Christoph

Was Tommy Davidson busy?

2007-04-16T15:07:56Z

Of all people to be paying tribute to Jackie Robinson last night at Dodger Stadium, how exactly did the Dodger execs land on Marlon Wayans as an appropriate person to speak about his legacy? I mean, of all the black leaders in this country, I can't imagine many of them would pass up the chance to speak in front of 50,000 people on national television...and you land on the Stephen Baldwin of the Wayans brothers? Really?

How did I get here?

2007-04-15T20:24:17Z

Hey, remember that time I used to update my livejournal?

I'm taking advantage of the current Nor'Easter storm to update this thing for the first time in over a year. Rain, rain, go away. I want to go outside, but I just don't want to put on pants. Things that have happened in the past year and a few weeks:

-I still live in Boston, and will be here for the forseeable future. Actually, I just realized looking back that I never really said i'd moved. So, yeah...I live here now...sup

-I've got a job at a golf shop downtown. I'm teaching beginner lessons, and have been promoted to director of retail. Still waiting for my pay raise though...But it's a great job, and i'm finally doing something that I can see myself doing for a long time. Even if my boss is a tremendous douche. Plus, I get crazy good hookups on golf clubs. It's a sickness.

-I've seen lots of awesome bands. Decemberists (several times), Explosions in the Sky, Weakerthans, The Elected, Alkaline Trio, Piebald, Anathallo, Bloc Party, Rx Bandits, etc etc etc etc...it still hasn't gotten old being in a place where you can walk to shows.

-Traci and I are currently looking for an apartment for August/September. Just looking to get out of the student ghetto. So...yeah :)

-I saw a hooker giving a guy in a wheelchair a handjob in the alley next to work. Sweet.

-I went to a bunch of Red Sox games, including the 3 game series against my White Sox. So much fun, I love living near a ballpark as well.

-Took a few really fun mini vacations. Portland Maine, Washington DC, NYC, and NYC again next week. Woo.

And a bunch of other stuff that i'm totally blanking on. It doesn't matter really, i'm really happy where I am and thats all that matters.

Though, I must say it's really scary reading my profile that says i'm 20...i'm turning 25 this week...GUHHHHHHH

Boston is my new home

2006-03-02T02:10:10Z

Kind of Like Spitting, 2-23-06, Great Scott, Allston MA

subtledagger @ 2006-02-19T18:35:00

2006-02-19T23:44:08Z

Flogging Molly, 2/18/06, Avalon, Boston MA

New York this week!

yay

subtledagger @ 2006-02-01T00:56:00

2006-02-01T05:57:03Z

subtledagger @ 2006-01-24T01:43:00

2006-01-24T06:43:40Z

subtledagger @ 2006-01-19T11:59:00

2006-01-19T17:00:39Z

So I feel like i'm going to use this solely as a photo journal, and whenever I actually do have something to say, i'll put it in my myspace blog...it's too much effort to keep up two of these :)

so with that in mind

unfortunately, this is crooked, and i must re-take the picture at a later date...but still kind of neat

subtledagger @ 2005-11-12T08:50:00

2005-11-12T14:53:24Z

+ finding my lost cell phone 4 days after plopping down 180 bucks to replace it

- fox cancelling arrested development...seriously, fuck you fox...i don't even have the time to go into how ridiculous this is

+ the golf season ending, which means i'm back to the standard one job...

- selling the first limp bizkit greatest hits cd yesterday...i felt like an accomplice

+ my best buy discount on christmas gifts...seriously, awesome

- forecasted snow on tuesday...ugg, bring back the warmth

+ getting up early enough to have a good breakfast...which is weird, because i don't like breakfast

off to work

subtledagger @ 2005-11-11T18:20:00

2005-11-12T00:26:52Z

Hello hello hello

Some moderately sized things of note lately...first...i got a laptop! yes! an 80 gig compaq presario...i'm sitting in the dark, at work, with my feet up, listening to iron and wine...typing on my new baby, i love it...even if it did set me back a pretty good sized sum of cash

second, i saw bad religion and sick of it all last night...both of which were fucking awesome...except pennywise played too...quite literally may have been the worst 45 minutes of my life...not that i was expecting anything different...but seriously, wowowowowowow...I mean, the music was repetitive and shitty and all that, that was to be expected...but fletcher might be the most ignorant human being i've ever seen behind a microphone...a couple of choice cuts:

"HOW MANY OF YOU MOTHERFUCKERS HATE YOUR PARENTS! HELL YEAH, I KNOW YOU DO (pointing at some kid)...SHE FOUND THAT WEEEEED IN YOUR DRESSER AGAIN, HUH!"

"THIS SONG GOES OUT TO ALL THOSE COCKSUCKERS DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS...THE MAYOR, THE HEAD OF FEMA, FUCKIN BUSH, ALL OF THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS...THEY LET OUR OWN PEOPLE DEHYDRATE WHEN THERE WAS WATER RIGHT DOWN THE FUCKING STREET...FUCK EM"

awesome...not sure how ray nagen got lumped into that group, but whatever...so yeah, that was the epitomy of shitty, but whatever, bad religion ruled...even though the sound at the congress theatre blows elephant balls

i'll try to update this more often...big things are coming up for me :)

subtledagger @ 2005-10-20T10:50:00

2005-10-20T15:53:53Z

-So on a whim last night, I went to see The Decemberists at Metro, all by my lonesome...I saw them last week in Boston and they were all kinds of amazing, so I thought, what the hell...I bought the ticket online before I left to assure myself a spot, a 17 dollar ticket which isn't too ridiculous...I bought it without paying attention, and the grand fucking total came to 29 dollars and some change

what

the

fuck

That was almost enough to ruin my time, but not really...They were great as always, playing a slightly different set, and even a cover of Mr. Blue Sky...So all was well...The crowd kind of blew though, it was a +18 show, so it was hipster central...everybody was too busy holding their girlfriend's hand to have fun and sing along...whatever

But yeah, they were great...and here's the pictures from last week, for those who did not see them :)

off to work, and then to see THRICE

subtledagger @ 2005-10-18T20:54:00

2005-10-19T01:55:06Z

-So I guess it's old news to some of you, but if you didn't already know, in January, i'll be moving to the wonderful city of Boston Massachusetts! I can't wait to leave this place, it's not that I hate it so much, I just need a change of scenery for awhile...I can't wait, I want to go now :)

-The only drawback to moving is the fact that i'll be living in an apartment with 4 other people, none of which I know...but for the price of the rent, i'd live with rats if I had to...

ok not literally

but yeah...that's my exciting news for the year/my life :)

-as of now, i'm working 7 days a week between two jobs, sometimes both jobs on the given day, but when I get more time, i'll update this thing alot more than I have been lately...promise

subtledagger @ 2005-10-05T08:21:00

2005-10-05T13:22:33Z

-I've been completely neglecting this lately, I haven't had time for much of anything due to the fact that I have 2 jobs now...I'll come back eventually

fwhoa

subtledagger @ 2005-09-21T14:13:00

2005-09-21T19:18:59Z

-So I took a trip to the city yesterday, and while I was there, I made my maiden voyage to Reckless Records...It was everything I ever imagined, and then some...I picked up Kind of Like Spitting's Bridges worth Burning, used for 7 bucks, as well as Iron and Wine and Calexico's dual album, In the Reins for 8 bucks

score!

I also happened upon the storefront that was used as Championship Vinyl in High Fidelity, which was really neat...although disappointing to see it not being used for anything, it was empty...ah well, still cool

But yeah, that Iron and Wine is really really really good, not shocking...Sixteen, Maybe Less gives me chills

subtledagger @ 2005-09-18T09:45:00

2005-09-18T14:46:45Z

If anybody wants to see them, these are from friday night

The City on Film - For Holly
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=28KZEQJL

Minus the Bear - Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2675QLI5

subtledagger @ 2005-09-17T17:08:00

2005-09-17T22:13:06Z

The City on Film/Thunderbirds are Now!/These Arms are Snakes/Minus the Bear @ The Bottom Lounge

:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

So I haven't had this much fun at a show in a really really long time...The City on Film opened, full band style...Bob's backing band last night were actually my friends in The Felix Culpa, it was a little bizarre seeing people I actually know personally up there playing with Bob, but he sounded really great...It stuck mostly to the rockin stuff, like For Holly and the like...such a great set

Thunderbirds are Now! were next...Despite hearing some negative stuff about them, I found them to be fun...Seemed like nice guys too, I don't know

These Arms are Snakes were next, they tore the fucking roof off the place...the kids that were there for them weren't big in numbers, but they went apeshit when they hit the stage...due to the movement, I mostly left the camera in the bag

And finally, Minus The Bear...I'd seen them once in the past opening up for the Braid tour last year, and was seroiusly underwhelmed with their show...Not alot of stage presence, and they didn't really sound that outstanding, but last night was a complete 180...I don't know if it was due to the packed room (the place was sold out) and the intimacy of it or what, but they were fucking awesome...playing everything I wanted to hear...Fine Plus 2 pts, Absinthe Party, Dog Park, Hooray!, Memphis and 53rd, Spritz!!! Spritz!!!, etc etc etc...

so yeah, a great night indeed...i got a few pictures, and if anybody wants, I can upload my videos of For Holly and Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse :)

By the way, most of these pictures are similar because 1. I had a big ogar next to me, and I could hardly shoot anything left of the main mic, and 2. I couldn't move an inch in any direction...oh well

should be up on my site soon though :)

holy shit!

2005-09-15T18:22:14Z

i'm alive!

-no internet at home makes chris a sad panda...fuck you, SBC

-I saw Troubled Hubble last week! They were as fun as I imagined them being...I patiently waited the entire set to hear "14,000 Things to be Happy About", and they played it as the last song...woo

-The 2 new Thrice songs that leaked are good, but I can't decide if they're great or not...

-The Packers make me sad, and The White Sox are making me nervous...fuck, why can't I just be a Patriots fan?

-On Sunday night, I saw Gatsbys American Dream at Minglewood downtown...pictures!

Tuesday night, we had a micro burst storm roll through, and half of a tree fell on my house...not cool

which pretty much brings us up to date...i still don't have the internet at home, i'm at work...i'm getting seriously sick of SBC and their bullshit...oh well

City on Film/Minus the Bear tomorrow! yay

The party's crashing us!

2005-09-07T18:22:36Z

-I caught Of Montreal last night at The House in Dekalb...It was ungodly amounts of fun, they're really fucking good live...I got right up front and took alot of pictures...they'll be up on my site soon, but here's a few :)

and here's a couple fun videos! they're only like 40 seconds long, i was going to tape entire songs, but it felt awkward to do so standing right in front of the band...download these, they're fun, i promise
http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1X4D5CI30NDVA2WH4ZBJY2JJDK
http://s48.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3KA78YCOCTQKO3FDUS3S8IBKIN

subtledagger @ 2005-09-01T11:55:00

2005-09-01T16:58:29Z

www.papertrailphotography.com

the layout is up! the first photos have been added! tell me what you think :)

subtledagger @ 2005-08-31T21:19:00

2005-09-01T02:20:20Z

Some of the footage out of Louisiana that i've seen today/tonight is some of the most distubring and scary footage i've ever seen...If you have any extra cash at all, I encourage you to donate it to the red cross...New Orleans is literally drowning

subtledagger @ 2005-08-27T15:33:00

2005-08-27T20:55:05Z

-What a grand week for new music...picked up the new Minus the Bear, and the new ETID in the last couple days. It's funny how much better albums sound when you get the actual cd in your player...maybe it's mental, I don't know, but Gutter Phenomenon sounds huuuuuuuuuuuuge, I love it...and Menos El Oso, at this point, is heads and shoulders above all for album of the year...Except maybe for The City on Film...hmm...choices choices

-I went to The House on Thursday night and saw Bang! Bang!/The Sleeping/Hanalei...It was a good time, it's really nice having a venue that has cheap shows so close, even if the lighting isn't too hot for pictures...but oh well

yay for subpar grainy photos!

Bang! Bang!
These guys were fun...I know it's going to come as a shock when you look at the pictures, but BB plays upbeat dance rock...equally as shocking, i have two legs

The Sleeping
um...these dudes were from long island...they had fog machines and lasers...because of the lasers and smoke, hardly any pictures were ken...they're friends with taking back sunday...thats about it

Hanalei
Now in full band form! They were great...although everybody was sitting down at tables, it was still nice...sounded good, played good songs...good good good

-And on that note, my website is coming along nicely, my friend Wes is working on it whenever he can, and we came up with a kind of neat layout...update coming soon :)

also coming soon...better pictures than these, hopefully

subtledagger @ 2005-08-24T14:15:00

2005-08-24T19:32:17Z

-So, i'd really love to buy the new Minus the Bear album...if anybody in this goddamn town carried it, that is

-Yesterday, it was a high of around 70 degrees here, it was beautiful...it made me wish it were October...It will be very soon though, this is the time of year that just flies by, from late august to late october is usually just a blur

-Sooooo many shows coming up...The Decemberists, Tilly and the Wall, Troubled Hubble, Minus the Bear, Of Montreal, The Fall of Troy, Hanalei (tomorrow), Sufjan (possibly), Thrice...busy busy busy

random stuff from the last couple days

subtledagger @ 2005-08-21T07:43:00

2005-08-21T12:45:04Z

There's a guy in the clubhouse right now, as I type this...He reeks of ketchup

But not just any ketchup, like the hard crusty stuff that gets stuck to the top of the bottle

eww

both he, and the smell are just lingering...ugh

EDIT...it is 8:51am, and i am playing online shuffleboard

seriously

subtledagger @ 2005-08-17T22:46:00

2005-08-18T03:47:05Z

yay

2005-08-16T14:37:54Z

So after putting it off for forever, yesterday I finally decided that it was finally time to start a photography website/company/whatever...I'm going to call it Paper Trail Photography. The website will be up in the next couple weeks, but for now, add me on myspace! www.myspace.com/papertraiphotography

www.papertrailphotography.com

I'm really excited about this, i've been wanting to do this for longer than you know

subtledagger @ 2005-08-15T13:50:00

2005-08-15T18:48:36Z

Jerry Seinfeld is coming back to Rockford, and my mom just bought me and her tickets

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo