McQuBen

2009-07-15T03:02:00.002-06:00

Bastille = New Hero

Oh my goodness, I love Paris! it was a little rough and shakey starting out... no place to stay and broken feet... but now Paris has welcomed me into her embrace... maybe embrace is a little much... I'm really enjoying this city. Today is musee d'orsay and Monet musee... yah! and out for wine and walking tonight. Last night was Bastille day and it was beyond cool... I still think maybe it was all a dream... any way, all is well and tomorrow I pack up and head for Rome... yipya!

2009-07-09T06:04:00.003-06:00

Last Day Digging

Today I wielded a rock pick for the last time this trip... the digging has stop at Bethsaida 2009. Tomorrow we begin cleaning up the area for the off season. :( It's been so much fun but it will be nice to get out of the heat and spend some time touring in EU.

I leave tomorrow night for Haifa for dinner with my proffesor and will catch a shuttle or train to Tel Aviv afterwards. My plane leaves early early in the morning for Paris, which means a nice nap in the terminal... From Paris I will make my way to Rome. I have 10 days and will be trying to fit as much as I possibly can in this short period of time. Not sure if I'll have access to internet for the rest of the trip so this may be the last entry for a while. After Rome there may be a delay in NYC to see some peeps... we'll see.

Super excited! See you soon America...

2009-07-08T06:15:00.002-06:00

Touring Fool

I'll try to catch up to this week with this post. Been a long and exhausting week/weekend. Last week I was moved to a new area, a trench between two walls. Sounds lame but turned out to be incredibly interesting because the inside wall was covered on one side with plaster (all of the stone walls were at one time or another covered in plaster to hide weaknesses and to make the cities really stand out against the backdrop). The one side happened to be facing the other wall meaning that the plastered wall was built earlier in the Iron Age IIb stratum. The other was added later by another group who updated the city and wanted to fortify the city walls. All of this is inside the later 1st century major city wall that surrounds most of the site.

Anyway, very interesting... I'm learning how to see the different stages of the city by just looking at the ruins, something I couldn't do the first week. If I could upload pictures from here it would be easier to see.

This weekend we rented a car and drove down to a place called Bet Sharim, which was the most human of the ruins I've see. The city is a place sacred to Jewish people for it was a site of refuge. What's left of the city are large tombs and in the tombs of course hundreds of human shaped sarcophagus, remnants of the dead. The sarcophagus were actually carved from the same stone as the caves themselves... very cool.

After Bet Sharim we went to Ceasaria, a Roman port city on the Mediterranean. The city was by far the largest I've been to so far. There was a huge ampetheater and a large stadium that went right up to the beach. There were tunnels all over the city that led to the sea that acted as a sewage system and helped fight tidal distruction. Had a great lunch on the beach at Ceasaria and continued up the coast in search of a nice free beach to swim. I was directed,by a coffee barrsta to go to a town called Nahariya just north of Akko. The beach was perfect and so was the water. The water was so warm and the sea was breaking hard which made it kinda fun.

This week coming to a close... we are finishing up a few things but mainly we will be picking up to close down the site for the season.

I leave Friday for Paris... super excited.

2009-07-01T05:48:00.003-06:00

Trash Pit

Turns out that for the past few days I've been excavating what we think is a trash pit. We thought that the area was in doors, but today we found a corner that faced the other way making it clear that the area I've been digging was for rubbish... which means no coins and lots of 3000 yr old bones... including a boys tooth. Maybe moving to a new area tomorrow though.

Tomorrow there will be a barmitzvah on the site... should be interesting with us all digging and covered in dirt. I don't think I've mentioned the dirt really yet. There is a lot of dirt. And dust and it gets everywhere. I usually swim after we get back in the afternoon to soak before showering and even after the swim and a thourough shower I am still not clean. It's wonderful. On site the dirt is in the air we breathe and the ground we break which helps for breathing. I generally have a nice heavy mixture of sunscreen and mud coating my exposed skin and a spoonful of mud in my nose... it's wonderful... couldn't be more comfortible... really.

Tonight should be good lecture and an early night. Can't believe the dig is half way over already.

Be home soon.

2009-06-29T07:00:00.003-06:00

Breaking The Hardpack

Today we've added a few new members to the digging crew and soon there will be more.

It was much cooler on the site today, with a nice breeze from the NE. A coin was found as well as a large storage vessel which was of course crushed but all of the pieces seem to be there. Hopefully, this will allow us to reconstruct the entire pot.

The water in the lake was amazing today... "not too hot and not too cold... here we go again boyz II men...... b-b-b-b-b-boys" A little choppy but nice and refreshing... the bIIm remix, not the water.

Found out today that the tour to Jerusalem will be free! Free is always better! That's this coming weekend.

2009-06-28T06:16:00.005-06:00

The Wine All Tastes Like BLOOD!

Wow, what an amazing and exhausting weekend. I've seen so much that my eyes are pleading with me for naps and energy bars. Today we went far far north toword the Lebonese border to a site called Tel Dan. Tel Dan was a Roman city, 1st century, like most of the major archaeological sites in Israel. This one was forested and cool, surrounded by a number of fresh water springs and beautiful mountains. I had no idea Israel could look like this.

After Tel Dan was a site called Tel Hadsur and was very impressive. The city itself was at once huge and situated on top of a mountainous hill (tel), like most Israeli cities in this area including the modern ones. Dan had a large man built water storage cave that descends 140 ft down and was all carved with 1st century tools.

Saturday was also exhausting but was much more exciting. We started the trip at Zipporri (Sepphoris). The site contained many well preserved 1st c mosaics, most of which I have pictures of... scenes of centaurs and Amazon women with one breast and an enormous illustrated story about the Nile and Alexandria.

We next drove through Nazareth in search of a church which we finally found but couldn't find parking so we headed on. The city itself was an amazing experience though. The homes are built on the hillside right on top of each other and when you get to the top of the hill the view is amazing.

Next was Megiddo, and there was all kinds of nashing of teeth and the sky turned to blood, but it was all good cause JC and I punched our fists in and blew it out and the winds calmed... The ancient site was the largest we had seen yet and was most imppressive. The site is most well known in modern times to be the birth place of the word armegeddon. The city had amazing stables that ran the length of the streets and a large underground sistern which we climbed down into. All hand carved with the same tools as Hadsur's.

The city of Beth She'an was by far the most impressive city we've seen so far and the last one of our Sat. tour. Within the walls of the city and four major city gates, there was an ampitheatre, 2 bath houses (1 Roman, 1 Byzantine), and many other monumental architecture. The streets were paved with polished marble and many many mosaics and columns. During the 1st century this city would have been magnificent.

Gotta gonow, they're kicking me out.

2009-06-26T05:44:00.004-06:00

Week 1 Done

I'm going to jump on and say RIP MJ. That's really unfortunate... I will forever be rocking with you.

Today was an interesting day on site. As effecient as we are, we cleared enough dirt and pottery and other artifacts to warrant boulder moving. Dr. Arav hired some arab workers from a nearby town to clear large rocks and some modern Syrian bunkers that dissect the Roman portion of the city (layers 1-2). The workers were not too happy about taking orders from our site supervisor who happens to be a women. They were mocking her in Arabic and carying on. Other than that the day was pretty uneventful... no major finds. I spent much of the day washing pottery, which was a nice break from digging.

This weekend will also be a nice break for we will be doing some touring around the Galilee region. The plan is to go to the mountains in the north near Lebanon... I've heard it's beautiful. On the other side of the mountain pass we will come to the Mediteranean where we plan to swim and picnic. After which we will make our way back to the Kibbutz and stop at a few sites along the way. Sunday is Nazareth and a few more ancient sites in the south... can't wait... need swim and shower.

2009-06-25T06:35:00.002-06:00

Surveying Today

Today I serveyed the area we are digging. Bethsaida is a very large city and we are diging in a fairly small area, but that doesn't mean the surveying is easier. Presice measurements and drawings have to be made and taken with ancient tools... well tools from the 1930's. Not to mention the temp. today it got up to 110 and it felt every bit of that in the shade.

After digging I went with a dorm mate for the most amazing swim of my life in the Sea of Galilee. The water was like a mirror and the mountains and ridge cities were clearly seen in the reflection. It was cool and nice.

I must got to pottery reading and lecture.

Toda,
Ben

2009-06-24T06:40:00.003-06:00

Dehydration

I must remember to continuously drink water. It is so hot here in the mid afternoons that I've been sweating most of the moisture from my body in minutes. I felt miserable most of the day due to dehydration but tomorrow should be better. I've drank nearly 5.5 liters today so far. Can't wait for the sun to go down

Off to pottery reading, we found some larger body pieces today that will hopefully match an earlier discovery with a really incredible pattern.

2009-06-23T05:30:00.004-06:00

Shalom

I am in Israel on an archeological excavation at the biblical site Bethsaida. The site itself is located just east of the Jordan river. We are staying on a kibbutz called Ginnosar (much like a commune) on the Sea of Galilee a few miles south from the site. During the morning we dig and at noonish we return for lunch and showers. Digging is hard work in the heat but definitely rewarding. I've been finding a great deal of Roman pottery shards, mostly wall shards the size of a finger, some as big as my hand. Handles are not as commonly found, but I happened to find several today. Most exciting part of the day was the base of a Hellanistic style bowl almost fully intact, found by one of the women in the group. She made the find just as the History Channel filming crew showed up to shoot an episode of the Naked Archeologist. I had never heard of the program, but it was fun to watch none the less. No one however was naked. The crew interviewd the woman who found it and of course they spent a number of hours filming Dr. Arav the archeologist who found the site in 1986. They did actually film us digging for quite a while, but who knows if they'll use the footage.

I will continue to update throughout my stay here. Unfortunately I'm unable to upload photos from this community computer... they may have to wait til I return.

2008-04-22T00:24:00.004-06:00

What tha?

Incredible street art from NY artist Judith Supine. Also found a process vid....very cool.

2008-04-18T11:56:00.000-06:00

Procrastination is Blogging...

2008-04-08T23:45:00.003-06:00

Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker

wow

2008-03-03T23:50:00.002-06:00

Fight The Power!

2008-03-03T23:23:00.003-06:00

Diebold

Really wouldn't surprise me.

2008-01-19T09:57:00.000-06:00

Here's Looking At YOU

2007-11-01T02:22:00.000-06:00

Such a naughty skunk.

yes!

2007-11-01T02:02:00.000-06:00

Happy Halloween!

2007-07-30T23:32:00.000-06:00

No End In Sight

"500 ways to do it wrong and 2 or 3 ways to do it right...what we didn't understand is that we'd have to go through all 500"

2007-07-06T13:54:00.000-06:00

Bye bye, jobbie–job....hello brain flex.

Today is my last day of work...and it's almost over!

For those of you who don't already know, I'm blowin outta this city and moving to Omaha in August to start my BFA in painting at UNO. Exciting!

Really I'm replacing one routine with another, only the new routine will be much more rewarding creatively and will most likely make me crazier. Which I'm cool with.

As much as I sometimes hated working for an ad firm I am gonna miss some those jokers.

Peace out Snitily Carr!

2007-06-28T13:08:00.000-06:00

Extraordinary Rendition

The CIA transportation of suspected terrorists to so called "dark prisons" for interrogation through torture not allowed legally on US soil. The website shows CIA planes that are tracked by citizens from around the world and displayed in an interactive simulation based on a time line starting in 2001 going to the present day.

I guess this proves we're not all as ignorant as or government rulers have hoped?

2007-06-26T16:24:00.000-06:00

Evo-devo

According to this article there's a good chance that evolution is not strictly do to mutations in genes over hundreds of thousands of years. In fact it seems to suggest that changes can happen much quicker than previously thought. Very cool.

2007-06-25T13:39:00.000-06:00

Bat For Lashes

Video!

Freestyle bikers with stuffed animal heads are all the world needs. The Donnie Darko Age is here.

2007-06-25T12:08:00.000-06:00

Gore Vidal

I love the way this man thinks. The "Creator" would surely be proud of what he created. Oh humans....

What is it that makes us work obliviously? Makes us mow lawns, deliver pizza, or sit in offices while the gingerbread house, made partially from human rights and partially from nature itself, is being nibbled away by small minded glutinous, big corporation Hansel and Gretels? What is it that makes people, socially educated and progressively inspired, drop their guard like an elephant hunted by lions eventually conceding to the relentless attacks of the lazy and comfortable? The beast that is human nature?

Maybe, but I do think we need to be less "comfortable".

2007-05-24T12:02:00.000-06:00

Museum of Christian History!

This has already been posted on Elisabeth's blog and most likely hundreds more....but I just can't help myself. There are so many things wrong with this place.

Did you ever see the movie Idiocracy? Not a great movie but I feel like it was some sort of ridiculous premonition for this. The "museum" feels like it's one step closer to the setting of that movie. Anyway, it's Museum of Natural History meets fairytale wonderland, only with Christian guilt and rhetoric layered in. Scaaary.

Although I must say it would be quite a treat to see the Noah's Ark exhibit where supposedly the boat is reconstructed at actual size. Remember: that's big enough to accommodate for the approximate 1.8 million different species of animals we have been able to record on the planet, two of each, including all the dinosaurs and minus the fish of course. And big enough for all the food and clean water it would take to sustain those animals for 5-6 months (some say longer). Not to mention all the plants and other living organisms that would have been destroyed. That's gotta be one big fucking boat.

Hey Noah, how did you keep the animals from eating each other? And hey, Noah why did you not warn all the other people on the planet? Yeah, that sounds to me like kind of a dick move Noah.

Photo: Noah's 600th birthday celebration.

So many questions to be raised, not enough hours in the day for blogging! Anyway, that's all I have.

Enjoy.

2007-05-11T11:00:00.000-06:00

Canada has cyborg quarters?

No silly, they're regular quarters designed to scare the pants off a few stupid Amercans.....duh.

Here's the link.

2007-04-30T21:18:00.000-06:00

Rally Feathers.

I love you Patrick.

And don't forget, when the cocks are crowin'...the runs are flowin'.

2007-04-30T12:45:00.000-06:00

"Self Invasion"

When reason escapes you....there's always the Satan card.

2007-04-26T14:11:00.000-06:00

Vagina Power

Stay prayed up!

Best comment in the comments:

"That's the biggest belt buckle I have ever seen!"

2007-04-26T11:05:00.000-06:00

Come On America.....

Let's get naked!

Just finished an article that brings up many good points regarding the prudishness of our nation. Ultimately the censorship here in America is based on what someone has been taught to be offended by (In fact, I'm quite offended by this post that I'm writing. I should stop.....I think I might be sick). And in other nations with lower teen pregnancy rates and lower sexual violence rates the censor is not present. Hmmmm.

What the article addresses is that nakedness does not always mean sexiness or sexy-time, although sadly we've been conditioned to think that here in the US. Anyway, good article, read it here.

2007-04-11T22:03:00.000-06:00

Clean Part!

Last one of the season.....should be a goody.

2007-03-29T09:49:00.000-06:00

Some stellar work from a little creative group known as Encyclopedia Pictura. The themes are great (very dream-like) and the detailed production gives a feeling of authenticity....That is that it seems like they did it for creation sake and for the sake of just producing obscure thoughts. Or maybe it's the thought that they seem to just take local talent and friends and use them in a way so that people can show off their skills and not just sell something (I don't really know much about them so this may not be the true at all, however I like to think of it this way).

An idea that I've had for quite a while now, which I'm sure a lot of people surrounded by talented folks have had, and that is to combine minds, buckle down and create things. It doesn't have to be great but to just give some of these idle hands (mine included) something to do so as not to forget and waste talent.

Anyway check out their costumes too they're fucking incredible.

2007-03-27T11:25:00.000-06:00

Giant Marionettes

One more reason to move to France and become a puppeteer.

How amazing would it be to see this in person. And how amazing would it be if she had razor sharp teeth and the puppeteers were feeding her things......like motorcycles and pedestrians.

More about the Royal de Luxe.

2007-03-19T15:45:00.000-06:00

Games!

E helped me find my ultimate addiction and it has the best darn title......Ball Droppings. Yeah!

Here's another I found through R–Fresh's site.

2007-03-12T22:59:00.000-06:00

Old Flier

I found this invite tonight while looking through my "My Stuff" folder on ze old hard drive...a party that never happened in '06 and also a bar stock that kinda did happen if you consider a few leave behind bottles of SoCo and a bottle of Knob (which acted as a nice night cap one cold February morning...'07). I know I might not be able to rekindle the idea of the "Dude Bar", which all came about when my world traveling ex-roomy and in all respects main dude RW, decided we needed one. However, I thought I'd post it since I like the flier and also to send some love his way.

Miss you bro and I hope you fill your satchel with goodies when you return...thanks for the b-day post.

2007-03-12T09:49:00.000-06:00

Oh Jeez!

It's been over a month since I've posted... what an ass I sure am. Sorry to those of you who only log on to the internets to check my blog (all of you). I'm sure you hate snakes with ruby/lazer eyes by now and I feel somewhat responsible for that...

Anyway enough about my slacking.

Stumbled across a new This Modern World that I'd like to share with ya'lls. And the image above is by Porous Walker who is, in my mind, an American hero. You can view more of his cartoons at Owl Tooth (click on the falling Knievel).

2007-02-04T15:35:00.000-06:00

The Clean Part!

I'm excited about this and want all people to go. I've been assured it will be a thorough reading...the assurer didn't actually use thorough to describe the reading. Although, he did say it will be worth seeing and you may be thoroughly disappointed if you missed it.

The snake in this poster has ruby eyes that pulsate laser beams. And he talks like a pterodactyl.

2007-02-04T15:06:00.000-06:00

I have a new computer and it's 17" of delicious photo warping...

2007-02-01T11:37:00.000-06:00

God Hates Fags!

So if you'd like to stay in his good grace stop listening to Frank Sinatra.

This is the most offensive picture I've posted on this blog. I googled the headline and this is what I found. I think this was taken in Kansas.

2007-01-26T13:38:00.000-06:00

OctopusMag/Books has a new website and some stuff for sale. Buy it! I have all 8 chapbooks and they are really cool. Mad props to Denny and Kate for slayin' the designs (to be clear, that's a good slayin', not a bad one).

Also, Mathias has some poems up on H_NGM_N.com and they are stellar. Good job buddy...I absolutely love "She Uses Her Pinky Finger When She Types".

2007-01-25T14:04:00.000-06:00

Droppin' Jager Bombs!

This also is the kind of passion and intelligence I want to see in all politicians. Booyah!

2007-01-25T12:56:00.000-06:00

Droppin' Hagel Bombs

This is the kind of passion and intelligence I want to see in all politicians, no matter what party.

2007-01-12T16:05:00.000-06:00

Sense of Self

This is an interesting article. Me thinkin bout me, thinkin bout you thinkin bout me, thinkin bout you and so on....

2007-01-08T11:21:00.000-06:00

Oh Marge....

takin' on Global Warmings again.

2007-01-02T15:05:00.000-06:00

Thanks PW for this comforting quote.

While I was on his blog to get the link I clicked around a little and rediscovered h o l d s t i l l which is good for a chuckle.

2007-01-02T13:50:00.000-06:00

The White House Censor's...

(Big suprise) an Op-ed by Flint Leverett which covered issues envolving the Bush administrations unwillingness to cooperate with Iranian officials to negotiate a "grand bargain" more...

But the NYT has published a blacked out version of the censored article.

Flint has something to say about all of it on c-span.

Via C&L

2006-12-28T10:33:00.000-06:00

I'm not usually one to praise an ad, but this is not only clever but really well done. Of course, I enjoy the theme as well.

Also, in my search for a good neandertal image I came across this article. Encephalization is the word of the day.

2006-12-22T14:40:00.000-06:00

Just when you thought Bush and Snow couldn't possibly look any more foolish.....JS gives this weeks comments a little review. Complete with stuttering and nonsensical BS.

via C&L

2006-12-20T17:23:00.000-06:00

Chinese Public Health Posters

Thought these were pretty fun.

2006-12-20T12:27:00.000-06:00

I'm hoping that this will act as the starting push of an accumulating snowball of evidence that will incriminate many members of our own government as well as Mr. Blair's. I'm quite sure, however, that it will receive little to no play in our media and will slowly decompose on the internets.

Happy thoughts!

2006-12-20T11:49:00.000-06:00

Two sentences taken out of context:

"At night, a handful of women in need of shelter sleep upstairs. He feeds them, too."

2006-12-14T14:16:00.000-06:00

Hysteria: Wombiness

Wandering Womb

2006-12-14T11:55:00.000-06:00

Judge Mag

I love old magazine illustrators. I particularly like this one because thier expressions are so bewildering. At first glance you get what the artist was trying to depict with thier emotions (in case you don't see it, he's obviously tired from saving this idiotic girl and she is pretty thrilled to be saved by muscle man, duh). But if you take another look you might find a little story between the characters and/or thier lives (duhn-nunt-duhnt!).

I've never heard of Judge magazine, but I'd like to think of Judge as being a magazine for hunky Judges who lead double lives as life gaurds. This Judge has been caught read handed. Shame on you judgey!

Anyway, there are a lot more interesting illustrated covers on this site if you scroll down. Most are not as fun as this one however.

2006-12-13T12:16:00.000-06:00

Rev. Paul Barnes is really into soy. As is this liar.

2006-12-13T11:29:00.000-06:00

Science!

2006-12-08T15:44:00.000-06:00

Photos in Madison

Finally figured out how to get the photos off of Shannon's camera (which is what I used to take the photos since mine is out of comission for a little while longer). All the photos that I posted of myself are super hot!!! Like this one:

I had a great time last weekend. Thanks to Jen, and all my new Madison peeps.

2006-12-07T20:38:00.000-06:00

Flying Spaghetti Monster

I agree with what's being said in this letter, but God doesn't look anything like that...

He looks more like this:

2006-12-07T16:45:00.000-06:00

Spell out messages with satellite images of buildings. Neato!

2006-12-07T13:57:00.000-06:00

Cheers to horrible pharmaceutical companies using real issues to put on a prettier more enviro-socio-friendly-mask. Yeah Money!

Although I did light the candle.

2006-12-06T15:56:00.000-06:00

The Future

The Venus Project proposes a social system in which automation and technology would be intelligently applied and integrated into an overall social design where the primary function would be to maximize the quality of life rather than profits... more

Some interesting ideas.....some a little more far-fetched than others, but certainly inspiring. I really like the galleries.

2006-12-06T15:45:00.000-06:00

Girl's got it goin’ awn! Cool typography...very impressive work.

2006-12-05T13:22:00.000-06:00

Quiz Time

The questions are fun and I agree with their labeling of me.

Your 'Do You Want the Terrorists to Win' Score: 100%

You are a terrorist-loving, Bush-bashing, "blame America first"-crowd traitor. You are in league with evil-doers who hate our freedoms. By all counts you are a liberal, and as such cleary desire the terrorists to succeed and impose their harsh theocratic restrictions on us all. You are fit to be hung for treason! Luckily George Bush is tapping your internet connection and is now aware of your thought-crime. Have a nice day.... in Guantanamo!

Do You Want the Terrorists to Win?
Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

2006-11-27T12:41:00.000-06:00

Science!

2006-11-14T16:58:00.000-06:00

Liger Time
Video

2006-11-03T09:39:00.000-06:00

Iron Brush
Tonight from 7:00 - 10:00pm

This summer I spent a lot of time with friends on my porch drinking and drawing. These are some of those drawings. Come check it out!

2006-10-26T14:24:00.000-06:00

Stay the Coarse

2006-10-05T12:41:00.000-06:00

Foley Overview DS style

2006-10-02T14:22:00.000-06:00

Today I enter a world forgotten by myself:

I am starting school again. A little nervous? Yeah, but I should be able to handle it.

Since I love my job sooo much I will be staying on at SC while taking night classes....well one this "quarter" which is how SCC divides there breaks. Anyway, just thought I'd share. Also I might be getting a new car...yeah!

And a world most people would like to forget:

Last night I watched a really great/ultra-twisted movie directed by Takashi Miike called Visitor Q. I recently have seen one of his other brilliant films called Gozu which I watched with good friends (Mathias and Ashley). So far there has been two recurring scenes/themes in the two films: 1) women squeezing there own breasts enough to have milk squirt from their nipples in which they seem to be getting off on. 2) men getting stuck penetrating women during sex and having a heck of a time getting out. Both of which are excitingly funny and somewhat erotic. Also incest, S&M, necrophilia...this guy throws it all in. In gozu there's a bull headed spiritman that licks people with his huge tongue. Visitor Q seemed to have more of a plot which I liked, but both films are worth a watch and Spindle has most, if not all, of Miike's movies to rent. Anyway.

2006-09-28T11:41:00.000-06:00

Richard Buckner

Those of you who know me have probably heard me rave about this man whenever music is brought up in conversation. And I have very good reasons....this guy is a brilliant artist and poet whose songs have inspired me, over the past few years, to drink and draw and love. You might be sayin, "Dude, that's some heavy cheese you're layin on regarding this guy" and to you I respond: you're right, but you'll never know if I'm just a dorky sapp-ass or justifiably love-struck by his talents unless you come tonight.

Well maybe you already know i'm dorky and a sapp-ass, but you should come anyway, for I assure you that you will be completely overwhelmed with awesomeness.

Tonight, 9:00PM @ Sokol Underground
ERIC BACHMANN
w/ Richard Buckner & Mal Madrigal
Tickets $10

2006-09-26T13:33:00.000-06:00

I happened to stumble upon this today and was not pleased.

http://www.onebeta.com/

go to the list

and go to jake gillespie

In case you didn't know, Jake, I live on 15th street. Although everything Jake said about my street is true, he has a terrible outlook on the magical experience that ensues on 15th street.

Let me just point out a few things he did not mention that counter balance all of the things he did mention....

1) middle aged men cruising up and down the strip looking for "a party" (who doesn't love parties, Jake?)

2) husker fans screaming at their girlfriends about ruining their night and not going to the air show with them (great entertainment and a reasonable argument)

3) crack, as well as many other awesome things, is so much easier to come by (that's what I'm talkin bout Jake....crack!)

4) the street globes are pretty at night (apparently "Jake" doesn't like pretty stuff)

I know that Jake is not to blame for all of this however. It's his stinkin wife! She whips him into submission and forces him to be home and in bed by 7pm and therefore he wouldn't have the opportunity to experience most of these fabulous events except maybe #3.

Still, no excuse!

I love 15th street Jake Gillespie.....so get off it!

And to Alyssa, put the whip down already.

I do however condone the slanderous talk on 13th street....what a piece of motherfucking shit ass street.

2006-09-22T13:25:00.000-06:00

Go to this tonight:

Keep the rotten fruits in your pocket this time folks....as far as I've heard this should be quite a swell reading.

Come out and show support for POETRY!

Plus the poster designer should be there and apparently he's wicked cool.

2006-09-20T14:55:00.000-06:00

Why They Hate Us
Kelly Munson

I came across this poster today on posteroffensive.com. I couldn't blow it up enough to see what it says in small print, but the prominent message is amazing.

Very smart. Very simple. Very true.

Damn you Kelly Munson, I wish I had thought of it!

And check out the archives.....some pretty awesome stuff.

2006-09-19T09:57:00.000-06:00

Well put sir.

Keith Olbermann on Bush's comments on Friday

C&L

2006-09-18T16:27:00.000-06:00

Allen holds an "ethnics" rally

Come on man.....how effing pathetic.

2006-09-18T15:49:00.000-06:00

Talk Like A Pirate Day!

2006-08-22T16:07:00.000-06:00

Dripping Off The Bone

In the spirit of flesh eating festivals, I am postin some images of people simulating the joy found in chewing on juicy piglet parts. Yummy.

Post Ribs Reactions

2006-08-17T15:20:00.000-06:00

The List

Ah the notorious list that has been talked about all over Lincoln these last few weeks (if not directly referred to...certainly metaphorically spoken about). I did not make this list, although a good share of my close friends are on the leaving portion of this list. It's a major bummer, but as I see it, they just ain't my friends no more if they cain't hold out and be miserably stuck here with me.

I'm kidding. I love Lincoln. And most people on the list.

Thought I'd make that clear since I fooled so many people with the satire in my Minneapolis entry.

2006-07-21T15:25:00.001-06:00

Baby Smoothies!

2006-07-14T13:59:00.000-06:00

I'm Moving to Minneapolis.

There's nothing you can do. I know that this might upset a few of you, but it's something that's been building up in me for the last six years. I didn't realize how bad it has gotten here in Lincoln and how superior and heavenly a place like Minneapolis truly is. I mean you only have to take a few steps down the sidewalk (or the middle of the street) here in downtown Lincoln to realize how sub par this town really is. Or simply lie between parked motorcycles, cars, or restaurants on any downtown Lincoln street and just watch as the citizens of this town look at you in disgust and fear. Something that would never happen in Minneapolis, that's for sure. Or maybe you'd be inclined to stand on the sidewalk in front of a group of people dining or sharing drinks with their friends (who by the way always sit in packs of 12 or 9) to talk about your love for the greatest city on earth, Minneapolis, and you will find yourself dripping with whatever beverages maybe at hand. These are just a few examples of how unfriendly the people of Lincoln are...it's true....look around you.

I know some of you are asking, "McQuBen you've done so, so, soooo many great things in this community. You make people laugh, you wear tight shorts, why would you go and throw it all away like this?" And to you I respond with, "you fucking liar, you only pretend to be concerned about me! You're just like all the other inferiors in this town, completely STUCK-UP!"

Only now have I finally found the inspiration and courage for my journey. Believe me I've always known that Minneapolis is the greatest city in the world and that Lincoln, NE pales in comparison, but I don't think that I would have grasped this big picture idea on my own...

The switch was flipped on sharply by a man I have the most incredible respect for, this man.

This man was quite jealous of the encounter.

In conclusion, I feel it is imperative for me to flee from this place to eat in fine restaurants such as Buca Di Beppo (far superior to rip-off establishments obviously trying to copy the use of garlic in it's dishes) and to walk the halls of million dollar museums. Enjoy your crappy city!

2006-07-13T14:46:00.001-06:00

Earl's

A place where old women show off cleavage, a place where you find car batteries stacked on pallet-jacks and air-compressors chained to cinder blocks in the parking lot, this is a place where the bartender asks "a pitcher?...what flavor?", where I witnessed patrons who sang with such extreme passion, the hit song from the American rock group Deep Blue Something, "Breakfast at Tiffany's", a place where I imagine you could here the phrase "I made some pie, ya'll help yourselves", a place I charish, another place to call home. Earls!

Earl's Men's Room

Earl's Bike Crew

2006-07-12T11:13:00.001-06:00

Mr Minneapolis

This guy needs a hug.

2006-07-11T14:25:00.002-06:00

Getting Nasty
On the night of July 10th 2006 (Kick Ball night) a night destined to end in a pile of mud on a county road somewhere near Bennet, NE. Five friends discovered a whole awful lot about some things. But that's just the ending....

"Hold on becca the water kinda smells like rasberries....I don't even like rasberries."

"Ahng aahhdon't know. Get nasty!"

Told ya.

Getting nasty sure is exhausting.

This is great!

"Get back here....I'm not done with you!"

Ladies, ladies......come on, I need to put those back on!

Who shit on Ashley? Come on guys....low blow. Not cool!

Schwerrve ohn.

Check out the grimacing look on this king crab! Look out for the left pincher there sailor Meg!

Who let the 4th grader eat all the echinasea root?

....and my teeth are made from black licorice and egg whites! YUM.

2006-07-10T12:27:00.000-06:00

Out of these two gentlemen, who likes pie the most? and who likes beef brisket?

We hate pieah ha ha ha!

Hit me with some more sugar dawlin.

This kind of activity is rarely documented!

Mmmmmm pie has delicious clothes!

I love briskets....not pie, says Robbie.

Pie had gone into attack positioning. There was nothing more Patrick could do.

All photos were taken just minutes after something incredibly exciting happened. The excitement referred to in the last sentence was most definitely exciting.