Chicago: Totally hands-free!!!

ha

I like them too!

The few people who ARE in the office all have a meeting right now, so I'm enjoying my lunch SOLO.

it's very quiet and intense in here right now. I like it this way.

You know, I don't like reading interviews that are like writing/quote/writing/quote etc. I'd much rather read a straight-up question & answer thing. But after doing that little interview with the B4d P1us I've got a lot more sympathy for it (and more respect for shit like the AV Club)...like 2/3rds of the answers weren't really interesting or usable, and I had no choice but to do the first format to pad it out.

I like those bands three.

c0c0c0ma and h3adache c1ty

the latter more than the former

oh vice versa

the former more than the latter

Well, then, you are all Kevin Jrs. in my book.

Btw, nice interview, Jordan (I just read it).

werr ist interview

go to dane101 dot com and scroll down

I just googled the interviewer's name plus the interviewee's name.

why u write for dane cook web site

Oh, they're playing at Old Town School, that seems like a fun place to see them?

xpost, lol

good job

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.

I haven't either, but Kid saw H0t 8 there and said it was small and cool.

Apparently the acoustics are great.

The acoustics there are fantastic. -xpost

FUNZONE! should record the live album there.

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.

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

Interesting! It's been awhile but I remember playing jazz in a couple of super dry rooms and feeling the same way.

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.

guys if I want to buy a bike, where should I buy it from?

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!

used: working bikes
new: boulevard

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?)

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.

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

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.

YAY SO EXCITED TO RIDE A BIKE, GUYS!!!

xposts oh good. thanks rw!

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.

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.

ISN'T IT THE GREATEST (THE SQUARE, I MEAN?) CAN'T WAIT TO RIDE MY BIKE ON THE BOULEVARD!!!

Gar. Arg. Rag. Busy. So busy.

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.

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.

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.

do it!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Yeah, the Metallica one is amazing!

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.