February 2009
Mythic. →
Mythic. Many moons ago there were two rock and/or rollers with a regular Tuesday night gig at a little bar called Ten56. Naked dancing, bathroom make-out sessions, lotsa laughs, tawdry…
Mythic. →
Mythic. Many moons ago there were two rock and/or rollers with a regular Tuesday night gig at a little bar called Ten56. Naked dancing, bathroom make-out sessions, lotsa laughs, tawdry…
BUSYbusyBUSYbusyBUSYbusyBUSY! →
BUSYbusyBUSYbusyBUSYbusyBUSY! On my plate: Saturday moving day
Super-duper busy 9-to-5 (or 7, or 7) schedule
Auditioning an awesome pack of new writers for Chicagoist
Dinner tonight atN9NE…
Thank you to Twitter for reminding me this really... →
Thank you to Twitter for reminding me this really happened last night. SCENE: STANDING OUTSIDE MOTHER’S - A TRIXIE HOLDING THE ARM OF A STANDARD ISSUE CHAD WALKS BY OUR HERO Girl: Smoking is…
BUSYbusyBUSYbusyBUSYbusyBUSY! →
BUSYbusyBUSYbusyBUSYbusyBUSY! On my plate: Saturday moving day
Bust 9-to-5 (or 7, or 7) schedule
Auditioning an awesome pack of new writers for Chicagoist
Dinner tonight atN9NE with friends
…
Thank you to Twitter for reminding me this really... →
Thank you to Twitter for reminding me this really happened last night. SCENE: STANDING OUTSIDE MOTHER’S - A TRIXIE HOLDING THE ARM OF A STANDARD ISSUE CHAD WALKS BY OUR HERO Girl: Smoking is…
My life would suck without Kelly Clarkson. →
My life would suck without Kelly Clarkson. Marcus just wrote about our dual love for Ms. Clarkson, so I’m stealing the video from him and posting it here!
Helpful hint of the day: Get Rid of YouTube... →
Helpful hint of the day: Get Rid of YouTube Titles! Hey, are you as annoyed by YouTube’s titling and rating of all it’s embedded videos? Does it look ugly to you? Does it take away part of the…
Tuesday's good for "Volunteering." →
Tuesday’s good for “Volunteering.” Happy Fat Tuesday everyone! Anyone headed out to braving Mother’s for Local H tonight? GalPal and I are considering it, if only to witness the…
And the dust is starting to settle... →
And the dust is starting to settle… Big big BIG happening at Tankboy HQ, which would explain why I have been unusually quiet recently. I can’t really get into it this very second, but I can…
Unsubscribing and mandatory attendance. →
Unsubscribing and mandatory attendance. Due to a marked decrease in quality I have unsubscribed to both F*** My Life and SecretTweet. It seems that the second they got popular both were…
Touch & Go. →
Touch & Go. The current Touch & Go brouhaha just underscores the confusion that ensues when some bloggers are punks, stealing bits and pieces of everyone else’s work (cough, cough Daily Swarm,…
The unfortunate sartorial decisions of a Young... →
The unfortunate sartorial decisions of a Young Master Tankboy. Discuss.
The unfortunate sartorial decisions of a Young... →
The unfortunate sartorial decisions of a Young Master Tankboy. Discuss.
Touch & Go. →
Touch & Go. The current Touch & Go brouhaha just underscores the confusion that ensues when some bloggers are punks, stealing bits and pieces of everyone else’s work (cough, cough Daily Swarm,…
Test driving Chrome... →
Test driving Chrome… Firefox has been crashing a lot lately so i’m test driving Chrome. I like the clean design, but am a little freaked that when it imported my Firefox settings that…
Musical discourse. →
Musical discourse. When one is involved in a heated musical debate regarding the merits of two bands — say The Beatles versus The Stones — and you switch from merits of the band to personal…
Musical discourse. →
Musical discourse. When one is involved in a heated musical debate regarding the merits of two bands — say The Beatles versus The Stones — and you switch from merits of the band to personal…
Marvel at these design skillz! →
Marvel at these design skillz! This flyer was created by Marcus Gilmer-girl. Stare in awe at his graphical abilities. Be at The Burlington tonight. It’s Keep’s birthday! And everyone…
Marvel at these design skillz! →
Marvel at these design skillz! This flyer was created by Marcus Gilmer-girl. Stare in awe at his graphical abilities. Be at The Burlington tonight. It’s Keep’s birthday! And everyone…
Mind blown. →
Mind blown. I had no idea the dude from Nerfherder wrote what is one of may favorite YouTube video songs, “Hamster On A Piano.” Nor did I realize my favorite video was removed due to…
Lollapalooza predictions... →
Lollapalooza predictions… People keep asking me who I think will play this year’s Lollapalooza so I’ll throw a few names out there as predictions. I would like to emphasize that these are…
I got nuthin'. →
I got nuthin’. Overslept due to my alarm either a) not going off or b) shutting off before I actually woke up … with my clock I’m never sure. What really confounds me is that I live with…
Lollapalooza predictions... →
Lollapalooza predictions… People keep asking me who I think will play this year’s Lollapalooza so I’ll throw a few names out there as predictions. I would like to emphasize that these are…
Mind blown. →
Mind blown. I had no idea the dude from Nerfherder wrote what is one of may favorite YouTube video songs, “Hamster On A Piano.” Nor did I realize my favorite video was removed due to…
I got nuthin'. →
I got nuthin’. Overslept due to my alarm either a) not going off or b) shutting off before I actually woke up … with my clock I’m never sure. What really confounds me is that I live with…
Two more things for a Tuesday. (Maybe three.) →
Two more things for a Tuesday. (Maybe three.) First, Paste is offering a free download of the new Damnwells disc. They ain’t a Chicago band but they might as well be since their management came…
It's been a while... →
It’s been a while… …so feast your eyes on the SNOW BEAGLE!
Monday morning advice? →
Monday morning advice? Greetings my technologically savvy friends, and welcome to another new week here! Chicago has had a reinvigorating burst of high temps and near Spring-like…
My Appleseed Valentine? →
My Appleseed Valentine? O.K., I’ll admit it, I am seriously confused. The last time I really listened to The Appleseed Cast was waaaay back when I would actually talk to Deep Elm…
It's the first Friday of the month! →
It’s the first Friday of the month! So that must mean I almost forgot to tell you about my new monthly residency at Old Oak Tap that kicks off tonight with guest DJ Pocket Taco! Read all…
The Keene Act ... who watches The Watchmen? →
The Keene Act … who watches The Watchmen? Consider this a PSA…
Disconnected. →
Disconnected. Hey, remember, like, two months ago when all I could write about were all the shows I was seeing and all the band I was shooting and the general topsy-turveyness of my social life…
Ziggy remixed ... here's hoping it's decent! →
Ziggy remixed … here’s hoping it’s decent! Honestly, I have little time to write this A.M. since I’m rushing to work to get some stuff done, but I just saw some DJs put up a David Bowie…
Listen now! Watch now! →
Listen now! Watch now! The Mae Shi love Christian Bale’s foul mouth (and I do too). Download their remix of his outburst. And this is sure to be the next decade’s Rick Roll … you’ve…
Analog Blog? →
Analog Blog? Hey, the second issue of The Printed Blog and I have two articles in it! They used my piece on Chia Pet and my musings on those winter blizzards that never seem to actually arrive.
No, I was not in a Super Bowl ad... →
No, I was not in a Super Bowl ad… And, honestly I don’t know what creeps me out more. Is it the fact some people have been telling me they think I look like the blonde dude in the ad, or is it…
No, I was not in a Super Bowl ad... →
No, I was not in a Super Bowl ad… And, honestly I don’t know what creeps me out more. Is it the fact some people have been telling me they think I look like the blonde dude in the ad, or is it…
