COACHELLA 2006?
(the Smashing Pumpkins?!?!)

Saturday, April 29

Depeche Mode
Franz Ferdinand
Sigur Ros
Wu-Tang Clan
Pavement
DJ Shadow
Muse
DJ Tiesto
Elbow
White Zombie
Sneaker Pimps
Cat Power
Eagles Of Death Metal
Atmosphere
Wyld Stallions
Travis
TV On The Radio
Go! Team
Rabit In The Moon
Tortoise
Blackalicious
Underworld
Sufjan Stevens
Funkmaster Flex
Onelinedrawing
Esthero
Dredg
Longwave
Plastic Animals
Regina Spektor
Black Heart Procession
Bletzung
William Bailey
Wolf Parade
Cafe Tacuba
Leftfield
Ben Folds Five
Neurosis

Sunday, April 30

David Bowie
Smashing Pumpkins
Portishead
De La Soul
Television
Counting Crows
Wilco
The Doves
RJD2
Ween
Groove Armada
Deftones
Mars Volta
Primus
Architecture In Helsinki
Do Make Say Think
Kings Of Leon
Love And Rockets
Explosions In The Sky
My Morning Jacket
Xiu Xiu
Feist
Dieselboy
Zack Attack
Super Furry Animals
Iron & Wine
DJ Icey
Metric
Animal Collective
FatLip
Death From Above 1979
Matisyahu
Slint

HOLY SHIT:



I STILL can't believe they're coming to e-ville!

Sorry Erics, but I was right:



You KNOW what we're doing this saturday night.

Sorry Par, I knew it before you made it public knowledge... it's all mine.
Seriously, I'm calling tomorrow.

Sorry to hear that, Alison. It's really cool that your dean got involved with the students like that. I wish I could say the same about either of my deans.

On a somewhat related note, for those who care, Medshow has officially been cancelled (at least for this year). Apparently, they felt it was too controversial and too much of a liability. (It's somewhat related because the new dean of medicine was not a fan of the show.)

"... complaints against any individual student could lead to the elimination of your educational license and thus remove your ability to graduate with a Doctor of Medicine. These risks are serious and real. Weighing the pros and cons, clearly, medshow came up a bit short."

Alison your dean died in a riding accident last week. My sister told me a while ago, I thought you already knew so I never brought it up. That is all.

that sucks. sorry to hear that.

mortality sucks


uh, apparently I am mildly (and morbidly) psychic. I think of random people I haven't seen in a long time, and then read about them in the obituaries a few days later (this has happened a few times now too). The dean of my faculty (when I was there) passed away 'tragically' (they won't say more) on Sunday, at the age of 58.

And I know, most of you wouldn't really miss a beat, the deans of most faculties don't get to know their students. But Dr. Morrison was different. He was hands-on. he had the student groups out to his acreage every year for a bbq, and each spring, he came out to field school and bought pizza and beer for everyone, among all the other things he did for us. Additionally, at convocation, I got to take a picture with him (woo!) and while he was shaking my hand on stage, he told me he wished more students were like me. It's difficult to cry while working at the Big Red Triangle... fuck. Anyway, I guess I'll go to his funeral. He deserves to have a packed house remembering him. It still feels like some sick joke though. A healthy man, just retired from being dean, and returning to teaching, loved life, was active... and now is gone. He was one of those people that other people wish they could be like.

AHHHHHHH! BOOOOOOOO!

Well, I tracked that gangster game down and found one more:

Mobstar claims to be the first ever gangster themed MMORPG that has a free version and a pay version. The free version offers the "basics" but you have to pay to be able to kill other players, steal cars, and a other things. Really...paying to kill? That doesn't fire up the soul.

Omerta is the free game I stumbled onto. Though you can only choose to start from either the U.S. or Italy, the kill feature is open to all. I think it would be a good idea to try Omerta out first. We should try to figure out which city we want to start in and go from there.

Thanks for reminding me, Jesse:

It's the day of the Top Duck. Happy Birthday Percy. We're coming for you.