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My Kind of Town

Yesterday Dayton and I hit the streets of Chicago including a visit to the iO Theater where the improv performance included one of the guys from the Sonic Commercials.

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Got a good review on a show I curated on the Chicago Tribune blog: Objet Petit A.

Labels: art, chicago, i love you, pinata, psychoanalysis

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Hey... The following is from a friend of ours in Chicago, lead singer of The Spares, a Chicago band. I posted something about them last year when they played the "new" W.C. Don's. Well it was a hellish experience, as they were put on a bill that had a hardcore band open for them.

They actually rated it as their worst show of all time.

I told them that was a shame, because they should have been playing across the parking lot at Hal and Mal's, which fits their profile a lot better.

So it looks like that is in the works now. What they need is some info... well, read Jodee's email:

"I am attempting to put together a bill at Hal and Mal's on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Need to add 2 support bands that are from Jackson. Do you guys have any musician connections or know of bands that might draw well in Jackson that I could contact? Thanks.. Jodee"

You can stream a little of their music on the website... I think iTunes calls it folk/americana... Please post your suggestions in the comments... Thanks!

Labels: blue-eyed merle's quasi-acoustic lunchbox band, chicago, dash riprock, lombotomy, loppy bogimy, Matthew Gardner, punk ass bitch award

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Rompo from Chicago

The Chicago branch of the NHP family visited Jackson today.

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A show I curated in Chi-Town, ranked the #4 show to see in this week's Newcity, a Chicago A&E weekly...

...and BTW, Google Docs is amazing if you haven't tried it for web-based presentations and documents.

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Leaving no doubt that the deformities have skipped a generation...

Anna has her first solo art show starting next week at the Art Institute of Chicago. I'm very disappointed at this because it means that her CV will now be somewhat stronger than mine. She's been doing lots of paintings and the director of the Betty Rymer Gallery really liked them and offered to show her work in some display cases. I'm not kidding.

Oh, and sorry Harrison.

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So these weren't the results I was expecting. Let's see your results

What American accent do you have? (Best version so far) Northern You have a Northern accent. That could either be the Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New England accent that news networks go for.

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The wife of one of our pastors from our church here in Chicago, and a good friend, is in a band and they're playing in Jackson next week. They couldn't remember what the venue was on Sunday, so I looked it up on their website and saw a name that I hadn't seen for about 12 years: W.C. Don's. I went there the first month I was at Belhaven to see Rob Wolfson's band play. I also saw Galactic for $3. Big Ass Truck in the double wide was also a highlight.

The band is The Spares, and the show is Wednesday, June 13th at 10pm. They play kinda blue-grassy, country, americana stuff (check the website for music samples). If you're free in Jackson please go support them. We saw a great show here in Chi-Town.

Labels: chicago, Church, Matthew Gardner, Rob Wolfson, Rock, The Midnight Sun, Underage Drinking, W.C. Don's

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Spotted at a mall in Chicago...

Not quite like the good old days, but not bad, and easy to fix with a little spray paint. There were about five variations, filled with rifles, handguns, machine guns, knives, bullets, handcuffs, night-vision goggles, etc... Sorry for the blurry cell phone pic. Let me know if anyone wants me to pick up a set for their kid.

Labels: chicago, Matthew Gardner, night of the lepus, second amendment, the final battle, toy guns

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Various Things

Scott Castleman and family are moving to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in mid-July where he will be pastoring a combination of two post-Katrina congregations.

Tim Taylor has been called to do a church plant in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dayton Castleman and family will be moving August 1 to Chicago.

Daniel Pritchett designed the Mississippi on the Mall t-shirt this year.

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I just wanted to let everyone know that I was accepted into the MFA sculpture program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. We move to Chicago in August and I start in September. Rawk.

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From a web site I read in DC

This is from a web site I read up here in DC that is subscription based or I'd just post the link. Anyway, I submitted the entire Big Lebowski script - but here are some more great movie quotes.

LAST CALL TOP 100 MOVIE QUOTES

The American Film Institute this week released the Top 100 Movie Quotes of all time. And it was good. But it was not complete. Where was Napoleon? Where was The Dude? Where were "Old School," "Sixteen Candles," "Fletch"? Last Call! readers knew they could do better. And indeed, they did. Hundreds of readers sent thousands of quotes, and we've done our best, in 24 hours, to pick and rank from among them. All 100 quotes could have come from about 5 of the favorite movies, so we limited to 3 per film. We weighed many factors, including their ability to stand alone, and when in doubt, we consulted experts. So, thanks to everyone who emailed submissions, and enjoy.

1. "Over?! Did you say over?! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?" -- "Animal House" (1978).
2. "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die" -- "The Princess Bride" (1987).
3. "I caught you a delicious bass" -- "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004).
4. "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses" -- "Blues Brothers" (1980).
5. "You're so money and you don't even know it" -- "Swingers" (1996).
6. "So I got that going for me, which is nice" -- "Caddyshack" (1980).
7. "Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot" -- "Old School" (2003).
8. "Jackie Treehorn treats objects like women, man" -- "The Big Lebowski" (1998).
9. "PC Load Letter? What the f--- does that mean?" -- "Office Space" (1999).
10. "You'll shoot your eye out, kid" -- "A Christmas Story" (1983).
11. "The first rule of Fight Club is ... you do not talk about Fight Club" -- "The Fight Club" (1999).
12. "Funny like I'm a clown? I amuse you?" -- "Goodfellas" (1990).
13. "So it's sorta social. Demented and sad, but social" -- "The Breakfast Club" (1985).
14. "And I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days" -- "Bull Durham" (1988).
15. "All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine" -- "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982).
16. "That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age" -- "Dazed and Confused" (1993).
17. "Luke, I am your father" -- "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Tommy Boy" (1995).
18. "Can I borrow your towel? My car just hit a water buffalo" -- "Fletch" (1985).
19. "No more yanky my wanky! The Donger need food" -- "Sixteen Candles" (1984).
20. "Hey, don't knock masturbation -- it's sex with someone I love very much" -- "Annie Hall" (1977).
21. "This one time, at band camp" -- "American Pie" (1999).
22. "Have you ever been to a Turkish prison?" -- "Airplane" (1980).
23. "Her insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase" -- "Raising Arizona" (1987).
24. "Your mom goes to college" -- "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004).
25. "Fat guy in a little coat" -- "Tommy Boy" (1995).
26. "'Cause I'm a karate man, see! And a karate man bruises on the inside!" -- "Trading Places" (1983).
27. "You stay classy, San Diego. I'm Ron Burgundy?" -- "Anchorman" (2004).
28. "Do or do not. There is no try" -- "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980).
29. "Honey, do you think the KFC is still open?" -- "Old School" (2003).
30. "At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul" -- "Billy Madison" (1995).
31. "What about Brett Fav... ruh?" -- "There's Something About Mary" (1998).
32. "You mean we're smokin' dog sh--, man?" -- "Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke" (1978).
33. "You have to get busy living or get busy dying" -- "Shawshank Redemption" (1994).
34. "Leave the gun. Take the cannolis" -- "The Godfather" (1972).
35. "I was born a poor black child" -- "The Jerk" (1979).
36. "That rug really tied the room together" -- "The Big Lebowski" (1998).
37. "Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes" -- "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984).
38. "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist" -- "The Usual Suspects" (1995).
39. "The schnozberries taste like schnozberries!" -- "Super Troopers" (2001) and "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971).
40. "Don't call me stupid" -- "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988).
41. "Who does Number Two work for? Who does Number Two work for?" -- "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (1997).
42. "They call it a Royale with cheese" -- "Pulp Fiction" (1994).
43. "You're the worst kind. You're high maintenance but you think you're low maintenance" -- "When Harry Met Sally" (1989).
44. "It's all ball bearings nowadays" -- "Fletch" (1985).
45. "I have nipples, Focker. Can you milk me?" -- "Meet the Parents" (200).
46. "Since you like chicks, right, do you just look at yourself naked in the mirror all the time?" -- "Chasing Amy" (1997)
47. "They f--- you and f--- you and f--- you, and just when you think it's over, that's when the real f--ing begins!" -- "The Game" (1997).
48. "Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler?" -- "Office Space" (1999).
49. "Get in my belly!" -- "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (1999).
50. "Pardon me while I whip this out" -- "Blazing Saddles" (1974).
51. "You must have hated that moose" -- "Arthur" (1981).
52. "Ever seen a grown man naked?" -- "Airplane" (1980).
53. "The new phone book's here! The new phone book's here" -- "The Jerk" (1979).
54. "Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and f--- the prom queen" -- "The Rock" (1996).
55. "Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?" -- "The Breakfast Club" (1985).
56. "Kkhhhaaaaaaannnnn" -- "Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan" (1982).
57. "You using the whole fist there, doc?" -- "Fletch" (1985).
58. "Are those fricken' sharks with fricken' laser beams attached to their fricken' heads?" -- "Austin Powers: Goldmember" (2002).
58. "She gave me a pen. I gave her my heart, she gave me a pen" -- "Say Anything" (1989).
60. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men" -- "Pulp Fiction" (1994).
61. "It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed .. bred for its skills in magic" -- "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004).
62. "Quit? You know, once I was thinking about quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer, all at the same time" -- "Dodgeball" (2004).
63. "I'm your brother's sister's father's cousin's former roommate" -- "Spaceballs" (1987).
64. "We could not talk or talk forever and still find things not to talk about" -- "Best in Show" (2000).
65. "You see, you can't interfere with destiny. That's why it's destiny. And if you try to interfere, the same thing's going to happen anyway, and you'll just suffer" -- "Election" (1999).
66. "True love is hard to find, sometimes you think you have true love and then you catch the early flight home from San Diego and a couple of nude people jump out of your bathroom blindfolded like a goddamn magic show ready to double team your girlfriend" -- "Old School" (2004).
67. "Men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way" -- "When Harry Met Sally" (1989).
68. "My advice to you is to start drinking heavily" -- "Animal House" (1978).
69. "I never take my skates off" -- "Boogie Nights" (1997).
70. "I'm your huckleberry" -- "Tombstone" (1993).
71. "You're the vulgarian, you f---!" -- "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988).
72. "Now you've made me look like a complete schmuck" -- "Dick" (1999).
73. "It just doesn't matter! It just doesn't matter" -- "Meatballs" (1979).
74. "I smell varmint poontang. And the only good varmint poontang is dead varmint poontang" -- "Caddyshack" (1980).
75. "Say my name, bitch!" -- "American Pie" (1999).
76. "You're killing me Smalls" -- "The Sandlot" (1993).
77. "Do you like scary movies?" -- "Scream" (1996).
78. "You want like a name? Oh, God, the pressure of a name... I got it. Cindaf---in'rella" -- "Pretty Woman" (1990).
79. "Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?" -- "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986).
80. "You can get a good look at a butcher's ass by sticking your head up there. But, wouldn't you rather to take his word for it?" -- "Tommy Boy" (1995).
81. "My plastic surgeon doesn't want me doing any activity where balls fly at my nose" -- "Clueless" (1995).
82. "What is your damage, Heather?" -- "Heathers" (1989).
83. "What's a yoot?" -- "My Cousin Vinnie" (1992).
84. "You think you're too cool for school, but I've got a news flash for you Walter Cronkite -- you aren't" -- "Zoolander" (2001).
85. "I don't know anyone who could get through the day without two or three juicy rationalizations. They're more important than sex" -- "The Big Chill" (1983).
86. "Wax on, wax off" -- "Karate Kid" (1984).
87. "What's this? You're wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see? Don't be that guy" -- "PCU" (1994).
88. "We're huge in Belgium" -- "Singles" (1992).
89. "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it" -- "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986).
90. "She's bulimic, not deaf" -- "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (1999).
91. "Cause she's got a great ass... and you got your head all the way up it!" -- "Heat" (1995).
92. "We're all gonna have so much f---ing fun we'll need plastic surgery to remove our goddamn smiles" -- "Vacation" (1983).
93. "How do you like them apples?" -- "Good Will Hunting" (1997).
94. "I want my two dollars!" -- "Better Off Dead" (1985).
95. "Hey, careful, man. There's a beverage here" -- "The Big Lebowski" (1998).
96. "Jocks only think about sports, nerds only think about sex" -- "Revenge of the Nerds" (1984).
97. "If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious s---" -- "Back to the Future" (1985).
98. "This is not a democracy, it's a cheerocracy" -- "Bring It On" (2000).
99. "With friends like you, who needs friends" -- "Rushmore" (1998).
100. "Riots in the streets, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!" -- "Ghostbusters" (1984).

Onion

Great one this week

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Y'all

From today's Chicago Tribune: Southern accent on the upswing

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My favorite hat has duct tape and thread holding it together

$1,500 -- what U2's Bono spent to have his hat flown to Italy from London for a charity event. The costs: $450 in cab fare, a $750 1st class seat and "more than" $300 in tips (story in the Chicago Sun-Times).

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