Month: August 2003

What are you doing from 8:00 – 11:00PM? Hanging out in Collingswood, that’s what you’re doing. The Tree House open mic starts at 8:00PM and if you’d like to play/perform/recite then sign up here or in person.

Remember, if you sign up online after 6:00PM, I probably won’t have you on my list. If you can’t sign up before then just show up in person and I’ll try to squeeze you in.

“Yo momma smells so bad, she makes Speed Stick slow down.”

In other news, area residents beware!

I recently picked up Radiohead’s “Hail to the Thief” and Pavement’s “Crooked Rain Crooked Rain.” Both are very good, but I think Hail to the Thief requires me to listen a few extra times before I get it. When I listen to it I can stop picturing Radiohead playing the music instead of just enjoying the pure sound. Who knows what that means?

I also have a few Ween albums that should be coming in soon.

To top it all off, I bought a new bookshelf at Ikea today for $50. Check it out! Feel free to critique/taunt my reading tastes.

By the way, who is the sick SOB that found my site looking for “Millard Fillmore nudist” on MSN?

You know you’re out there. I just got a list of all his upcoming gigs and you should check him out. In fact, someone just emailed me today looking to get a hold of him.

Read on for his press release.

hello everyone!
hope the summer is treating you well. before we get to the point and give you an updated list, we just want to say thanks to those who have come out to enjoy the music and give their support – it is muchly appreciated! also, we can’t plug The Olive restaurant enough…the atmosphere, food, and staff are all exceptional. So, if you get a chance come out for some tunes, food, and cheer (great martini list).

thurs 8/7 @ 8pm
Club Beyond in Philly…8th & Callowhill Sts www.kixxrecords.com
~this is going to be quite an event…it is the Third Philly Indifest with a diverse lineup of local artists being showcased.

8/8, 8/9, 8/15, 8/16, 8/23, 8/29 from 7-10pm
The Olive – on the deck… Evesham & Springdale Rds in Voorhees, NJ
~jas is really stuck on the grey goose martini…and again we must mention the sesame crusted tuna, yummers!

sun 8/10 @ 7:30pm
Coffeeworks Roastery & Cafe – 910 Berlin Rd in Voorhees, NJ
~there may be a surprise guest joining jason… interesting…

sun 8/31 @ 1:30pm
Barry Playground in South Philly www.omapinfo.org
~this is a poolside event, bring your trunks and come hang out for this outdoor show. check the above link to see who else is playing!

okay, that’s it for now, take care and enjoy your August!!!

happycat_records@yahoo.com
220 White Horse Pike
West Collingswood, NJ 08107
856.833.0522

I woke up today without most of the back pain I’ve been having lately. Good health is something I definitely take for granted, so a few pains now and then remind me I could be much worse off. I’m glad my pain was temporary. The funny thing is I have no idea what caused it.

This morning I woke up and started working on a version of this site without HTML tables. It went well until I tried to get the right side blocks to show up in the correct place. To get around this I’ll make an ultra simple version of the site and slowly build it up to what you see now. You shouldn’t notice any changes in the meantime.

My sister told me about these guys. Some of them went to my high school, so it’s nice to see them succeed.

The next time you’re eating near a table of young men at a South Jersey diner, just think: You might be sitting next to an up-and-coming group of rock stars.

That’s what regulars at the Silver Coin Diner in Hammonton may be able to say in a few months. A little over a year ago, two young men from Hammonton and two from Sicklerville began meeting there to talk about their band, The Early November.

Because of their frequent visits, vocalist/guitarist Ace Enders, guitarist Joseph Marro, drummer Jeff Kummer and bassist Mike Klemash are now greeted with a familiar nod and “hello” from the diner staff.

Read the rest of the article. The next time you’re checking out the latest rock stars, you might also be seeing the next up-and-coming diner waiters.

The Silver Coin is a good diner, but it has nothing on Geets.

Thursday morning I woke up with some pretty bad back pain. I haven’t figured out whether its related to the open mic yet or not, but all I know is that I’d test off the charts for acetaminophen right now and I still have to walk funny.

It looks like you guys like the new poll already. I’ve always wondered about whether the abbreviation of microphone should be Mic or Mike. I always thought it was Mic, but some recent examples persuaded me (bike is short for bicycle) to believe otherwise. What do you think?

Congratulations to anyone who realized there never was a President Thomas Johnson in the last poll.

In a recent post I mentioned my personal soda ban. The ban started over a month ago and so far it’s been fine. Somehow I came across this rant and I fear I may be turning into the author’s friend.

I’m very much against water. I remember the good old days when no one drank it.

You think I’m kidding. I’m not. I’m dead serious. Think back to elementary school. “I’ve got a Squeeze-It!” “I’ve got a Squeeze-It, too!” “I got a Coke.” “Yoohoo for me.” But Bobby, Bobby wouldn’t say anything. He would look a little sullen when he peered into his paper bag. “What do you have, Bobby?” “I’ve got water.” The conversation went more or less dead silent, and we tried to be polite because, let’s face it, Bobby’s family had to be poor. No one liked water. It tasted like nothing. In fact, it was worse than drinking nothing, because you felt like you were wasting your time with the whole experience.

But suddenly, out of nowhere, there was this huge “be healthy” movement. Everybody tried to cash in on it.