how was your show?
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
Gaahahdsafwh Nick, I wanted to go to your stupid show and I only remembered it last night at about 9:30. I need a social secretary.
― Je55e, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
i've been playing in my friend's band for about a year, most of the time i play autoharp. last night we're playing a show, we're a fairly quiet band, and a drunk guy decides that the middle of a song is a good time to wander up and ask what the instrument i'm playing is called. i try to just stare him down, he says "you don't know what it's called? ok" and wanders away. kinda put me in an odd funk for the rest of the set.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:28 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
the club also arbitrarily pushed back the start of the music by an hour, literally minutes after we were talking about how we liked playing there because they're so professional
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, January 18, 2012 11:04 AM (48 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
i think it was fine but i was in a weird mood after having to wait around with nothing to do for the four hours between sound check and our set, plus the drunk guy, plus an annoying opening band. there were a surprising number of people there though, i guess because free show.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
should've kicked drunk guy in the forehead imo
― long duk dan (dan m), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 18:01 (twelve years ago) link
four hours is a long time, geezi'd be antsyat least there were people there, even though one of them was drunk guy?
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
Empty Bottle is only good for rock. The rest gets drowned out by yayhoos.
― do you not like slouching? (Eazy), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
i've seen some great loud jazz shows there, and folk stuff too but there were as many times that the singer had to yell STFU.
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
one of my favorites was seeing alasdair roberts with like 20 other people including the bartenderi remember there being a LOT of problems when we went to see lavender diamond though. that was a long time ago, eh?
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, and I tried seeing Azita there a time or two, to no avail.
― do you not like slouching? (Eazy), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
bert jansch was great though, and no one bothered him because everyone was there to see him
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
i've definitely seen quiet bands get overwhelmed by crowd noise there (whoever opened for bill callahan/smog that time i went with jeff), or sometimes they try to make quiet bands LOUD to compensate and lose the dynamics, which i think was more what happened with us - they had the bass pumped, which isn't really appropriate for our songs.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
sorry for the bitching. it wasn't that bad.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
anyone know anyone looking for editorial work?
― long duk dan (dan m), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
New CTA Stations
― do you not like slouching? (Eazy), Thursday, 19 January 2012 15:57 (twelve years ago) link
I was hoping this was about the proposed new stop on the Yellow Line that would be blocks from my house. That would be great.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 19 January 2012 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
if I lived on the far south side I'd be pretty pissed about some of this happening instead of extending the red line
― long duk dan (dan m), Thursday, 19 January 2012 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I'm not sure that fancy new platforms should be first on the list. I think extending services would be a priority, but lets not expect CTA to exhibit logic.
But then I'm furious with the CTA because the goddamn 97 bus I mentioned earlier has driven past me at the stop three times in the last week and a half now and my complaints seem to be doing no good.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 19 January 2012 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
i don't even want to know what the cta has planned for my stop
― La Lechera, Thursday, 19 January 2012 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
Bus tracker has developed an annoying glitch for the westbound Diversey stop in front of my apartment. It will say Approaching when it absolutely is NOT but it will say that for several minutes. Then it will either switch to an accurate estimate or get stuck on 6 or 7 minutes.
At eastbound Belmont bus stop by Courtney's house (Belmont Blue Line) Bus Tracker consistently predicts 5 minutes when it is 2 stops away. That's pretty fucking exasperating. Those 2 stops = 2 minutes MAX. >:[
― Je55e, Thursday, 19 January 2012 21:15 (twelve years ago) link
I've been enjoying the electronic trackers on select bus stops.
― Girl I want to take you to a JBR (jaymc), Thursday, 19 January 2012 21:17 (twelve years ago) link
I'd be happy of they just put new metal caps on the stairs at Wilson. The ones there now are worn smooth and slick and one of these wet and ice days, I know I'm going ass over elbow down those stairs.
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Thursday, 19 January 2012 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
the steps are all really scaryi often get this terrible OH GOD I'M GOING TO FALL sensation and it's awful
― La Lechera, Thursday, 19 January 2012 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
The steps on the stations they are remodeling are bad, too. Hate those steps. Hate that gonna fall feeling.
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Thursday, 19 January 2012 21:55 (twelve years ago) link
every time it's like having a heart attack!
― La Lechera, Thursday, 19 January 2012 21:56 (twelve years ago) link
all of a sudden the phrase "heart attack" sounded really weird
Heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ackYou oughta know by now
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
PRESSURE
― La Lechera, Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:08 (twelve years ago) link
sorry
PRESH-UH
You cannot handle it.
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:09 (twelve years ago) link
haha wikipedia:
"Pressure" is a synthesizer-driven song from 1982 by Billy Joel about difficulty dealing with the stress of daily living.
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:10 (twelve years ago) link
PRESH-UH!deet doot deet deet deet doot deet deet deet doot deet deet deet doot deet deet deet doot deet deet
my bff and i used to have so many larfs pretending to be billy joel singing that song
― La Lechera, Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
i think that's how i learned the word "rationale" too
Seriously? I just spilled like 1/4 cup of water on my cell phone, 98% of which was kept away by the protective cover, but apparently the three drops that got inside the cover have fucked it completely. So not happy right now.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:16 (twelve years ago) link
i was probably 7, so yeah
― La Lechera, Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:16 (twelve years ago) link
turn it off and pull the battery out if you can
― long duk dan (dan m), Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:17 (twelve years ago) link
He is really intense about the stress of daily living in that song, it is troo.
1-2-3-4 PRESH-UH
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:18 (twelve years ago) link
Done and done. Both sitting out and drying right now.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:18 (twelve years ago) link
Oh god a weird, unnotified XP!!!! I'm sorry about your phone, John!
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:19 (twelve years ago) link
JON
God. I suck.
let them sit for 24hrs or more
same thing happened to me with beer and laptop, it amazingly survived
― long duk dan (dan m), Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:20 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZO954_SQUY
sorry about your phone j dogg
― La Lechera, Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:20 (twelve years ago) link
also I would say take your phone apart as much as you easily can, more area exposed = more thoroughly dry
I am guessing you probably know this but I want to say THERE IS HOPE
― long duk dan (dan m), Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:21 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC0dTcjUH9o
Its cool, might be an excuse to upgrade but of course I am 6 months away from contract ending. The water indicator strip appears to not have been touched though, so I don't know.
Billy Joel vid is making me feel better.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:22 (twelve years ago) link
it's totally hilarious!
― La Lechera, Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:23 (twelve years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/Billyjoelgreatesthits.jpg
This was my mom's preferred "cleaning album" on Saturdays so I heard more fucking Billy Joel in my life than I ever needed to hear.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:24 (twelve years ago) link
"Allentown" still rules
― La Lechera, Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:26 (twelve years ago) link
Allentown is legitimately a good song.
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
R is a huge, unrepentant, celebratory fan of Billy Joel
like she will threaten to cut your face if you besmirch him
not really
but close
― long duk dan (dan m), Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:27 (twelve years ago) link