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may 11, 2003:
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a show at the balazo gallery is like playing a swanky apartment with a party percolating
in every room. the occasion? a record release show
for the "underground screams
" compilation on asian man records. art installations, scene kibitzing, and video cameras were the backdrop as mike park
shared wasabe flavored gumballs and told a curious story about pepito's sleeping peculiarities in between
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acoustic ditties. to mark the special occasion, the c-hills reunited with honorary c-hill dan lee (from
scrabbel and most recently the aislers set
). as if the accompaniment of dan's guitar wasn't enough, hellen jo shredded the cello on two numbers including a soft, symphonic version of "you and i" to end the night. the skyflakes, la plebe, and charmin rocked the party too.
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a few weeks ago, on a bright and early saturday morning, the c-hills and a caravan of their nearest and dearest assembled in the industrial paradise of west oakland. erin (the mastermind behind "this is the clarendon hills!" and her trusty crew set up shop and shot the c-hills "playing" beneath a highway underpass. meanwhile, outfitted with a dazzling array of neon colored jump ropes and playground kickballs.
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tyson, hellen, jericho, ron, ollie, mimi, jj, monroe, lauren, xjoshx, and nicky darger were put to the cardio-vascular test, as they repeatedly hopped, skipped, and jumped rope on command along the adjoining train tracks. catering was provided by pak 'n save, sound by mimi's boombox, and last minute props by home depot. the video for "so alone" is coming soon. in the meantime, why not revisit "this is the clarendon hills!"?
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pirated cable and the nba playoffs have put a serious crimp on pepito and christine's social life. they did manage to crawl off the couch and drop in on this year's punk prom at 924 gilman. mohawks and spiked bracelets were replaced by tux's and corsages, as the kids danced the night away to the anarcho-folk-punk sounds of against me!. jason webley, panty raid, and pansy division played too.
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christine and pepito hopped into their new honda and zipped
to milpitas to meet up with elbert and mimi for some nerf war action. with their younger cousins, patrick and joey visiting from the philippines, the skyflakes hosted the highly anticipated nerf war II. armed with some alarming nerf firepower, the c-hills, the s-flakes, and friends gunned each other down in hails of nerf ammo until the next morning.
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the official weapons list included: four dead-eye accurate super maxx 750s, a pair of super maxx 350s with modified grip, one nerf ball blaster, a single pump blast-a-matic, the semi-automatic powerclip DX 1000, a handful of sock grenades, and a powerful yet cumbersomely useless MP150 motorized bazooka. ammo was plentiful as were nasty unexpected shots to the face.
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elbert is listening to scared of chaka and telling anyone who'll listen about how incredible the bananas
show at 924 gilman was. christine admits to genuinely bawling in her beer at the recent
readyville show at cafe dunord. the notwist were good, but pepito still detests shows at slim's. the new black eyes and postal service records are great. remember skye? yet more scandalous photos can be found: here.
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no more classes, no more books...
*** TUESDAY, MAY 13th @ kingman co-op, berkeley. 7:30pm. $5. all ages. ***
come celebrate the end of another year of classes! it's an ice cream social party at kingman co-op (1730 la loma, berkeley). if cherry floats, milkshakes, and banana splits aren't inducement enough, how about the phenomenauts? the rock n roll adventure kids? the two gallants? and harold ray live in concert? someone please bring soy dream and mocha mix!
*** SATURDAY, MAY 17th @ barrows hall, UC berkeley. 6pm. $8. all ages. ***
a new issue of maganda magazine is out! the theme is war, so they're having the clarendon hills and the skyflakes go toe to toe on the 8th floor of barrows hall. there will be food, spoken word, and complimentary copies of the latest issue of maganda. plus, when was the last time you were at a show that was eight stories in the sky?
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