home November 16, 2008
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I’ll be home late tomorrow night. Ready to work.
optional November 14, 2008
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Hi all - even though I am outta town this weekend (gettin along, lil dogies, in Tejas), you should still go out and do stuff. I think it’s time for another round of OPTIONAL EVENTS. take pictures and tell me how it goes. I’ll see you next week.
besos
salem
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BEEHIVE
Read Bert’s critic’s choice listing here
See the Beehive Collective’s presentation beehivecollective.org. 
Mon 11/17, 7 PM, 5710, University of Chicago, 5710 S. Woodlawn, 207-669-2828.
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ANABOLIC LIV ULLMANN
(even though i’m not in town, i’m in an art show. i suck to miss this one, because it will be fun and good!)
An Associate Degree in Science. A group show and screening curated by Catie Olson & EC Brown. at Finch Gallery, 2747 W Armitage, Friday 11/14 from 7-10 pm and Sunday, 11/16 from 1-5 pm.
(I made a piece about the movie Persona, and people’s reactions to our President-Elect. also quoting Suzan-Lori Parks)
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SMF (aka SMILF)
The Select Media Festival opens tonight and it’s not just for Bridgeport anymore. Events and screenings and concerts all weekend!
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I feel bad that Mitch Mitchell passed away, but I still think Buddy’s version of “Machine Gun”, at least, is so much better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVvtIS2YGVI
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WE’LL JUST COAST
from No Coast:
No Coast is a screenprinting and fiber arts collective in Pilsen looking for new members. In addition to extensive studio equipment we also have a multi-use space for retail and public events.
Applicants should have experience with or interest in group work, consensus process and collective practice. We have weekly meetings and all volunteer a few days a month to work the store and run public events such as workshops and screenings.
Spaces are available now. Rent is $200-225 and includes utilities and some public supplies. Preference will be given to those who can commit to the space for a minimum of 6 months.
Facilities include cutting, printing and drawing tables, personal storage, drying racks, exposure unit, light box, wash-out room with pressure washer, flat files, kitchenette, washer/dryer, letterpress and sewing machines.
For more information go to www.no-coast.org
E-mail everyone@no-coast.org if interested
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WE ARE LEGENDARY CHILDREN
please forward this great thing — more bars/dance nights/people with surplus should make grants!!
The Critical Fierceness Grant
A project of Chances Dances, the Critical Fierceness Grant offers a unique opportunity for queer artistic expression to Chicago LGBTIQ communities. The grant is available to individuals or groups who identify themselves or their work as queer. Included in the grant is financial support in the amount of $500, an exhibition venue for a finalized project or work-in-progress, as well as ongoing communication and feedback about the project.
Application materials can be downloaded at chancesdances.org
The deadline for applications is December 31, 2008 and the grant will be awarded in February 2009. Applicants are encouraged to contact us at chances.dances@gmail.com or Jacqueline Boyd at jstarbright@hotmail.com for more information.
Chances is a monthly dance party which functions to bring together the varied LGBTIQ communities of Chicago. All gender expressions are welcome.
*CHANCES*
Third Mondays at Subterranean, 10p-2a
2011 W. North Ave., Chicago
Always FREE!
www.chancesdances.org
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HA HA BELLS
tonight at Heaven Gallery (Fri 11/14, 10 pm, $donation, 1550 N Milwaukee 2nd Flr) you can get your funny on with SELL THE BOAT (an improvised comedy surprise) and then bask in the glory of the musician JOHN BELLOWS
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POSTERS FOR PEACE
http://www.aigachicago.org/node/3582
Fri 11/14: opening for “The Graphic Imperative: International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment 1965-2005″. The Graphic Imperative is a select retrospective of forty years of international sociopolitical posters. Themes include dissent, liberation, racism, sexism, human rights, civil rights…The exhibit opens November 14, 2008, from 5:30–7:30 pm and runs through December 19, 2008. Curator Elizabeth Resnick will speak at the opening.
Gallery Hours: 3-7pm M-F, 12-4pm Sat & Sun and by appointment 773-508-7510.
Location: 1001 West Loyola Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 For further information, gallery@luc.edu, 773.508.7510
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TALKIN
Noah B & B Stabler have a discussion with Diana Guerrero-Macia, Carol Jackson, Cole Pierce and others at 4:30 Sunday Nov 16 at 4:30 (final open viewing hours for the exhibition will be from 1-4, then they’ll set up chairs & projector etc). at Old Gold 2022 N Humboldt Blvd
Sundays 1-4PM
By Appointment 773.653.9956
oldgoldchicago@gmail.com
www.oldgoldexhibitionsandevents.com
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ICE FARMERS FOR STICKING
2 Blackhawks games at home this weekend:
| Fri Nov 14, 2008 | Blues | Blackhawks | 7:30 PM | |||||||
| Sun Nov 16, 2008 | Sharks | Blackhawks | 6:00 PM |
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SPEAKING OF
(with apologies to the NCAAV)
I have the satellite cable now at my house and I think we have, in addition to sports craziness, the Free Speech Network. Let me know if you have a spare DVR and I will record tv goodness for you or your classroom or your screening series. I can probably record now onto VHS tapes if that does it for you. Seriously. I’ll do it.
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THAT SONG IN MY HEAD
music I’m missing out on this weekend, but you don’t have to:
DAS GLUV
Saturday, November 15
ELBO ROOM (2871 N.
Lincoln)
Show at 9. They are on last. $10.
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Benefit for Cat Meds for that pretty happy kitty that lives at the Empty Bottle
RADLEY BENEFIT DANCE PARTY
Sunday, November 16
EMPTY BOTTLE (1035 N Western)
9 pm. $3. 5 DJs.
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LOVELY LITTLE GIRLS, BITTER TEARS, PUSSY PIRATES
Monday, November 17
also at EMPTY BOTTLE
9:30 pm, free!
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Saturday November 15th 11PM
Tuman’s “free Saturday night hit parade dance party” — Logan DJs at Tuman’s every Saturday and it’s pretty hilarious to see the “newer” residents of the neighborhood get crunky. Chicago and what, Leavitt?
Then Wednesday November 19th
Gray Matter!!!!! CD Release with live acts:
Gate Keeper, Casual Encounter
check the calendar on www.loganbay.org
for more info
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CERTAINLY NOT LEAST : The devil has his tail in my hand! We are blessed black winged with a new metal venue in fair Chgo! The Metal Shaker!
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BETTER LIVING THRU RECEPTIONS (note — mostly stuff I know nothing about but maybe is interesting? I get lots of email from other people about this sort of stuff but don’t always know people or their work beyond what’s on the internet because I am watching the satellite TV and going to hockey games instead of paying attention to art so apologies if something is totally horrible and should be stopped)
Old Gold presents “An Essential Poverty of the Face” by Arlen Austin & Craig Doty at Alogon Gallery
alogongalleryinfo@gmail.com
1049 N. Paulina 3R, Sat 11/15, 7-10 pm
Happy Dog has a group show called “Electric” opening on Sat 11/15 from 6-11 pm, 1542 N Milwaukee, 2nd floor.
“Blow Up: Works for the invasion of Iran” by Thomas Roach opens on Tue 11/18 from 4-6 pm at the SAIC’s gallery X (insert comment here) at 280 S Columbus #113
Stan Shellabarger has a piece making its foray into the world on Sun 11/23 at the Hyde Park Art Center.
Photograms by Hal Rammel at ESS open tonight 11/14, from 6-9 pm. 5925 N Ravenswood.
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I hate to be an ass, but sometimes the old drummer from Erase Errata was even better than MM. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_-5WKjJHCE
bye!
right on for the darkness November 1, 2008
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Lil’ Manitoba update:
We had a haunted yard last night. The usual amount of kids, but more dads and moms than I remember from previous years. I scooted off to bedland fairly early on, so I don’t know what happened with the bonfire, but I do know that the beer can fire pit is only half there this morning. It is a can no more. It is an ex-fire pit.
Rat films, a hardhat with “Satan!” written on it (bright white, pretty funny) and the ubiquitous chicken suit. Hopefully pictures will emerge soon.
Got to chat quickly with all of the neighbors, including the sometimes performance partner in the group sometimes called “NEIGHBORS” and hopefully we’ll get it together soon for a new collaborative effort. I am beginning to see the error in marking time by events and exhibitions. Makes you nervous in between and then you schedule more and more. I’d rather mark time like Littlest Fag Ever does — by naps and poops and the big singing faces of my always-happy-to-see-me visitors. Who wouldn’t want lots of people saying you’re so cute and clamoring to hold you in their arms? Babies have it good.
TS update: editing, trying to sell books, still trying to pin down a venue for a show Dec 5 or 6. A contender has risen. Hopefully people will want to come and give us money. Please give us money.
New City update:
A tiny tip — never, ever, shop at Fairplay on the 1st of the month, 10x never ever if the 1st of the month is a Saturday. Wow.
But big love to my neighbors in the shopping line (30 minute wait — we babysat each other and counted change as zen breathing exercise. If you want a lesson in growing community, get stuck in line on the Monthly card shopping day).
Other tiny tips: a “Team Satan” button on your jacket is a larger conversation starter than an “Obama for Change” button (but the “Obama for Change” button elicits more amateur stand-up shenanigans), drinking a soda pop while waiting in line is acceptable if you pay for it when you get to the register but drinking Martell mixed with skim milk is not as acceptable even if you pay for it eventually (it’s also a strange girl-drink drunk phenomenon), chatting about how much you want to kill your kids is totally fine as long as you a: don’t actually do it, at least not at Fairplay, and b: still wipe crumbs off their mouths using your spit and/or sleeve, but chatting about how much you want to kill other peoples’ kids does not go over as well.
Other news: I’m going to Austin in a few weeks. I need a place to stay. I’ll only be invading for Six Days, Seven Nights. Also interviewing housesitters who have a penchance for loud neighbors and aggro cats.
Right back atcha, Bruce Buddy!
(Why do they call them LOLCATZ when I’m sure the cats think it’s no laughing matter?)
also, LOLSUGE update:
Seriously, I do have busy days & nights. Seriously. Send money.
hey everybody! our friend has given us a great idea! October 29, 2008
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in re: the NYC that you can’t move to anymore. see also:
&:
by the buy October 26, 2008
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An update from Temporary Services
Dear Friends,
It has been a while since we last wrote you and we have some exciting things to report.
Temporary Services has started our own publishing house and online store: Half Letter Press.
With that, we have just released our first self-published book. It is titled Public Phenomena and let us tell ya, it looks beautiful! 152 glossy full color pages. We can’t wait for you to see it.
This book is the result of over ten years of photographic documentation and research on the variety of modifications and inventions people make in public. From roadside memorials to makeshift barriers, people consistently alter shared common spaces to suit their needs, or let both man-made and natural aberrations run wild. The result is a new kind of public space – with creative and inspiring moments that push past the original planned design of cities.
Images and text by: Temporary Services, Polonca Lovšin, Joseph Heathcott & Damon Rich, Boštjan Bugaric, Ana Celigoj, Maša Cvetko, Marko Horvat, Meta Kos, Darjan Mihajlović, Danijel Modrej, Maja Modrijan, and Sonja Zlobko
You can purchase the book directly from us for $15.00 using Paypal.
In addition to publishing books, which will include books by other authors in the future, Half Letter Press was created to better distribute our own work and the work of other creative people whose work we admire. We have created a online store toward this end.
This endeavor is just getting started. We hope you’ll check back regularly. The store is the first step in building long-term independent infrastructure for supporting the work of others. You can read more of our ideas about this here.
Half Letter Press offers volume discounts for multiple copies of Public Phenomena. We also offer a variety of alternative payment methods including trading. Please consider telling your book and booklet-loving friends about us!
If you make something you feel we should sell, or if you would like to help us distribute our new book Public Phenomena, please get in touch.
Thank you and all the best,
Temporary Services / Half Letter Press
(Brett Bloom, Salem Collo-Julin, Marc Fischer)
Temporary Services
P.O. Box 121012
Chicago, IL 60612 USA
http://www.temporaryservices.org
servers@temporaryservices.org
http://www.halfletterpress.com
P.S. Coming soon!
New Temporary Conversations interview booklets with The Dicks, Tim Kerr, and
Jean Toche of Guerrilla Art Action Group (GAAG).
Temporary Services goes to Austin, Texas.
Temporary Services celebrates their 10th anniversary in December with a book
release and party in Chicago!
More information to follow.
uh huh her October 18, 2008
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Confidential to those who knew about my whereabouts last night: I’m going to need to do a lot of loud obnoxious unlawful stupidity tonight to make up for it. “Did you see that on Martha?”
everyday October 14, 2008
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I can feel it.
i can feel it
oh oh-oh, oh
i can feel it!
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bonus extra gossip:
M: “Is he cool?”
S: “We like a lot of the same things.”
M: “What, like … wrestling, bacon, … metal?”
S: “Well, what else is there?”
finally October 7, 2008
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- finally got that email about donating $ to Planned Parenthood in SP’s name:
Instead of (in addition to?) us all complaining about how horrible she is, let’s all make a donation to Planned Parenthood in Sarah Palin’s name for reminding us of the importance of protecting our rights for birth control, women’s health and reproductive choice. This is a brilliant idea for $10, or even $5.
And here’s the good part: when you make a donation to PP in her name, they’ll send her a card telling her that the donation has been made in her honor. Use this link.
You’ll need to fill in the address to let Planned Parenthood know where to send the “in Sarah Palin’s honor” card. I suggest you use the address for the McCain campaign headquarters, which is:
McCain for President
1235 S. Clark Street
1st Floor
Arlington , VA 22202PS: make sure you use that link above or choose the pulldown of Donate–Honorary or Memorial Donations
- Finally got two chances for y’all to see me talkin’ in the public about the good word (although most of you are probably like “shut up already!”:
Artists At Work Forum at the Chicago Cultural Center, Oct 16
Disruptions: the political in art now at the MCA, Oct 25
- Finally, a conversation between two dudes about drugs, ducks, and documentaries (and action figures) that I can appreciate. Scroll down to hear it. (hint: the wart that dare not speak its name)
- Finally (maybe) a Free Store plan for November? Stay tuned.
- Finally another source of porn.
busy September 28, 2008
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I’m really busy these days on stuff I don’t want to talk about yet but most of it is going public soon. This week and end were all about striving for future potential. Can’t say much now, but hippies will be stripped, books will be thrown, talking will talk, and fun will be had.
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The flea market was rife with skeeters of all kinds, but the following (plus some secret gifts) were acquired:
(sans book but with 2 extra Crass records)
(talked down to $0.75)
(ok, not really, but picked up a very clean copy of Raunch n’ Roll Live. I just wanted an excuse to share this fantastic flyer)
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Missed a free ticket to My Bloody Valentine on Sat night (sorry MC!) because Beauty Visited Me At The Fair in the form of the best, diabetic-coma inducing, chocolate mini-pie I’ve ever eaten. Baked by French nuns in black habits. Sexy, non? From the Fraternite Notre Dame, which is on Central and Grand here in Gochgo. I will link to their patisserie when the site is up, it was that good. I also grabbed chocolate & vanilla bread, which I’ll have to try this week as I am sugared out from the last two days of choco pie. Then I watched one of the nuns crossing over the path to the Hot Potato stand and it was a little like seeing the Maharishi coming out of the bathroom.
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Oh, and Terry’s officially retired. Not Cher-retired. Like burn it down and out of the ashes asthma will rise. I keep wanting to do this R&B thing with MM & RB and maybe I can talk them into it for the winter moments. Remember winter services?
well, anyway, there’s tons of bands and all your friends and it all starts at the Empty Bottle at 9 pm. For free, just a little dignity and buy a drink or seven.
all bad things come to the end
the end all broughthere toexamine
I think I’ll miss you most of all.
Anyway, free show Monday night and bring your tear-stained letters.
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I’m not talking fun stuff herein either, but oh have I been having the fun stuff. It’s sweeter than the Nun Pie, and you should be jealous. It’s great it’s great it’s great. Now shut up, you guys.
Here’s some salty ham to tide you over.
