Monthly Archives: July 2005

Grant Park Orchestra performs “The Planets” by Holst @ Millennium Park, August 5th Nouvelle Vague @ Schuba’s, September 17th Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings @ the Double Door, October 1st

Yesterday I finished cutting & pasting my entire livejournal thus far into a text document so that I can print out a copy for posterity. It’s 227 pages.

I’m going to buy a dozen donuts for the office on my way to work. Another morning where instead of getting up at 6 I am suddenly, irreversably awake at 5.30. I had just had an interesting dream. I had … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning my writer’s block seemed to lift somewhat and I wrote two pretty good pages before Andy got up. Writing about the good times is hard. It’s always easier to write about dysfunction. Yesterday’s stuff takes me past 40K … Continue reading →

YOUR JAW WILL DROP OUT OF THE CLOSET This has to be the kinkiest, most perverse PG movie I’ve ever seen. Forget about gay “subtext”: you won’t have to do much reading between the lines when Village People break into … Continue reading →

TABLE Bud Powell “A Tribute to Cannonball,” adjust the volume. First I get the corn going in the steamer. Real butter, salt, pepper go on the table, set for one. In my sautee pan I heat a bit of olive … Continue reading →