Well, I think I only have the stomache for like one more of these band tribute things, but the one going on at 1919 Hemphill in Ft. Worth tonight might be worth your time, as you can watch The Wankers as Operation Ivy, C.R.A.T.T. as Dead Kennedys, The Dead Ramones as Screeching Weasel, half of Druids on Parade as Black Flag, and part of Best Fwends as Atom and His Package. A bunch of these bands appear to have been put together just for this show, and one of them isn't even covering a good band (Screeching Weasel has permission to blow me), but I bet it will be a good time overall. We're looking forward to the Black Flag, DK and Opiv sets in particular. Operation Ivy: the closest thing to tolerable ska that has been produced in the past twenty years. As usual with Hemphill, stuff gets started early, around 7pm.

A rotating cast of mostly talented local jazz musicians will be doing their thing at the Amsterdam Bar tonight as well.

This weekend, we had the chance to catch a cool light/sound installation at Treewave's And/Or Gallery. It was the first time we had ever spent more than a second or two at the corner of Peak and Bryan St., and it seems as though that little neighborhood really has some potential to turn into something interesting. Its in the middle of a part of town that really needs something good to happen in it, to say the least, and the surroundings and available space in the vacinity appear to be a blank canvas, especially when you consider that rent in that part of town probably isn't too obscene just yet. There is a lot of pre-existing space for more gallerys, bars and plenty of other things that could be welcome additions to the neighborhood, and the central location should be appealing to just about anyone that lives in the downtown/uptown/east side area. Its one of the few spaces immediately east of downtown that is compact, attractive and open enough to have any character at all, and I hope more potential business owners take notice of it. There are already a couple of restaurants over there, and the corner just has an inviting atmosphere to it, which is something that we hadn't noticed until we stood on it drinking free beer.

= best zappa album title, worst zappa album.

weasels ripped my flesh.

Screeching Weasel sucks. Anyone who says Screeching Weasel is their favorite band is a liar. Not retarded, but a liar.

um, ever seen the Twisted Sister logo? jeez you'd think around here they never existed!

the main motivation behind this mention was that I wanted to post the bars, which are by far the coolest band logo of all time.

this is the third consecutive it list that black flag has been mentioned on

Do you take morning glory seeds as commission?

yeah, I just reread that paragraph for spelling errors and I thought to myself "shit, i sound like a goddamn real estate agent."

we shot real estate agents

alright. thats what i thought, some sort of found crap store like dolly python. very cool.

its seems to be some kind of antique/found artifact type of store... its one of those places where you walk in and can't figure out what is for sale and what isn't. It was also hard to get a feel for it because the place was really packed. Seemed pretty cool though.

i live down there in those apartments right across the street from the and/or gallery. rent is surprisingly cheap for what you're paying for, the area of town, etc.

on the downside, there's a great Vietnamese restaraunt on the corner, and i've not been able to walk the one block to it without being accosted by panhandlers yet.

the and/or is awesome though. haven't stopped into the house of dang yet. what the hell is that?