Iggy, The Crying Game, and The Crocs…

Iggy does not look happy being photographed in his orthopedic crocs. And I wouldn’t either. Although, quite frankly, anything that deflects away from his Cannes companion works for me. Fuck the terrorists, Crocs are the real threat to this country.

More photos of Iggy sans his ortho-crocs are at the anti-croc, super snarky, Dlisted.

Obama and McCain are about to get in the ring…

So, I decided to try to live blog the debate tonight. Hopefully you might join myself and other members of Team Cherrybomb as it will undoubtedly make the debate more interesting. Feel free to join us by leaving comments.

Every time John McCain says “My Friends” or uses the word “experience”, take a drink. “Vietnam” will be your McCain bonus word so drink a shot if you hear McCain say it. I know what you’re thinking, come on Vietnam!

Every time Obama uses the word “judgement”, or the phrase “four more years”, take a drink. “Erratic” will be your Obama bonus word so drink a shot if you hear Obama say it. Got it? We’ll keep it going as long as our livers hold out.  Here we go…

6:05:

Cheap shot by McCain to lead off his first comments by saying he had some sad news. He went on to say that an ailing Ted Kennedy had been admitted to the hospital. Then he ended by saying we need to end our dependency on foreign oil. The question on deck was how McCain would help solve our current financial crisis. Wheee! I think Johnny’s been drinking! I’ll drink to that!

6:12:

Obama used the word crisis three times in about 30 seconds. That’s the Obama secret bonus word! Take three swigs.

6:15:

McCain says he has a pen. He adds that the pen is kind of old. Then he shakes it. Wow.

6:25

McCain interrupted Jim Lehrer to talk about Christmas trees and tax codes. He then accused Obama of wanting to tax people who make less than $42,000 a year. Obama cuts him off by saying “that was just not true”. This caused McCain to giggle. I think he’s thinking about Christmas trees again.

6:33:

Obama says that McCain’s recommended spending freeze is like using a hatchet instead of a scalpel. Slam dunk.

6:37:

Obama uses the word Orgy to describe President’s Bush’s fiscal spending habits. Shit, I need a drink. Oh wait! McCain used his secret/bonus word Maverick. Then Jim Lehrer used the word Vietnam. Shots!

6:44:

Obama notes that he is proud of his VP choice, Joe Biden and looks at McCain. Then he said that McCain likes to pretend like the War in Iraq started in 2007. After accusing McCain about being wrong about multiple issues regarding the war he said the word judgement. Twice! Drink!

6:47:

Dang, we should have used the word Afghanistan as a drinking word for both Obama and McCain.

6:53

McCain just said that “If your gonna aim a gun at someone, you better be prepared to pull the trigger.” He used the phrase in relation to Pakistan. How very Eastwood. Bang-BANG!

7:00

McCain talks of a NH woman who asked him to wear her dead sons bracelet. If McCain is wearing a bracelet, he never shows it to us. Then, Obama said he was also given a bracelet by a Mom in Green Bay in honor of her son who was killed in Iraq. Obama gestures to his right hand that actually bears a black bracelet.

7:10

Question on deck, Diplomacy. Obama just said that the Iranian premier Ahmadinejad is not the most powerful person in Iran. Obama just demoted A-Jad!  Oh, snap!

7:13

McCain just said that the average South Korean is three inches taller than the average North Korean. The question on deck was pre-conditions of international diplomacy.

7:19

Question on deck, Russia. McCain says that when he looks into Putin’s eyes he sees the letters KGB. I think we all need to drink until we see the letters KGB in our own eyes. Yeesch…

7:26:

Last question on deck, the likelihood of another 9-11 attack. McCain says we are a long way from safe. Says he’s proud about his history of “reaching across the aisle” to his democratic counterparts to make us safer. Says we have a long way to go three times when it comes to making America safe in two minutes. Also says that our intelligence should be improved so we don’t ever torture any prisoner again. Say WHAT? Obama also uses the phrase “we have a long way to go” once in his initial response but goes on to say as President he will work to restore our standing in the world.

7:33

John McCain says the word experience twice! Drink!

7:36

Obama’s closing point re-iterates his desire to restore America’s image to the world. McCain’s closing remarks included the words Vietnam and experience! Drink a two shots!

Okay, that’s a wrap. Overall I think that this one is going to Obama, but not by as much because John McCain didn’t go down in angry, stuttering flames as many of us thought and hoped he would. But don’t worry, every week that passes will present a new opportunity for John McCain to wax nostagically about Ronald Reagan and Christmas trees for no apparent reason. 39 days and counting…

8:51:

Way post-debate time. I have to say, I think it’s astonishing how much disdain John McCain carries in his upper-body. I also tuned into Fox for a second, post-debate and was treated to a montage of Obama saying “I agree with Senator McCain” over and over again and some silly graph that looked like a life-support monitor driven by a Fox studio audience reaction to the live debate. How totally B.F Skinner of Fox.

Afghanistan! Drink! Goodnight…

Sarah Palin Wall Sticker from Wall Monkeys.

Wall Monkeys is the latest business to cash in on Sarah Palin’s new found popularity with their life-size  Sarah Palin wall sticker. The deluxe, 60 inch Palin sticker comes with a gun, a hockey stick and puck, tiara, and lipstick. For the pig of course, which is not included. All this crap can be yours for only 69.99.

Luckily, the stickers can be easily removed from any surface once they become irrelevant, not as attractive as you once thought or, on November 4th.

Wendy O and The Plasmatics go for a spin…

Okay, by now the 21st Annual Rockabilly Ball is in full swing and Ballard has once again been turned on its not-so-inner-Hillbilly ear. I’m still punch-drunk from Nick Cave and all seems right in the world…as long as you don’t turn on the TV. If Cherrybomb can do it, so can you. In the words of a rather good looking friend of Cherrybomb’s, start a band. Go see a show. In other words, Get The Fuck off your couch and Get The Fuck Out…

Friday, September 26th:

This is what Country looks like when it’s looking at you.

Knut Bell
Connor Byrne
Never miss an opportunity to see Knut. Ever. This is especially true when it comes to a Knut show in Ballard. Can I get a Yee-Haw?

Choke Trailer.

Choke
The Metro
Chuck Palahniuk’s brilliantly bizarre,that’s-so-wrong-but–it-makes–me–hot,sex-romp/psychological-study-in-human-nature-gone-crazy novel comes to life. Yee-Haw!

The Cave Singers, Dancing on Our Graves.

The Cave Singers
The Moore Theater
Invitation Songs is one of my favorite records of 2007. Yee-Haw!

Blue Scholars Bayani Wordie.

Blue Scholars
The Showbox at The Market
I am in LOVE with Blue Scholars. Did you hear me? Because I was yelling just then. Anyway, Blue Scholars will covert your friends that insist they don’t really like “hip-hop”. I don’t have any friends like that but if you do, well, you know what to do. Yee-Haw doesn’t really work here. But Hell YES sure does!

Saturday, September 27th:

Heavy Liquid.

Heavy Liquid (Iggy Tribute) and The Pranks
Jules Maes

Chris Van Dahl of Aeromyth.

Aeromyth (Aerosmith Tribute)
Romano’s Concert Lounge
Holy Mother of Massachusetts! Aeromyth’s Steven Tyler aka, Chris Van Dahl is the perfect blend of a young Nick Cave and, Steven Tyler. Physically, that is. And Dahl’s vox ain’t too shabby either. This So-Cal, A-Smith tribute is some kind of all right.

Schoolyard Hero, and one of Cherrybomb’s personal heroes, Ryann Donnelly.

Schoolyard Heroes
SK8Town (Port Orchard)
All Ages
The last gig Schoolyard Heroes played was a Kurt Cobain tribute with Harvey Danger sponsored by the Kurt Cobain Memorial Committee. Not any band can cover Kurt and Nirvana, which is good, since Schoolyard Heroes isn’t just any band. SH are busy writing new material for their next record, which is hard to believe, since I’m still really digging on their 2007 release, Abominations. Catch ‘em while you can.

The Real Cry-Baby Walker, James Intveld.

James Intveld
Slim’s Last Chance

A rather foxy friend of Cherrybomb’s hipped me to the fact that James Intveld was the voice of Cry- Baby Walker in John Waters’ campy Rockabilly masterpiece, Cry-Baby. On Friday, Intveld will do a Cry-Baby-esque set at the Rockabilly Ball. The show at Slim’s will be straight-forward Intveld Sin ‘n’ Swing. Choose your poison.

Sunday, September 28th:

Raggedy Anns Rule.

Sunday Bloody Sunset with Monotonix (Early!) and the Raggedy Anns (Late!)
I don’t often make musical recommendations for Sunday. Sunday should be reserved for Bloody Marys, annoymous/make-up sex and eggs. Exactly in that order. All of which should still allow you time to make Monotonix’s set that will occur between 2:00 & 4:00 at Sunday Bloody Sunset at The Sunset. The Raggedy Anns play the late show. Unless of course, you are hitting the Cialis like Josh Todd. In that case, by all means, carry the fuck on, all day long. Just know that you will frown when you hear about how much fun your non-pussy/dick whipped friends had at The Sunset on Sunday.

Super Henry, we need you now. Seriously. For The Mad Irish Man.

Henry Rollins Recountdown Tour
Revolution Live (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Look for Rollins to roll through Spokane on October 16th at The Knitting Factory. The “Recountdown/End of Bush” tour started on September 18th and Rollins has shows scheduled nearly every day through the last stop on the tour in Seattle on November 26th. Not surprisingly, there is no show scheduled for November 4th. Where will you be on November 4th? Celebrating? Hiding? Crying? Rioting? On your way to Canada or Mexico? On question mark overload? Only time will tell? Oh wait, I meant…

Looking Ahead:

Hater, does not hate your band.

Hater (with Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam) will be at The Tractor on Tuesday, September 30th with one of my favorite local bands, The Cops.

Opeth. For Freddy Pants.

Opeth will thankfully be at the Showbox at the Market on Saturday October 4th. I’m pretty sure I’m in love with Mikael Akerfeldt. Hold on, wait…okay. I’m totally sure I’m in love with Mikael Akerfeldt. Even though the object of my Death Metal affection is married with two kids and three cats. Which doesn’t sound especially metal to me but, Opeth’s music sure does. Yee-Haw!

Now how can you not Get The Fuck Out after all that? If you need me to answer that then you and that worn out ass-couch deserve each other.