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Tuesday, July 08, 2008
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Currently Listening
X&Y
By Coldplay
Speed of Sound
see relatedAll Signs Point to this. I knew it could happen.
seemingly out of no-where, the braveSaintSaturn site is all new (finally) and there is a new album due the end of this month! There is a link to the FIF site and lo and behold, its new-er as well. There is a picture of the band wearing thier "game over" shirts and playing their instuments, and a promise of a new website coming soon-ish.
They have also been slowly but surely adding new FIF merchandise to the Asian-Man Records store, and all of the albums but Hype are now on iTunes.
Maybe someone got the band to "eat a fistfull of mayonase" as Reese is quoted as saying what it would take to get them back together.
we shall see.
Sunday, July 06, 2008
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FAIL #2 and BBQ Nachos
So two Thursdays ago (june 26th) Jon and Daniel Shinabarger and I got on a train with amplifiers and a bass guitar and a saxaphone, headed towards Chicago, and got off at Dee Road. We met Jon's firend J-Lo and rode with him to Bradley, IL to where Jon's girlfriend Amy lives.
We set up musical equipment in her living room and all day Friday (from 10am to about 5:30pm) practiced jazz music. We then packed everything up and went to Amy's cousins restaurant in Kankakee. Her cousin Bull owns a BBQ joint called "Bull's PitSmoked BBQ"
It is home to the finest BBQ food I have ever had the pleasure to dine on.
BBQ Nachos. Only one word can describe them. FREAKINGOOD!!!
Pulled Pork, Baked Beans, and Nacho Cheese on home made tortilla chips. I crave them so bad right now.
Anyway, we played jazz music at Bull's restaurant for roughly three hours.
i was given the honor of singing Mac the Knife and playing bass for the evening.
when it was all said and done, i spent $5.00 on a train ticked and made $52.50 from the gig.
What an awesome freaking weekend.
Friday, July 04, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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I really want to changeso help me God.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
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What is the appropriate age to let a child have a cell phone?
when they get their drivers license and are more independent like i am.
I did not get a cell phone of my own until i graduated high school. it was when i was driving more often outside of town and had a steady job that was outside Woodstock.
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
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Currently Listening
Viva La Vida
By Coldplay
Lovers In Japan/ Reign of Love
see relatedwe done tore the roof off this joint!!
literally.
My house does not have a roof right now. There are a bunch of high school graduated kids on my roof finishing ripping it off. We begin the replacement shortly. Pictures are to come.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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Currently Listening
Viva La Vida
By Coldplay
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see relatedMonday night (well actually Monday afternoon, but night in London) Coldplay played the opening concert of their Viva La Vida Tour, at the Brixton Academy in London. The Concert and hilarious interview (with imitations of Flight of the Conchords) is available to stream here. You need Real Player i believe, if you are on a Mac or Windows Media for the rest of you. For those of you who are not going to listen, here is the set list from the night.Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Viva La Vida
Chinese Sleep Chant
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
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Square One
Trouble
Lost!
Strawberry Swing
(The Balcony Set)
Yellow
A Song sung by the Drummer (i don't know the title)
(Encore)
Fix You
Lovers In JapanAll In all i think this is an awesome set, and the show sounded amazing. I am excited to see them in July. There are still tickets available for Wednesdays show, while Tuesdays show goes on sale this Saturday at noon.
The Radio interview is interesting. Chris Martin (the lead singer) talked about the last song on the album, "Death and All His Friends" and how it is a call to finish the race we are running. To fight against death, and feeling down about your life. My favorite lyric on the entire album happens top be in that song.
"I don't want to battle from beginning to end, I don't want a cycle of recycled revenge, I don't want to follow death and all of his friends"
Monday, June 16, 2008
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Currently Listening
Bleed American (Deluxe Edition)
By Jimmy Eat World
Bleed American
see relatedWhat are the best and worst things about your job?
i work at a mattress factory. I make them by hand all day. I love the fact that i can get time off whenever i want, and that my uncle (who owns the store) buys us lunch all the time.
I hate that i have to be on my feet all day, and be around a bunch of shovanistic(spelling)-pig-like men, who care for almost nothing besides sex and getting high.
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