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  • Going to bed

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    Going to bed

  • The Happening

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    I haven’t been to the theater in almost two years, but Jeanne and I made it out to see M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, The Happening. It’s probably not as bad as the reviews say, but it’s not good either. Clearly M Night wants to be the next Hitchcock and this is his take on…

  • Odd Man In Problems

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    Sorry Odd Man In fans, I’ve been having trouble locating the last few bugs from the server upgrade. One or more of my queries are failing because of some new reserved words in mySQL. I should be able to fix it soon, but in the mean time don’t start any of your games. If you…

  • Zoo with Sasha

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    We took Sasha to the Philadelphia Zoo last week and she liked it.? I got a great shot of the face plant she did while running around the petting zoo, too. Don’t worry.? She was fine.? She didn’t even cry, but she was filthy afterwards.

  • Macy!

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    Congratulations to Julia and Adam on their beautiful daughter, Macy!? She’s doing great.?? Here’s a picture of her and her big sister Michaela.

  • Weezer Night at the Auction House

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    Audubon’s Auction House continued on with their Themed Thursdays, where one Thursday of the month is devoted to local musicians playing songs with a common theme. This month it was Weezer, and I hobbled together a cover of Say it Ain’t So. In learning the full song I realized half the lyrics I thought I…

  • Odd Man In Update

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    Just a heads up, I’m aware that no private messages are being displayed in Odd Man In.? They’re all still there, but I haven’t figured out yet why they’re not showing up. Update: I found a similar problem on my dad’s site.? I figured out the issue and should be able to resolve it in…

  • Stomach Virus

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    A wicked stomach virus ripped through my family this week.? I don’t think I’ve been this sick in years.? Last night was a fun night of throwing up at least 5 times, but Sasha beat me with her outstanding 7 throw ups in 2.5 hours on Wednesday morning.

  • Amanda

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    Is Amanda Kimmel the most tragically flawed Survivor player? She spent 78 days in China and Mironesia without ever getting voted off, but no million dollar prize. She has the strongest social game of any player I can think of, but can’t communicate the worthiness of that skill to the jury. The players who voted…

  • Hobots

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    I never log into Friendster anymore, but I got a message from my friend Carol who has been living abroad for a while. I logged in only to find it was a message from one of those random dating site spammers. These are the messages that say things like, “hey, I saw your profile and…

  • Man Babies

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    This blog posts photos where someone swapped the Dad’s head with the baby’s head… with awesome results.

  • Cigar Box Guitar Festival

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    Last night was the Cigar Box Guitar Music Festival at the Auction House. Jerry Thompson’s Color of Skies blew the hoo de doo off the place as well as great performances by Timothy, One String Willie, and Shane Spear. Awesome time! Here’s One String Willie from his show at Luloo’s last year.

  • Shout Out Roll Call

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    I figured I’d give some more shout outs to my blogroll members with halfway decent updating procedures…. James is has a review of a recent Constantines show, but you’ll definitely want to check out the Les Savy Fav review below it. 700Level is getting pumped for the upcoming Phillies / Diamondbacks series If Acoustic Ross…

  • More TV Show Themes

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    I also really liked this versions of the Gummi Bears theme by Into It / Over It And I know everyone secretly has wondered to themselves, “What would it sound like if Stacy Brown sang the Mr Belvedere theme?” Well we are in luck (She’s hiding behind the piano). See the rest here.

  • Believe it or not

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    I played at the Auction House a few weeks ago at their themed Thursday event. The theme was TV Show theme songs and someone put me up on YouTube!

  • Wedding

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    It’s been a long time since I’ve driven to Illinois, but I did that last week and just got back the other night. I always have fun at weddings, but Jake and Holly’s was one of the best ever. They served tacos and it went until 12:45PM! I probably had too much fun. This was…

  • Shout Out: Ethereal world, ethereal girl

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    My cousin Kelly gave me a nice mention on her new and awesome blog, Ethereal world, ethereal girl. She writes about important topics like politics, earthquakes, pet wear, and mass transit. I’m actually out in Illinois this week for Jake’s wedding, so I’ll probably run into her on Saturday. She is inspiring me to write…

  • Thanks!

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    Thanks to everyone who came out to support the Studio Luloo show last week.? I had more fun than I have had at a show in forever.? Let’s hope we’re able to do it again soon.

  • Studio LuLoo Show Saturday!

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    I’ll be playing tomorrow as part of the “Acoustic Happy Hour” Studio Luloo benefit show.? It starts at 4:30PM and goes until 11:00PM who knows when, and I will be playing sometime between 4:30PM and 7:00PM.? Here are some additional details about who else will be playing. Saturday, April 5th ? 4pm-7pm Acoustic HAPPY HOUR…

  • Auction House

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    I’m really sorry I bailed out of the Auction House gig at the last minute.? I got tied up at work and wasn’t able to make it out.? I will be playing at their next theme night on April 17th and the theme is TV theme songs.