more shocking than Bob Hope's death
 

No, you don't get too much cross over in terms of attendees, though for some of the bigger ones you might. Each event is planned and attended by locals for the most part. There isn't one big pride organizing company or anything.

Of course San Francisco and NY are attended by people from all over the world, as are some of the other big ones. In Harrisburg we tend to get about 5000-7000 people. (And about 20 protestors.) We do get some people from out of town, but not too many. Most are from Central PA.

Most places have them in June or July but some have them in other months as well. Generally the month of pride is considered to be June because that is when the Stonewall riots happened. But people have events in other months due to convenience and ability to obtain the venue, as well as weather issues. The smaller ones near each other also frequently need to share vendors in order to be financially viable, if we all had them on the same day, the vendors would have to choose which events to attend and we would probably just have a couple of local folks instead of people from around the country. The vendors do frequently do travel from event to event, at least in a certain geographical area. Also, we have to book entertainment, so a lot depends on their availability as well.

more shocking than Bob Hope's death
 

Will you two get a room already?


:argue:

Forget SpikeTV
 

Made a great discovery flipping channels over the weekend while the monsoon season descended on Chicago...

Has anyone heard of Trio, the pop culture cable network?? It's pretty far up in the high numbers on my cable box, but their programming blows Spike TV away...

Yesterday, they ran a marathon of the "Battle of the Network Stars" from 1976 - 1980... Absolutely hilarious. Bad disco-era hair and fashions, watching David Letterman swim the anchor leg in the swimming relay and clips from "new" shows like Battlestar Galactica. Besides seeing established stars, half the fun is seeing C-list celebrities representing their network for a show that was either already cancelled or I never heard of. Hosted by Howard Cosell. Great stuff.

The network also runs early Letterman episodes, a show called "Good Clean Porn" which is, as the name implies, censored actual porn movies with surprisingly high unintentional comedy levels and reruns of "My Mother the Car"...

more shocking than Bob Hope's death
 

I have always wondered the same thing about Bob Hope concerts. I mean, there aren't really millions of hairless militaristic 18 to 20 year olds without any musical taste or a sense of humor out there, are there? Doesn't the army just shuttle them around from place to place?

Has anyone ever wondered why the military is mostly black but the Bob Hope audiences are mostly white?

more shocking than Bob Hope's death
 

Geez mom, we were just starting to have fun. That last one was actually funny - but maybe that's just because I'm hypersensitive or whatever.

more shocking than Bob Hope's death
 

No, it wasn't, yes, you are, and you children listen to Uncle Sidd, you hear?

Good Documentary
 

I finally got around to watching a movie that I'd Tivo'd long ago but hadn't had time to watch: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.
It's about the band Wilco. If you like Wilco, or think you might like Wilco, or hate record companies, or hate pretentious insecure assholes like Jay Bennett (formerly of Wilco), you'll like this movie. If you think Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is an incredible album, as I do, then you'll REALLY like this movie.

str(I've got reservations/About so many things/But not about you)8

Reno 911 and Filth
 

I saw the first episode stone sober. Parts of it were funny. Many of the cast members were writers/actors on MTV's The State, and the humor is very similar. I'm not sure what kind of legs a "Cops" parody can have in 2003. But I dearly love mockumentaries, so I'll watch it while it's on.

The part where they're sitting around the break room discussing which of them is "allowed" to use the n-word was pretty funny. "He can say it, but you can't." "He can say it, but not about me." "How about if I say it but don't know who it's about, like, 'Which nigger took the last donut?'" "No, you can't say it that way." I'm absolutely positive this exact conversation gets played out in break rooms throughout America every day.

Good Documentary
 

Fantastic album. I don't know if Virgin Records has nationwide sales, but it's on sale here for $10.

Fashion Review--Underwire Camis
 

For anyone looking for strappy underwire camisoles, I recommend Norm Thompson catalog--normally frumpy comfortable-housewife-gear hell, they have sleek microfiber underwire camisoles in cafe au lait, white, and black that are a versatile alternative to obvious-bra-ho-wear under sheer blouses. And it saves serious bucks not having to ship the damn things from England.

P(will take money for positive product reviews)J

Good Documentary
 

Looking forward to seeing that. Wilco is one of my favorite Midwestern bands and fortunately we get a lot of opportunities to see them live here. Also saw Jeff Tweedy's prior band, the pioneering alt-country group Uncle Tupelo a couple of times in my college days...

On another homer note, YHF's enhanced CD features some great Chicago photos, and of course the corn-cob looking towers of Marina City are on the cover...

FB Music Club
 

Speaking of the FB music club, thank you to all who recommended Fountains of Wayne's "Welcome Interstate Managers." Liking it.

Also on an FB rec, I bought The Flaming Lips. However, because I was in a Target in West Covina at the time and therefore completely disoriented, I bought "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" when I think I was supposed to get "Transmissions from the Satellite Heart." Right? 'Cause a robot invasion concept album isn't really making me shake my moneymaker.

I'm supposed to get the New Pornographers, I know, but the whole Flaming Lips debacle has me gunshy. Should I get "Electric Version" or "Mass Romantic"?

Finally, I'm planning to get "True Love Waits" for my parents. I won't tell them it's Radiohead (not that they'd know what it was anyway). I'm sick to fucking death of listening to Windham Hill when we're at their house for dinner.

Good Documentary
 

Just listened to it last evening on my rather sweaty (very high humidity) but nice run. Ashes of American Flag is my favorite song.

Has anyone listened to the second Mermaid Ave disc and is it any good?

Edited to add that Wilco uses a lot of those cool Chicago building shots in concert too.

FB Music Club
 

Can't go wrong with either New Pornographers disc. Electric Version is probably a little easier to find in your average chain store right now. While they are a bit offbeat lyrically, they are not nearly as weird as Flaming Lips.

As for Fountains of Wayne, that CD is also in heavy rotation for me right now. Great driving music. One of the best odes to a MILF you'll ever hear.

"Stacy's mom has got it going on..."

FB Music Club
 

I empathize. My parents have ruined Diana Krall and Santana's Greatest Hits for me. The latter has been played since as long as I can remember. Its like my dad's token nod to coolness.

I do thank them for introudcing me to pre Sat Night Fever Bee Gees and Neil Diamond. And my mom for buying Tattoo You, which I stole from her. My dad actually kinda raised his voice at her for buying that album. Oh, but Santana is ok. Parents. Jeez.