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Thank You, Onion. (9/28/01)

Gimp and I attended the Mrs. Grundy show last night @ Downtime, and for those of you who missed it--you missed a great time. Just going and rocking out for an hour was quite rewarding, and hopefully next time I'll get to see a few people whilst we do it. Actually, we may get a chance quite soon, as it seems Mrs. Grundy will be playing a benefit concert at Downtime this Sunday to benefit the Uniformed Firefighters Association Widows' and Children's Fund. Go to this website for more information. It's scheduled for Sunday Afternoon.

Matt S., the Grundy Maestro, brought to my attention something that I've been sadly missing: The Onion. When all else fails, you can always count on the Onion, and in this time of madness, they haven't let us down. With a series of funny & sometimes poignant articles like: "Hijackers Surprised to Find Selves In Hell", "God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule", "President Urges Calm, Restraint Among Nation's Ballad Singers", and "Jerry Falwell: Is That Guy A Dick Or What?". It's funny. It's cathartic to read. & Portions are going to the relief effort. Good Stuff.

Saw a really nice picture done by one of the Captain America artists.

Going back to work on Monday. Unfortunately, it seems that I won't be working for the Performing Arts Center for a while. I've been drafted to work for another part of the college during the crisis time, so my hours are all changed now, too. But hey--at least I still have a job, right?

Oh, and for a special treat, the Jedi Pages are being updated. We've grown, and thusly, we've been re-organized, and I'm working on updating the layout to everyone's bio's (plus fixing up some w/ new pictures). Anyone who want's to update some of them w/ new info--send it my way.

Addendum to today's updates--just found out some "Ed" info from Sperm:

"It's official. Our premiere date has changed. Ed will be premiering Oct 10 with The West Wing. Get the popcorn and pie ready." --Sperm

Obey The D. (9/25/01)

Seems like things are starting to work towards a new sense of normalcy 'round these parts. Gimp is back in the fold from her NC gig (Great Reviews), & Duck went to and fro Chicago this past week (Whattup Sorel, Megs, & Mitch). Therefore, I think i best get back to the page goods, and pass on some words--since I'm not working still & don't know when we're going back (hopefully soon).

I've spent the last two weeks in a haze of Nintendo 64, Cheeze Puffs, Public Enemy, and no shaving (still showered, though)--so it's time for some productivity (although, I'm still avoiding the shaving). I spent Monday creating the website for the Pineapple Project, a good step, and it is looking pretty good. Amongst the fantabulous emails everyone has sent--I was given an account of a recent Wesley Willis show that Amy, friend of Punk Rock attended. Now, i am even more distressed that I was unable to witness Wesley in all his glory. Read:

From: Amy
To: Emily aka Punk Rock
Subject: RE: The Highlight of my Entire Life
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 07:20:52 -0700 (PDT)

So Mike and I get to the place, and Wesley Willis is sitting at the bar,
drawing, and my GOD he is an incredibly gigantic huge man. So he's
drawing, and eventually people start going up to him and talking to him,
and Mike goes up to him and Wesley's like "Want to buy a drawing? 20 bucks!" So Mike does, and then he buys me a drawing too for a birthday present (Mike is a little fanatical about Wesley) and Wesley gives Mike about 5 headbutts. Then Wesley turns to me, and takes me by the back of the head in his traditional I'm About To Give You A Headbutt posturing, and says "Say Rock!" So I say Rock. "Say Rawwwr!" I saw Raawwwwr. "Say Rahh!" Then he gives me maybe 4 big headbutts. Then he gives us the peace out, holds up his hand, and goes back to work. So then it's time for his Rock Show. Ohhhh, oh Emily. Ohh man. He is amazing. He did wonderful, wonderful songs, including "I'm A Western Movie Star," "Aerosmith", "Eat Horse Shit," and the one that really brought the house down, "Suck A Palomino Dick". Eat Horse Shit was all about all the different kind of animal dicks he wanted someone to suck, and all the animal assholes he wanted someone to eat. Rock over London, Rock Over Brooklyn New York. Route 66 isn't Main Street. So then after he did all the songs, he just sat on the stage and talked for a while, mostly about how the Pakistanis were fucking assholes, and how he wanted Osama bin Laden to be locked up in jail, and how he didn't like to play old songs because they made him mad. Then he got everyone there to say Rock and Rawwwwr and Rah! and then he got very excited, and actually
looked down at us and POINTED RIGHT AT ME and told me to come up there and give him a headbutt. So I'm like "me?" and Wesley's like yeah, so what can I do? Oh my GOD. So I run up on stage and he takes me through the whole litany again, and gives me like 7 huge, but very tender and nice headbutts, and then says "look into my eyes," and fixes me with the intense Wesley Willis stare of amazingness, and gives me a few more big headbutts, and lets me go. I think I am famous. he is such a nice man.

Hopefully Jane's Addiction will be able to live up to WW's legend. But on the amazing rockin'/and/or/rollin' tip--I have come today to preach one thing to you, my people: OBEY THE D. The D that I speak of is the self-proclaimed "Greatest Band Ever to Walk The Earth" Tenacious D . The D is two men: JB and KG (also known as Jack Black and Kyle Gass). Their debut album came out today, and is not only one of the funniest albums i've ever heard, but it indeed rocks your socks. Plus, it definitely earns its Explicit Content label, which is always a good thing. Feel free to check out them @ their website, or view their video for the beautiful balad: "Fuck Her Gently" at Spumco Cartoons. Musical, Comical, and Rock Genius. A kick-ass way to pick up your spirits after the last two weeks.

That said, great time had @ Brantley's on Saturday, had a great time with the complete recordings of Public Enemy, Redman, & others thanks to Bobo's 'aquiring' of them from work, and I finally bought the new Ben Folds album which brought me to the WTC all those two weeks ago.

Perhaps I'll get to see some of y'all @ Duck's concert this Thursday? Keep up the postings on the messageboard--it's nice to know how everyone's been doing since the World blew up.

PS - I updated the Mystery Link & Pic to go more along w/ Sept. 11th. Pace.

Hi kids. Even a week later, I'm still having difficulty expressing my feelings in words. I think the best way to express it for everyone would be to volunteer your time in the city, or by giving to the red cross (see above) to help with the efforts.

I look forward to seeing many of you very soon, and perhaps I will this Saturday @ Brother Brantley's. Keep keeping each other company on the messageboard, I'll be back with my snappy updates once I find my footing. Be sure and tell any IC'ers you can think of that might not know of the site about us. Many folks found us during the crisis, and were able to find some semblance of community on our lovely messageboard. It was nice.

Much love, kids.

Tuesday, September 11th, 2001... (9/12/01)

Everyone and anyone looking for contact with the folks from NYC and abroad, go right onto the messageboard, where you can keep up with how things are.

I don't have the energy to relay my story now, but feel free to call and check in.

In the midst of all the madness, the feeling of all your arms reaching out for us was a sweet spot that helped with that mountain-sized knot in the pit of our collective stomach.

Bad, bad stuff.

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