it's monday morning; time for an obituary
First: Okkervil River and the Wrens' Charles Bissell. Tonight, IOTA, $10. Who's in? And are any of you interested in meeting up for a late-ish pre-show dinner in Clarendon?
Second, and much more depressingly: WWE wrestler Eddie Guerrero is dead. What can you say about something so sadly predictable? He was a talented guy, but that business chews people up at an alarming rate. It's pretty much the same as the carney lifestyle would be if it paid a little better and somebody wailed on you with a baseball bat every night between the tilt-a-whirl and your trailer. It sounds like Eddie died sometime shortly after breakfast on Sunday, but despite the morning hour I'd say the smart money is still on an overdose. Like a lot of wrestlers, Eddie had a history of problems with painkillers.
Sigh. Well, Tivo can watch RAW for the memorial package. The rest of us will go get rocked. Come join me — we'll invent a drink and call it the Frog Splash in Eddie's honor. I'm thinking tequila and creme de menthe.
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I'll be at the Iota tonight. Gimme a call later.
we're there too. Keep a lookout for us!
But you should be seeing The Apes at Warehouse. What happened to home rule, Buns?
oh, I think it's holding steady. Besides, I saw the Apes less than a month ago. And although they're great, the Wrens are one of my favorite bands -- plus, I've never seen Okkervil live.
Man, I wanted to see Big Bear open for the Apes at the Warehouse tonight, but I'll most likely be grounded by schoolwork. And I want to see Okkervil as well. Hm, might be able to finish my work in time to be able to make it over to Iota.
I'm curious about this Okkervil.
Plenty of Okkervil mp3s available, Kriston.
Hey let me know about dinner, I'd like to go and i also need to return your book. Give me a call though cause I'm leaving work early and don't know if i'll check my email.
If I get it together in time, I was planning on going to IOTA tonight too. Call me if anyone wants a ride.
Cool. I'll get in touch with both of you before I head out.
N. reports a possible Tom sighting @ Iota last night, but I never saw you! Were you hiding in the back?
I saw the Nabob during the Charlie Bissell set, then jealously watched him wind his way back to the mid-Iota booth, where I spotted at least one additional member of the PIIAB senior editorial staff. But you were nowhere to be seen! And the crowd was not conducive to pushing through to say hi to the N. Also, he seemed shy. And then I lost track of all of you during Okkervil's set. Plus I was tired and cranky, and disappointingly sober so I could drive home, so I split before the encore.
Excuses! Sorry, basically.
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