Archive for September, 2002
Cremets and Bacon
–daily ramble (mon, sept. 30) 169–
QUOTE :
LadBoyTick: what’re you eating?
Devin says enjoi: cremets and bacon
LadBoyTick: the heck is cremet?!
LadBoyTick: filth?
Devin says enjoi: its like macrooni
Devin says enjoi: its a nootle
Devin says enjoi: its just like macrooni and cheese but instead of cheese theirs little peces of bacon everywhere
Devin says enjoi: its so good
LadBoyTick: whoa…that sounds good, actually…
LadBoyTick: ramen noodles were on sale 8 for $1 so we bought 24 of them…
Devin says enjoi: yeah, then i put like that powder cheese on it
Devin says enjoi: it kicks royal ass
Devin says enjoi: yeah those kick ass also
LadBoyTick: that sounds sweeter than wretch…
Devin says enjoi: oh hell yes
“The Loon” Mixed
We just finished our first mix of “The Loon” and it’s up for downloading in the Audio section! Check it out and let us know what you think in the Chat room!
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Review: Four Local Bands Rock Cool Beans
Published in the Drake University Daily Digital News – September 17, 2002
By Michele Lydon
Last Saturday four local bands rocked Cool Beans with more than three hours of non-stop entertainment.
To start the evening off, Waukee’s Sophy proved that grunge did not die off with the early nineties. Bassist Chris Blaess and drummer Jason Staniger kept a steady beat, while lead singer/guitarist Kirk Brown was bursting with energy, using the entire stage to move about. Yet, when it came time to sing, Brown took his typical stance at the mic, right foot atop left, and belted out crowd pleasers like “Gestation” and “Courtesy Flush.”
The next half hour turned into a karaoke of sorts when a large group of Drake students – who have no name as of yet for their band – played funky covers of everything from Britney Spears to Andrew WK. Crowd participation was mandatory as the band taught audience members to play a game called “big crocodile.” The set ended with a roar of applause and a reminder to go see them play live every Thursday night.
“How is everybody doing tonight?” asked Cardboard Canary’s bassist Justin Norman at the start of their set. After a few moments of dismal clapping he continued, “It’s always great to get mediocre responses!” In no time, the band had won the crowd over by playing a riveting set full of hits like “Love Sucks” and “Homeword Bound” and pausing for a moment as singer/guitarist Blake Brown performed a heartfelt acoustic solo, “You Complete Me.”
While the band tuned between songs, singer/guitarist Bradford Johnson amused the crowd with humorous anecdotes about middle school break-ups and enchanted forests. Drummer Devin Bonnstetter impressed everyone, even fellow local drummer Chris Pardekooper who later said, “He’s even better than I was at that age.”
Battle Hymns took the stage around 1 a.m. when Pardekooper took his turn amazing the crowd with his impressive solos. Bassist Jared Kucera danced around the stage to the band’s songs which sound like a healthy combination of Dave Matthews Band and Coldplay.
For more information about Cardboard Canary visit www.cardboardcanary.com.
Justin Meyer and Alex Hammond wail on the stage at Cool Beans Saturday.
Jason Staniger of Battle Hymns gets into the groove as he plays at Cool Beans Saturday night.
Justin Norman plays the bass for Cardboard Canary Saturday night at Cool Beans.
Kirk Brown of Sophy played at Cool Beans Saturday night.
40. COOL BEANS SHOW
Due to not practicing in over three weeks as a full band, and problems with using new equipment, I can’t say this show was one of our better ones, but here’s what we played: (set list at the bottom of this page)
Photos taken by Michele Lydon at Cool Beans in Des Moines, IA:
Set List:
1. Homeward Bound
2. False Verdict
3. Glee
4. Floating at 35 Miles Up
5. Andy
6. Love Sucks
7. You Complete Me
8. Agape
9. Anxious Am I
10. 42
11. Hymn of the Demon
12. The Loon
Gallery
–daily ramble (mon, sept. 23) 168–
QUOTE :
AbaGaTor65: we could open a gallery together!
LadBoyTick: ahh! what a wonderful vision!
AbaGaTor65: yesm
LadBoyTick: and what types of pictures would this marvelous gallery hold?
AbaGaTor65: pictures of butts
LadBoyTick: perhaps we could have a sculpture of hindquarters surrounded by brown watercolor paintings of excrement?
LadBoyTick: do you think we should allow visitors to stroke the sculpture, or should we rope it off in the traditional fashion?
AbaGaTor65: not roped off…there has to be an opportunity for texture feeling
LadBoyTick: but i also think, that in the museum, a capybara should be allowed to wander about…
LadBoyTick: so as to entertain/frighten the people who enter…
Cloaca
–daily ramble (thurs, sept. 19) 167–
QUOTE :
LadBoyTick: cloaca isn’t even a word!
LadBoyTick: or…is it?
HitlerSux182: yes it is!
LadBoyTick: it is?!
HitlerSux182: its the hole that the croc hunter sticks his fingers into to see if its a guy or girl
LadBoyTick: you’re dumb…that’s not true…you’re not my dad.
HitlerSux182: i am your dad!
HitlerSux182: now pay your insurance, bitch!
HitlerSux182: be home by 10:30!
LadBoyTick: shaft, you’re right! cloaca: “the common cavity into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open in vertebrates such as fish, reptiles, birds, and some primitive mammals.”
HitlerSux182: i sure am
HitlerSux182: i studied reptile vag in 2nd grade
LadBoyTick: look at the second definition of cloaca: 2. A privy.
Drake Article
From CardboardCanary.com:
There was an article published today in the Drake University Digital Daily News about the recent show at the Cool Beans coffee house, which mentions Cardboard Canary, Sophy, Battle Hymns, and the un-named band from Drake which we played with that night. It also features some lovely shots of Kirk, Jason, Justin Meyer, and myself… You can read the article at Drake’s site here for all the voluptuous details! Also, I’m starting an archive of these type of scraps in the News section, so you’ll always be able to locate it later…
–daily ramble (wed, sept. 18) 166–
QUOTE :
AbaGaTor65: stephanie says she wants to make out with you
LadBoyTick: …dear me!
AbaGaTor65: oh whatever you want to
LadBoyTick: well, of course.
LadBoyTick: heheh…
LadBoyTick: okay, where the heck did that random comment come from?
AbaGaTor65: she says she’ll help you practice
LadBoyTick: lol
AbaGaTor65: and she feels priveleged
LadBoyTick: lol
AbaGaTor65: actually you don’t want to know
AbaGaTor65: lol
LadBoyTick: there’s something terribly wrong with this…
Beans Pictures
Hey, I just put up some new pictures from the Cool Beans show in the Pics section, if you’d like to have a look…
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–daily ramble (sun, sept. 15) 165–
QUOTE :
LadBoyTick: whoa…
LadBoyTick: that’s…freaking messed up…
LadBoyTick: jason just informed me that if my “gay rocketship” alarm clock wakes him up before he wants to get up, he’s going to come into my room and punch me as hard as he can in the genitals.
LadBoyTick: what joys await me in the morning…
Lovelly2Dracula: ouch. that would kinda hurt
LadBoyTick: yup…very much so
Lovelly2Dracula: I live in the basement, I don’t have to deal with that… of course, I don’t have to live with jason either, and I don’t have….what you have.
LadBoyTick: lol…
LadBoyTick: that’s a good thing
Cool Beans Note
Alright, even though I said yesterday that the show this weekend was rescheduled, we just received word that we are playing a show at Drake University this Saturday with Sophy. We should get all the final details on this show sometime later today, and I’ll post whatever those are in the Shows section. Also, we plan to do some shows in Ames in October, so you can check those dates too.
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Okay, first off, the show scheduled for Friday (tomorrow) at Valley Stadium has been switched to next week, so if you were planning on going, there will be a different band there (I have no idea who). Second, Blake finally got back into the studio to record some of his parts for songs now that he’s finally over mono! Anyway, I guess that’s all I’ve got for now. Oh yeah, Joe Richards rocks.
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