@dvance b@se article in the trib online today but it doesn't mention me so you don't have to read it: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ott-0406-advance-base-20120405,0,1610738.story
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
hey i listened to that tune you posted on fb and the melody sounds really familiar -- is it a traditional melody? i couldn't place it.
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:20 (twelve years ago) link
i was also wondering about pfork -- was thinking about buying tickets just for the hell of it, because why not. there's always sitting under a tree and reading and/or selling ticket and/or people watching.
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
afaik it is not a traditional melody but 0wen listens to/is inspired by a lot of old folk music (we've covered two carter family songs) so maybe it's a subliminal thing
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/the-4-am-bar-or-why-complexs-list-of-chicagos-25-d,71965/
chicagoist and avclub gettin trolled by complex
― Silky Slim (dan m), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
The video at the end of that is kind of amazing.
― carl agatha, Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
hey nick
THE OFFICIAL ERECTION DAY THREAD
― People aren't for comparing, they are for loving. (Je55e), Friday, 6 April 2012 00:13 (twelve years ago) link
haaaa
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 6 April 2012 00:47 (twelve years ago) link
MIDGET WAITER WANTED
― tanuki, Friday, 6 April 2012 01:38 (twelve years ago) link
Yeesh.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Friday, 6 April 2012 01:51 (twelve years ago) link
I wish that person ill.
― carl agatha, Friday, 6 April 2012 02:48 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah. He/she probably watches Robot Chicken too.
― tanuki, Friday, 6 April 2012 04:45 (twelve years ago) link
Hey Nick
YOU PUT SUGAR IN MY HOG
― People aren't for comparing, they are for loving. (Je55e), Friday, 6 April 2012 06:12 (twelve years ago) link
Thinking of starting a Hey Nick! thread.
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/320/b/f/hey__hey_nick_by_hobey_wolf-d33014c.png
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Friday, 6 April 2012 13:21 (twelve years ago) link
i've been listening to those podcasts about the history of rome that you guys recommended and i LOVE THEM. sometimes they're a little hard to follow (because the stories are so crazy and full of people), but i think he does a good job of recapping highlights and speaking slowly enough for the brain to catch up with the ears. still, i could never ever listen to this while doing something else and expect to pass a comprehension check afterwards.
also? nice to hear ancient history being told by someone who is not ancient.
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Friday, 6 April 2012 14:01 (twelve years ago) link
Cool, I haven't actually started listening to the History of Rome podcast bcz I am drowning in a sea of podcasts, but I'll get on it. I did listen to The Rats in the Walls episode of The Horror earlier in the week, and it was AWESOME.
― deploying a sewer otter unit (askance johnson), Friday, 6 April 2012 14:06 (twelve years ago) link
apparently this dude is gonna be down at the board of trade at 5pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermin_Supreme
― Silky Slim (dan m), Friday, 6 April 2012 14:09 (twelve years ago) link
I did listen to The Rats in the Walls episode of The Horror earlier in the week, and it was AWESOME.
Yay!
― carl agatha, Friday, 6 April 2012 14:23 (twelve years ago) link
Can I just say that usually when I change my display name to a terrible pun, I feel vaguely embarrassed about it within a few days, but for some reason I really like "Cuba Pudding, Jr."
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:05 (twelve years ago) link
Would be a great name for a restaurant.
― Brando Ambassador (Eazy), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:06 (twelve years ago) link
Only thing on the menu: small portions of natilla.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:13 (twelve years ago) link
The AV Club forgot one great 4 a.m. bar, though -- The Green Mill. It's not full of loud assholes at closing time, it's full of jazzbos. They insist on quiet while the after-hours band is playing, and they're very good at kicking people out who are slobbering drunk. So it's both late-night and stayin' classy.
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:17 (twelve years ago) link
is the history of rome podcast in chronological order? ie do i have to start with episode 1?
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:33 (twelve years ago) link
yeah
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:33 (twelve years ago) link
Green Mill on Friday nights can be funny though, or at least it was years ago when I was there -- lots of business folks who had gone drinking after work and so were completely gone by 1 a.m., combined with the regulars.
― Brando Ambassador (Eazy), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
xp - also, maybe i am overstating this, but make sure you are in the mood to pay attention. there's not a lot of fluff/discussion/rumination, things just happen and happen and happen. sometimes at the end he sums up & analyzes but not a whole lot.
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
sounds good, i'm getting annoyed at podcasts about serious topics that still have that overly light, fluffy tone. i'll give it a shot.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
I tried to listen to a history of Rome podcast once, I don't think it was the same one. Wow, it was boring.
― Jeff, Friday, 6 April 2012 16:01 (twelve years ago) link
I'm liking Monocle's podcasts, especially The Urbanists, which has to do with city life around the world.
― Brando Ambassador (Eazy), Friday, 6 April 2012 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
wow, the urbanist seems right up my alley, though tbh I'm not sure if can handle another podcast subscription
― deploying a sewer otter unit (askance johnson), Friday, 6 April 2012 16:26 (twelve years ago) link
They are oppressive.
― Jeff, Friday, 6 April 2012 16:31 (twelve years ago) link
live on the wild side, folks
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Friday, 6 April 2012 16:31 (twelve years ago) link
i think maybe i was overly ambitious in creating a spotify playlist of "the greatest songs ever of all time"
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 6 April 2012 16:40 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/fdcae34e76/chicago-vs-chicago-round-1
― Brando Ambassador (Eazy), Friday, 6 April 2012 16:50 (twelve years ago) link
i thought that was actually kinda funny, esp the pizza bit at the very end. also i love the thought of offerman as a grizzled cubs fan.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 6 April 2012 16:50 (twelve years ago) link
anyone getting out of work early today and interested in having a beer or two -- R and I will be at the Vi||age T@p in an hour or so so she can catch the MN Twins opener
― Silky Slim (dan m), Friday, 6 April 2012 17:05 (twelve years ago) link
I keep forgetting to post this, but a few weeks ago I made a Spotify playlist of songs from 1994. It ended up being about 130 songs, iirc -- songs I liked at the time plus others I've discovered since. A handful are also plainly shitty, but I included them as a document of the era.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Friday, 6 April 2012 17:31 (twelve years ago) link
example of "plainly shitty"?
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Friday, 6 April 2012 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
All-4-One, "I Swear"
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Friday, 6 April 2012 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
Here's the link:http://open.spotify.com/user/seaworthyset/playlist/0YLN3SJC0OhM4moGlP41Xo
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Friday, 6 April 2012 17:42 (twelve years ago) link
Daniel, I am off on this blessed day but I'm hanging out at home and watching horror movies.
― carl agatha, Friday, 6 April 2012 17:50 (twelve years ago) link
going to a bar and watching baseball sounds delightful but i'm going to settle for following the white sox game online while at work and hanging out with my family (lame) after i get out
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 6 April 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
I technically have a half day today, which means that I could conceivably leave in 30 minutes, but I think I'm going to stick around to finish the task I'm working on.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Friday, 6 April 2012 18:01 (twelve years ago) link
jenny, thank you for answering my american flag question
― Silky Slim (dan m), Monday, 9 April 2012 18:59 (twelve years ago) link
You're welcome. I hope that helped in whatever your endeavors happened to be at that time.
― carl agatha, Monday, 9 April 2012 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
If you want to see it, look up Ursula Martinez Hanky Panky. It's not a flag, though. It's a scarf.
― carl agatha, Monday, 9 April 2012 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
I seem to recall discussing the video on ILX and that discussion evolving into jokes about pulling an American Flag out of our downstairs orifices. Although really, that's where like 90% of our discussions end up.
― carl agatha, Monday, 9 April 2012 19:29 (twelve years ago) link
*pulls American flag out of butt*
yeah I totally thought it was the butt. I even searched my email on my phone and found a conversation from 2006 where I was telling T0mas about the upcoming performance.
― Silky Slim (dan m), Monday, 9 April 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link