Jim "Dr. Dim" Fitzsimons

concert memoirs pt. 34 – duran duran & elastica

Duran Duran 8/18/00 New World Music Theatre w/Amy, Sarah & Sean Ticket Price: $26.50 Yep, that’s right. Duran Duran. Hard to believe I would see this band, right? Guess what else. The New World Music Theatre is in Joliet, Illinois! Uh huh, we drove all the way to Joliet to see the “wild boys”. IfContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 34 – duran duran & elastica”

concert memoirs pt. 33 – the the, boss hog, bob mould, manplanet & los straitjackets

The The 5/6/00 First Avenue w/Amy Ticket Price: $18.00 This was the second time I had seen The The and the first for Amy. Amy and I were pretty tight by this time. We were close to moving in together at her apartment. One bedroom, shared with a dog and a cat, pretty cramped, butContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 33 – the the, boss hog, bob mould, manplanet & los straitjackets”

concert memoirs pt. 32 – rev. horton heat, los straitjackets, yo la tengo & rev. horton heat

Reverend Horton Heat w/Los Straitjackets 12/13/99 First Avenue w/Amy & Mark Ticket Price: Unknown I had heard of both of these bands before I met Amy, but I hadn’t heard any of their music. Amy introduced me to the Reverend, she had two or three of his albums, and I liked what I heard. So,Continue reading “concert memoirs pt. 32 – rev. horton heat, los straitjackets, yo la tengo & rev. horton heat”

concert memoirs pt. 31 – robyn hitchcock & stereolab

Robyn Hitchcock w/Tim Keegan 11/11/99 First Avenue w/Amy Ticket Price: Unknown This was my first official date with Amy, the woman who would later become my wife. We did the traditional dinner thing first at a nearby restaurant, Pizza Luce. We then made our way over to First Avenue and were greatly entertained by Mr.Continue reading “concert memoirs pt. 31 – robyn hitchcock & stereolab”

a promise to president-elect obama

I can’t say that I’m pleased with the outcome of the presidential election. I am pleased and proud that our country, once again, shows the world that we can peacefully transfer power. President-elect Obama has a tough road ahead. He’s going to be facing a lot of daunting challenges. I’m pretty certain that I won’tContinue reading “a promise to president-elect obama”