Comments on: Somewhere in Illinois http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:30:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Shane http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29321 Shane Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:03:17 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29321 I, too, enjoyed the show last night immensely. It was a great evening, despite the hail. It was cool to spot you chatting with local hero Peter Sagal at the bar after the show! Or am I the only one who was geeky enough to notice? I, too, enjoyed the show last night immensely. It was a great evening, despite the hail. It was cool to spot you chatting with local hero Peter Sagal at the bar after the show! Or am I the only one who was geeky enough to notice?

]]> By: Grant http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29297 Grant Tue, 03 Oct 2006 17:12:11 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29297 So glad you came to Chicago last night - sorry about the weather. It was great to see you in person and enjoy some of my favorite songs, live! It was definitely the first time I've gotten to sing like a zombie. Thanks so much - and it was a pleasure to shake Mr. Hodgman's hand, too, and to hear a bit of the funny, funny Paul and Storm before I had to run for my train. Thanks, you rocked! And I'm sure the people who were just stopping by for a burger and a beer liked your songs about robots, monkeys and evil geniuses just as much as the rest of us do. Once they got over their initial confusion. So glad you came to Chicago last night - sorry about the weather. It was great to see you in person and enjoy some of my favorite songs, live! It was definitely the first time I’ve gotten to sing like a zombie.

Thanks so much - and it was a pleasure to shake Mr. Hodgman’s hand, too, and to hear a bit of the funny, funny Paul and Storm before I had to run for my train. Thanks, you rocked!

And I’m sure the people who were just stopping by for a burger and a beer liked your songs about robots, monkeys and evil geniuses just as much as the rest of us do. Once they got over their initial confusion.

]]> By: Josh http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29278 Josh Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:02:14 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29278 Thanks for the great show last night, the First of May encore really stole the show. Thanks for the great show last night, the First of May encore really stole the show.

]]> By: Eric Ginsberg http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29273 Eric Ginsberg Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:44:17 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29273 Given that The Areas of My Expertise cites Chicago as a fictitious city, I would imagine that it's a very interesting visit, full of awakenings for both Mr. Hodgman and the city's inhabitants (finding out that they don't really exist and all, and John having to be the one to break the news). Given that The Areas of My Expertise cites Chicago as a fictitious city, I would imagine that it’s a very interesting visit, full of awakenings for both Mr. Hodgman and the city’s inhabitants (finding out that they don’t really exist and all, and John having to be the one to break the news).

]]> By: Phineas http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29271 Phineas Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:27:31 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29271 Hi Jonathan. Thank you again for putting on your hat <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/phineasx/258507762/" rel="nofollow">for this picture</a>. My best to everyone back at Skullcrusher Mountain. Hi Jonathan.

Thank you again for putting on your hat for this picture.

My best to everyone back at Skullcrusher Mountain.

]]> By: Tara http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29270 Tara Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:25:41 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29270 Great show last night! My husband and brother enjoyed it as well. It was definetely worth the bumpy train ride and the chilly rain. I was a very happy girl after the First of May encore! We wish we could have stayed for Paul and Storm. Good Luck Jonathan Coulton, you're on the way up! Great show last night! My husband and brother enjoyed it as well. It was definetely worth the bumpy train ride and the chilly rain. I was a very happy girl after the First of May encore! We wish we could have stayed for Paul and Storm. Good Luck Jonathan Coulton, you’re on the way up!

]]> By: Justin http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29211 Justin Tue, 03 Oct 2006 06:40:11 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29211 Loved the concert, and it was great to meet you in person. I really should blog it, but as you can see I've hardly used my journal at all lately! Loved the concert, and it was great to meet you in person. I really should blog it, but as you can see I’ve hardly used my journal at all lately!

]]> By: julie coulter http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29186 julie coulter Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:57:07 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29186 Thanks for coming to Illinois - you rocked at the book reading. I hope that your show went well at the House of Blues tonight. If you go on tour with Paul and Storm in the future, you guys should visit St. Louis. Then we could make to a late night show any day of the week! :) Thanks for coming to Illinois - you rocked at the book reading. I hope that your show went well at the House of Blues tonight. If you go on tour with Paul and Storm in the future, you guys should visit St. Louis. Then we could make to a late night show any day of the week! :)

]]> By: Amanda http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29172 Amanda Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:41:58 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29172 Sorry I couldn't get up to Chicago... Maybe if you're up there next year I'll be able to go... (I'll be driving in about a month! :D) Sorry I couldn’t get up to Chicago… Maybe if you’re up there next year I’ll be able to go… (I’ll be driving in about a month! :D)

]]> By: LSK http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29153 LSK Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:54:41 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29153 Once again, I wish I could attend. Seriously. You've probably seen a lot of Jews wearing white walking around. It's Yom Kippur, holiest day of the Jewish year. Once again, I wish I could attend. Seriously. You’ve probably seen a lot of Jews wearing white walking around. It’s Yom Kippur, holiest day of the Jewish year.

]]> By: Chris Radcliff http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29139 Chris Radcliff Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:37:09 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29139 "Why is everything so huge here? It’s kind of freaking me out." From what I remember about growing up in Milwaukee, if something isn't built out of steel I-beams or reinforced brick, it's looked upon as suspiciously flimsy. This includes the art. (I'm not kidding about that.) Have fun in Chicago, and keep us San Diegans (in the land of papier-mache stuccoed huts) in your thoughts. “Why is everything so huge here? It’s kind of freaking me out.”

From what I remember about growing up in Milwaukee, if something isn’t built out of steel I-beams or reinforced brick, it’s looked upon as suspiciously flimsy. This includes the art.

(I’m not kidding about that.)

Have fun in Chicago, and keep us San Diegans (in the land of papier-mache stuccoed huts) in your thoughts.

]]> By: Tom Simonds http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29130 Tom Simonds Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:24:55 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/10/02/somewhere-in-illinois/#comment-29130 Yo yo. What's your timeline tonight in Chicago - maybe we can meet. Tom Simonds I live in the Wicker Park neighborhood of the city. Yo yo. What’s your timeline tonight in Chicago - maybe we can meet.

Tom Simonds
I live in the Wicker Park neighborhood of the city.

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