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Spew Update
I ran into a few problems getting the high scores list to work, but now it works great. All I have left is to add an “About” window, clean up the code a little, add a ton of comments, write up the change log, and then compile the new binary for win32. This version is…
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Other Open Mic Recaps
A few of the Tree House regulars post their experiences at the open mics on the web: Jason Vertucio – I got there in time to sit down and enjoy some early on Roz King. Good times, man. That man is a very amazing performer. I wish I had an ounce of his talent and…
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Open Mic Recap @ The Treehouse
Last Wednesday’s open mic at the Tree House was a lot of fun. We even had a few out-of-towners playing. Ben Garvey – I played a bunch of songs including “99%,” Johnny Cash’s “Big River,” and “Mr Grieves” by the Pixies. Greg Brooks – This guy came all the way from Colorado to play some…
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Quick News Update
I have a number of things to mention, so I’ll just throw them together in one post tonight. 1. Sarah Allen wants the world to know about Ill Mitch. She recommends “punch while rap.” 2. John Shaughnessy is playing tomorrow night (Friday) at the Barrington Coffee House in Barrington, NJ at 131 Clements Bridge Road,…
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Upcoming Show at Bamboo Bernies
I just got booked for a show at the infamous Lawnside hangout, Bamboo Bernies on Thursday, February 12th. I’ll be playing with South Jersey luminaries the Dave B Trio and Night Train to Terror. In honor of our 16th President, the Dave B Trio will be reenacting his assasination!On Feb 12, in honor of President…
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Open Mic Tonight
Brave the cold and come on out to the Tree House coffee shop for the weekly open mic. It runs from 8:00PM – 11:00PM. You can sign up in advance here or just come to hang out, play chess, drink coffee, eat food, etc. See you tonight.
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Spew Screenshots
I added some screenshots for the next version of Spew (formerly knows as “Spewtris”). I changed the name after a few people told me the owner of Tetris cracks down on *tris games. I’m still working on the next version, but I figured I’d throw the screenshots up now for fun.
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Open Mic Recap @ The Tree House
Ugh. I had this thing already written out and then my browser window crashed. It was a good night at the Tree House and the first time under the “No Cursing” rule they recently imposed. Everyone seemed to be respectful of it. I thought the PA sounded awesome and hopefully it will sound that good…
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Open Mic Tonight
Come on out to the Tree House coffee shop for the weekly open mic. It runs from 8:00PM – 11:00PM. You can sign up in advance here or just come to check out the local talent. See you tonight. Also, these are awesome.
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Answering Machine Messages
I’ve had these sitting on my hard drive for years and I’m finally letting them out. Everyone gets weird answering machine messages once and a while. Luckily I recorded two of the best ones I ever got. The first one is from an old man who paid me to help him out with his computer.…
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Open Mic Recap @ The Tree House
It was a fun night at the Tree House despite a problem with a weak microphone. Tons of good artists and I managed the time extremely well. Maybe I’m getting better at this… 1. Ben Garvey – I played “The Genius of it All,” “99%,” “All My Dreams are in Cartoon,” and Johnny Cash’s “Big…
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Open Mic Tonight
Come on out to the Tree House coffee shop for the weekly open mic. It runs from 8:00PM – 11:00PM. You can sign up in advance here or just come to hang out, play chess, drink coffee, eat food, etc. Lots of great artists are already signed up. See you tonight.
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Sad Fact
It’s pretty pathetic that I hurt my foot on Sunday running to an ATM machine about 100 meters away. Another sad fact is that I need to replace the horribly cheesy photo of me in the sunglasses up there at the top if you’re using the default theme. It was supposed to be temporary and…
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Filthy Critic Back from the Dead
Matt Weatherford, author of the Filthy Critic, decided to bring Filthy back from the dead and continue his movie reviews. First up was Big Fish receiving 2 fingers and Peter Pan getting 3 (5 if you’re in NAMBLA).
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Grape Street Pub Opening New Venue
The Grape Street Pub is closing their old bar and opening up a new one down the street. The new venue will be bigger and should attract more signed bands. It will probably also have bathrooms you can actually use. The new place will be called Grape Street Philadelphia and will be located on Main…
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Mars Rover
I don’t get excited about too many things, but the new Mars Rover is awesome. Just check out the pictures it’s bringing back. What I want to know is, what’s with the corner cropped out of the image? Is that where the rover discovered something like a can of Mountain Dew or a Barbie Doll…
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Open Mic Recap @ The Tree House
We had 15 performers signed up to play at the open mic last night. A few didn’t show and a few more signed up, so we netted 16 in the end. I was timing it for 18 performers, but with two no-shows and a cancelation we ended up empty at 10:30. There wasn’t much I…
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Open Mic Tonight
Come on out to the Tree House coffee shop for the weekly open mic. It runs from 8:00PM – 11:00PM. You can sign up in advance here or just come to hang out, play chess, drink coffee, eat food, etc. It’s been a while since the last open mic and there are already a good…
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Reju Tonight at the Tin Angel
If you aren’t coming to the open mic tonight you should be checking out Adrien and Steve of Reju playing the Tin Angel along with the Phoenix Trap and Tania Alexander. Also, Happy Birthday Melissa!
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Spewtris
I’ve been tossing around this project since last summer, but it’s finally at the point where I’m ok with letting people try it out. I wrote a tetrisesque game in Perl/Tk with a very interesting twist that may cause motion sickness. I included the source code so you can mess around with it if you…