(Laying odds on the western suburbs.)
― ‘Neuroscience’ and ‘near death’ pepper (Eazy), Friday, 10 February 2012 01:26 (twelve years ago) link
I was curious too but I just couldn't stand to watch for myself.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Friday, 10 February 2012 01:42 (twelve years ago) link
some place in River North called Zocalo
― long duk dan (dan m), Friday, 10 February 2012 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
not to be confused with Vocalo
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 10 February 2012 14:47 (twelve years ago) link
uh oh, i wonder how concerned i should be about the snow + getting to chicago tonight?
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Friday, 10 February 2012 15:03 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe tho iirc it's mostly lake effect so it might not be as bad as far inland as the expressways you'll be taking.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Friday, 10 February 2012 15:24 (twelve years ago) link
Why does this guy have his bike on the train during rush hour. Bad boy.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Friday, 10 February 2012 15:25 (twelve years ago) link
I'm guilty of that — once when there was a sudden torrent of rain and another time when my back tire was completely flat
― tanuki, Friday, 10 February 2012 15:28 (twelve years ago) link
Bosslady asked me to make her a reservation at a place called Brunch in downtown and when I called they said that they only take reservations by email to the manager. I sort of hate that place now.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Friday, 10 February 2012 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
you have to be friends with the manager on facebook
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Friday, 10 February 2012 19:16 (twelve years ago) link
reservations by twitter dm only
to make a reservation, post your desired time on tumblr and receive at least three (3) re-blogs
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Friday, 10 February 2012 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
it's faster to bribe the manager via his kickstarter
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 10 February 2012 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
i was trying to figure out yesterday if there's a minimum amount you can set for your goal on kickstarter, but i couldn't find out. i thought it would be funny to set up like a $10 kickstarter, but the max people can support you is 10 cents
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 10 February 2012 19:19 (twelve years ago) link
I would back your $10 project with ten of my own cents.
― carl agatha, Friday, 10 February 2012 19:21 (twelve years ago) link
I actually made the first kickstarter donation yesterday. My friend's sister is trying to make a horror movie.
― carl agatha, Friday, 10 February 2012 19:22 (twelve years ago) link
I think kickstarter is generally OK and a good idea, but when I saw that there was a kickstarter page to put out a record by D|smemberment Pl@n's Tr@vis M0rris0n, I had to lol.
― long duk dan (dan m), Friday, 10 February 2012 19:27 (twelve years ago) link
I agree but honestly, unless it is someone I know or a close relative of someone I know and that person is doing something that is relevant to my interests, I'm unlikely to donate anything. Like, after registering, kickstarter.com was all "Browse around for other awesome projects to support!" which... nah.
― carl agatha, Friday, 10 February 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
i've been donating to some for the first time, but i still hate when bands are (imo) asking for more money than they need for shit they maybe shouldn't be spending money on anyway. like, why should you get to record in the studio and get your music mixed/mastered/replicated at no cost to yourself, especially when everyone else is spending less money on buying their own gear and learning how to record themselves?
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Friday, 10 February 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe they need to recoup all the money they've spent on music lessons and e-mail blasts and taking cabs to gigs.
― jaymc, Friday, 10 February 2012 20:35 (twelve years ago) link
i think i would feel pretty shitty about setting up a kickstarter for anything i wanted to do but that's just me. if i had a ton of disposable income i'd probably want to pay for my friends to do cool things. i did wish i had the money to help pay for the silkworm documentary (the band silkworm, not the the insect) because that is something i want to come to fruition.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 10 February 2012 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
in summary, maybe i shouldn't feel so shitty about this
i talked about this on the kickstarter thread but one of the founders of kickstarter is a guy who 1) used to post on ILX frequently and 2) went to college with me and was at the college radio station the same time (we were co-music directors one year).
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 10 February 2012 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
where "this" = "theoretically asking for funding on kickstarter." don't worry, i'm not planning any kickstarter ventures really.
basically i think there are lots of cool things that deserve funding on kickstarter but there's a lot of gross stuff too.
like this is pretty crazy: http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/117867-double-fine-kickstarter (TLDR version - video game company Double Fine raised more than $1 million on Kickstarter in one day). Double Fine makes cool games and I'm glad they get to make more but it seems weird they couldn't raise money any other way based on their reputations.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 10 February 2012 20:42 (twelve years ago) link
Oh wow I had no idea Y.S. was involved w/it!
― jaymc, Friday, 10 February 2012 20:42 (twelve years ago) link
Knowing you, I am unsurprised that you would not want to start a kickstarter campaign for a thing you want to do, but I would gleefully support any project you "kickstarted" there. That goes for all the Chicago ILXors (and your sisters, providing they are trying to make horror movies).
― carl agatha, Friday, 10 February 2012 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
― jaymc, Friday, February 10, 2012 2:42 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i only found out within the past year i think.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 10 February 2012 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
I kind of forgot about him. But I did meet him briefly at P4k Fest a few years ago.
― jaymc, Friday, 10 February 2012 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
i think i'd be ok with doing a kickstarter if i came up with a really amazing idea that i was sure i could follow through on and was really worth people's money. but what are the odds of that?
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 10 February 2012 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
fuck this guy: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jerroldridenour/smidgen-stick-the-smidgen-measurement-system?ref=discover_rec
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 10 February 2012 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
Build a better dildo.
― jaymc, Friday, 10 February 2012 20:53 (twelve years ago) link
didn't momus do this like 15 years ago?
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 10 February 2012 20:54 (twelve years ago) link
xpost!
man, there is some shitty stuff on kickstarter
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 10 February 2012 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
it's crazy what has like $10,000 in funding though. i thought people were poor these days.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 10 February 2012 21:06 (twelve years ago) link
sorry, i should be posting on the kickstarter thread.
You should be able to negative contribute to something. Like, I have $50 worth of hate for the smidgen stick and I would be willing to pay that much to crush this man's dreams.
― carl agatha, Friday, 10 February 2012 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
otm
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 10 February 2012 21:21 (twelve years ago) link
i contributed to a buddy who got a custom quarter-tone guitar made, and is performing specially commissioned music.
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― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Friday, 10 February 2012 21:27 (twelve years ago) link
if you can't see that, it's a guitar with a shitload of frets.
also to this musician: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soriekondi/get-sorie-kondi-to-south-by-southwest
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Friday, 10 February 2012 21:28 (twelve years ago) link
man, there is some shitty stuff on kickstarter the Internet.
I may do one to take the Interrogation show to NY and/or Edinburgh.
― ‘Neuroscience’ and ‘near death’ pepper (Eazy), Friday, 10 February 2012 21:29 (twelve years ago) link
ok hitting the road, see some of you guys tonight!
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Friday, 10 February 2012 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
NEWSFLASH: We are switching plans and D and I will be at the Green Mill show tomorrow night rather than tonight. I'm stupid exhausted and no fun to be around.
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 10 February 2012 22:26 (twelve years ago) link
Jordanian I am sorry, but we will totes be there tomorrow. I just need to recover from back to back classes, two mad shitty meetings, and falling on my face in the alley while simultaneously flinging a bag of dog poop into the air.
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 10 February 2012 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
It is no fun out there right now.
― tanuki, Friday, 10 February 2012 22:31 (twelve years ago) link
Like a Russian model out there: very pretty, no fun.
― ‘Neuroscience’ and ‘near death’ pepper (Eazy), Friday, 10 February 2012 22:39 (twelve years ago) link
Who Amandawg, I hope your face and your poo are OK.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Friday, 10 February 2012 22:40 (twelve years ago) link
poo is in the dumpsterhip, shoulder, and knee are ouchy!
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 10 February 2012 22:43 (twelve years ago) link
that's right, i said ouchy and i am allowed to because i FELL ON MY FACE IN AN ALLEYthat gives me certain rights