mister slippery

merry christmas to all. i had the chance to sing with my younger brother last night for midnight mass, which is always a delight. Large Marge made it to the service, which in itself was lovely, but in addition she gave me the best holiday present I've received in years. See, last summer Margaret and I attended my brother's wedding, and she took the floral centre piece upon the day's completion. Now, 4 months later, she's taken said flowers and made them into beautiful christmas ornaments for my brother, my family, and myself. Margaret, you're the best. Sentimentality is being driven out of the month of december a bit more each year, but you have managed to make it all brand new. I felt like a 4 year old on christmas morning when i saw your gift, and THAT really is what it's all about. Merry Christmas to all. :content:

Yup, Bob, still at the Big Blue Theatre of Hate. Christmas Eve, me at work, f**k this.

much love to you, Julia, and to all.

yup, me, working.

Peninsula Jones and the Trousers.

i get a "page cannot be displayed", im afraid.

Dear work, thought i'd forgotten about you? Think again, pigf***er. Thanks for giving me shifts Xmas eve, Boxing Day, NYE, and new years day. I sure do appreciate having no holiday time of my own, you heartless son of a bitch. F**k You!

Dear work, hmmm, still being a D**k, I see. :susel:

F*** Off, would you? thanks.

saw Gwar on oct 30 at the Docks, with cradle of filth. one last execution of bush before a new prez, plus the chopping of pope benedict was pretty great. yer gonna dig it.

and yeah, Torq's vox were kinda weakened, but it didnt really matter to me. "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" was worth the 48 bucks by itself, so I was most happy.

Cover - This Charming Man, very well done.

Can't wait till Thursday.

wow. not having lived in Ottawa for many years, I haven't heard the name Mike Essoudry in forever. no way he'd remember me, but hope he's well.

sounds pretty awesome, musta been quite a show. (assuming its over by now, even with the time difference they still started 3 hours ago.)

Aslan > Pleather > Elbeejay? Aslan woulda been a 4 piece then, with Brendan and Larry from Elbeejay as guitar and bass, plus female vox. only grasping at straws, im afraid.

The Polyphonic Spree - The Fragile Army MIA - Kala Behemoth - The Apostasy

"Hard Sun" was a song by Indio.

kind of you, might take you up on it. and no, not kidding in the slightest, life is a series of trainwrecks.

i agree with Chameleon. life is nothing but darkness, almost always. oh yeah, single.

the dylan one is Green eggs & ham, isnt it? only bit i hear is "i would not, could not" so thats what i figure.

go shain go!!! all the best to sara and lambrose, will you still keep the flat with them? anyway, good luck, man, talk soon.

yay!!! congrats,Chris and Sara, all the best.

tried posting this before, but the post disappeared, so here we go again. [blurb] Having won tickets from www.jambands.ca, through www.livenation.com, it became apparent that jangly pop music would be the order of business for the evening of September 28th. Since it was a Friday, I figured a few pre-show drinks would treat me just fine. And fine i was, if one defines "fine" as a bit slurry and lopsided, yet mostly upright. I arrived at the venue about 10 minutes before the first of 2 opening bands went on, Toronto's own Forest City Lovers. www.myspace.com/forestcitylovers [/blurb] This is where I found the first difficulty in the pre-game consumtionness. I thought FCLovers were awesome, but I have no idea why. I don't remember much of their set, just that I loved it, and will see them again when possible. Two things I do remember, though, were that "Castles" was wonderfully played, and that their xylophone/marimba player was really good. Second band, reality settled in, and I went out to get some air on Queen Street. Sorry, second band, people inside said you were great, but this shoddy reviewer doesnt even know your name, let alone what you sounded like. (jeez, i'm not an author here, i just won some free tickets.) By this point, UFProductions and Large Marge had arrived, and so we all headed back into the Horseshoe, myself having sobered up pretty well. I hadnt experienced the Brunettes before, and was wondering if they would play live as a duo, or whether there would be a full band. The latter was the given result, and we were treated to a solid set, by a band that I'm certain Brian Wilson would love, loaded with beautiful harmonies and quirky, good-time pop melodies. What did they play? Well, I didn't get a setlist, but can report that after a mid-tempo opener, they went into "Brunettes vs. Bubblegum Youth", the album opener and my highlight. Picture a crossbreed of the BeachBoys/PolyphonicSpree/MyBloodyValentine, and that's kinda what this jam was like live. Plus, they had synchronized dance moves, which looked remarkably similar to YMCA, except to spell out B-A-B-Y. Who doesnt like synchronized dance moves at a rock show? I know at least one Skanc was using their arms to spell along. "Stereo Mono Mono", "Obligatory Road Song" and, um, the song about Aliens, cant remember the name, but, all were highlights. I will admit, my energy did wane a bit during a couple of the slower tunes, but that's what happens when you try to sober up during a show, you tend to get a bit lethargic. So, yeah, good thing I'm not being paid to review this, or I'm sure I'd be fired. Great show, all in all. I'm curious as to what the second band was all about, but, oh well, one can't have everything. I had a blast, and will definitely go and see the Brunettes again, when next they visit. This has been my .02 mister slippery

awesome. BTW, bouche, i tried reviewing the Brunettes on Mon Evening, but couldnt post it, said system error or something. im gonna try again tonight, though.