greasyfizeek

This is a grammar bulletin for everyone. PERIODS AND COMMAS GO INSIDE QUOTATION MARKS.

Granted on the internet a little leeway is allowed I suppose (including spelling), this even occurs in major newspapers and magazines. I can't tell you how much this annoys me. I know I'm a nerd, but whatever. For the love of god, please put your periods and commas inside quotation marks.

greasy

I just got the NEW G4 Ibook laptop, 12'! like 30 minutes ago. fucking love it and i am just opening it. the new model has 512 RAM (plus the extra i added), bluetooth, and 40 GB harddrive. yeehah!

RIP Jerry. 10 years ago I was in a soccer stadium in Tel Aviv seeing REM and Radiohead when we we heard the news jerry died.

greasyfizeek

Here's my 2 cents, and a few more...

The Eternal Lightness of Being" - Milan Kundera - great book, beautiful writer

One Hundred Years of Soliture - one of my top 10 books ever. Marquez is one of the 20th century's greatest storytellers. Don't believe the discerning voices.

As for my summer reading thus far, I read an amazing, haunting book called "The Wildfire Season" by Andrew Pyper. Canadian writer, set in the Yukon, about a firefighter trying to escape his past, only to have his former lover and child he's never met come searching for him. If you've ever been to the Yukon, this will surely bring back memories.

Also in the midst of Bob Dylan's "Chronicles," and "The Apprenceticeship of Duddy Kravitz," by Richler.

Another recommendation, if you're into South America, photpgraphy, plants, and/or all the above, check out a book called "The Lost Amazon" by Wade Davis, who also wrote "The Serpent and the Rainbow." This is an essay, biography, and collection of photograps about Richard Schultes, the 20th century's foremost ethnobotanist, Hravard prof. who spent 12 years in the Amazon in the 40's and 50's. truly remarkable stuff. he classified magic mushrooms, ayahuasca, and 300 other plant species, and influences the rubber trade. his understated, intimate photographs capture a place and time and various people never seen on film before. beautiful book.

greasyfizeek

i've seen a lot of gigs at soundscapes. it is one of the HOTTEST rooms you can see music in. soundscapes does not have A/C. on a day like today, the allure of seeing an up and coming band isn't very high on my list.

they were very good at the NXNE Now Magazine showcase.

greasy

damn. 45 bucks for all that? that sounds right up my alley. i really want a flip phone, but not really a big fan of getting locked into a 3 year plan.

Thinking of changing from Telus to Rogers. Sick of Telus' sh!t. I'm looking into the Digital 1 400 rate (400 anytime minutes - but does that mean evening/weekend are included in that? or the 350 UNlimited weekend/evening plan. anyone have these? worth it? i onyl have a cell, so i use a lot of minutes. thanks for the input.

greasy

shainhouse i've taken the GRE's. i don't envy you. it was one hard test. i took them in dec 2001, and heard they reformatted the test since then. but my exam involved 3 sections - verbal, math, logic. the hardest part without a doubt is time. time limit is def. a killer. not to mention that if you get a question right, the next question is automatically harder.

my best advice. don't take too long to answer. you want to get through all the questions. so if you don't know it, guess. i also highly suggest spending more time on the verbal section in the next few days. i was a double literature major and writer and still found it difficult, and my marks showed it (the whole antonym thing is very hard. i didnt know half the words they were giving me, let alone the opposite!). but i did get 91st percentile in logic. go figure.

anyway, i never did my MFA in creative writing in the US anyway, and it was post-9/11, so it worked out for the best.

good luck dude.

greasy

I've been to Philly a few times. If you are not a vegetarian, Pat's Steaks is a world famous cheesesteak stand in the market area. It is without a doubt one of the greatest culinary experiences I have ever had, second maybe to Gino's pizza circa 1998 Phish Chicago run.

Also check out the Philadelphia museum of art, lots of impressionist paintings, and of course the Rocky steps.

Philadelphia is a really interesting city, lots of life, culture, all packed into downtown, but not nec. the kindest people.

have fun!

greasy

tonight!

I am going the 26th. the 27th and 28th are sold out. this is going to be a smoking show. anyone know anything about the venue?

greasy

"shameless zombie bump"

My short film Sombre Zombie (which I wrote the script for) will be airing this Wednesday, March 2nd, at 7:30 EST on BravoFact Presents - channel 40. Accepted into the 36th Nashville International Film Festival in April 2005, Sombre Zombie stars David Hirsh, the lead on Showcase's "Naked Josh." The directorial debut of Adam Macdonald, the film features several other amazing actors such as Jeff Roop (Vampire High) and Joris Jarsky (Foolproof).

Along with several other short films, it's a great little half hour every wed, showcasing emerging canadian filmmakers.

The film explores that split second where suddenly you blank, the 9-5 office malaise, and the very serious threat of zombies to our every day lives. All in 6 minutes!

Sombre Zombie. March 2nd. Be there.

Adam Segal (greasyfizeek)

P.S. This film is best viewed with a small snifter of brandy and a tightly rolled pinner.

8:30 at the bloor. go before GTB.

greasy

the line-up:

sarah harmer

bob wiseman

andre ethier (deadly snakes)

jason collett (broken social scene)

andrew whiteman (apostles of hustle, bss)

gentleman reg

magalia meagher

all for $14 and for a good cause!

Andrew Whiteman is one of the many performers playing solo at the Bloor Cinema Feb 18th as part of a fundraiser for free Public Space. i think the website is www.publicspace.ca - a great cause, esp. for people into the music scene. if you havent seen the apostle of hustle (BSS guitar player) he kicks ass. also playing is sarah harmer. should be a great show!

greasy

I went to the Experience Music Project over the holidays, my 2nd time there. The Dylan Exhibit was well done, though not mind-blowing if you know anything about Bob. Some of the more interesting items included a girl's yearbook in which Bob wrote, and a book of Byron's poetry that Bob wrote in and gave to his first girlfriend in New York. Oh, they also had a wall with mini-album covers of every band that's ever covered Blowin' in the Wind, at least 100.

As always, the museum is well worth the 20 US, and rather than the CD i got a poster of Bob from the early years, replete with his train hait and harmonica.

For Dylan lovers, I highly recommend making it to Seattle in the next year and checking it out.

greasy

I was just going to post. love getting the dylan updates. this man kicks it hard.

a.s.

So someone just sent this to me, and i've got to admit sometimes I'm superstious.....what are your superstitions?

greasyfizeek

Tonight at midnight, your true love will realize they love you.

Something good will happen to you at 1:00-4:00pm tommorow, it could be anywhere.

Get ready for the biggest shock of your life.

If you break this chain, you will be cursed with relationship problems for the next 10 years.

Re-post this somewhere else within the next 15 minutes....

I'm sorry, I'm too superstitious not to have done it.

i'll be there.

greasy

"...I bless the rains down in Africa..."

It's that time of year again when

FANTASY BECOMES REALITY!!!

One week from today, FRIDAY NOV 12, break out the spandex and acid wash jeans and tell your parents that it's time to get footloose, because the ultimate 80's experience is back in Toronto!

Dress up and come on out for the ultimate 80's stress reliever!

All your favorite 80's tunes sung by your favorite 80's rock musicians!

RON, TOTO, MADISON, TRON, BON-BON, WHILHELM, CHRIS MCCARRINGTON III,

AND INTRODUCING - THE KID...

FRIDAY NOV 12

The 360 CLUB

(326 Queen St West, just East of Spadina)

www.the360.com

DOORS AT 9, BAND AT 10

TIX $10 and costumes encouraged!!

****

BE THERE. LET'S DANCE.

thanks for posting the pic, particularly my eyes-closed-moment-of ecstasy-jam-photo which now lives in infamy.

greasy

Bouche, hoping you can post that pic. Thanks!

Anyone know? i knew i screwed that up. now you're linked to my email inbox.....haha. please dont click on that. can you just copy and paste>

greasy

So after the debaucle that this message board has become because of one idiot, I thought I'd post a photo to lighten things up. Although I havent seen the Phish IT DVD yet, word is that during Waves (1st show, 2nd set), for 7 whole seconds, I'm in it! We were front row for both shows last summer, a fine way to end it with that band. And with all the cameras, we were hoping the band would make a DVD.

I don't know if this photo will work, as I don't know if I've figured out how to post. it's me behind the girl with the camera, and my crew on the railing, and i beleive that is Kate? from Toronto who was also down at the shows and ran into us. if it doesn't work, check out the DVD if you have it.

greasyfizeek

ratdog....not so good.

This is just an insane night for goood live music. BNB, Soulive, The New Deal (if that's true) and a sweet new band called Apostle of Hustle, another Broken Social Scene side project, that's at Clinton's.

Anyone else have a love/hate relationship with a night liek this? I might have to skip them all cuz i can't decide!

greasyfizeek