Two blog day to nuthin'..

Ahh.. it's that time in Minnesota where Minnesota confirms that there is no such thing as summer or spring. It's as simple as San Francisco not having seasons or Arizona always being warm. Spring and sunshine were simply some sort of dream that we were stupid for having.

As soon as we have given up hope completely, perhaps something will change, baby birds will be born, and my lawn will need tending. But until then...

It's been a busy weekend... It doesn't take very long for life to be completely different in many aspects..

Friday: The Minneapolis Comedy Death Squad opened for Doug Stanhope at the Varsity!! Holy crap!! I was lucky enough to come along. ..this seems like weeks ago, now..

- DAMN!!! Audiences can be dicks!! Usually, it's not entire audiences, it's just one or two crazy people. These crazy people got handled so beautifully by the boys, it was shocking. A joy to behold. The boys did awesome.

- Doug Stanhope was great, period. He acknowledges that his act and what he says can attract idiots. There's a little bit of Kurt Cobain in Doug Stanhope.

- The afterparty was ridiculous. New, incredibly generous friends spoiled everyone. I may still be recovering...

Saturday: Work!!! and then Wedding!!! Friends of PBau were getting married: a chunk of those attending have either work or have worked at the Green Mill. *grin* Given where I have spent either an embarrassing or impressive amount of time over the last ten years, there were many familiar faces, happily out of context.

It was also a reminder of how nice it is to look nice for each other: it is fun to dress up. :)

We got a sweet table against a wall and people watched. People watching at a wedding is possibly better than people watching at an airport, as there's rituals involved!! Father-daughter dances, slightly creepy dollar dances, the scandalous getting of the garter.. my god. All blanketed by happy silliness, glass clinking, storytelling, toasts, and cake.

Sunday: Rehearsals! Go Teens!! Ka-Baam!! Then onto First Avenue Staff Party. Yea!! And holy crap, check out Chooglin. Here's the deal.

- Their drummer rules.

- It's rock and it's kinda blues and it's a little Pink Floyd doing rock and blues, but it's also boys from Minneapolis being showmen rock stars. There's a little Hold Steady. There's a little Springsteen. You watch them and want to be in their band.

- They all sing!!! Loudly and unabashedly.

- THEY HAVE A BRASS BAND. And the arrangements are great.

So yes.. Chooglin ='s yum.

Finally saw D4. Dillinger Four do good.

What Happened Next: Monday and Tuesday were either spent in a warehouse (next to food or cameras) or teaching. Very very lucky. They were both 12+ hour days (Tuesday required a 6 a.m. wake up call), but.. it's what I'd like to be doing. And very blessed to have good people to do these things with. It's just a blur of either telling people to do stuff or warehouse studio time.

By the end of Monday night, I was a bit of a cranky pants.

By the end of Tuesday night, I had given in to being Punchy Jen. Hellooo, Punchy Jen. Brains, be gone... and they were.

Finished Tuesday night by watching "Amelie", complimented by All American Pizza (pictured. yes. it was a lot of pickles. yum.), cheap red wine, and fried cauliflower. All of which were possibly the best things in the world. Someone's spoiling me. :)

Hey! It's Wednesday! Read City Pages! Check yer horoscope! And come see Ka-Baam!! tomorrow at the Bryant Lake Bowl, 10 p.m.. (there's a preview tonight at the History Theater's Sample Night... shhh)

Onward.