Poster Kids Rick Valentin and Rose Marshack spin some local music from the late ’80s in this podcast preview of the upcoming Play or Pose reunion show, featuring The Outnumbered, Lonely Trailer, Cowboy X, and the Kids.
Posts by Rose Marshack:
Choosing a Kindergarten Just the Beginning of the Battle
Rose Marshack has one on the way and one about to enter the beginning of its formal education. Public or Private? That’s the contest, and she wants you to weigh in.
Ho Ho Ho: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Santa Claus
This is definitely The Preschooler’s first Christmas. He pulls out each ornament from storage with delight and screams “I WANT TO TOUCH IT!” when I pull out the expensive ones. He has his own side …
Gift Time Begins
The “No Presents” Birthday Party went great. The little guy still ended up with plenty of presents (around four or five) from family — not too many so that he couldn’t remember what he got. …
A Chicago Music Business Field Trip
This past weekend I took my Music Business students on a field trip to some places in Chicago. On Friday, we visited Thrill Jockey Records, then Touch & Go Records and finally Chicago Recording Company. …
Guns and Violins
The Preschooler finds himself on the playground with a new friend from the city, and the friend suggests they play “Robbers and Policemen.” “I’ll be the Robber, you be the Policeman!” the new friend shouts. …
To Force or Not to Force
Two completely unrelated things The Husband and I just had our first “date night” this year. We went to see Wire in Chicago at the Metro, the best place in all the US — and …
The No-Presents Birthday Party
The Ex-Toddler’s fifth birthday is coming up. At this point I remember my sister saying of her child, “I cannot believe that time flew by so quickly.” To me, time hasn’t flown by quickly; I …
Stories That Are Fascinating Leading Up to the Election
These are the stories that are fascinating me before the election: 1. The research (and subsequent news stories) on how presenting misinformation and then rescinding it only strengthens some people’s belief in the lie. Research …
Staging an Intervention
What’s left to say about Sarah Palin? Just some observations about her attackers. I cannot believe the outpouring of hatred towards her I noticed during the days after she was introduced. Every intelligent woman in …