Comic Books, Drag Race, & Life in New Zealand
by krisis
Quantum Slip is like some sort of contemplative cousin of Rabi, which is not to say that Rabi isn’t contemplative. They might even watch X-Files together. I’m never watching it again though … i can make up any other parts of the story in my head after getting the pieces i needed last night.
by krisis
Did i mention that i love my hostees? Or, that the week of Good Woman of Setzuan i used “I’m dumb, she’s a lesbian” for a sign-in quote at rehearsal? Or that last night Ben got mistaken for gay by lots of attractive girls who he was flirting with while i sat on the couch making color commentary along with his roommate and Selina’s best friend? The irony was wonderful, lemme tell ya…
by krisis
Also in the new hostees category:
Beautiful as a Dream was a site i had absolutely no qualms about inviting to join based just on it’s engaging layouts and photographs, let alone it’s thoughtful logging. Collect / Obsess / Regret? is my attempt to justify my reckless music purchasing by inviting any (and all) rabid music buyers to let fire with their receipts and rash rushed judgments. If you average more than one fresh music purchase per week over the course of a whole year, join up!
by krisis
Way back in the day i had a favourite website, and that website was IllegalOp. Before this blog was even a glint in my mind’s eye, i was a regular poster over the summer on the still-defunct Shafted, and IO would have us beat post for post for hilarity and deep thought every day (even if their comment system sucked ass). For months now i’ve had to settle for just reading my hostees Muffin, Spoon, and Ahx (all former IO staff) singularly without any of the wackiness that would ensue from cramming them all onto one page, but it seems that my suffering has finally ended.
Without much further ado, please head over to the newest addition to the Uprush Organization: Registry Error. It’s cheeserific. Now, if we could just get Shafted up and running again…
by krisis
In two weeks i’ve played outside for Spring Jam, in my supervisor’s office at work, for a room full of “dykes,” and in a tiny bar adjoining a good place to get wings. Each performance had its own little quirks, but tonight’s was definitely my favourite in many ways. Firstly, i had the crowd stacked in my favor with mucho peeps from the Player’s House. Secondly, i was really well rehearsed and not at all nervous. And, finally, all of my songs sounded good – even to me (which is a rare thing).
The set (a whopping hour long) follows, with minimal comments. A trio sneak-peek should be up sometime this weekend.
Other Plans (great opener, still love it),
Punk (crowds seem to pay attention to this; a shame it’s only 2 minutes long),
Deadweight (surprisingly coherent),
Ziggy Stardust (Bowie: random fun),
Relief (doesn’t seem to do much live),
Buildings and Bridges (Ani: by request!),
Under My Skin (wow, a crowd that didn’t know all the words…),
Bridge (“this is as close as i get to playing a solo”)
Dilate (Ani: huge and fun),
Give (hard to do live, but satisfying. thnx rabi.),
Crashing (broke a string; steve of The Conditions filled in while i got this ready),
Lost (quick and painless),
Like A Prayer (Madonna: not the best closer for a bar full of drunk men when you don’t know all the words, but all of the girls helped out by singing along).
My set was between a Drexel gal doing mostly covers and a massive two-hour (still going as i write) set by Justin (of dead susan fame) and Geoff. I think the owner invited me back for next week, but i’m sorta drunk on starvation so i don’t have a very clear memory of it. If i am playing next week, i need to learn some more cover songs. God help us all… g’nite.