Hastings looks hopefully toward the future with a dawning sense of the inevitability of all things NUMBER 5

This is why I am wary of meeting new people.

As for the wallet thing, you shouldn't believe everything Dan tells you about me.

OMG, am I my own evil twin?

Like rocking out at the DEVO concert? Oh yeah. At the Oneida Casino in Green Bay. Only a 4 1/2 hour drive each way.

Devo was solid. No heart-attacks. If you've ever seen a DEVO concert video, you have a pretty good idea what they performed. Older stuff. They got Whip It out of the way early in the set and finished up with Come Back Jonee.

Bow Wow Wow opened and sucked, but Annabella Lwin is hott (if shrill). BWW sounded better over by the slots. Up $4.00 at the casino! Got back in @ 3:00 this morning.

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Devo. Oh my. And...the flashbacks to 6th grade commence.

(Actually I'm a bit envious. But not of the driving time.)

We lived on 15th street, right next to 3r1k Kr4m3r. Neighborhood kids killed time on summer nights by playing "ditch." Even I played at times, despite my general incompetence at that game. Why? My 6th grade crush: K31th K4rp1nsk3.

They're huge! Sorta.

all the charm of st.cloud but w/more trainyards and pollution!

That was the best part about the concert. There were cultists, intergenerational fans and the merely curious. Sure, the biggest draw was probably nostalgia, but the enthusiasm and size of the crowd surprised me.

Oldsters and youngsters alike were freaking out during the General Boy intro film. During Jocko Homo, the cries of "We are Devo!" nearly drowned out the band.

Now that I think of it, that trip to Wisconsin last summer involved the worst meal I've eaten in a restaurant. I think this place basically took packaged food (like Stovetop Stuffing), added even more sodium, and served it up. Soooooo bad.

Of course, my familiarity with Devo pretty much begins and ends with "Whip It."

Only 18 days until my new "Silent Nightclub" CD comes out...but you can pre-order it NOW at www.richardcheese.com. And also at richardcheese.com, this exciting new contest:

WIN A CHANCE TO GIVE BIRTH
TO RICHARD CHEESE'S
LUCKY 7/7/7 BABY!

Yes, July 7, 2007 is 7/7/7, the luckiest day of the century!

And, it can also be YOUR lucky day because
you might be
THE MOTHER OF RICHARD CHEESE'S BABY,
to be BORN ON 7/7/7!

Don't miss this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
for you and your uterus!

Here's how to enter:

1) Get impregnated by Richard Cheese on October 14th, 2006. (Conception date is based on a 28-day menstrual cycle. Contestants must adjust their conception date based on their own cycle; Richard Cheese and his assignees are not responsible for miscalculated ovulations.) If, due to high demand from other contestants, Richard Cheese is unavailable to "get busy" with you on October 14th, try to schedule him in for the day before or after. In vitro fertilization will not be allowed; only numerous trysts with Richard Cheese will be permitted.

2) Carry the baby for approximately 9 months. Make sure you don't smoke, drink, or do anything else you're not supposed to do, such as riding rollercoasters or dying your hair. Expectant mothers are required to constantly play Richard Cheese CDs to the developing fetus during the entire pregnancy. You may attend birthing classes at your discretion, but at no time is Richard Cheese required to attend the classes with you or sing the words "Breathe!" or "Push!" to you.

3) Deliver the baby on July 7, 2007 in a Las Vegas hospital. Richard Cheese may or may not be there at the birth, depending on how many other mothers/babies he has impregnated/fathered during this contest. Baby can be boy or girl. Please be sure to specify "innie" belly button.

4) Name the baby one of the following:

*

"Lucky"
*

"Jackpot"
*

"Yo"
*

"Bellagio"

or, if it's twins:
*

"Ace" and "King"

5) Raise the baby yourself. Richard Cheese is not obligated to participate in the rearing of the baby, and will not be responsible for diaper changing, stuffed animal expenditures, assembly of swingsets, child support, college tuition, or teaching the kid how to drive. However, if this lucky baby wins the lottery during its lifetime, Richard Cheese is entitled to half the money!

GOOD LUCK . . . AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Additional Rules: Contest is open to 18-year-old females, the hotter the better. Contestants may be subjected to an extensive pre-interview and audition process, including but not limited to several "rehearsals" with Richard Cheese at his sole discretion. Any difficulty or failure by Richard Cheese to consummate with contestants will not reflect poorly on Richard Cheese's virility. Contestants may be asked to wait fifteen minutes or perform arousing monologues. Unauthorized use of Richard Cheese's sperm is prohibited; only official Richard Cheese sperm, subject to verification by a panel of Swedish experts, may be used, while supplies last. You may not claim that your baby is Richard Cheese's baby unless you have indeed been impregnated by Richard Cheese during the course of this contest (see Rule #6 of "Win A Chance To Stalk Richard Cheese" Contest at richardcheese.com). Judges and obstetricians decisions are final. Late or early births WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. If you have the baby on July 6 or July 8, sorry, tough luck, you can't win 'em all, gamete over. For babies born on dates other than 7/7/7, Richard Cheese should be referred to only as "Uncle Richard." Immaculate conceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. No purchase necessary. Based on Richard Cheese's published sperm count and projected stamina, only 126 potential mothers may enter the contest. Entry deadline is October 14, 2006, but additional entries may occur repeatedly if Richard "digs" you. No refunds, exchanges, or returns.

REMEMBER,
YOU GOTTA BE
IN IT TO WIN IT!

www.richardcheese.com
lounge@richardcheese.com"

I suppose I should know who Richard Cheese is. But since I am not (plus I am apparently far too old for him), I'm not remotely interested in carrying his baby. Still, I like the idea of having a baby on 7/7/07 and I think the rest of you should get right on that. I promise to knit cute baby booties for babies born that day to anyone I know.

I focus on conversational english, so while I encourage good grammar, but one MUST understand that using perfect grammar at all times can CONFUSE the listener and that's the last thing a non-native spaker needs.

I shouldn't have offered three free trial lessons.
Two would have been sufficient.

On the brighter side, A. ran in the Defeat of Jesse James Days 5K yesterday and came in first in his age group and I think 22nd overall (out of about 400). ("And I didn't even throw up!" - that is a direct quote.)

Good news everyone - My Sister The Barmaid is marrying her boyfriend. In Florida, in April. Woo!

Im no Lennon fan, but I wouldn't have kids race at my celebration of his defeat.

I wouldn't let my kids race, either, since they are too young (and likely uninterested); I did let my husband race, though. Sorry to be confusing there.

Ned, they met in Florida as both were borrowing parent/sibling apartments near each other. He is from Detroit.

Oh I misread this badly.

Jesse James just makes me think of that Cher song. Every freaking year, year after year. (...and now it's in my head again...)

Much older. For the exact title I would have to go look at my tapes, but it's in there somewhere. I think I got that tape in 1988 or something...

If you were here, I would sing it for you. I'm not sure I could keep a straight face, though.

― Fluffy Bear is a man. Do not shoot him. (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Monday, 11 September 2006 18:51 (seventeen years ago) link