Gimpysoft

What do you do when you enjoy music by a relatively obscure 70’s fusion band, and they get back together to play one reunion show? (Minus the deceased bandleader?)
You take two days off of work, you get in your car, and you drive to Minneapolis.

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Yeah, pretty much my feelings exactly.

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Hey cool! Andrew Bird must have seen my blog post as he has added a Lawrence date to his current tour schedule. It would behoove you to catch him at The Granada on Monday, September 17. The April show in Columbia was the best live show I’ve been to in years, and [...]

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Dasepo Naughty Girls
The Show Must Go On
I’m A Cyborg But That’s OK

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I wish I had the time or the skills to organize a Kansas City rally for Adam Kokesh of Iraq Veterans Against the War, who apparently has made enough headlines that he’s about to get a dishonorable discharge, presumably for the protesting. He’ll be in Kansas City this weekend for a hearing on Monday, [...]

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So we were trying to decide what to eat for dinner last night, and Bex mentioned the Corned Beef Brisket we’ve had in the freezer since St. Patrick’s Day. She suggests that I put it in the smoker. I do some quick interline searches and it turns out that when you smoke Corned [...]

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I’ve walked on Main Street below Harling’s Upstairs a few times and heard some nice Big Band sounds coming from up there. Come to find out that those sounds come from the Kansas City Boulevard Big Band, and they have a standing gig Tuesday nights at Harling’s.
Anybody interested in catching some Big [...]

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When I originally watched this live, I thought it was more than just Senator Brownback (My home state senator!), Governor Huckabee (My former home state governor!), and Representative Tancredo (Racist crank!). Still, the fact that about a third of the candidates here raised their hands is pretty sad.

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So yesterday afternoon Bex asked me what we should do about the Andrew Bird show. He was playing last night in Columbia, then he’ll be in Omaha tomorrow night. The original plan was to take a half-day off of work tomorrow and head up to Omaha tonight to catch the show, but with [...]

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So yes, Bex and I have gotten engaged. I proposed on a trip to St. Louis a few weeks ago. Since then we’ve been in hardcore wedding planning mode. I think we’re going to have fun wedding, and I’m enjoying the planning more than I thought I would.
In other news, our [...]

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