I was discussing summer plans with my friends tonight, and I was wondering if anyone was doing something particularly exciting? As for me..WORK WORK WORK. How thrilling is my life? Other than going to see shows, I am sticking around here to make some money. Reassure me that I'm not the only one!

small small chance may be going to orlanda with girlfriend's family, summer school, getting ready for bootcamp, and if possible, work. Making money would be nice for college.

It looks like it'll be a good one for entertainment--

Episode 2 (unless it sucks)
the new Flaming Lips record and subsequent tour
hopefully another Mike Watt tour
a new Sonic Youth record and subsequent tour

I know I'm forgetting some others.

As for me, I'm going to friends' weddings and maybe Orlando in June. Hopefully there will be lots of Feature shows. I'm out of college and at work these days, so that aspect will not change for the summer.

May=nothing
June=summerschool
July=summerschool

Tomorrow and Saturday: Graduation

Rest of May: Mini-term

June on: Get a job, get a job, get a job.

going to see JB and the boys in Berkeley, CA, Kansas City, MO and Indianapolis, IN

ooooohhhh so hot hot hot

uggh the jealousy....

so you are walking saturday?

oh yea mindylieu I forgot wrangler told me you like JB and the boys I will have to send you some of the spring shows along with all the other shows I'm sending you - sweet fellow board members that like JB and the boys I'm Not Alone

yes mindylieu, I am walking on Saturday. I went and asked if it was ok, since I never sent an rsvp, they said 'yeah, just show up in a cap and gown'. Had I known it was that easy I would have graduated a long time ago.

ok where do I show up and where can I get a cap and gown on such short notice

unfortunately I got my cap and gown on extremely short notice yesterday, so you may be out of luck. Also, blightman, you would have to be in Knoxville. I can't imagine that the b-man would ever want to visit, much less receive a degree from UT.

I still have my cap and gown... maybe I could graduate again. Would they give me any degree for which I asked?

yeah, i always thought i was alone until i read one of your posts long ago. those recordings would be awesome-you are the best! we need to go to a show sometime. i cant drag wrangler anymore, even though the last show he went to he had such a good time that he passed out twice! WP shows are not for the faint of heart!

does wrangler know you are walking saturday deevol?

If he doesn't his answering machine is broken. mindy, if you are in town you should come, there will be serious partying afterwards. If you still can't drive the manual I can come get you, or jamie will.

hey cool! unfortunately i am going to JC for a funeral, but maybe joe will want to come back tomorrow and we can throw down. oh and im coming right along with the manual, but thanks for the ride offer congratulations by the way!

I';m going to work at this restaraunt all summer and go to shows, buy records and make tons and tons of music. hopefully i will save some money to buy some studio time.

yea deevol I've always heard if you drive through Knoxville with your window down they would throw you a degree but you're right I would not want a degree from UT and as for you mindylieu you can come with me to a show anytime as for wrangler that Impossible > Worry was just way too much for him to handle

working, visiting Tampa to see if i really want to go to school there and so on....the only reason i wouldnt want to leave would be the features

it's funny, when you're not in school anymore you don't really think of things in terms of seasons or semesters...time's just time. i would like to go to the beach at some point though. congrats to all the graduates!

I want to give a definite congrats to the Grads, too.

Thank You. It's a bit strange, though. I graduated this weekend but I don't finish class until the end of the month.

are you kidding? that's the weirdest thign ive ever heard.

OK...you have graduated but you haven't finished classes. You have taken your finals, right? What if you just stopped going? I mean you HAVE already graduated. So what could they do?

At most universities, if you only have a couple of classes to take during the summer, they will let you 'walk' (i.e. participate in the graduation ceremony). However, your degree is not offically conferred until you meet all of the course requirements given by the university.

This coming from the man who failed out of barber school.

Exactly, Tom. Now I even have a job, but no diploma, pretty cool, huh?

you got the job??? which one???? congrats!!! we shall celebrate in nashville!

I got a job here in Koxville, so I haven't decided whether I want it or not. I would really like to move back to Nashville.

>summer school 'til july 3.

>taking a month off to compose some new music, and to save money so that the sweet sweet mixer i've been wanting for so long can be mine.

>celebrating my birthday (aug 9) in a drunken stupor, rolling around on my kitchen floor; counting the tiles.

> Aug. 15 is J-O-B application day!

>another semester at mitsu

>Dave Mirra 3 comes out

I think I have made a goal for myself this summer: go to as many shows as I possibly can, with work in mind of course. The Features are a top priority, for sure. 5 hours doesn't really mean shit to me when it comes to the high that I get from seeing them play. Anyone else like that?

Summer Plans?
Find a new job and work work work! A trip to NC with my best guy to do some jazz recording stuff. And possibly a trip to Europe.

work, work, work.

perhaps see some shows (features at d in the d)

go to summer school.

sounds great. doesnt it?

ray davies is still alive i see...

I shall probably see 0 Features shows this summer since I'll be working 50 + hours a week in a factory in order to pay for college. Now those are some summer plans.

Dave Mirra 3? Didn't Dave Mirra 2 just come out about 4 or 5 months ago?

I was called Tuesday to start teaching summer school. I teach yesterday through mid-July. That probably means no trip to St. Louis for the Unlimited Sunshine tour.