indigoboy

Laugh if you will - but "Beautiful" by Flickerstick is an amazing example of ordinary people achieving extraordinary things. Guilty pleasure, my ass! This is one fine piece of pop songwriting from an otherwise bland bunch of goofballs.
Long live mediocrity!

I need more gin.

As obelisk accurately pointed out last night - it's no longer "rock star parking" if you had to drive around for half an hour prior to scoring it.
Man - I have so much music to check out now. Even though I am surrounded by tons of music every day at work, this SG CD exchange is kind of refreshing. For once, others are imposing...
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Dear Disaronno folks:

Your product is shitty.
Your commercials are dumb.
Please stop.

Your pal,

Johnny

P.S. If a "martini" has Disaronno in it, it is not a martini.

A crazy hobo threw a clock radio at my head today.

I know this sounds like a long-lost Syd Barrett lyric but it actually happened.

Recently returned from Toronto.
It's not as clean as I was told by others.
Everything seems to close early.
You can't smoke in bars - which is fine since I don't smoke but that would never fly in Chicago.
I couldn't find any decent records.
Kensington Market was pretty swell.
I had one of the best dirty-water-hotdogs ever from a street vendor after many Belgian...
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Currently listening to: Regina Spektor "Soviet Kitsch"
Currently drinking: a LOT of Newcastle (it seems to be what I crave during the winter)
Currently reading: Unfortunately, nothing literary. LOTS of magazines. I'm attempting to catch up with all my subscriptions (Wired, Details, Spin, ReadyMade, TapeOp, etc.)
It's tax time - that's always fun.

Currently listening to: Gang of Four "A Brief History of The Twentieth Century"
Currently reading: "Rivethead" by Ben Hamper
Currently drinking: Newcastle

Since I hadn't updated this page since shortly after the Presidential election, I figured a bi-monthly entry was in order. I've been quite the tycoon lately. In addition to selling records, I've been giving five dollar handjobs to tourists at the Greyhound station. Yep, just call me Captain of Industry! I heard this is how Rockafeller started.

I think the Daily Show is the only thing that will get me through these next four years. Oh yeah...and bourbon.

This week: Minneapolis
Next week: Austin, Detroit
Following week: Ann Arbor

Traveling the globe to bring great records to Chicago.

Currently listening to: Scud Mountain Boys "Pine Box"

Currently reading: "Your Career In Real Estate" - exciting I know, but I'm a week away from my licensing exam and I'm soaking up all of the info. I can.