The Moon Seven Times

Don Got Tagged AGAIN, So We Have to Help Him Out

2008-08-09T14:27:00.000-07:00

Don has been tagged by Anonymous after he politely declined to participate in the MeMe when Stephanie tagged him the first time. In order to respect Don's wishes and also not risk the wrath of the Internet Traditions MeMe Overlighting Devas, we will publish an official response using magical disappearing ink, visible only to those who already know the six things about Don.

Six Random Things About Don:

In turn, we tag the following:

Good luck with that.

2008-07-26T01:36:00.000-07:00

Big News!

2008-07-23T06:36:00.000-07:00

There was lots of action last week as I carefully and repeatedly considered rereading the June email exchanges in which I promised to look at some posters for Don or drive to Henry's house and pick something up. I also thought about asking someone if they knew whether the video of the big May show was done yet. Unfortunately I saw something shiny...

This Blog May Not Celebrate Internet Traditions Awareness Week,

2008-06-19T13:56:00.000-07:00

Reviews of the Big Show

2008-06-03T07:22:00.000-07:00

"AWESOME Show last night! I shall once again start prowling on eBay for M7x stuff, for, yes, I too have a record player (and the eagle recently screamed). Get your autographing pen ready!"
- Booradley D

"I just wanted to thank you for putting on such a great show last night. I was transfixed, singing along with every line, and reminiscing about seeing M7x shows when I was in college. You guys are masters of being ethereal/spooky/moody, having fun, and rocking out at the same time. Anyway, thanks for a great show!"
- Clint Popetz

"[Brendan's playing]'s pretty tasty--not a lot of extraneous bullshit...Mostly I thought your voices were staggeringly beautiful together...Also I liked the bass player. The bubble gum is a good touch for a bassist. And the seersucker."
- Gabriel Solis, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology

"Sorry about the Stevie Nicks comment."
- John of the song "John," 'from the fabulous new high top world of sound'

"I was glad to see you together again, and I think you sounded even better than you did twelve years ago. Was it fun? It looked fun. When's the next show?"
- B. X. Wilkinsen

"Oh man... I wish we could have managed it... just not the right time... Owen would have been SO impressed with you."
- Cynthia, blogger

"I'm so bummed I missed the show."
- Stephanie, blogger

"Brendan is such a tasteful drummer that I wanted to kill Larry for not bringing him up more in the mix."
- Jesse Brown, abuser of keyboards and sound engineers

"I really don't like Moon Pies, Mom."
- Xanthe, who fell asleep during the set

Hold the Phone! Gordon Pellegrinetti Sent More Pix!

2008-06-03T06:48:00.000-07:00

Way Back When

2008-05-30T14:32:00.000-07:00

This is from before the beginning of the Moon Seven Times. The shoulder Lynn's crying on is Henry's, or at least the sweater on the shoulder looks like one Henry used to wear way back then, and it is therefore somewhat likely to have been on him that day and in that picture. Or he would have been somewhere nearby. (Photo courtesy of the Steph or "She Who Is Not to Be Uncredited.")

And Up To Now

2008-05-30T13:38:00.000-07:00

And here's a picture of us last weekend. This is the only picture really taken at that gig, and it was taken by Gordon Pellegrinetti who most generously shared. If you look very carefully you can see Henry's shoulder or at least the idea of something like his shoulder in the far corner, in the dark. Or perhaps it was someone else. But it also might not be anyone or anything. I can't really tell because my eyes were closed at the time.

Hurrah!

2008-05-26T18:26:00.001-07:00

The gig is gug.

Thanks a million if you were there. And if you weren't, we heart you anyway.

Jay Ryan Poster

2008-05-19T09:41:00.001-07:00

...available for purchase after the show at the Bird Machine

Things We Must Decide

2008-05-18T07:20:00.000-07:00

You are familiar with our time-tested decision procedures. Now watch us roll as we finalize a set list (HA HA HA) and choose between paper confetti and the more glittery traditional foil stuff. The paper option is sort of attractive. Because it's lighter, it hovers in the air supernaturally before wafting to its death on the beer coated dance floor or in your drink. It also comes in a handy jet-propelled tube for maximum impact as long as I don't point it at my face or the floor. But the glittery foil stuff is so pretty when it catches the light! And the soundmen hate it even more than paper - it's always good to offend the guy whose finger is inches away from the "suck" knob. Plus it sinks to the bottom of your drink so you can probably ignore it and keep sipping. Unfortunately it comes in dinky little containers, so I have to be extremely athletic to get a bunch of them going (AND in the right direction) for an ethereal surprise explosion.

Next up: what will we wear and how will I do my hair? If I use hairspray and it gets in my mouth, I'll want to spit all night, and that's probably too rock for the occasion.

T-Shirt design

2008-03-04T12:09:00.001-08:00

Front

Back

Tickets On Sale NOW!

2008-02-25T08:37:00.000-08:00

On Sunday, May 25, 2008, six bands that were active in the 1993 Champaign-Urbana music scene will reunite for one show at the Highdive (51 Main St., Champaign, Illinois)

Honcho Overload
Menthol/Mother
The Moon Seven Times
dick justice
Corndolly
Driver Has No Cash

Doors open at 7 p.m. The show starts promptly at 8 p.m.

LINK FOR TICKETS ($10 each)

Todd Fletcher's Birthday is Just Around the Corner

2008-02-13T18:47:00.000-08:00

You better recognize.

Warming Up For The Big Show

2008-01-28T20:11:00.000-08:00

"Donate a few bucks and I promise I will write something nice when you ask me for my autograph at the big show..." -- Don

CLICK THE LINK - 2008 Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Illinois

One More Shopping Day Until Henry's Birthday

2008-01-25T10:44:00.000-08:00

What we should really get him this year is a THIRD song for the set list. If you recall (see two previous posts,) we have settled on My Game and another tune I am not yet ready to reveal. Any suggestions for a third or would it be best if we simply stopped there, chatted a while for all to hear, looked at each other, and then cleared the stage awkwardly for Corndolly? Happy Birthday, Henry!!

Another Unanimous Decision (or is it?)

2008-01-23T12:29:00.001-08:00

I believe we are approaching consensus on another song suggested for our May 25 set list. I'm not sure I can reveal it just yet, but I will check and get back to you.

We May Be Close to a Decision

2008-01-15T21:36:00.001-08:00

Seems like My Game could be on the set list for our May 25, 2008 reunion show at the High Dive in Champaign, Illinois (61820). But maybe not.

Things Are Hopping

2007-11-27T07:02:00.000-08:00

It's been awfully busy here at the Moon Seven Times reunion show blog. We are frantically developing a schedule for times we might be able to catch each other by phone to discuss a possible dinner date for mapping out a plan to decide which songs we should consider relearning in preparation for rehearsals (the number of which are necessary and desirable is yet to be determined by an algorithm being written by a friend of someone's brother) for our reunion performance on Sunday, May 25, 2008.

Next up: voting on which method of divination we should employ to figure out who will do the shopping for age-appropriate yet flashy yet coordinated outfits for the big show.

Where are They Now?

2007-10-08T10:13:00.001-07:00

Here's Henry with a guitar. It appears he hasn't changed at all. He's taken Lanterna to Greece and other amazing places, and more recently, he's been to Menard's to buy plants because beauty doesn't end with Europe. He says the garden should be ready for public viewing by December.

In between working all day and every night and playing gigs with Pop Rocks, Leather Pistol, and various other highly entertaining acts, Brendan takes time out to be sweet.

Hey Don Gerard looks happy and stuff too. He's got a lot going on these days and even has to wear ties to work. Maybe he'll wear a tie to the reunion show. Can I please please say that Don is outstanding in his field?

Lynn has joined the circus, but the snacks are good, so she's sticking with it.

P.S. Todd Fletcher, unpictured, has put out some incredible records since 1997. Other than that, little is known about Todd.

Is this the Same Couch as in the Other Photo or Perhaps a Different Couch in the Same House?

2007-10-08T09:35:00.000-07:00

Don't we look soft and sweet and young and nice and cuddly and friendly and not at all like people who could be in that house again using that couch? I like what this photo says about us, that we don't smell so bad we can't sit close together on the floor in front of the couch.

Here's a Scene Filled with Danger

2007-10-08T09:18:00.000-07:00

I don't know how we survived this photo shoot at Smith Music Hall. Look how easy it would have been to slip and tumble backward over the banister to a gruesome end! Or to have our eyes completely scorched by sunlight, which we had all vowed to avoid as a matter of solidarity with our death metal label and our pre-emo goth reputation. This documentary evidence of extreme risk-taking behavior came from the incredible Kevin Salemme, who was himself brave enough to work with us more than one time.

Don't Tell

2007-10-08T09:14:00.000-07:00

I hope no one recognizes this couch or the wallpaper, because even though this was a great shoot in a great location, I'm not sure it was 100% good news for the guy who got us through the front door. Unless I'm totally confused about where we were. This picture got the New York office thinking that I was fat. Why else would I show up wearing a nightgown?

It Was Cold on the Steps, That Much I Know

2007-10-08T09:08:00.000-07:00

Here we are. It might have been late 1996, but it might have been early 1997, but I think it was late 1996. We were sitting on some steps, as we often did back in late 1996 or early 1997. The steps were cold. I think these cold steps were attached to the home of the stylist who fancied us up for this shoot with the fabulous Michael Wilson. Michael spent a long cold day photographing us in various windy, forlorn locations throughout scenic Champaign county. The gang in New York seemed to find this quaint.