023.) Subject: ...
I got a nudge from someone a few weeks ago, but I can't recall who it was. I do believe it was one of those gorgeous men from Finland, though. It seems that I've been adopted and they're looking out for me (or, more appropriately, my journal and its dates). <3 It's good because when I don't have Bam pasting sticky notes all over the house with reminders - which, sadly, is beginning to lose its effect - I have these guys keeping me in line.
To keep up with the bustling madness of my band and career, we have some shows coming up to top off the second half of this year, and my schedule is as follows. Prepare yourself, it's chokkas:
September 1
The Riverstage, Brisbane
September 7
Penrith RSL, Sydney
December 2
Ruby's Lounge, Melbourne
Continuing on from that, there have been reports that Killing Heidi is breaking up, going on hiatus, separating, so on and so forth. Some are true, some are half-true, and others are false. Killing Heidi are going to take a bit of a break, but it's by no means the end of the band completely. I know Warren and Azza have some side projects they'd like to work on, and they've been looking to working on their own for a while. Jesse and I are still writing music and experimenting with a new sort of sound, and I've been toying with the idea of working on my own.
I do have some songs that I've penned myself over the years that are waiting to be recorded. I wouldn't mind merging them into the band, but they're of a style that's a little more removed from KH than where we've been progressing to. That's a move that we're all a little hesitant in making because we understand that since we first made it 'big', our fans have had to make complete shifts with us as we continued to explore other musical influences and tastes. That's the funny thing about being a recording artist, while fans and the music scene get the occasional 'update' when a new album or single comes up, the band's music and tastes are constantly flowing and changing behind the scenes. What we see as a natural maturation and progression in the type of music we create, the fans see as an abrupt, 180° u-turn.
We've done that with our last self-titled album and I think our fans have had enough doozies thrown at them for the time being. So, while things settle down for them and KH, I'd like to have some time to myself to work separately from KH and the expectations attached to the band, so I can work on my own style in the vacuum a break-away solo artist has the luxury of having. Maybe even give that a rest and go on tour with other shows and be support rather than part of the main act.
Also, in those same news reports, photos of my new look have been printed. Bam absolutely hates it - he thinks I look like some sort of Blondie revival reject, or in the case of the second photo, Maw Bumpkin from Okihomie - and I'm kind of wondering what I was thinking when I went to the stylist. It was supposed to look retro but now it just looks ridiculous. I think, though, Bam's resistance to my blondeness is only making my stubborn nature hold out, so I won't be going back to black anytime soon. ;) Just to prove a point and test his unyielding love for me.
Or, if everybody prefers, just view it as an experiment to see if blondes really do have more fun. (My conclusion is rapidly becoming NO, from all the nagging I suffer through at home. >:|)
In personal news, as Phil has been moaning and groaning about not being a flower girl, Bam and I have been discussing holding another wedding, complete with invitations and clowns and fire eaters. Since we pretty much ran away and tied the knot without anybody knowing, we've gotten lots of angry responses from people who just want an excuse to fly across the globe with free tickets and eat our cake. (Don't tell me that's not what you're thinking!) We don't know what it will be, but I am telling you right now it ain't happening in winter or I'm divorcing him. I've had enough freezing my butt off, so unless you want me to roll down the aisle in 4 pairs of sweats and 3 jackets, beanie and mittens, it had better be in summer.
I was reading the paper this morning, and I see that Grant Hackett proposed to Candice Alley. I also read about a fatal crocodile attack up north and a man putting a lit cigarette in an 18 month old boy's eye. Pretty rotten stuff.
Speaking of rotten, I'm going to do some plugging, because when I'm not stalking LJ as frequently as I do, I usually stalk these places.
Daily Rotten - You've been to Rotten.com, right? (Everybody has, or should, as some point of their net adventures.) This is the text-only version of Rotten, where there are daily news reports from all over the world. Catch is these are the rotten-worthy reports.
Emotion Eric - Some call it stupid, but I call it genius. (Favorite: Working on a Tech Support Line...)
Following on to news about Bam's recent trip to my homeland and the ensuing madness (Bam, immigration called and said they are considering suspending your visa and endangering your possible application for future dual citizenship - shame on you!), there's been some reports about their mayhem and antics in American, Australian and international news.
In view of those reports and at the risk of sounding like a Bam apologist, if anybody ever takes offense at anything that Bam and his crew say or do while filming, all I can really say: it's Jackass. The name itself should give you some indication of just how immature and stupid the sketches really are. It's not meant as a reflection of the decline of society of modern civilisation or a commentary on the human condition. You just watch them hurt themselves and you laugh at their stupidity. It's what I do daily (lest I cry). Else, if you can't find it in you to laugh, just roll your eyes, declare how idiotic it is (and it is), and move on to focus on the matters that count.
So that's about all for me for today. I've done some work, some graituious picture posting, some romance, some plugging and some soapboxing. Not too shabby.
Until next time, true believers!
To keep up with the bustling madness of my band and career, we have some shows coming up to top off the second half of this year, and my schedule is as follows. Prepare yourself, it's chokkas:
September 1
The Riverstage, Brisbane
September 7
Penrith RSL, Sydney
December 2
Ruby's Lounge, Melbourne
Continuing on from that, there have been reports that Killing Heidi is breaking up, going on hiatus, separating, so on and so forth. Some are true, some are half-true, and others are false. Killing Heidi are going to take a bit of a break, but it's by no means the end of the band completely. I know Warren and Azza have some side projects they'd like to work on, and they've been looking to working on their own for a while. Jesse and I are still writing music and experimenting with a new sort of sound, and I've been toying with the idea of working on my own.
I do have some songs that I've penned myself over the years that are waiting to be recorded. I wouldn't mind merging them into the band, but they're of a style that's a little more removed from KH than where we've been progressing to. That's a move that we're all a little hesitant in making because we understand that since we first made it 'big', our fans have had to make complete shifts with us as we continued to explore other musical influences and tastes. That's the funny thing about being a recording artist, while fans and the music scene get the occasional 'update' when a new album or single comes up, the band's music and tastes are constantly flowing and changing behind the scenes. What we see as a natural maturation and progression in the type of music we create, the fans see as an abrupt, 180° u-turn.
We've done that with our last self-titled album and I think our fans have had enough doozies thrown at them for the time being. So, while things settle down for them and KH, I'd like to have some time to myself to work separately from KH and the expectations attached to the band, so I can work on my own style in the vacuum a break-away solo artist has the luxury of having. Maybe even give that a rest and go on tour with other shows and be support rather than part of the main act.
Also, in those same news reports, photos of my new look have been printed. Bam absolutely hates it - he thinks I look like some sort of Blondie revival reject, or in the case of the second photo, Maw Bumpkin from Okihomie - and I'm kind of wondering what I was thinking when I went to the stylist. It was supposed to look retro but now it just looks ridiculous. I think, though, Bam's resistance to my blondeness is only making my stubborn nature hold out, so I won't be going back to black anytime soon. ;) Just to prove a point and test his unyielding love for me.
Or, if everybody prefers, just view it as an experiment to see if blondes really do have more fun. (My conclusion is rapidly becoming NO, from all the nagging I suffer through at home. >:|)
In personal news, as Phil has been moaning and groaning about not being a flower girl, Bam and I have been discussing holding another wedding, complete with invitations and clowns and fire eaters. Since we pretty much ran away and tied the knot without anybody knowing, we've gotten lots of angry responses from people who just want an excuse to fly across the globe with free tickets and eat our cake. (Don't tell me that's not what you're thinking!) We don't know what it will be, but I am telling you right now it ain't happening in winter or I'm divorcing him. I've had enough freezing my butt off, so unless you want me to roll down the aisle in 4 pairs of sweats and 3 jackets, beanie and mittens, it had better be in summer.
I was reading the paper this morning, and I see that Grant Hackett proposed to Candice Alley. I also read about a fatal crocodile attack up north and a man putting a lit cigarette in an 18 month old boy's eye. Pretty rotten stuff.
Speaking of rotten, I'm going to do some plugging, because when I'm not stalking LJ as frequently as I do, I usually stalk these places.
Daily Rotten - You've been to Rotten.com, right? (Everybody has, or should, as some point of their net adventures.) This is the text-only version of Rotten, where there are daily news reports from all over the world. Catch is these are the rotten-worthy reports.
Emotion Eric - Some call it stupid, but I call it genius. (Favorite: Working on a Tech Support Line...)
Following on to news about Bam's recent trip to my homeland and the ensuing madness (Bam, immigration called and said they are considering suspending your visa and endangering your possible application for future dual citizenship - shame on you!), there's been some reports about their mayhem and antics in American, Australian and international news.
In view of those reports and at the risk of sounding like a Bam apologist, if anybody ever takes offense at anything that Bam and his crew say or do while filming, all I can really say: it's Jackass. The name itself should give you some indication of just how immature and stupid the sketches really are. It's not meant as a reflection of the decline of society of modern civilisation or a commentary on the human condition. You just watch them hurt themselves and you laugh at their stupidity. It's what I do daily (lest I cry). Else, if you can't find it in you to laugh, just roll your eyes, declare how idiotic it is (and it is), and move on to focus on the matters that count.
So that's about all for me for today. I've done some work, some graituious picture posting, some romance, some plugging and some soapboxing. Not too shabby.
Until next time, true believers!