Month: March 2004

As I said, the record for open mic performers was smashed last Wednesday when 23 people came out to play. We went a few minutes past 11:00PM, but I think most people at the packed tree house has a good time. 1. Ben Garvey – I played “The Genius of it All” and “Headstart.” 2.…

We had 23 performers tonight, obliterating the previous record of 19. I think in the future I’ll just cut off the number of performers somewhere. It was really hectic and enormously crowded. Hopefully that meant good business for the Tree House. I tried starting the open mic at about 7:45PM, but there weren’t too many…

Tonight is the weekly Tree House open mic. It runs from 8:00PM – 11:00PM. You can sign up in advance here or just come to hang out and drink coffe, especially since it’s healthy now. If you aren’t coming to the Tree House tonight, hopefully you’re going to see Todd Snider at the Tin Angel.…

Jack White of the White Stripes plead guilty to an assault charge against Jason Stollsteimer of the Von Bondies. White beat the living shit out of Stollsteimer and then went back and beat the dead shit out of him, too. Judge Paula Humphries of Detroit’s 36th District Court fined White $500 and ordered him to…

I love buffalo wings, as most normal, meat eating people do. There are a few places in this area that have great wings, but finding them can be difficult. Here are some of my favorite wing locations: 1. Buffalo Bills (Sicklerville, NJ) – By far the best wings I have had around here. I suggest…

Some jobs in this country depend on the tips of customers to earn their wages. Every time I hear someone complain about the necessity of tipping, I mention the alternative. Slow service would be rampant. Think of the slowest cashier you’ve ever had and that’s every waiter/waitress you’ll have in a tipless society. That got…

I posted Sarah’s two flyers for the upcoming show at the Tree House on March 19th. It’s going to rock. View the flyers here and here. The Flyers are pretty random, which I like. One threatens, the other entices. Why do I have such a hard time typing the word “flyers” as an improper noun?

Ever wonder what the worst album cover in the world is? Here are ten candidates. And here are ten more, including my favorite pictured in this post.

Once again my supreme organization skills misplaced the sign up sheet from last week (supreme organization skills = me), so the order is probably completely wrong. I got the participants right as far as I can tell. 1. Jarrod Schafer – Jaron once again helped me out during the sound check by fending off Guns…

Local acoustic artist Sarah Allen asked me to play a short set during her gig at the Tree House on Friday, MArch 19th. It’s my first time playing with Sarah and I’m looking forward to it. She’s got more talent at 16 than I do at 25.

It’s a sad day for Mojo Nixon fans.Pigfoot, Louisiana- March 2004-Mojo Nixon, has announced that on March 20, 2004 he will perform his final concert at the Continental Club in Austin Texas. Rumors have been circulating about Nixon’s retirement for some time and Nixon finally confirmed this will indeed be his final performance. “I have…

You know you want to stop by Tree House coffee shop open mic in Collingswood, NJ. It runs from 8:00PM – 11:00PM. You can sign up in advance here or just come to hang out, play chess, drink coffe, etc. See you tonight.

I got Sirius Satellite Radio a few months ago and so far I like it a lot. There are a few decent ad-free music and comedy stations, but lately I’ve been listening to a talk radio show called the Young Turks. It’s a political show that occasionally dips into pop culture and the odd internal…

Guitar hypnotist and long time Living Room/Tree House open mic artist Matt Winn sends word of some upcoming shows and a new website:March 6th ? DEEP BLUE 111 W. 11th St. Wilmington, DE 9pm. Opening for Sam Smick, a fantastic Delaware singer and guitarist. March 9th ? Kent dining hall (yeah, the dining hall!) on…

It was so nice on Sunday that Jeanne and I took a hike over at Wissahickon Park, just west of Philadelphia and East of Manayunk. We spent over three hours out there trying to get to something called the Devil’s Pool and Shakespeare Rock. Next time, we’ll get there for sure, but probably because we’ll…

Last Friday I went to see my sister, Sarah, dance in Paul VI’s performance of 42nd Street. They did a really nice job, especially considering the amount of effort and training involved in all the dance routines. The costumes and props were all pretty elaborate, too. Sarah, of course, did a great job. I also…

I’m breaking in my new movie topic tonight. I finally got around to seeing Lost in Translation. Has Bill Murray ever stunk up a movie? Every decent actor his age has at least thrown a few crap performances up on the screen, but somehow Bill ends up doing great work throughout his career. Maybe I…