Gone so long I forgot my name

05.19.2003

Wow. I've not posted in days. Hmph. So what did I do all this time? Besides work and staying up late and work and drinking coffee and work and staying up late and did I mention work?

Saturday. Simon & Meredith hosted their official housewarming party at their new loft apartment. The place is an old, early twentieth century firehouse. Actually, their loft is in the old hayloft. It's amazing. It's all brick walls and extremely high ceilings.

The food was spectacular, especially the homemade guacamole and the Chinese "hapi" snacks (complete w/ wasabi peas!). Everyone had a great time. Well, everyone except for poor little Birdie. She hid under the bed the entire time. She's not really good w/ strange people — and probably still shook up by the move from Chicago.

Sunday. Decepticon Moped Army members got together to swarm the streets of Kalamazoo. Taking time for some tough gangsta photographs (see above). Things are heating up for the upcoming Memorial Day BBQ. The high point of the day was getting Bay's bike up and running — after sitting outside all winter long. All it needed was some gas; it roared like a champ all the live long day. That Cimatti City Bike refuses to die.

Later that night, there was a show at 1977 Mopeds. I got there just in time to catch The Beauty Pill. I really enjoyed their sound. Very DC-rock: tight, simple guitar, minimalist drumming, and extremely political. I'm glad there's a new post-Space show venue.

I left before Berwer played. Nothing against Berwer. But I've heard them many times before and I really needed to get back to my coffee and work. Plus, by that time I was pretty whipped.

Monday. Not much. Got up through the letter "E" in the APSA's (American Political Science Association) member directory — looking for political theorists who're Berkeley PhD grads from 1960s to present. Don't ask; it's really boring.

Posted by Miguel at 10:25 PM

Comments

i was wondering about shows at 1977. For some reason I can imagine dan saying that he really doesn't want to host shows.
That's a tough photo.
Who came to the housewarming?

Posted by: bil at May 20, 2003 09:01 AM

i love that photo, do you have a highres version? i would love a copy of that if you do. hey is that my little bro giving the deceptcion sign? uh oh...

mark

Posted by: mark at May 20, 2003 03:18 PM

i love that picture of the mopeds at 1977. do you have a large (high-res) version i could get a copy of???

Posted by: mark at May 20, 2003 03:53 PM

Glad you could make it to the party. Birdie emerged when there was less than five strangers there, but hid again when Dan touched her. That's what he gets for putting cat's heads in his mouth.

Posted by: meredith at May 20, 2003 05:07 PM

which one is bay? is she wearing the grey dress and black socks? Is that jon kloote next to her (or whoever that is)? Or did bay die her hair blonde again?

Posted by: vanessa at May 23, 2003 07:22 AM

Bay's not in that picture. The girl in the grey dress and black socks is Megan Canney (not sure if you knew her or not). Bay was one of the people taking pictures. And her hair is short and dyed jet black now.

Posted by: miguel at May 23, 2003 02:06 PM

great picture, is there anything like this on the west coast, like so. cal.?

Posted by: john at May 5, 2004 03:41 PM

You mean is there a Moped Army branch in the west coast? Yes. There's a large one in Seattle, another one in Chico, California. Also, Albuquerque & Tempe.

Posted by: Miguel at May 5, 2004 03:49 PM