Chicago Pics.....finally.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

Sorry for the delay, folks. I was waylaid in Ohio (not as fun as it sounds).

KoolZip:


A pensive (and gigantic) XNASA:


SusanG:


AlHedges and Blue-Jay:


Bat-Boy:


The 8th Grade:


Me w/ halo:


RKZ and Hedges gearing up for the big moment:


The big moment:


Terrya laughing at said big moment:


SotB Paul and RKX yucking it up at Lake MI

[Blue-Jay]

1. Cool pics, Paul!

(was I as drunk as I look in that picture?)

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

2. No, Jason...

I think you held your liquor pretty well. But then again, I was pretty drunk, so I'm not the best judge. :)

[Magrittes Pipe]

5. Dude. You broke your key off in your car.

You were FUCKED.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

12. Not nearly as fucked...

as when the nub of the key (which actually succeeded in starting my car) stopped working in the middle of Bumfuck, OH. What a night.

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. Thank you! Great pics!

You guys are simply all adorable! :bounce:

[terrya]

4. Thanks Paul!

That picture of me will scare the bejeezus out of everyone. That's an OMG pic, for sure. :scared:

But everyone else's pics look great! :-)

T

[cassandra uprising]

27. oh just stop it

you're as fine as the rest.

the only reason for me to be scared of those pictures is now i know for a fact that when chavez finally meets you guys, he leave me for all ya'll.

:cry:

[ronnykmarshall]

6. Great pics ...

damn, those two guys need to get a room!

[RevolutionaryActs]

7. The Hedges RKZ pic made my whole year!!!!

BWHAHAHAHAHAHA! :rofl:


Oh, gwad. I'm saving it! :7

[RandomKoolzip]

32. Big moment, my ass.

And I mean that literally.

[RevolutionaryActs]

61. ROTFLMAFAOPMP!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Oh shit. I can't stop laughing.

[RandomKoolzip]

64. I can't stop taking penecillin!

Damn you and your herpes, hedges!

[RevolutionaryActs]

72. Now, now you only have yourself to blame.

You should have known better then to kiss that man ho.

[Magrittes Pipe]

8. I seem to remember some other pics being taken.

Did you lose your sack of film?

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

13. I was gonna post the other one of you...

but I thought you'd get testie.

[XNASA]

9. Thanks for posting the larger than lifesize image of my huge head.

Gee, Paul, how can I ever repay you for that? I think I'll probably slice your tires next time you're in town.

[terrya]

11. Your picture makes you look thoughtful, pensive....

I like it.

Mine makes me look like I'm plotting against something. Or that I'm fucking drunk already. :-)

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

14. How can you say that's larger than life?

You're 12 feet tall, XNASA--of course you're gonna look big on camera! It's okay, giants are people too.

[XNASA]

16. It's strange how someone can be so big in some places......

...and so tiny in others. :cry:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

25. There's a Eucharist wafer hovering in fron t of your face

Are you a godly magician?

[XNASA]

29. Hardly. My true identity is made known in this retouched photo.

[dolo amber]

10. You forgot to point out your bass player...

The inimitable Emo Phillips. :D

[RandomKoolzip]

38. Closer inspection reveals his true identity:

Andy Dick.

[asthmaticeog]

15. Looks like that was a great time!

Koolzip -- one of us... one of us... one of us...

[Beware the Beast Man]

17. You never grabbed MY ass!

:cry:

[Magrittes Pipe]

18. I grabbed the other end.

Wasn't that enough for you?

[progmom]

19. that's hot

:evilgrin:

[redqueen]

20. Awww.... great pics!

Thanks for sharing. :D

[Susang]

21. Did anyone notice that the Devil appears to be lurking behind me?

:D

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

22. Kick

for Chavez

[GOPisEvil]

24. No, but I noticed that you look great!

:hi:

[Susang]

77. Aren't you sweet!

And that was near the end of the night and everything! ;-)

[Shakespeare]

26. Is that what that is?

I thought perhaps it was somebody crashing the party! :evilgrin:

[RandomKoolzip]

49. Good thing we have a new pope....

Ratzinger will send an exorcist to Chicago immediately....as soon as he's done stripping all poor people, minorities, and women of their place in the church.

[Misunderestimator]

23. Oh sure... NOW I understand all the copycat threads!

:woohoo:

:rofl:

[cassandra uprising]

28. spank-a-rific

hey paul

:hi: :hi: :hi:

it looks like you guys had a blast. can't wait to see you in ct!

[cassandra uprising]

30. kick again for chavez

where are you darling? you know you want to see those pictures so you can run away to chicago and leave me for all these beautiful men.

[RandomKoolzip]

31. Hey Paul: thanks for posting these.....

they look fantastic. And Hedges' tongue tasted even better. It was great balls of fun all around!


Sorry to hear about yr car troubles.


Rock on Chicago!

[HEyHEY]

34. I wanted to see more nudity

[RandomKoolzip]

36. The Boston crew can hook you up on that one....

We're a bunch of uptight prudes here in the windy city. In fact, we have to wear sackcloth over our bodies at all times so that onlookers don't go nuts.

[Skittles]

33. A FINE-LOOKING BUNCH YOU ARE!

thank you for these pics! Chicago ROCKS! :thumbsup:

[RandomKoolzip]

37. Thank you.

My wife will never understand....

[goodboy]

35. Where in Ohio were you> (nt)

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

41. Broke down in Elmore

Spent the night in Freemont. Elmore has to be the most desolate looking exit off the I-90/I-80. You familiar with the area?

[RandomKoolzip]

45. Lemme guess:

You stopped for gas and when you got back in, the key wouldn't work. Right?

You miserable fool! :cry:

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

53. It would have worked fine...

except that I turned the ignition switch to "lock." The reason the key worked after being broken was that the ignition is old and, provided the ignition was not locked, still allowed me to turn it far enough to start the car.

I pulled off the highway to take a nap only to find out there was a $3.50 toll for getting off the highway. Came up $0.45 short on the toll and was therefore lectured by the old lady in the booth for being an inconsiderate driver. I was exhausted and pissed off. I pulled up to a store to use an ATM and thoughtlessly turned the ignition to lock. It was 7:45 PM on a Sunday night in Nowhere, OH. There was one cab company and they were closed. I got a ride to a motel from a cop (who had to search me before I got in the car).

Sorry for the huge response....had to tell someone.

[RandomKoolzip]

54. Your story made me weep.

That blows dead whales, dude.....I'm so sorry!

Next time, take my advice and CALL A BLOODY LOCKSMITH, willya?!

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

57. Dude,

the locksmith wanted $250. I spent $27 having keys made in OH. Eat me, goat tits.

[RandomKoolzip]

59. The locksmith wouldn't have frisked you, though.

Did you tip the cop?

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

70. No

but he noticed that I became aroused midway thru the frisking. He seemed to like that.

[goodboy]

48. Once I had to play a wedding in Fremont, and you know those welcome

signs once you get into town that says, "Welcome to Fremont, home of ________" Nothing! Home of NOTHING!

[Bouncy Ball]

39. HANG on a second!!!

You're in the 8th Grade???

I was just looking up the Dresden Dolls and ran across some stuff about the 8th Grade!!

How WEIRD is that?

I'm totally weirded out. In a good way.

[RandomKoolzip]

40. There must be five different bands called the 8th Grade nowadays...

In fact, Paul's band (for whon I used to play bass) The 8th Grade (based in Nashville, TN), was playing on the same night Chicago's 8th Grade was, at a bar in the same neighborhood.

And there's some cheesy metal band called Grade 8 that's offending people for all the wrong reasons (i.e. they suck)

Anyhow, *I* came up with the name.

It's also funny, me and SotBPaul have been in bands called The Disturbed, The Apes, and now the 8th Grade; all names that were later stolen by inferior bands (true!)

[Bouncy Ball]

42. Oh.

Ok. Thanks.

[RandomKoolzip]

43. No prollem!

If they're associated with the Dresden Dolls, the 8th Grade of which you speak probably sound NOTHING like the DU 8th Grade, who play rock in a Cheap Trickian/Elvis Costellian/Fastballian vein.

Dammit...I knew we shoulda copyrighted the fucker.

[Bouncy Ball]

46. Well, I'm not sure they're associated with the Dresden Dolls,

it was just one of those things where you come across something while surfing. I do know they are based in Chicago.

The Dresden Dolls are in New Hampshire or one of those little teeny tiny states up there.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

44. Yeah, I'm in The 8th Grade

KoolZip was too up until about 1.5 years ago.

Where did you find info on us?

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

47. Oh....

I see RKZ beat me to the punch on that one. And in a wittier way too.

We're trademarking the name very, very soon.

[Bouncy Ball]

50. This might not be you guys

http://www.the8thgrade.com/index.cfm?method=home

And I think I thought they were Chicago based because of the Chicago address on the right hand side of the home page, but in looking at the website, I can't see where they are based.

[RandomKoolzip]

51. Yup, guilty as charged!

That's my former band and Paul's current band.

Nice website, Pablito!

[Bouncy Ball]

52. Really?

I'm listening to 25 Phone Calls right now. THAT is really weird. I was listening to the SONGS of a guy I was READING on DU and didn't know they were the same guy.

Geez, that's a bit too freaky.

[RandomKoolzip]

55. Paul...you readin' this?!

You's famous, bwai!

Bouncy: I will personally call Ratzinger and see if he'll send an exorcist....actually, see my response to Susang's post above.

[Bouncy Ball]

58. I'm serious, that's a bit chilling.

When I found the website last night, I started listening to some songs, but it was waking up my husband so I thought "Eh, I'll listen to them tomorrow."

So I had just started playing them in another window and was reading DU.

I see that picture and the caption "8th Grade" and freaked out.

:wow:

BTW, "Worst Day" is my favorite so far.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

60. Wow....

That is a VERY strange coincidence. God, that is strange.

BTW, it looked a bit confusing above, so for clarity: 25 Phone Calls is my fav.

[Bouncy Ball]

65. You are subconsciously trying to seduce me with both

your voice AND your words (on DU).

:scared:

You officially scare me now. Get thee behind me!!!!!

[RandomKoolzip]

62. That is....bizarre.

Wow. That's really weird.


Bouncy: are you experiencing any tremors, spectral lights, or other paranormal disturbances? Just kidding.

It's a small DU world, innit?!

[Bouncy Ball]

63. I'm experiencing fucking CHILLS up and down my spine.

WHAT the hell are the chances of THAT shit?

That's why, initially, I thought "well maybe it's not the same band."

Well, I have to get their CD now. It's fate.

[RandomKoolzip]

66. That's insane.

Do you have the other half of this amulet?

[Bouncy Ball]

67. LOL, no, but I'm wondering if I shouldn't start

a new thread telling the whole story and asking if this is the BEST/freakiest DU coincidence that's ever happened.....what do you think?

[RandomKoolzip]

68. Ya got my persimmon!

I mean "permission."

[Bouncy Ball]

69. Hey more publicity for them

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

71. Sounds good to me!!!

I'm a publicity whore....

[RandomKoolzip]

73. Yeah, minus the "publicity."

Jes Kiddin'...ah luuuuve you, man!

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

56. Good deal!!!

That's one of my fav tunes on the album. 2 weeks and counting until the release date. I'll post something when it's available!

[Ellen Forradalom]

74. I'm sad

Chicago DU doesn't love me any more. I'm going to have to move to Boston :cry:

[Mrs_Beastman]

75. Is it just me.....

or does Matcom have a thing for bears?:shrug:

[RandomKoolzip]

76. Kick...

I'll bet twenty bucks the Boston group doesn't come up with pix as entertaining as these.

[Bat Boy]

78. My God! I'm enormous!

Obviously retouched.

I'm actually very tiny.