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Ween at the Fillmore: 2 nights, 63 songs

I will write more about the shows later. For now, here's the brain-melting setlists. Two nights, close to 6 hours of music, 63 songs, with only one repeat!

7/16/08
Exactly Where I'm At
The HIV Song
Ice Castles
The Golden Eel
The Stallion Part 3
Voodoo Lady
Your Party
Light Me Up
The Argus
Waving My Dick in the Wind
Mr. Richard Smoker
Touch My Tooter
Even If You Don't
Object
Beacon Light
Flutes of the Chi
Zoloft
Johnny on the Spot
Mister Would You Please Help My Pony?
The Stallion 5
The Final Alarm
Tender Situation
The Mollusk
Pandy Fackler
I Got to Put the Hammer Down
Captain Fantasy
You Fucked Up
Ocean Man
Reggaejunkiejew
E:
Fiesta
Poop Ship Destroyer

7/17/08
What Deaner Was Talkin' About
Piss Up a Rope
Spinal Meningitis
Bananas and Blow
Learning to Love
Take Me Away
Transdermal Celebration
Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)
Woman and Man
Happy Colored Marbles
With My Own Bare Hands
Roses Are Free
Your Party
Push th' Little Daisies
Stay Forever
Stroker Ace
Gabrielle
Doctor Rock
Did You See Me?
Joppa Road
Help Me Scrape the Mucous Off My Brain
You Were the Fool
Mutilated Lips
Back to Basom
Squelch the Weasel
Buenos Tardes
E:
The Goin' Gets Tough from the Getgo
I'm in the Mood
The Enabler
Big Jilm
Awesome Sound
Never Squeal

Under the sea

Patty
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Annabelle & me: underwater portrait

I'm taking scuba lessons and I'm pretty darn excited about it.

While Dave's away in Germany this time, he signed me up to get certified so we can go diving together. He's already official, gear geeked up and ready to go and I'll be able to join him once I pass the test.

The class takes place in the pool, but our final exercise happens in the ocean waters off Monterey Bay.

I've got some homework to do, but I know lots about breathing calmly under pressure so I should do just fine!

Ah, the irony!

moopdog
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I am astounded by the number of books I've come across written about Java (the programming language) that have coffee stains on them.

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Weeeen

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MN folks- Ween is at Roy Wilkins very soon- see them.

mmm...Cyrus

Robin
3 days ago
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Living in San Francisco has turned me into a somewhat obsessed food connoisseur. I wouldn't exactly call myself a foodie but I am definitely on my way. A few weeks ago, my mom and aunt flew in from Seattle and we all had an incredible dinner at Cyrus (aka, the 'next' French Laundry'). The pictures really say it all- divine and decadent!

We decided to do the blind chef's tasting menu. Blind means that you really have no clue what's coming out. The chef designed it so that you could use all of your senses at first encounter. Each beautiful course was presented perfectly. I couldn't possibly rate the service high enough. Really incredible.

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The amount of food was really over the top which makes it a better value than say, French Laundry. The image above is a take home box given to each person containing one of the most decadent brownies ive ever had. The top of the box says, 'tomorrow' because clearly at this point you are stuffed.

On to dessert. The cheese course is always my favorite. Check out this cheese cart!

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then there were mini citrus popsicles:

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and chocolate fizzy sodas.

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bring on the pastries:

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lots of homemade candy for everyone:

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and finally, cookies.

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so full!

Ween songs my mother would never listen to

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I've been listening to Ween nonstop over the past week or so, to properly prepare for the back-to-back concerts I'll be seeing at the Denver Fillmore Wednesday and Thursday. In honor of the Boognish, here are a few songs (arranged by topic) my mother would never listen to (never mind the hundreds of Ween songs that don't have offensive titles, but still have offensive lyrics). Stop reading now if naughty words bother you.

F-Bombs

you fucked up
she fucks me
the fucked jam
big fat fuck

Ween-ies

put the coke on my dick
waving my dick in the wind
flies on my dick
touch my tooter

Medical Conditions

mononucleosis
the HIV song
spinal meningitis

Just Plain Frightening

mushroom festival in hell
cover it with gas and set it on fire
demon sweat
help me scrape the mucus off my brain

Misogyny

common bitch
baby bitch
L.M.L.Y.P.
piss up a rope

Didn't Fit in Those Other Categories

booze me up and get me high
hey fat boy (asshole)
poop ship destroyer
reggaejunkiejew
don't shit where you eat
papa zit

But that's only 25 songs or so, out of hundreds. So maybe she would be a Ween fan, after all...

Mommy Bloggers Hit the Road

Team Vox
4 days ago
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Summer Road Trip '08

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Although we typically post on Team Vox to let you know about things that are going on with Vox (to, uh, state the obvious), once in a while, we like to let you know about other cool things that are happening around the blogosphere. And we think the idea of four hilarious mommy bloggers traveling across the U.S. on their way to the BlogHer '08 conference - all the while blogging and video blogging the journey - is one trip you will not want to miss.

Four adventurous bloggers from the Silicon Valley Moms Group were selected to participate in the Summer Road Trip '08 and blog about their travels, hotel stays, media appearances, time away from their families, and life on the road. Six Apart helped them partner up with General Motors, who provided the blogging mommies with a Chevy Tahoe Hybrid SUV to help make their journey comfy, safe, and a little more green.

In case you're not familiar with them, SV Moms is a group of over 200 bloggers who showcase the ups, downs, outrages, struggles, victories, and everyday humor of motherhood. There are currently nine regional and demographically tailored sites that give mothers from D.C., New Jersey, the Deep South, Rocky Mountains, L.A., and Silicon Valley a powerful voice and sense of camaraderie across the country. Whether you're a mother, a child, or just a person who enjoys a good blog, you'll really love reading the words of these amazing women.

Packed and Ready!

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The moms buckled into their Chevy Tahoe Hybrid SUV on July 11th and even got an encouraging message from Katie Couric to kick things off! They are currently somewhere in the middle of America making their way to San Francisco where they'll attend an SV Moms Group Party, as well as BlogHer '08.

You do not want to miss these entertaining and irreverent bloggers -- or their spontaneous contest giveaways! -- as they blog from the road. Experience the journey at MomRoadTrip.com.

And let us know about your summer road trip - or plane/boat/bus trip - in the comments! (I like to live vicariously.)

~daisy

Harbinger for a New Cold War?

No one seemed to pay much attention to Russia after the Cold War ended, but lately I've been noticing several bands with Russian references in their names. Could Russia be in style again? It would only make sense, since Putin's bringin authoritarian back (Medvyedev's a puppet), and the Bushies are probably getting bored with having the Middle East as The Enemy. In case it is, I'll fill you in on these bands and the meaning behind their names, putting my Stolaf education to important use once again.

The Decemberists The Decembrists were a group of 3000 Russian army officers who revolted against Tsar Nicholas I's 1825 assumption of the Russian throne after his older brother Constantine opted out. Colin Meloy and the rest of this semifamous Portland lit rock band were probably not there, but they are the most likely to be actually saying something with the band name.

Sons And Daughters

Ghost of the Russian Empire The Russian Empire began with Peter the Great and ended with the Russian Revolution of 1917. It's hard to say whether autocracy or serfdom is more deserving of the honor of ghost from that period that still haunts Russia today. But both are more likely than this Austin shoegaze outfit. My bro the Russian historian went with autocracy, so that's probably what I'd put my money on.

August 1914

Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin Boris Yeltsin was, of course, the first president of the Russian Federation, 1991-1999. He surprisingly resigned before his term was up, begging forgiveness for not fulfilling the Russian people's economic dreams, as he had promised. At least the four members of this Springfield, MO indie pop group forgave him.

I Am Warm and Powerful

¡Forward Russia! A political party formed by Yeltsin's finance minster Boris Fyodorov during 1993-94. It was still going as of 2003, but does not play a significant role in Russian politics. This Leeds, UK, dance rock band put an inverted exclamation point at the front of their name, so I'm sure their name is full of deep political significance.

Twelve

Russian Circles This one's tough. My best guess is that their name refers to an early Soviet period phenomenon of "mathematical circles," since their music can be described as "math rock". Apparently all large Soviet cities had lots of study circles, including math ones. They were like school math clubs, but much more intense, both intellectually and socially. With the Chicago trio's taste for experiment and math rock, maybe they think of themselves as a mini Russian circle themselves.

Death rides a horse

The Russian Futurists This Toronto electropop outfit is named after a group of artists, actors, and writers who were influenced by the original futurist Marinetti's Manifesto, which rejected traditional art, theater, and writing, and embraced technology, speed, and violence. Russian Futurism took on an even more socially and politically revolutionary nature than the Italian version. The poet Vladimir Mayakovsky was probably the most well-known Russian Futurist.

Paul Simon

Since this a post about Russians and music, I suppose I should include one ACTUAL Russian act. Hmmm... t.A.T.u is definitely the most famous Russian export, but it's because the two members of t.A.T.u. pretended to be lesbian lovers, playing into Lolita and girl-on-girl fantasies, as exemplified by their first hit single about a lesbian affair between two young girls, "I've Lost My Mind (I Want Her)." Good stuff. Then there is Dima Bilan, the Russian Enrique Iglesias who recently won the international Eurovision Song Contest with an R&B ballad "Believe." Instead, I'll go with St. Petersburg's Jane Air, one of the most popular alternative bands in Russia right now (which isn't saying alot, but hey). Since I would sooner throw my laptop out the window of my third floor apartment during a flood than download an MP3 from a .ru website, their MySpace will have to suffice.