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Happy Fourth!

I don't really care that we're a week late with this! Enjoy.

Things We Heart

- Super Paper Mario
- World Travel
- Speculating about the identity of the last of the Final Five
- Not getting a haircut
- Rock Island
- Rock Island Brewing Co.
- The Brat Pack Basket at Rock Island Brewing Co.
- Magnetic bumper stickers
- The rapidly approaching one year anniversary of our trip to the Bahamas which ended on the now infamous and astro-numerically significant date 7/7/07
- This jacket

Rock v. Hard Place

Guido and I have it pretty rough. When we're onstage trapped in the middle of the Pack, we have no escape from intimidating visions such as these.




Psychotherapy, meditation, yoga, drugs, ECT, and really dark sunglasses have helped a little, but these days we're tapping into the astro-numeric forces of the benificent universe, hoping the magical number "37" will unlock the space gash and free our minds of crotch-shot anxiety forever.

Getting in on the Meme

It's Internet Traditions Awareness Week all across the blogosphere, and we have nothing better to do than copy off everyone else.



And check this out:



Even Rick Astley knew way back when...



Now you try it!

Happy Wednesday

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Your History Lesson: BP v1.5

A very early version (late 96 or early 97) of the Brat Pack in classier days.

Along with Tommy, Guido, and Jesse, this press photo featured the ever lovely Dawna Madawna and Boi Ian, both of whom might drop by around Christmas if we've been very very good.

Your History Lesson: BP v2.125

Behold a second version of the second lineup of the majestic Brat Pack, circa 1998 (one of several 'no chick singer' combinations.)


And then behold the mighty five-piece (Tom, Guido, Ian, Jesse, and Andy Lund!!!) with some hotties over at Lizards Lounge in Bloomington later that evening. Maybe things really were better back then.

I'm So Sorry I Could Cry

There's a really good reason for the lack of blog posts here. But it's a big secret.

The Brat Pack Basket

What a surprise when we got done loading in at RIBCO this Friday and discovered we've finally made it onto their menu!



Here's a close-up in case you don't believe.



If you still can't tell what that said, I'll quote: "The perfect meal for the little kid in you! Home-style breaded chicken tenders served with our breaded Brew City fries and your choice of dipping sauce...$7.99. Dial it up a notch and try blazing Buffalo style...$8.59."

What do they mean by that?

Good Science Uses Diagrams and Stuff

It's Almost Like a Theme or Something

How To Do The Thriller

Anonymous Was Impressed So We're Bringing MORE

How To Do The Cabbage Patch

We're Gearing Up for the Weekend

How To Do The Robot

Come on Down to the Brat Pack Show and Get Your Bling

All the cool kids are doing it.

This is Beau the Rad. He looks good in just about any headgear or eyeglass, so it's not like we're bragging, but come on! What other 80s cover band dresses up the pets?

Tommy Teased the Candy and Made it Cry

Can M&Ms melt themselves if you're really really mean to them? We'll find out.

I Can't Think of a Good Reason to Post This

(photo by PEG!!!)

Oh! Did We Sleep Through Easter?

You can't blame the Easter Bunny for the crap ass weather that ruined our plans that weekend. It's hardly the fault of the resurrection of Jesus that some of us were wounded beyond the standard of the defunct Injury of the Week. Even the Vernal Equinox should not be issued a citation for failure to let me win the lottery. No, these things are not connected at all. Sorry we forgot to post a picture of Josh dressed as a Peep being shoved to the floor of the dressing room of a bar by deities. That would have probably made the holiday a lot smoother.

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Whatever It Means

Jesse's calling about that pot of gold. He was told for sure he'd find it at the rainbow's end, but when he got there, all he got was a muddy shoe. He'll get it straightened out though.


Representing the pagans! (I do believe in fairies. I do. I do.)


Tommy says don't forget about all the Irish Protestants.


The luckiest bear in the world just wants to snuggle or get into the groove or something. He would probably help St. Patrick drive away those pesky snakes if he were in Ireland and they were still a problem. If they were actually a problem.


Josh O'Seagulls recalls some Irish toasts:

"May you never forget what is worth remembering,
Or remember what is best forgotten."

"May you be in heaven one half hour before the devil knows you're dead."

"As you slide down the banisters of life may the splinters never point the wrong way."


"I've drunk to your health in the pubs,
I've drunk to your health in my home,
I've drunk to your health so many times,
That I've almost ruined my own."

Our pal Ralf Lipp took these pictures. You can check him out at http://www.RockShowPhotos.SmugMug.com/

Who Hates Leprechauns?

It's Gettin Hard Out Here for a Leprechaun

Science!

Look what Josh of Seagulls has been working on in his top secret basement laboratory in preparation for Easter treats!! It's really thrilling research which should help make this coming holiday a heckuva lot safer for the Peeps and less traumatic for the kids who eat them and run wild.

He also inadvertantly discovered a link between St. Patrick's Day and Peeps, making the whole season feel a lot more logical!

Just Sayin'

It's a preview of the St. Patrick's Day Party Package we're bringing.

Feeling a Little Crazy on Sunday

Now I've really done it. I dyed my hair fuschia or pink or whatever, and tomorrow morning I have to go to WORK. Work, where I actually have a dress code! I'm trying on wigs right now.

What's So Awesome about Larry?

Larry meets us at the gym on Sunday afternoon for AABC (Amateur Absolute Body Conditioning,) and he goes along with our increasingly wild ideas (jump rope, lunge walk, pikes on the ball, inchworms, frogs, leapfrogs, beats,) troubleshooting the sound system all the while. He does it even if he had to stay up all night at the gas station waiting for the fistfight to end so he could go in and pay. He does it even if he's got to go pull a PA right afterward. That's why Larry's so awesome.

A Gratuitous Photo of Tom

Happy Monday!

Possible Prizes for Tracy

I went through Larry's stuff while he was out doing an emergency install (he was tipped off by an anonymous phone call - hee hee,) and I came up with some ideas for Tracy's puzzle prize. Do you like?

We Have A Winner!

She's mysterious AND brilliant. We know her only as "Tracy" (that's not her in the picture, but it is a hint,) and she was able to solve the hardest puzzle ever published in the whole world. Now we have to figure out what the prize should be. Your suggestions are welcome. And remember that we are mad at Larry about the whole Hawaii thing, so if the prize could be something that he owns, that would be best for everyone.

Larry's Christmas Vacation

Yeah, that's what Larry "The Big Show Off" Soundguy did in Hawaii for Christmas, while we shoveled and sniffled and harumphed around here. And then he made me wait two months for the pictures. Feel free to hate him with me.

Happy Valentine's Day

End of the Road?

I can't blog without awesome cool pictures. My photographers have all gone into retirement. What am I supposed to do now? DRAW??? You won't like that, believe me.

Here Comes Fun!

I hope everyone made it through Groundhog Day (six more weeks of winter, baby) without serious physical or emotional injury. Thanks to an unprecedented convergence of hearts and moons and stars and comets, we're just hours away from the once in a lifetime hugest ever reason for a party - Super Fat Tuesday!

We'll add to the already overwhelming big thrills by throwing beautiful strings of beads (sent directly to us from New Orleans) into the hands of fully clothed humans over at the High Dive while reliving the precious moment of casting our primary votes.

So Larry, How was Your Vacation?

Because Larry "Mr. Hawaii" the Soundguy can't figure out how to email me those sexy pictures of himself conquering the surf on Christmas, I have to resort to coercion.

I don't attempt bullying, extortion, blackmail, or humiliation without first consulting bff "Anonymous" (you can read more about that floozie here.) Anyhoo, she claims to have evidence previously concealed from the band and public about Larry's crew and rig at our Bahamas show. Some speculate that he's not pictured here because he was down the beach negotiating with locals or hitting the waterslides while high on jager, but I think he's just shy.