The Entroporium

[Soundtrack]
Dandy Warhols – Every Day Should Be A Holiday.mp3

Apologies for the slow posting over the weekend. DSL is down at home until tomorrow night.

Last week’s most popular download (by far!) was Brian Jonestown Massacre. In the interests of equal time for the Dig! candidates, here’s a track from their more-successful, less-interesting brethren who still have their moments. Plus, today being Monday, I’m all for the sentiment of this particular track. Class, I expect a Compare & Contrast essay in 5-paragraph form due Wednesday.

Last Thursday’s auction for the Bridge School tickets went splendidly. I received 50 bids and a whole lot of “Are you for real?” The tickets (face value $120) went for $350, so Bridge School wins $230.

I had lots of E-mail conversations with folks (“I’m a teacher. Pick me!”) and I got to hear quite a few horror stories. The worst was a woman who was trying to bring her wheelchair-bound mother to see Paul McCartney. Some creep offered her handicap seating at 2x face… and the tickets turned out to be on the lawn. At a benefit for disabled folks, that’s a particularly tacky thing to do. I also had one fun IM conversation with a rockin’ 15-year old, which you can check out by hitting the “Continue Reading” link below.

I love that next gen folks are so open about IMing. We’re headed for a society where everybody is completely open with each other so long as they can stay anonymous.

blacklight317: hey…your selling bridge school tickets?>

xKingOfAmericax: hi, yes, I’m selling the tickets

blacklight317: cool…ive been looking for tickets for like the past month. i sent you an email and made an offer of $150 for the pair

xKingOfAmericax: thanks — out of respect for the fact that this is “blind bidding,” I don’t think I should tell you what the top bid is… but… $150 is less than 1/2

blacklight317: damn

xKingOfAmericax: ouchie, I know, I can’t believe it myself

blacklight317: im just a 15 year old i cant come up with that kind of money

xKingOfAmericax: anything to do with the Beatles, people bid crazy Sorry

blacklight317: I just trying to go see the red hot chili peppers, they are one of my favorite bands

xKingOfAmericax: you’re up against all the crazy oldsters! you’re Sarah, right?

blacklight317: yes

xKingOfAmericax: not to go all “when I was your age” on you… my brother’s first show was when he was 15. Oakland Coliseum. RHCP opening for RUn DMC on the Raising Hell tour

blacklight317: thats cool

xKingOfAmericax: so let’s see, that’s … 1984?

blacklight317: yeah my first concert was BB King when i was like 6

xKingOfAmericax: nice one. mine was Elton John at a really small place — Greek Theater in Berkeley

blacklight317: thats cool. yeah, heard of it

xKingOfAmericax: it was not one of Elton’s better years, but the show was great — the classic band from the 70s

blacklight317: yeah…old stuff is always good

xKingOfAmericax: wellll, yr probably not going to win… but rest assured, RHCP will return!

blacklight317: lol yeah, hopefully

xKingOfAmericax: I think there are lots of lawn seats around at face, so if worse is worse. another guy just IM’d me and said there were more tickets going on sale but I doubt that they are reserved, might be worth checking.

blacklight317: yeah….i sat in the lawn, only reason to go there is to smoke weed and lye on the grass……..nothing beats reversed seats

xKingOfAmericax: yeah, and it’s gonna rain, so it will not be much fun

blacklight317: yeah exactly

xKingOfAmericax: I need to get back to work, but it was nice meeting you. you’ve got mighty fine taste!

blacklight317: yeah thanks, have a nice day