December 27, 2005The Crush Calculator Game Is OverDon't worry, your secret is safe!!! I stopped reading them last week. I had no idea how popular I am with weathermen! Ooo la la!
December 26, 2005Hey East Memphis!Here's your chance to see Harlan T. Bobo without having to venture past the parkways, don't blow it.
I Have Seen The LightsLast Thursday night I went to the Deli to check out the Arma Secreta show and when I walked in I was surprised to see Kevin Cubbins, Mark Stuart, John Argroves and a guy I only knew as one of the bartenders from the Hi-tone, Brett, onstage. It seems they have a little band called The Lights and they haven't played a show in over a year. Well, guess what? They were awesome! I was totally out of the loop about these guys, and from what I was told after chatting with them, I might not hear them again for a while because they hardly ever play out and they have no recordings of their songs. What a tragedy!! They were really, really great, so if you hear about them playing - let me know about it!
December 23, 2005December 21, 2005Jose Cuervo Christmas Cake
1 cup of water 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup butter Sample the Cuervo to check quality. Take a large bowl, Turn on the electric mixer…Beat one cup of butter in Add one teaspoon of sugar…Beat again. At this point Turn off the mixerer thingy. Break 2 leggs and add to Next, sift two cups of salt, or something. Who giveshz Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall December 20, 2005Too Many PartiesLeave it to Chris and Scotty to have a hip hop dance party in the basement of Kudzu's complete with DJ's and MC's.
The ShangriLa X-Mas Party was pretty fun too!
December 16, 2005December 15, 2005December 14, 2005December 11, 2005ClarificationA few months ago I received an email from a reporter from The Commercial Appeal asking me if I would be willing to do an interview about this website. As I assume most people would be, I was flattered and agreed. After meeting the reporter at Otherlands one morning, getting buzzed up on caffiene, and indulging in talking for an hour about all things me, I promptly forgot about the whole experience and figured she couldn't make the story work. Then this morning when I checked my email I received several messages from people saying that they read the article, so I went to the CA's website to check it out. After reading it I felt just a little queasy. It's not that any of the facts were off (except that I was an assignment editor, not assistant editor at Channel 5), it's just that everyone has this certain perception of themsleves, often not always accurate but needed for one to make it through the day, and when someone reinterprets that perception, it can certainly be cringe worthy. My friend Drew summed it up best when he posted this bulletin on Myspace:
The eponymous heroine of Rachel's award-winning blog "Rachelandthecity.com," frets constantly about her scene cred, her boyfriend or lack thereof, her overly demanding boss, the fact that she's incompetent to do ordinary things like balance a checkbook, and all the other things that are of vital importance to a liberated woman like herself. Alright, maybe I stole that from Toonopedia's entry for the comic strip "Cathy," but, my friends, I am not a writer. Besides, I had to change a few things, but it almost read like the article about her in the CA, right?
Then I received a message from my friend Leilani and it basically said everything I was feeling. it wasn't that bad.... everyone in the CA just comes off as so out of touch. like, "rachel hangs out at all the "hot spots" and orders "drinks" and finds out what's "going down" with people in her "scene"." like, "whoa! purple hair! noserings! those kids in midtown are "bitchin'!" you know what they say, any press is good press, right. December 10, 2005In The MeantimeI have many Christmas parties to attend tonight. In the meantime, I've updated my galleries and event list. Oh, and I found more Halloween pics:
Here's some pics from the Soul Party at The Hitone (The hippest event of the year!):
Check out show pics from The Glass,Vending Machine and Harlan T. Bobo, Ted Leo and Lucero. Finally: Listen to the new album by Augustine here. If you aren't going to Shangri-La's Christmas party at Thr Hi-tone tonight, you just don't know what's up.
December 7, 2005December 5, 2005Get To Know MeHere is an interview I did with Muzzleofbees.com. E.J. points out that my neighborhood is officially classified as hipster. This website says I look like a cross between Kate Winslet and Jennifer Connolly. Yeah, whatevs - but I'll take it. Ok, that's all for now. I'm sure there's an infomercial on I need to see right about now. December 3, 2005Week In ReviewIt's taken me a week of recovery since The Big Turkey Day 5 Day Extravaganza. I ended up kicking the week off early by seeing Rivercity Tanlines at Murphys and then breaking my own Tuesday Night at the Hi-tone ban. Everyone was out that night and we had quite a fun time. Then Wednesday night, the Deli was packed for the Harlan - Vending Machine - Glass show. It was kind of an eventless show. Good, but hardly memorable. I guess they can't all be crazy. I was supposed to go to Murphy's afterward to hear Will and Darren spin records but I got sidetracked and went to Hellion's.
More pictures Here. Thanksgiving night I ended up flodging and staying at home in bed. I'm sure I missed a great show from Esque and Raygun. My bad. Friday night was the big Lucero show - I'll post those pictures and comments on Scenestars as soon as I get the new gallery up and running coorectly. Look for that to happen in early '06. The show was great even though the Complex ran out of beer half-way through. They must not have had any idea what they were getting into when they booked Lucero. The Soul Party Saturday night was fantastic and I have never seen the Hi-tone that packed. I ended up sneaking out early because you could hardly move. Early in the evening Pickle and I held court at the bar, so no complaints on not being able to get a drink from me. But then, I know the score. I think I have some pictures somewhere...I can't tell you what I did after the party due to legal reasons. The rest of the week I laid pretty low and tried to recover. We bowled Tuesday and then did a walk-thru at The Hi-tone, but I was on sodas that night and bailed early for bed. Thursday night I attended Matthew Melton's art show at MCA and made it just in time for his arrest. That's a long story. Tonight I am going to try to make it to the Half-Acre Gunroom show at Murphy's and then Scotty and Chris' party at Kudzu's. I have a feeling tonight is going to be a long one. If you want more info on going out downtown - Meet the downtown version of me. Without the pictures. On a side note: I know I don't write as much as I used to, but luckily for me - I have several paying writing gigs these days and I try to save all of my witty gems for when it counts. If you want to know what a bunch of regional folks were listening to this year, check this out. If I asked you for your list and it wasn't used, it might have been because when you wrote your list, you forgot to use this website. Carry on. P.S. Alex Blagg left me a very informative voicemail to let me know that one of Tim Regan's picks, The Arcade Fire, actually came out in 2004. Duly noted. Check out his very funny post on Blogging Made Simple. December 2, 2005 |
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