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I just about lost it after Tim Harrington went crowd surfing. Inside a garbage can. "I feel like Oscar. This place stinks!"

Boris. Nuff said. Spiritualized was tops as well. I strongly dislike Spoon. Same goes for Animal Collective. So headliners held no interest for me. Sucked that Cut Copy didnt get a full set (showed up very late). But they made the most of their 20 minutes.

Some random shots with the Lomo LC-A

I thought it was OK. But hey, you kind of know what you're getting with the Sea and Cake. Which is fine with me.

Very nice.

There was actually an entire script of dialog written for the movie. But it was used as a guide for the animators to understand the emotions that they should be expressing.

Charlie Chaplin didnt talk. Buster Keaton didnt talk. But they were still able to create fully developed and emotionally deep characters. And Wall-E takes a lot of cues from them.

There was a good article in the Trib a couple weeks ago about the making of the movie, and the risk it represent for Pixar Pixar's risky robot: Animator wants to make great, arty movies, not just kid stuff

One of the big appeals of a fixed gear is it keeps your legs supple, and also develops a very efficient, fluid pedalling style (which is something sought by all cyclists). And as you develop strenth in your legs, you can actually tackle hills faster than you could before on a derailer. The other appeal I find is that the maintenance is virtually nill. The ride is almost silent, and you don't have to worry about costly repairs (keeping the chain clean and oiled is about it). Fixies also allow you to have great control in rain or snow, because the braking power originates from your legs rather

Holy crap this is really really good! I wasn't planning on catching them on this tour, but after hearing the new album I went out and bought a ticket. I can already tell this will be on my year end best-of list.

Yea, I do remember when I saw BSS touring behind Kevin Drew's album there was an AAS guy in the band and they played one of their songs as well.

The only album I have is From Our Living Room to Yours, but I love it. Perfect to just space out to.

My ride:

What?! No way..the beginning of the album is the strongest. One With Kid>Michelle>BMW Man>White Belt Boys= awesome. The album as a whole took me a while to come around to just because it was different than what I was used to. But Im really, really enjoying it now.

I saw the shows for both Here Comes the Zoo and Whatever Happened to PJ Soles? HCTZ was fricking incredible. I'd kind of forgotten how amazing an album that is..its as hard hitting as they come and never really give you a chance to catch your breath. Guests performers all over the place that night (Wes Kidd, Simi from Suffrajett, etc). Brian St. Clair commented after the show that it was one of the most exhausting performances he'd ever done. Hearing What Would You Have Me Do live was nirvana...they dragged it out to 15 minutes too Scott also joined the Tossers on stage for "Its a Long Way T

Hootie and the Blowfish this summer! lol

Pritzker Pavillion gets all the attention, but Charter One Pavillion isnt half bad (esp. considering its a temp venue) Ravinia

Personally, it took me a long time to come around to. But at some point it "clicked" as others have mentioned. Its one of those things where you have to abandon the way you expect music to sound..especially on the production end. Kevin Sheilds whole thing was trying to create one, unified, androgynous, pulsing soundscape. Where vocals, guitar, and drum all blend and are treated equally to become one. The experience is akin to having a wave of sonic noise washing over you. And along with that theres still all sorts of subtlety and dynamics within it. Well sure. If you want to compare it to

i saw them open for cut copy. disappointing in my book. sounded like they coudl have practiced a little bit more...

chicago is sold out according to XRT

If you've viewed any of the live videos from their early 90s tour, its almost impossible to distinguish what song is playing...its just a lot of noise turned up to maximum volume. They were never know to be the most talented musicians either..they were just really good in the studio.

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WOO transaction complete! I will be at the Aragon in September. Anyone else going? (Shockingly there still appear to be a bunch of tickets still out there)

this album is a great introduction: