On April 19th, we went to the Kezar Pavillion to see the Bay City Bombers vs. the Brooklyn Red Devils. It was good, clean, cheap ($10 advance/$20 at the door) fun and something my mum would have enjoyed if I had been nice enough to invite her.
The old geezer, Number 13 of the Red Devils, did put on a good show pounding the Bombers every chance he got. He loved slaming into them but for some reason it seemed a bit phoney. It was what I imagine WWF must have been like at their beginning. The Coach/Manager even reminded me of McMann. Twice during the men's period the whole group would crash out on the track and Bomber's Number 40 would jump the whole pile.
Roller Derby is made up of eight 10 minute periods with a 15 minute half time during which you can meet the stars of Roller Derby. To score a jammer has to get around all the other roller skaters (blockers and pivoters). If you visit the Bay City Bombers site you can get schooled in the intristicts that is roller derby.
The only bad thing is that you'll have to wait until August 23 when the World Champion Bay City Bombers are back to play god knows who.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Louis XIV at GAMH
On April 4th, we went to the Fillmore to see Louis XIV with What Made Milwaukee Famous and Pop & Holiday. When we got there we found out they had moved the show to the Great American Music Hall in the Loin. This turned out to be great becuase it was my first time there. It was also a perfect setting for Louis XIV with it's baroque architectural details. We went up to the balcony because when your short you really want to see the band and not the back of some body's head.
The best part of the show besides Louis XIV wonderful performance was all the great people watching. The two other bands stayed after their sets and were wandering around chatting up the audience. We decided that Louis XIV was moved to GAMH because the show wasn't sold out but they were still awesome.
I was also excited to see What Made Milwaukee Famous but they sort of disappointed me. They did not play "Selling Yourself Short" and the video for it is so killer (zombie fans watch it!). Check it out here . Slugo said their new album was a snoozer. It was their sophomore album and usually those albums are not so good. I am willing to give them a second chance. So if they come back around I will see them.
As for Pop & Holiday, they lost their drummer and are now a duo. They were good but I am not into violin music. So I have to admit I was not so much into them but they did make for great people watching. All the ladies chatting around them. I think all three bands will have a great tour. They even invitied the audience to meet up with them at the Beauty Bar but I have no idea if that happened.
After the show, we went to check out 800 Larkin which use to be our favorite dive bar, OSB. They did a nice job on the remodeling but it just did not have the same feel. They gained a smoking room and dj but got rid of the poker players and jukebox, boo hoo. Now, they only have one pool table! How does that saying go: If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
The best part of the show besides Louis XIV wonderful performance was all the great people watching. The two other bands stayed after their sets and were wandering around chatting up the audience. We decided that Louis XIV was moved to GAMH because the show wasn't sold out but they were still awesome.
I was also excited to see What Made Milwaukee Famous but they sort of disappointed me. They did not play "Selling Yourself Short" and the video for it is so killer (zombie fans watch it!). Check it out here . Slugo said their new album was a snoozer. It was their sophomore album and usually those albums are not so good. I am willing to give them a second chance. So if they come back around I will see them.
As for Pop & Holiday, they lost their drummer and are now a duo. They were good but I am not into violin music. So I have to admit I was not so much into them but they did make for great people watching. All the ladies chatting around them. I think all three bands will have a great tour. They even invitied the audience to meet up with them at the Beauty Bar but I have no idea if that happened.
After the show, we went to check out 800 Larkin which use to be our favorite dive bar, OSB. They did a nice job on the remodeling but it just did not have the same feel. They gained a smoking room and dj but got rid of the poker players and jukebox, boo hoo. Now, they only have one pool table! How does that saying go: If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
52 Great Novels
I was house sitting at Chica Cherry's place while she was off in Austin, hanging out on 6th Street. I came across this deck of cards, you know you've seen em: "52 Cheap Dates" (which I sent to Cuzin B when he got his new girlfriend and I was wondering if they went on any of these dates. Were they a hit or what?), "52 Great SF Walks", etc...
Cherry had the deck, "52 Great Books" and I had only read 14 of them. I feel so ashamed. I blame my parochial school education. So I'm setting myself a little challenge to read the remaining 38 books by the end of this year. So you have been forewarned. I will be updating you on my progress.
My only speed bump is, where did I put the deck of cards? I am always losing things.
Flower Power!
I'll admit it one of the reasons I started this blog is to participate in swaps. I enjoy reading the Black Eiffel blog and from time to time she mentions swapping opportunities. To swap, however, you need to have a blog. Hence one of the impetuses for starting this blog. I just participated in my first swap! It was organized by Nicole at a little sussy . The theme was garden party and it was up to the participant to interpret.
This lovely packaged arrived on my doorstep -- just in time for my birthday. Thanks to John in Salt Lake City for sending this my way.
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