Monthly Archives: June 2004

Ten bands/artists you couldn’t live without: 1 The Beatles 2 David Byrne 3 Duke Ellington 4 Bud Powell 5 Grace Jones 6 Neil Young 7 Stan Freberg 8 Laurie Anderson 9 Philip Glass 10 Brian Eno Nine albums that are … Continue reading →

To say that “Fahrenheit 9/11” will be the most important film of this year seems asinine, and yet … “Fahrenheit 9/11” will be the most important film of this year. The screening last night at 7.30 was sold out; in … Continue reading →

F9/11 in 2 days. I believe all Friday screenings at the Century on Clark are now sold out. A packed theatre with a rowdy bunch of lefties sounds like a great Friday night to me. Okay, so David Byrne did … Continue reading →

Buy your advance ticket at http://movies.channel.aol.com/movie/main.adp?date=20040625&tab=showtimes&mid=19030&x=9&y=8 I would suggest doing it early, because I think it will sell out in advance. Just meet me there in line at 7pm at the theatre. We’ll get a good seat & perhaps retire … Continue reading →

missmerrily bought 100SP from amazon … woohoo! Which means they sold their last copy on hand, which means they ordered … 1 more copy. I guess it’s too much to ask them to stock more than 1, until it starts … Continue reading →

Every Tuesday after work for the past 2 weeks, my friend Steven and I have met at the bar of the Congress Hotel to sit together and write. It’s a way of keeping each other in practice, and of sharpening … Continue reading →

That’s right, 100SP has passed the 100 mark! Only 400 copies left! They’re going … eventually. http://www.randomcha.net also available at: http://www.amazon.com Quimbys Books, Chicago Chicago Comics, Chicago http://www.loopdistro.com Barbaras Bookstore, Navy Pier, Chicago Barbaras Bookstore, Oak Park, Chicago Barbaras Bookstore, … Continue reading →

Last night, spur of the moment thing, I met my friend Jeremy at Trader Vics and we had a few drinks. Wonderful, wonderful. No matter how hard I try, I just can’t make a Mai Tai at home that tastes … Continue reading →

O my gosh, what a terribly busy, stressful afternoon it’s been at work. The phine has been posessed by the Always-Ringing Demon. Sometimes, I’m afraid, the truth is painful: there IS a depressing percentage of people who work for the … Continue reading →

Federal agencies, some City and State offices as well as other private offices as going to be closed on Friday for the “National Day of Mourning.” I alas still have to work; there’ll be nothing to do of course, but … Continue reading →