Chicago MMXII

Don't worry guys, I'll stand in all the rare beer lines for you. Except when I send Jenny.

And sure rare certainly does not always equal good. But with variations that are released yearly like GI Bourbon County Stout, or Founders Kentucky /Canadian Stout, chances are pretty good that it is phenomenal.

Hold on to your butts, y'all.

Are you ready?

I changed my user name.

This will only lead to pain and sorrow.

Why are you so afraid of change?

I LIKE pain and sorrow.

Was it someone in a Chicago thread talking about that Youth Lagoon record? Or am I confusing it with something else? I was walking down Printer's Row from lunch last week and saw the storefront for Hydrogen Plus Records that I'd apparently passed by many times without ever seeing. Anyway, the selection is pretty small and definitely geared only towards whatever Pitchfork is currently hyping, but I did pick up the Youth Lagoon and Pop. 1280 records. Both are really good.

yeah I was diggin it and included a song in the 2011 spreadsheet dealie

omg! but what does "carl agatha" MEAN? should i not call you "J____" anymore?

Hold on to your butts, y'all.

Are you ready?

Empire bought Luna!
http://www.suntimes.com/business/10475400-420/empire-buys-luna-carpet-but-jingles-will-ring-on.html

HAY GUYS CAN I BE A SCHILL? MY GOOD, GOOD, GREAT FRIENDS IN SHARPLESS ARE PLAYING LINCOLN HALL ON THE 24TH AND I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THAT THE VENUE WAS _FULL_! This is the biggest show they've played!

http://www.lincolnhallchicago.com/Shows/02-24-2012%20Sharpless

i am going to be playing a show in madison WI on feb. 24

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omg! but what does "carl agatha" MEAN? should i not call you "J____" anymore?

It's what I named a character in Rock Band once, kind of after a character in Battlestar Galactica who is super dumb and handsome (Carl Agathon). So it is like a two layer cake of dorkiness. Three layers if you consider it is now an Internet message board handle.

You can still call me Jenny!

oh duh! carl agathon is helo!

I've never seen you as a Carl.

Carl Smithers is a little upset that he won't be the most famous Carl around these parts anymore.

ALSO CAN I BE A SHILL FOR A SECOND and encourage you all to attend the (erotic) FICTION CONTEST held by Jenny-Carl's health organization at which:

* There will be no reiki
* I will make my triumphant return to the stage
* I will loan a book to Dr Advance Johnson
* I might tell you my Mom Samsamuel story but only if there are not too many ppl listening

It is THIS SUNDAY and I vow to BRING IT.

I like the cognitive dissonance of a buxom lady with a butch name.

Wait, wait, wait, there's going to be a La Lechera's Parlor of Sinful Tales?

Yes.

OMG

oh duh! carl agathon is helo!

Yeah! But he was such a dimbulb that I often felt compelled to scold him using his full name.

http://joepahl.is/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sagan-galaxy.jpg

http://www.geni.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/agatha-christie.jpg

It's my Beaver Trilogy. I'm the first installment, then someone (probably not Sean Penn, maybe someone classy like Sarah Polley) will come along and fictionalize this talent show, and that will then be made into another 3rd installment by a known Hollywood weirdo (I am hoping for the woman fka JT Leroy) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beaver_Trilogy

Then all three installments will not be released on DVD ever.

god, I think I have the beaver trilogy sitting on my hardrive somewhere, I should actually watch it one day

though the trilogy can't really be as good as the this american life piece about it

I dunno, I think it might be. No Ira Glass, for one.

oh hey it's on youtube

I have seen it in a thee-ate-er

beaver trilogy, sounds like my prom night!

I just had a great idea.

Is it about Nick's prom night?

No but it relates to the Beaver Trilogy. I'm actually the THIRD part.

I have seen it in a thee-ate-er

Me too!

Anyway, not to be a PEDANT, but doesn't Agathon from BSG spell his first name with a K?

yes but i like carl agatha more than karl agatha, so i think Jenny should keep it

ALSO CAN I BE A SHILL FOR A SECOND and encourage you all to attend the (erotic) FICTION CONTEST held by Jenny-Carl's health organization at which:

Hey, am I actually reading in this thing? I said I would but I don't remember if I got confirmation. Sadly I'm pretty sure that whatever I read will definitely not touch last year's selection.

Jesse--this will be a great warm-up for your one-man show!

Are you guys writing this stuff, or is it like smut karaoke?

xpost he does, but carl agatha spells it with a c.

Jesse, it will prob be like last year and you'll just have to show up and volunteer.

I am not writing anything. I only WISH I had written what I read last year. It's really a shame the video didn't turn out b/c that was one of my top 10 shining moments in life. SEMI-EDIBLE SLURRY (paraphrased?)

I wrote mine, but it is high concept and involves images and a projector.

Oh! Wow.

Is accidentally-racist-jokes karaoke in that Top 10?

Definitely.

have any of you guys been to native foods? it's a vegan restaurant chain and there's one in the loop on south clark. i'm intrigued, might check it out next time i have $$$ to eat out: http://nativefoods.com/

I haven't been, but a non-veg friend was talking up the one in Wicker Park. Sounded promising.

if i were in WP i'd probably eat somewhere else but for the loop it's exciting.