Chicago MMXII

(not being hostile btw -- just that i know you know how to find stuff you like. you just have to want to look around for it)

like i read that flying nun book and then have gone down a rabbit hole of flying nun, which has been v enjoyable!
i listen to "crush" by tall dwarfs every single time i get into the car and it's like a ritual now.

boom boom boom boom boom
tap tap tap tap tap
la la la la la la
how does it feel when you find out that everyone LOATHES you?

and then the song is over and i am on my way to my destination

also lastfm radio stations are good for finding new things, better than pandora because there's more international music ime

I would like to get back into the habit of exploring music that is not primarily new and buzzed-about stuff, but there is so much of that stuff that I am rarely left wanting. Sometimes I just think, like, what if I am a huge fan of (say) Rickie Lee Jones, and I just don't know it yet?

Yeah, there's a century of music that just happens not to have paid publicity at the momen, ando gets drowned out by the rest.

I can'ttypewell on this thing

I'm just listening to Robin Thicke for 2012.

i was asking you specifically because you always know about bands/music i haven't heard about

I think I was better about digging into old stuff during the couple of years when I was pretending to be a Music Critic.

I basically get everything from sharemyplaylists.com

You're Jeff Goldblum in The Fly.

i'm pretty good at digging, not so great about keeping up with new things

somebody buy me a hamburger

cheeseburger

I'd like to try out a joke here.

Q: When Morrissey dies where will his body be kept?

A: In a Moz-oleum.

Q: When Morrissey dies where will his body be kept?

A: Inside the cemetery gates

Q: When Morrissey dies where will his body be kept?

A: Under a grave made by pretty girls

Q: When Morrissey dies where will his body be kept?

A: What difference does it make?

^^winner winner winner^^

Spotify link for my best-of-2011 mix:

http://open.spotify.com/user/seaworthyset/playlist/7ecSYOYVqInhzYpYd8H6Hz

Anybody want to go to this? http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/217548

Kr was literally *just* talking about that. We are probably interested.

I'm most likely in.

I'm probably interested.

Amanda: http://thehairpin.com/2012/01/a-femmes-guide-to-improvement-solid-perfume

oooh that's neat
i use a little piece of cotton w/perfume oil on it in MY scent lockets, but this is a novel idea!

jenny are you a veronica falls fan? i think you might be.

may i recommend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVS_cm2HOxo

would anyone want to do pub quiz tomorrow?

Oh man that sounds like fun, but given that our little guy decided this week that any sort of consistent sleep pattern is out of the question, I'm not sure I can really ditch my wife with a screaming baby until we get things a little more back on track. This weekend was awful, I think we each got a grand total of 7 hours all weekend.

sucks. evie just got back on her normal schedule after vacation/teething threw her off. we had some bad nights last week but things seem good again now.

I might be interested in pub quiz.

jaymc would be the best pub quiz partner of all time.

btw if i were in chicago i'd totally be down for a pub quiz, anytime.

also btw, i find out if i'm moving to chicago today. *refreshes email every 2 minutes*

good luck brah

no matter what happens, i foresee a lot of drinking going on tonight

Nick, Jenny, Jeff go dig around the City's offices and see what you can find out!

Good luck Z.

this week is really busy for me or else I'd be totally in for pub quiz, R and I stopped at the Globe for a beer on Saturday and I was reminiscing a bit about past quizzes

I do not know about Veronica Falls but I will check them out. Thanks!

Also, good luck ZS! My fingers are crossed, just for you.

No pub quiz for me. I'm sick. Blech.

Random: someone mispronounced my last name like Bear-goes today (fluent English speaker, no discernible accent). That is a new one.

Jenny, you will like them. I bet Nick and Sarah would too. Anyone who likes super catchy UK pop with girl singer and post-punk moments.

niiiiiiiiiiiick where did you put those tracks you recorded most recently with (i think?) sarah and ben that i liked a lot?
are they downloadable somewhere?

dan, strangely enough, S and I also went to the Globe for a drink on Saturday, and I was also reminiscing about pub quiz. Might also be pub for tomorrow night, though I have a 12.5 hour day on Wednesday, so perhaps I should just make it an early night.

scarequotes.bandcamp.com
i think i set it so you have to pay to download but i can email them to you once i'm at home if you remind me

yaaay
ok
i just remember liking them a lot and i want to put more fun stuff on my running ipod
trying to make myself want to do that again requires some planning...

i still need to rerecord the other song we tried to do that didn't come out due to 4-track problems.

Hey, we'll be able to sneak spiced gumdrops into the Century movies:

http://chicago.racked.com/archives/2012/01/04/cvs-at-broadway-diversey-bigger-than-expected.php

Good news! I like CVS.

Wait. Did we already talk about the fact that there will be a gigantor Walgreens competing with it? We talked about these matters separately, but it seems like there will be a face/off at some point.

Oh, guess what? The place where Dominick's burned down and will never rise again (3050 N. Broadway)? It's going to be home to a Mariano's!

Pub quiz rounds:

1) Holy Spy Cog 11 pts
2) Choice Key 11 pts
3) Match- Swap Rightly 14 pts
4) Chemical States Round 16 pts
5) Dead Or Canadian 11 pts
6) Pictures 15 pts
7) General Knowledge 22 pts

1 = Psychology
2 = Ice Hockey
3 = Playwrights

yeeesh

i'm playing with advance base at the empty bottle next tuesday btw. free show if you rsvp in advance on their site. all our shows are on tuesdays for some reason.

I'll do it and cover the playwrights, if folks want to.