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July 09, 2008

State of the Rob 07092008

* Don't forget there's a second opening for my show at Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities this Friday. Unfortunately I'm going to be out of town for a wedding obligation, but how jet-setting of me is it that I've got an opening I'm not even at?

* Speaking of gallery shows, keep your fingers crossed for more announcements soon!

* I'm really tired of having to go to a day job. Anyone want to sponsor me as a full-time artist? Anyone? Hello? Is this on?

* Last night Katy got me a really nice glass-top desk for my birthday. I love this thing.

* The holiday weekend was really nice overall. Friday we went to a friend's house for a BBQ where my vegetarian ass ended up doing a lot of the barbequing. For those of you who are concerned, I fixed myself a nice portebello mushroom burger.

* Saturday was my birthday party at the River Market Brewery where some friends made it out, including old friends Buddy and Marie who I hadn't seen in a decade or so. That was really great.

* Then the funniest shit happened. We were notified that DJ Shadow was playing at a bar on the Plaza so we went down there and as soon as we walked in I noticed two things: One, it wasn't THE DJ Shadow and Two, I had walked into the final circle of Yuppie Hell. I spent Too-Much-Fifty on a couple of beers and left after Katy almost got in a fight with some skinny broad.

* Speaking of vapid white people ruining things for the city, we were the only table that night at the River Market Brewery. I blame the Power and Light District, or as I've come to call it and-I-really-hope-this-nickname-catches-on Power and White for killing off classic watering holes in the KC area. Tanner's is already a victim, as well as Paddy O'Quigly's, and more that I'm not thinking of off the top of my head. I think to gain something KC is losing something even richer, and what they're gaining is an openly racist group of establishments that are run by an out of state corporation.

* I am so stoked that CM Punk is the Heavyweight Champion now. That moment last week was one of the most exciting that's been on RAW in a good long while.

* Anyone? Anyone want to give me money so's I can give an FU to the day job? Hello?

Posted by Schamberger at July 9, 2008 09:24 PM