lemonkid

A somewhat uneventful day. Ran some errands.

Listened to Love's "Forever Changes" album about a zillion times. A young Arthur Lee is a hot Arthur Lee.

Hung around the radio station, ate some sandwiches, bought a book (Avant-Gardening ed. Peter Lamborn Wilson, if you must know), and got some books from the school library. Me reads too many of the books.

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bryn:

Douchbag, er, Duchamp still sucks. yeah, i understand the concept of wanting to be first, and doing something completely different, but come on. "Fountain" was the dumbest POS ive ever seen, heard of, what have you.
nothing against you. youre still a cool cat

i just hate Dada.
editted to say that ive had this argument with so many people. its gotten heated too. we just have to agree to disagree. im just pissed that Duchamp got the better of me by rousing my temper. damn him!

[Edited on Jun 26, 2003]

Jun 26, 2003

sparkle:

i think i would have punched that guy in the face...and then said "hows that for a dog named 'Love'?"

Jun 26, 2003

(rubs eyes heavily)

I'm back from Winnipeg. Yay! It feels nice to be home. I got into the university about 10 mins before I had to do my radio show (Toast in the Machine), which I tiredly completed.

2 more days of driving. This time we took the Crowsnest Highway back which is prettier, but longer. But some cool things along the way. I'm going...
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bryn:

ill agree with everything but Marcel Duchamp. *shudders*
a found urinal with some one elses signature? come on. fuck a whole bunch of that Dada crap. my friends kid already know about it. she goes "dadadadadadadaThbbt!"

Jun 24, 2003

nixon:

You make Winnipeg sound lovely. Yes, the famous Crater Lake is where I'm headed tommorrow night (after a massive sushi fest).

Jun 25, 2003

You know when you go to certain cities (sometimes) the great things stick in your head. Well for me Winnipeg will be filled with cute french girls who like free jazz, l'alcool gratuit, great radio, decadent summer heat, and Mondragon - a coffeehouse/alternative bookstore run by an anarchist collective.

The Yo La Tengo show is still echoing in my head. I can't believe the last...
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adjunct:

I can't say for certain where I read this, but: the Cash/YLT tour was not too recent, so most of the people there to see Cash were not part of his late 90's rediscovery among hipsters. People in Georgia threw bottles at them (like the Blues Brothers!), and they were booed off the stage most nights. Apparently the Georgia crowd really got to them, so they played forever, and made lots redneck jokes along the way.

Did they play any other covers? When is the Yo La Tengo covers record coming out? Wouldn't it be amazing?

Jun 19, 2003

tiamat:

i had a weird time in winnepeg last month.
i had the best sushi though. it was on that street with all the cool stores... can't remember the name but it was across from an internet cafe and beside a tatoo parlour. but winnepeg is big so you probably have no idea what i am talking about *feeling sheepish*
french and freckles (giggle)

Jun 19, 2003

I just saw Yo La Tengo. I cannot see that things will ever be the same again.

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adjunct:

When they feel like it, they can be amazing. By the same token, I fear the day I see Yo La Tengo play when they're in a bad mood. Have you heard the stories about them opening for Johnny Cash?

Jun 16, 2003

bryn:

its a book of 5 short stories about girls struggling to survive in this day in age. and illustrated in self-portraits. hmmm....

Jun 17, 2003

Well I'm in Vancouver today. Flew in on the floatplane with my friend Lydia and that was fun.. saw my city from the air.

Ran around Vancouver.. visited Scratch Records (not so great) and Zulu Records (great).. bought a few cds. (anyone notice a pattern here?) some Rolling Stones albums I don't have, DJ Spooky, and an Alex Chilton (Big Star)/Alan Vega (Suicide) album that's...
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bryn:

yes. i do indeed think we have different ideas of what art fags are. just come visit manayunk, or old city on first fridays. then youll get my definition. actually, all you have to do is somehow get to a gallery opening in NYC, preferably chelsea. then you will know.
yo la tengo?! wahoo!! have fun.

Jun 15, 2003

adjunct:

Yo La Tengo is the band that makes me feel warm inside every time I think about the depressing state of contemporary rock music. That said, be careful around YLT. Given their reputation, you could very well be the recipient of some Sean Penn-style behavior, especially regarding the non-judicious use of flash. Ask them to do Absolutely Sweet Marie, or Take Care, or one of their thousands of brilliant covers.

What is this Chilton/Vega record you speak of? I have this mental blockage when it comes to Chilton after Big Star, like I know there's greatness there, but I just can't be bothered to seek it out. Just the idea of the blue-eyed soul stuff sounds great, but it's a will thing, you know?

Jun 15, 2003

Hmmm. I got mail today! My loan has been approved. Yeah!

From tomorrow on to the following Sunday.. I'll be updating this journal from the road.. cross Canada road trip then fun fun fun in Winnipeg. My big hope is to spot local Winnipeg celebrity Guy Madden.. underground film genius. I wrote this like 12 page essay on one of his movies. Grrr-eat.

Nothing happened...
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nixon:

Thanks for proofreading and cooking tips- corrections will be made.

Jun 14, 2003

adjunct:

J.C.C. as in June Carter Cash, Ishmael.

Jun 14, 2003

I can see why my ex-girlfriend and all her friends have online diaries.. it's kind of a nice way to wipe all the detritus from your brian. brain. or brian if it's a brain .. i mean brain.. i mean brian you have.
Confusing. But I could definately get addicted to this whole diary thing. Don't have many comments yet, being a newbie an all....
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tiamat:

almost everybody has on-line diaries now. i feel dirty reading them but they are so addictive. which classes are u taking in the fall?

Jun 13, 2003

Well now. What amazing things can I regale all with? Nothing really.

Went to my philosophy of religion class today.. wasn't that interesting.. at least the teacher is taking better control of the class so that crazy people aren't ranting over the discussion. Grr.

Then I met up w/ this cute girl that I had training with for community respite work. She showed me around...
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ethan:

man u gottit figgered out

Jun 12, 2003

I'm feeling a bit out of sorts today.

I did my radio show "Toast in the Machine" last night, which was fun. I played a Joe Frank radio playJoe Frank Homepage from NPR called Hawaii, which was sweet. A nice caller called in to commend it.

Then I went into my "Jack Nitzsche Special". That was fun, played stuff from the Lonely Surfer solo...
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tiamat:

wrestling course was fun. thank the lord it is done.
yeah. i saw paula. so does that make you... hard to tell by your profile pic. we've had classes together. right?
oh the anticipation. i just don't want to assume. glad to see you here.

Jun 11, 2003