Since the last post, we’ve added two more people to our Pick ‘Em List, Steve and Katie; both of which didn’t go with the clear favorite (Beardie).  We’ve also had a few people lose a choice or two.  The competition is finally almost clear of all the unTop Chef chefs and it will start to get a little interesting here on out.  How long can Robin really keep Carla-ing?

• Brandon:  Kevin Gillespie, Michael Voltaggio and Jen Carroll
• Kim:  Kevin Gillespie, Michael Voltaggio and Jen Carroll
• Bob:  Kevin Gillespie, Michael Isabella and Jen Carroll
• Kate:  Kevin Gillespie, Ash Fulk, Mattin Noblia
• Jen:  Kevin Gillespie, Eli Kirschstein and Jen Carroll
• Steve:  Jen Carroll, Bryan Voltaggio, Ron Duprat
• Katie:  Jen Carroll, Bryan Voltaggio, Michael Voltaggio

My money is still on Beardie

What else is going on besides TC: LV?  Lets see, bowling has started.  I am only torturing myself this year with one league instead of 2, which appears to be working as I’m about ten pins over my average for last season.  Of course, its only been six weeks or so and I’m already ready to be done with it, only 26 more weeks.

V0lleyball is over for the year, thank god.  We decided to hang it up for the year and not play the fall league after going an abysmal 1 and 29 during the summer session.  That’s awful.

The Cardinals decided not to show up for the playoffs.  The Blues are back and playing decently, if we could only stave off the injuries, we’d have a shot at a good season.

We’re coming up on that time of the year again when the best rock show of all time returns to the Pageant.  If anybody would like to join us for El Monstero, we’ll be going on the 19th this year.  General admission again, which means we’ll be lining up by noon, maybe earlier this year.

Farmaid was fun and marked the 3rd time in as many years that I was able to see Dave twice during the summer.  This time it was just Dave and Tim and they had an amazing set.

This past weekend, Sarah and I drove to Columbia for the Mizzou homecoming.  No we didn’t go to the game, just to tailgate.  We started around 10am and wrapped it shortly after 7pm.  There was plenty of food, booze, and beer pong and we a pretty good time.  I got to meet a lot of Sarah’s Phi Mu sisters and by the end of the day, I was pretty chicked out.  Made it home in time to catch the end of Bob’s Testicle Festival and recharged my man batteries, as Sarah likes to say.

Ok well thats a start.  I’ll see about updating this more.  I lead a busy life these days.  At least I’m not the most outdated blogger of the group and my posts dont just consist of my twitter updates.

About three weeks ago, I moved again for the fifth time in 5 years, abondoning the apartment for cheaper living in a friends house. About 3 days after that happened, this happened.

Civic no more

I totaled the civic in a semi-head-on collision. I’m ok. Sarah is ok now. The car died though. So after about 3 weeks of trying to decide between a Jeep Commander, a Ford Explorer, or just riding my bike everywhere, I ended up deciding on the Commander.

Its sleek, comfortable, but most importantly, its big. More pictures here.

Other than almost dying and the new car, not much else is new. One of the bowling leagues is over. Snakes on a Lane are league champions for the first time ever. We’ve come a long way since that fateful here for the beer summer league and look forward to defending our title in the fall. Well, Bob, Jen, and Andrew look forward to it. I’m sick of bowling. Only two more weeks to go in the Thursday night men’s league. Then for 3 months, I won’t even think about bowling.

Also, the Eager Beavers returned to action on the volleyball courts.  We’re off to a slow start but its still a good time.

Baseball season has started and I’ve already been able to go to 2 games. Its nice dating a girl with season tickets. I guess i’ll keep her around

Staying warm on a cold night for baseball

I guess that is pretty much it for now. I’ll try not to be such a bum anymore about posting but lets be honest, I’ve said that before.

Its been 12 years since Jeff Buckley drowned and I look forward to the new material being released.

Fuck Miley Cyrus and definitely Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Kayne West.  Fucking Asshole.

Jack White formed a new band, The Dead Weather.  I’m sure it will rock your face off.  12 Shades of White.

Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day is The Who’s Who Are You album for $1.99

Chris cornell has lost his balls.

I’m sorry I dignified Joaquin Phoenix’s attempt at music with a blog post.  DAMN!!  I did it again!.

No Doubt will tour through STL with Paramore.  Lawns are $10.  I hope they only play Tragic Kingdom.  Though, its already lost points since the theme will be Clockwork Orange.

The Ting Tings will tour through STL which I think would be a cool show.

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5 shows that will sell out

The one thing that I look forward to more than the holidays, El Monstero Y Los Masked Avengers.  El Monstero will again be performing at the pageant this year covering Pink Floyd’s The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon.  For the past 7 or 8 years, El Monstero has melted many a fans’ faces with their incredible cover show of Floyd.  I have attended the past three years and begin counting down the days until the next show immediately after the curtain closes.  So this year, two shows.  Two shows of the exact same material.  The exact same performance.  I. Am. Stoked.  So get your tickets because these shows will sell out as they always do.  All five shows.

died 8/20/2008 from complications stemming from injuries he sustained in an ATV accident

A sad day for Dave Matthews Band fans as LeRoi Moore has passed away from complications stemming from injuries in a previous ATV accident.

Anyways, this years I’ve cut the constraints and have been to some really good shows. The first show of the year was back on February 1; G.Love and Special Show played the Pageant. In case you don’t know, the Pageant is the best place to see a show in St. Louis. This was my first G Love show and will definitely not be the last. G Love put out a lot of energy and the crowd was amped. He played new stuff, he played old stuff. It was good.

The next show wouldn’t come for three months and was the one show that I was skeptical about. Radiohead took the VWA stage on May 14. I’ve never been a huge Radiohead fan and had never seen them play live. After enjoying In Rainbows and knowing that Bob and Jen were big fans, I decided that it was worth the money to see the show. The show was good but not great, in my opinion. Bob disagrees. The opening act, however, was the worst thing that I’ve heard in a long time. I’d rather listen to the Sunset Theory before that band again. The Sunset Theory, ha.

Two days later on May 16, Wilco played the Pageant. Actually, they played three nights straight and sold out every show. Again, this was another fan that I’ve never seen live and didn’t know much of their stuff. Bob fixed that by “lending” me the bulk of Wilco’s collection so that I can study up. After listening to everything, I was amazed that I hadn’t caught on to the greatness that is Wilco before. The show was awesome. We each had a short list of our favorites that we wanted to hear and Wilco played a few from each list. The triple encore put the show over the top.

Then, finally, my 2nd most anticipated show this year!! Anybody who knows me knows that I’m of course talking about the Dave Matthews Band playing Busch Stadium on June 7th. DMB has been my one constant show for a while now, the one band that I’ll go see no matter what. So being that I’m a warehouse member, I was able to order my tickets in advance. However, I was only able to get seats in section 144, not bad but not great. When tickets went on sale to the general public, I attempted to get better seats through ticketmaster. I did. I was able to get seats on the field. On the outfield of Busch Stadium. They were incredible. After last year’s mellow show in KC that I didn’t really care for, I was hoping DMB would pull out the stops tonight. And they did. DMB, joined by Tim Reynolds, put on the best DMB show I have seen to date. Added to that greatness, was the arch in the background, lit up in all its glory. Then, we were able to turn around and see 30,o00 fans packed to the top row looking down, rocking down, on us. This was without a doubt the best show of the year, so far.

Then, last night, was another first show experience. The Raconteurs played the Pageant to a sold out crowd. This was another show that I was really looking forward to because I knew it was going to kick ass. Its just not in Jack White to not kick ass. And on that note, I must say that Jack White is near-God status. Any project he works on is a success (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, Loretta Lynn, Cold Mountain).  I hadn’t listened to their debut album Broken Boy Soldiers  am am a big fan of their follow-up Consolers for the Lonely.  The Raconteurs are not the White Stripes and they are two different types of Rock but both rock hard.

The rest of the year looks good to with a few more shows on the schedule.  Shows I’m going to:

• July 18 O.A.R
• Aug 30 Dave Matthews Band at the Gorge in Seattle
• Aug 31 Bumbershoot – interested in seeing The Black Keys, Jakob Dylan, Stone Temple Pilots, Zach Galifinakis, and TI
• Late December El Monstero, although this show is not on the calendar yet, it will be and I will be there.

Shows that would be cool to see

• Other live on the levee shows – OneRepublic, Black Crowes, Umphrey’s McGee, and Rusted Root
• Alice Cooper at the Pageant on August 7
• Coldplay in KC on Nov 13