OK, so I actually have the whole weekend off so I'm hoping it will be a DOOZY!
Friday - Ferdy to Sheffield. Anyone up for playing out?
Saturday - Lie in. CHICKENHAWK et al gig. I hope this will be amazing. There is no reason it shouldn't be. Party until the early hours of the morning, probably inviting everyone at the gig to join us, since we live right next to 24 hour booze shop now.
Tonight = The first of Laura’s lady friends arrive for the weekend. Be sociable for a bit then watch The Devil’s whore.
Tomorrow night = More of Laura’s friends arrive. I walk into the lounge naked except for a dressing gown that is undone. I accidentally fall onto them.
Saturday & Sunday = BATTLEWITCH studio weekend. Finish the album
Tonight- play guitar, watch cartoons... the usual
Tomorrow- Play show at the king and queen as part of scale down... may have a wee cheeky drink...
Saturday- go with the flow in the day, party in the evening in Greenwich.
Sunday- act like Craig David.
By the way I have a job now... get me... working ah! Who'd have thunk it. ha ha!
coming to the latter part of my week off, today not doing a lot. Tomorrow going out for a meal for gran's birthday, saturday; watch football and head to sheff for the ninehertz event. Sunday: i must remember to ring work up to inform them i've not contracted any illnesses while i've been off.
Can't remember the name of it but there's one area in particular which is cool. Its around N. Milwaukee Avenue but that's a long road so probably won't help. It'll come to me. Anyway, all in this area:
Reckless Records - not quite on the scale of Amoeba, but an awesome record shop.
The Map Room - a LOT of different beers. Spent the early part of Christmas Eve in there.
The Double Door - famous venue. Didn't go there as there was nothing on but saw the outside.
Another cool little bar that I forget the name of, but it was practically the only bar open late on Christmas Eve in Chicago. Crazy. Full of COOL people but super friendly and the barman was a dude.
Lots of cool clothes shops. Vintage and new stuff.
Ahhhh... the memories! I want to go back.
edit: Oh and go to Millennium Park. It sounds a bit rubbish but some of the sculptures and stuff are pretty impressive. Don't go to the pier. It's shit. Go and have a look at Lake Michigan. It was frozen when we there. I guess it must be getting pretty cold there now so wrap up warm!
edit again: It's come to me. The area is called Wicker Park and the little bar is called Danny's. I really wish we'd gone here. Check out the menu. They do a Fu Manchu burger!
Tonight- Chill the fuck out mate, I'd like a drink but have none.
Tomorrow- Finish work, meet Linda for food, go to Lincoln to see Rich Hall at the Drill Hall with my Dad, Brother and my Uncle I haven't seen for about a year or two, should be nice, go back to Sleaford, probably get upset as its the first time I'll be home since my old puss died in March.
Saturday- Sleep in, have a nice breakfast at my parents, then I think its a drive to Lincoln, back to Sheff in the evening for the 9hz party gig, we'll see how much I have in the coffers for party, think the AOTM and DOHM chaps are staying at mine which will be nice, I ought to tidy up!
Sunday- Suppose its a cafe euro/some other place meetup breakfast type deal as is tradition, what do you all reckon?
Tomorrow- Finish work, meet Linda for food, go to Lincoln to see Rich Hall at the Drill Hall with my Dad, Brother and my Uncle I haven't seen for about a year or two, should be nice, go back to Sleaford, probably get upset as its the first time I'll be home since my old puss died in March.
Ah the many generations of shield's gents you where telling me about... have a gooden sir... hi to your bro for me too.
Music : Rock, pop & hip-hop
Jeremy Enigk + Matthew Kerstein + Bob Nanna [ Event ]
Wed 8pm
Bottom Lounge 1375 W Lake St, between Ada St and Ogden Ave (no phone), Loop/West Loop, Chicago (312-666-6775)
Jeremy Enigk fronted Sunny Day Real Estate, ground zero for the strain of hardcore we now know as emo, but don't hold that against him. Since leaving the band, he's focused on ambitious chamber rock, as well as Sunny D offshoot The Fire Theft. Last year's The Missing Link featured several re-recorded versions of songs from his second full-length album, World Waits, but reportedly there's a new disc on the way. Brighton, MA frontman Matthew Kerstein opens along with Bob Nanna of Braid and Hey Mercedes.
I like Sunny Day and I like Hey Mercedes. Thats one option then. I would love a stoner gig though
tonight - await tangaroa album and play it really loud at work. trigger relapses aplenty. go home and take woman to lebanese place down road if she'll let me
tomorrow - get car and drive stuff around london. see mother.