Jerry is still all pissed off at Neko Case for not touring with the New Pornos this spring, plus cancelling out of the Calgary Folk Festival. So that's why I only scored two tickets to the New Pornographers / Novillero concert in October. Somebody's heart is still shattered.
Eva and I are excited enough to see the New Pornos again, plus our go-to-your-happy-place band, Novillero. They are worth the price of admission just to see their vaguely pudgy wildly enthusiastic tambourine guy (who, we understand, is actually not a band member, but their manager, whom they let play with them on occasion).
They are a really fun band to see live.
They've got the energy, they've got upbeat songs with lots of crazy piano and, of course, a wild tambourine player. And they're really really happy when you buy their cd.
I finished Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk, which lived up to the hype of gross-out to the max and unbelievable ways for people to mutilate themselves.
Of course by now everybody has heard of the story within the book of masturbation gone horribly wrong, resulting in the narrator having to chew through his own intestine to keep from drowning.
But aside from the vomit-fest, there is actually a point to the book about the nature of humanity and the price that people will pay for fame, fortune, and immortality. Of course, a vomit-fest never hurts sales.
I was happy to be able to pick up Lynn Coady's new book, Mean Boy, which I've been looking forward to for quite some time, ever since finishing the Saints of Big Harbour and Play the Monster Blind. It drives me crazy sometimes to discover an author that I really enjoy and they've only got about two or three books, so you have to wait for forever for them to finish another. Makes me want to go over to their house and tell them, "okay, no going out tonight, no tv, you are working on your book, missy.
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Also at my new favourite record store, the library, I picked up a Primal Scream Dirty Hits cd. We have most of the songs already, but I was really chuffed to discover a second cd was included - all remixes. Cool!
I can hardly wait to boogey down with Bobbie Gillespie and co.
Awwww, the new crop of baby med students started today. They looked so precious, stumbling around in one big group, all confused and fresh-faced and indealistic. Can't wait to see what they are like in four years.
I'm so sad that Pluto has been downsized to a dwarf planet, just because it's too small and too wobbly. That completely sucks and I refuse to subscribe to it. Thank god Uranus is still a planet!
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URANUS!!!
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Whew, that joke will never get old!
And they would be right!
So that is one of the reasons that the Marthas are getting together this weekend to go fringing. We're ditching the families and spending two nights in a hotel, where much giggling and eating of snacks and ass-whupping at Rumoli will ensue. And between all that there is of course, this incarnation of the Calgary Fringe Festival of which to partake.
We're only taking in three plays, because we are not hardcore fringers like some others I know. But I am really quite pumped about the one we are going to see tomorrow afternoon. It was my top pick, the main reason the fringe caught my eye in the first place - EAT MY BRAIN.
Five people find themselves trapped in a tiny cabin in the forest surrounded by zombies with no way out in this tale of love, revenge, and madness. They've found a sanctuary, but does the real threat come from within? And why won't Rob ask me to the prom?
Watch your step, don't lose your head, and for the love of God, don't get bitten - bar the doors, grab your baseball bat, load your shotgun, and prepare for the worst as MAN VS. MAN VS. UNDEAD MAN unfolds - who will come out on top?
Eric Bogosian's one-man play stars Calgary favourite, David Trimble, who portrays a cross-section of characters and vignettes. "Drinking in America is about our society's fascination with power and fantasy. It is a dark comedy that examines the role that drugs, alcohol have come to play in the North American psyche.
" David won the 2005 Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role for this production.
So I will be AWOL from this site for the whole weekend. Be kind to each other, play nicely, and I will share tales of silliness and debauchery with you when I return.
Also on tap for the upcoming week will be the recounting of a life-affirming encounter in the tea towel aisle at IKEA, and a much-overdue profile on a Calgary musician and artist about to release his highly-anticipated second cd.
Much talking will be done over the next few days. Many photos poured over, Pete Doherty news giggled over, and she is just going to kill me when she sees that I taped a full-page ad for the upcoming James Blunt concert on her bedroom door.
I am an evil mom.
Oh, and the Ceebeecee package which I resisted opening? No porn dvds were inside, but Eva did receive some very lovely DNTO bumper stickers, a DNTO zipped cd holder, and a cd entitled "Big Break .
.. because obscurity is a drag", which features "the next wave of Canadian music brought to you by DNTO".
Well, it's from 2003, so maybe next wave is not quite right, but we'll forgive that. Let's see, there's Nathan Wiley, Tom Wilson, Mir, Nathan, Offsides, Grimskunk, Microbunny, Shaun Verrault, Mount Pleasant, and Chin Injeti.
Have you checked your assets recently?
is one of those sites that tells you how much your blog is worth. The last time I checked, about a year ago, mine was worth about $2,500.00 (I'm not sure if that was Cdn or USd, but they are pretty close to par these days anyway).
Check out what it's worth now. The joys of compounded interest. And add to that, the worth of the joint blog that I am part of, and I have myself enough for a nice little vacation.
How do you sell a blog anyway?
I just sat at the hairdresser's for an hour and had to listen to JACK FM "playing what we want" (well yes, it certainly isn't what I want), so I figure that $28,000.00 is the very least that the world owes me right now.
You win, Jian.
Now the gloves come off. Was it Peter Brown or me who spotted the ultimate hippy at the Calgary Folk Festival last weekend?
Okay, so Peter got an interview with his dude and I didn't even get a picture of mine, but come on, a long gauzy skirt beats jeans any old day. And the festival chair and the bike helmet strapped to her back? You have to admit I've got you there, Peter.
Wanna arm-wrestle?
Okay Jian, it's your turn - what the story behind the frilly pink shirt, man?
On tonight (8:00pm CBC Radio One), you can hear recorded at the Calgary Folk Fest.
Eva and I were in the audience. See if you can hear her yell "wooden stars". A friend of hers makes a point of yelling that at concerts and we have heard him caught on recording once or twice.
I'm the one going "wooo!".
Great Lake Swimmers (from my old stomping grounds London, ON, yo!
) have a really dreamy atmospheric sound, and front Tony Dekker has a voice that will break your heart.
Sadly, I alternated between loving the sound of Great Lake Swimmers and kicking myself for missing the Elliott Brood mini-concert being held in the Megatunes tent at the same time. Oh the ironing is delicious!
Did I ever mention that I love ? Surely I forgot to mention it. I hardly ever repeat myself.
I cannot stop listening to them. Damn you Elliott Brood - get out of my head!
Oooh I just checked their show listings and they are coming back to Calgary in October (opening for Corb Lund).
Good birthday present for a certain Zombie!
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Check them out if they are near you:
Aug 4 Nelson BC @ Royal Hotel
Aug 5 Lethbridge AB @ Tongue 'n' Groove
Aug 12 Cobalt ON @ Fred Eaglesmith's Great Northern Picnic and Musicfest
Aug 22 Lethbridge Exhibition
Sep 9 Wayne AB @ Waynefest
Cross-Canada Tour with Corb Lund The Hurtin' Albertans:
Sep 15 Ottawa ON @ New Capital Music Hall
Sep 17 London ON @ Cowboys Ranch
Sep 21 Kingston ON @ Elixir
Sep 23 Toronto ON @ Lee's Palace
Sep 26 Thunder Bay ON @ Outpost (Lakehead U)
Sep 28 Winnipeg MB @ Ramada Theatre
Sep 29 Saskatoon SK @ Prairieland Park
Oct 02 Regina SK @ Conexus Arts Centre (Doris Knight Hall)
Oct 04 Grande Prairie AB @ Crystal Gardens
Oct 05 Edmonton AB @ The Starlite Room
Oct 07 Edmonton AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Oct 10 Lethbridge AB @ Yates Theatre
Oct 11 Calgary AB @ The Whiskey
Oct 12 Calgary AB @ Jack Singer Hall
Oct 13 Red Deer AB @ Red Deer Memorial Centre
Oct 14 Lethbridge AB @ The Roadhouse
Shopping is a necessary evil, not a recreational sport. If it were not for the seeds which are too big to eat and too small to pick off, grapefruit would be the perfect food.
My horoscope says I am not as nice as people think I am.
Bad Tempered Goes to Shows..
. not currently holding tix - the horror, the horror!
Quote of the day is.
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If you could choose just ONE song today.
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Lyrics that got me through the night were.
.. Do you really think you have some sort of special corner in fandom as far as 'The Hour's Host is concerned ?
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. I should have known better then to ask you for anything regarding George S. even something as simple as an email address !
You have no excuse for not getting back in touch with me. Luckily for me..
I don't need your email response back to me anyway. Hah. There are bigger and more generous fans out there,then you can ever hope to be.
Peace out !
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