so i just realized that "the Devil and Daniel Johnston" is playing tonight at the cinematheque as part of the Big Smash music on film festival.
i'm not sure if i'll be able to go but i'd like to. it sarts at seven and i'll be climbing in north van before that but if anyone is interested call my cell and let me know cause i've heard good things about it and i'm not sure when it will play again here.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Slack Shack Idol
(or, Everyone Vs. Everyone Else's Eardrums)
Friday, April 21st
@ The Slack Shack (address in the forum)
6:30pm - 2:00am
I'll be spinning the new library with new music inspired by motown, DC's block party, purposely forgotten 80's tracks, the films of Tarantino, the rolling stones, cher and, of course, requests from the last month.
Sound courtesy of Bob.
The list will be available here.
New additions will be available here.
Updated THIS EVENING.
All are welcome, bring friends. If you'll be really late, put in a request and give me a time when you want to be scheduled for.
Friday, April 21st
@ The Slack Shack (address in the forum)
6:30pm - 2:00am
I'll be spinning the new library with new music inspired by motown, DC's block party, purposely forgotten 80's tracks, the films of Tarantino, the rolling stones, cher and, of course, requests from the last month.
Sound courtesy of Bob.
The list will be available here.
New additions will be available here.
Updated THIS EVENING.
All are welcome, bring friends. If you'll be really late, put in a request and give me a time when you want to be scheduled for.
CHARLIE MURPHY has a funnier brother? Say what?
Gonna keep this short 'cause this requires little explanation.
Two stand-up concert classics by Eddie Murphy. Nuff' said.
Mon. Apr. 17
7pm Eddie Murphy: Delirious (1983)
9pm Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)
This is going to be some raunchy shit. I can't wait.
Two stand-up concert classics by Eddie Murphy. Nuff' said.
Mon. Apr. 17
7pm Eddie Murphy: Delirious (1983)
9pm Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)
This is going to be some raunchy shit. I can't wait.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
homecoming.
miyuki and I are gonna be up in two weeks, likely heading up friday the 21st... here's what _I_ would like to see happen, we'll see how much is actually possible...
friday night - private karaoke at some gracious host's home? I'm not feeling up to somewhere public...
saturday noon - chineefoo. same bat time, same bat channel.
saturday afternoon - movie maybe? paul wants to see slither, so that's an option... potential housecalls to new homes
saturday night - family time with the in-laws
sunday morning - breakfast in kits? eggs bennies at sunshine diner (I think that's what it's called). visit bean's new place while we're out there.
sunday afternoon already accounted for...
I won't be terribly disappointed if any/all of these requests aren't feasible... it's just how I envision things working out best for us. and we're the ones that matter.
friday night - private karaoke at some gracious host's home? I'm not feeling up to somewhere public...
saturday noon - chineefoo. same bat time, same bat channel.
saturday afternoon - movie maybe? paul wants to see slither, so that's an option... potential housecalls to new homes
saturday night - family time with the in-laws
sunday morning - breakfast in kits? eggs bennies at sunshine diner (I think that's what it's called). visit bean's new place while we're out there.
sunday afternoon already accounted for...
I won't be terribly disappointed if any/all of these requests aren't feasible... it's just how I envision things working out best for us. and we're the ones that matter.
Faith of the Hanson Brothers in the Hillside Thickets
While I strongly encourage you to check out Destroyer tomorrow (which I sadly will be unable to attend), there is a pretty sweet show in Langley on Thursday night as well. Langley? Where's that? I don't know, but if you were to meet me at a surrey skytrain station, I'm sure we could find it by car.
VENUE: 8 Seconds (formerly China Beach)
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 9PM
You've met these guys at my last karaoke gig - Aidan, Jesse et al.
They'll be mainly covering Faith No More, angel dust era I'd imagine.
THE HANSON BROTHERS 10PM
Two members of NoMeansNo, Victoria punk legends. Hockey meets punk.
DARKEST OF THE HILLSIDE THICKETS 11PM
Local legendary valley rockers with an HP Lovecraft theme.
So there you go, an evening of Angel Dust, Hockey and Cthulu.
Tickets, I'm guessing $10?
VENUE: 8 Seconds (formerly China Beach)
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 9PM
You've met these guys at my last karaoke gig - Aidan, Jesse et al.
They'll be mainly covering Faith No More, angel dust era I'd imagine.
THE HANSON BROTHERS 10PM
Two members of NoMeansNo, Victoria punk legends. Hockey meets punk.
DARKEST OF THE HILLSIDE THICKETS 11PM
Local legendary valley rockers with an HP Lovecraft theme.
So there you go, an evening of Angel Dust, Hockey and Cthulu.
Tickets, I'm guessing $10?
Monday, April 10, 2006
so i don't have to repeat myself...
I got my response letter from Jet today. I'm on the alternate list which means i may still be going but i also may not be. Looks like more waiting...
Party This Friday!!!!!
There will be a Party at my house on Friday April the 14th 2006. Come after 7pm, bring something to drink, and bring a friend. If you need directions or other information email me: formatdrivec@gmail.com.
DESTROYER
Wednesday at Richards on Richards. This show is going to be super sweet, you should come if you like music that is good.
Tickets $14 at Zulu, Scratch, Red Cat.
Tickets $14 at Zulu, Scratch, Red Cat.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
I don't ever want to go to prison...
...except maybe for the tats and getting all buff. This week it's a prison movie double bill
Mon. Apr. 10
7pm American Me (1992): I saw this as a wee youngster, my first exposure to realistic (though dramatized) prison life and the images seen have forever scarred my psyche. Santana, A young street thug from East L.A. who after being arrested for a break in and becomes part of the "legalistic machine" including an 18 year stint in Folsom Prison. After being released he finds the outside life just as harsh as inside. Edward James Olmos (Admiral Adama to you geeks out there) stars and directs for the first time this crime epic. 126 min.
9pm Penitentiary II (1982): After earning his parole by winning the prison boxing tournament, Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone is tired of fighting and wants to move on to a more peaceful life. Too bad for him his prison nemesis Half Dead has broken out and murders Clarisse, Too Short's girlfriend. It's back to prison boxing training (one of the trainers played by Mr. T) and rising the ranks until he can confront Half Dead again. This over the top (and some have said all out shitty) prison boxing film comes heavily recommended by Sinister Sam. BYOB. 99 min.
Next week: "Charlie Murphy has a funnier brother? That's crazy talk."
Mon. Apr. 10
7pm American Me (1992): I saw this as a wee youngster, my first exposure to realistic (though dramatized) prison life and the images seen have forever scarred my psyche. Santana, A young street thug from East L.A. who after being arrested for a break in and becomes part of the "legalistic machine" including an 18 year stint in Folsom Prison. After being released he finds the outside life just as harsh as inside. Edward James Olmos (Admiral Adama to you geeks out there) stars and directs for the first time this crime epic. 126 min.
9pm Penitentiary II (1982): After earning his parole by winning the prison boxing tournament, Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone is tired of fighting and wants to move on to a more peaceful life. Too bad for him his prison nemesis Half Dead has broken out and murders Clarisse, Too Short's girlfriend. It's back to prison boxing training (one of the trainers played by Mr. T) and rising the ranks until he can confront Half Dead again. This over the top (and some have said all out shitty) prison boxing film comes heavily recommended by Sinister Sam. BYOB. 99 min.
Next week: "Charlie Murphy has a funnier brother? That's crazy talk."
Friday, April 07, 2006
There's nothing like last minute blogging...
My house (address in forum) Tomorrow Saturday April 8th
7pm-ish
Housewarming
Bring booze ... and possibly music (if you don't want to be listening to "flute a la francais" (really good album but probably not your style).
lots of love
R
7pm-ish
Housewarming
Bring booze ... and possibly music (if you don't want to be listening to "flute a la francais" (really good album but probably not your style).
lots of love
R
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
SLITHER and JESUS IS MAGIC
Hey hey.
Seeing a couple of movies this week. First up Owen and myself are heading to the 7:20 show of SLITHER at Granville 7 downtown. Looks pretty hilarious and the browncoats should show up for Mr Nathan Fillion playing a completely out of his depth sheriff.
Second up the Jewish Film Festival added another showing of Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic at midnight this Saturday. You can order tickets over the phone (604-488-4300) or online. Hope to see a few of you there.
Adios.
Seeing a couple of movies this week. First up Owen and myself are heading to the 7:20 show of SLITHER at Granville 7 downtown. Looks pretty hilarious and the browncoats should show up for Mr Nathan Fillion playing a completely out of his depth sheriff.
Second up the Jewish Film Festival added another showing of Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic at midnight this Saturday. You can order tickets over the phone (604-488-4300) or online. Hope to see a few of you there.
Adios.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Dial D for Drawings
This weekend, Mariko and I drove to Seattle to attend the comicon and visit Christian and Miyuki. One of the big attractions was the prospect of getting sketches from my two favorite comics artists, and I scored big time. These are some Sandman characters that suited their styles, and I can think of quite a few of you who might dig this artwork:
Desire by Adam Hughes
Destruction by Tony Harris
Still sleep-deprived from the trip...
Desire by Adam Hughes
Destruction by Tony Harris
Still sleep-deprived from the trip...
Monday, April 03, 2006
Concert tonight
Thursday are playing at the Croatian Cultural Centre tonight for an early, all ages show.
WARNING:
1) It's all-ages. This means that there is going to be alot more energy than you average bar show.
2) It's at the Croatian Cultural Centre. The acoustics here are second to none for terrible.
3) Tickets cost (w/service charges, which may be avoided by buying at the door) $29.55 each.
All three of the above listed things on their own could keep me away from most shows. However, Thursday is one of my most favourite bands (and certainly one of the louder of my favourites).
Hope to see you there! (note: early show means 6pm doors)
WARNING:
1) It's all-ages. This means that there is going to be alot more energy than you average bar show.
2) It's at the Croatian Cultural Centre. The acoustics here are second to none for terrible.
3) Tickets cost (w/service charges, which may be avoided by buying at the door) $29.55 each.
All three of the above listed things on their own could keep me away from most shows. However, Thursday is one of my most favourite bands (and certainly one of the louder of my favourites).
Hope to see you there! (note: early show means 6pm doors)
I know I usually post sh*t
but,
my sister's Dad sent me this and he works for the UN in Germany so it has his stamp of..
well his exact words were..
"I am not a big fan of government conspiracy theories, but this film does ask some pretty tough questions. (Some had occurred to me independently, aswell, such as the ability to use cell phones in a plane up 30,000 feet, and the weirdness around the pentagon "crash.") But hey, judge for yourself.-j
If you have high speed, I DARE you to watch this...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8260059923762628848
"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back."
Sagan."
It's an hour and twenty long.. some parts are a little slow but it has a lot of cool factual details.. but see for yourself..
my sister's Dad sent me this and he works for the UN in Germany so it has his stamp of..
well his exact words were..
"I am not a big fan of government conspiracy theories, but this film does ask some pretty tough questions. (Some had occurred to me independently, aswell, such as the ability to use cell phones in a plane up 30,000 feet, and the weirdness around the pentagon "crash.") But hey, judge for yourself.-j
If you have high speed, I DARE you to watch this...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8260059923762628848
"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back."
Sagan."
It's an hour and twenty long.. some parts are a little slow but it has a lot of cool factual details.. but see for yourself..
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Ballet anyone?
Ballet B.C. is putting on a a ballet version of Streetcar Named Desire, choreographed by John Allyne who is an amazing, contemporary ballet choreographer. Rush tickets for students are 20$. My sfu ID has nothing on it to indicate whether or not it's still valid so i was gonna see if anyone else is interested heading down early to get rush tickets sometime this week. Runs April 6-8, 8pm or saturday tea time matinee(not sure if rush applies for this time though).
post a reply in the comments or call me if you are interested. I was thinking of going thursday or friday.
post a reply in the comments or call me if you are interested. I was thinking of going thursday or friday.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
MOVIE NIGHT: we be UNDER SIEGE by hired guns and ghosts
This week boys and girls it's siege night.
Mon. Apr. 3rd
7pm RIO BRAVO (1959): The siege classic and archetype of pretty much all that follow. John Wayne, a small time sheriff, needs some help keeping a murderer under custody while the murderer's powerful rancher brother has sent many hired guns to get him out. Wayne enlists the help of a drunken Dean Martin, young gun fighting Ricky Nelson and crippled Walter Brennan to help him hold out until the Marshal arrives.
"When I'm getting serious about a girl, I show her Rio Bravo and she better fucking like it."
-Quentin Tarantino
9pm GHOST OF MARS (2001): A police unit is sent to a Martian outpost to transport bad ass criminal mo-fo Ice Cube back to justice. At a nearby archaeological dig an ancient relic has been uncovered unleashing the vengeful spirits of the planet's ancient warrior inhabitants, who now possess the bodies of humans with the intent to destroy more humans. Considered shit on its release this movie seems to be gaining a small cult following. Hopefully we'll see what they're talking about however it seriously could be this small cult has never seen Rio Bravo or Assault on Precinct 13 which means they have no clue.
Coming soon: Eddie Murphy stand-up double bill (postponing it for you Brendan) and Prisons Suck double feature with some Edward James Olmos goodness.
Mon. Apr. 3rd
7pm RIO BRAVO (1959): The siege classic and archetype of pretty much all that follow. John Wayne, a small time sheriff, needs some help keeping a murderer under custody while the murderer's powerful rancher brother has sent many hired guns to get him out. Wayne enlists the help of a drunken Dean Martin, young gun fighting Ricky Nelson and crippled Walter Brennan to help him hold out until the Marshal arrives.
"When I'm getting serious about a girl, I show her Rio Bravo and she better fucking like it."
-Quentin Tarantino
9pm GHOST OF MARS (2001): A police unit is sent to a Martian outpost to transport bad ass criminal mo-fo Ice Cube back to justice. At a nearby archaeological dig an ancient relic has been uncovered unleashing the vengeful spirits of the planet's ancient warrior inhabitants, who now possess the bodies of humans with the intent to destroy more humans. Considered shit on its release this movie seems to be gaining a small cult following. Hopefully we'll see what they're talking about however it seriously could be this small cult has never seen Rio Bravo or Assault on Precinct 13 which means they have no clue.
Coming soon: Eddie Murphy stand-up double bill (postponing it for you Brendan) and Prisons Suck double feature with some Edward James Olmos goodness.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)