Dawn of a new sage
The end of summer is upon me!
School! Books! Teachers Dirty Looks!
BUT
One step closer to inevitably controlling the futures of new young talent! In the future! I fucking hope!
Mom has discovered 'texting' so she's been 'texting' me pearls of wisdom such as: " You should get a job at Microsoft. They make big $$$"
I love you mom but sometimes your heart for me is really, REEEEEALLLLLYYYY, in the wrong place. I may surround myself with things that may make it seem like I wish to drown in money but honestly I just like nice things, I would rather pay for quality than have tons of things of low quality... what's wrong with that?
Took a recommendation of fellow blogger Twoheaded_Boy to invest some time in some Tropicalia stylings. Jorge Ben's 'Africa Brasil' has some nice jams on it, same with Caetano Veloso's 'Domingo'.... I'll probably be working my way through both catalogues quite slowly!
Downloading is probably my worst vice, seriously. It's almost like I'm a crack fiend constantly searching for that next hit, Luckily I've actually bought some music in the last little while, that being: Jay Reatard: Singles '07-'08 LP, New Order: Substance LP, Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival ( say what you will, but I love vietnam movie soundtracks and they ALWAYS have a Creedence song! It's almost like fucking sacrilege to not do it!), 20 Super Sobbers ( collection of some oldies like Dion and the Belmonts, Leslie Gore, Bobby Vinton ETC...bought mostly for the Dion song). Probably going to Zulu to pick up some new vinyl today as it's payday and I've been dead broke up until now.
Watched a vid on Aurel Schmidt via VBS.tv this morning, as well as Gary Panter. Both are fucking amazing, Gary being the one I at least know/read/ have seen his material. I'm stoked that I finally have A) Wireless Internet and B) a new computer ( 24 inch Imac....I feel like I'm a greaser who just bought a '57 thunderbird and is taking his chick out on a date for the first time in it...it's a really surreal feeling) so that I can enjoy internet videos once again!
I'm stoked to get to work on the dozens of ideas I've been planning all summer, it's going to be an interesting year I think! Hopefully I'd start getting off my ass more and posting photos of my work. I've been meaning to for awhile, I haven't partially because I'm kind of embarrassed, but also just kind of reclusive about it. I know being an artist is a lot like being a very subdued pimp in a way, but it's just kind of a pain in the ass to make yourself sound totally awesome to everyone without sounding like a fucking flake or whatever? I've never been good at talking to people in general or being charming or whatever, I always seem to feel like such a dirtbag so I just give my explanation and kind of leave it up to the viewer to decide if they're into it. I'm pretty sure most people think I'm fucked up most of the time but thats fine, it's kind of fucked up being me!
School! Books! Teachers Dirty Looks!
BUT
One step closer to inevitably controlling the futures of new young talent! In the future! I fucking hope!
Mom has discovered 'texting' so she's been 'texting' me pearls of wisdom such as: " You should get a job at Microsoft. They make big $$$"
I love you mom but sometimes your heart for me is really, REEEEEALLLLLYYYY, in the wrong place. I may surround myself with things that may make it seem like I wish to drown in money but honestly I just like nice things, I would rather pay for quality than have tons of things of low quality... what's wrong with that?
Took a recommendation of fellow blogger Twoheaded_Boy to invest some time in some Tropicalia stylings. Jorge Ben's 'Africa Brasil' has some nice jams on it, same with Caetano Veloso's 'Domingo'.... I'll probably be working my way through both catalogues quite slowly!
Downloading is probably my worst vice, seriously. It's almost like I'm a crack fiend constantly searching for that next hit, Luckily I've actually bought some music in the last little while, that being: Jay Reatard: Singles '07-'08 LP, New Order: Substance LP, Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival ( say what you will, but I love vietnam movie soundtracks and they ALWAYS have a Creedence song! It's almost like fucking sacrilege to not do it!), 20 Super Sobbers ( collection of some oldies like Dion and the Belmonts, Leslie Gore, Bobby Vinton ETC...bought mostly for the Dion song). Probably going to Zulu to pick up some new vinyl today as it's payday and I've been dead broke up until now.
Watched a vid on Aurel Schmidt via VBS.tv this morning, as well as Gary Panter. Both are fucking amazing, Gary being the one I at least know/read/ have seen his material. I'm stoked that I finally have A) Wireless Internet and B) a new computer ( 24 inch Imac....I feel like I'm a greaser who just bought a '57 thunderbird and is taking his chick out on a date for the first time in it...it's a really surreal feeling) so that I can enjoy internet videos once again!
I'm stoked to get to work on the dozens of ideas I've been planning all summer, it's going to be an interesting year I think! Hopefully I'd start getting off my ass more and posting photos of my work. I've been meaning to for awhile, I haven't partially because I'm kind of embarrassed, but also just kind of reclusive about it. I know being an artist is a lot like being a very subdued pimp in a way, but it's just kind of a pain in the ass to make yourself sound totally awesome to everyone without sounding like a fucking flake or whatever? I've never been good at talking to people in general or being charming or whatever, I always seem to feel like such a dirtbag so I just give my explanation and kind of leave it up to the viewer to decide if they're into it. I'm pretty sure most people think I'm fucked up most of the time but thats fine, it's kind of fucked up being me!