Month: October 2003

All the current and future Reju fans should listen to this, a killer live recording of Reju’s country song, “Floating”, from the Bitter End in NYC. Coincidently, they’re playing there this Friday, October 17th. Adrien claims she wrote “Floating” on a dare, but we all know she’s been secretly writing country songs all these years.…

Yes, I’m officially in the market now for a drummer. Am I starting a band? Maybe if I find the right people/person, although its more likely for backing me up with my current lineup of songs. Candidates would need to own drums and have the ability to play them, but don’t worry… I’m not looking…

A few months back I saw Beck at the Electric Factory and thoroughly enjoyed the opening act, a two-piece garage blues band from Akron called the Black Keys. I picked up their latest CD a few weeks ago and have been hooked on it since. I’m so glad I caught them at the North Star…

The Strokes were hailed and hyped when they broke out in 01. I don’t know how much of an impact they’ve had on culture, but I don’t think it has trickeled down to where I see Strokes influenced kids playing on flatbed trucks in Barrington. It’s only a matter of time before this starts happening,…

Hang Gliding – How exactly do you start hang gliding? Wouldn’t the sport eliminate slow learners? Sky Diving – I used to think I wanted to do this, but now I can’t even handle the Sea Dragon. No thanks. Cross Country Skiing – Whoever invented Cross Country Skiing probably said, “Hmm… how can we ruin…

Go see Collingswood’s Sarah Allen at the Tree House tonight at 8:00PM! The Tree House was a ghost town on Wednesday compared to last week, but I still had a good time. My friend Jay Early stopped by after I checked out the open mic he bartends at over at Doc Watsons. I think the…

Last night I hung out with Jay Early and John Whitlock from my old band, Stickfigure, for the first time in years. Jay tends bar up at Doc Watsons on Tuesday nights when they have their open mic. The number of comedians surprised me. Local comedians interest me because they are the only performers who…

The open mic has been great lately and this week should be no exception. Come on out for music, coffee, food, and interesting people. The Tree House open mic begins at 8:00PM and run until 11:00PM. You can sign up online here. See you tonight!

Has anyone seen the best commercial ever? Washington Mutual is running an ad showing that their customers are so happy they aren’t bothered by things like dental mistakes and getting smashed in the beans with a bowling ball. The funniest scene is when a giant pot of coffee spills on the guy and he says,…

The latest poll settles the score on which open mic is the best in this area. I may have missed a few, but my polls aren’t completely scientific. I left the Tree House out because I don’t want my Collingswood centric views on this site to skew the results. The choices are: The Point The…

Today is the last day to register if you plan to vote this year and you live in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. New Jersey Voter Information Pennslyvania Voter Information I called the Camden County Registration Commission and you just need to have the form post marked today. You can download the NJ form right here.

Here is a conversation I had with a pair of Jehovah’s Witness ladies who came to my door yesterday.Me: Hello. JW #1: Hi is your mom or dad home? Me: No, I live here. JW #1: You’re the man of the house? Me: Yeah. JW #1: Wow you look a lot younger than that. JW…

My intuition sucks. Every time I get a feeling about something the opposite happens. Despite the high number of performers signed up on the list, I had a feeling it would be a dead night at the Tree House. It turned out to be one of the best nights in a long time. In case…

It’s nice to see a local story make the Drudge Report without it being a plot to kill everyone in town. 20 year old Tommy Avallone plans take over the town the way you’re supposed to… by getting elected. His platform? Rocking the town and lowering taxes. Just when you thought the California gubernatorial race…

Collingswood’s motto is “It’s Where you Want to Be” which is a total rip off of the Visa slogan. They changed one word. “Everywhere” became “Where,” so they didn’t even change a whole word. Regardless, tonight you want to be at the Tree House open mic. You can sign up online here or sign up…