Contributed by shindo. Posted by adam on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 11:30 AM (EDT)
The people behind Exclaim! magazine and Toronto blog/zine/label JUICEBOXdotcom have launched a new half-hour TV series titled Talk Show Night At Juicebox Manor, set to run on the AUX network. The show will feature interviews, fiel segments, and live performances from bands like Andrew WK, the The Thermals, Fucked Up, A Wilhelm Scream, Fugazi's Joe Lally, Alexisonfire and many others.
In the press release the show described their vision:
Talk Show Night At Juicebox Manor aims to bring bands into a comfortable environment to talk about a bunch of stuff that isn't their latest record or recent European tour. It's a show about hanging out with your friends and eating a lot of pizza. Buzz words and phrases that have been tossed around to describe it include "intelligent debauchery," "dangerously close to journalism," and "all the bands you love doing the stuff you love."
I was mostly by the bar at first..then right near the bathroom for AWS. I'm the latino dude who wears my Falcon hoodie..
Where were you?
Heartsounds was great too, bought their CD
I was the dipshit kid with the green plaid shirt, black jacket and black beanie. I was right up at the front and in the pit. And yeah Heartsounds was awesome.
Always a few good shows coming up. I'm going to the Souls and Broadway Calls with TrueBeliever. Then Thrice/Polar Bear Club later in November. I wish I could go to Larry Arms, PBC/Strike Anywhere/CIS/Ruiner but money is tight.
So last night at around 4am I was walking home from my friend's house (about 10 blocks) where I had been making firecrackers (I had eaten some too). It was raining so I had a hoodie on and an umbrella up, also had a DVD I rented and the remaining firecrackers wrapped in tin foil in my pocket. I hadn't seen a single car for about half the walk and it was really enjoyable, but then this one car starts toward me on the opposite direction and I thought "oh fuck, this is gonna suck if it's a cop". Sure enough, I can barely read "POLICE" on the window, and as they drive by, they turn the searchlight on and shine it right in my face. Not knowing what else to do, I put my hand up to block it and kept on walking.
Well, they didn't bother me again until I was at the intersection where I turn down the alley to my house, literally about a block away. Suddenly the
show rest of commentSo last night at around 4am I was walking home from my friend's house (about 10 blocks) where I had been making firecrackers (I had eaten some too). It was raining so I had a hoodie on and an umbrella up, also had a DVD I rented and the remaining firecrackers wrapped in tin foil in my pocket. I hadn't seen a single car for about half the walk and it was really enjoyable, but then this one car starts toward me on the opposite direction and I thought "oh fuck, this is gonna suck if it's a cop". Sure enough, I can barely read "POLICE" on the window, and as they drive by, they turn the searchlight on and shine it right in my face. Not knowing what else to do, I put my hand up to block it and kept on walking.
Well, they didn't bother me again until I was at the intersection where I turn down the alley to my house, literally about a block away. Suddenly there are two cop cars in the intersection, lights off, idling. I give them a wave and skip across the street out of their way, and then they all turn their lights on and close, at least four cars, maybe more. I just kept thinking "stay calm, they can't tell you're high, just chill out" and that pretty easy because I was, indeed, already very calm from the firecrackers and the rain was very soothing too.
Anyway a bunch of them get out and fucking surround me really quickly. I said, "Officer, can I help you?" and he instantly launched into me, "where you going? Where you been? Where do you live?" I told him I was at my friend's house watching movies, and I was on my way home, gave my address, showed him the house just down the alley. He kept on harassing me about my address since it didn't match my old address on my license but fortunately I stayed cool and explained everything to him. So then he goes, "Watcha got in your pocket there?" I told him a DVD, and he goes "Yeah, what else?" and starts REACHING IN MY POCKET. He sees the firecrackers and goes "Watcha got in the foil?" Thank god I was still enhanced or my heart would have been racing like a motherfucker. Me: "Ummm.... my food". Cop: "Heheh, yeah? What kinda food?" Me: "Ummm.... s'mores?" Then he fucking grabs the tinfoil, gives it the once-over, and then hands it back to me and is like "Oh, okay." I couldn't believe it. I blubbered something about camping but then just shut up because I wasn't making any sense.
Then he explained that they'd been looking for a burglar on the block but were convinced it wasn't me because I didn't look like I'd been out in the rain long. So I said thanks, see ya and they took off. I got home and looked in the mirror and my face was white as snow, but I felt so incredibly triumphant it was indescribable. It went from the scariest night ever to the most invincible feeling in the world.
I honestly have no fucking idea. I went on describe how I used Nutella (what the hell is that, anyway? It seemed like something that should go in s'mores) and crackers, and then I mentioned that we were camping or something but left because it was raining... I have no idea. I still can't believe I just walked away from that staying so cool.
I had seen AWS in Austin 2 or 3 times prior to last night here in SF. Best show I've ever seen them play. Also, they said their new EP is coming out November 14th or 15th. Their new song was a bit more metal than anything I've heard from them. Great show. Shady walk back home. Great time.
joyce manor?