Chicago: The Eponymous Thread

This has probably already been seen by everyone.

You know, this song was on our wedding mix. I was sad it did come up during our reception.

You know, this song was on our wedding mix. I was sad it did come up during our reception.

Before I go downloading it, is this the Obama '04 campaign song? "BARACK ... BARACK OBAMA ... OOH HE'S STRONGER THAN A ROCK"? That one?

PS My old roomie, the one of Passed Out Naked in the Backyard fame, used to call me "band camp girl" behind my back. I DID NOT APPRECIATE THIS on several levels. 1) Not original, not funny. 2) Not true. 3) Pardon the fuck out of my exuberance, you crazy, lazy, boring hunk of waste.

How was the date, JESSE???

You can dress nautical
Learn to tie knots
Take lots of Dramamine
Out on your yacht
But when you're all alone
And nothing bites
You'll wish you stayed at home
With someone nice
But when you think you made it disappear
It comes again, "Hello, I'm here" and
I've got angst in my pants

You can be smart as hell
Know how to add
Know how to figure things
On yellow pads
Answer so no one knows
What you just said
But when you're all alone
You and your head
What's the computer say, it's mumbling now
It says "hey Joe"
It's spelled it out and
"You've got angst in your pants"
"You've got angst in your pants"

But when you think you've made it disappear
You're sure you made it disappear
And you've still got angst in your pants

I hope it doesn't show
It'll go 'way
It's just a passing phase
It'll go 'way
I hope it doesn't show
It'll go 'way
Give it a hundred years
It won't go 'way
And I've got angst in my pants
I've got angst in my pants

http://www.jazzchicago.net/reviews/mamadig.html

i have a lot of angst, but not so much in the pants area. my pants are comfortable.

Close listening reveals how repetitive their tunes are.

Although I hope you don't have to listen closely to figure this one out!

Today after work I need to get the oil changed in our car. I also need a haircut but I'm not sure it's a good idea to get a haircut the same day we have a show. I'll look all clean-cut, which isn't very. Though have I shared my idea for a super heavy stoner rock band where everyone wears suits and is very clean-cut? I want to steal psychedelic music from the hippies. I think that is the band that should be called Vice President.

Good wine.

App: [shit ton of] fire-roasted prince edward island mussels
warm harissa butter 9.0
These were spicy and just plain amazing.

for entree I had pan-roasted skate wing with some kind of polenta and chick pea cake with yellow tomato chutney.

The atmosphere is perfect. We talked to the owner (Just yesterday I met the guy who married him and his wife--he was just hired at my work) who said he cleans the cleans the place himself. It is 8 years old and looks very fresh and up-to-date.

On Sundays they have belly dancers, all you can drink wine, and all you can eat appetizers for $25.

After the restaurant we went to Bin 36 (where the bartenders apparently remember me since we drank a lot of different wines and sherry and were charged for 1 glass!)

Finally a good date. Oh, and he invited me to Mexico on his free flight thing with United!

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/giuliani_to_run_for_president_of_9

But did you put a flute up ... ah, never mind.

It was good, although it was beset with some weird technical problems -- like three separate people's cords came unloose for some reason. But it was a sold-out crowd, and people seemed to like it, and I think we had good energy.

The e-mail from MP this morning about how he's worried about draw ("I know the show sold out, but some of you brought only one person" -- when do I EVER bring more than a couple people, besides those that are already friends with others in the band and thus presumably don't count?) made me an angry monkey, though.

Which restaurant did you go to, Jesse?

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