Paul: After our show at the 40 Watt, we ate some sausages at J.B.’s and then walked over to a bar around the corner and ended up stumbling across this totally insane and amazing band. T
hey are sort of like the Blood Brothers meets Neutral Milk Hotel. All six of us just stand there slack-jawed for their entire set. Crazy time signatures and arrangements, two trumpets and a euphonium, and a singer that can impersonate a theremin. The band is called Mouser. They cheer us up immensely. Thanks Mouser!
From the sockpuppet journal of Terrycloth Green: Today we went to the school and there were girls’ butts everywhere! Girls’ butts are awesome! I ate a nacho and a cheez-it and took a huge dump! My insides are green! It makes me sweat here and we went to a copy shop! Girls’ butts are awesome, I wish I had a copy of that!
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