I do:
COME TO A FANTASTIC AFTERNOON EVENT AT THE HIDEOUT!!!!
THIS SUNDAY MAY 18TH AT 3PM
THE SADIES (best band in the world)...ONE AFTERNOON ONLY.
HOTDOGS AT HOME DEPOT, GIANT CANADIANS, COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS, ROCK, SURF, TIM TUTEN, THE HIDEOUT, AN AFTERNOON SNIFTER....HOME BY 6PM
WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR ON A CHICAGO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS. TELL EVERYONE...
» posted by Save it for your iVillage blog, Lemon » 11:37 AM » 0 comments
holy canoli, i just went downstairs at my work to get a soda, and i glance outside to see this grizzled old guy with white hair and a BIG white beard outside, smoking and wearing a black leather jacket and looking rite at me... i knew instinctively that he has come to assassinate me. not really that cool, but it's sort of ok because i came to grips with it during the elevator ride back up, so in case i don't make it out of here alive i just wanted to use this opportunity to wish everybody a great weekend. lets make this one count guys.
oh hai guise. at hideout on saturday there's a bunch of stuff: schadenfreude early on (for LOLs), then this band jc brooks + the uptown sound, then usual saturday night dance party round midnight with your pals me and aaron aka the hidden internet.
also this shit drops on may 27. artwork by the hood and chuck anderson.
sometimes the internet really scares me. I know how it all works and shit, but it still freaks me. For the past two months I;ve been getting "over 25 and still single" ads on my facebook account all the time, but today, 5 days before my 27th birthday I got:
Yay! New Flip! Anyway ... here's Joe Hall reviewing the Tight Phantomz show this weekend w/ Russian Circles and Call Me Lightning. It's only worth watching to the end, for Joe's ingenious joke.
I'll be getting me own Vlog soon. Sorry for the inconvenience. There's a pretty good GG Allin doc on Google Video rt now. And, I think I enjoyed TPZ better than Russian Circles this weekend -- broken strings and all.
» posted by Save it for your iVillage blog, Lemon » 1:31 AM » 2 comments
new bad seeds video - smoke your weed before watching it. and also, warren is looking more and more like a member of the taliban every day. cave is looking like a conquistador with that stache.
graham i know you feel me on this one, but sometimes I listen to "real talk" over and over to experience the best 3 minutes and 1 second there is to experience. Its just so ...real. I get overcome with this need to express how awesome this song is. I then get reminded of how at the kells concert, when he did real talk, it was possibly the most amazing song he did in those 120 minutes. p.s. the only news about kelly trial was only 3 supporters were there today (what? no protesters? get on the ball people!) and he wore a light grey suit with a checkered tie.
This weekend featured the most genuine-yet-not-quite-successful suicide attempt I've ever seen, the most nearly vomit inducing patient I've ever had to put my face less than an inch from, and the most thankful and appreciative patient I've ever treated. Holler at a reinvigorated interest in my career.
» posted by Ranch foreman George McJunkin » 12:44 PM » 0 comments
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» posted by lol. ror. » 9:28 AM » 0 comments
Also, is it just the sleep deprivation or is that Mika album actually good? I really dug more or less the entire thing.
Definitely gunnin' for a downgrade on my Balls membership.
» posted by I COULD JUST KEEP GOING BUT NOW I’M TIRED… HOW DARE YOU QUESTION MY TREND SETTING, LOOK AT WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE » 8:42 AM » 1 comments
Big ups to C.P.U. Bagz aka the Belgian Snowman for showing us how to live in the South of England, not unlike Bono did to Jay-Z prior to the release of "The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse, the Album."
Shit was basically utterly insane. The fest itself was super chill and fantastic. Got some great recordings and shots, saw some amazing music, met some awesome people, got some truly inspiring comments. Didn't drink much, which was just fine. British intoxicateds, not unlike British infants, are incapable of irritating me.
Now we play two shows in London, the first of which is apparently in a building that was built in 1635. Then we play in Amsterdam, probably see Genghis Tron (finally!) there on Friday.
I'm sitting in the executive lounge at a complex of apartments about two blocks from the Thames. How u love that Westwash
» posted by I COULD JUST KEEP GOING BUT NOW I’M TIRED… HOW DARE YOU QUESTION MY TREND SETTING, LOOK AT WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE » 8:25 AM » 2 comments
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Has anybody heard of The Promoter's Ordinance? It's being voted on Wednesday, and from what I can understand, if it passes, it will affect us all -- and not in a good way.
Statement from the Chicago Independent Radio Project:
The Chicago City Council has fast-tracked its new version of a measure first introduced last year to greatly impede independent promoters attempting to hold events in the city. Under the proposed law, independent promoters would have to acquire a promoter's license at a cost of up to $2000 every two years, obtain liability insurance for every event thrown, even if the presenting venue already has liability insurance, be fingerprinted and background checked, and maintain extensive records of each event. The ordinance allegedly is intended to prevent disasters like the one that occurred in the E2 nightclub several years ago, but really would just put many small indies (not to mention non-profits that rely on events for fundraising, like CHIRP) out of business.
» posted by Madame Wrybrarian » 9:22 PM » 2 comments
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Thanks for coming out to the SO show last night, dudes. It was great to take the Hideout to capacity on such a competitive night for shows. We really appreciate it!
» posted by Ol' Fuss & Feathers - Fuss & Feathers Forevers » 12:19 PM » 0 comments
Got my My Bloody Valentine tickets! Wheee!
» posted by plastic passion » 11:04 AM » 1 comments
Friday, May 09, 2008
In my never ending question to find images of Judge Vincent Gaughan I came across a photo of the lead defense attorney for R Kelly whom I deem totally amazing! I envision the scooter chase between George Costanza and those angry oldies.
Then I found this article Though Kelly's game is limited, an insider who has played against Kelly says the singer insists on playing point guard and "hogs the ball and shoots all the time."
"His team wins every night or he gets upset," the insider said.
On Thursday morning, Kelly, wearing a headband, shorts and a tank top, stopped the game when he saw the reporter and photographer enter the gym.
As friends, including two young women, and a Markham Park District police officer looked on, Kelly lobbed the ball at the reporter, stood with his hands on his hips and motioned for a lackey to eject the unwelcome visitors.
obituary was the first "death" metal band i ever heard. i dunno, maybe my perspective on this is kinda dumb, but you hear about certain forms of music and you aren't quite sure about what to think, then you hear it and you are like "ok... this is acceptable to me...i can get into this... this is not intimidating music"... etc etc etc. well, obituary was the first music i ever heard where i was like "holy shit what the hell is this and what the fuck are these guys doing to make noises like that... i can't understand this at all!" it was completely foreign to me and almost made me turn my back on the whole genre. however, there was enough intrigue to sit through their first record, slowly we rot, and i'm totally glad that i did. they didn't exactly resonate with me the way other bands did, but they opened the door to bands like Deicide, Testament, Morbid Angel, etc.
i couldn't find an official "video" from the slowly we rot record, but i did find this stupid montage of zombies and other scary monsters set to some Obituary. even if you hate metal, this hack-video should crack you up, or maybe scare the shit out of you.
I read this headline really quickly and thought it said: "Firm Handshakes Help Hand Jobs." Heh.
» posted by Save it for your iVillage blog, Lemon » 6:43 PM » 0 comments
so its totally Nick Swisher that did the Inflata-gate 2008 right? I mean, Thome and Dye ain't gonna be rollin raw with the blow up dolls...Spinner I blame your A's, fix it.
Why are Korean people so good looking? Perhaps they owe it to their frank sexuality:
Rain's fourth album, Rain's World was released in Korea on October 14, 2006. The first single was "I'm Coming," followed by the second single "In My Bed," and finally "Inside of You."
» posted by I COULD JUST KEEP GOING BUT NOW I’M TIRED… HOW DARE YOU QUESTION MY TREND SETTING, LOOK AT WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE » 7:58 AM » 0 comments
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Man, Floyd was so close to a no hitter. Its the worst to see a pitcher leave the field crying. WORST.
My Daily Horoscope: Cancer 5/5/2008- If possible, throw together an impromptu gathering tonight -- or, if you've already got something planned, try to add a little spice to it at the last minute. You will love the results!
There's a BBQ at my haus tonite. More importantly, "Gossip Girl" is on. Let me know if you wanna throw something on the grill.
xoxo, Lil' J
» posted by Save it for your iVillage blog, Lemon » 5:54 PM » 2 comments
anybody know anyone that would be interested in a copy editing/proofreading job? my work is looking for a new one real soon. holler at me if you or someone you know is interested matt.k.fast oot g-male.
» posted by fatt mast » 4:34 PM » 0 comments
Dear bolg, let me ask you something real quick, at work all day I feel like I fucking jingle when I walk around, with my keys in my pocket. What to do? Oh, what to do. Tighter pants???