Jam Shtik To Do For Gigs
October 14, 2004
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Souvenir

It's CMJ and the streets are chockablock with rock stars, which is how I envisioned every day was like here when I was a kid. I'm sure there isn't a dry panty in NYC bloggerland (prepare for your Pamela Des Barres moments, ladies). Anyhow, I saw Richard Buckner walking down the street by the gime. He paused at Other Music, but didn't go in. I hoped that perhaps he'd stop at my destination, but he didn't appear to be desirous of a pressed panini sammich. I should've followed him and bought him a beer and asked if VW paid him enough for Ariel Ramirez.

Posted by Dana at 03:03 PM

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OK, tell your country bumpkin friend. What's CMJ? I looked at the website and I still couldn't figure it out.

Posted by: tizzie at October 14, 2004 04:36 PM

College Music Journal is a college/modern-rock trade magazine. (They also publish "CMJ New Music Monthly", a mass-market music mag.)

The CMJ Music Marathon happens every year and is basically a music festival akin to SXSW in Austin -- lots of clubs, lots of bands, lots of shows, lots of hipster starfuckers and other annoying people clogging everything up. It has a reputation for breaking bands to the labels...lots of showcases, label parties, et cetera.

Posted by: Vidiot at October 14, 2004 06:47 PM

(Jeez, I'm starting to sound like jonmc here.)

Posted by: Vidiot at October 14, 2004 06:47 PM

Shhh, shhh.

Vidiot did a better job explaining than I could've, tiz, except he left out the annoying A&R douchebags talking nonstop on their cellphones during the shows.

Posted by: dana at October 15, 2004 09:22 AM

Ah, I didn't know normal mortals could even go to the shows without having a CMJ pass (or being a douchebag).

Posted by: Vidiot at October 15, 2004 09:42 AM

Why thanks, I feel a whole lot less ignorant now.

Posted by: tizzie at October 15, 2004 09:58 AM

Yesterday on Hudson St, I saw Tom and Flo from Family Bonds. What a day to forget my damn camera.

Posted by: krimur at October 15, 2004 09:59 AM

Can I just say? that I LOVE that show.

Love.

Posted by: dana at October 15, 2004 10:05 AM

Same here. And if Chris had been there, I would have REALLY lost my shit. Totally.

Posted by: krimur at October 15, 2004 10:42 AM