Saturday, September 27, 2008
In The Loop: 9/27/08. Christmastime Is Here? Seriously?
Posted By Gavin Sheehan on September 27, 2008, 10:32 PM
To
kick things off, let's take a look at the latest addition to the 337
Memorial Wall.
--- Speaking of 337, this week Adam and his
band of misfit artists will be showing a brand new project this
Friday. The Urban Gallery will be shown off at Neighborhood
House at 7PM. I'll be chatting with Adam later this week about
it, so be on the lookout for that. Also while we're on the
subject of art, I stopped into Poor
Yorick's Studio last night to check out their final event of
the year. As usual everyone was very nice and up for talking
and showing off their work. Some new faces and some familiar
ones taking off. I took over 200 pictures of the artists and
their work for you to view, like this one from below.
Also, I
played witness to a disturbing site this past week. On Tuesday
I was with a friend at a box store (that I'm not going to name
because I'm not giving them a free namedrop) to pick up some tacky
lamp for his place. And behold, what did we find at the store,
but this sight...
Okay,
this isn't my photo, I wish I had taken a picture now, but you get
the idea. The rest of the year has now been tainted for me
because it is official... Christmas has violated the month of
September! I even had my friend punch me in the arm to make
sure I wasn't drunk and hallucinating, I am Irish so it was a
possibility. But no, there it was, sticking out like a canker
sore on the tongue of the store, plastic Christmas trees with and
without lights, for sale as early as September 23rd. I really
have to ask... WHY?! People have barely put out costumes for
Halloween, the candy isn't even fully out yet. And already
they're trying to shove Christmas trees on us!?! It was so out
of place, I'm seeing people in shorts in this store and they're
walking by these brand new trees with fresh price tags on them, and
no one even bats an eye at the idea that it's just not right. I
could go off on a tirade here, but I have the feeling it's only going
to get worse, so I think I'll save my holiday rants for the last two
months.
Aside from 337, I'll be closing out the month of
September with an interview with FEM about their upcoming projects,
and we'll kick off October with an interview with the guys from "A
Damn Podcast." I'll also be updating the calendar and
getting ready for all the October events. Which will have to
change slightly now that public plans for a Halloween parade have
gone south, so I have no idea what the month ahead will bring.
As always, we'll see what happens.
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