burun wrote: I could go on for hours about how Rick Sims was one of the people who inspired me to make rock music, but I'll spare you.

i could probably do the same thing. used to have a pehnomenal bootleg of them playing at mabel's back in 89/90 - lost the cassette during the move from urbana to chicago. stupid moving.

gjhardwick wrote:hmmm, doubt it

if i'm visiting the states at any point it'll be to visit New York!

New York is overfuckingrated. Chicago is way cooler. honestly. the Chicago Art Institute is much less pretentious and much more comprehensive than any of the museums in New York, the shoreline is nicer, and Wrigleyville kicks Greenwich Villiage's pretentious acoustic-guitar-loving ass.

(actually, i'm not sure if that area is technically Wrigleyville, as i dont' know my neighborhoods too well. the area with the Bottom Lounge is where i'm thinking.)

Plus there's the botanical gardens, Wrigley Field (and--scoff--U.S. Cellular field, which physically i love, i just hate the name), and all sorts of other cool shit i can't think of off the top of my head.

anyway, go to Chicago.


also, i like the idea of having an EA forum meeting. maybe not, like, "we'll meet at the Cubby Bear and head over to the show" or anything, but it'd be fun to, at some point that weekend, have a designated meetandgreet/party/something. i'd go.

Damn! Electrical needs a Wiki to manage the news and availability of sleeping space for out of towners. I put in my vacation request for the Friday. Scratch Acid AND Cocorosie. It is like a deeply weird dream.

instant_zen wrote:also, i like the idea of having an EA forum meeting. maybe not, like, "we'll meet at the Cubby Bear and head over to the show" or anything, but it'd be fun to, at some point that weekend, have a designated meetandgreet/party/something. i'd go.

I think Steve should close the studio for the weekend and let us all sleep there.

Dibs on the dead room in Studio B! You fools can sleep in Kentucky!

[prays for Polvo]

I have not checked with the wife, or read the schedule, but I could have some sort of a Electrical BBQ on one of those days if anyone would be interested.

Johnny 13 wrote:I have not checked with the wife, or read the schedule, but I could have some sort of a Electrical BBQ on one of those days if anyone would be interested.

I'd be interested in hosting a bbq/party on another of these nights as well.

you have first dibs, though Mr. 13

Johnny 13 wrote:I have not checked with the wife, or read the schedule, but I could have some sort of a Electrical BBQ on one of those days if anyone would be interested.

Gross. Electrical BBQ's suck. Make it Charcoal and I'm in.

Tom wrote:

Johnny 13 wrote:I have not checked with the wife, or read the schedule, but I could have some sort of a Electrical BBQ on one of those days if anyone would be interested.

Gross. Electrical BBQ's suck. Make it Charcoal and I'm in.

the all aluminum gril makes up for it.

warm and crunchy.

Johnny 13 wrote:I have not checked with the wife, or read the schedule, but I could have some sort of a Electrical BBQ on one of those days if anyone would be interested.

Dammit, this is making this one of those "unmissables".

Anyone care to hire me, so I can have an "assignment" that necessitates my being in Chicago during that time?