Original ad: WILMINGTON TO CHICAGOI'm driving out to Chicago on 9/1 around noon. I'm looking for someone to split the cost of gas/tolls. If interested, send me an email.
From Me to ***********@*********.org
Hi!I am trying to go to Chicago, and the 1st sounds good to me. I took my ex-girlfriend's EZ-pass out of her car when she wasn't looking, so we can use that to pay for tolls. I have a few things I want to bring, do you have a lot of room?
Mike
From Brian ****** to Me:
Hi Mike,Will the easy pass still work even though it isn't in your ex's car? I do have some room, what are you trying to bring?
From Me to Brian ******:
Brian,I just want to bring a few duffel bags of clothes. Also, yes, the EZ pass will still work.
Mike
From Brian ****** to Me:That shouldn't be a problem. By the way, how old are you? Can you tell me a bit about yourself?
From Me to Brian ******:I am 25, and I am a landscaper. I actually am going to Chicago for a national landscaper convention.I just remembered, I also need to bring my weedwhacker. Will that fit in your car? Mike
From Brian ****** to Me:It should...I have a Honda Civic but it has a trunk access panel and we might be able to lay it across the back seat/trunk.
From Me to Brian ******:Great! I also have a mini-fridge that I want to bring (my hotel doesn't have one, and I need to keep my vodka chilled). Can we squeeze this in as well?
Mike
From Brian ****** to Me:How big is it. I need room for my things too.
From Me to Brian ******:It is about half the size of a normal fridge. I have some duct tape and rope, we could strap it to the roof of your car.
From Brian ****** to Me:I don't want to do that sorry. How about you bring it and we can see if it will fit.
From Me to Brian ******:Sounds good! I'm sure it will fit. I also want to bring my TV...it is a 50" flat screen. Is that a problem? I really hate the small TVs they have at the hotel.
From Brian ****** to Me:How much shit are you bringing dude? Are you trying to move to Chicago? I said I have a Civic... not a moving van.
From Me to Brian ******:I'm not bringing that much stuff, just my clothes, weedwhacker, mini-fridge, and TV. You said you had room for my stuff...now you don't? I don't understand. Does this mean we can't take my recliner either?
From Brian ****** to Me:Are you for real?
From Me to Brian ******:Yes I am for real. I just had an idea...Does your Civic have a hitch? I want to bring my Ford F250 truck, could we hook it to your car? It would be nice for me to have my truck in Chicago so I don't have to ride in those dirty cabs everywhere. We could put some of the stuff I want to bring in the bed of my truck, since you "suddenly" don't have that much room.
From Brian ****** to Me:Why don't you just drive your goddamn truck there. This is crazy.
From Me to Brian ******:Don't get me wrong, I love my truck, but it isn't so good on gas mileage. Can't we just tow it there? It works out better this way, because I wanted to bring my four wheeler but was afraid to ask you because you seem to be getting all pissy about me bringing my stuff.
From Brian ****** to Me:Why the hell do you need all this shit for a trip to chicago. If anything it is your truck that should be towing my Civic. For christ's sake man, get real.
From Me to Brian ******:Oh, do you think your Civic isn't capable of towing my truck? I understand. Tell you what, I'll talk to my friend Anthony. He's a mechanic, and could put a better motor in your car so it has more power to tow my truck. It shouldn't cost that much. What is your number? I'll tell him to give you a call.
From Brian ****** to Me:I'm done talking to you.
From Me to Brian ******:So am I still getting the ride? I talked to Anthony and he actually needs a ride to Chicago too. I told him he could come if he helps pay for gas. Do you have an extra seat for him? He might have some stuff he wants to bring.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
ITS BRITNEY BITCH
Britney didn't sell out MSG, but for those who were there were in for a real treat. Britney definitely still owns the entertainment factor- the girl can put on a show. Whether or not she is actually singing is still to be discussed.It was a 'Circus' themed freak show. Acrobats, freaks, midgets, legless trampoline jumpers (not going to lie- a little difficult for me to watch). She played a lot of her new stuff, but definitely threw back some oldies but goodies. I was not completely embarrased that I was a grown woman in a box filled with other grown women next door to an entire box of teenyboppers that were dancing their heads off. Secretly, I wanted to party with the kids next door. When my favorites 'Toxic' & 'I'm a Slave For You' played, I found myself singing and dancing solo. Did I just admit that I have Britney favorites? Hilarious. Now I am embarrassed.
Don't get me wrong- it is clear to me that Britney is not who she used to be. She's not as quick-not as sharp- not as difficult. Its almost like she was one minute- and then she had two kids, married a train wreck, shaved her head and embarrassed her life the next....oh wait.
I do love her strut...something about one person strutting a beautiful set (haven't seen something so extravagant since the U2 Vertigo Tour) and owning Madison Square Garden. She kept us engaged- she worked every angle of the room- she did well for her bad self.
PS. How often do you think she kicks herself in the head for cheating on Justin Timberlake?
We love you Britney- train wreck and all.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Like a rocket through meeee
After waiting for 45 minutes for MEW to take the stage, I had high expectations....and they didn't let me down. While MEW played some of their new stuff- they were definitely feeling the crowd and played some favorites. "Special" took the party to the next level.
"There is an extra special nervous when we play New York City"- MEW told us yesterday and it didnt seem cliche or something they said at every show. It felt genuine in the small walls of Music Hall of Williamsburg. These guys were right on in regards to feeling the crowd- taking a read- and playing the right song. I bopped my head for the full 2 hours. They inspired me last night. I created a business plan that consisted of me leaving Corporate America and going on tour with one of my favorite bands. Set me free...that is what MEW did to the crowd and to my brain last night.
Often elf like- sometime chipmunk sounding- MEW has such a unique natural sound and doesn't put out bad music. Definitely can listen to every song of theirs....and if you listen hard enough- you can tell that every beat is there for a reason. When they came out- they were untraditionally campfire esq...a few guitars/one solo light/ very acoustic feeling. It took the crowds energy to turn MEW on and for their infamous light/graphics show to begin. Beautiful...
We had the honor to have a few beers with the band after the show. Just everyday guys- with cute accents- looking to have a brew post a brilliant show. I chatted with the keyboardist for a moment. We chatted about deep dish pizza and the city of Chicago-- where they are headed today.
"There is an extra special nervous when we play New York City"- MEW told us yesterday and it didnt seem cliche or something they said at every show. It felt genuine in the small walls of Music Hall of Williamsburg. These guys were right on in regards to feeling the crowd- taking a read- and playing the right song. I bopped my head for the full 2 hours. They inspired me last night. I created a business plan that consisted of me leaving Corporate America and going on tour with one of my favorite bands. Set me free...that is what MEW did to the crowd and to my brain last night.
Often elf like- sometime chipmunk sounding- MEW has such a unique natural sound and doesn't put out bad music. Definitely can listen to every song of theirs....and if you listen hard enough- you can tell that every beat is there for a reason. When they came out- they were untraditionally campfire esq...a few guitars/one solo light/ very acoustic feeling. It took the crowds energy to turn MEW on and for their infamous light/graphics show to begin. Beautiful...
We had the honor to have a few beers with the band after the show. Just everyday guys- with cute accents- looking to have a brew post a brilliant show. I chatted with the keyboardist for a moment. We chatted about deep dish pizza and the city of Chicago-- where they are headed today.
Short commute to Williamsburg. Stella. MEW. B. Vietnamese Sandwiches. Wheat Thins. Puff. Good night.
Perfection.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
FRIDAY THOUGHTS TO PONDER
1. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
2. More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I
can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.
3. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when
you realize you're wrong.
4. I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to
drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?
5. Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that
you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
6. That's enough, Nickelback (I don't get this one?)
7. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when
I was younger.
8. The letters T and G are very close to each other on a
keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again.
9. Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it
wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
10. There is a great need for sarcasm font.
11. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was
younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f*ck was going on when I first saw it.
12. I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it
actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.
13. The other night I hit a new low at an open bar. I had already
hopped on highway blackout when, inevitably I had to find a bathroom.
Eventually I decided it was probably on the other side of the bar so I tried to walk over there, but ran into a guy coming the other way. We played that, Both go left, Both go right game to no avail, so I finally put out my hand to guide myself past and that's is when I realized, yup, that's a mirror I just tried to walk through. And the guy on the other side is me. Even cats can re cognize their own image.
14. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
15. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each
hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
16. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately
clear your computer history if you die.
17. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying
to finish a text.
18. A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to
the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.
19. Was learning cursive really necessary?
20. Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing
else to say".
21. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and
hunger.
22. My brother's Municipal League baseball team is named the
Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, "Cuz we beat you, and you hate us." Classy, bro.
23. Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street
smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
24. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you
just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?
25. Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in'
examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"
26. What would happen if I hired two private investigators to
follow each other?
27. While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and
instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
28. MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty
sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
29. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you
how the person died.
30. I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in
the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
31. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get
dirty, and you can wear them forever.
32. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
33. Bad decisions make good stories
34. Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that
their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures?
Don't mind if I do!
35. Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier
every year?
36. If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their
offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
37. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has
to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....
38. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment
at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
39. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I
don't want to have to restart my collection.
40. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you
are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
41. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it
asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
42. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this
ever.
43. I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people
watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'
44. While watching the Olympics, I find myself cheering equally
for China and USA. No, I am not of Chinese descent, but I am fairly certain that when Chinese athletes don't win, they are executed.
45. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?
Damnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
46. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then
not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
47. When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something
she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
48. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on
shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
49. Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal
cruising speed for pedophiles...
50. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and
still not know what time it is.
51. It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
52. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know
not to answer when they call.
53. I think that if, years down the road when I'm trying to have a
kid, I find out that I'm sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.
54. Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know
what do to with it.
55. It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com
and the link takes me to a video instead of text.
56. I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone
they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
57. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
58. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday
or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
59. The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the
bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.
2. More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I
can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.
3. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when
you realize you're wrong.
4. I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to
drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?
5. Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that
you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
6. That's enough, Nickelback (I don't get this one?)
7. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when
I was younger.
8. The letters T and G are very close to each other on a
keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again.
9. Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it
wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
10. There is a great need for sarcasm font.
11. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was
younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f*ck was going on when I first saw it.
12. I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it
actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.
13. The other night I hit a new low at an open bar. I had already
hopped on highway blackout when, inevitably I had to find a bathroom.
Eventually I decided it was probably on the other side of the bar so I tried to walk over there, but ran into a guy coming the other way. We played that, Both go left, Both go right game to no avail, so I finally put out my hand to guide myself past and that's is when I realized, yup, that's a mirror I just tried to walk through. And the guy on the other side is me. Even cats can re cognize their own image.
14. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
15. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each
hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
16. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately
clear your computer history if you die.
17. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying
to finish a text.
18. A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to
the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.
19. Was learning cursive really necessary?
20. Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing
else to say".
21. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and
hunger.
22. My brother's Municipal League baseball team is named the
Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, "Cuz we beat you, and you hate us." Classy, bro.
23. Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street
smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
24. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you
just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?
25. Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in'
examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"
26. What would happen if I hired two private investigators to
follow each other?
27. While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and
instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
28. MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty
sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
29. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you
how the person died.
30. I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in
the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
31. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get
dirty, and you can wear them forever.
32. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
33. Bad decisions make good stories
34. Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that
their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures?
Don't mind if I do!
35. Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier
every year?
36. If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their
offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
37. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has
to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....
38. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment
at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
39. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I
don't want to have to restart my collection.
40. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you
are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
41. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it
asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
42. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this
ever.
43. I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people
watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'
44. While watching the Olympics, I find myself cheering equally
for China and USA. No, I am not of Chinese descent, but I am fairly certain that when Chinese athletes don't win, they are executed.
45. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?
Damnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
46. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then
not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
47. When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something
she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
48. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on
shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
49. Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal
cruising speed for pedophiles...
50. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and
still not know what time it is.
51. It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
52. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know
not to answer when they call.
53. I think that if, years down the road when I'm trying to have a
kid, I find out that I'm sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.
54. Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know
what do to with it.
55. It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com
and the link takes me to a video instead of text.
56. I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone
they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
57. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
58. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday
or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
59. The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the
bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL - 8/19/09
Artist Melissa Nadel is performing tonight. I understand it's last minute so then check out her lastest album and cd "What Matters." An excellant voice with jazz and blues influence Melissa made her debut at New York City's very own Blue Note. Where not only did she pack the house, she blew the roof off.Joining Melissa on the album: Charles Fambrough, Mike Clark, Bill O'Connell, Joe Ford and Bill Washer.
The cd is now available and see what matters.
Nine Inch Nails, Mew
http://www.ohmyrockness.com/VenueDetail.cfm?VenueID=688
Not sure what you all think, but this can be real good, or just real crazy.
Not sure what you all think, but this can be real good, or just real crazy.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Favre is a Viking
So, number four,
You come back for one more.
Do not doubt fans do adore.
Just how long will this play of yours keep going on for?
Is it that the football owners can not show you the door?
Maybe revenue just needs to soar;
Green and gold that you wore,
Was Number Four.
`S watching Shaq Vs'
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
The Indian Holden Caufield
This book was an enjoyable light summer read that was so creative in its way of relaying a story that I cannot stop talking about it. Adiga creates a Holden Caufield type character that reflects on a story of a poor man and his journey to become successful. Selftaught, half-baked Balram-I-am-tomorrow-Halwai writes a series of letters to the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao about the Other India that will never be shown to him. Balram’s movement from Darkness (a menial job in his nondescript village) to Light (driver of a Delhi-based businessman) lets him learn the ropes of what works in India.
Although every Indian cliché is deconstructed within a controlled narrative structure, Adiga is guilty of over-simplification when he reduces the complex caste system to two binaries: Men With Big Bellies and Men With Small Bellies (by the way, where do we women fit in?). This novel is an incisive satire on our troubled times: as mutiny simmers on the sidelines, one lone man makes a choice and grabs his chance to live like a human being.
White Tiger is a captivating read; you will appreciate Adiga for the engaging manner in which he chronicles oppression and resistance.
White Tiger is a captivating read; you will appreciate Adiga for the engaging manner in which he chronicles oppression and resistance.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
It Came from Brooklyn celebrates the Guggenheim’s 50th Anniversary by showcasing Brooklyn’s emerging and established talents in the fields of music and literature. Beginning on August 14 with headliners the Walkmen, the monthly concert series occurs through the fall and takes place in Frank Lloyd Wright’s famed rotunda from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., reinforcing its identity as a versatile, dynamic site for a variety of mutually invigorating art practices. Coproduced by Sam Brumbaugh, the series continues the recent tradition of acclaimed performances that have symbiotically activated the space: Marina Abramovic’s Seven Easy Pieces (2005), Cai Guo-Qiang’s collaboration with the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre (2008), and Meredith Monk’s Ascension Variations (2009). With comedian Leo Allen serving as MC, the August 14 concert kicks off with a special performance by the Brooklyn Steppers Marching Band, followed by opening band High Places, whose warm optimism and intricately layered songs have been described as “short studies in escaping urban claustrophobia” (Mike Powell, Pitchfork). Later, the Walkmen will fill the rotunda with the hypnotic ebb and flow of ramshackle guitar and upright piano, with bursts of beautifully anguished songcraft. Novelist Colson Whitehead reads selections from Walt Whitman between performances.
The second It Came from Brooklyn is scheduled for September 25.
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Special thanks to Christina Lee.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
TV on the Radio
August 11th
5:30 Gates open
6:15 Chin Chin
7:20 Gang Gang Dance
8:50 TVOTR
General Admission/Standing Room tickets
Tickets to Bowery Presents shows are sold at the Mercury Lounge and Music Hall of Williamsburg box offices free of service charges. Mercury Lounge (Mon-Sat: 12-7 PM ); Music Hall of Williamsburg (Saturdays only: 11-6 PM).
Both box offices are cash only. If tickets do not sell out in advance, they will be sold at the door on the night of the show (cash only).
This Brooklyn-based band's experimental mishmash of electronics, indie guitar rock, free jazz, funk, soul and occasional a cappella doo-wop vocals recalls the adventurous mix of music on early Funkadelic albums while invoking the likes of the Beach Boys, Jesus & Mary Chain, Otis Redding and even Aphex Twin. TV on the Radio gained fame beyond the underground rock world with the major-label release of its second full-length album, Return to Cookie Mountain in 2006, and its 2008 follow-up Dear Science.
~S - In my cube not working but playing
Monday, August 10, 2009
Quick Eats
My obsession with cooking and cooking shows has persisted for quite some time. I don’t care much about who the host of the show is or what the theme is, if there are ingredients being mixed together with the goal of pleasing the palette, I'm in. Even as a vegetarian, the most carnivorous programs can yield some joy, entertainment and insight that I apply to cooking vegetarian meals.
One theme I've noticed from many cooking programs is that of the busy home cook who doesn't have time to shop at the supermarket. Their challenge is to pull what they can from their cupboard and freezer to make an enjoyable meal. I do this all the time. As someone who works in a profession that has been likened to herding kittens, I am often physically and emotionally drained by the end of the day, so much so that the thought of grocery shopping is nauseating. Furthermore, as much as I love to use fresh ingredients, the necessity of winning the race against an ingredient spoiling (as opposed to cooking it because I actually desire it) is a completely unappetizing excuse for cooking a meal.
The following is a simple, quick, tasty and inexpensive recipe that is the perfect solution for the busy cook with no time to shop.
Spinmacurger!
(short for spinach + macaroni and cheese + burger)
Ingredients:
One box of macaroni and cheese
One box of frozen spinach
One Dr. Prager’s Veggie burger (or other brand)
One vegetarian chicken burger
3 heaping tablespoons of parmesan cheese.
Cook the box of macaroni and cheese as directed. Meanwhile, place the unwrapped box of frozen spinach in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for 7 minutes. Salt the spinach to taste. Heat up the burgers. The chicken burgers usually do best in a toaster oven. I prefer to fry the Dr. Prager’s burgers in a little bit of vegetable oil so that they get crisp and hold together better. Lightly salt the Dr. Prager’s burger. Combine the cooked spinach with the macaroni and cheese. Stir in the parmesan cheese to balance out the blandness of the spinach and the macaroni and cheese. You can cube the burgers or cut them into spears, depending on the size and shape you desire. Fold the burgers into the spinach and macaroni and cheese mixture gently so that the burger pieces hold together. Garnish with a few left over pieces of burger and a small sprinkle of parmesan cheese. Dinner is done dude!
Serves 3 – 4
Please reply with any “quick eats” you’ve invented.
One theme I've noticed from many cooking programs is that of the busy home cook who doesn't have time to shop at the supermarket. Their challenge is to pull what they can from their cupboard and freezer to make an enjoyable meal. I do this all the time. As someone who works in a profession that has been likened to herding kittens, I am often physically and emotionally drained by the end of the day, so much so that the thought of grocery shopping is nauseating. Furthermore, as much as I love to use fresh ingredients, the necessity of winning the race against an ingredient spoiling (as opposed to cooking it because I actually desire it) is a completely unappetizing excuse for cooking a meal.
The following is a simple, quick, tasty and inexpensive recipe that is the perfect solution for the busy cook with no time to shop.
Spinmacurger!
(short for spinach + macaroni and cheese + burger)
Ingredients:
One box of macaroni and cheese
One box of frozen spinach
One Dr. Prager’s Veggie burger (or other brand)
One vegetarian chicken burger
3 heaping tablespoons of parmesan cheese.
Cook the box of macaroni and cheese as directed. Meanwhile, place the unwrapped box of frozen spinach in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for 7 minutes. Salt the spinach to taste. Heat up the burgers. The chicken burgers usually do best in a toaster oven. I prefer to fry the Dr. Prager’s burgers in a little bit of vegetable oil so that they get crisp and hold together better. Lightly salt the Dr. Prager’s burger. Combine the cooked spinach with the macaroni and cheese. Stir in the parmesan cheese to balance out the blandness of the spinach and the macaroni and cheese. You can cube the burgers or cut them into spears, depending on the size and shape you desire. Fold the burgers into the spinach and macaroni and cheese mixture gently so that the burger pieces hold together. Garnish with a few left over pieces of burger and a small sprinkle of parmesan cheese. Dinner is done dude!
Serves 3 – 4
Please reply with any “quick eats” you’ve invented.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Excerpt from Suketu Mehta's "Maximum City"
"If you are late for work in the morning in Bombay, and you reach the station just as the train is leaving the platform, you can run up to the packed compartments and find many hands stretching out to grab you on board, unfolding outward from the train like petals. As you run alongside the train, you will be picked up and some tiny space will be made for your feet on the edge of the open doorway. The rest is up to you. You will probably have to hang on to the doorframe with your fingertips, being careful not to lean out too far lest you get decapitated by a pole placed too close to the tracks. But consider what has happened. Your fellow passengers, already packed tighter than cattle are legally allowed to be, their shirts already drenched in sweat in the badly ventilated compartment, having stood like this for hours, retain an empathy for you, know that your boss might yell at you or cut your pay if you miss this train, and will make space none exists to take one more person with them. And at the moment of contact, they do not know if the hand that is reaching for theirs belongs to a Hindu or Muslim or Christian or Brahmin or untouchable or whether you were born in this city or arrived only this morning or whether you live in Malabar Hill or New York or Jogeshwari; whether you're from Bombay or Mumbai or New York. All they know is you're trying to get to this city of gold, and that's enough. Come on board, they say. We'll adjust."
-P on S's couch.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Dodger Brew
Now, I would never call this man Princess
But was Fielder's outburst in excess.
Slaughter rules in professional sports are none
But games can be over before they are fully done.
There are unwritten rules in the M.L.B.
Knowing them is important see,
When your up 17-4 in the ninth inning
There is absolutely no need for a beaning.
Was Mota not listening to the Skip
And playing from his hip
If the above is true
Prince has every right to be blue.
But if this is from the Man-a-ger
Then this penalty is a ma-jor
This is just my two cents
on the Dodger-Brewers incidence.
S
LETTER FROM ADAM TO FANS- GET WELL MCA!
hey all, hope you are doing well. so i'm about a week and a half out of surgery now and rapidly recovering from it. i haven't taken any of the pain meds, which supposedly speeds along the healing process, or should i say, taking them slows it down. anyway, i spent 1 night at the hospital after the surgery. the hospital was too crazy to get any rest so i headed home to relax, have home cooked food and hang out with the family. i'm pretty well detoxed from the anesthesia that they pumped me up with to keep me under for all that time. that took several days to get out of my system. my neck and jaw are still pretty stiff from the surgery, but it gets better everyday. had the stitches out this past monday... so things are moving along.but no sooner am i on the mend from this first torture than are they lining up the next one. the next line of treatment will be radiation. that involves blasting you with some kind of beam for a few minutes a day, 5 days a week, for about 7 weeks. that will start in a few weeks...saw the jay-z cover of no sleep, and the coldplay one of fight for your right from APW on youtube. good shit. and i heard karen o wore a "get well MCA" armband, and that q-tip gave a shout out too..... very kind of them. just wanted to thank them and everyone else who sent positive thoughts my way. i do think that all of the well wishes have contributed to the fact that my treatment and recovery are going well.much love back at all of you!
adam
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Your Own...Personal...Jesus
I closed my eyes and it felt like I was back in Chicago at my house, early 90's listening to my sister who is ten years older than me singing to Personal Jesus. Nearly 20 years later- I find myself screaming the lyrics to Personal Jesus in a packed house. Not every band has this power.Depeche Mode ROCKED OUT MSG last night. Took some friends: Setarah-Shrujal-B and I, maxin and relaxin to a suite all to ourselves reflecting on Depeche Mode as their opener: Peter Bjorn and John played. (Peter Bjorn and John= PBJ!!!) MSG may have been a bit massive for Peter Bjorn and John and lets be honest- people that were at this sold out show were there to enjoy the silence.
David Gahan strutted on stage as the set/lights/production took the crowd over. The last time they were at MSG was in 2005, so this was a special return for them. Gahan's swift moves combined with Martin Gore's sparkley bedazzled suit got everybody on their feet.
Gahan spun with his mic time after time to some of DM's newest stuff...however, the crowd and the band both knew why everybody was there last night. They played it all-- Its No Good, Strange Love, Personal Jesus-- you name it- we danced/screamed/cheered/clapped to it.
The filters/graphics/visuals/lights going on behind the band stayed true to DM's mysterious, slightly dark, erotica feel. It was a beautiful show. One moment in particular, the visual was a type writer writing out Daniel Ladinsky's "I have learned so much:"
I
Have
Learned
So much from God
That I can no longer
Call
Myself
A Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim
A Buddhist, a Jew.
The Truth has shared so much of itself
With me
That I can no longer call myself
A man, a woman, an angel
Or even pure
Soul.
Love has
Befriended Hafiz so completely
It has turned to ash
And freed
Me
Of every concept and image
My mind has ever known.
******chilling*************
Martin Gore sang a few chilling ballads solo on the mic. His voice filled MSG and kept people on their feet bopping and dancing.
Thank you Depeche Mode to staying true. Sure, the electronica/keyboard/new wave feel brought me back a bit, but its powerful to see DM sound as fresh as they did in the 90's.
I definitely had a I love NYC moment last night sitting in a box- with some of my best friends listening to music where we could all sing the lyrics to. Hands down best MSG show I have attended yet.
-p (takin a ride with my best friend)
Monday, August 3, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
ALL POINTS WEST-We made it!
Have to say...OUTSTANDING Show
The National!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
Vampire Weekend!
Jay-z!
well worth the trip...
and, almost didn't make it out there due to our uncertainty about the weather
"lets just do it," I said to S as we peeked out the window to examine the clouds for the 100th time
life is an adventure, right?! Live on the edge! This was one of my smaller ones...
took the G (a new G train now stops at 7th ave/9th street Park Slope...yippee)! to the R to reach lower Manhattan, then a $25/10 minute ferry ride to Liberty Park (which is technically NJ)
next thing on our agenda... still need to buy tickets!
Security was extremely high (we saw 2 men holding machine guns)
Oh, no are we gonna be able to scalp tickets, as planned??????
whew...scalper gave it to us for $80
started raining a bit and saw someone selling a poncho and asked "how much?" "What??...$10 I said, ""how about 5?" "no...it's 10"
decided not to buy it...why should I pay $10 for a piece of plastic "trash bag"!
continued on our way and finally reached the main stage to see The National play
started pouring...maybe I need a poncho now!
gave S a $20 bill to go on a search for a poncho.
"I went to 3 different places, " he said "The last guy had only 1 left and asked for $20."
Then Vampire Weekend came on...
ANNOUNCEMENT by the lead singer...
"Friday tickets are now being honored for Saturday and Sunday shows now due to the weather!"
REALLY?
Can't be true we thought. Must be a joke!
Miraculously, the rain stopped and the sun started to come out...looked back at the NYC skyline...how beautiful!
"YEAH NJ and NY!" said the Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
saw people dancing in the mud, didn't seem like they cared though, they were just too into the music!
Time for the finale of the night...JAY-Z!
Came out singing the classic Beastie Boys song "No Sleep till Brooklyn".
sang it as a tribute to Beastie Boys band member, Adam Yauch recently diagnosed with cancer and had to cancel their show there
time to take the ferry back to NYC before the crowd
home now...have to shower and wash the mud off my feet...
-J
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