my definition

According to the Urban Dictionary:

1. A preo is a person who asks too many dumb questions. When a preo person starts an explanation, it's always too long and not very coherent. Preo persons usually have long hair and are disliked by most.

2. An imaginary word by two friends from Belgium to make two hours of physics on tuesday a little more bearable.

I got the power

Saturday evening was a send up. Jacq & dylan had their joint 30th birthday gathering at bacaro. All kinds of folks attended, and after many a drink and tapas, we headed off to trilogy for some dancing. The funniest was when fuentes took a cab one block to get there. Me & steph stuck around a bit longer before meeting back up with everyone at my place, with pizzas on the way. When the pizza guy came to the door, my crazy neighbor came outside and started yelling, "This is the last time! It's one AM!" I casually told her to go fuck herself, and apologized to the poor pizza delivery guy who was stuck in the middle of this charade. The edgewood ladies had yet another yard sale on sunday where I got dropped off. It's amazing what people buy, like dirty bath mats and golden lassos. Took a nap later before grabbing some dinner at wahoos. The red sox game was on, and luckily I was there to witness the 4 home runs in a row. We had to leave soon after, since we were heading into denver to catch Elf Power play the larimer lounge. When we showed up I threw up a few times outside, which I attribute to the lime juice in the margs. No worries. They turned on the game for me inside, so I got to watch the rest of the final game of their sweep of the yanks. Never taped at the lounge before, so I found a nice spot directly in front of the board, which was also conveniently only about 8 feet from the stage. A couple of local acts opened, the breezy porticos who were pretty good, and joshua novak who was not. Elf Power was great, even though they played a truncated set, likely due to the fact that there were only about 25 people in attendance, many of whom may have worked there. I attribute this to the 'other' two indie shows in town that night: the decembore-ists at the fillmore, and ted leo and the phaverages at the gothic. On the way back 36 was closed at 287 so we took the long way home, which will soon be my new way home. You can grab the show over at dime. I may up it at COTapers if requested to do so.

ski jam

I'm sitting here chilling in my hut after a half-day at the basin with GW, and I realized I haven't filled in my loyal readers with last weekend's shananigans so here you go...

Went to bed at like 9pm friday night since we were gung-ho to get a sweet spot at the beach at a-basin. We left boulder at 5.30, a full half-hour earlier than normal, but when we showed up it seemed like everyone else had the same idea. What we didn't know that this weekend was the unofficial, yet extremely well attended, 'ski-jam' party. Some seriously crazy stuff, people had couches and chairs, living room furniture basically, out on the bottom of the slope, surrounded by strange sculptures made out of old skis and such. They even had a couple of bikes geared up like the paper boy in better off dead. And speaking of that 80's ski movie vibe, we may as well have been on the set of hot dog: the movie since the costume du jour was anything fluorescent, preferably one piece, and manufactured over a decade ago. And everyone had a grill, not just a swanky coleman camping range like ours, but full-on gas grills with the big ol' propane tanks. It really didn't matter that I was a complete dumbass and had all of the fixins for bloody marys, but left the vodka at home, because people had free flowing handles of the stuff at your disposal. We cut out around 3-ish when things were seemingly on a road to total meltdown. Besides , we had to get back and get in gear for heidi's birthday bash. I was the selector for the night, and the ladies took care of the food spread. It should be noted that baileys should not be poured into a chocolate fountain, as it serves as a coagulant.

Sunday I saw a bunch of dear just chilling about in someone's yard completely unfazed by my imposing a photo op. Went to sam's club with paul and stocked up on some of the essentials - red bull, coffee, brie, hamburgers, etc. Then we went tv shopping. They're getting a new entertainment hutch at hillside so they wanted a 46" inch lcd to fill in the space. So now I am the proud owner of the old sony 32" flatscreen dealio. It's a few years old, and although it has a flatscreen, it is far from thin and weighs quite a bit, so moving that will be an undertaking for next weekend perhaps.

spring break

Spring break public service announcement.

don ho no mo

The performer of the ultimate party song, 'tiny bubbles', and who incidentally shares my birthday, passed away over the weekend:



Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles)
In the wine (in the wine)
Make me happy (make me happy)
Make me feel fine (make me feel fine)

anastasio pleads guilty

FORT EDWARD, N.Y. -- Former Phish lead singer Trey Anastasio pleaded guilty this morning to fifth degree attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in Washington County Court.

Anastasio, 42, a part-time Richmond resident, was ordered by Judge Kelly McKeighan into drug treatment court and his sentencing was postponed until he completes or fails the program.

"If he fails, he would be sentenced to 1 to 3 years in state prison. If he succeeds, he would be sentenced to 5 years probation," McKeighan said.

The guilty plea comes four months after a Whitehall, N.Y., police officer pulled over Anastasio's 2004 Audi for failing to keep right as he drove north on U.S. 4 at about 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 15, according to court papers. He failed a sobriety test and was taken into custody. He subsequently pleaded not guilty to a seven-count indictment that included three felonies and carried a possible prison sentence of up to 14 years.

With the plea agreement, Anastasio also agreed to wave his right to appeal. Because this is a felony conviction, should he be convicted of any other felony in next 10 years, that would require a mandatory prison sentence.

Anastasio refused to comment to media assembled outside the courthouse, saying only "Sorry," as climbed into a black limousine van as he departed.

Anastasio will relocate from New York City, where he lives with his wife and two children, to Washington County for at least the first three months of the drug treatment program, his attorney, Steve Coffey, said. He faces random drug testing on any day.

reviews

paul hartnoll - The Ideal Condition: One of the now defunct Orbital brothers goes it alone. The best parts remind you of Orbital, and the worst kind of put you to sleep with his new found appreciation for symphonic pieces. Notable guest appearance by Robert Smith on the album's second single, 'please'.



frank zappa - Buffalo: FZ is a genius. That being said, much of his work is way beyond the realm of comprehension and/or enjoyment of the casual listener. This is a double live disc from a show in Buffalo, NY in 1980 and features rising axeman, steve vai. Perhaps with the knowledge that he is indeed playing for a crowd of people in the real world, here we find frank quite accessible, and just when you begin to get lost, he gets your attention and brings you back along for the ride. Phish owes a good portion of their career to this man's stellar showmanship & musical prowess.



the clientele - God Save the Clientele: God save the listener from falling asleep at the wheel when listening to this in the car. It's too bad because I dug their last release.



pilote - Pop Will Make Us Free: Intelligent down tempo stylings never disappoint.



spank rock - Fabriclive 33: These guys absolutely suck as rappers, but they make a compelling mash-up with tracks from a wide and seemingly unrelated range of artists such tangerine dream, daft punk, yes, hot chip, yello, simian mobile disco, kurtis blow, and dozens more.



ralph lawson - Fabric 33: Superb mostly deeper tech house.



ellen alien - Fabric 34: Just the type of mix you'd expect to hear from ellen, very minimal techno tinged house with a slice of thom yorke thrown in for good measure.



mark farina - House of OM: More bouncy chicago house with random vocal samples of scientific sounding records from the resident cream of wheat. Has a bit more depth than the relentless thump on his M.O.S. Sessions disc.

iMus

Who the fuck is this Imus character anyway, besides one extremely creepy looking dude? I'd seriously never heard of this guy before this week.

heidi's b-day bash this saturday

Come one, come all!

easter wall

Met up at the rio for a quick drink in celebration of Rizzo's 30th b-day. Kept it quick, since we were heading up to the hills early saturday morning. We met up with robert at clear creek canyon bright and early and went to keystone. Despite several fresh inches, the snow was crusty in spots, especially on the backside. So after a couple of hours there, we headed to a-basin to round out the day. The east wall was open and we rode it until we left. Regrouped back at my place before heading out to pete's for some dinner, then over to trilogy to catch MFA perform with BLVD. Silliness ensued. Left after the first set since we were pretty beat from riding and we had to get up early for easter church with the fam. Post church, we had brunch over at jacquie & dylans. Took a l o n g nap after brunch, then caught the red sox win on the teletron.

mark st. john

R.I.P.

apple basin

Friday was casual, we got free burritos at chipotle thanks to my spending habits at liquor mart then went shopping at target for some tailgate supplies. Hit up the basin on saturday and once again it snowed all day. Not nearly as heavily as last week, and the sun even peaked out right before we left. The conditions were great, and the beach was in full rage mode. We narrowly averted a crisis with the new grill not staying lit, and the payoff burgers were, "ones that you will always remember, due to just the right mix of famine and atmosphere" (pv). It was a great day, and I even skied with the captain! Later that evening we had another bbq over at ian's place for the final four, and called it a pretty early night.







Went for a run up & around sanitas sunday morning while steph did homework, met up with the bisi's on pearl street for some coffee, then headed to the bluebird to check out the Apples in Stereo. Got the go-ahead from robert schneider to tape the last night of the tour which was a true family affair. The Apples hail from denver, and robert's little bro's band, baji, opened up the night, and plenty of friends & family were in attendance. The Apples were on point. Surprisingly I've never seen them before, and I was extremely satisfied with the performance. Have a listen here or here.



intro
can you feel it?
please
go
radiation
energy
what's the #
strawberryfire
sun is out
play tough
defiant dignitary
the rainbow
skyway
same old drag
tin pan alley
hypnotic suggestion
open eyes
I can't believe
ruby

E:
intro
7 stars
tidal wave