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The Death Knell
Posted by Donk in News, Public Service, Townie on March 3, 2010
Ok folks…
Here’s a place for all of your cVillain vitriol. With the new owner forgetting basics like ‘how Gateway IP’s work’ and other basic blog etiquette, I’m just over it.
However, I’m going to pull a Thor here. I don’t really want the general distaste for the new owner to become a focus point for txtnly. I’m not asking you to stop your bitching, because I still get a laugh out of it. I just don’t want it overrunning the rest of the blog.
Repent All Ye Sinners! The End is Nigh!
Posted by Donk in News, Public Service, Reckless Irresponsibility, Townie on February 9, 2010
We didn’t exactly get the 60 inches of snow that word around town may have led you to expect. In fact, we only got about 28″ over the course of the two day super-mega-blizzard-that-happens-every-60-years storm. That 2+ feet was just plenty to knock out power to over 13,000 people; and many of those are still without power. I have been extremely fortunate to have maintained power throughout the entire ordeal and my mobility wasn’t really limited due to the awesomeness that is a Jeep. I spent most of the snowy weekend sledding, playing snowtaxi, more sledding, drinking, even more sledding, and going to the bar. In all of that time on the road, I’ve noticed that there aren’t nearly as many cars abandoned in ditches and roadways. A lot of folks seem to have learned a lesson from the mid-December storm. I certainly haven’t. I’m real dumb. I love driving in this stuff. When else can I do 360’s down Garrett St and have a passable excuse?
Secretly Y’all….
A friend of mine has contacted me about her new blog and a pretty interesting event to go with it.
You’ll find the blog at http://secretlyall.wordpress.com/
We’re also keeping it linked in our blogroll on the right sidebar.
To steal the mission statement from her blog:
Secretly Y’all is committed to bringing people together through the art of storytelling. We believe that while our differences make life flavorful, similarity of experience and the ability to share these connect all people. We realize storytelling exists beyond the traditional oral culture within a variety of media including, but not limited to, poetry, music, and performance and are open to other effective means of communication. Our primary goal is to support everyone who has a story to tell, from the most seasoned of performers to a first time sharer.
The thing that I’m most excited about is their first public storytelling event. The details can all be found in the poster above. These are supposed to be true stories, so I’m sure there will certainly be plenty of self-humiliation involved. The theme for this kickoff week is ‘Touched by a Crazy’. This crazy can be yourself, a friend, an ex, family, or a random acquaintance.
There’s plenty more info over on her site, so please check it before the event if you plan to attend. I’ll be there!
iS venue closing
Jeyon Falsini, music promoter at iS venue above Si Tapas, has announced the venue closing as of October 1. Read the Hook article here. His twitter feed is here. While this may not be a surprise to some people I think it puts a big dent in the variety of places for both local, regional, and national bands to play here. We just don’t have a good mid-sized venue anymore. We have tiny bars and the Pavilion (which local bands just don’t play and the season lasts half the year). It’s a good thing the Southern is open and maybe Fry’s Spring will have more shows? It’s just a bummer that we’ve lost another venue – and this is the second time we’ve lost this space! Hopefully someone will see some value in reopening it.
New sites?
Well it appears cVillain.com is back online after a month. I found some other new sites too that I’m not really sure what they’re all about but it should be interesting to watch (if they actually do anything and aren’t just marketing pushes):
cVillain.com – you know the deal
sexyCville.com – I like the sexy!
localebrity.com – placeholder or real content?
I challenge any of you to beat Donk’s Emu story, for real.