I found a whole roll of posters/flyers/set lists from my Fanshawe College days at the folks place. Blast from the somewhat recent past. So many great bands, so many shows, so many brown out nights. I would say about 90% of these are from Call the Office.
Seeing TCHORT on that Danko poster really got me in the mood to crank some Tchort.
Nick from The Illuminati and Biblical made this pretty bad ass video for the new DFA1979 single. Props for actually getting the buttons made, and not just Photoshopping every one of them. The tune is pretty cool too. I have always been hit or miss with DFA. Depending on the day I could either love them or hate them, but this track is pretty great.
Whats my favourite part you ask? The Tricky Woo button that was snuck in there.
Almost every time I go to the folks place, I dig through my boxes in the basement to see what I can find. Yesterday I took home my Robert Pollard coffee table book, my favourite Rosie Jones Loaded issue (Aug 2010), a Chavez poster, another Jicks poster, and this, the advanced copy of the now classic album from The Illuminati. So glad to see this is in such good shape after almost 10 years.
While making dinner last night, a bunch of Illuminati tunes came on the Mighty Dwarf. We started talking a bit about how fucking awesome they are, and how fun it was seeing them back in the Fanshawe days. To this day On Borrowed Time and their debut EP have a serious special place in my heart. Some of the best, rockin, catchiest, and most fun tunes ever.
OBTAINED: Circa 2003, unknown live show STORY: Probably one of my favorite shirts that I have, so much so that I very rarely wear it. We saw The Illuminati so many times that we have lost count. We would make a pilgrimage to any show within 3 hours. The lonest trip being a North Bay show with Goat Horn opening up. Classic times. Miss this band. WEAR: Too awesome to wear.
They may only have on full length, and 2 EPs, but god damn this band pumped me up. Back in the Fanshawe College (or as it has become to be known, Funshawe Cottage) days, we saw these guy at Call the Office at what seems like on a weekly bases. This band more than any other on the list we have seen the most I think. Well over 30 times. Wish they were still around.
