she's a liar. flat out.


so, you don't know where she stands on medicare, and don't pretend that you do.

but, has anybody checked into the claim that she was actually bused? is that even actually true?

so, kamala harris appears to just tell people whatever they want to hear, basically.

no time for that. next.

fuck it. i need some fresh air.

and it's cold in here.

it's looking like the rain's not moving out of here until after 20:00, and i'm going to end up missing the early show.

that means i'm looking at catching the 21:00 or 21:30 bus over, and getting to ferndale for the last band. i might catch the one before it.  and, then i'll need to bike back, and potentially in the rain....

this is a local act; in fact, i missed them at pj's last week, too. this night isn't making sense for me, at this point. i guess i'll have to hope i catch them again soon....

i was initially considering a show at villain's in windsor, but on closer perusal, it's not that interesting.

tomorrow's flat out dead.

so, we're writing off this weekend, and i actually saw that coming. it's a shame, because i like the humidity, but i don't like the rain; i feel like i'm wasting the weather, after such an awful winter. and, while next weekend may also be a little slow, the week after looks solid. let's hope it stays nice and hot while the show schedule catches up.

if you're to have security in a bar, it's actual function is twofold:

1) to make sure people pay to get in. that's the real reason you have bouncers.
2) to stop men from fighting each other.

....and, yes, i think i was drugged at the works, but the funny thing about that is that i don't actually remember it.

and, is the night life safe in detroit or not?

the truth is that it's a dumb question that is essentially built on the premise of slut shaming. if your primary concern is sexual assault, you can't ask the question of whether somewhere is safe or not - it doesn't work like that. it doesn't matter what she's wearing, it doesn't matter what time of day it is, it doesn't matter if she was by herself, and it doesn't matter if the bar had security - and when i say it doesn't matter, what i mean is statistically, in terms of trying to predict patterns of prevention. the fact is that sexual assault is generally an act of control, and it's not usually a stranger at a bar but rather somebody you've known for years and deeply trust.

so, i'm not falling for this. i'm not answering this question. i'm not proposing these kinds of solutions. the science is crystal clear on this topic: there is only one way to prevent assault, and it's to teach men to stop doing it.

so, you're not safer in a bar with high security in a nice neighbourhood. you might feel safer, but it's a mental trick, and really a reflection of your own prejudices.

the correct answer is that detroit is as safe or unsafe as anywhere else.

i've now been here for a few years and been to a lot of venues and i've only ever really been bothered in a substantive way at one place, and that was the bathtub pub right downtown. i didn't realize it at the time, but there was a prostitution ring operating out of the space. that's been closed for a while.

on second thought, tonight seems kind of pointless, too. i really projected on the quality of the potential shows.

i could potentially hobble something together by hitting the sanctuary early and the loving touch late, but that is actually a lot of biking and then i'm back to drinking in the park from like 4:00-8:00 or something, which is a good enough time once or twice for the year, but i kind of want to save it for something else. if there's even anyone there, which is not guaranteed. this is actually probably going to come down to whether i want to go for a bike ride tonight or not....it at least looks like a beautiful night for it....

either the late night shows are especially underground this weekend or nobody wants to do one because there's lots of options for the rest of the summer opening up next week and nothing at all this week, as far as i can tell. there's been big shows at marble until 3:00 every night, though. it just seems like a lull. legit.

but, if i'm going anywhere tonight, it's to the loving touch, meaning i won't get back into the downtown core until at least 1:30. i guess i could try to hit last call at goth club. if i'm lucky. it's a stretch.

we'll see how i feel in a few hours.

i have made massive progress in paring down that list either way and should have the rest of the month planned out in the next few days, regardless.