Hum Drum
Just got back from a so-so (not to be confused with Soho) show at Exit In. Ran into my friend Jay who got me some free studio time and is my number one supporter of my "band" that's pretty much in the blastocyte stage. Holly and I got 4 tickets to see the White Stripes and we were going to put 2 on eBay but then I learned Jay didn't have one and felt I would be doing the wrong thing to just scalp them. Anyways, Exit-In. Four bands...the Fever (only caught the last few songs but nothing to go home about), Metric (www.ilovemetric.com) (the highlight of the evening...the lead singer reminded me ALOT of my friend Julie which was cool...nice political leanings as well with the music), Vue (or The Vue) (whatever, these guys just...shouldn't have played. Ever see one of those bands where the lead singer just sings because he can, never mind whether or not his voice is terribly unpleasant. Yeah. This guy figured he had Jim Morrison hair and a priapism for the Doors that he had to ease by aurally masturbating on stage. Ugh. And to top it off THESE guys have signed to RCA. ??? chk chk chk...right), and Hot Hot Heat on Sub Pop. I was excited to see a band on Sub Pop hit Nashville. Not a bad performance although I think local hometown heroes The Features tend to put on a better show. Yay Features (www.thefeatures.com). I really hope these guys break out with their album. They deserve a break. Playing 12th and Porter next week as well. Double Hoorah.
The Trauma Team video for Parade is in the final stages of development. You can see stills from the shoot at www.lux13.com. :) Featuring, yours truly. We got a couple of locals at Springwater to particpate in the shoot (read: career alcoholics). Heh. Loads of fun. Kudos to Laurel.
Had fun with Holly tonight. I feel really bad about the whole separation thing and it's pretty akward at the moment but I feel like we've both outgrown our playpen. It was a good three year run and I really don't see it as much the ending of a "relationship" as much the renewal of the best friendship I've had and ever will have. I've never had a nice breakup and I think that this is exactly what I've needed to set things right on the karma wheel. It's good to know that you can depend on people in life. I really appreciate that and I hope that the right person does come along soon. She deserves much more than I ever gave her but I'm going to make up for what shortcomings I had as her boyfriend by overachieving as something she hasn't had, which is a true friend who would stick with her through thick and thin. I don't know why people are so selfish but I've seen it myself...people coming and going throughout her life who've just used her for their own ends and it's pathetic. Whoever does come along is going to have to jump through rings of fire while learning how to read Cyrillic (or maybe try to learn Latin in a Chinese firedrill) to gain my approval. No fuckos.
25 and I'm still alive. Goodnight Moon.
:)
J
The Trauma Team video for Parade is in the final stages of development. You can see stills from the shoot at www.lux13.com. :) Featuring, yours truly. We got a couple of locals at Springwater to particpate in the shoot (read: career alcoholics). Heh. Loads of fun. Kudos to Laurel.
Had fun with Holly tonight. I feel really bad about the whole separation thing and it's pretty akward at the moment but I feel like we've both outgrown our playpen. It was a good three year run and I really don't see it as much the ending of a "relationship" as much the renewal of the best friendship I've had and ever will have. I've never had a nice breakup and I think that this is exactly what I've needed to set things right on the karma wheel. It's good to know that you can depend on people in life. I really appreciate that and I hope that the right person does come along soon. She deserves much more than I ever gave her but I'm going to make up for what shortcomings I had as her boyfriend by overachieving as something she hasn't had, which is a true friend who would stick with her through thick and thin. I don't know why people are so selfish but I've seen it myself...people coming and going throughout her life who've just used her for their own ends and it's pathetic. Whoever does come along is going to have to jump through rings of fire while learning how to read Cyrillic (or maybe try to learn Latin in a Chinese firedrill) to gain my approval. No fuckos.
25 and I'm still alive. Goodnight Moon.
:)
J