New Favorite Blog
Posted on December 2, 2005 - Filed Under On The Road Again, Pain, The Man Stickin It To Us | Leave a Comment
Being the paragon of calm, people often assume I am either dead inside, or possibly a robot.1 The truth is, I am able to part with potentially distressing emotions thanks to the suffering of others: Good work muni way to be 20 minutes late then take a break for 10 minutes right in front of [...]
Read More..>>Excerpts of brain scan from recent trip to Omaha
Posted on November 8, 2005 - Filed Under Music, On The Road Again, Turf Wars | Leave a Comment
What I think: Okkervil River killed at Sokol, broken drummer hands be damned. What I know: You can’t buy the Sunday NY Times @ Eppley on a Monday, but can get the Book Review gratis What I can prove: a motivational speaking extravaganza featuring John McCain and Tom (is daddy governor yet?) Osborne will bring [...]
Read More..>>Okkervil River Lost, Regained
Posted on October 26, 2005 - Filed Under Music, On The Road Again | 1 Comment
Sunday night I caught Okkervil River at Cafe du Nord. As I’d risen at 4:30 that morning to drive & cheer on my sister and other runners, I was unable to stay for the entire show – losing my steam just after an energetic Black[1]. To that point, O.R. was putting on a great show, [...]
Read More..>>Speak Russian?
Posted on September 30, 2005 - Filed Under On The Road Again | 1 Comment
Curious why this dog is flying? Blame the cow. Or maybe the dog. Either way, the highlight of my week.
Read More..>>Seattle/Bumbershoot Questions
Posted on August 29, 2005 - Filed Under On The Road Again | 2 Comments
I’ll be making my first trip to Seattle for Bumbershoot this weekend (by way of Eugene). Anybody have any suggested places off the beaten path to check out, or any below-the-radar bands worth special attention? While I know that Black Market Kidneys is big in Europe, I’m curious to see if I have any Seattle [...]
Read More..>>If You Can Read This, I Am Driving
Posted on April 29, 2005 - Filed Under Music, On The Road Again | 1 Comment
Off to Coachella. Look for pictures next week. Unless there is some WiFi in the desert, in which case you can expect some early, low quality pictures. Who knows, if things get crazy enough some of you intrepid googlers looking for "pictures of black market kidneys" — apparently my #1 readers — may finally get [...]
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