July – 2008 – Got the Jimmy Legs

It's business time

July 30, 2008 – 12:29 pm

I've been back from my trip for almost a week now. I keep trying to think of something interesting post about the experience, but every time I try I just feel tired. I'm sure that Singapore and Hong Kong are fascinating places but I didn't have any time to see any of it. The work […]

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We sail tonight for Singapore

July 18, 2008 – 12:39 pm

I'm off to Asia for a week! What an exotic location to go sit in a faceless office building and share Powerpoint presentations! I am pleased to see it will actually be hotter here than this equatorial city. I have a side trip to Hong Kong that will also afford me much opportunity for board […]

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I don't wanna live to be thirty-four

July 14, 2008 – 1:50 pm

Buzz and I played a brief set at Club Europa last night, but not the club you might have seen many notable shows in the past (Shellac, Melt Banana, Lightning Bolt). No, our show was down on the ground floor. Turns out a couple weeks ago Europa renovated the lower bar and turned it into […]

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With the quickness

July 11, 2008 – 10:35 am

Today's office phrase I would most like to ban for the rest of the century: "Quick Question" Offense: It is always a lie, and an impudent lie at that, since in its two-word phrasing it defines the shortest possible time spent reasoning and responding. Yet, the questions and the people who utter this forbidden phrase […]

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This shit just dropped right out of the sky

July 10, 2008 – 12:21 pm

On Monday evening, as we were winding down after band practice, Buzz was heard to remark, "Ya know, we should book some shows soon." As usual, the booking gods heard him and dropped a show right in our laps. Our pals in the bristling 500ma asked us to fill out their show at the mammoth […]

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