This morning, I checked the Ween website, like I have been religiously for the past several weeks, awaiting the announcement for more tour dates.
And then, I see this:
Monday, November 28
Granada Theater
1020 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence, KS 66047
9pm show, 18+
Tickets go on sale September 17 thru www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 816-931-3330
This might not mean much to you, but it means everything to me. At a venue only a half an hour away, in roughly 3 months time, I will get to see my favorite band perform for three sweet, sweet hours. Redemption for the Lawrence show that was cancelled in November 2004.
These dudes fucking rock. Man, it's going to be great. Let me know if you want to go.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Pulp Fiction and playing the guitar
I enjoy the movie Pulp Fiction. It just has a coolness about it, for lack of a better term, though coolness is an actual word, and it is a playable Scrabble word as well. Then, I was on www.imdb.com checking out more things about Pulp Fiction and it has these trivia and goofs sections. They are very interesting as well. It makes me want to go back and watch the movie again (not that I didn't want to already), since now I know things like the bullet holes in the apartment wall are already there prior to the crazy kid coming out of the bathroom with his gun blazing. And so on. Check out: A) the movie if you haven't seen it, and/or B) all the various "goofs" listed on the internet. I'm sure it was picked out by nerds who watched the movie over and over, frame by frame, but for their efforts, I shall reap the benefits.
And the real question is, should I learn to play the guitar? It is quite an undertaking (the decision to play left or right-handed alone is a difficult decision, since most guitars are right-handed but i'm left-handed, but i'm sure instructional books and things of that nature are geared towards right-handers. yet, i've always air-guitared left-handed. vexing indeed.) I didn't fare well attempting to learn the harmonica, an assumably easier task, so this will take some pondering. And a guitar isn't cheap, either. You can't just stick that guitar in the drawer after spending 10 bucks and forget about it like the mouth harp.
The reason for learning would be to play famous songs I know, definitely not to write my own music. Ween is the music that I want to know how to play the most; of course, Dean Ween is one of the most badass players in the land, so learning the songs he can play is probably harder to the Nth degree. It was just a thought. I'll see how bad the yearning gets.
Well, now, I shall pick out new CDs to bring in to work to listen to (since the radio reception in our metal shed building sucks the big D). It's a 24-CD book, so I must choose wisely from the 275 CDs I currently possess. So far, those who have made the cut include: Ween, Clutch, Flaming Lips, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Big Star, and Neil Young.
Man, I haven't written this much in a long while. My wrists are hurting. But for my (four) faithful readers (if that), I'll do anything.
And the real question is, should I learn to play the guitar? It is quite an undertaking (the decision to play left or right-handed alone is a difficult decision, since most guitars are right-handed but i'm left-handed, but i'm sure instructional books and things of that nature are geared towards right-handers. yet, i've always air-guitared left-handed. vexing indeed.) I didn't fare well attempting to learn the harmonica, an assumably easier task, so this will take some pondering. And a guitar isn't cheap, either. You can't just stick that guitar in the drawer after spending 10 bucks and forget about it like the mouth harp.
The reason for learning would be to play famous songs I know, definitely not to write my own music. Ween is the music that I want to know how to play the most; of course, Dean Ween is one of the most badass players in the land, so learning the songs he can play is probably harder to the Nth degree. It was just a thought. I'll see how bad the yearning gets.
Well, now, I shall pick out new CDs to bring in to work to listen to (since the radio reception in our metal shed building sucks the big D). It's a 24-CD book, so I must choose wisely from the 275 CDs I currently possess. So far, those who have made the cut include: Ween, Clutch, Flaming Lips, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Big Star, and Neil Young.
Man, I haven't written this much in a long while. My wrists are hurting. But for my (four) faithful readers (if that), I'll do anything.
Monday, August 15, 2005
are you a buff?
I consider myself to be a "buff" of a few things. Do you?
A buff is a synonym for fan or enthusiast of a particular topic.
To be specific, I consider myself to be a buff of baseball, astronomy, and Scrabble.
Until next time,
www.civilwarbuff.org
A buff is a synonym for fan or enthusiast of a particular topic.
To be specific, I consider myself to be a buff of baseball, astronomy, and Scrabble.
Until next time,
www.civilwarbuff.org
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
bratwurst
I won't lie. I love bratwurst. I had it for dinner last night. And soon, I will go home and have it for lunch. It's bursting with flavor. It is amazing. My mouth literally is watering as I type this.
I might even like them more than hamburgers and steak. No lying.
Check out this badass vehicle. I think it puts the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile to shame. I think it would be awesome for a monster tailgate at a K-state game.
http://www.johnsonville.com/siteconf.nsf/Lkp/about-l2-bigtaste.html
I might even like them more than hamburgers and steak. No lying.
Check out this badass vehicle. I think it puts the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile to shame. I think it would be awesome for a monster tailgate at a K-state game.
http://www.johnsonville.com/siteconf.nsf/Lkp/about-l2-bigtaste.html
Friday, August 05, 2005
no one at work, so I'm doing this
Everyone has for the most part gone home at my office already.
I'm leaving at 4 (normally I leave at 4:30), but I came in early at 7 this morning for a meeting at 8 (which was actually at 8:30), but nonetheless. You can't be motivated on a Friday, unless there is a dire urgency for you to get certain things done. Nothing's pressing at this point.
Work's been good. I'm learning as I go. It's a little bit of everything. Some paper-pushing, phone calls left and right, digging up info to answer a question, meetings now and again.
I'm doing project management stuff right now, and it's decent. I look forward to working more on estimating on projects. There's more coloring involved, and you get to use a digitizer. But it's going well. And the paychecks are quite nice.
Just getting used to the real world.
Play this game. It's intense.
http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf
I'm leaving at 4 (normally I leave at 4:30), but I came in early at 7 this morning for a meeting at 8 (which was actually at 8:30), but nonetheless. You can't be motivated on a Friday, unless there is a dire urgency for you to get certain things done. Nothing's pressing at this point.
Work's been good. I'm learning as I go. It's a little bit of everything. Some paper-pushing, phone calls left and right, digging up info to answer a question, meetings now and again.
I'm doing project management stuff right now, and it's decent. I look forward to working more on estimating on projects. There's more coloring involved, and you get to use a digitizer. But it's going well. And the paychecks are quite nice.
Just getting used to the real world.
Play this game. It's intense.
http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf
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