Gapers Block Mix CD Sells at Auction

CHICAGO (September 23, 2004) -- Gapers Block, the premier Chicago-centric news and events webzine, announced today that the two-CD mix created by founders Andrew Huff and Naz Hamid sold at the Rock for Kids Music Mixer silent auction last night.

The website also released the tracklists for Huff and Hamid's CDs:

Disc One (Huff)
1. A Message From Madonna
2. Daughter In The House Of Fools - Enon, "Hocus-Pocus"
3. Paranoid Android - UMASS Front Percussion Ensemble (from the Internet)
4. A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton, "Be Not Nobody"
5. Teenage Wristband - Twilight Singers, "Blackberry Belle"
6. Anthems For A 17 Year Old Girl - Broken Social Scene, "You Forgot It In People"
7. Charlene - Bjork, "Isobel" single #1
8. Where Is My Mind? - Pixies, "Surfer Rosa"
9. Mister Grieves - TV On The Radio, "Young Liars"
10. Stay Don't Go - Spoon, "Kill The Moonlight"
11. The Ageing Young Rebel (Featuring Ken Nordine) - DJ Food, "Kaleidoscope"
12. You Were Right - Built To Spill, "Keep It Like A Secret"
13. Church On White - Stephen Malkmus, "Stephen Malkmus"
14. Peter Sellers - David Rice, "Orange Number Eight"
15. I'm On Standby - Grandaddy, "Sumday"
16. Lull - Andrew Bird, "Weather Systems"

Disc Two (Hamid)
1. Another Day - The Album Leaf, "A Safe Place"
2. This One or That One? - The Six Parts Seven, "Everywhere and Right Here"
3. I've Got Designs On You - 90 Day Men, "To Everyone"
4. Hindsight 20/20 - Aurore Rien, "Telesthia"
5. Against All Odds - The Postal Service, "Wicker Park Soundtrack"
6. I'd Rather Dance With You - Kings of Convenience, "Riot on an Empty
Street"
7. Pinata Oblongata - Dianogah, "Millions of Brazilians"
8. There Will Always Be Someone Behind You - Maserati, "The Language of
Cities"
9. You Yourself Are Too Serious - The Mercury Program, "A Data Learn the
Language"
10. One Step Inside Doesn't Mean You Understand - The Notwist, "Neon Golden"
11. We Were Bound (to Bend the Rules) - The Velvet Teen, "Elysium"
12. .. (dot 2) - Gregor Samsa, "27:36"

Dead Horse Communications Announces
In-House Corporate Retreat

CHICAGO (September 20, 2004) -- Dead Horse Communications today announced that senior staff will be on a corporate retreat this week. The retreat will include team-building seminars, art therapy courses and general "R&R." In an unusual move, the retreat will be held in Dead Horse's offices at Bell Tower, 6224 N. Bell.

"We felt we needed to take a break from our busy schedule of events in order to get some quality time here at home," said Andrew Huff, principal of Dead Horse. "We'll be doing some painting in the dining room and my office, and hopefully nailing down a design for the kitchen. And Cinnamon [Cooper, chief financial officer] and I haven't had much time to ourselves lately, so that's on the docket as well."

The retreat will not preclude all Dead Horse functions, however. Senior staff is still expected to attend the Rock for Kids Music Mixer on Wednesday, Sept. 22, to which Huff and Gapers Block Creative Director Nazarin Hamid submitted mix CDs for silent auction, and Friday's GB Get-Together at Danny's.

The staff of Dead Horse will also take the opportunity to work on some long-standing projects, including the redesign of me3dia.com, and a new development, code-named "T.O.D."

Dead Horse Communications offers media, public relations and copywriting services for a wide range of industries. The company is headquartered in Chicago, with satellite offices on Ursa Minor Beta. Its better-known projects include Gapers Block, a Chicago-centric news and events webzine.

Huffencooper Partners, Ltd. Increases Holdings in Paint, Cabinetry

CHICAGO (September 7, 2004) -- Huffencooper Partners, Ltd. announced today that it has raised its recommendation to Buy in the paint and cabinetry categories. The firm has increased its paint stock holdings to 11 gallons and plans to add cabinets soon in anticipation of greater activity in the home improvement sector.

"Home improvement is going to be hot this fall, especially in the short term," said Isabel Huffencooper, senior analyst with Huffencooper Partners. "Painting will be particularly strong in September, with a rise in kitchen work following in October. We believe investors can expect positive improvement in these sectors."

About Huffencooper Partners, Ltd.
Huffencooper Partners is an investment firm specializing in domestic properties. The company's primary holding is Bell Tower, worldwide headquarters of Dead Horse Communications and Poise.cc.

Dead Horse Communications Celebrates Labor Day Weekend by Working

We're in the new place. Lots of work ahead of us, though, not to mention unpacking. More soon.