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Tom · **Posted:** Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:04 pm

I'm a clueless idiot #-o

For my penance I have to listen to "Take Care Of Her" 800 times and drink myself into obliteration.

that is all .

Lisa · **Posted:** Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:11 pm

exhausting.

Dan · **Posted:** Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:37 pm

I sometimes feel the need to hire someone to translate the posts in this thread...

JasonALL · **Joined:** Wed Mar 05, 2003 2:27 pm **Posts:** 1036

sucked. someone broke into the van again. they never steal anything, just pilfer, and try to roll it into other cars.

I filed a police report, told them the usual suspects. I'll be glad to get out of this shit town and let these people wallow in their own misery.

If an earthquake hits here, they're screwed, so that's another reason not to stay.

assassin32 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:37 am

JasonALL wrote:

sucked. someone broke into the van again. they never steal anything, just pilfer, and try to roll it into other cars.

I filed a police report, told them the usual suspects. I'll be glad to get out of this shit town and let these people wallow in their own misery.

If an earthquake hits here, they're screwed, so that's another reason not to stay.

go west, young man.

Lina LastLover · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:03 am

assassin32 wrote:

JasonALL wrote:

sucked. someone broke into the van again. they never steal anything, just pilfer, and try to roll it into other cars.

I filed a police report, told them the usual suspects. I'll be glad to get out of this shit town and let these people wallow in their own misery.

If an earthquake hits here, they're screwed, so that's another reason not to stay.

go west, young man.

That's right.

Come back home, Jason. We'll take care of you.

Lina LastLover · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:22 am

Craftsmanship my ass!

So a couple weeks back at the L.A. County Fair I did something I rarely do: pay more than I normally would for a particularly striking piece of jewelry that I can make myself.

There was this really cool, unique bracelet that I found myself thinking about for a while after I saw it at the crafter's booth, which is my test to know if it's just a passing whim or something I really want. So I went back and bought it, even as I knew I could make something very similar. It was just such a great piece.

I had only worn it that one day. I wanted to wear it today for someone's going away luncheon at work, so I went to put it on - and one of the pieces came off!

As I examined it I saw that the so-called craftsman had not allowed enough of a tail end when finishing it so that with very little effort it would come off. With something like this you have to allow plenty of give room so it will handle the repeated stress of fastening and wearing.

This is not the first time this has happened with pieces bought from other crafts-people. Rory has bought a couple of necklaces for me from this one shop in Belmont Shores that were made by the same craftsperson. One of them, after only about three wearings, broke and a couple beads lost or broken. When looking at it I saw it too had been constructed very poorly.

Since I take such things into consideration whenever I make a piece - the possible stresses, materials, and sturdiness - I can't understand how these other so-called craftsmen have the nerve to not only sell such shoddy work, but sell it at high prices!

I know - this means nothing to anyone else. I just needed to vent about how no one takes the time/effort to make quality items anymore.

We live in a disposable world. I wanna go back to the real one.

Dan · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:52 am

Lina LastLover wrote:

We live in a disposable world. I wanna go back to the real one.

Sounds like a Devo song!

Lina LastLover · **Posted:** Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:03 am

Meanwhile, back in the real world...

So I come into work this morning and find a conclave of ants gathered in a little pile by my mouse pad. There is nothing there for them to be interested in, yet right at the corner of my desk there is a big candy jar that someone left open that they haven't bothered with.

One or two keep wandering around....

Lisa · **Posted:** Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:16 am

yesterday i procrastinated and didn't get any work related work done. i'll pay for it today.

Nancy · **Joined:** Thu Mar 06, 2003 9:14 am **Posts:** 669

On Sept. 4,

joe not logged in wrote:

...this morning at 11am I find myself dragged to Barnsdall Park in Hollywood for an "old school L A punk photo shoot" thing.

Me & Keith Morris hang out at the very back, flipping off the photographer

talked to Brian Grillo for the first time in 25 years, saw Don Waller & Thom Gardner of Back Door Man fame (the TRUE patriarchs of the South Bay Scene), talked to one of the guys in the Motels, Danny (Quick, 3:00, That THing You Do) Benair, Watt, Jane Weidlen, Chris Morris, Gwynne Kahn (naturally), Gary Stewart, etc - no Brendan, Flip Siders or Gurewitzes that I could see, though...

Here's the photo.

Lisa · **Posted:** Fri Oct 07, 2005 1:20 pm

very cool pic. i took a bunch, but couldn't get that kind of a view. the photographers were up on some platform thing.

i think joe and keith were the cool kids that started flipping the bird. by the time that picture was taken, everyone else was flipping it, so they stopped.

Lina LastLover · **Posted:** Fri Oct 07, 2005 1:30 pm

Yeah Nancy - thanks for posting that!

I had been wondering how the pic turned out.

Steve · **Posted:** Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:26 pm

This afternoon I sold 2 Warfrat Tales 1 Keats Rides A Harley, 1 Battery Life, and 1 Children Of Nuggets box. 'A good day in Seattle....

assassin32 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:12 pm

looks like they had a stage set up. did anyone play? i like bearded joe and keith. pedro reprezent!!1!

Lina LastLover · **Posted:** Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:32 pm

Steve wrote:

This afternoon I sold 2 Warfrat Tales 1 Keats Rides A Harley, 1 Battery Life, and 1 Children Of Nuggets box. 'A good day in Seattle....

A very good day indeed!

man-o-steel · **Posted:** Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:14 pm

Awesome pic. It's not everyday you see so many cool people in one place...

JasonALL · **Joined:** Wed Mar 05, 2003 2:27 pm **Posts:** 1036

my day's been good so far. I got off work at 7:30, played a show at noon, then bought a Mesa and a Bogner to record my guitar tracks with.

A fucking Bogner, I must be completely insane.

JasonALL · **Joined:** Wed Mar 05, 2003 2:27 pm **Posts:** 1036

did I mention that I bought a Bogner?

a fucking bogner?

I bet Steve or Joe will know what I'm ranting on about...Bogner... never thought I'd see the day...

oh, and the Mesa Tremoverb, but that's the shitty part of the set-up.

Steve · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:00 pm

'Looks like a fine group in the photo. Who are they - The Polyphonic Spree?

Steve · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:07 pm

Mister Steve (as Kjehl Johansen calls me because his daughter Linnea does) would rather be sitting, drinking rocket fuel coffee at this very cool cyber cafe on Washington Blvd. near the old Lyceum garage right about now.
It's cold and cloudy up here today. Happiness is a warm guitar. 'Am busy re-recording "Every Summer Day" in my head.... Sheesh!

P.S. Beware of falling anvils.

Dan · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:38 pm

It's supposed to reach 90 here today...

Steve · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:44 pm

SURF'S UP !

Lisa · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:13 pm

my day has been pretty much like every other day for the past month.

:bricks:

STRESS

if it wasn't for my husband :joecool:

and reality tv :tv:

i'd be bonkers right about now

the "good news" is that my grant proposal is due monday (the 4th since last may). once that sucker is in, things are bound to mellow out.

if there is a next life, i hope that i'll be an under achiever.

Dan · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:16 pm

Lisa wrote:

if there is a next life, i hope that i'll be an under achiever.

Did somebody just call me? 8)

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