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January 18, 2002
TBELL:


Finishing up a few things here in Milwaukee, running around like crazy..

March dates will be conformed and up soon.. Keep checking the shows page.

This new Wilco is good. In a weird Wheat kinda way sometimes..



January 17, 2002
dan:

Goin' up to mauthie lake here in wisconsin this saturday to spend 1night in a tent...I hope to get out on the ice and do a little fishin''I also wouldn't mind catchin' a couple perch to fry up on ye' ole' griddle..keep in mind that the most inportant layer when combating the elements is your base layer..right..? I bought some leather&fabric water proofing for my boots washed all of my morino wool socks, layed out my virgin wool ( hasn't had sex yet ) filson vest (the one I've talked about before) and the long johns are all set to go...gotta go grocery shopping yet and get a flask of whiskey ( just in case ). John the Butcher plans on comin' out so he'll prob. bring his little hip bottle of kesslers ( smooth as silk ) blended whiskey...water, pots and pans, Firewood ( dry oak preferably ) toothbrush, hats and gloves, over-alls, hand warmers ( fleet farm )..what else..? beer, um...thats it //later



January 16, 2002
TBELL:


Just though I'd chime in since we've got nearly everyone on the good ship blog the last two days. Good to see Mark on board! Whoo hoo! I though he was forever in Playstation 2 limbo.

Cats huh, Mark? I know the feeling... try keeping them awake by shutting the bedroom doors (or where ever their favorite sleeping places are) a couple hours before bedtime and everytime they try to drift off, (at this point trapped in the living room with you so you can keep an eye on them) just pick them up/wake them. Then, if you want them to sleep like babies, give them a pinch of catnip right before you head to bed. It works. Trust me. I speak with words of 7 years experience.

Half the way through alphabatizing my record collection. Ugh. It's for easy listing for taxes this year. I feel like the guy in High Fidelity sitting in a pile of LPs. The CDs are done, that was the easy part..

Dan, looks like you got your wish for more snow.





January 15, 2002
Robert:

Hey! Our Empty Bottle show has been moved from Feb 21 to Mar 14! Please adjust your body clocks.

There will be more blogging to come. Tomorrow I interview for a temp job. And away we go...

Gnutella, you scoundrel. Give me back my time.



dan:

i'm looking forward to a great year..it's gotta be better than the last...I've made some serious changes in my life..for the better..of course..Not much else to say but I made it to my other job lastnight and worked till 7pm got home at 830 and was proud to put in a good days work..either that or it's cause I know every red cent is going towards my puerto rico fund Jesus criminie dog farts are the worst fuckin' smell..later..then you take the dog thats creating nuclear waste outside to "do it" and they fuckaround and play..droppin bombs..sorry..I need to go chop some wood or something I gotta burn some energy off..Thats my problem, I don't do enough physical work...I'm getting fat



January 14, 2002
mark:

Hi folks.It's been awhile.Dan-hopefully you won't have to shoot anything."you're being very undude"I think some Feng Shui might help your agitated state.Bob got me a book on the subject and it's pretty sweet. I'll loan it to ya.Isis is in the stereo(THIS IS MOSQUITO CONTROL ) and man o man it's awesome. These guys really know how to be heavy.Young Pete was right.I think I'll have to complement it with some Simpsons Road Rage.Sweet!!!Before I go,please allow me to complain(thats what this dang ole thang is for,right?)about cohabitation with cats.Two cats,actually.They spent the entire night leaping onto the window sills of my apartment (around 3:00 am)The blinds would make this horrible crinkling sound that ,to a half asleep fella like myself,was very close to breaking glass.This continued for two hours or so.Then,at 9:00 am I was shaken awake by Susanne to take her to drop off her car at the mechanics.I'm none too happy with the kittens.Someone get me a spray bottle ,or a supersoaker.My goal today is to keep them awake.Let's see how they like it.ha haha HIVE DESTRUCTION/SWARM RELOCATION!!!!!



dan:

I've got the recipie for going crazy...go to bed late after drinking adult beverages all day long..wake up when it's still dark outside....drive 45 min to a job that you don't really like but you need it to pay the bills and shit....shovel snow...take your dog outside to poo but it's not something you can pick up...sorry .....then turn on the radio with only one channel comes in and listen to the WORST talk frickin' radio these guys are soooooostupid..now I know I should be kind and everything but pahleaSE it's the worst and I can't chenge the channel because it's the only thing that comes in...phone rings with some guy trying to sell something...you get a phone call from your girlfriend saying the frONT DOOR WAS left open...not unlocked...open OPEN...I thought I could trust the 2 people I left downstairs but I guess not...thank goodness nothing was lifted...leave at 2pm to my other job and get all greasy.....drive 45 min home and ....I don't mean to be this negative but sometimes you just need to go out and burn off some energy...and you can't do that at work because you have to be nice and polite to your customers....in order to establish a relationship so they come back...you're all probably thinking I've got some serious issues and maybe I do but isn't it fun to read it...? Two hours from now you'd hear or read something totally different but isn't that a classic gemini..? I wish for more snow...so much that you can't even imagine...then I will go and get a shotgun and shoot the radio that has made my life so miserable...just kidding I'm not going to shoot anything...seriously...it's either listen to the sucky radio or listen to nothing...it could be worse...plus they're not worth me getting all bent out of shit..now they're talking about some new show that simulates a war misson...go to fuckin war and stop with your bullshit hollywood crap...no clue..no clue these people...i'll stop now before it gets too heavy...I'm ok....I'm just tired..xo