Weekend Wind-Down #108

(can you spot Missy?)

The morning we got back from our weekend trip up to Chapel Hill, two huge TREE LIMBS came crashing down in our yard, barely missing LORD FOCUS, my beloved Ford Focus and the roof and front of our house, RANCHO COCOA. Actually, what we think happened is that a huge limb from one tree (possibly struck by lightning the night before?) fell off one tree, hitting another huge limb on another tree on the the opposite end of our front yard, bringing it down with it. The end of the first limb that fell looked blackened and charred, leading us to suspect a lightning strike. I had heard a loud THUD that morning and thought that it was Missy accidently slamming a door somewhere in the house. When we stepped outside on our way to work, we were taken quite by surprise. We're quite lucky that nothing worse happened! We're hoping some tree maintenance pros can come out this weekend to finally chop up the limbs and take down any other tree limbs that look "dangerous"...







FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Seeing Unrest was good!
RAOUL - Teenbeat 26th Anniversary at the Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill, NC!

WORST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Having to walk the Atlanta Gift Show.
RAOUL - Leaving Chapel HIll...wish we had an extra day or two to hang out and explore.

FUNNIEST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Cracking wise on "DC Cakes"...it's a horrible knock-off.
RAOUL - Meeting Karim Rashid at the Gift Mart was pretty unexpected...

WORD OR PHRASE OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - "He's rockabilly, so we call him Billy"
RAOUL - "I'm not a baby, goddammit!"

FAVORITE MEAL OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - My grilled cheese sandwich.
RAOUL - Gelato at Sugarland.

WORST MEAL OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - All these sandwiches lately...it's too hot to cook.
RAOUL - Lunch at the world's stickiest IHOP somewhere in North Carolina.

ALL-TIME FAVORITE UNREST SONG?
MISSY - "Cherry Cherry"
RAOUL - "Cath Carroll"

ONE SONG YOU WISH UNREST PLAYED AT THE SHOW BUT DIDN'T?
MISSY - "Bavarian Mods"
RAOUL - "Yes, She Is My Skinhead Girl"

PERSONAL RESOLUTION FOR THIS WEEK?
MISSY - To try and get better sleep.
RAOUL - To actually complete a Weekend Wind-Down during the weekend (I'll miss out again this weekend, dang).

PERSONAL SOUNDTRACK FOR THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Unrest, Mark Robinson, Kristen Hersh, The Receptionists, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down.
RAOUL - Unrest, Mark Robinson, The Rondelles, Cotton Candy, Caribou, Bossanova, True Love Always, Somerville Speakout, Girls, Best Coast, LCD Soundsystem, Interpol, The Clash, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, The Thermals, Teenbeat Records' "Number 1 Record Label" comp.