Chicago MMXII

It's one thing to bill it as a listening party, it's another to bill it as a listening party, featuring special guests the NPG.

http://www.houseofblues.com/tickets/eventdetail.php?eventid=77265

Andy Allo Listening Party with Special Guests New Power Generation Band.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A3hlk0mCcAAN35m.jpg:large

"Please pay no attention to the band while I play this CD instead."

Thanks. Yeah, I don't know, I'd read that as "listen to the CD" and members of the NPG may be there. But I'm pretty skeptical about stuff like that. No excuse for the 2.5 hours late though.

Sounds like that's what it was? They listened to the CD and NPG was there as special guests.

That's what I'm saying, after seeing the actual wording it seemed pretty accurate.

I agree it sucks for the audience but am just saying there was obviously a risk implicit in buying tickets for that assuming Prince or even Alloo would play.

Hey, I wasn't dumb enough to go, but again, context is vital. Prince does surprise gigs. If he's in town, playing a half dozen shows, and his entire band is at a club, at the singer is his protegee that he produces and writes for, and she is also in his band, and they are charging money, they could have billed it as "puppet show featuring special guests the NPG" and I might have expected more than just a puppet show.

Whatevs. I'm home with a sick Evie (lots of fun diapers at our house the last two days), we saw The Master yesterday and I loved it but I would rate it "not for everyone."

I really want to go see that. That and Argo are like my two most anticipated movie of the fall.

"Listen to Wilco's A Ghost is Born, with special guests The Sea and Cake."

I totally can't wait to see "The Master."

Allo stuff at least a little misleading. Reminded me of when the E Street Band reunited, and this NJ friend of Bruce twice removed John Eddie just happened to book a one-off show at the Double Door while Springsteen was in town for a week. They had to hang up signs there specifically saying that Bruce was not appearing. It's an implicit bait and switch.

xpost You mean, Sea and Cake were hanging in the room with you while you listened to it?

Yes yes, I was going to add a parenthetical (sitting at the bar).

I would rate it "not for everyone."

more info pls
i am anticipating!

Basically if you love all PT Anderson movies you will love it. But it's even less plot-focused than his other movies, and none of the main characters are particularly likeable.

Hey @dvance b@se is opening for m@rk k0zelek at Lincoln hall a week from today. If anyone wants a guest list spot let me know, I can probably get at least a couple of people in. It's an earlyish show, we play at 8.

Yeah, I'm glad that Kr and I ended up at The Green Lady on Sat. night instead of seeing <i>The Master</i> (our original plan), but now I don't know when we'll see it -- this coming weekend, I guess.

Been a long time since I mistakenly used HTML on ILX (prob cuz I just used it @ work).

Anybody know if there will ever be another chance to see The Master in 70mm around here? I'd be willing to wait a while to see it if I knew the Music Box was going to get it back again or whatever.

Sweet new gang map y'all http://www.wbez.org/programs/afternoon-shift/2012-09-24/chicago-gangs-abound-where-are-they-102612

Not really too sweet without a legend, unless I'm missing one.

Oh wait, if you click on the colors it tells you. Nevermind me. That is cool.

I bow to my new M@ni@c L@t|n D|sc|pl3 overlords.

If I were in a gang, I would totally carry that map around in my iPhone.

Google maps should add "route only through territories friendly to my gang."

loooool

Kind of surprised that my whole neighborhood (mear Torndale/Sheridan) is shown as one gang, when earlier maps showed different gangs to the north and south of Thorndale.

(Can you tell I didn't type that on a regular keyboard?)

Oh cool. I think it was Chicago Magazine that did the most comprehensive gang map previously and that's been a while. Looking forward to checking this one out more closely.

Love the idea of people discovering classic Prince in 2012. Kids ...

― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, September 22, 2012 9:56 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark

Ha - I'm no kid at 37 years old, but I am the person who posted in 2007:

QUESTION.

Have you folks heard of EARTHA KITT?

― Jesse, Thursday, November 8, 2007 9:22 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I saw her video last night and it was wacky and great.

― Jesse, Thursday, November 8, 2007 9:23 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

She has new stuff? Hm.

But yeah, she's been around forever. Played Catwoman on TV for a while. Extremely distinct voice.

― kenan, Thursday, November 8, 2007 9:24 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Wow. Apparently she has been around forever! Maybe the video is old b/c she did not look to be near 80.

― Jesse, Thursday, November 8, 2007 9:27 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Oh. I thought Jesse was kidding when he asked if we'd heard of Eartha. There was a while when the "wear your seatbelt" ads in NYC taxis were voiced by her, it was pretty awesome.

― Laurel, Thursday, November 8, 2007 9:28 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

No! I thought she was some new pop diva sensation when I saw her video last night!

― Jesse, Thursday, November 8, 2007 9:29 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark

- Chicago: Knitted socks weather

hahahahahahah
omg je55e you are priceless

Heyyyyyy just finished first day of new job. Exhausted! But srsly unless my duties turn out to entail literally clubbing baby animals to death, this is going to be the best job I've ever had.

Bah! I got on the wrong train though. I wondered why it wasn't very crowded.

Green line?

Congrats on yr first day Carl!!! Cheers to new frontiers.

Not so dramatic as the Green line. I just got on the Brown line and rode around the Loop instead of getting on the Purple and GingTFO.

Thank you! I love new frontiers. I'm even enjoying dressing like a lawyer, for now, although I've got a plan in place to increase the size of the earrings I wear until the Friday when I will bust out The Big Hoops.

yay nu-job!

i could've sworn i passed a jaymc in ukrainian village tonight?

You might have! Was it on Chicago? I have yoga class in the area.

Congrats on your decision to become a lawyer, carl! I can't wait to hear about it. I hope you took a pic of your first-day-lawyer costume. If not, please describe it. it would be cool to journal this experience. Or not, whatever, but I think it would be a great thing to journal (or blog, but I figure you wouldn't be sharing the experiences publicly.)

Not to make too huge a deal of the event or anything, but honestly, it seems like a pretty significant life change, and an improvement, at that.

Anyway, it's great that you had a great first day!

j0hn — yes!

I wore a sheath dress with a black and white houndstooth print and a cowl neck (which I would not have worn had I known a partner was taking me to lunch, since there is nothing like a cowl neck for catching dropped food... luckily I made it through unscathed), a black cardigan, black flats, and PANTYHOSE but that was just because it was like 40 degrees in the morning and climbing to high 60s/70 in the afternoon which made it too cold for bare legs and too warm for tights.

TBF that dress is a couple years old and I've worn it to my old job lots. It's more like I'm just temporarily removing some of my more audacious outfits/accessories from circulation until I get settled in. Like, at my old job instead of pantyhose, I would have worn knit thigh high socks in the morning and taken them off in the afternoon, but I'm saving that weirdness for later. I'm thinking I can probably bust out the hot pink tights by February, as long as there's no client meetings scheduled.

Congrats carl, glad the new job is shaking out well for you.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/turnitup/chi-prince-concert-review-prince-at-united-center-reviewed-20120924,0,7542792.column

one of the few times I will say "Greg Kot OTM" (sadly)

I'm heading to Wednesday show - sure hope it's better - he was great last time in town, I thought ...

lol, if you read the comments it sounds like decided not to sing at his performance at the House of Blues aftershow, people paid $160 for tickets to that. lol.

what a nutball