STAGEWEAR?! YOU WANT STAGEWEAR?
(Thanks again to photographer matt carmichael)
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October 29, 2004
NO-CRAPCAM
(Thanks to actual photographer matt carmichael)
OOH BABY
Here's what you've been waiting for....
(Thanks to sookeyjane)
HALLOWEEN PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCER
It may be Halloween by the time it finishes loading, but come on, do you want to heave bowling balls at cats or not?
(Thanks to Laura Crook)
ATTENTION LAWYERS
A defense strategy that would insult the intelligence of a gerbil will probably not work. Please make a note of it.
(Thanks to billions of potential jurors.)
ROCK BOTTOM REMAINDERS UPDATE
We're on our way to Cleveland today aboard the submarine/bus. Our show tonight is at the Rock And Of Course Roll Hall o' Fame. We had a fine show last night in Chicago. Here's a picture of me with a fan who perfectly fits our musical demographic.
October 28, 2004
IS NOTHING SACRED?
Now they're dissing Cher.
EVER WONDER WHERE RESTAURANTS GET THEIR MEAT?
ATTENTION, CHICAGO
The World Famous In Some Areas Rock Bottom Remainders will be performing tonight live -- at least most of us are alive -- at the House of Blues. Although, to be honest, we do not truly have the blues. The most we have is somewhere in the range of the turquoises. But you should come out anyway because it's for a good cause.
October 27, 2004
CRAPCAM II: THE CLIMBING
CRAPCAM UPDATE
This photo shows the glamor of rock-band bus travel. Greg Iles and Ridley are in the foreground. The blob in the background is Ted Habte-Gabr. The bus was his idea. He does not dare fall asleep.
UPDATE UPDATE
Today we're traveling to Chicago by bus. It's the official bus of the Richmond Kickers, a professional soccer team, which probably plays music better than we do. Inside, it's mostly bunks, kind of like a submarine. I'll try to post a crapcam photo.
REMAINDERS UPDATE
Last night in St. Louis we played our first "gig" (professional musician lingo for "noise") and it was great. I don't mean WE were great, of course, but there was an excellent crowd, and they received us enthusiastically, in the sense of not throwing anything large. Thank you, St. Louis!
THE WHIZZARD OF OZ?
("Thanks" to Jeff Meyerson)
October 26, 2004
HUNTERS
(Thanks to Mike Ester)
A BIG DAY FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE
And their championship "wastewater skills."
(Thanks to Guillermo Rodriguez)
October 25, 2004
ST. LOUIS UPDATE
St. Louis is very exctited about this "World Series" thing, as we can see in this exclusive CrapCam photo showing Ridley and me being amazed by a downtown fountain that has been dyed a festive color that we think is supposed to be red.
HALLOWEEN COSTUME UPDATE
Children: Do not dress as seals.
(Thanks to J.R. Absher)
REMAINDERS UPDATE
The band is gathering in St. Louis, getting ready for the big gig tomorrow night. It turns out that something called the "World Series" is also scheduled to take place here tomorrow night, but we're sure that once we explain the situation to the people in charge of that, they will postpone it.
CULTURAL UPDATE
On November 25th, we must remember to give thanks for the Internet.
(Key quote: If you eat us hiding from your mother, amount of your homework will be...trippled!)
(Thanks also to Richard Hicks)
MORE FUN WITH REALTORS
(Not "realators")
(Thanks to Mike Zlotnick, who has a lot of nerve making fun of people's names)
EBAY ITEM OF THE DAY
(Thanks to Andy Dost)
REMAINDERS SCANDAL
Coming soon to a theater near you.
(Find out just how near here)
October 24, 2004
OH GREAT
Another perfectly good Halloween costume down the tubes.
(Thanks to Lord Greg)
MEN ARE SCUM, PART 2038
Hey, the Department of Labor said it!
IF SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MAKES YOU THINK OF MONTY PYTHON
October 23, 2004
ATTENTION YANKER FANS
October 22, 2004
SOMETIMES, WE READ A STORY THAT IS SO BIZARRE
We can hardly believe that it didn't happen in Miami.
(Thanks to Ron Stewart)
NOW THAT WE HAVE HEARD THEIR SIDE
...we will never again poke fun at these people.
Key Quote: "I stood overnight in the freezing rain outside Ravinia, eating fried chicken and getting sick in the bushes."
(Thanks to Claire Martin)
CREEPING FASCISM UPDATE II
But being able to fly is so not insulting.
(Thanks to Miriam Kushel)
CREEPING FASCISM UPDATE
Now they're taking away our right to whale suits.
(Thanks to Mike Billips)
A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Be careful out there.
(Thanks to Kim Rumball)
IT'S A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH
...and a good name for a rock band.
CONGRATS TO ST. LOUIS
But there is trouble ahead.
October 21, 2004
TERRORISM UPDATE
Now the bastards are using rabbits.
(Thanks to Claire Martin)
IN ALL THE EXCITEMENT, WE ALMOST MISSED THIS
Cher's farewell tour, which began during the Jimmy Carter administration, has been extended again. At this point, if you're one of the estimated 11 people who have not yet seen Cher bid farewell, your best bet is to just sit in your family room and wait. Sooner or later, Cher will show up.
LET'S OBSERVE A MOMENT OF RESPECTFUL SILENCE
...in sympathy for the New York Yankers, and their epic choke.
TWO-HEADED-SNAKE EPIDEMIC
It's out of control.
October 20, 2004
IN THE INTEREST OF SPORTS FAIRNESS
Put your hands together and PRAY.
(Thanks to Johnny Damon, et. al.)
MY JOB?
Sometimes, it involves important things like blogging that Mr. Barry will be doing this at 3:40 this afternoon. (Other times, it's pretty much eating bonbons.) Check your local listings.
NO, I WILL NOT TAKE UP GOLF
But starting next year, I'm gonna be out of the paper for at least a while.
Update: To answer some questions in the comments: I do plan to keep the blog going on some random basis. As for judi: She will be working as an exotic dancer.
No, really, judi will keep doing her job. One of my goals is to find out what that is.
October 19, 2004
WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO TELL US THERE ARE NO ROLE MODELS ANY MORE
We respond: Oh yeah?
ATTENTION, HAMSTER OWNERS
WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION FOUND
It's worse than we feared.
October 18, 2004
OLD, BUT ALARMING, NEWS
Where exactly is Fort Polk, again?
(Thanks to Jacki Lippman)
PROOF THAT JOHNNY DEPP DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WOMEN
(Thanks to Thad Humphries)
WE DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT THIS
So we're just going to make fun of the headline.
(Thanks to Claire Martin, again)
AN EXAMPLE OF A LINK THAT MEN SHOULD NOT CLICK ON
...can be found here.
("Thanks" to Claire Martin, a woman)
BUT WHAT IF THE SNAKE CAN'T READ THE PETITION?
Bay St. Louis takes action.
THE BLOG APPEARS TO BE BACK ONLINE
We had a technical problem that I won't try to explain here, because I have no idea what it was. But I would not be surprised if it involved "Windows XP Service Pack 2."