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haha no, I had to get over my IA about the return of 90s fashion or else I would spend all of my days in a fugue of irrational anger (more so than usual anyway).

dan m, was it you who is really into Royal Headache? They're playing at the Empty Bottle on Aug. 19 with Sheer Mag opening, Sheer Mag is amazing. I probably won't go bc it's a Weds night but I'm tempted.

I don't know about "really into" but I've liked what I've heard of them. I'll keep this in mind.

The thing that keeps me away from things like Pfork is the weather, mostly. I fuckin' hate it so much. Fests in general are still fun, though. I didn't go to this year's edition but the PRFBBQ last summer was one of the greatest DIY events I've ever attended. Also R and I saw Murder City Devils at Thalia Hall last Monday and I wasn't even dead to the world the next day, despite being up until midnight on a school night!

I was at Pitchfork for a few hours on Friday, said hi to some friends and poster (like, silkscreen) people, but it was hot and I was not into it, so I just went home. Next day I totally skipped out and spent time with the family at the pool, or out of the rain/in the A/C and otherwise doing mundane stuff, and I never felt bad, not even for missing Sleater-Kinney, one of my fave bands, so fave that I saw them a bunch the first time around and feel good enough about my memories that I don't need more, tbh. With the rare exception, most of the acts there I'd rather see in a club, except that when they do play clubs I don't see them, which basically means I ended up ahead.

Also, for the first time I really did feel old! It was like being in a field hanging out with our babysitters and their friends. But that is neither here nor there. Lots of music to enjoy not outside with thousands. Like Eleventh Dream Day this Friday. Or Mekons last week. Or all sorts of shit not in or around a hot muddy field.

dan m as always my brother in hot heat hate.

I should go to more shows, I think. Bummed that I missed out on getting Laura Marling tix before that show sold out.

dan m as always my brother in hot heat hate.

Solidarity.

It just makes all the other things that otherwise wouldn't be so bad thaaaaat much worse. Things like crowds, dumb young people, waiting in line, paying $8 for crappy beer, etc etc etc.

...peeing in a 100-degree plastic box overflowing with human waste...

Right! See, I LOVE doing that in normal weather.

Probably a Yooper thing.

jk ilu dan m

Nah we just pee in da woods

to be completely honest the last moments I spent at pfork fest years ago was hovering over an ex in the medical trailer after she got sunstroke for what, in retrospect, were completely dumb reasons as I overheard ghostface and raekwon playing, a show I really wanted to see. then we left and I haven't been back since :/

My ex had what might have been sunstroke at the first pfork fest, but then again it could also have been side effects from eating two gigantic pot brownies. Either way I missed most of Les Savy Fav.

definitely a thing that happens as a one-off, we've probably all been there in some way. it was part of a pattern of fun-killing that i've left in the dust

for what, in retrospect, were completely dumb reasons

Was she wearing a fur hat?

Sarah gets sunstroke every time we go to Pitchfork, it's like a tradition.

Last year she got sunstroke standing in line to get in to Pitchfork. She had to sit down and recuperate before we even made it through the gates.

xxp drank too much really fast and then took a nap in direct sunlight, I think

along with just drinking heavily all the time heavily, iirc

Pitchfork (actually Intonation) Festival, 2005:

http://oi57.tinypic.com/210b03m.jpg

(from Kenan's Flickr, obv)

Oh my.

who's top left?

Jaymc bro.

's bro, rather.

Thanks' bro.

That's when I met you guys! Hope there are no pics of me in there but I'm not going near them to check.

Remember when we did this? Then smartphones were born and it became impossible. https://flickr.com/photos/84722686@N00/sets/72157602099955014

I saw an iphone/smartphone for the first time at that Halloween party where I threw the winis everywhere. That was a shitty thing to do and I'm sorry!

Good old times though, no?

Wow, weird reroute down memory lane. Some of you looked so young!

LL, the Winnis-throwing was a delight.

At that Intonation I drank Kenan's Beam and his sloppy kiss.

I was hilarious 10 years ago. Whaaaaa happened??

LEY steak, $$$-level: Wildfire, Joe's Stone Crab, or Shaws?

I burned my hand at wildfire once. So screw it.

(making) No Little Plans: Chicago 2015 pt 2

When I was 17 I flew out from Philly to go to that Intonation festival

There's a new thread, bro.