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Sheri

I know you don't think I'm funny, but that's where you're wrong

About Me

I am a conscious, breathing female with all necessary organs, an excess of education, gainful employment, a husband, and a keen interest in music and the individuals who make it. And books and crap like that.
Our Fantabulous St. Thomas Vacation, July 2006!
My Awesome OK Go Adventures, November 2006! Get Your Own! | View Slideshow
Pretentious Concert List
1979 or 1980, 1st grade--tee hee: Free Fair
1982 or 1983, 4th grade--tee hee: Freedom Jam
1990: Cheap Trick
1992: U2 (Pixies)
1994?: The Monkees [Micky and Davy]
1995: Soul Asylum/Victoria Williams/Jayhawks/Matthew Sweet
1997: U2 (Fun Lovin' Criminals)
1998: They Might Be Giants
1999: Duran Duran [pre-reunion]
2000: Duran Duran [pre-reunion] (Tsar)
2001: American English [Beatles tribute band] [2002? 2003?]
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp Duran Duran [pre-reunion]
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspGaelic Storm
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspU2 (PJ Harvey)
2002: Bob Geldof
2003: Gaelic Storm
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspLyle Lovett and His Large Band [lawn at Ravinia]
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspDuran Duran [reunited!] [2 shows]
2004: Blues Traveler [lawn at Ravinia]
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspDavid Byrne (Poi Dog Pondering)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspScissor Sisters
2005: Duran Duran (Clear Static)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspDuran Duran
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspThe Killers (Tegan & Sara)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspKeane (Brendan Benson)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspThe BoDeans [lawn at Ravinia]
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspDuran Duran (Stimulator w/Christopher Aidan)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspGaelic Storm (Frank Tribes Band, Tinkerboys)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspFranz Ferdinand (Cut Copy, Pretty Girls Make Graves)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspU2 (Dashboard Confessional)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspOK Go (Giant Drag, She Wants Revenge)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspDandy Warhols (The Out Crowd)
2006: OK Go [supporting Motion City Soundtrack, but we didn't stay]
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp(The Spill Canvas)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspGaelic Storm (Gareth Woods)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspYeah Yeah Yeahs (Blood on the Wall)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspFranz Ferdinand [double bill w/Death Cab for Cutie, but we didn't
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbspstay] (The Cribs)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspMike Doughty
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspOK Go [at Woodfield Mall]
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspBuddy Guy (Robert Cray Band) [lawn at Ravinia]
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspThey Might Be Giants (Tally Hall, Ralph Covert & The Bad
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbspExamples --but we missed Tally Hall )
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspDuran Duran (Assassins , but we missed them )
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspOK Go (Quit Your Day Job, French Kicks) [2 shows]
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspOK Go [supporting Death Cab for Cutie, but we didn't stay, lol]
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspOK Go [at the W, Chicago]
2007: OK Go/Robert Randolph & the Family Band [sort of saw Robert
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbspRandolph's set while running around all over the place, lol]
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspOK Go (Cats Not Dogs)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspOK Go (Silversun Pickups) [supporting Snow Patrol--sort of
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspwatched them from the back]
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbspOK Go (Silversun Pickups) [supporting Snow Patrol--watched
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&am p;nbsp&nbspa teeny bit of them from side and upstairs]

My Interests

Music; God; history, particularly the Holocaust; trying to come up with MySpace "interests" that don't make me sound like a killjoy and not succeeding

Feel free to post on your Space!

Been listening to lately
Silversun Pickups --Carnavas
Secret Dakota Ring --Do Not Leave Baggage All the Way
DraculaZombieUSA --DraculaZombieUSA
OK Go --Oh No
OK Go --OK Go

I'd like to meet:

Funny people. People who rock. OK Go fandom not required, but appreciated.

OK Go again
Paul Thomson of Franz (met the others--well okay, I'd like to meet the rest again too)
Bono again (and get a chance to talk) and the rest of U2
Duran Duran
Bob Geldof
Elmo (to kick his ass and/or set him alight)

Music:

All hail the Nordwind.

The essence of my favorite band distilled into one minute, thirty-seven seconds

Damian waves at me at the end. That's the power of mushy milk. OK Go, Franz Ferdinand, Boomtown Rats, U2, Duran Duran, and, of course, others

Movies:

The Paper, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Life of Brian, Spinal Tap, Stripes, My Blue Heaven, What About Bob?, Anchorman, Napoleon Dynamite, A Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, Pink Floyd: The Wall, Rattle and Hum, The Sixth Sense, Gangs of New York, Brokeback Mountain, The Passion, Life Is Beautiful, The Grey Zone

Television:

Meerkat Manor, Deadliest Catch, Lost, The Office, Two and a Half Men, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Twin Peaks, Seinfeld, That '70s Show, Sons and Daughters, Fairly OddParents, King of the Hill, Everybody Loves Raymond, Nobody Loves a Dickhead

Books:

There's a Monster at the End of This Book! featuring Grover. This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen by Tadeusz Borowski. Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews. Paradise Lost by John Milton. Is That It? by Bob Geldof. Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assayas. Fresh Moves, Fancy Pants by Damian Kulash

Heroes:

Jesus
My husband
Bob Geldof
Bono

My Blog

I'm going into the hospital--dehydrated

I was hit with a horrid Crohn's flare-up this weekend and I just saw the doctor, and my blood pressure is too low.  I'm going into the hospital to get rehydrated, and hopefully I will be out in a...
Posted by Sheri on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:47:00 PST

Okay, first update

A very small part of me regrets posting that last night, but most of me is glad I did it.  Some people responded to it already, one person right after I posted it, and for that, I am so, so grate...
Posted by Sheri on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:54:00 PST

So goddamn depressed

And I'm so fucking sick of hating myself. Posting this is going to make me look crazy.  Fine, if you want to think I'm crazy, fuck you. God, this is such passive-aggressive cry-for-help bullshit....
Posted by Sheri on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:08:00 PST

I LOVE that Ben Gay commercials talk about

"deep penetrating heat." YES  LOL
Posted by Sheri on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:27:00 PST

Arrogant fucks piss me off

If you don't believe in God, fine.  If you think creationism and intelligent design are a joke, fine.  But don't say things like this (italics mine): "Such findings tend to suggest that we s...
Posted by Sheri on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:20:00 PST

Let's get OK Go on Chicago radio.

"How could I do that?" you ask? Contact Q101 and request "Here It Goes Again." By Phone: 312-591-8300By Web: http://q101.com/By Text: Text your request to 99161 If you hear them play it, call them and...
Posted by Sheri on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 05:51:00 PST

Revamp of old blog: now request "Invincible" by OK Go!

Do it.
Posted by Sheri on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:24:00 PST

Normal, well-rounded individual.

I am alarmed at the amount of OK Go content on my page.  I fear I am projecting an unrealistic image of myself. I'm interested in other things, really.  I do other stuff.  Like work and...
Posted by Sheri on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 05:14:00 PST

Stripping again!

White Strips begin again today.  Alert the media.  Release the hounds.
Posted by Sheri on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PST

OK Go should be more famous than they are.

It's a mystery to me why they are not better known and not played on the radio around here.
Posted by Sheri on Thu, 04 May 2006 04:38:00 PST