saw melvins at double door tonight. as i sit here, i dont recall too much of it. but i had a good time, i think...im pretty sure. im off tomorrow, i plan on sleeping until 2 am. holy shit, its 430 now. maybe ill sleep until 3. ill be back at the double door monday night for some metal, my friends Cianide playing a rare...
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woah, long time no update. i went and saw foo fighters last night, an acoustic show at the auditorium theatre. it was very good. sounded awesome, i was digging all the songs, he even played marigold, which was awesome. the dave grohl banter and stories were funny and insightful. good night, i wasnt expecting much, im very glad i went, best foo show ive ever...
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ninjatech:
Ohhhh! I thought it was a sarcastic thanks for my comment pertaining to the Oakland sweep, in which I felt bad because it was supposed to be more playful than 'salt-in-wound'y. Guilt absolved!
trocc:
dude, that sucks about the parking ticket. but it was a good call to sleep it off, for sure.
yr text made me laugh - glad to see you still got the eye for the ladies even on an early morning bus ride.
yr text made me laugh - glad to see you still got the eye for the ladies even on an early morning bus ride.
Off to New York to see the Sox plays the Yanks
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apexxx:
how about them white sox this year? 
elora1:
how was your day off?
OK, im off to LA in a couple hours to do some drinking and see the sights. should be fun.
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pointblank:
The Friday game is at night, so if you have the time (don't spend a lot of time in Newark, there's really nothing to do), do some touristy things during the day. Maybe check out Central Park, Midtown, all of that stuff. Then, take the subway up to the game...grab a beer in one of the dive sports bars around the stadium (again, there isn't a whole lot going on around Yankee stadium besides the game). The area used to be pretty sketchy, but it's safe now--but be prepared to get shit if you're wearing your vintage Frank Thomas ChiSox shirt. After the game, you might want to head back to sleep, or go downtown Manhattan for drinks (more on that below).
Since the Saturday game is during the day, you should take the train afterward to Greenwich Village (the West Village), grab a beer and get dinner, then walk across town to the East Village and the Lower East Side (buy a map, and get a subway map for free at any subway kiosk!!), which is bar-central. It's a great area to bar-hop in, although there are a lot of people doing the same thing, so it can get pretty crowded. Double Happiness is a good place to start(I tend not to go out on saturdays in general because of the crowds, but this place is pretty big). It's on Mott St, right near Chinatown and Little Italy, on the lower East Side, which is probably your best area for finding a cool place to hang out.
Hopefully this is helpful. Again:
Midtown=touristy stuff, nice and clean, museums, Central Park, Times Square (worth seeing the neon at night)
Lower East Side/West Village/East Village=bars, clubs, CBGBs, great pizza (John's pizza on Bleeker[Lower East Side/Little Italy] is often called the best in the country)
Shit, that was longwinded. Basically, there is a lot to do.
Since the Saturday game is during the day, you should take the train afterward to Greenwich Village (the West Village), grab a beer and get dinner, then walk across town to the East Village and the Lower East Side (buy a map, and get a subway map for free at any subway kiosk!!), which is bar-central. It's a great area to bar-hop in, although there are a lot of people doing the same thing, so it can get pretty crowded. Double Happiness is a good place to start(I tend not to go out on saturdays in general because of the crowds, but this place is pretty big). It's on Mott St, right near Chinatown and Little Italy, on the lower East Side, which is probably your best area for finding a cool place to hang out.
Hopefully this is helpful. Again:
Midtown=touristy stuff, nice and clean, museums, Central Park, Times Square (worth seeing the neon at night)
Lower East Side/West Village/East Village=bars, clubs, CBGBs, great pizza (John's pizza on Bleeker[Lower East Side/Little Italy] is often called the best in the country)
Shit, that was longwinded. Basically, there is a lot to do.
pointblank:
If the sox can get one more pitcher (or if Lester keeps it up) I'd agree with you. I'm worried that the Tigers are going to be the White Sox of this year (mostly because I keep thinking they're going to fall apart).
hmm, things seems a little different. this happened a few days ago, then my internet went on the fritz, so now im just getting used to manuevering around here. so far, so good, looks cool.
anywho, no go on either of the band auditions. the guy said i was close and did pretty well for the one, the blue-rock cover band, but there was one...
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anywho, no go on either of the band auditions. the guy said i was close and did pretty well for the one, the blue-rock cover band, but there was one...
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rosie_baby:
LA sounds like fun.
trocc:
they will indeed - at Subterranean again some time in July, actually. at least that's what they said on stage.
and yeah, there's not many reasons to turn down a trip to the strip club where someone else is paying.
and yeah, there's not many reasons to turn down a trip to the strip club where someone else is paying.
wow, i havent updated in almost a month. shit, may really flew by. im going to be 26 1/12 really soon. oh no! had a pretty good memorial weekend. i was drinking since wednesday, had to take yesterday off to recoup a bit. what did i do..what did i do...
thursday i bought a really kickass PA system, 500 watt yamaha with 2 15" speaker...
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thursday i bought a really kickass PA system, 500 watt yamaha with 2 15" speaker...
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rosie_baby:
good luck on your auditions.
elora1:
holy crap dude! congrats on all the auditions. let me know how it turns out.
wow, i drank too much last night. and the night before. not so much the night before that. going to sox game in about a half hour, tailgating with some people, and god, i really dont want to drink anymore. we'll see....
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kiki_michelle:
so how is it possible that bands can suck that bad, and not realize it? and who the hell makes the decisions on them actually playing live? geez
trocc:
wow, you are a warrior, man. i hope you don't catch teh sick like i did. take it easy for a few nights.
i gotta work on those pictures i took, see if anyhting can be done with 'em.
i gotta work on those pictures i took, see if anyhting can be done with 'em.
a friend of mine had a wedding today. i didnt go tot the church. instead i tried, unsucessfully, to get tool tickets. so i went to the reception. got the suit on and all that jazz. noon to 4pm. by 4, im very drunk off of a lot of jack and cokes and later cc and 7 because they ran out of jack. i went...
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trocc:
hey, i hope you enjoyed your birthday, man!
too bad the Bulls couldn't have won one more for you. they put up a good fight, though, i'm proud of those boys.
too bad the Bulls couldn't have won one more for you. they put up a good fight, though, i'm proud of those boys.
rosie_baby:
Happy Belated Birthday!!
saw The Sword play friday night, cool show, set was a bit too short. Watched some UFC last night, played some pool at the bar, got wet on my motorcycle on the way home. Maybe i should watch the weather channel more often. Going to the Sox game today, hopefully dont get wet there. and hopefully they win. I heard the new Tool song yesterday,...
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salome:
Thank you so much for your sweet comment!
rosie_baby:
was that the shit or what?
well fuck, an update two days in a row, but last night was pretty crazy.
i went up to bourbon street to check out a pearl jam cover band. they were pretty kick ass, sounded great.
near the end, the singer has me come on stage and sing hunger strike. i did the first verse, then the chris cornell parts in the chorus after that....
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i went up to bourbon street to check out a pearl jam cover band. they were pretty kick ass, sounded great.
near the end, the singer has me come on stage and sing hunger strike. i did the first verse, then the chris cornell parts in the chorus after that....
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trocc:
sweet.
i'll probably get into the area via El by about 9... don't know yet if i'm meeting anyone beforehand anywhere else, but i'll give you a call if i am. otherwise, i'll just plan on seeing you there
i'll probably get into the area via El by about 9... don't know yet if i'm meeting anyone beforehand anywhere else, but i'll give you a call if i am. otherwise, i'll just plan on seeing you there
trocc:
the night of metal has left me with a buzzing left ear and a feeling of satisfaction.
great seeing you again man, and thanks for the lift.
great seeing you again man, and thanks for the lift.
Witchcraft (Sweden)
Danava
Velcro Lewis & His 100 Proof Band
Swedish dark rock outfit WITCHCRAFT make their Chicago debut here. They'll be playing material from their latest Rise Above release Firewood, one that thoroughly evokes a wide range of underground sounds from decades past. In a review of the record, Dusted exclaimed, "Fuck, can these guys play" and we've been told that those same chops extend to the stage as well. Epic metal ensemble DANAVA will play second, supporting their burning Kemado debut, an album that, according to The Stranger, is akin to DAVID BOWIE seducing BLACK SABBATH, if the relationship were consummated "in a waterbed of liquid LSD."