why u write for dane cook web site
― n/a, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:47 (seventeen years ago) link
Oh, they're playing at Old Town School, that seems like a fun place to see them?
xpost, lol
― Jordan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:47 (seventeen years ago) link
good job
― n/a, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:48 (seventeen years ago) link
I've never been to Old Town School! I've always wanted to, but the majority of the artists that get booked there are snoozy folk/alt-country types.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:48 (seventeen years ago) link
I haven't either, but Kid saw H0t 8 there and said it was small and cool.
― Jordan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:49 (seventeen years ago) link
Apparently the acoustics are great.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:50 (seventeen years ago) link
The acoustics there are fantastic. -xpost
― Eazy, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:50 (seventeen years ago) link
FUNZONE! should record the live album there.
― Jordan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:52 (seventeen years ago) link
A guy I know whose band usually plays in bars was onstage there and kind of freaked out by the detail of his own playing/singing that he could hear.
― Eazy, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:53 (seventeen years ago) link
If I were her friend I'd just go around trying to make her grin all the time so I could see it.
you wouldn't have to try very hard, she laughs more than anyone i've ever met in my life. her and her husband are blood fucking diamonds.
last night was a pretty good show, hipshakes kinda lost the trail in the middle of their set and i was PSYCHED to see them but.... eh. i hadn't seen the krunchies in ages and they were fucking great. cocohomos debuted a new song last night and it was great. i'm happy they keep getting better. new album is killer, get one while you can 'cause that fuckers gonna go oop.
ok, i gotta go pound the pavement.
best, kevinsaur jr
― chicago kevin, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:56 (seventeen years ago) link
Interesting! It's been awhile but I remember playing jazz in a couple of super dry rooms and feeling the same way.
― Jordan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:56 (seventeen years ago) link
Kevin Jr. is more than I am capable of being. I'm kind of pissed at myself for getting sucked into that show about the 11th dimension last night and not going to the Bottle.
― dan m, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:02 (seventeen years ago) link
guys if I want to buy a bike, where should I buy it from?
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:03 (seventeen years ago) link
OMG you guys: http://www.youtube.com/user/StSanders
Some dude expertly redubbed all of these guitar shredding videos to sound weird and bad, but with perfect timing!
― Jordan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:03 (seventeen years ago) link
used: working bikes new: boulevard
― river wolf, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:04 (seventeen years ago) link
though i'm sure there's a decent alternative to boulevard down in hyde park
okay thanks! also, I realize this a bit chip-on-my-shoulder-y, but there won't be condescending dudes there who sneer at me because I have never bought a bike before, will there? (at working bikes, I mean?)
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:05 (seventeen years ago) link
oh, I'm not in HP. Logan Square.
Not to worry, love, no one wants to give their money to a store where people are meanies. No sneering allowed.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:05 (seventeen years ago) link
i just like them because they're friendly, not condescending, and commuter-oriented. the guys at rapid transit have a reputation for being not the nicest (bike mechanic syndrome), yojimbo's garage is for the hardcore only, on the route i know nothing about, most of yr other stores are for ppl buying road bikes they never actually intend to ride
xp
― river wolf, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:06 (seventeen years ago) link
I abandoned my bike. :(
Just before turning in the keys to my old place I remembered the bike was still in the garage, so I locked it to a pole until I can go get it. I need to borrow someone's bike rack (it has two flat tires and a rusted out chain). 20 yr old girl's Bianchi, I miss you.
― Jordan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:07 (seventeen years ago) link
YAY SO EXCITED TO RIDE A BIKE, GUYS!!!
xposts oh good. thanks rw!
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:07 (seventeen years ago) link
oh you're in the square! neighbor!
def go to boulevard! kevin, the guy that runs it, is very nice, as are all the mechanics.
― river wolf, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:07 (seventeen years ago) link
Upgrade Cycle was very nice to me, but they're a little more high-end/road-bike-y. Which was even more impressive, really. They were nice and helpful despite the fact that I was clearly out of my league.
― kenan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:08 (seventeen years ago) link
ISN'T IT THE GREATEST (THE SQUARE, I MEAN?) CAN'T WAIT TO RIDE MY BIKE ON THE BOULEVARD!!!
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:09 (seventeen years ago) link
Gar. Arg. Rag. Busy. So busy.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:09 (seventeen years ago) link
I heard a song by this band on the radio the other night and liked it okay: www.myspace.com/vampireweekend
Also, jaymc, they have a song about serial commas.
― Jordan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:11 (seventeen years ago) link
Boulevard is the place I walk by all the time and am all, maybe I should just go in and buy one, and then I chicken out. I'm glad to hear they are nice.
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:12 (seventeen years ago) link
This would prob. be a good time of year to go to Working Bikes, b/c everyone who wanted a bike for the summer already has one.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link
do it!
― river wolf, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link
the metallica video is the best. It has fake drums and vocals too.
I posted on craigslist to try and find somewher ein Chicago that sells old reel-to-reels and like three people have emailed me about this place in lincoln square so I'm going to go check it out after work, yeey.
― n/a, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:14 (seventeen years ago) link
I took mine to Boulevard when I wrecked the derailleur, they were very nice and fixed it really quickly.
If I were you I'd troll Craigslist for a while, too. In fact, I have been doing so myself lately, because I want another (beefier, MTB) frame that I can frankenify.
I think I know that place, N. I took my turntable there to get fixed. If it's the same place they have very very erratic hours.
― dan m, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:15 (seventeen years ago) link
Oh oh! For what it's worth, I am another devotee of boulevard bikes. Nothing but the best to say for those guys. My absolute favorite part about those dudes is that they are always eager to show me how to fix the shit I'm unsure about, knowing full well that next time it breaks, I'll not be paying them.
― mattttt, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link
I want a bike but instead of wheels it has two sets of robot legs, one in front and one in back and when you pedal it runs really fast.
― n/a, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link
Yeah, the Metallica one is amazing!
― Jordan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:17 (seventeen years ago) link
The people at Uptown Bikes said that (for them anyway) this was a bad time of year for used bikes. The have 0 used bikes right now.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:26 (seventeen years ago) link
I finished reading that silly book above. Ho hum.
― KitCat, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:27 (seventeen years ago) link
Hm. Did Uptown say what the best time for used bikes is?
― kenan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:32 (seventeen years ago) link
I want a bike.
Bally's sent me a notice in the mail saying that if I pay off my dues for the next 18 months I will save $200 of the regular cost, plus get 1 free personal training session (valued at $60). I will be spending my money on this instead of a bike.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:32 (seventeen years ago) link
Uptown Bikes said...something.... I think they said they usually get things later in the Fall??? I don't remember. They have very, very low stock on all bikes, used and new.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:33 (seventeen years ago) link
ugh. I ate so many brownies today, guys.
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:36 (seventeen years ago) link
Aaargh. There's a work event thingy this evening that I TOTALLY forgot about. I hate that feeling of suddenly finding out you have to quickly psychologically prepare yourself for one thing when you were planning on quite another. Worse yet, blaming yourself for not remembering in the first frickin' place. :(
Also, until about 5 minutes ago I was not even aware of the true NATURE of the event. I thought it was supposed to be just a free food schmooze-fest. It's worse than that... there's a class. A free food class? One can dream.
Eh. Whatever. I'll learn something, probably, even if against my will.
― kenan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:36 (seventeen years ago) link
I AM SO BORED THAT I WILL LIST WHAT I CONSUMED TODAY
coffee scrambled eggs (2) black bean burger french fries fingernails
― n/a, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:37 (seventeen years ago) link
People don't buy bikes in the winter, I think -- they get rid of them as they nest and clean out basements and things. I'd guess the best time for used bikes is late winter before the spring bug bites and people start thinking about going outdoors.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:37 (seventeen years ago) link
I think I will leave work very soon. Fuck this place.
coffee brownies cheddar cheese
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:38 (seventeen years ago) link
That seems odd for used, but what the fuck do i know, having never worked at a shop. New makes sense, the 2008 model hype-train is full motion right now, so I could see shops just trying to clean out their inventory before they have to re-up with next year's models.
river wolf: Do you have suggestions for where I should get wheels built? I'm more than happy to get them done at boulevard unless there's some kind of wheel guru in the city that is the defacto source of round awesomeness.
― mattttt, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:39 (seventeen years ago) link
frozen waffle, butter (fake), maple syrup (real) chicken etoufee mini Hershey's bar
― Jordan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:40 (seventeen years ago) link
water prescription amphetamines one small cup caffeinated coffee forgot how many cups of decaf more water an orange three cigarettes one glass of Emergen-C a banana and a small bag of trail mix
― kenan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:41 (seventeen years ago) link
oh yeah two cups coffee and a Walgreen's vitamin
― Jordan, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:42 (seventeen years ago) link