Was interviewed quite a bit for this. Looking forward to it with excitement and, to be honest, great sadness.
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Was interviewed quite a bit for this. Looking forward to it with excitement and, to be honest, great sadness.
what if we call it the department of gwar
My heckling game is not what it used to be...
Thanks. I hope you do! If you want to know how punk rock, alt-country, dive bars, diners, and indie labels intertwine and infect and inform each other, maybe this is the book you've been looking for.
Honestly, either one will do...
...and for most reporters to mispronounce Cairo...
Hey everybody! He signed a document! He. Signed. A. Document! I feel the winds of change blowing down from Mt. Quigley. Now, do something about the impending invasion of federal troops.
As the "Chicago=Hell-hole" talk ramps up, reposting this from 10 days ago. If you believe this framing, fine, don't visit, we don't want you here.
Essential. And, sadly, with its songs of police brutality, religious hypocrisy, greedy corporations, and casual neglect of the poor, it remains more vital and relevant today. I hope over the next 45 years, it becomes a quaint relic of Times Gone By.
I second Andrew's appraisal. Had a very specific view of Sullivan and his musical legacy, and this doc totally recalibrated it. I no longer wonder "why was this guy on TV for so long?" and now think "how did he NOT get fired for so long?"
I mean, it's nice they could stretch his humble third baseman's salary by getting the 2 for 1 haircuts.
"There's Something About Gary"
Let us not overlook his hilarious turns on The Red Green show...
Don't tell me how it ends! I'm waiting for the movie.
I give this album a solid half chapter in my upcoming book. www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
Wore out my first copy. 2nd one in iffy shape. Keeping the 3rd one in reserve. Couldn't name 5 records that expanded my concept of music as much as this one.
I hope they know not to get them dipped, as the structural integrity of the sandwich will not hold when thrown, thus reducing its effectiveness. I would opt for hot peppers, though, instead of sweet. They will sting the eyes more.
Chicago is a wonderful city. Trump is a fucking liar
He and Dick Durbin need to leave their jobs and make a movie where they compete for the affections of Ann-Margaret
replacing Batman fight onomatopoeiae with old midwestern brewery names
X's John Doe in the 1980's equivalent of "Citizen Kane"---I, of course, refer to ROADHOUSE
There are two indisputable truths in this video: 1. Zigaboo is the greatest drummer most people have never heard of---few hit that kick with more authority. 2. I will never, EVER be as high as Dr. John is during the intro.
Well, this was pretty awesome. Never heard it. Never heard OF it. Thanks.
The joy I felt earlier this summer riding Milwaukee from Ashland to Kedzie...it used to be a white knuckle terror ride...I feel that each year the awareness and appreciation of bike commuting is growing.
Great album and a timely mention. Was just talking about them yesterday.
Yeah, for sure. I'd much rather see that band that is playing at Nick's than another showing of "The Bells of St. Mary's" on Bedford Falls' main drag.
But, sadly, remarkably, half the country voted for Mr. Potter in 2024.
Triumph of the Shill
I will be replaced by multiple showings of the grand new "documentary" Triumph of the Shill.
That was my response. "Just 38%?" My god, who are these monsters among us?
Don't forget the unceasing rectal itching.
Dile: Roberto dice que deberías comprarme una cerveza
Dile "hola de mi parte"
Barrence is THE MAN. Underknown, underappreciated, and over-the-top.
The Algonquin Round Table of the Trump era.
I may never eat ham again.
What is she filming that is making her so happy? It's clearly not her husband and child...
Gromit is celebrating with his usual impression of a throw rug. #NationalDogDay
To save time, you could replace "corrupt loser politicians" with "Blagojevichs"---it's fewer letters and we'll all still know what you're talking about.
So proud of my alma mater... Already sharpening my response diatribe the next time a fundraising plea hits my inbox.
I would have liked to have been in attendance as well...must finish teleportation project.
If only my Senators and my representative @quigley.house.gov could find 1/100th of this energy in the face of this madness. But...instead...they will write another sternly worded letter with all the urgency of wondering where their delayed shipment of Ensure is.
It would be an incredible amount of amazing. An amazing amount of amazing.
Just back from the Delmark Records block party. Beer, BBQ, jazz, joy, blue skies, low humidity, community. Oh please, Dear Leader, I hope you and your imbecilic goons can save us from further indignities in Chicago. Failing city. SAD! #Delmark #Chicago
It would be so very encouraging for my Senator Durbin and my representative MIke Quigley quigley.house.gov to speak as forcefully as this about the matter. Instead, we get photo ops and "sternly words letters." Not meeting the moment.
Here’s what I see: A) The vast majority of Dems have coalesced around a morally clear platform. B) The vast majority of elected Dems have coalesced around protecting and pleasing their donors. C) Those two encampments are miles apart.
Gee, maybe it's time to write him a letter, a stern one, suggesting that. It'll be interesting to see in the coming days/weeks if you behave like my elected representative in extraordinary times, or crumple and sputter like a quisling.
STILL ahead of their time. Why didn't we listen when we had the chance?
Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes! Finally, someone has voiced that nagging dislike I've carried with me quietly for decades, both as a recovering drummer and someone with ears.
Saw him at a punk club in Detroit in...1982?...long before I knew anything about anything, and my 16 yr old brain genuinely could not process what I was seeing and hearing. What a joyous groove. (I think I saw the Dead Kennedys at the same venue a week later---quite the juxtaposition).
Oh, to see the might Girl Trouble again. Stupid continent between them and me. If only my teleportation skills were up to snuff. Show up for me, Seattle. #girltrouble
Dorothy Parker re: martinis 1 isn't enough, 2 is too many, 3 is just right
And one THE most incredible musicians I have ever seen live. Made it look effortless and joyful.
During the Sosa years, Wrigley Field was like the worst frat party imaginable.
At the risk of poking a hornet's nest, I dont get the resurgence of Yacht Rock, much of which seemed to start ironically. When I first heard it, it drove me to shave my head and start going to Minor Threat and Cramps shows. 94% of these songs make me want to put my head in a bucket of ice water.
Time to write another letter!
What do the salt-of-the-earth, midwestern, small town values, good "Christians" we hear so much about think of this? What about the businesses in such towns? Don't they realize that I, and so many others, will never patronize them, that they are now "no-go zones" for people of conscience?
Watching this and realizing that in 45 years of considerable Cramps fandom, I had never heard Poison Ivy, Nick Knox, or Bryan Gregory speak. I doubt such a thing is any longer possible for any fan of any band or artist since the advent of the internet.
Jeez, that's a Hemingway level of brevity and sadness.
It truly boggles my mind how often I find myself agreeing with, and sharing the outrage of, Bill Fricking Kristol these days.
I saw my grandmother take her false teeth out when I was 4. I screamed in terror. And believed that as my baby teeth fell out--and I got my quarter from the tooth fairy--new teeth would never take their place.
My grandfather was in a draconian religious boys school in Edinburgh and they tried to beat the left-handedness out of him. He renounced god, ran away, hopped on a boat, came to America, and invented things. As the only remaining lefty in the family, I like to share that story all the time.
All the best. You deserve it.
Who are the people who "like" this? And, more weirdly, who are the ones "re-truthing" it? Did this digital blurt demonstrably add value to these peoples' lives so much so they were compelled to share it? 'Tis mystifying.
Found at an estate sale yesterday. Wasn't aware of the wide range of fix'er-upper guidance available to the readers of Popular Mechanics back in the day. The articles on knot-tying and do-it-yourself leather tanning hit a little differently in this context.
My book is AT THE PRINTING PLANT and I am STILL running edits through my head during any walk or bike ride lasting more 4 minutes. Or when I am chewing. Or when I am not chewing.
Just watching this video gave me a bad case of the munchies.
And you only bought 52...
The Resurrected Kennedys
NO.
Is it wrong that I enjoyed this more than I ever I did Faulkner?
The Not Feeling Well Kennedys
Quite the crowd you've whipped into a frenzy with what was I am sure a passionate oratory denouncing the unprecedented forces of fascism being trotted out daily in our country. "Thanks" for "fighting" for us. I hope you got a nice bowl of soup out of this wan excursion into the public sphere.
Yeah, it could feature musicians who DIDN'T perform for Trump's inauguration weekend.
Dead Kennedys' "Stealing People's Mail"
At what point will someone do a poll of people who, like myself, lived under the Rahm regime, and realize that none of us would elect him for anything, other than, perhaps, mop boy at Wrigley Field during---and especially after---dime beer night?
I didn't know Drew Carey was in the Tokens...
it's wild how frankenstein is so deeply embedded in pop culture as a character and concept, and yet the actual novel of frankenstein is still a goddamn revelation of craft and inspiration
Dancing AND kielbasa? Count me in! (Though I wouldn't want to be the person mopping up at the end of the night)
I can almost taste the pharmaceutical speed....
Holy jamoly, this is freaking awesome.
Book received and it is in the queue. Thanks
The Onion: Continuing on as one of America's true treasures.
"If you truly love a book, you should sleep with it, write in it, read aloud from it, and fill its pages with muffin crumbs." Anne Fadiman, born on this day in 1953
Jesus, this demeans everyone involved. I get the parents' impetus, but...
Wild that "hobby supplies" clocks in at #5 for things people might need...
I'd gladly pay 2X as much for my streaming music service as i do now, if that extra $ went to the artists.
I remember when sunsets obscured/enhanced by faraway wildfires made the news. As a bad thing. Now? Not so much.
I like being the backstage, out of the limelight guy more. Gulp.
I'd say "Spinal Tap," but that one's 11/10.
Does how it smells have NOTHING to do with it?
Ah, the Mid-City Lanes, where my short, but tumultuous love affair with Jagermeister ended quite badly.
I still remember exactly where and when I first heard this (1986, Lower Wacker Drive in Chicago---a long story for another time) and thinking "what PLANET did this song come from?" I love it no less now. And more songs should realize "who needs words?"
Paris, Texas. Spinal Tap a close 2nd. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oivw...
Thanks. I mean, I KNOW you'd advise against half of this...but I'm glad you like it. Now the terrifying part begins...
I can't disagree with this.
Oh, and started to follow you because of the Wallace Terry connection. Re-read Bloods last winter (which blew my mind when I first read it in college). Looking forward to that bio.
I thank you in advance for any and all advocacy in this endeavor. Would love to come down, though the prospect of promoting MYSELF, as opposed to others, is...er...not what I'm wired for. I wish you well in your hobnobbery.
Having Navin Johnson from #thejerk vibes today. Not because THE NEW PHONE BOOKS ARE HERE, but because the NEW FALL CATALOG for UIP Press IS HERE, and my upcoming book, The Hours Are Long, But The Pay is Low is in it www.press.uillinois.edu/books/find_b... Pre-order code F25UIP for 30% off #booksky
I have 3 guesses in mind, but I will pick the one that "feels' right based on what old mags I remember being at my grandparents' house: Saturday Evening Post?