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camera obscura @ the crofoot 11.27.09

this past friday marked the long awaited camera obscura show at the crofoot out in pontiac. it seemed like we bought our tickets years ago but the time had arrived at last. i started out the night at redcoat tavern for a delicious burger and somehow was able to get a table and eat in a matter of an hour and a half while some people had been waiting two hours just to be seated, and thanks to beth and jenny learned the importance of adding guacamole to that burger. …read more and hear the song…

cold cave – life magazine

happy black friday everyone. im very tempted to wake up at 3 am to get in line for a $250 32 inch flat screen tv for my upcoming new place of residence, but then i remembered that im sane, so im not going to do that (edit: i ended up going the day before thanksgiving and buying a 42″. thank you best buy no interest financing!). it seems like black friday begins earlier and earlier every year, which begs the question, at which point do you black friday will actually take place on thanksgiving itself? i think its only a matter of time. the good news is a few of us are going to redcoat tavern for a delicious burger today and then tosee camera obscura at the crofoot, one of my favorite local venues, so my friday wont be so black. pics to come next week.

todays track is contextually relevant to black friday. its “life magazine” by cold cave, and it happens to be featured in the latest radio shack commercial. and commercialism is what black friday is all about! …read more and hear the song…