This Good Life

The 2nd Annual Boneshakers + WNBC

The long awaited weekend-long party begins this evening.  The Boneshakers are hosting Austin's Wednesday Night Bike Club (WNBC) from Friday to Sunday.  Preparations have been extensive, with food, memorabilia, beverages and activities planned out for several weeks.

Technically, the party began last night when I dropped of the keg of Dos Equis at Nate's.  Jay came over and helped us test the keg, and I can report that it is functioning properly.  The guys from Austin will begin showing up at Nate's today, and should all arrive by about 10pm this evening.  Among the plans for the weekend is the Big Bike Ride, a Wii bowling tournament, and if I can arrange it, a Beirut Tournament.

I'm hoping I can get a game of Beirut going tonight, so I went over to Beirut-Guide.com, a great site that lets you organize your rules and add in any variations you need.  For those of you not familiar with Beirut, you may know it as beer pong.  I've put the rules for this weekend below.  I'll report back soon and let you know how it goes.

Beirut (Beer Pong) House Rules

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I had someone find my blog through my last Wakarusa entry (as you can see in the comments), and went over to check out her blog.  While perusing her writing, there was a nice little meme list she had posted.  Since memes are worthless without being distributed, and since I haven't had any inspiration to write in the last few days, I thought I would cop out and just steal material for my blog entry.  Many thanks Erica!

BTW, feel free to post in the comments and fill the list out yourself, or link to your own blog.  I need to be better at making blog friends, so maybe this will help.  'Cause my long ass rants and encyclopedic life entries don't seem to pull 'em in.

List 10 musical artists you like, in no specific order (do this before reading the questions below).

1.  The Decemberists
2.  Okkervil River
3.  Mates of State
4.  Arcade Fire
5.  Spinto Band
6.  Jude
7.  Sigur Ros
8.  Kaiser Chiefs
9.  Hot Hot Heat
10.  The Dears

What is your favorite song by 9:  "Picking It Up" - Elevator
What was the first song you heard by 6: "Rick James" - No One is Really Beautiful
What is your favorite song by 7: "Staralfur" - Ágætis Byrjun
How did you get into 10:  Not really sure.  Likely stumbled across them illegally, by dl'ing.  Gang of Losers is a kick ass album though.
What is your favorite song by 5: "Direct to Helmet" - Nice and Nicely Done
How long have you been listening to 1:  Since 2005.  Learned about them before going to ACL.  Missed their set.  Got really into them after that festival, and saw them live last year.
What is your favorite song by 4:  "Rebellion (Lies)" - Funeral
Have you seen 3 live: Yes, last year at Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, TX.  Freaking incredible show.  Top 5 shows of all time.
What is your favorite song by 1:  "Eli the Barrow Boy" - Picaresque  I really shouldn't have to pick a favorite with this band.  Like picking favorite flowers.
Do you have any merchandise by 9:  Nope, but my wife has a t-shirt from the concert.
What is your favorite song by 2:  "Black" - Black Sheep Boy
Which song makes you sad by 5:  None.  Can't be sad listening to Spinto Band.
What is your favorite song by 3:   "Beautiful Dreamer" - Bring It Back
List all of the band members in 4:  Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury, Sarah Neufelf and Jeremy Gara.  (Thanks Wikipedia!)
What is your favorite song by 8:  "I Predict a Riot" - Employment
What do you NOT like about 7:  They only played once in my city, and sold out in 15 minutes or something silly like that.  Stupid band, not letting me see them live.
What is your favorite song by 6:   "I Do" - No One Is Really Beautiful
Have you visited 1’s official website:  Of course.  The lyrics themselves are worth hours of reading message boards.
What is your favorite song by 10:  "Hate then Love" - Gang of Losers
Which of these bands have you added on your Myspace: Mates of State, Decemerists, Spinto, Sigur Ros, and Okkervil River.