Tuesday, August 18, 2009
First Day
It was nearing on 4000 degrees today though. Talk about sweat. For about an hour, I steamed table cloths on a table for a party tonight. It was great meeting some new people. Renee had two different colored eyes and is from Ecuador. He's a crack up. It's gonna be fun working there.
I'll be back again tomorrow. O, by the way, the little supper for 22 people tonight was a $250 plate birthday function. O yeah. Do the math.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Coney Island Saturday
Here is the view from one of the piers. We eventually walked out here to cool off. The concert was called the Siren Festival. It was a lot of indie bands and it was free, so you can't get much better than that. We really only want to see one band, Frightened Rabbit, and here they are.
Coney Island is a big circus/fair without clowns. I told Paige if a clown would have shown up, I would have left. I was serious. Coming out of the subway we walked in the main enterance area. This is where the Nathan's Famous is located. Home to the hotdog eating challenge and many others, Nathan's has been a staple in Coney Island for a long time. Part of the building was a Wall of Fame about all the past winners, which included their hotdog number eaten, and year. Here was the line to order.
After the concert, we started to move through thee number one attraction to Coney Island. I'm talking about the Flea Market tents. O yes. You couldn't imagine the junk the gypsies were selling! You had to keep your eyes peeled because a lot of them were the same, only spread out. I saw fruit and vegetable shaped fridge magnets at least four different times, and most were different prices. Here's what I mean.
Paige had found a Henna tattoo booth. She waited her turn and got a small flower design on her ankle. The stuff is neat. It's a greenish mud-like paste. You leave it on your skin until it's dry, then brush off the stuff, and your skin is stained. It only stays there about 2 weeks, so it's really temporary.
This next one is one of my favorites for the day. This girl kept hanging out next to the Henna tattoo lady all day. Her mom was selling stuff in the booth behind this one, and the girl would just stand and stare at her. She kept offering to give the girl a free one, but the girl wouldn't say a word to anyone except her mother. I don't know what I like about this picture more: the fact that her t-shirt was homemade and the back said, "The First Black President," the fact that her face was painted, o the fact that she would stare with her mouth open and say nothing. It cracks me up.
After this, we found some cold beer and just walked around the pier. It was nice and we both sort of got a mild sunburn. I happen to take a picture of people who were jumping off the pier. I like this one too.
Here's a good one too. We look pretty good you gotta admit that!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
And I'm Back
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Deer Hunting
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Not Soon Enough I Guess
Group member Kyle Gass tells Billboard.com that he and Jack Black, his partner in the irreverent rock duo, have begun work on their follow-up to the 2006 film project "The Pick Of Destiny." "It's very challenging," Gass says, revealing that "we probably only have one to one and a half songs right now, and we probably need 12 to 15. It might take the rest of our lives, but I think it'll be worth waiting for."
But Gass does say, in his own way, that he and Black are indeed serious about their goals for the album. "We'd like to do one final masterpiece, I think," he acknowledges. "I think we both know we're approaching death, as it were, and we'd like to have a lasting legacy. ('The Pick of Destiny') was kind of a soundtrack to the movie so we had to fulfill obligations that way. And now it's kind of opened up."
Gass says he's also like to finish an album that his side project, Trainwreck, has been working on for five years. "I think that I need to really work harder at completing some of these projects," he notes. I think that I've been living on my laurels. I've been lazy, but now I think it's time to kick ass." Or Gass? "There ya go..."
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
I Thank Myself
If you wanted smoking banned completely in public establishments, such as bars, you should have voted No, Yes, No (which I did).
Measure 1 stated that a 'Yes' vote let city officials turn over rulings with a 2/3 voting without consent from the voting public. Unfortunately, this passed.
Measure 2 stated that a 'Yes' vote would completely ban smoking from public places. This passed and I'm so happy! I hate stinky bars. If you go to a smoking bar, you come home and smell like ashtray and nutsack. The clothes you wore are worthless until you do laundry. This will take effect on July 1st. Awesome!
Measure 3 stated that a 'Yes' vote would uphold city laws on preexisting smoking laws. This did not pass, so with the Yes,No voting on measures 2 and 3 respectively, smoking is illegal in bars on July 1st.
I couldn't be happier. I bet there are stinky old truck drivers beating their wives tonight over the choices of the smart public. I'm a little surprised this took this long. We have to thank Moorhead for starting this trend, where their bars have been smoke free since October. With the popular views of the public going completely green, I knew this was only a matter of time. There has been such a transformation in being green in the last 4 years. I'm glad we're starting to catch on. I only hope they let you keep drinking in bars.
In victory, I invite everyone to join me on June 30th. I want to go out and laugh at everyone smoking. I want to count down the seconds at midnight and then watch disgusting smokers try to fight the law (for which they were probably to lazy to go out and vote for because they were too busy smoking at the Nestor (a complete dump where if you walk in for 30 seconds, you smell like death) to give a rat's ass).
On a lighter note, I was promoted to Supervisor on Friday. My boss got fired because he is addicted to meth so I might become the first person to become Manager with working a day as Supervisor because my title transfer doesn't occur until the new pay period, which starts on the 16th. Funny old world, isn't it?
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Coheed and Cambria Concert
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
In My Book....
Yeah, it's here. Summer. Tonight was our first fast pitch softball game of the season. Of course we won. The score was 3-1, with our first W coming in with an amazing catch with bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th. Solid. This is our jersey and if you see #13 rounding the bases, one can only assume that I hit a solid and am just rounding the bases for fun.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
What I've Been Up To
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Something New
I was supposed to be shooting the movie today but Tony switched some days around and I got the day off. Look at me now. I've been so busy and wanting a day off that when I get one I hardly know what to do with myself.
There is a liquidation sale out at the fairgrounds and I might check that out to see what kind of wares all the gypsies have. I heard rumors of electronics!
I'll write more I promise!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
My Bracket 2
Saturday, March 22, 2008
My Bracket
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Brett Favre
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
The Story of Sally Chickens and Flo Bananas Part 2
Well next door was a big office building that was touching the one wall. So they smoked the occasional joint, ate some fried Southern food, threw on some bibs and went next door to see what was really going on. They got thrown out cause they looked funny so they went to Starbucks for frappichinos and then went back the the office building. Flo said, "Computer front desk lady, Don't you know who we are?" She said, "No," and the big cops were going to escort them out when Jack Pickles said, "HANG ON THIS IS SALLY CHICKENS AND FLO BANANAS!" The cops let them go and asked for their autographs. That's just how amazingly popular these two ladies are. Cops just let them go. Sally and Flo did four jumping jacks with the computer lady, ate 3 dough nuts, and then gave Jack a high-five! Then they went up to see the big boss man.
The big boss man was a big boss man. He was about a million pounds and he was the owner of the company. Sally and Flo were singing disco songs in the elevator and Jack was pushing all the buttons, so that's why the elevator stopped. Just like that! So luckily Jack brought Twister with so they sat down and started playing. Flo was just plain crazy at this game. She always won by 3. Then the elevator started again!
So they got up to the big boss man's lair and had to pee cause they were laughing so crazy from the game. They stopped in the ladies room and Jack had to use the garbage can cause they didn't have a poodle bathroom. He was mad so he filled out a comment card and left some nasty opinions. Then they walked up to the the door and kept knocked until the big boss man answered. Sally Chickens never knocks once cause, "Well, if you keep knocking, they'll know your not just faking it!" "What in tarnation do you to want?" said the big boss man. Flo said, "Here is a fifty million dollar bill! We own the company now! Aren't you happy? I love salads! Pass the crazy cause we want more!" The big boss man had a heart attach and Jack revived him with his poodle magic and they got the company right then and there.
So then they went home and fed Jack some hickory sticks and then they steamed some salty sardines and everyone ate the great feast. After dinner, they smoked the occasional joint. Then they went back next door and told everyone they were fired and all had to move to Chile. They people cried, but Sally Chickens said, "We buried a bunch of Spanish gold there. You guys should follow these treasure maps." Everyone put their shoes back on and went to Chile. After everyone left, Flo said, "Why don't we go find that treasure? I want to find that treasure!" Jack Pickles was laughing when he said, "Those were fake. Those are Perkin's menus." "Son of a bitch I'm crazy," said Sally Chickens, and they all laughed as they sold all the office stuff online.
With the money they made on the stuff, they had some guys come make their two homes into one home. Now they had a huge building to have grand crazy parties! Awesome! So they invited pretty much everyone and said come on Saturday night. So everyone canceled everything they were doing and and bought big tuxes and came to their party. Sally Chickens and Flo Bananas were upstairs smoking the occasional joint and then they came downstairs and the crazy party really got started! It was so crazy, guess what happened? Stay tuned!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
The Story of Sally Chickens and Flo Bananas Part 1
Sally Chickens and Flo Bananas met eighty years ago in parochial school. No one would sit with Sally Chickens. That was until she got to the seat where Flo Bananas was sitting. They hit it off immediately. The dynamic duo spent everyday sipping mocha lattes, rocking the etch-a-sketch, smoking the occasional joint, playing jovial pranks on the evil janitor, and enjoying summers at the lake. That was, until the accident.
As Sally Chickens and Flo Bananas became better friends, their families also became close and they would take trips together in their Winnebago. Well one day their parents were going skiing and they crashed the Winnebago and died. Sally and Flo were sad, but they stuck together and started working. Life was hard, but it was good.
Flo thought they should sell all their parents stuff, so they got a credit card and made an account online. They quickly made a disgusting profit and sold most of their parent's illegal things overseas. It was the best of times, it was the best of times. Then, they got a DOG!
Jack Pickles was the first poodle they bought. They bought it from a bum who thought it was a cloud and wanted some rain. The poodle was about the coolest you could find. He loved to go and live with Sally Chickens and Flo Bananas. Once Jack Pickles got to their house, he asked them to move downtown cause he hated the country and loved the city. Sally and Flo said yes. So they sold their parents land and moved to the big city and got a high rise apartment near the waterfront. It was amazing! Everyone had such a great time and they would stay up late every night eating marshmallows and smoking the occasional joint. Life just got better and better. Then, they got news that Princess Diana had died. They cried all day and all night and the next day too. Then Jack Pickles said, "Hey, it's gonna be alright." So then they were fine. Do you know what these two crazy ladies did then? Then smoked the occasional joint, and went shopping! They grabbed their shoes and went to the big mall. They spent close to eighty thousand dollars that day! Looks like Ramen noodles for a few weeks!
Sally Chickens and Flo Bananas were best friends ever. They do everything together like sledding, making mud pies, typing term papers at the last minute, and feeding Jack Pickles all the good dog food. Life was going great until Sally started wanting another dog. This made Jack Pickles quite jealous so he packed his things in a bandanna, put a stick through it like a hobo, and left in the middle of the night singing show tunes, mainly the sad ones. Sally and Flo were both tired as ever from shopping, so they were sleeping and didn't hear poor Jack Pickles leave. He didn't want to leave but Sally was out of her god damn mind! Another dog? Jack thought he was the only dog they needed so he left.
When Sally Chickens and Flo Bananas woke up, they immediately knew something was wrong. They walked around the corner and Jack was gone! Son of a bitch! They started to cry and Flo said, "I told you so," and Sally said, "I'm sorry." Sally knew she messed up. Flo said, "Lets go get Jack back."
Meanwhile, Jack had knifed a postal clerk and scrapped enough change together to get a bus ticket. He said, "Get me to France." So then he went to France. Meanwhile, Sally and Flo got out their metal detectors and got on the trail. Jack had a metal hip from a while back when he got in a poodle accident. It was special metal for dogs so they could track it much like a homing device. Sure enough, they turned it out and it said, "Jack. Is. In. In. France. Jack Pickles. France." "Oh my oh goodness he's in France!" said Flo, and Sally said, "I know. I heard it too," to which Flo replied, "We are so crazy!" which was totally true. They went and got out their passports, inflated their zeppelin, smoked the occasional joint, and flew to France.
This was a whole new experience for the crazy ladies. France is, in fact, not in America, so they were a little weirded out until Flo said, "Hey lets get some ice cream and shoes!" "Okay," said Sally. So they did that. Then they remembered about Jack. In the meantime, Jack Pickles had gotten a job at a restaurant cooking the French soup. You wouldn't believe it but he was really good at it. Best soup in France. Sally was walking and singing opera and heard some French political activist talking about this soup he had by the famous J. Pickles, and she knew it was Jack Pickles cause it was so obvious. So Flo flagged down a scooter and they made their way to the restaurant. They ran in the kitchen crying and said, "Come home Jack Pickles we miss you we love you!" Jack said, "Only on one condition: don't get another dog." They both screamed, "PLEASE COME HOME WE'RE SORRY! WE'LL JUST HAVE YOU!" So then Jack Pickles agreed and told the manager to hire somebody else cause he had to go home with the crazy Sally Chickens and Flo Bananas! The manager was totally cool cause he took one at Sally and Flo and knew Jack had a good thing going. Then they flew home.
Sally and Flo are about the craziest ladies you'll ever meet. They never stop having fun, cause they are just fun people. Everybody wants to come to their holiday parties, but their loft can't hold the whole town. So what did they do? You'll find out soon!
Monday, February 18, 2008
Welcome Back To Scranton
"I love inside jokes. I would just love, to, be, apart of one someday."
~Michael Scott
A Glorious Prank.
This Phillies prank on Kyle Kendrick works on so many levels
There are still eight months left in the 2008 season, but the rest of the 29 teams are going to need the time if they're going to top the prank the Phillies played on young Kyle Kendrick over the weekend.
If you haven't seen it yet, the setup went like this: Manager Charlie Manuel called the 23-year-old pitcher into his office and told him he had been traded to the Yomiuri Giants for a player named "Kobayashi Iwamura." The ruse, expertly orchestrated by Brett Myers (who else?), worked so well that Kendrick was shocked into silence for most of the trick. Couldn't even stop to realize that MLB and Japanese teams never swap players.
So many things went into staging this that it's hard to pick just one favorite aspect.
Among the contenders:
• The sheer number of people who were complicit in bringing Kendrick to the verge of tears. From the team's traveling secretary to the Comcast cameraman to the PR people and writers who helped stage a fake news conference, it was a fine reminder of how much downtime there can be at spring training.
• The fake trade papers/travel arrangements. If Kendrick doesn't know not to sign anything without talking to his agent first, then I have a few business proposals I'd like to discuss with him. (If anyone else is interested most of the ideas have to do with either hot plasma TVs or slippers for housecats.)
• Manuel's weird sadist glee over the whole incident. "I would have loved to see him fly to Japan and get off the plane," the Phillies manager said afterward. "That would have been the best. As a matter of fact, I would have paid his fare." Quick show of hands: Who else is glad that Weird Ol' Chuck isn't their boss?
• How fast the prank has already spread. Kendrick's Baseball Reference page has already been bought by a sponsor who left "Good luck in Japan Kyle!" as a message. "Good luck living this down!" might have been a more appropriate tag.
• The howling Phillies clubhouse. Because it's always fun to laugh at the young'un. Did that scene remind anyone else of the Goodfellas clip where all the gangsters bust on Henry Hill after Pesci's "funny, how?" bit?
Friday, February 8, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Blind, 92-year-old golfer scores hole-in-one in Florida
"I was just trying to put the ball on the green," he said.
Fiyalko, who has macular degeneration and has been golfing for 60 years, scored the ace with a 5-iron on the 110-yard fifth hole at Cove Cay Country Club on Jan. 10.
Fiyalko tees off every Thursday with a group of golfers ranging in age from 70 to more than 90. He used to have a 7 handicap, but now needs help lining up shots and finding golf balls because he has peripheral vision only in his right eye.
Jean Gehring was in Fiyalko's foursome and watched his swing on the hole-in-one.
"I could tell it went on the green," Gehring said. "When we got up there I didn't see it. I looked in the hole and there it was."
Gehring said Fiyalko was modest about the shot and had to be prodded to tell his wife about it after the round. Fiyalko's friends at the club presented him with a plaque last week to commemorate the feat.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Politics
I was watching The Colbert Report today and he brought up some relevant news headlines. John Edwards has pulled out of the Democrat race, and SC said before his campaign end, there were two worlds: the first liked Edwards because they were scared of Hillary, and the second liked Edwards because they were afraid of Obama!
I think Third Parties are the most important party in the American governmental system. It's not that they get the majority of the vote, it's that they draw votes away from the major party headliners. Elections are decided by Third Parties. Which doesn't make sense since most run on a platform that isn't very PC or user friendly.
How should politics be? I think it should be like one of the Democratic debate not long ago. Stage right we have Hillary, center stage we have Obama, and stage left we have Edwards. Pretty soon, Hillary and Obama start bringing up each others past mistakes, failures, and shady deals! This was awesome! This was politics! I wish I could have been there just to see them stew. The best part? Edwards sat down, had a drink, and watched the debauchle like an NFL game! Awesome! When he finally got to speak, he reminded the audience there were three people in the debate! Politics.
I think this will be a topic I will be returning to frequently. Since I'll be done with school, I think I'll purchase a keg for election night and we'll celebrate Guy Fawkes Day. Oh, wait? Wrong holiday! Or come the 5th, will it be?
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Big Stink
The Mars Volta: The Bedlam in Goliath- Releases Today!
Here's an article for the new album from amazon.com. It short- BADASS ROCK RETURNS!!
10am. Bestbuy. Here. I. Come. Did I mention $10 for the CD PLUS DVD? Deal.
Monday, January 21, 2008
KCACTF So Far
On a more fun note, I am in a room with 6 other guys and we have 'The Alpha Male' room. We have three huge rooms and everyone wants to be here, just like America.
We are blantanly skipping stuff and getting drunk. Our bus driver was nice enough to take us to Walmart. Did you know they have booze in Walmart in isle 14? Yeah buddy.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Don't Send In The Clowns- Kill Them
The news that will no doubt have clowns shedding tears was revealed in a poll of youngsters by researchers from the University of Sheffield who were examining how to improve the decor of hospital children's wards.
The study, reported in the Nursing Standard magazine, found all the 250 patients aged between four and 16 they quizzed disliked the use of clowns, with even the older ones finding them scary.
"As adults we make assumptions about what works for children," said Penny Curtis, a senior lecturer in research at the university.
"We found that clowns are universally disliked by children. Some found them quite frightening and unknowable."
I found this article on Yahoo today. SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY NORMAL PERSON WHO HATES CLOWNS!!! It seems like almost everyone does. So today- go hate a clown!
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Words To Live By
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Mars Volta: Album Source
"We were being contacted by at least three people on the board that would come up as one person. We wrote down a lot of the messages they gave us, and we used it in the lyrics, and we also tried to fasten the lyrics into sort of like a good-luck charm, by putting positive elements into it.
"Because such a strange impact was left by using the board, we decided to make a record based on the stories we were getting from the things or spirits we were contacting."
The new record is titled The Bedlam In Goliath and is due out January 29, 2008. It is the follow-up to Amputechture which was released in 2006.
Monday, November 5, 2007
MY FAULT!
1. A complete song-by-song review of No World For Tomorrow
2. Some more photos from opening pheasant weekend
3. A little history/update on how my Senior 450 project is coming
4. Details from our deer hunting trip this weekend, with video and pictures
I hope it'll be worth the wait!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Great News
A video set to the track "Wax Simulacra" can be streamed from the band's Web site. Among the guests on the album is Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, a frequent contributor on past efforts.
Prior to a 2008 tour, the Mars Volta will play a New Year's Eve bash at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, with costumes "required."
Here is the track list for "The Bedlam in Goliath":
1. Aberinkula
2. Metatron
3. Ilyena
4. Wax Simulacra
5. Goliath
6. Tourniquet Man
7. Cavalettas
8. Agadez
9. Askepios
10. Ouroboros
11. Soothsayer
12. Conjugal Burns
Friday, October 19, 2007
Jawdropping Brilliance
http://www.myspace.com/coheedandcambria
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Willing Well 4
http://www.ugo.com/the-willing-well/
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Weekend Fun
I'm not sure here, but do I smell the new logo picture for The Rural Bus Route, Jay?
Friday, October 12, 2007
Willing Well 3
http://www.ugo.com/the-willing-well/
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Update and Song
Gravemakers and Gunslingers
http://www.myspace.com/coheedandcambria
Here is where I would tell everyone to enjoy, but I really don't think I have to.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Put Patience In Bold

Saturday, October 6, 2007
Co&Ca: The Hound of Blood and Rank
I have the #3 song from the new album. Analysis? Fucking brillance without exceptions! Coheed and Cambria won Kerrang's "Album of the Year" last year with Good Apollo Volume 1. My heart skipped a beat with this new song. I have monumental hopes for this album. In accordance with earlier reviews, I believe that this will be the album to birth a new generation of rock, the album to bring definition to an era of misguidance, and the album to regenerate new life in the "rock" genre. All hopes now lie on October 23rd and "No World For Tomorrow." I believe this title makes sense. If failure occurs, there truly is no world for tomorrow.
Chance of disappointment, you say? I believe there is no chance. What-so-ever. Reasons? Only 3 songs. I have 3 songs off the new album. #5, "The Running Free," is the actual version, and has been confirmed times over. Greatness. #6, "Mother Superior," is an acoustic cover, and it could stand alone as is, let alone having instrumentalization and supplementation added. #3 "The Hound (Of Blood and Rank) is believed to be a direct version, and falls short in no catagory.
Now is the time character. Now is the time of patience. Honor is lost in stealing, in getting the album too soon. Don't short change yourself. Part of me feels bad for hearing this song right now. I can't forgive the past. I can direct the future. After this night, NO COHEED AND CAMBRIA. Here are my rules.
NO CO&CA until Oct 20th.
OCT 20th- Second Stage Turbine Blade Day
OCT 21st- In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3 Day
OCT 22nd- Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV Volume 1 From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness Day
OCT 23rd- Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV Volume 2 No World For Tomorrow Day
If you uphold any values at all, you will observe this holiday with me.
Based on these 3 songs, I have no interest at all to pursue illegal or early copies of this album. Here, integrity wins. Honors wins. Respect wins. Be man enough to wait. Be man enough to purchase songs you have waited for. In all honesty, the wait is the best part. This goes for anything. Anticipation makes the tongue water. It makes the heart beat. It makes the mind think. I makes you thankful for tomorrow, which has no world to look forward to.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Willing Well 2
http://www.ugo.com/the-willing-well/
Guitar Hero 3 Tracklist
AFI - "Miss Murder"
Aerosmith - "Same Old Song and Dance"
Alice Cooper - "School's Out"
Backyard Babies - "Minus Celsius"
Beastie Boys - "Sabotage"
Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"
Bloc Party - "Helicopter"
Blue Oyster Cult - "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll"
Bret Michaels Band - "Go That Far"
Charlie Daniels Band - "Devil Went Down to Georgia"
Cream - "Sunshine of Your Love"
Dead Kennedys - "Holiday in Cambodia"
Die Toten Hosen - "Hier Kommt Alex"
Disturbed - "Stricken"
DragonForce - "Through the Fire and Flames"
Eric Johnson - "Cliffs of Dover"
Foghat - "Slow Ride"
Gallows - "In the Belly of a Shark"
Guns N' Roses - "Welcome to the Jungle"
Heart - "Barracuda"
Heroes Del Silencio - "Avalancha"
In Flames - "Take This Life"
Iron Maiden - "The Number of the Beast"
Kaiser Chiefs - "Ruby"
Kiss - "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Lacuna Coil - "Closer"
Living Colour - "Cult of Personality"
Matchbook Romance - "Monsters"
Metallica - "One"
Mountain - "Mississippi Queen"
Muse - "Knights of Cydonia"
NAAST - "Mauvais Garcon"
Pat Benetar - "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
Pearl Jam - "Even Flow"
Poison - "Talk Dirty to Me"
Priestess - "Lay Down"
Queens of the Stone Age - "3's and 7's"
Rage Against the Machine - "Bulls on Parade"
Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Suck My Kiss"
Revolverheld - "Generation Rock"
Santana - "Black Magic Woman"
Scorpions - "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Slayer - "Raining Blood"
Slipknot - "Before I Forget"
Smashing Pumpkins - "Cherub Rock"
Social Distortion - "Story of My Life"
Sonic Youth - "Kool Thing"
Stevie Ray Vaughn - "Pride and Joy"
Superbus - "Radio Song"
Tenacious D - "The Metal"
The Hellacopters - "I'm in the Band"
The Killers - "When You Were Young"
The Rolling Stones - "Paint It, Black"
The Stone Roses - "She Bangs the Drums"
The Strokes - "Reptilia"
The Who - "The Seeker"
Velvet Revolver - "She Builds Quick Machines"
Weezer - "My Name Is Jonas"
White Zombie - "Black Sunshine"
ZZ Top - "La Grange"
Saturday, September 29, 2007
If It Were My Choice

Thursday, September 27, 2007
My Spice Limit
Monday, September 24, 2007
Weekly CoCa Update
http://www.ugo.com/the-willing-well/
Percents
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Rex Grossman
2) Throws interceptions
3) Usually hears from his coaches, "We're only down by 1. Let's just take a knee. We don't want Grossman to lose it for us worse than we would have normally. I mean, this guy is pathetic. He might hang around the league for 10 years, but he will only be mediocre at best. What did you say? No I hate Green Mill. Let's go to Red Lobster. Yeah. The one by the mall. Okay. Don't tell Grossman cause we don't want him to come. He never picks up the check. Okay see you there.
4) Probably wets the bed during afternoon naps
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Torment For The Waiting
NWFT First Impressions
So Claudio basically walked into the studio with all those stirring emotions he's mentioned in the interviews and let it wail. This is the hardest rocking, loudest, and most instrumentally intense Coheed record yet, and I think even darker than Good Apollo 1. No, they have not reverted back to Second Stage or In Keeping Secrets, but they have also not made a carbon copy of Apollo 1 with a different story. Though the tracking of the record is quite similar, this album will knock you on your ass with ten times the force of GA1.
Whereas you could hear the band trying to emulate specific influences on GA1 (a.k.a. Once Upon Your Dead Body) on GA2 it's pure rock n roll. There's roughly four songs which gave me GA1 vibes, but the rest is a whole new beast. Solos are back and sharper and the riffage is on fire, seriously I feel like it's burning a hole in my CD player, this record is hot, flaming fire. Upon hearing the record, the cover artwork works perfectly, because you really feel the weight of that shirtless character heading towards a world being torn to pieces - both his outer layer of revenge, anger, and blood lust as well as his inner emotional conscience get a voice here.
Claudio, as usual, gives a stellar vocal performance - sounding a little higher than GA1 but equally character driven in his vocal stylings. Please do not overthink "The Running Free" it's one of only two songs that I would even begin to think of the word "pop" (there really is very little pop this time). It sounds so much better in context and it's an awesome awesome song in my opinion. Please also stop listening to Mother Superior acoustic right now. (This is really hard to do). Like everything else on this record, it is not a cute acoustic song you can put in your pocket, it is LARGE and a different animal, but vocally note for note like the acoustic version.
The End Complete is just about as insane as you've imagined it, and because the first half of the record is a rockfest, it doesn't feel like a total 180 likethe Willing Wells. The records ends with dignity and of course it's a super epic. !! POSSIBLE SPOILERS !!- Read below if you want tiny hints. All in all it's a pretty perfect and justified end to the saga - a full progression of a band's sound. Coheed and Cambria were the saviors of rock and roll but now..... they fucking ARE rock and roll.
Track Notes:
1) 1:14 Reaping: is not an instrumental but an intro and a good one
2) 5:06 No World For Tomorrow: is an absolute rockfest, kicks so much ass. It's the Welcome Home or the IKS of the record. No musical flashback, but a moment or two for the fans here.
3) 4:38 The Hound: Some different orchestration, an awesome chorus, and a killer killer solo
4) 4:55 Feathers: has some "pop" to it, but in a classic way. Think "Our Love" by The Outfield, sweet sounding light as a feather. Claudio's voice is gorgeous, as is the slower paced bluesy solo. A vaguely Junesong sounding vocal melody in the bridge.
5) 4:13 The Running Free
6) 6:38 Mother Superior: expanded instrumentally. Strings and full band. But Claud still sings like a crooning angel. Much respect for this change - all acoustic would have killed the record's pace.
7) 4:21 Gravemakers and Gunslingers: well what did you expect? This song spits in your face, gives you a wedgy, and slams you into your locker. So bad-ass. Hard Adrenalin rush bridge, out of this world solo.
8) 4:28 Justice in Murder: Great sing-along chorus. Like Mother May I on GA1, you feel the imminence of something big and bad on the horizon.
The End Complete
9)1:04 The Fall of House Atlantic: Surprise, it's just an intro. Almost 3-like in apocalyptic style.
10) 4:54 Radio Bye Bye: Somewhat straight forward, very GA1 sounding.
11) 7:44 The End Complete: The chorus is a pretty new sound for Coheed, but appropriately large-scale. Almost 8 minutes. At 2:47 there is something all you Cobalt and Calciums will be thrilled to hear. It was missing on GA1. The song gets wild in a Willing Well/2113 way.
12) 3:35 The Road And the Damned: Also a new sound to it. Extremely heart rending, it should stir every bone in your body. Very moving in an epic way.
13) 7:09 On The Brink: Begins totally soulful almost 2113 esque. Vocally extraordinary. 7 minutes. It progresses epically from here, with an unexpected but crazy good ending. It's not a 20 minute medley of every Coheed song, nor is it just silence, but it is something you'll be happy to hear, and definitely a fitting closer.
There's A Day For That?
GREAT NEWS!

Monday, September 17, 2007
Weather and Such
On a second note- O.J. Simpson. Can you honestly think this bastard is not guilty? Again? This time he is held without bail. This may be a second place throphy for those who wished to see him behind bars for murder in the most ridiculous trial ever. He actually did it. Both times. Maybe he'll fox his way out of this one too.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Weekly Complaints

Sunday, September 9, 2007
Sad News Good News

This week Luciano Pavarotti passed away at 71. He has been fighting cancer of the pancreas for some time. If you heard an opera song, you have probably heard him sing. He was thee face and voice of opera with his charcoal facial hair and beautiful tenor voice.

Dancing Days are here again, because the three surviving members of Led Zeppelin are finally getting back together! Incredibly, according to NME.com, frontman Robert Plant is in talks this week with fellow Led Zep legends Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones about a one-off Zeppelin gig that'll hopefully take place in London this November. Presumably late drummer John Bonham's son, Jason Bonham, will fill in behind the drumkit for the Zep trek. I wish I could go to London to see this.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Titles and Dates
The tracklisting is:
1. The Reaping
2. No World for Tomorrow
3. The Hound of Blood and Rank
4. Feathers
5. The Running Free
6. Mother Superior
7. Gravemakers & Gunslingers
8. Justice in Murder
The End Complete:
9. I -The Fall of House Atlantic
10. II - Radio Bye Bye
11. III - The End Complete
12. IV - The Road and the Damned
13. V - On the Brink
Coheed and Cambria will embark on an extensive North American fall headline tour beginning Monday, October 29 in Toronto and winding up at Philadelphia's Electric Factory on Wednesday, November 28.Support acts on the tour include rock veteran’s Clutch and The Fall of Troy. The Coheed and Cambria tour is in celebration of the release of the band's new Columbia Records album, "No World For Tomorrow," on Tuesday, October 23. "No World For Tomorrow" marks the apex and final chapter of "The Amory Wars," the conceptual, apocalyptic storyline which runs through the band's previous albums -- "The Second Stage Turbine Blade" (2002), "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3" (2003), and "Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness" (2005) – and chronicles the the trials and tribulations of main characters Coheed and Cambria Kilgannon and their children as they fight to save civilization.
Tour dates are as follows:
10/19 - New York, NY, CMJ – Highline Ballroom
10/29 - Toronto, ON, Kool Haus
10/30 - Cleveland, OH, House of Blues
10/31 - Cleveland, OH, House of Blues
11/01 - Detroit, MI, State Theatre
11/02 - Chicago, IL, The Riviera- Probably going to skip a wedding for this one!
11/06 - Denver, CO, The Fillmore
11/07 - Salt Lake City, UT, Salt Air
11/09 - San Francisco, CA, Warfield
11/10 - San Diego, CA, SOMA
11/11 - Los Angeles, CA, Wiltern LG
11/13 - Phoenix, AZ, Marquee Theatre
11/15 - Dallas, TX, House of Blues
11/16 - Houston, TX, Wharehouse Live
11/17 - Austin, TX, Waterloo Park
11/19 - Orlando, FL, House of Blues
11/20 - Atlanta, GA, Tabernacle
11/21 - Myrtle Beach, SC, House of Blues
11/23 - Winston-Salem, NC, Millennium Center
11/24 - Norfolk, VA, NorVa
11/25 - Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
11/26 - Worcester, MA, Palladium
11/28 - Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Amazing Hack
Behold a Coheed and Cambria song for Guitar Hero 2
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Winners Snort Their Daddies
The nominations for this year's Classic Rock awards have been revealed, and whilst Jimmy Page is set to receive the Living Legend Award, Keith Richards is nominated for his father snorting antics.
The magazine's third annual awards - which are due to be held at London's Landmark Hotel on November 5 - will see Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page honoured as the Living Legend on the Roll Of Honour.
But it is the Event Of The Year category - awarded to the greatest tour, reunion or 'dropped-me-bacon-sandwich-moment' of the past 12 months - which will be raising the most eyebrows.
Undoubtedly fitting into the 'bacon' category, Keith Richards has been nominated for his headline grabbing claim that he snorted his own father's ashes when interviewed earlier this year.
Despite what seemed to be an initial retraction of his comment Richards later told the NME that he did indeed snort his father's remains, but that he certainly didn't (heaven forbid) mix them with cocaine first. That's alright then.
Scott Rowley, Classic Rock editor in chief commented, "We came up with the Event Of The Year category after Pink Floyd closed the show at Live 8 in 2005 to cover those sort of dropped-me-bacon-sandwich moments. Keith Richards confessing to snorting his dad's ashes is more of a dropped-me-bacon-sandwich, trod on the cat and ate the carpet moment.
"Keith snorting his dad has totally upped the ante for bad boy rock star behaviour - and from a 64 year old, that's quite impressive. I'm sure that Ozzy Osbourne's sitting stewing in a corner right now, wondering how he can top it."
Here are the nominations, and I will pick my winners in italics.
Album Of The Year
Buckcherry '15'
Ian Hunter 'Shrunken Heads'
Porcupine Tree 'Fear Of A Black Planet'
Rush 'Snakes & Arrows'
Velvet Revolver 'Libertad'
The Who 'Endless Wire'
Band Of The Year
Aerosmith
Heaven & Hell
Muse
Rush
Velvet Revolver
Best Reissue
Def Leppard 'Hysteria Deluxe Edition'
Kiss 'Alive! 1975-2000'
Whitesnake '1987 20th Anniversary Edition'
Manic Street Preachers 'Everything Must Go 10th Anniversary Edition'
The Pretenders 'The Pretenders'
The Travelling Wilbury’s 'Deluxe Collector’s Edition'
DVD Of The Year
Bob Dylan 'Don’t Look Back'
Free 'Forever'
Metallica 'The Videos 1989-2004'
Man of the World 'The Peter Green Story'
The Police 'Everybody Stares'
Event Of The Year
Aerosmith at Hyde Park
Genesis reform
The Police reform
Lou Reed Berlin concert
Keith Richards snorts his Dad- There is no way he will lose!!
Saxon on Harvey Goldsmith
Best New Band
Black Stone Cherry
Damone
Priestess
Rose Hill Drive
The Trews
Living Legend Award
Jimmy Page
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Back to Being Back
On another note, The Foo Fighters are getting ready to release their follow-up album to 2005's In Your Honor. The next album comes out September 23rd and is called Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace. Here is a video for their first single The Pretender.
http://www.mtvu.com/video/?name=mostviewed&id=1567142&vid=169364
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Quite a Sunday
I was expecting a mild show that would be disappointing in the long run, but I was wrong. They played for 2 solid hours. I have never been to a show where one band played for so long. They damn near played their whole catalog. BUT- (yeah I know you're not suppose to start sentences this way but who gives a shit really?) - about 4 songs into the show, the lead singer starts telling everyone about how this is their last tour stop and they were only touring for a month. Then a bunch of camera crew guys came out and he said how they were filming THIS show for a live DVD and CD for something to hold fans over until he finished the lyrics to their fourth album. Kinda a cool experience.
So being Sunday night, I headed over to everyone waiting for me at BWW's. They were a little bit pissed I late, but we had a great time. After that, we walked next door to Big D's. We were seated in a booth and this lesbian behind me said, "Hey, Annie!" Now I start to wonder if she is talking about me, so I turn around and say, "Are you talking to me or your friend somewhere?"
She said it was her friend, but then confessed they were talking about me. So I, being nice (and thinking I wouldn't kill her there) sang the lyrics to "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow" They followed by laughing their heads off at me. I then turned around and laughed with them because I didn't know what was going on. So later, everyone told me what had happened and laughed even harder at me, so now I have a new nickname.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Here We Go Again
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Updates
Travis Stever of CoCa has, a little while ago, put out a album- "The English Panther" It is pretty good stuff, espically "Rusty Knives" and "Storms" so check out his page too.- http://www.myspace.com/theenglishpanther
We had the last softball game of the season on Tuesday night. I have offically learned how to score baseball games having done almost all of them all season. It is really quite fun and is something that can help pass the time at boring ass games. So I have my stats from the season:
Innings Played: 10
Hits: 0
Got on base: 2
Hit by Pitch: 2
Runs Scored: 1 (and the winning run that game)
RBI: 0
Balls Caught In Outfield (They stuck me out there): 0
Games Spent Sober: 0
Pretty fun way to spend my Tuesday Nights. Everyone cheered when I got hit and got on base! With friends like this, who needs enemies!
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Slash: I'm No Guitar Hero
However, don’t throw your vintage t-shirts in the bin just yet as he wasn’t talking about being onstage but playing computer games, but playing computer games, reports GIGWise.
You see Slash stars on the latest edition of Guitar Hero but it seems he hasn’t quite conquered the games axe just yet.

He told Rolling Stone: “And a lot of that has to do with the fact that it’s hard for me to get rid of thirty years — whatever it is — twenty-some-odd years of playing in a certain way and then all of the sudden become accustomed to pressing some buttons and stuff.
“I have these little things that I’m so used to doing that when I’m playing Guitar Hero it sort of screws me up.”
HEY HACKER!-Looks like he can't handle plastic 5-button mayhem like us!
Study Why?
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
The Running Free
Photos
In an attempt to find something to fill the void of Harry Potter, I bought the Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Vol. 1 and 2 and so far I'm pretty impressed.
The next big thing coming out for me is The Golden Compass on Dec 7th. This is the first book in a trilogy by Philip Pullman called His Dark Materials. Check it out it is an awesome read.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Coheed MTV Interview
In August, the band was forced to nix a European tour, following the departures of drummer Joshua Eppard and bassist Michael Todd, which put things in Coheed land in flux for a spell. In the spring, Todd returned to the fold, and Eppard was replaced by former Dillinger Escape Plan drummer Chris Pennie. Sanchez also lost his aunt, a social worker who'd counseled the band through several challenging times, to Alzheimer's disease; her death was a blow to the entire group.
"It's been an uphill battle," Sanchez explained. "Last year was terrible. It was an interesting time for this band and a very important time, because with all those experiences, I think we have created a very awesome album," the forthcoming Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow, which drops October 23. "We sort of rose from the ashes, which is something we never really had with any of the previous albums, which makes me feel like this is the strongest and makes for the best conclusion for the saga.
"Last year, we went through a lot, and I think, really, at the end of the day, it all helped kind of mold this album," Sanchez added. "Like [2005's Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness], where we kind of saw [the tale of Coheed and Cambria, an epic of love, death and deceit sprung from Sanchez's vivid imagination] from the writer's perspective, and how the writer's reality kind of affected the outcome of the story. This time around, it's pretty much that tenfold. This one's about everything we endured in 2006 and how that kind of translated over to the concept of Coheed and Cambria."
Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Shadows Fall), No World for Tomorrow features Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who was summoned — the day before the band was scheduled to begin tracking — to fill in for Eppard. Being able to bring the Coheed and Cambria saga to a close has been rather relieving for Sanchez.
"I certainly feel a great weight has been lifted off my shoulders," he said. "Now I am thinking about what will happen in the future, about the prequel album, possible spinoffs." (Sanchez also hinted at bigger things coming down the pike for Coheed, including a possible film adaptation, either live-action or animated, of the albums' overall concept.) "It is nice to know I am closing the center of the whole mythology. Now, with this album, it has been established that, although the [upcoming] prequel is just as important, these four bodies of work really kind of stamp it. They make the mythology."
Surprisingly, despite all the headaches and heartaches the band has experienced in the last 12 months, the album isn't as dark as you might imagine and boasts a few heavy numbers, Ã la "Welcome Home."
"In writing the lyrics, I found certain lines that, instead of being so on the dark side of things, almost felt very hopeful," the singer said. "To quote some of the lyrics, 'Raise your hands high, young brothers and sisters/ There's a world's worth of work and a need for you.' It's almost like we've gone through all these changes, and we want our fans to know that we have endured and will continue. At the same time, on the conceptual side of things, it's the end of the story, the end of everything, so it's almost, in a weird way, tricking a following into their own demise ... if that makes any sense."
The band has been previewing at least one of the new songs, the disc's likely first single, "The Running Free," during this summer's Warped Tour, and the response has been positive. Look for the record to also contain the cuts "Mother Superior," "The End Complete," "Gravemakers and Gunslingers," the album's title track and "Justice and Murder," a tune inspired by Sanchez's aunt.
"She had a very interesting role in Coheed, especially after [the release of 2002's The Second Stage Turbine Blade], when Coheed actually disbanded for a second due to extensive touring and such. ... We were so overloaded, we kind of imploded," he said. "My aunt happened to be a social worker, a therapist, and we went to her and she helped us sort out our problems and helped us figure out what we wanted to do as a band, and thus, we endured and went on to [record 2003's In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3]. It was such a tragedy, because seeing her pass away and all that we endured in 2006, it was another brick in that wall. It made us wonder, 'Can we overcome this?' because we aren't going to have that help we had before."
For some of the tracks, Sanchez said he experimented with unfamiliar instrumentation, including organs and pianos, to create a sound he described as "Ray Charles on Quaaludes." A few of the songs were actually written on piano and later converted into very intricate guitar parts.
"Musically, I think our fans are going to really enjoy it because there are a lot of callbacks to the other albums," he explained. "But it's hard to say what will happen to this band when the concept is finished. There are so many avenues we could explore, if we really wanted to dive into the conceptual side of things. The solar system that I have created [with the Coheed saga] involves 78 planets, so there are worlds of things we could explore, as well as moving into another piece of fiction or whatever. We're artists — we can find an interesting way to move from this to another thing, if we chose to do that. If I were to say this is the end of Coheed and Cambria, I think our audience would be excited about it."
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Harry Potter 7
This past Friday/Saturday was one of the biggest days for Potter fans. The last book in the series was released at 12:01 am on Sat 21. This process had started 2 years ago when I had finished book 6. 2 LONG YEARS! So in order to actually get a book, my story starts at 8am on Friday.
So in order to be able to buy the book on Friday night, you had to have a wirst band, and to get a wrist band, you had to go to Barnes at 9am to stand in line to get the book. So not trusting my narcoleptic girlfriend to complete this first monumental task, I went to get our wristbands at 8:30am. There was already a huge line verging around the corner so I was slightly skeptical. Nevertheless, I got our wrist bands labeled 1-250. This meant we were in the first group of people who could line up inside the store. If we had these wristbands and werent early enough to get inside the store before they reached fire code capacity, we would be at the mercy of the mob outside.
I thoght we should come early to avoid this fiasco, so we arrived at 7:30pm. A little crazy? Maybe. There were already a few people sitting around and dressed up, but we turned heads as we walked in the door. Paige dressed as Professor Trelawney, and I as Lucius Malfoy. This was weird too because total strangers would come up to us and ask for pictures, and in my case, one girl wanted my character's autograph and another girl wanted a hug. Weird.

There were some kiddie games and little things for kids, but we took a picture by a poster, and while Paige was coloring it, a man came up to me and asked if he could interview me for the radio. I said sure, because as an actor, you want to get your voice heard. You can check out his pictures and the audio podcast file here: http://www.trevorhirst.com/weblog/
Find the little audio mP3 icon and click to listen. Then move to about 30 minutes into the podcast and listen.
So after this little surprise they started the costume contest. They started with the adults, which was weird considering there were little kids that went last. Anyway, anyone who wanted to compete lined up and everyone circled up. Moment of truth. We each took a turn and walked out. Paige, who was amazingly dressed, walked out, and being an actor, took control and everyone was clapping and yelling. When I walked out, being an evil character, I was greeted by boos. Long, loud, boos by many people. Needless to say I did not make it to the second round. Paige however got 3rd place. She should have gotten a higher place, but a girl wearing a toilet seat beat her out.
When this was over, we sort of thought ahead and lined up close to the register and waited for everything to happen. Finally people started getting close and then before you knew it there were only 10 minutes until we could buy the book. Then, low and behold, FOX News came up to us and wanted an interview, seeing as we would be one of the first ones to buy the book. We reluctantly agreed and said we would meet them to our left.
Then the final countdown. When they said 3,2,1,0- the store erupted and I was one of the first nine people to buy the book, as I was the first in my line. Wow. About 10 years of my life boiled down to 759 pages. So we moved to the left after buying it, and FOX News was no where to be seen. But we just left and as we did, there was a worker yelling how many people had left to the lady working the door and she would let that many people in to get their book. Crazy.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Coheed And Cambria: 'IV, Volume 2'
The record is titled: Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Vol. 2: No World For Tomorrow, and is due out October 23, 2007! It is the follow-up to Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Vol. 1: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness, which was released in 2005.
The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush).
Though the album marks the debut of drummer Chris Pennie, formerly of the Dillinger Escape Plan, the album reportedly has contributions from Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Bassist Michael Todd, who left the band last August for personal reasons, had rejoined the group and took part in the recordings.
Coheed and Cambria last released Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Vol. 1: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness in 2005. They'll serve as one of the headliners on this summer's Warped Tour.
Lead singer/guitarist Claudio Sanchez recently spoke with comic book news sites Newsarama and Comic Book Resources about his upcoming series The Amory Wars, which adapts the narrative from the band's albums. The inaugural miniseries will adapt Second Stage Turbine Blade and pairs Sanchez with artist Gus Vasquez and cover artist Tony Moore.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Incubus Guitarist Plans A Symphony
The project began in March, after Einziger had surgery to relieve debilitating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. “I couldn’t play guitar for a few months,” Einziger tells Billboard.com, “so I just started studying music again. I started working on (the symphony), and I learned very quickly that there were a lot of gaps in my musical knowledge.”
Einziger began studying five days a week with a teacher and also spent time with a “musical mentor.” The symphony project remained his focus, and he’s working on it during INCUBUS‘ current headlining tour of North America to promote its 2006 release “Light Grenades.”
“I’m just kind of writing it in small pieces, ’cause it’s very intimidating to think of it as a whole body of work,” explains Einziger, who hasn’t titled the piece yet. “It’ll probably be three movements and 40 minutes of music, and that’s a lot of music to write.
“And I completely realize that it can’t just be interesting only because it’s the guitar player of a rock band writing it. It has to stand up to the work of other composers as well. It’s a pretty hefty task for me to endure, but I’m actually excited about it.”
Einziger says Incubus‘ road schedule should give him plenty of time to continue working on the symphony. After wrapping up on these shores, the group will hit Europe and South America in the fall, with Australia, Japan and other parts of Asia slated for 2008.
The next Incubus album is also on the quintet’s radar — especially since any leftover “Light Grenades” material has been used up for B-sides and bonus tracks.
“We’ll be starting completely from scratch,” Einziger says, “but that’s how we like to do it. We like to look at our albums as photo albums from a very specific time and place. We want them to be representative of where we were at a specific time, so including older songs would seem strange. Everything we do next time will be fresh and brand new.”
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
News From Coheed
We are done with recording and ready to rock all summer long on Warped tour. We are very proud of the new record we just completed and can’t wait for you to hear it. We are looking to release it in October.
We will have lots of news and fun announcements, contests, and a new song along the way, so keep a look out for stuff. On another note we feel like we have a lot of good new merch for Warped (and more coming as we go). So say hello to our friends Erin and Rory in the Merch booth.
And we’re sure you’ve heard the rumors and they’re true. We would like to welcome our new drummer, Chris Pennie. He is a phenomenal drummer and we look forward to playing with him this summer and beyond. We are very lucky to have him on board, so give him a shout out at the shows.
As the summer progresses, you will start hearing more and more about our new album and we hope you are as excited as we are about it all unfolding.
Love,Claudio, Travis, Mic and Chris.
Co&CA
Monday, July 9, 2007
Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace
Indeed, the 12-song set may throw some fans for a loop, as tracks like “Let It Die” and “Erase Replace” make drastic stylistic shifts in a matter of seconds. “There’s four-piece rock band sh*t, but then there are songs where the middle sections turn into this mass orchestrated swarm and ridiculous time signatures,” Grohl says of the new material.
Among the rockers sure to sizzle in arenas this fall are opener “The Pretender" ("It’s a stomping Foo Fighters uptempo song, with a little bit of Chuck Berry in it”) and “Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running" ("That will make festival grounds stomp really hard").
At the other end of the spectrum, “The Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners” finds Grohl and guest guitarist Kaki King flexing their fingerpicking. “This song is almost banjo-picking style with hammer-ons and pull-offs,” Grohl says. “I showed it to her once and she shredded it 10 times better than I’ve ever played it.”
That song was inspired by two Tasmanian miners who were tapped underground for two weeks and, while awaiting rescue, requested an iPod with Foo Fighters music on it to help lift their spirits. Grohl was alerted of the situation by a staffer at the band’s Australian record company and wrote a note to the two men.
“I was in tears, man,” he recalls. “I said, ‘Hey guys, it’s Dave. You’re in our thoughts and prayers. When you get out, there’s two tickets and two cold beers waiting for you wherever you want to see the band.’”
The men were eventually brought to safety, and when one of them came to see the Foos play the Sydney Opera House, "I thought I’d write something for him," Grohl says. "I came up with this little instrumental thing. After the show, we went and got fuckin’ wasted in the hotel bar and I was like, 'Dude, I promise I’m going to put this on the record.' "
Here is the track list for Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace:
01. The Pretender
02. Let It Die
03. Erase Replace
04. Long Road to Ruin
05. Come Alive
06. Stranger Things Have Happened
07. Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running
08. Summer’s End
09. The Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners
10. Statues
11. But Honestly
12. Home
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Transformers
Rating- 9.2 out of 10
Best Part- Animation/Special Effects/Shia LeBeouf
Worst Part- Clapping Shitheads
Monday, June 25, 2007
Mona Lisa
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=450851&cache=1
Led Zeppelin Reuniting For A Show
If true, it would mark the third time that the '70s legends have played since disbanding. The band has only performed a handful of concerts, since their split in 1980 following the death of drummer John Bonham. But singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones will re-group alongside Bonham's son Jason for a special concert in memory of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun in London.
A source says, "Page, Plant and Jones spoke and agreed to do the memorial concert. They are waiting for a definite date."
"And no one can quite believe it, but during discussions about the concert they all gave the green light to a tour if it all does well and they don't all fall out."
"It has been hoped for and denied for years. But this is the closest they have ever come to a reunion tour. The feeling is that this is going to happen next year."
Ertegun died in December after seven weeks in a coma following a fall at a Rolling Stones concert. The likes of Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Stevie Nicks, and Crosby, Stills & Nash all played his New York memorial in April of this year.
The Mars Volta: 'The Bedlam In Goliath'
Set for a fall release, band member Omar Rodriguez-Lopez is producing the record, as he did the last two Mars Volta albums. Engineer and mixer Robert Carranza is widely known and respected for his work with such artists as Los Lobos, Ozomatli, Jack Johnson, Beck, Eels, Molotov, and Supergrass.
The Mars Volta released their debut album, "De-Loused in the Comatorium," in 2003. The band returned in early 2005 with their second full-length release, the ambitious song cycle "Frances the Mute."
They also issued the live set "Scab Dates" later that year. Their third album, "Amputechture," arrived in 2006, featuring performances by the Red Hot Chili Peppers' guitarist John Frusciante.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Priceless and Worthless
Last night at work I heard the Chicken Dance again. This is becoming something that happens much too often. I want to know who composed this horrible tune. For some reason, now matter how old or young, everyone loves this stupid song. Why? Is it because everyone likes to eat chicken? No. Is is because everyone who doesn't dance and just taps their feet and moves their hands like to watch the "younger ones" get out on the dance floor while they sit in a corner and remember the times when they were young and could dance? No. Is it because it is always associated with weddings? Possibly. I don't know anyone other than myself would probably leave the room when that dreadful tune came on, and believe me, even if it was my own wedding, I would walk out for a while. Of course the only thing worse than the chicken dance is when they play YMCA right after it. In case everyone has forgotten, there are no YMCA's still open and functioning in America.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Collections
I have started another addiction/hobby. I have begun to collect Harry Potter books. I already do this you say? Yes, but now I am going global. Today the mailman brought me the sceond book...in Spanish! Can I read Spanish? Not one word! Guess what else? In a couple days, the mailman will bring me the Ancient Greek edition of the first book.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Spiderman 3
Rating: 7.4 out of 10
Best Part: James Franco as Harry
Worst Part: Tobey Maguire as Wussy Spiderman
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Lights, Camera, Action!
I am technically homeless as we speak. I want to thank Topher for taking in this decrepit, broken-down, trailer park boy for a few days. We are just listening to a little Cartel and getting ready to go out and destroy this town, and by that, I mean wuss out and just have a soda.
My readings have been going well and I am well into book 4. We can only hold our breaths until July 21st.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Money For Nothing?
I got a group together on Thursday night and went to Pirates 3. It was a pretty good movie. I bought tickets for the ultrascreen so we had reclining chairs and and huge curved screen.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
If Only Daddy Owned a Hotel
For the life of me, I simply can not understand Paris Hilton. I really think that I have the capability to, I just think that the things that she does are completely beyond reason. She is facing a jail sentence for testing the limits of her probation. Of course she messes up by drunk driving. Now the gavel points to 45 days in the big house, and she is complaining. Not just complaining, but actually saying, "She is too pretty to go to jail." In case you missed that, she said, "She is too pretty to go to jail." Unbelievable! She even called Governor Schwartzenager to try get him to help her out. On what planet do these things happen? Seriously!? I don't know where her rational is at, because if I was a judge, I would personally walk her to her cell, and lock the door. I'm not sure how this will play out, but I'm guessing she A)-won't have to go B)- will go and make a TV show out of it, or C)- will get to serve her time in a hotel (probably her daddy's).
This sets a great example to all the young and stupid little girls who look up to her. Hopefully your daddy owns a hotel chain and you can plead incompetent. I would love to kick her in the face. I can make another reference here. If I weren't a Muggle, I would send her to Azkaban, but that probably wouldn't work because she is too dumb and would enjoy Dementors. This leads to a better question. What is wrong with her parents?
Anyway, no matter how much I know I'm right on that, it won't make her less spaced out. I'm going to bed now. I have an early tee time and with any luck, I will have the recurring dream of meeting the entire cast of the Harry Potter movies at a farm yard McDonalds.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Recovery and Temptation
So outside the room Mike Melstrom is setting up his nightly bar. First of all, Mike is a one-of-a-kind guy. He is a total sleezeball. He lives by himself, is probably 45 years old, and has probably thee worst (best!) array of nasty and crude jokes out of anyone I know. I see this man everytime I work, and everytime I see him, I hear a new joke, or catch-phrase, or line. It is really non-stop with him. I'm not sure if you could have a normal conversation with him. Although when it comes to bartending, he has always been the #1 guy and he always sells the most, so we can't knock him there.
So Mike is setting up his bar for the ND Attorneys party that is in the next room, and we are wating outside both rooms on the couch waiting to get in the alcoholic room. They come out eventually, and to their left is: A BAR that was STACKED FULL of ALCOHOL! You should have seen their faces. They had nervous glances and twitchy hands. I was laughing audibly and so was everyone else working with me. I think Mike was supposed to set up on the other side of his room, but I could see the evil glint of laughter in his eye. I simply gave him a nod, and we were on the same page. This alone made up for the fact that we worked a 9 hour shift.
Nature (Mike) is Cruel (Funny)!
Happy Holidays
I have recently noticed that no one actually reads what I type on here. I wish someone would. Here is my gift to boost ratings. The next person to leave a comment and their name, I will mail you $5 from my life savings. I think this will become the best site on the net after I post this. I'm sure of it.
I got up early today and I have already golfed a round and had time to come home and make breakfast. There is always a plus side. Now I'm gonna do laundry and clean the house cause I'm a freak. Okay, Bye.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Almost done. Almost
I haven't worked on my puzzle upstairs in a while. I have been busy with other things and I think that isn't the only reason. I bought that puzzle as a time filler until I got one I acutally wanted. But, I think I have found a replacement. I'm going to start collecting and putting together Harry Potter LEGO sets. They are a little spendy so I will scour the net for deals (hopefully). This is not to say that my life is free of puzzles, it's just I like 3D models better I guess.
I figured it out that if I read 41 pages everyday from now until July 20th, I will have read the first 6 Harry Potter books and then the next day I will get the last installment. Call me a nerd but I love it. Wonder who is gonna die?
I'm glad I went to Happy Harry's last night. I just browsing and I was next to the guy who worked there and he was stacking Tequlia. He bumbed the boxes and everything started to crash to oblivion. I managed to dash over quickly and save a few bottles, but in the end, 10 liters of golden tequlia were not in bottles and all over the floor. I helped him pick up the bottles and stuff and said I was sorry for not helping sooner. I went and found a good sale on Crown Royal and some other stuff, and as I was paying, the guy came over and said thanks, and gave me his employee discount. I couldn' believe it. In the end, I saved about $20 bucks and got all my stuff dirt cheap. So if you are ever in Happy Harrys and stuff falls, help out!
There are only four of us who are working in set ups who aren't supervisors, so from now until Sunday, and possibly longer, I work every day. It's gonna be good though. I don't mind the hours as I don't have to get up early. I'm ready for summer.
My summer plans include spending time with Paige, working, going to one summer school class, golfing, doing puzzles, getting sun-burned, and writing. I have started work on a musical if you can believe it or not. I am basing the songs off of the band Hellogoodbye. They are coming here in a couple weeks for a concert and I'm hoping to run into them (somehow) and show them the work I have done, and hopefully we can collaborate from there. Fingers crossed.
The more I watch the Food Network, the more I become jealous and excited to go to culinary school. Maybe I'll get out there one day and find a spot for me during the programming. I would love to own my own restaurant and give my all. Someday.
Back to studying (not studying)
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
5 Days (40 Days) of Work
Not much else going on. I heard the Foo Fighters are working in the studio as we speak. I'm pumped. This is going to be an amazing summer as far as new releases go. There are so many movies, books, and albums coming out that I don't know if I'll have enough time to get everything in.
Friday, April 27, 2007
No World For Tomorrow
This week, NY's Coheed and Cambria will begin work on their fourth studio album, (THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!) with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Shadows Fall) in Los Angeles. Bassist Michael Todd, who left the band last August for personal reasons, has rejoined the group and will take part in the recordings (Man up. It's Coheed). The album is tentatively titled No World For Tomorrow and is set for a fall release(NOT EARLY ENOUGH). It will serve as the final (sad that it's over) chapter in the band's ongoing narrative that ties their prior album together.
Coheed and Cambria last released was Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Vol. 1: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness in 2005, which was amazing.
I just want to thank Claudio and company. We await the fall and No World For Tomorrow.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Hot Tuesday
I'm sure everyone has heard about VT. I have been reading some stories about the killer and I can say that you could probably see it coming. He was in the English department, so that means he was probably well-read and fairly smart. They talked to his teacher and she said he had had some very disturbing free-writing assignments. I guess they were not just delusions of grandure in his head. Strike One. Further on, it said that he had been on depression medicine and had violent periods of behavior. Strike Two. Also, there was evidence that he had set a dorm room on fire a little while back. Last I checked that was called arson and also a felony. Strike Three. If that isn't enough, the guy had purchased a Gloch 9mm, and had the purchase slip in his backpack when police found his body next to 30 dead kids and 2 more in another dorm. If you do the math, that's 33 killed. I'm all for guns, but I think there should be heavy background checks for pieces of shit like this guy. Strike Four. You're out. Go back where you came from.
I try not to be biased in situations like these, but the dude was Korean. If I was Korean and lived on or near VT's campus, or anywhere else for that matter, I would know that people were going to stare at me with hate in their eyes today. Pathetic, isn't it? You would think that America and Americans have come a long way in the battle for equality, but events like these really set us back. Living up to your stereotype destroys your credibility and cause. Guess psycho boy never thought of that.
Enough of such evil things. It just gets sickening after a while becase it seems like that is all you hear about these days. I know that most of these events are caused by people who live by a different mentality than we do. I can't imagine growing up anywhere else and being brought up with different values. Thank you Mom and Dad and North Dakota.
Everyone's prayers better go out to the 32 victims from VT. Notice I said 32 and not 33. I think you get what I'm getting at here.
Monday, April 16, 2007
The Landlord
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Not too much going on these days. I had to skip out on golf today because I scheduled my tee time when it was raining. If it would have been a few hours later we would have gotten sunburned.
My parents are coming this weekend so that should be pretty fun. I can't wait to see them.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
The Week From Hell
I found out that I'm missing a piece of my puzzle and I'm a little bit grouchy. I feel a call to the company coming on fast. I mean come on. I think I paid for, or had the intention to, pay for all the pieces that the box professed that it held. I wonder if puzzle companies have a public service person who gets to answer the phones. What a boring job.
It was really nice out today and it is really starting to smell like golf. When the air starts to smell like golf, you know it is getting close.
I have so much more to do today, so I must fly.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
All Things Red
Another sad day for Tiger and Phil. They combined for a total of +8. Yuk. We are talking about two of the worlds best players, not to mention that combined they have won the last 6 out of 10 Masters with Tiger winning 4 times and once it was a back to back win. I guess they aren't playing like masters. I think Tiger just needs his Sunday Red.
I was throwing garbage away tonight and dropped a piece on the floor by the sink. I bent down to pick it up and smashed my head on the counter. I have a blood red line on it now. Smooth.
I bet pirates were really pissed off with treasure chests with no handles. How the heck are you supposed to carry that?
~Jack Handey
Friday, April 6, 2007
Quazimodo
Tonight I will pray for birdies for Tiger. He seemed to miss quite a few today. +1 isn't bad but were talking about the number one golfer. Ever. O yeah and Phil is living up to his nickname.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
April Loves Me NOT
I bought a 750 piece puzzle last night and finished it in about 2 hours. I have a problem. Paige complains. I say at least I'm addicted to something legal, cheap, and in no way, shape, or form resembles meth.
Monday, April 2, 2007
DHL Truck Crashes.....On It's Own?
I have to work tonight so I will have to get a TV out of the storeroom and watch the championship game. I don't really want Florida to win but I have to cheer for them because I picked them in my bracket. I want to see Oden break the backboard, then eat the ball.
Last night I made apple stuffed lemon pepper chicken with bacon-wrapped asparagus. Look out Emeril.
Rehearsal time again for Swimming In The Shallows. I am Bob. Come and see it May 3rd and 4th.
The Vendetta continues. Where is Hugo Weaving when you need him.
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Weekend Over
I have recently recieved the esteemed title of "Auntie D" from Max. I think that this is a great starting point. I am perfectly fine with this. I found a new adult-sized putter at work, and I gave it to Max. We were swinging away in the front yard, which was neat, but he got distracted by fallen berries from the tree. Overall it was a good start to a long career for him. Maybe I'll rise in the ranks to "Uncle D" if I bring him a driver.
I am very happy to have a 4 day weekend coming up over Easter. The downfall is that teachers know of these days off and try to cram a lot of work in before you leave. This week will be busy. Meetings, work, dentist, assignments due, registering for classes, and a wellness class will consume my time. There is a prize at the finish line though. The Sioux play Thursday night in the Frozen Four and from the commercials, I think Jim gets punched out by Roy in the first 5 minutes on The Office. Can't miss the Pam Beasley Battle (cheer for Jim).
I got my classes figured out for next Fall and I'm pleased to say I'll have 3 acutal classes and never have class later than noon on Monday Wednesday and Friday; and only 1 class on Tuesday and Thursday. I'm looking forward to it.
We went to Blades of Glory opening night at the Ultimate Screen. In my opinion, it was Will Ferrell's best comedic movie so far. Non-stop laughs. Go see it. Now.
I'm off to watch Gaz Bar Blues for Canadian History.
I wish you all the better end of all to come
The truth be now here one by one
I am to you extend to none
The memory that fuels the fire
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Shipping Vendetta
So here-in starts the personal war, a vendetta if you will, against those slackers over at DHL shipping. Backstory. I ordered a puzzle one week ago. They had charged about $8 for shipping, which is pathetic, and said that the puzzle would take 8 days to get to my door. So Monday morning I start tracking my order, and to my surprise, it was in Fargo! So I'm thinking that I will get to enjoy the product that I purchased a little early. Fuck No! Here it is Thursday afternoon and I'm about ready to burn something down. The building is within 20 minutes of me at the absolute longest drving time and under the worst conditions and the very maximum. What are these lazy shriners doing with my puzzle? If I knew it was going to be this bad, I would have driven to the factory myself, picked it up, not paid the shipping, and left a mildly angry letter with a receptionist. BUT NO! When I get done with school today (which is too long) I am stopping at Happy Harry's Bottle Shop, buying a case of beer, going home and sitting on my front steps (despite the rain, I don't give a shit) and waiting for the lucky delivery man who gets to bring me my package.
I will never buy anything from anyone if I know they are shipping with DHL and I suggest everyone do the same.
One time I bought tickets on Ticketmaster so they send me stuff constantly. I usually check it out even though Ticketmaster is a tad over-priced. Turns out Hellogoodbye is coming to Playmakers on May 16th. I am so excited about this I almost shit. It is like an end-of-the-school-year-present just for me. The only downfall that I can forsee is the snotty, punk-ass, underage, dumb-asses that will surely be there. Looks like I will be drinking the $8 beers and enjoying a lofted view.
I can't wait to start golfing.
So turns out I have to take one more class than usual because you need 37 credits of 300-400 level classes. Each class is 3 credits. You do the math. 37/3 doesn't work out so you end up having to take 1 more credit. Jews. Cool.
On top of that, I have decided to take Anatomy this summer. I can't wait. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 12:00 to 1:30pm for 4 weeks straight as soon as school gets out. This will be a true test for me because when I know there is a beautifully green golf course awaiting my presence, it will be quite difficult to study let alone actually learn anything. I have heard that the summer classes are a little bit easier, so let us all cross our fingers and hope for the best.
I just found out I am sitting in on a computer class during class time. I guess the teacher was making jokes about me when I was listening to my iPod. What a yatch.
My metal mouth is coming along nicely these days. I have completed 9 months out of 16, so it is almost over. I'm excited. I'm thinking about having a party after it is all over and I get my braces off. I will serve food that is high in sugar and bad for your teeth. Then I will invite all my friends with horrible teeth to make me feel better. That will show them all.
I'm reading Labyrinth by Kate Moses right now. Despite the jumping story and slightly slow plot, it is becoming quite a read. The story really started to pick up when Alice got knocked out after learning the secrets from her father. Speaking of books, the cover for the final Harry Potter book has been released and I couldn't be happier. I am also sad at the same time because it is like the end of an era. So like all things it too must end.
It is almost Easter and I can't wait to get out of town again. We are going out to Dickinson again and it will be the first time that I actually hit up both sides of the family and cash in on all the good food. Plus it was 75 degrees out there last Sunday and I was the dumbass who didn't bring his golf clubs with. All I can say is that I won't make the same mistake twice. O yeah and Dad get ready cause it's gonna be a battle.
Well that's about all for now.
I'm off. Boycott DHL (those gypsies)
Monday, March 19, 2007
Home
No sooner did we get home and the homework is again creeping up to my neck with outstretched fingers looking for an air-tunnel to collapse. Welcome Home.
Friday, March 9, 2007
Spring Break
Teachers just like to pile stuff on right before you leave. I guess I would have a huge test at 4:00 on Friday for my students if I was a teacher just to mess their plans up. I got lucky because all my classes today got cancelled.Yesterday I had 2 of my classes cancelled as well. In Art History, which I really like, we had about 20 scholars out of 100 show up. Our teacher had a movie planned which was about the art and architecture of castles during the medevil time period. She took a vote of who wanted to stay and who wanted to watch the video. I was the only one who enjoys castles I guess.
I don't have a suitcase of my own, so for this trip I had to borrow one. I had one from one of Paige's friend, but she needed it for the same reason I did. I was at work so I asked Bri. She said yes, and after 2 days of forgetting to bring it and me calling her several times, I was the proud temporary owner of a BRIGHT PURPLE SUITCASE! Paige thought it was appropriate that I tie a neon pink ribbon on it in order to find it better. As if bright purple isn't enough! Won't be surprised if I get my ass beat.
Wednesday night I went to a conert. It was Gojira, Machine Head, Trivium, and Lamb of God. There was a certain element of joy because this was the first concert I could drink at. It was a totally different experience. I will tell you that loud music, ugly punk-asses with amazingly odd hair with insame ammounts of hair gel, and themes of death are alive and well in the world. Someone spilled a beer on me from the balcony. Cool.
When I was driving home a couple days ago, I notice a stretch Hummer limo parked outside a Taco Johns. I was glad that there was a red traffic light next to it because it gave me time to look at the hillbilly wedding party of 8 grabbing all the Potato Ole's they could get their hands on. Looks like they blew all their money on their car, kinda like mexicans.
Hacker and I recently went to the Sportsmans Show at the dome. It was quite amazing to see all the booths and shit people had over-priced and ready to sell. They had everything that an outdoorsman could want. We even walked in on a dog show that would have put Westminster to shame. It think the best of show award should have gone to this monster that I could have ridden like a horse. A few days after the show, I got a call from this booth that we signed up for "free" trips to Florida at. Turns out it was a huge scam because Hacker got a call about an hour after I did, and it turns out they are charging $300 for free trips these days. Free just keeps getting cheaper and cheaper.
I told the guys I live with last night that if I die, they must have a golf-off match for all of my stuff. I also told them to play more guitar, golf more, and have a few drinks here and there. Only upon their agreement did I say I loved them.
I had to buy a bunch of mini travel things for this trip. One thing I thought I would try out was this set of bags that allowed you to press all the air out like a vaccum sealer. Now coming from Target, I didnt get my hopes too high, but turns out they work very well. I fit way more stuff in my homo-like suitcase. While pressing all the air out of my bag, I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to place my head in there. I was also thinking about calling The Food Saver people and asking them whats up, cause clearly Target isn't half bad.
Being a huge Peter Pan fan, (wish I could fight, fly, and crow, not to mention kick Dustin Hoffman's ass) I couldn't help but wish I was going back home to London to see Granny Wendy in her bed telling me to REMEMBER who I was and to go back to Neverland and rescue my kids. I realized why they call it Neverland. Not matter how much I believe in it, wish I could go there, or jump off window sills hoping to fly, I know I will never get there. I guess I quote Weezer in saying- "Only In Dreams"
I am off to shower and try puke up the butterflies who made my stomach their home. I am very much excited (not) for the 16 hour plan ride from Minneapolis to London. Please run about in a big area, eating delicious food, singing beautiful songs, and laugh out loud. Just take 5 minutes to think about my cramped-in-a-seat-about-two-sizes-too-small-for-anyone ass.
London Awaits.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Tests
I'm not saying he is a bad guy though. I immensly enjoy his poorly colored hair that hangs in front of his eyes funny, and is constantly being tossed aside with little point. Did I mention his sweaters? Wow. Carnies at carnivals are envious.
Anyway I am attempting to cram 3 weeks of questionable information into a night and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it has been turned off until further notice. Maybe I should climb a stalagmite and hope for a flood. Again I place my hope in the snow that continues to fall. Maybe the snow will give me a chance to study over the weekend.
A Snowy Day of Disappointment
This also makes me wonder if any of these student teachers have been observed by people higher up in their departments or if they are given the reigns like a snotty rich kid getting his first car at age 14, which was 3 years too late according to him. Or maybe some student teachers just dont know how shitty they are. Anyone who took history with me would remember Jeff. I just am thankful that his parents are such loving and kind people. Who else would tolerate their 35 year old son living at home, eating their food, paying none of the bills, and never doing their own laundry?
Last night me and DaVinci finished the Mona Lisa and we found out the secrets to her mystery.
Good old Leo got hold of some opium from his "buddy" Carl (who said it was good clean stuff, the kind kids like) and fooled around with his paint set for a few hours. Upon waking up, he noticed a fairly ugly portrait of a woman and a dead hooker on his bed. After dumping the body in a dumpster, he told the picture not to tell anyone. Guess everyone was wrong about why she is smiling!
I'm off to bleed from the ears.


