bradm

For those who haven't experienced hanging out on Yonge St. as a teenager, go watch the "Subdivisions" video by Rush.

"Drawn like moths we drift into the city

"The timeless soul attraction

"Cruising for the action

"Lit up like a firefly

"Just to feel the living night"

Aloha,

Brad, Whose Canada Includes Scarborough

You mean that atonement can only be achieved* by listening to funky/fun/groovy music played by friends of mine in places where friends of mine hang out and enjoy refreshing beverages?

Well, I'll try...What I'll need is some kind of "Frequent Huxtable" card that gets stamped whenever I make it to an appointment. I think I should also get points for bringing out people who wouldn't normally see Dr. Hux (and maybe points for anybody they bring out, and so on...in effect, turning Dr. Huxtable fandom into a multi-level marketing thing).

See you Thursday.

Aloha,

Brad

* Alternate QotD Pt. II: What can I do to make it up to Ms. H.?

YTV shows it on Friday nights, at 12:30am (and sometimes at 9pm or 9:30pm).

Aloha,

Brad

What happened to me? Why haven't I had any Sanctuary prenence for the last week and a half?

Here's what I've been able to come up with:

- Doing vow-of-silence penance for telling Ms. Huxtable to fuck offf at CTMF*.

- Sequestered in a secret gov't lab, doing research on new innovative ways to attach toasters to the Internet.

- Saving my energy for GTB / D&T.

- Shlurped into an alternate dimension/timeline.

- Kidnapped by aliens, who though my DNA would be useful, but realized I was too weird to fit into their master plan.

- Monumental bender.

Any other ideas/suggestions would be appreciated.

Aloha,

Brad

* I'm sorry, Ms. H., I'm sorrier than you can possibly imagine. I didn't mean it, I don't know what came over/under me, it won't happen again. Please, tell me how I can make it up to you.

The biograph of Bill Evans, "How My Heart Sings" by Peter Pettinger, is great, as is "Straight, no chaser : the life and genius of Thelonious Monk" by Leslie Gourse. Both are available from the Ottawa Public Library.

Aloha,

Brad (currently listening to Bill Evans' "Conversations With Myself")

It looks like Salon didn't like it either: their review.

"...love scenes shot to look like douche commercials..."

Aloha,

Brad

I don't know if any of you guys read The K Chronicles, but it's a funny/cynical/alternative/subversive comic that runs in some newspapers in the U.S., and weekly in Salon.

This week's edition is especially apt.

Aloha,

Brad

Last night's show rocked. I had the music running through my head all through the small part of the night left after I got home*.

They jammed it out furiously, and had a serious Pink Floyd twinge going on, along with a bitchin' "Spider Man" cartoon theme cover.

I can see them doing a setblender with GTB, as JSB reminded me of GTB a lot during parts of the second set in particular.

I can't remember from the last time I saw them (at the Bayou some months ago), but apparently they've undergone some lineup changes (a new drummer, and only one guitarist now). The new lineup displays stellar chops. The rhythmic changes alone were jaw-dropping; add in the funk, GTB-like trancy stuff, the Floyd, Spider Man, and it's almost too much. Almost. :-)

And, to top it all off, mixed drinks are $2.50 at Dekcuf on Tuesdays. :-)

Does anybody have a set list?

Aloha,

Brad

* Did anybody else see "The Song Remains The Same" running on Bravo around 2:45am, or was it just me? ISTR coming in in the middle of "Moby Dick".

I think it's from a recent Nike commercial (one of their retro-looking ones about basketball in the '70s) featuring Bootsy Collins.

Aloha,

Brad

Sorry to hear that, Davey Boy; hope you're well enough for CTMF this weekend. (Are you going?)

On the plus side, with you on the injury list and out of the line-up, it gives some other people a chance at the toaster...

Aloha,

Brad

IIRC, there are a couple of TVs in Dekcuf, too (for the in-house video feed).

Aloha,

Brad

I'm in/up for JSB at Dekcuf tonight. Who else?

Aloha,

Brad

The Comfort Zone lists the JSB above GTB, so I assume JSB is opening.

Aloha,

Brad

IIRC, that second show was the one that resurrected "Dark Star", correct? Also, aren't those shows connected somehow to the one that's on "Transitive Nightfall Of Diamonds"?

Aloha,

Brad

Broken in, broken up, you say tomato, I say tomato...

Aloha,

Brad

Well, as part of our value-added service offering, we could warm the place for you, so it's all nice and broken in when you get back. You don't want to come back from a long trip to an empty and sparse-looking place, do you? You want that warm, lived-in look, and we can provide it for you, for a small fee...

Aloha,

Brad

Canada Day apartment-warming jam-session pre-Nero party at Low Roller's!

Just a suggestion...

Aloha,

Brad

We gotta see if Nugget can book a stealth VB gig, say, at Cafe Dekcuf...

Aloha,

Brad

Yes, I know the reference; I was being facea...faceit...I was joking. I just took it as a rare opportunity to bring Chipmunks references into a Sanctuary topic.

Aloha,

Brad

On the plus side, you might be able to bring back some interesting, uh, "cultural consumables" from BC for enjoyment at the Phil show.

Aloha,

Brad

The Chipmunks are playing on Saturday? EELLLLVVVIIINNNN!

Or am I getting cheesy cultural refernces crossed-up (yet) again?

Aloha,

Brad

What was kinda disappointing? Last night's Muffin, or something that happened at L.N.M.? And to what does the quote of the year refer?

Aloha,

Brad, Desiring Context

Didn't gentlemonkey say in another topic that

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Aloha,

Brad

A quick Google search (for "pickle nutrition") reveals pickle nutrition and shows that there are some minerals and vitamins in pickles. I'm not sure of the %s of the RDA, but that's another Google search...

Aloha,

Brad

You mean CHEESECAKE is playing along with moe., Soulive and Phil?

Aloha,

Brad