Wu-Tang + The Beatles = Awesome. The whole album is streaming for free so get it while you can. Brian I want a copy.

http://wutangvsthebeatles.bandcamp.com/

So not that any of you needed a better reason than me living in Grand Rapids to come and visit, I thought I would give you a taste of what you could be passing up:

1. A cooler Sonic

2. Mmm…Microbreweries: Grand Rapids Brewing, B.O.B.’s House of Brews, Founders Brewing, Schmohz Brewing
The Hopcat

3. Giffins (hockey) $1 beers & $1 hot dogs or Whitecaps (baseball) $2 double hotdogs & $2 beer

4 The Bob: A multi-faceted entertainment center and restaurant complex featuring five restaurants, a micro-brewery, night club and comedy club.

5. G. Love & Special Sauce March 11 at The Intersection

6. Rain: a Tribute To the Beatles March 5 at DeVos Performance Hall

7. Hometown of Gerald R. Ford the 38th President of These United States (cause someone has to clean house after Nixon’s bullshit)

8. Grand Raggidy Roller Girls

9. Mojo’s Dueling Piano Bar

10. Yesterdog (not quite a Chicago Style dog but when it’s close enough to walk to, that’s good enough for me)

Ooh and this shit is pretty cool too (ARTPrize 2009 Winner):

(11. Nora smells)

Not that any of you needed better reasons than Brice and myself living in Milwaukee to come visit I thought I would provide a little incentive of some exciting happenings.

1. Sonic

2. Betsy and Bernie

2. Admirals College Night Games = $5

3.  Dr. Dog February 4th at Turner Hall

4. .357 String Band February 12th at Turner Hall

5. Brian, Ellen tells me you are a huge fan of hippies/long-hairs and Sound Opinions

6.  The Chieftains February 6th at the Pabst

7.  Many others including Vampire Weekend, G. Love and Special Sauce, Magnetic Fields, Tegan & Sara, Tossers

If you had not already noticed I have spent a lot of time on the Pabst/Riverside/Turner Hall website.

On the cheaper side there is Dice every night of the week at the Harp and Sham (Ellen, Brice, and Kelly know it well)

Finally, obviously Sobelmans… highly delicious