Archive for June, 2008

Twitter updates for 2008-06-30

Monday, June 30th, 2008
  • Devo sues McDonalds - http://tinyurl.com/6olf6k - I’ve got a gut feeling they’ll win. Heh. §
  • Dear. God. Why? http://disneymusic.disney.go.com/albums/devo20.html §
  • Via DF, follow @amazonmp3 for daily deals and the friday five. Full DRM-free albums for as low as $1.99 per. Today’s is Rocket to Russia. §
  • Today is my half birthday. Just realized that… Carry on. §
  • I’m heading to STL Obama HQ at Olive and Compton after work. Still trying to get an office @ Lansdowne & Wabash. §
  • Phonebanking @ Obama HQ in STL. C’mon down to Olive and Compton! §
  • @billstreeter Awesome. I love my Canon xti. I found out that Schiller’s on Manchester rents lenses by the day. §

Twitter updates for 2008-06-29

Sunday, June 29th, 2008
  • On the roof of the Bankers Lofts with a kegerator full of schlafly pale ale, enjoying the breeze. §
  • @marybaum It could be the power supply… I’m not sure. It’s a d2, so I’ll investigate. This is just the excuse I need to buy a 1.5TB drive! §
  • Holy crap, the Cardinals are actually winning a ballgame!! §
  • Right in the middle of landscaping my walkway and BAM! — rain. My wife and I are drenched! §
  • I’m tired of hitting my head on hanging baskets. I nearly saw stars this time. Ouch. §

Twitter updates for 2008-06-28

Saturday, June 28th, 2008
  • @kopper No shit? The Browns have a MySpace page? I loved the old Browns logo: http://is.gd/HTP §
  • My LaCie HD that has my entire digitized music collection is acting up again. As in, not mounting when connected. Uh-oh. 380GB of music! Gah §

Twitter updates for 2008-06-27

Friday, June 27th, 2008
  • Waiting for the Tom Waits show to start… The view from the 4th row is awesome. §
  • First they said no cameras. Then they said no ‘professional’ cameras. I brought neither, but could have brought my ‘lil Pentax. Damn. §
  • Starting time! §
  • Just finished up the set with a kick-ass long version of Rain Dogs. Encore forthcoming. §
  • What an amazing concert. It’ll be tough to sleep tonight! §
  • Tom Waits STL setlist: http://tinyurl.com/5m66e7 §
  • Stuck in the middle of a power play between two people. I’m the rope in this nutty-ass Friday edition of tug-of-war. §
  • @billstreeter I have a copy of Tech Tool Pro that I can throw up on a FTP if you want to use it… §
  • Have I mentioned lately that I love living in a swing state during an election year? Oh, wait. §

Tom Waits at the Fox Theatre, St. Louis

Friday, June 27th, 2008

What a show!  I’ve got crappy blackberry photos to post, but will hold off until I can clean them up and make them somewhat recognizable (oh, if only Steve Jobs would have greenlighted the 3G iPhone two weeks earlier).

Here is the setlist for the concert:

  1. Lucinda
  2. Way Down In The Hole
  3. Falling Down
  4. Black Market Baby
  5. All The World Is Green
  6. Hi Ho
  7. Get Behind The Mule
  8. Day After Tomorrow
  9. Cemetery Polka
  10. Hang Down Your Head
  11. A Little Rain
  12. Lucky Day
  13. Johnsburg, IL
  14. Lost In The Harbour
  15. Make It Rain
  16. Lie To Me
  17. On The Other Side Of The World
  18. Singapore
  19. Dirt In The Ground
  20. What’s He Building?
  21. 16 Shells
  22. Rain Dogs/Band introduction

Encore:

  1. Goin’ Out West
  2. Anywhere I Lay My Head
  3. Innocent When You Dream

Twitter updates for 2008-06-26

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
  • In 24 hours I’ll be enjoying the dulcet tones of Mr. Tom Waits. I can’t wait. #
  • @acafourek I have tons. I can’t stop signing up when Om or Arrington give out invites. #
  • Where should my wife and I eat before the Tom Waits show tonight? First suggestion wins (within reason, of course)… #

MetroLink adventures

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Question: how do you transport a bulky kegerator from South St. Louis city to a loft downtown?

Answer: MetroLink.

Here are some photos I snapped with my blackberry — enjoy!

Kegerator in transit.

On the train at the Shrewsbury stop.

On the train, in a tunnel.

On the road again.