if lazyness was my enemy, then i was blind to its trap.
I'm gonna do something a little different today. I am going to interview myself. This should be kind of fun. Phillip=Q will be asking the questions, and Philly=A will be me awnsering the questions.
PhillipQ: Hey Philly. Whats been up dude?
PhillyA: Oh not a whole lot. just been relaxing.
Q: Cool man. So you got a job now, how is that going?
A: I actuallt like it a lot. I don't get paid much, but i work at an arcade so it's fucking rad. So in a way i guess it balences out the shitty pay for something i like to do anyway.
Q: What are your duties?
A: Heh. I play arcade games all day. Every once and a while I'll have to clean em or help a dumbass customer get their card unstuck. People are so fucking stupid these days when it comes to rectangular pieces of plastic with difficult instructions on them.
Q: Difficult instructions?
A: Yes. The one at the end of the card that says, insert this way stupid.
Q: You seem almost angry about it. Whats up with that?
A: No I'm not mad about it. If i didn't speak english I probably would make the same mistakes.
Q: Haha. Thats understandable. So how is your band comming along these days?
A: Well, thats a bit more difficult to say. On one hand Mat and I are comming up with some awesome shit. I mean if i could pump out some good lyrics for this shit it would sell like lemonaid on the street. But we are still running into problems like not having a place to practice and stuff like that. And I'm so fucking in debt that I'm not going to be able to get a new amp like I wanted to with my income tax money. So that kinda sucks. But so far I'm happy with what we have.
Q: I thought Justin had a hand in some of the song too?
A: Ya. Turns out Justin Kinda left the band. Its really a hard subject but I'll try to break it down from beginning to end. It all started Junior year when I arrived back to Miami High School. Bryan and Myself were both starting out musicians. Bryan had a bit more expierience in playing with a band so it was good to have him around. Bryan asked Justin if he wanted to play guitar for us. Justin said sure and we formed a nice little trio called Disorganized Crime. I was on bass for a while until i saw Mat play and I thought to myself, thats the bassist for disorganized crime. At first we practiced a lot. Almost everyday. It was crazy how good we were getting. Our first performance with an actualy audience went so well too. It was at the Miami talent show. We got first place and won like 240 bucks. We played a few more places after that, here and there. Even helped put together a little band fest thing that still goes on from time to time. Kinda like founding fathers i guess. Junior year passed. Senior year passed. We played a few more shows. But it wasn't until later that year that we found out the funnest scene to play in. House partys were a blast. We played at two which just made things a blast. It was drinking and playing guitar. But it always sucked because Mat, Bryan, and myself would stay at the parties and Justin would always bail to go hang out with his friends. Don't get me wrong, I have other friends too, but I can divide time to hang out with them fairly. But I was always able to see past that I guess. It wasn't that big of a deal. He would still come to practice with us from time to time. Not all the time. In some cases Mat and I were just making songs on our own. Like we do now. I don't know why but we always thought we needed Justins input. Like he had some devine input to make the song that much better. Which is to say in some cases he did. But in some cases it was better that he didn't. But in any case the three of us that were still in highschool(Mat graduated a year ahed of us) graduated and moved to Phoenix. We thought Phoenix is where things were gonna start happening. We were all going to get a house together and we were gonna jam out all the time and write a killer record. Well, that kinda is still in the works minus Justin.
Q: Zzzz.....ZZZZZZzzzzz........ZZZ.......
A: HEY! Wake up asshole!
Q: Oh sorry. So skip to what happend that took Justin out of the picture.
A: Ya sorry about how boring this is. It's just stuff I really can't admit to anybody. But the fact is, Justin took himself out of the picture. Once we all moved to Phoenix we only saw Justin once. He came by and it was kinda like seeing somebody come back from the dead and getting to hang out with them again. I thought this kinda deal was going to happen more often. I was thinking, alright got my guitarist back, gonna make an album. But I guess it was the Santa Claus deal. The thing where you find out the hard way that hes not real. Haven't seen Justin since then.
Q: So you kicked him out for not hanging out with you? You fucking suck dude.
A: I never kicked him out. None of us actually kicked him out. We just kinda agreed that he wasn't in the band anymore. Because in all reality he wasn't and isn't. The reason I say that is because well....he moved. And any hope or small ray of light that might power a solar panel and give us enough electricity to practice, vanished. We were all pretty shocked by it too. But at the same time we expected it. And for the most part I guess we really didn't care. I guess it was closure on the case. Because since we knew he wasn't there, Mat and I could make the album. And thats how it still goes.
Q: So what the fuck are you getting at? God damn this is taking forever.
A: Maybe I need calm down... Anyway, where was I? Oh ya. So Mat and I have all the songs about ready to go. All we need now is a place to practice, and a place to record and we'll be set. But then the other day the strangest thing happend. Justin just started talking to me on messenger out of nowhere. I was like, what the hell? who the hell is this? I mean his screen name was "I "heart" Janelle". It was confusing as all hell. For the most part we had a normal conversation. I did my best to try not to insult him and make him feel like shit for not hanging out with us. Because for the most part is drained out through what he was saying. He was like, "you should come up here so we can jam out". And shit like, "ya one of these days we'll all get back together and jam out". So when he started saying all that shit i felt bad. Here we have been making him the bunt of our jokes for the past 6 months has been a reality. I guess he isn't having a good time up there in Flaggstaff. He claims its more relaxed up there. And I believe him on that.
Q: So thats it? Why the fuck are you stressing about all that bullshit? You have fucking lost it man. For christ sakes you are talking to yourself. Fucking loser.
A: You are talking to yourself too....Fucker... Anyway, I guess its just a hard decision to make and a harder question to ask. I mean, hes still my friend and shit like that. But do we, as a band want him on this record. Perhaps just so he can bail on us again. If that would be how it turns out the my awnser is no for a few reasons. For one, these songs are in no way poppy. They are down right solid feelings of frustration and unheard of anger. And two, what kind of contribution could he make to an almost complete deal? The reasons these tracks all belong in the same genre is because Mat and I have been listening and drawing inspiration from the same places. It would probably be if he did write anything, it would sound completly different. And three, how do i know he would put a worth effort into it. I mean Mat wrote a lot of these songs and they are really good. I used to doubt Mats tallents as a song writer until I started to know Mat a little better. And you don't need to know Mat very well to know what he is describing in what he writes. He's a real pro. A pro-musician and a pro-writer.
Q: I like cheese.
A: Me too!
Q: I like hot chicks.
A: ME TOO!
Q: Do you think people will read all of this?
A: Maybe. I'm not really sure. If they do then they might understand things a little better.
Q: Or they will just think you have lost your mind.
A: But you are right here.
Q: Am I?
A: Shut up.
Q: Well. I think we should call that good for now. We'll get to your love life tomorrow or something.
A: What love life? I've been single since I was 17.
Q: We'll talk about everything that happend in between then.
A: Everything......
Q: Yes everything. After all, you can't lie to me, I already know. Might as well let everybody else know.
A: I suppose so. Wanna play Warcraft 3?
Q: Sure.
A: And I promise I haven't lost it.
Q: He's full of shit! Kill him before he hunts again!!!
Philly Out-
PhillipQ: Hey Philly. Whats been up dude?
PhillyA: Oh not a whole lot. just been relaxing.
Q: Cool man. So you got a job now, how is that going?
A: I actuallt like it a lot. I don't get paid much, but i work at an arcade so it's fucking rad. So in a way i guess it balences out the shitty pay for something i like to do anyway.
Q: What are your duties?
A: Heh. I play arcade games all day. Every once and a while I'll have to clean em or help a dumbass customer get their card unstuck. People are so fucking stupid these days when it comes to rectangular pieces of plastic with difficult instructions on them.
Q: Difficult instructions?
A: Yes. The one at the end of the card that says, insert this way stupid.
Q: You seem almost angry about it. Whats up with that?
A: No I'm not mad about it. If i didn't speak english I probably would make the same mistakes.
Q: Haha. Thats understandable. So how is your band comming along these days?
A: Well, thats a bit more difficult to say. On one hand Mat and I are comming up with some awesome shit. I mean if i could pump out some good lyrics for this shit it would sell like lemonaid on the street. But we are still running into problems like not having a place to practice and stuff like that. And I'm so fucking in debt that I'm not going to be able to get a new amp like I wanted to with my income tax money. So that kinda sucks. But so far I'm happy with what we have.
Q: I thought Justin had a hand in some of the song too?
A: Ya. Turns out Justin Kinda left the band. Its really a hard subject but I'll try to break it down from beginning to end. It all started Junior year when I arrived back to Miami High School. Bryan and Myself were both starting out musicians. Bryan had a bit more expierience in playing with a band so it was good to have him around. Bryan asked Justin if he wanted to play guitar for us. Justin said sure and we formed a nice little trio called Disorganized Crime. I was on bass for a while until i saw Mat play and I thought to myself, thats the bassist for disorganized crime. At first we practiced a lot. Almost everyday. It was crazy how good we were getting. Our first performance with an actualy audience went so well too. It was at the Miami talent show. We got first place and won like 240 bucks. We played a few more places after that, here and there. Even helped put together a little band fest thing that still goes on from time to time. Kinda like founding fathers i guess. Junior year passed. Senior year passed. We played a few more shows. But it wasn't until later that year that we found out the funnest scene to play in. House partys were a blast. We played at two which just made things a blast. It was drinking and playing guitar. But it always sucked because Mat, Bryan, and myself would stay at the parties and Justin would always bail to go hang out with his friends. Don't get me wrong, I have other friends too, but I can divide time to hang out with them fairly. But I was always able to see past that I guess. It wasn't that big of a deal. He would still come to practice with us from time to time. Not all the time. In some cases Mat and I were just making songs on our own. Like we do now. I don't know why but we always thought we needed Justins input. Like he had some devine input to make the song that much better. Which is to say in some cases he did. But in some cases it was better that he didn't. But in any case the three of us that were still in highschool(Mat graduated a year ahed of us) graduated and moved to Phoenix. We thought Phoenix is where things were gonna start happening. We were all going to get a house together and we were gonna jam out all the time and write a killer record. Well, that kinda is still in the works minus Justin.
Q: Zzzz.....ZZZZZZzzzzz........ZZZ.......
A: HEY! Wake up asshole!
Q: Oh sorry. So skip to what happend that took Justin out of the picture.
A: Ya sorry about how boring this is. It's just stuff I really can't admit to anybody. But the fact is, Justin took himself out of the picture. Once we all moved to Phoenix we only saw Justin once. He came by and it was kinda like seeing somebody come back from the dead and getting to hang out with them again. I thought this kinda deal was going to happen more often. I was thinking, alright got my guitarist back, gonna make an album. But I guess it was the Santa Claus deal. The thing where you find out the hard way that hes not real. Haven't seen Justin since then.
Q: So you kicked him out for not hanging out with you? You fucking suck dude.
A: I never kicked him out. None of us actually kicked him out. We just kinda agreed that he wasn't in the band anymore. Because in all reality he wasn't and isn't. The reason I say that is because well....he moved. And any hope or small ray of light that might power a solar panel and give us enough electricity to practice, vanished. We were all pretty shocked by it too. But at the same time we expected it. And for the most part I guess we really didn't care. I guess it was closure on the case. Because since we knew he wasn't there, Mat and I could make the album. And thats how it still goes.
Q: So what the fuck are you getting at? God damn this is taking forever.
A: Maybe I need calm down... Anyway, where was I? Oh ya. So Mat and I have all the songs about ready to go. All we need now is a place to practice, and a place to record and we'll be set. But then the other day the strangest thing happend. Justin just started talking to me on messenger out of nowhere. I was like, what the hell? who the hell is this? I mean his screen name was "I "heart" Janelle". It was confusing as all hell. For the most part we had a normal conversation. I did my best to try not to insult him and make him feel like shit for not hanging out with us. Because for the most part is drained out through what he was saying. He was like, "you should come up here so we can jam out". And shit like, "ya one of these days we'll all get back together and jam out". So when he started saying all that shit i felt bad. Here we have been making him the bunt of our jokes for the past 6 months has been a reality. I guess he isn't having a good time up there in Flaggstaff. He claims its more relaxed up there. And I believe him on that.
Q: So thats it? Why the fuck are you stressing about all that bullshit? You have fucking lost it man. For christ sakes you are talking to yourself. Fucking loser.
A: You are talking to yourself too....Fucker... Anyway, I guess its just a hard decision to make and a harder question to ask. I mean, hes still my friend and shit like that. But do we, as a band want him on this record. Perhaps just so he can bail on us again. If that would be how it turns out the my awnser is no for a few reasons. For one, these songs are in no way poppy. They are down right solid feelings of frustration and unheard of anger. And two, what kind of contribution could he make to an almost complete deal? The reasons these tracks all belong in the same genre is because Mat and I have been listening and drawing inspiration from the same places. It would probably be if he did write anything, it would sound completly different. And three, how do i know he would put a worth effort into it. I mean Mat wrote a lot of these songs and they are really good. I used to doubt Mats tallents as a song writer until I started to know Mat a little better. And you don't need to know Mat very well to know what he is describing in what he writes. He's a real pro. A pro-musician and a pro-writer.
Q: I like cheese.
A: Me too!
Q: I like hot chicks.
A: ME TOO!
Q: Do you think people will read all of this?
A: Maybe. I'm not really sure. If they do then they might understand things a little better.
Q: Or they will just think you have lost your mind.
A: But you are right here.
Q: Am I?
A: Shut up.
Q: Well. I think we should call that good for now. We'll get to your love life tomorrow or something.
A: What love life? I've been single since I was 17.
Q: We'll talk about everything that happend in between then.
A: Everything......
Q: Yes everything. After all, you can't lie to me, I already know. Might as well let everybody else know.
A: I suppose so. Wanna play Warcraft 3?
Q: Sure.
A: And I promise I haven't lost it.
Q: He's full of shit! Kill him before he hunts again!!!
Philly Out-