i'm amber. this is how i blog.
|
|
Friday, 09 January 2004 |
2004: goals and stuff
more gym/less couch
more books/less tv
less spending/more saving
more cooking/less fast food
more water/less diet coke
less clutter
organize those cds once and for all
more music
take more pictures
try something new
move somewhere warm
shouldnt be too hard, should it?
am
|
|
|
Friday, 09 January 2004 |
|
go see tim burtons new movie big fish. its good.
|
|
|
Wednesday, 07 January 2004 |
|
more snow to scrape off of my car this morning? you've got to be kidding me. and could it be any colder? ive had about enough of this whole winter thing.
|
|
|
Tuesday, 06 January 2004 |
just in case you were wondering:
setlist from new years eve
(may or may not be entirely accurate)
Flaming Lips
Race for the Prize
Thank You Jack White for the Fiber Optic Jesus (with explanation)
Fight Test
Yoshimi Battles the Pink
Auld Lang Syne (practice for when midnight struck)
Lightning Strikes the Postman
The Golden Path (the chemical brothers tune)
She Don't Use Jelly(using the jon stewart/daily show introduction)
Do You Realize (that you have the most beautiful face?)
White Stripes
When I Hear My Name
Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
Lets Shake Hands
I Think I Smell A Rat
In the Cold, Cold Night
The Hardest Button To Button
Lovesick
We're Going To Be Friends (with The Flaming Lips) - Played just before midnight
Seven Nation Army (with The Flaming Lips) - Played right at midnight
Hotel Yorba
Death Letter
Motherless Children Have A Hard Time
Apple Blossom
Ball and Biscuit
Shine On Harvest Moon
Aluminum (a tease)
Cannon
John the Revelator
I Want To Be the Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart
I Fought Piranhas
ENCORE
The Big Three Killed My Baby
Let's Build A Home
Goin Back To Memphis
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
Boll Weevil
I feel like i didnt give the whitestripes enough credit in the last post. they were damn good. jack was much more personable and talkative at this new years show than at any of the previous 3 ive attended.
how come ive never read, ever, in any interview how weird jack white's talking voice is. its just fucking weird. like hes doing some sort of character voice. its creepy. but why have i never read anywhere in all the whitestripes press that jack talks like a freak? never. i would think after conducting an interview with said rock star, it would be the first thing a reporter would report. its that weird. unless its some sort of put on for the shows, but somehow, i dont think so.
back to not giving the whitestripes enough credit, ball and biscuit was definitely the highlight of their set. he manhandles that guitar. im awed. im always impressed by guitar playing, but tell myself if i tried really hard i could do it. but what he does, i cant even comprehend that all that goodness is coming out of one little guitar, let alone think about trying to replicate it.
next time....adventures in seeing people you know who pretend to not know who you are.
am
|
|
|
Monday, 05 January 2004 |
here we go.
the holidays were great. fun christmas (eve) festivities at the new home of the parents, a relatively normal christmas...pigging out on leftovers and all. but all i can think about right now is new years eve. chicago. aragon ballroom. line out the door and around the corner to get in. worth every freezing second of waiting in line. blanche. flaming lips. white stripes. the absolute best way in the country to ring in the new year. im confident in declaring that there is no band on earth more fun than the flaming lips. impossible. i dont think ive had that much fun ever in my life. Inflatable dancing sunshine people, girls dancing around in their undies and pasties on stage, monkey puppets, more confetti and balloons and fog and fun than an adult mind could comprehend. and the everybody LOVED it. the flaming lips told the whole story behind the 'thank you jack white for the fiber optic jesus that you gave me song' and how, sadly, they left it on too long and it melted, and then there was a big singalong. actually, all of the flaming lips songs were singalongs. it was like a barney concert for adults. i cant possibly put into words the amount of fun had in that 4500 capacity venue.
the whitestripes were good too... the flaming lips/white stripes onstage together doing seven nation army to ring in the new year was genius. my one and only complaint about the night is that the bill should have been flipped. nobody should have to follow the flaming lips. not even the whitestripes could put on a better show. the momentum of the night kinda slowed down after the flaming lips left the stage. it was still amazing in the scheme of things, but the fun factor dipped down by about 50percent.
if theres a new musical/religious cult headed by wayne coyne, count me in. yoshimi battling the pink robots 24/7. but if wayne doesnt go the cult route, those polyphonic spree folks look like theyre enjoying themselves quite a bit too.
adding to a fun chicago trip was a stop at blue chicago for some real live local blues, deep dish pizza galore, reckless records and the virgin megastore.
and before we left the chicago metro area we stopped at ikea, and i drooled over their extremely affordable and really cool looking stuff for about 2 hours. we really need an ikea nearer here.
we didnt make it to the aquarium, for a number of reasons, but one large deterrence was the admission price 21 dollars a person.
and since returning from chicago ive had a manicure and a pedicure, got in a minor car accident, and helped clean up after a major flood in my bosses basement.
in case you were wondering.
am
|
|
|
Wednesday, 31 December 2003 |
the recorded tunes
i want my money back
radiohead, hail to the thief
blur, think tank
two of the albums i was most excited about this year,
and they were by far two of the most disappointing. they were totally
non-relevant. both of them. crazy beat? no thanks! i need something. just
a little something. i was willing to open up and try something new. but
this was just crap. and i splurged on both of these and got the limited
edition, fancy packaging. what a waste. i want my money back.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Monday, 29 December 2003 |
ok ok. im a slacker. i havent updated the site in forever, and the blog entries have been slow to come as well. one of my resolutions for the new year is to keep this stuff much more up to date. but for now, ive got to get packing. its off to chicago tomorrow morning for the big new years celebration, deep dish pizza, a trip to the aquarium, record stores galore (oh how i love clark street) and a stop at ikea on the way back.
happy new year!!!!!
am
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 Next > End >>
|
| Results 624 - 630 of 671 |
