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01 Kristine W 02 the Cuff block party 03 Mark & Giant Happy Penis 04 Bree will take your dollars 05 the whole drunk gang 06 me, mark, tracie, darcy. woo whoo 07 stumbling down to Purrr. Good times.









*photos 5-7 by Doug

honestly, I thought his music was pretty wretched (except for the song & video of "Thriller") but I actually felt bad for him as he plummeted further and further into freakishness. I think this is what being a celebrity does to some people. I can't imagine living under that kind of scrutiny and judgement every time you fuck up ( as most humans tend to do ). I hope his children aren't messed up for the rest of their lives by that same celebrity bullshit. Rest in peace, MJ.

Rest in peace, Farrah. You were always my favorite Angel : Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack and Tanya Roberts were ridiculously pale in comparison. I will watch my VHS copy of "the Burning Bed" in your honor. ( and you know I totally have that doll )
I remmeber my brother had this poster on his bedroom wall in the 70's of her and you could totally see her nipples through her bathing suit and I recall thinking "ooo, she has fabulous hair" so I guess I knew way back then. Cheers to you, Farrah.

I know you are all waiting for me to pass judgement on her, so...

a friend said the other day that he must be the only one that doesn't understand how Lady GaGa got to radio. well, compared to most of the Shite that comprises of American top 40 I must admit she's pretty good. American radio is nothing but (c)rap, Jonas brothers, identical guitar bands and unspeakable shit like Britney and pariah.
So, Based on the excellent remixes I had heard of her first few singles I bought her album. Yack!!! the lyrics are fun and she has a decent voice but most of the production is generic radio flavored hip hop.

So I will stick with the remixes. Dave Aude does a batch of them (and he Rules!) as well as harry "choo choo" romero, moto blanco, robots to mars and a couple of guys called pet shop boys.

I must say that I have seen interviews with her and she seems interesting. She's kinda ridiculous and unusual looking and I dig that stupid people think she's a man. Also, she worships Andy Warhol & grace Jones so I have to give her credit for that.

the best song off of Hard Candy finally gets a video - though it's just clips from the hard candy tour. still fun, though.

Happy Birthday(s) to Mizz Burns ( 19th), UM ( 20th) and Tommy (20th) and here's to many, many more...well, ok not That many but many more.

headed to Tinkham for our first camping trip of 2009 a couple weekends ago with tommy, bree & ollie, darcy and clair. It was nice and low key. we had a great big private spot right next to the river. Not much happened really. we just ate & drank drank a lot and a creepy deliverance kinda guy came over and weirded us out on saturday night. sorry the pics are so dark - there's not a great deal of light out in those woods! ( and yes, that is a barbie wearing a kools pack in the fire.)




















01 Bree is the fire starter
02 dry music is important
03 "where's the on switch?"
04 I think it's nature
05 the end of Mentha

Darcy's birthday was June 1st and It was madness. let's just say it involved a lot of surprises, a party bus, karaoke, roller skating and bowling. and a great deal of booze.

Well, because Internet explorer 8 SUCKS THE ASS OF THE UNIVERSE I can't even label these pics. half of them don't even show up and some are in different posts so I will try to label them at work tomorrow...













01 the birthday girl
02 with Jeffie on the party bus
03 Darcy in the box
04 Jeff in the box
05 the ride home ( see open bottle of Jameson! barf )
06 14 drunk people
07 yes, the hat is a little small
08 my version of "in the box"
09 nice faces - aubs, jeff, me & jeffie
10 ashley & aubrey & shots
11 Jeff, katie, lenny, Darcelle & tracie on the bus

Tommy is regular size but Mark is a midget.

I walked into a cupboard door earlier and pretty much gave myself a concussion. and now I'm worried about my Carbon Footprint.

Consuelo should NOT watch this.

there is something to be said in praise of boredom.
Yes, I hate to be bored. It's not in my genetic makeup. I can't handle it.
But today, for the brief 8 minutes that I was bored - before 37 various shit storms exploded all over the fucking place - I gained a new respect for boredom.
I was not worried or stressed or upset about anything. and that is a fucking Miracle.

Is that speeding ticket I got this morning going to raise my insurance rates?
Is the BF secretly pissed off at me for judging sailor moon again? Is TanQ barfing at this very second? why haven't I received that confirmation email for my car insurance? what is that strange $1.90 charge on my debit card? why is the G.I.Joe movie going to suck ass? why does itunes suck every bit of available power from my Computer has when I'm importing songs? how much money am I gonna waste on merch at 4 concerts in a 30 day span? what is my electric bill going to look like now that I put in an air conditioner?

NOPE. none of that shit. for 8 full minutes.
seriously? I can't even wait for it to happen again.

here is actual Baroness Sienna Miller and my quickly-scribbled-during-a-conference-call Carol Channing and Lynda Carter Baronesses. I know! they Rule.

Below is the silly European Movie poster...

Yes, CAMPING! heading to Tinkham for this year's first drunken homo camping adventure. Tommy scored an awesome huge spot, so expect pictures shortly.

Aug 29 Montreal Metropolis
Sept 1 New York, NY Hammerstein
Sept 2 New York, NY Hammerstein
Sept 3 Washington, DC Constitution Hall
Sept 5 Boston, MA House of Blues
Sept 6 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
Sept 9 Miami, FL Fillmore
Sept 10 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay PAC
Sept 11 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Sept 12 Atlanta, GA Chastain
Sept 14 Chicago, IL Chicago Theater
Sept 15 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Ballroom
Sept 19 Vancouver, BC Vancouver Centre of Performing Arts
Sept 20 Seattle, WA Moore
Sept 22 San Francisco, CA Warfield
Sept 23 San Francisco, CA Warfield
Sept 24 Los Angeles, CA Greek
Sept 26 Las Vegas, NV Joint

V V Excited that they are coming but sad they are playing at the Moore, which is not suited for electronic thumpy music. Erasure sounded like absolute shite there and I'm not blaming Andy & Vince.

here is their latest video "did you see me coming". great song, not so great video.