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In four days - I worked 43 hours. I slept away all of the daylight yesterday, and still ended up hitting the sack earlier than I normally do (4am rather than 6). It actually felt really good being that busy again. You…
Shhhh... might take on more responsibilities at the club. We'll see! Meeting Tuesday with the Boss. These guys I'm listening to just played tonight. Very U.K. sounding for a group from Deerfield, Illinois.
So the Billy thing was all right, it was a cd release party at the Planetarium. He has some taste... people asked him why he was holding it there instead of a club of some sort, and he looked at them and replied that …
Whooopy - I'll be helping out at another Billy Corrigan event Last time I worked one of his shows, it was my birthday... and I had partied quite hard the night before. Not this time though... and I may just get paid…
My dear long distance friend, Curt, has come across a truly remarkable theory on just how the Ark was loaded up with animals from all over the world. This is truly a stunning revalation. Click here, and know the tru…
These things suck, but what the hell... it's almost two in the morning and I'm in the mood. FUN QUIZ 1. Do you play an instrument?Yup - Bass Guitar, and no, not very well. 2. Can you cook? I feel that I can hol…
I'm thinking it's a heat thing. Some people can't mix heat and alcohol. I was belittled on Clark Street... by a man who pee'd on our building while waiting in line. That's right... he pee'd on... not in... ON our buil…
So the other day a band called Motion City Soundtrack played our lovely little venue. Decent enough band, but the neighborhood was still full of the lingering cubs fan. Now for those of you who aren't familiar with th…
Oscar Wilde once said, "Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination." Well kids... the savings is now used up and there's still no bites at my resume to give me the satisfaction of a "day"…
Trooper Your survival rate is 74% and your "certain death" rate is 0%. You know how to handle about half of the scenarios, which makes youquite a resourceful person. You might have made a few fatal choices,but th…
Internet Is Back! Save Chicago's Music Scene: THE WAR ON CULTURE: LANDLORD WANTS TO SHUT DOWN WICKER PARK¹S DOUBLE DOOR On June 9, 2005 Double Door, Chicago¹s preeminent small music venue, will be fighting fo…