well, it definitely was a night of rawk 'n' roll for me last night...had dinner w/ megan & matt & ted's roommate joe who i invited out for the show cuz he's a wilco fan...we got this sweet sweet parking spot smack dab across the street from the Vic...it wasn't even metered...it was like totally FREE...that's so awesome...dinner was nice and leisurely...margaritas were involved...and then jeff tweedy live at the Vic...caleb, pierre, todd & rob from nyc/ct were at the show too, and it was awesome to see them again...caleb & i caught up a little bit...connolly was there too with his wilco fan friend...and then jeff got up to play...it was very dreamy...i was having a great time...joe was great company...he didn't talk much but he was there for me to give the occassional arm squeeze to like when jeff played some of my favourite songs...the kicker to the concert was when jeff came out for the encore...and all of a sudden, would you believe glenn, john & leroy (the rest of wilco) join him on stage???!!!! the crowd went wild of course. they did as many songs as a full band as they did @ bumbershoot...so it was like getting two concerts for the price of one!!! i was so stoked...THAT was a rock 'n' roll moment for me...glenn totally looks like an elf...i love drummers...

after the show, i dropped off megan & matt and then met up w/ caleb & the boys @ my apartment. they jammed until 2 am. hearing pierre play my j-45 was like a taste of heaven...hearing caleb play josh's cheap guitar w/ pierre was awesome...caleb can make any guitar sound good...they did so many songs...i made them do orphan girl, although they did protest at first...and they did sunken treasure (my favorite wilco song) and via chicago, which wilco had neglected to do at their show...there is nothing i love more than a jam session that lasts late into the night...i love private concerts where caleb & his friends are involved...they're so FRUCKIN' GOOD!!!

i think joe enjoyed the jam session too...esp. when they did the dylan songs...caleb & pierre have these raspy rock'n'roll voices, and the faces caleb makes when he plays crack me up bigtime...pierre's just so awesome i can't even describe it...and todd...he sings harmony like an angel...it was so cool...they must have been so exhausted...i know rob just wanted to go to sleep, poor thing...but it was so much fun for me, ya know? ted happened to call a little after 2 am, which was perfect timing cuz the guys were leaving and i was about to drive joe back to his & ted's apartment. and thus ended a rock'n'roll night i'll never forget...

hung out w/ ted for a couple hours when i dropped joe off...we had plans to go to breakfast this morning and hang out before he had to work...we joked about the letter i had written him that was still in my purse, still unsent...our little experiment w/ the postal system...i was impatient because we kept talking about stuff i'd written in the letter, and ted wouldn't let me just give it to him...i'm gonna send that sucker tonight when i go see pete & amy & sam.

i actually got up for breakfast w/ ted this morning...he took me to sweet maple cafe on taylor street by UIC...it was AWESOME!! i had grits for the first time!!! it started snowing like crazy while we were eating...big huge snowflakes--the kind that hurts when it whips across your face--were coming down hard and fast by the time we left the cafe...if you opened your mouth, you could catch big gulps of the cold white stuff...ted & i decided to go to the museum of holography in the west loop...we happened to park on madison across the street from all these industrial kitchen supply stores, and ted's eyes lit up when he saw the huge stock pots they had in the window. we have plans to brew beer, you see...and you need a big old pot to do that...i suggested to him last night, as we munched on panda licorice, that we should make licorice beer. like why not, eh?

the museum was awesome...you gotta check it out sometime...it's on washington just east of racine (~1124 w. washington)...no one was even at the entrance so we didn't have to pay, and it was totally empty. ted & i had that place to ourselves and the gray tabby slinking around the premises...granted, it wasn't big at all, but still, it was cool to be the only ones there...and the holograms were AMAZING!!! i wish i had some pictures, but photos weren't allowed, and ted wouldn't let me break the rule...he said that since they didn't have any one at the door, that meant they trusted us the public to behave ourselves unmonitored, and that we shouldn't break that trust...he comes up w/ the most interesting notions sometimes...

we walked around the neighborhood after the museum enjoying the cold and snow flurry...we stopped in another kitchen supply place...the dude who worked there, an older gentleman w/ a weathered face and a european accent, talked to us a bit, and commented on all my buttons on my vest and purse...a few minutes later, what does he do but come out of his office and hands me a yellow smiley face button!! it was so awesome...

ted & i went over to starbucks and had some coffee and talked and talked...that's the great thing about ted...we can talk for hours, and they're always meaningful conversations...even when we get goofy...unfortunately, ted had to work @ 4pm, so i dropped him off at home, and then i went over to sam's wine & spirits to stock up on beer (the boys put a dent in my supply last night, which is good...). i also got some good red wine. i'm not sure why. i think i'm gonna cook ted & his roommates dinner one of these days...we'll see...

i'm going to go hang out w/ pete & amy & probably sam tonight...i wish i could see caleb again...he's like here for just this weekend, but he's a frickin' celebrity in hyde park, and EVERYBODY wants to see caleb & pierre & todd, so i doubt i'll get to see him until tomorrow night's gettogether...i won't be able to stay too long...going to the hideout for the watchers show tomorrow nite...and you should too...9pm @ the hideout, wabansia & elston (east of elston)...haven't seen michael in like 2 weeks...weird...not really.

ok...am i crazy or did i just hear the intro guitar riff to sweet child o' mine at the tail end of "does it float" by dinosaur jr?? funny...pierre & caleb played that last night...ha ha ha!!! i must be hearing things...

recent tunes:
brief history of the 20th century--gang of four
wilco wilco wilco
start here--the gloria record
one beat--sleater-kinney
reject all american--bikini kill
modern--buzzcocks
in session--dinosaur jr.
capsul--bailter space
excuses for travelers--mojave 3