God Awful Things

Alright, this is a list of 50 or so bands I have seen in my travels, I was recently informed that some people found it amusing, so I have revised it here with hot links and spelling errors fixed!
The Iowa / Missouri / Minnesota Years
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1. Wilco – Saw these guys in Ames, IA when I [...]

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I hesitate to even type this up, I know I will have to come back many times and edit things as more and more discoveries are made and research conducted, but, by God, it’s time to tell them world.  You see, me and the ladies, well, the relationship can best be described as trouble.  I [...]

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Over at The New Scientist, they’ve got a nice little article about then things humans do that we don’t really understand why we do it.
1. Blushing: Even Darwin struggled to explain why we would evolve a response that lets others know that we have cheated or lied.
I think this is easy, blushing was developed to [...]

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There is a Hayden jam (probably shouldn’t refer to Hayden songs as jams) called “Two Doors”.
click to listen.
Anyway, last night I was reminded of my romantic comedy movie idea I had inspired by this song. Behind door number one is David, he runs an internet consulting firm all from the comfort of his apartment, video [...]

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One of my earliest dreams I can remember would have to be dreaming of playing Wasteland on the ol’ Apple ][e, even to this day I can remember trying to figure out the Citadel, this would also progress into dreaming about Ultima V, I never did beat that game, but I remember playing hours and [...]

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And now, another installment from the awarding winning series “My Flowery Youth”.
When I first went to college I spent a lot of my time on IRC.  Now for you youngsters who weren’t on the internet back in ‘95, let me tell you about IRC.  IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat, I imagine it is most comparable to [...]

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Noooo, not more 25 things! Oh well, this one should be difficult. This should probably just be called 25 songs I like right now, because there are so many more than 25 I listen to regularly.
Or maybe, 25 songs I can listen to over and over and not get tired of.. anyway, let me [...]

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This is going to be a more personal post than I normally do, so if you don’t want to hear about feelings and such, then I recommend skipping this. Consider yourself warned.
 
About 8 years ago as the end of college approached I was faced with two different paths.  I could move into Chicago and start [...]

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It is a well known fact that when asked what my “type” is, I am quick to respond “Pale and frail!”
Obviously there are exceptions to any rule, but, it goes back to the early 90’s..  I was sitting there in Iowa, 12 miles south of Pleasantville watching 120 Minutes on a sunday night, when what [...]

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When I was 19, I was kicked out of college for a year.  My grades weren’t up to snuff and a required year off was mandatory before retaking any of the courses,  along with attending some meetings that had a retarded name like S.T.A.R. or something like that.
During that year off I went to the [...]

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