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[tesla]

For drakemonger: the hotel has a free shuttle from the Mall of America, which is eminently busable. I would try calling the hotel to find out about shuttle frequency, if I were you.

I am getting so sick of being half-sick I could scream. What is up with this nonsense?

In better news, I now have a new soundtrack to my life: a loud and constant purring.

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[guppiecat]

I still plan my year around Minicon, though that seems to have morphed into planning my months around flimsy excuses to drive up North. :)

I am here for the music, which has a distinct change of character this year (last night's circle had but five people playing!). If this persists, I may deemphasize Minicon in my planning as well. However, I have higher hopes for tonight and tomorrow's circles.

So far as sushi goes, I have been informed that folks are doing lunch at Sakura on Monday... and that they are inexplicably resistant to having sushi twice in one weekend. That said, however, there is no reason not to just show up, proclaim an impending sushi safari, and see who goes. I know that I'd be up it if someone can direct me where to drive.

I've never heard of Mike Doughty or X (and Google is quite painful to use on myTreo). What are they?

[tesla-aldrich.livejournal.com]

Mike Doughty is the former front man for Soul Coughing.

X was a Los Angeles punk band; it did a side project as The Knitters, one of the seminal groups of the country-punk genre that I've come to love. I didn't hear much about them after the early 1990s, but it seems that they're touring again.

I'm in it for the music, too. :)

I'm long overdue for sushi. Sadly, I'll be working mid-day Monday, but I'll at least try to show up tomorrow evening and create a sushi run (dependent upon timing and transportation).

You will be at Applecon, yes?

[guppiecat]

Hmm, the term "country-punk" brings to mind an image of folks in overalls and facial piercings raging about the lack (or overabundance) or rain... but that is likely more illustrative of my upbringing than the musical genre. I'd be interested in hearing more, but am somewhat hesitant to do a search on "X". Are there other groups that would be somewhat representative?

Regarding the timing and transportation tomorrow, I anticipate that the con timing will be quite lax. It's been fairly dead today, and there is practically no programming tomorrow. So I should be generally available. If transportation is needed, I have a car that is doing nothing but being red (and white, since the storm), so it would be available for shuttling. Odds are though, that it would need some help getting where it needs to, so addresses would be helpful.

If you get here (or desire assistance getting here), drop me a line or text - 515.779.3147 - as I'd prefer not to miss a sushi opportunity.

Yes, my April excuse for visiting the cities is Applecon. Those plans have not yet gelled, but I am sure that I'll have specific plans set in a few weeks.

[tesla-aldrich.livejournal.com]

Oh, and since I forgot to answer you on Sunday:

Country-punk, otherwise known as alt-punk, insurgent country, or (my favorite) honky-skronk, is a 21st-century outgrowth of "American" roots music, from country to blues to Appalachian to gospel and beyond. It embraces the concept of homemade, working class song and renounces the pop-country machine. It adores Hank Williams, ignores his son, and approves of his grandson.

Bloodshot Records is a premier genre label; I think they coined the term "insurgent country."

I would be delighted to share some of my recordings with you if you're interested.

(Of course, by now you've probably looked it up and have a totally different answer. I didn't bother looking it up, but I think I will now.)

[guppiecat]

Hmm, that sounds quite interesting. If it's convenient, I think that I will take you up on that offer come Applecon-time.

Out of curiosity, would Ridley Bent fall under this, or is he too "out there" for even this designation?

(And as much as I would like to look it up, I don't think I shall. I'd rather discover the genre through personal introduction rather than impersonal marketing.)

[laurel]

It seems some musician-type people chose Applecon over Minicon, here's hoping the two conventions aren't so close together next year (assuming there's another Applecon) so that people won't have to choose between the two and there'll be more musicians at Minicon again next year. The circle was really excellent on Sunday night.

If you want to know more about X, you might search on the lead singers of the band: John Doe and Exene Cervenka. Doe has gone on to a solo career, he also has acted in TV and movies.