Mixed bag Thursday. A new interview on the horizon. More on that later in the post. But first…

There are some really creative titles of fashion blogs out there in the sphere. Here are a few of my favorites, in no particular order:

Smells Like Fashion
Beauty in Insanity
Grand Theft Thrift
Clothe the Tiger
A Pair and A Square
Can You Pass The Glitter?
High-Stiched Voice

Game of Thrones ~ It’s been on for two seasons now. The character names are wondrous. Think anyone has named their babies after one of them? Here’s my list of the best female character names on the show. It almost sounds like a bunch of gals auditioning for Celtic Woman or a sort like that.

Cersei
Arya
Daenerys
Sansa
Shae
Doreah
Osha
Ros

Random Fashion Pic ~ Awhile back I poked fun of the cheerleading uniforms of one Valparaiso University. I mean, they’re brown. But it looks better for softball, I think, as evident of this pic I took once of one of the players. I like the belt. Looks old-school baseball.

Euro 2012 ~ I’m not an expert at this football. I prefer to watch only surrounded by sporty drunks in Chicago bars. But this song, The Rocky Road to Poland, was recorded as the official theme for the Republic of Ireland team. It’s your typical, Irish, sing-along drinky-drinky song. I like it. “You’ll Never Beat the Irish” is one of the best lines in it. But…it seems you can beat them. Not doing so well. I guess it literally is a rocky road even once your in Poland. But the song is sorta cool.

The New Interview ~ The next interview for The Dodgy is an accomplished composer whose music was featured in New York, I Love You and in Gimme the Loot, the Grand Jury Prize winner at SXSW 2012. Look for it next week.

She’s a Bangle or a Go-Go

Liffey

Posted on June 10, 2012

A dude in my apartment building once said he used to place women he dated in one of two categories: She was either a “Bangle” or a “Go-Go.” He said you can easily make the distinction, based on their look and attitude. Looking at those all-gal bands and knowing some of their music, I sort of have to agree. The question is, can that be done today? With different girl bands? It’s not just about the look, but the musical attitude. Can I do that with Wild Flag and Warpaint? I don’t know. Maybe?

Warpaint

Wild Flag

A future post comes about navigating a good run on Chicago’s lakefront. But for now here’s the most recent iPod running list for The Dodgy.

Blue Sky Mine ~ Midnight Oil
Cinders ~ Sarah Blasko
I Alone ~ Korn
Under Cover of Darkness ~ The Strokes
My Mistakes ~ Eleanor Friedberger
Begin the Begin ~ R.E.M.
Crack the Shutters ~ Snow Patrol
Wrong ~ Depeche Mode
Evil ~ Interpol
Appels + Oranjes ~ Smashing Pumpkins
Swimming Pool ~ Freezepop
Let Love In ~ The Goo Goo Dolls
Am I Wrong ~ Love Spit Love

And there you have it. I think I found an Irish running shirt, so look for that. Running fashion is something that will come up in that post, too. Remember. Regardless of what you may hear, it’s OK to check out the forms of fellow runners on the paths. I know a gal who was a state champ cross country runner in high school who admitted she ran a soft 10K once ’cause she was checking out some dude’s arse directly in front of her.

Germans Come Out To Play

Liffey

Posted on June 3, 2012

The first time I went to Maifest in Lincoln Square, or Chicago’s “German Town” was several years ago with my then girlfriend Kellie – who was German-American and sorta looked like the character Elisa in Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. She was kind of evil like her, too. But I dug her and she wore cute skirts so we dated a bit so there. We went back to her apartment afterwards, after many a stein, and Kellie…just became Kellie. She started yelling at someone outside her window. She wanted me to shave her legs although I thought they didn’t need it at the time. Then she told me about a book she got me for Christmas but decided for me not to have it. The next time I went to Maifest, about two years later, was with Chicago recluse author Clive Javanski. It was really hot and he wore a bowler’s hat but believe me, he made it work. Clive ended up meeting a French girl there and actually went to Marseille with her where he wrote three chapters of a book. Today I returned to Maifest, solo, to watch the Germans come out to play. I had the standard $12 stein of German beer (with a $10 refill – and you get to keep the feckin’ plastic stein). Here is some documentation from Octoberfest in May.