Didn't make it to the CH show friday. Was in lab trying to get as much info as possible about the final. Heard it was the best concert ever. Sad. But recognize that the grades I get now are going to follow me around a while. Got to have ice cream with necrocannibal and msteleute later that night so that was good ( Read more... )

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Snidegrrl was something that jwiv came up with when I was signing up along with him and CC for some online flight sim whose name is escaping me. the logic at the time was that I wanted to let other people know I was female (to up the visibility of women in gaming) but discourage flirting. I just kept it. ( Read more... )

I think I may have survived the plague of March, but I don't want to count those chickens before they hatch... I am scared it will come back.


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Discovery: The first recordings of something-like Split Enz (heard on the Enzology podcast part 1, Tim Finn & Mike & Jeff Chunn) recorded in 1969 sound just like the first Genesis album (From Genesis to Revelation) sans strings (added by the producer) recorded in 1969. Maybe a hundred or a thousand other bands made albums that sounded like this, ( Read more... )

I did not tell you about my weekend. Why don't I do that now ( Read more... )

I made it to Pottstown, PA last Thursday in time to catch up with my friends Tara and Chris and head up to Giants Stadium!!! Where we had a huge Genesis Tailgate Party!!! And then, of course, you know, as a small footnote, saw Genesis play. ( more details & pics )

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Mastodon Drummer Brann Dailor mentions Genesis as an Influence
KTVU.com: The concept album is something a lot of people don't even think of in terms beyond the progressive rock of the 1970s, but today more bands and more music fans seem to be open to the idea of a record that represents something larger than just a collection of songs. Is there any ( Read more... )

Hey now - Andrew Sullivan is a Genesis fan! Who knew. Now I'll have to read his column - at least until my leftie pinkoness gets in the way.

It's been a long week with many minor figurative scrapes and bruises. Due to lack of time, I twittered most of it from my cell phone. I'm thinking that twitter might end up being a filter and idea pool for ( Read more... )

Today was supposed to be the Genesis Fan Club ticket presale. HA! It's a total catastrophe, from the site being hosed by a scalper script to presale codes showing up on ebay to you name it. Despair reigns across several message boards and email lists I frequent. Wailing and gnashing of teeth. My one regret is not doing my best to get an American ( Read more... )