bigshoulders

You have much to discover, my friend.

I know! I have "Brothers" and "Attack and Release" but I know I'm just scratching the surface. I'm letting myself steep in these for a time-being, but I'm sure I'll go through the whole back catalog.

Not sure why it took me so long to find these guys, but I'm glad I did.

Cellar Door

Not found on eBay

Apart from the drivel (presumably to drum up some bids), it's an interesting article about a relatively mundane car who happened to have had a famous owner.

When my mom asked the grandkids (my brother's children) what they wanted for Christmas, their answer was succinct: "money".

Hobex

I saw them a few times, back in the day.

Patty Hurst Shifter is another band that I'd term as local heroes. My friend Johnny Williams used to play bass for them but he's no longer with the band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klAguIzA8nM&feature=related

The Box-Spring Hogs

Hey there!

Last I heard the date was March 2011, but now I find this...

Whenever the date, we better get our hands on a copy fast! Though, I'm afraid to even think about what the price will be.

 

Ooh... that looks *nice*! Probably looking at at least 100-120 clams. Here's hoping for another tour, too!

Thanks, Dr. Phil. It must have hurt to pass that hardback book. That must be the origin of your avatar picture.

I didn't come here for relationship advice, nor to have this anecdote analyzed and dissected. I simply wanted to share a Christmas gripe, that's all. I'm over it.

Let's hear some more stories of lousy gifts. I know you've got 'em.

Hiya Raindog. Any word on the Anton C. book ever seeing the light of day? I was hoping it would be released by Christmas, but no dice.

Did they give each other lots of really great gifts?

In this particular case, yes. It was somewhat uncomfortable, watching the whole spectacle unfold. Each person unwrapping multiple gifts. I know I wasn't exactly a member of the family... but I wasn't exactly the boyfriend-of-the-week, either. We were a serious couple at that point. As an epilogue to the original story, the next Christmas we spent together yielded a bag of jelly beans, I kid you not. I was somewhat prepared for the letdown, but still... it hurt.

I'm no longer dating that girl, but not due to any of this. I'm not that superficial.

I spent a fair bit of time last night and today going through all the shows I've seen this year (about 240 or so total performances), and came up w/ my top 22 and honorable mentions...click on the pic to see more

 

Nice list!

Aside: I found the text very difficult to read on your blog post. I quit trying to make out what it said and just looked at the pics.

It doesn't take any thought at all to give someone a box of candy as a gift.

That's exactly why it hurt so much. The veil was lifted and I realized they really didn't care about me.

It doesn't have to be from 2010.

I'd been dating this girl for about 18 mos. By the time Christmas rolled around, I'd met the entire family at various birthday dinners, get-togethers, Thanksgivings during the year. We all got along really well. No animosity, nothing like that. At Christmas, I got each of her brothers and sister— even sister-in-law-to-be— gifts, as well as her parents. I put thought into each person's gift and wanted it to be special. For my efforts, I received a single present in return from her parents: one box of chocolate-covered cherries. The adult in me was indeed gracious and thankful, but the kid in me just wanted to cry. I know deep down: "It's the thought that counts" but in this case, I felt as if they honestly didn't care about me, and it cut me deep.

Let's hear your worst Christmas present stories.

Our HD has a Harvey's (burger place) inside it. Who goes to HD to eat burgers?

I imagine they might do a decent business with lunch crowd contractors during the week. If they're already there for lumber, copper tubing, tools n' shit, etc... why not kill the second bird?

The Lowes Home Centers around here have hot dog vendors parked at the Entrance/Exit on most Saturday afternoons.

As usual, you really need to lighten up, Francis.

then seconds later...

... although using a deliberate misspelling of the French word for "grapefruit" as their band name seems kind of asinine to me.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Lighten up. It's just a name.

Anything to do with a diamonds or jewelry in general.

If I hear "He went to Jared!", "Every kiss begins with 'K'" or "They're so cute at that age." one more f*ckin' time, I'm going to climb a water tower with a G-D high-powered rifle and start some sh!t.

I kid! I kid!

I save my true wrath for the talkin' mannequins.

Even though I do find him agreeable in short sessions, I'll have to go with Daniel Johnston. I do like hearing unexpected covers of his pop up during movies and TV, which has happened recently, although I can't for the life of me remember what it was.

I was floored with the unplugged "Dreamer in My Dreams". That's been the one song that I've been lobbying for on the Wilco request portion of the board. It was awesome to hear this sans PA. Thanks in advance for your efforts, CBD! This will be one show that I'll want to relive over and over again.

That's a drag.

 

Thanks for your efforts.

I second that.

A group of us are meeting at The Box, a noodle joint within a block or two of the Paramount, before and after the show. A VCer, jerrycray (not his real name) has gotten himself booked into this place to play, solo acoustic I think, both before and after the main show. I used to live in C'ville but it's been several years ago, so I haven't been to this place, but there's a website (http://theboxcville.com/) where you can check it out. We're arriving between 6-6:30 and I assume we'll be eating and drinking there. If not, there are lots of great places to eat right on the downtown mall, which is where the Paramount is located. Hope to see you there!

I saw "jerrycray's" original post but theboxcville music calendar didn't list him (or anyone else for that matter) for tomorrow night. Regardless, that seems as good a place as any to meet folks that are going to the show, so I'll plan on being there around 6:30 or thereabouts.

Kevin

I'm traveling solo, so would love to meet up w/ some fans before or after the show. Preferably before... since most likely I'll be pointing the car back down South soon after the show and want to be a responsible driver, y'know.

Also, does anyone know of any good eats close by the Paramount?

Cheers,

Kevin

The late great Star Room Boys are one of my all-time favorite honky-tonk bands. Their debut "Why Do Lonely Men and Women Want to Break Each Other's Hearts?" still causes me to dab my eyes from time to time.

Check out the samples: "Gastonia", "Why Do Lonely Men and Women...", "Liar in My Heart", "Both Our Towns", and "Almost Doesn't Count".

@ bigshoulders RE: Chasing Amy - I don't agree with you on that one. I think that is probably my favorite Kevin Smith film and was quite a good story to tell and obviously very connectable for people of that generation.

Maybe I need to revisit it. I saw it not long after it came out, and promptly forgot about it. I think my initial knee-jerk reaction was that it wasn't funny, in the way his other previous films hooked me: Clerks and Mallrats. Perhaps it would speak more to me now than it did then, but I won't know until I see the film again, if I ever do. There's too much to watch already.

What GtrPlayer said and the fact that Wes Anderson has Satanic Cult footage of the "good" people over at Criterion, since he's batting a thousand.

Seriously, all of his films are featured as part of the collection. Fantastic Mr. Fox is due out sometime next year.

 

And don't forget that some films somehow slipped under the radar and weren't double checked: The Rock, Robocop, and Armageddon.

That's good news on Fantastic Mr. Fox! I wasn't aware of it, but have been putting off purchasing the blu until I heard if it was going to be released. I didn't go overboard on the B&N sale. Just 2 titles: Bottle Rocket on blu and the 23 Films by Jean Painleve on DVD. I look forward to watching that one over the Thanksgiving holidaze. It was a blind buy but I found it pretty intriguing-- and the soundtrack for some of them is by none other than Yo La Tengo.

To name another film that "slipped under the radar" Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy. Never understood why that got the Criterion treatment.