I'd forgotten that I'd interviewed you for my IDS piece on the Beat Poet influence on Bloomington, but I did!
At 2:37pm on September 13, 2008, John Terrill said…
Hi Spud and Stef,
The Strawberry Jam truly is jamin'! Thank you so very much. It was great to see you guys over the Fourth. Any more thoughts about moving? Glad you like the Frowny Frown. I figured that I had mentioned its release to you while you were here. I must have been preoccupied with being the host. It got a review in Wire. He didn't like it much but what the hell, even bad press is better than no press at all. You can write to me directly at john-terrill@sbcglobal.net. Enjoy the autumn...
Went to your site--saw that you had some connections to IndyMedia--so I thought of you when i saw this story by Glenn Greenwald at Salon.com... (Whew!)
OH, that's right! Hey have a great time in Bloomington. You'll be a little spooked by the changes, but it's still sweet. And do let me know if you're up here, I'm near downtown.
Hey Spud! Michael Lane and I were talking about the rotating German dinner party with Peter- so great that you guys are in Baltimore- wish i had known this when i was living in Philly for the past 3 years. Now back in New Orleans. Good to see you online.
So...cool, eh? Glad you joined us! Can't wait to see you asap. I've had a crappy week here myself, not as traumatic as your past 2 weeks, but I am looking forward to your lightness of being. And meeting Steph.
Muah!
My ass was dragged out of Bloomington in 1992 or so, and I found myself in Baltimore. I eventually made my career writing web applications in the office in the back of my house, and haven't left since.
I found an adorable woman named Stephanie, skipped the marriage but gave her the ring anyway.
What bands are you or have you been in?
Political Justice (Chicago '84), Sine Nomine (Bloomington, briefly)
I keep track of what I listen to, so honestly most of what I give a play is more older music, but these are the ones from the last decade that I listened to the most.
Godspeed You Black Emperor!- Lift Your Arms Like Antennae to Heaven
Boards of Can…
Arular - MIA
Alright, Still - Lily Allen
Parallel Play - Sloan
Cold & Kind - The 1900s
The Hazards of Love - The Decemberists
Robyn - Robyn
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? - Of Montreal
Tallahassee - The Mountain Goats
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon
T…
seconding 'the oughts,' except it is properly spelled 'the aughts,' as the ou-spelling meads 'should have' while the au-spelling means 'nothing' or 'zero.'
no list here.
off the top of my head the records that stay with me over the past decade:
W…
I love procrastinating with this kind of stuff. Here is a start, no order or top 10, but what I would place in the top 100 or so:
Boris, "Pink" and "Smile" and "Amplfier Worship"
School of Seven Bells, "Alpinisms"
Keren Ann, "Keren Ann" and "la Disp…
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The Strawberry Jam truly is jamin'! Thank you so very much. It was great to see you guys over the Fourth. Any more thoughts about moving? Glad you like the Frowny Frown. I figured that I had mentioned its release to you while you were here. I must have been preoccupied with being the host. It got a review in Wire. He didn't like it much but what the hell, even bad press is better than no press at all. You can write to me directly at john-terrill@sbcglobal.net. Enjoy the autumn...
Muah!
was just thinking of you b/c i saw your brother in that Exile DVD. didn't know you ever lived here in chicago! hmph!
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