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February 17, 2001
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Todd: Hallo everybody! Another 'Please help Todd out' scenario, complete with nerdy-rant, just for you avid readers.. Here goes: Does anyone have a copy of the Smiths 'please please' by Dream Academy? There is an instrumental and lyric version. The former of the two I'm trying to possess, though I'd like to have both. As far as I know, The instrumental version is only available on the B-side of the 12"? Which is sad, I even looked for a 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' soundtrack, given the instrumental version is played during their quick visit to the Chicago Museum. Unfortunately, it never existed.. The only place the 'regular'(w/ lyrics) version can be found now-a-days is their Japanese-only retrospective 'Somewhere in the sun(best of)', which includes 4 previously unreleased tracks, this song being one of them.. and the HELL if I'm dishing out 35 bones for an import cd with about 4 good songs on it.. A fairly priced 12" copy with both versions for my collection would be much more appealing.. Please help! And don't fall for Bobs' pro-sneezing efforts.. When he does it it's obnoxious..
Robert: I'm assuming it was when i remarked about getting sick whenever i hear our commander-in-chief speak - that was the moment he tripped over his shoelaces and accidentally hit the button. Oh great. As my friend just said, it looks like he's running out of ideas pretty quick. Usually a war is a last resort to combat negligence or unpopularity... as can be seen in the films Wag the Dog and Canadian Bacon. The first one being a great movie. The second one... well, let's just say that i'm ashamed for even mentioning it on this blog. I want to go home... I don't want to stay... la la la la la yea...
Robert: Thanks to everybody for putting up with me during these down times. You see, when you're sick (as i am), you get excited about usually mundane things like sneezing. And about dissecting things like this... I've been thinking lately about the word 'blog'. I know nothing of its origins. I don't think it would be accepted in an official Scrabble match. I'm assuming it's a shortened form of 'weblog', which would make a lot of sense. Which means that AREYOUWEARINGAWIRE? is a 'blog'. Cut. Print. Next... However, I've seen a lot of other, more frivolous uses of the word. For instance, this thing i'm writing now. I'd say it was a 'post' and that i am presently 'posting'. However, I've witness folks (perhaps me included) mistake what i'm writing as a 'blog' and that right now, i'm 'blogging'. Would that make me a 'blogger' as opposed to a 'poster' ? For instance, I've made mention earlier that Damon doesn't blog, meaning Damon does not log onto Blogger and 'post' anything to this 'blog'. (He sits back and lets us do the dirty work. Why i oughta. You just wait until tour, buddy.) But that's the wrong way of saying it, right? ... You know what? It's getting a little too confusing, so I say, we should do as the Smurfs do and go ahead and use the word 'blog' as noun, verb, adverb, adjective, whatever... with no harm/no foul. For instance, if you 'blogged' a thought, good for you. It's obvious you posted. If you're feeling 'bloggy', that's ok. It means you want 'to blog'. I remember Indieshite mentioning websites 'going blog' as in 'biting the dust'. Great. Sounds perfectly normal to me. OK. Whew... Now that that is off my chest, I can figure out if the plural of Smurf should be Smurves... Cough. Sneeze. Sniffle. (repeat x 10)
Robert: I love sneezing. Loudly and as forcefully as possible. It seems like the only logical thing to do, when the need arises. Certain people in my previous band would get very upset if i sneezed aloud in the van. But how can you help these things? It's all natural. After a good sneeze, you just want to lay still for a few minutes. Wait for any aftershocks. Savor the moment... I need something to do. Can you tell? It looks like it's going to be another Yellow Curry Soup day. I've been invited to lunch and i have accepted. Never mind that this will be twice in one week. One can not get enough of such a wonderful delight. It's the new candy. Tonight, I'm heading up to Milwaukee with a friend (no train!), whereupon I have the choice to either go see the Snapcase/Face to Face/H20 show or the first show of the new band featuring Greg and Andy from Compound Red. I think I may get there too late for the former, so i'll most likely hit the latter. I'll walk right under it... Then, tomorrow will be spent at the new space, rolling out some new ditties and working on some old ones. I will have no 'dead giveaways' to present to the room at this juncture. All in good time. I hear we have some updates for the showlist and probably some big news in general, but Damon is going to keep his big trap shut until we're all together. I suppose this is a good thing. I can't keep secrets. Luckily he can. It's a good thing he's not a blogger... Yet... Sunday night, I plan on returning home to one of my 7 bottles of fresh San Francisco wine, staying up late and slepeing in... because we have NO WORK ON MONDAY! Woohoo! I will use the day to update everything i can... There's so much to do. One day won't be enough. But I'll try. Somebody remind me to get some jerky...
Robert: 319 Jack and Diane - John Cougar I saw Waking the Dead yesterday. It got off to a somwhat shaky start, but by the end it has solidified a firm place in the 'thumbs up' column. And the reason why is named Billy Crudup. If this biopic thing is a go, the man we need to play Jeff Buckley is right here. He even kind of looks like Jeff sometimes... My pal Gregg suggested this, but I wasn't convinced until i saw this movie. Let's make it happen. Write your necessary congresspersons... Another reason why I really liked the movie... The editing. It complemented the story so well. The jump cuts during the party scenes. The quick fades to black during the final scene in Fielding's office. Wow. I'm going to have to see this again. Maybe get the DVD. Lots of goodies on there... By the way, Waking the Dead has a place in history as being the first DVD watched on the new laptop. Glory glory. February 15, 2001
Todd: I hope all of the people who Emailed me are embarrased and ashamed. Finally had to go see for myself what all the who-hah was aboot. Totally awesome! I'm quitting! Thank gawd I found out. It would suck to be the last to know.. Some people just have too much time on their hands. Seriously, thanks for making my day. Surely your not serious? I am serious.. and don't call me Shirley..
Robert: *** Begin warm transmission *** This is Damon "The Birthday Boy" Atkinson here. I just wanted to thank every single caring soul who took the time to send an email wishing me happy birthday. I wish I had the time to individually write and thank each and everyone of you for how you made me feel. But, "as our bands manager" i am knee deep in work. If i were to take time away from that, the rest of the band would kick my you know what. Some one has to make sure this first Hey Mercedes LP gets recorded and released on time. Right? So again, thank you SO MUCH. All of you have made this birthday of mine one of the greatest days of my life. Thanks, Damon *** End warm transmission *** *** End workday ***
Robert: One of those great big empty days is shaping up. I usually hate when that happens. It's even worse when the thought of it doesn't affect me that much. I fear that's what is happening now. I suppose I could just chalk it up to this slowmoving sick feeling inside me, but that just seems like an easy excuse... I'm not going up to Milwaukee tonight as previously planned. I'm going to relax at home. Try and get better. Eat some Japanese food... Tomorrow night, I'll head up. Good news for those of you who held out. In May, according to dvd file, they will be re-releasing super charged DVDs of the John Hughes' classics - The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, and Weird Science. Just imagine what goodies may lie in those little laser beams. What is Anthony Michael Hall doing now? We may soon find out. And lastly, here's an article on a group that is presently lobbying to put humans on Mars. It is a good thing to have dreams... missions... Perhaps somewhere there's a blog where a member of this organization is wasting away at some dumb desk job, posting stuff like "If only I was on Mars..." and having contests to find the best designs for our new Martian homes. If there's a blog, there's a contest, right? Expect a warm statement today from Damon, the anti-blog.
Robert: 320 Boys Don't Cry - The Cure Staying sick. Got the laptop. Plotting next moves. Mapping strategies. Drawing drawings. I don't know what's going on... Also, a little bird told me that someone's making up some tall tales about the stability of my band. Anyone who has read anything I've been writing for the past year will know that this is some scoundrel setting out some bait for the taking... There are much more important things to talk about. For instance, how much Britney merch has surfaced in the PO Box? If Damon doesn't get back to me by 4 PM tonight on this important matter, that's it! I'm quitting! February 14, 2001
mark: I relly hate these lovey-dubby holidays.All you happy people make me want to puke.Last V-day I was at the Hi-Hat(suprise!)with Eric Anderson flipping all the happy couples the bird.I think I'll do the same tonight from the comfort of my own home.I suggest you try it.MIght I also suggest playing something pleasant like The Cutthroats or the Melvins.Oh,what fun it is to be grumpy in the face of joy and mirth.Oh,I give up
Robert: Lately, here at work i've been enjoying what i've deemed "urgent small talk." I'll hurry up to a co-worker, usually that guy, as if i have something really important to tell him. (The names have been changed to protect the innocent). Nearly out of breath, I'll run up, surprise him and say "Joe!" He, thinking it's something urgent, attentively says "Yes?!" I then retort in a very relaxed la-di-da kinda voice, "So, how has your day been going?" ... He loves it, i'm sure. Many times it's when he's on the phone. Hilarious. Oh the ways i devise to make my days a little more personally interesting! I'm going to (try and) buy a laptop today. A G3 powerbook. Thanks for all of your thoughts and recommendations. Wish me luck. I may have to go in there alone.
dan: I'm back on track now! I had a vision..and it wasn't good. I know now what to do..Focus..Concentrate..keep it together..and everything will be o.k..Hydrate the body..eat well..excercise..get exercised..and so on..and read more too..I heard one of my favorite songs on the radio this morning driving into work..it was a Bruce Springsteen song ...I think what I'm trying to say is that I only like a certain line in this song which i don't know the name.. and it is.." The highway's jammed with broken heros on a last chance power drive" Something about those lyrics really do something for me..thanks Bruce..does it do anything for anybody else? There's this guy that comes into The Mail Drop (my work) and you know..he's nice and everything but he wears yellow shooting glasses he's kinda tall..like a tree and everytime he talks to you he's got his index finger extended to his cheek and then he'll occasionally make some weird grinding pop like he's grinding his teeth or something..and he always plays with the dog and says that my dog likes it when he plays with her..ie., slowly walking and watching the dogs reaction (which is an alert what the hell are you doing reaction) and then he'll laugh and i'll be ha ha yeah ok buddie..see ya..oh yeah he doesn't have a license and is always walking all over West Bend..He took up space at the local gun shop for awhile too..so I really don't want to piss him off..Nice guy though.. Yesterday I got a warning from a state trooper..to slow down..I was driving the "Spanish Angel" i mean how fast can i actually go in that thing..I was doing about 70-72 mph on my way home after going out to eat and having a couple drinks..I'm REALLY lucky he didn't check me in..He didn't even axe me to step out of the van and do a field test..ouch that would've sucked big time..I wasn't totally hammered and I had "notorious" with me who barked at mr.policeman..good girl..He also said I could get a windshield at a junk yard or something cause I cracked it with a hUge piece of lumber while I was transporting it from west bend to Milwaukee..to work on my house..just a little tap on the windshield is all it takes folks so lets be careful out there.. peace out-
Robert: You think Being John Malkovich had a crazy plot? Well look at what Spike Jonze (director) and Charile Kaufman (screenwriter) have got brewing now... (unfortunately) starring Nicholas Cage (as Charlie Kaufman (screenwriter)). This is getting too much like math.
Robert: Oh yeah. Happy Valentine's Day everybody. I hope you all are in love. Due to a horrific stretch of highway and the inopportune coincidence of this V-day being slapped on a Wednesday, I will be spending tonight with my lonesome. Just me and my sickness. Just me and my sickness and 7 bottles of fresh Livermore Valley Wine.... There sure are a lot of red sprinkled cookies up in here... I've contacted the winners of the birthday song shabang and asked their permission to reprint at least parts of their entries right here. So we'll see how that pans out. I can tell you the songs, though. The first prize winner explained a relevance to the Michael Jackson classic, "Beat It". Second prize was "Le Freak" by Chic. Third was "Call Me" by Blondie... Many people complained that they had some bad songs to choose from, hence their chances were doomed from the beginning. I don't necessarily agree. The whole point of this exercise was to make something up. It's so interesting how certain songs can bring up all of these old memories. Fabulous! For instance, someone was upset that they were born when "Do That To Me One More Time" by Captain & Tenille was #1, so she didn't even try! Are you kidding? What an amazing song to have! "...once is never enough with a man like you..." Sure, it's a crappy song, but i just saw the "video" on Pop-Up-Video yesterday, and oh man. Don't get me started. What camp! Anyway, thanks again to everyone who participated. Even just hearing those songs rattled off was a blast. OK, next can of worms. Sometime in the next two weeks i need to purchase a laptop. I need help. I want a Mac. I know the Titanium model is all the rage, but there's a few things holding me back. First, it's a little out of my price range, which is somewhat firm at about 2 Gs (of credit, no less). Second, it's a bit overqualified for what i need. Sure I'd love all of the multimedia options, but it's nothing i really need. Perhaps if i had them, i'd learn how to learn and love, but as i said, let's stick with need. What i need is something that will be able to handle photoshop, le'internet, word processing, dvd's, on-the-road online access, various businessy programs (like excel maybe?), and did i mention it's got to be fast? Third, the models seem pretty limited. Where would i find such a thing? So, basically, i need help. I hate going to computer stores and getting hassled by the employees. Obviously they know more about the stuff than i do, but do they have to be so smug about it? And is it always directed toward making a sale? I'd rather go in knowing at least something. Can you help? I see the Powerbook G4 and that seems more up my alley... but i just don't know... Where is my wife and family? What if I die here? Who'll be my role model? ...
Robert: As Kathy and I have to run to an important meeting, we'll just give you the gist of who won the 3 prizes, and their songs, and then we'll explain later... First Prize: M. Boch. Second Prize: T. Chagolla. Third Prize:C. Sarah. I will be emailing you instructions within the hour, and then i'll be back later to explain how all of the judging went... Thanks again to everyone who participated. I wish I had prizes for all of you. Thank you, Ms. Bates. Thank you, readers. You make the wire worth buzzing.
Robert: 321 You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon I shouldn't have come to work today. I'm feeling sick. Still... I think the video for this song really helped make it an integral part of my slightly pre-high school years. You know, back when Chevy Chase was somewhat funny. That and there were a lot of lyrics to learn. I like that in a song... So i just heard through the grapevine that there is talk of a movie on the life of Jeff Buckley. Starring Brad Pitt. Can I get confirmation? Mayday. What is your position? February 13, 2001
mark: Sorry to have kept you all waiting ,but I had to go to work(I'm starting to get sick of people asking me if I live there,or if I ever get to go home-Do you think I like being the guard at a dayroom for TOTAL FUCKING MANIACS?)(actually I only work at a coffee shop-The Comet Cafe-but it seems like a dayroom sometimes .Oh patience, where are you when I need you most?)At any rate,Hannibal was mediocre.I thought it was good,but after the movie,I sat and thought about it.It didn't knock my socks off-call me crazy.Actually,I received not one e-mail about the book,nor about the movie,so my guess is that ,aside from Bob,NOBODY is actually reading this...I really enjoyed Gary Oldman's character.SUPERB!!!! I guess that this is the end of my review.Thanks, and have a nice day.I really need to stop using these-( )don't you think? Real quick...I had a meeting for work tonight at the Hi-Hat,with the owners, and the awesome Jason Todd,and the fantastic Aaron Goldie.What a load of fun,even for a work meeting.After a few coctails(thanks Scott and Les!!!)Aaron and I had quite a nice conversation.I felt really good about my life,despite poor decision after POORER decision.Which doesn't happen often.Aaron has a real way about him that I find really interesting.I can't really go into details,but that guy has quite a grasp on things!If you ever get the chance,get to know Aaron Goldie. ,Before next I rap at ya,I will have seen,and drank with THE AMAZING JOHN BYRD!!!! and SCOTTY-BO BOTTY!!!! More about them later. Do they have computers in jail? I hope everyone had a better weekend than me.
Todd: ARGHH! I'm am sooo with you Bob. Please please don't let GLADIATOR win. I saw it and it was a pretty good movie due to the cinematography and nice locations.. NOT for Russell Crowe. NOT for Joaquin Phoenix. Erin Brockovich on the other hand, I liked it... I guess we'll have to see.. To bad we got a show that night, looks like we'll be cancelling our show on March25th in Carrboro, NC due to the Oscars. Just kidding! Please someone tape it for us! Plenty of advance warning...
Robert: I had deemed Tuesday "Chili Day". So, it makes sense that the bakery downstairs decided to be out of it today. I was hoping for that wonderful mix of beans and veggies and crackers to help nurse me back to health. No bother. It just gave me an excuse to order some Yellow Curry Soup. Oh, it was delicious. I'm not sure how well it's healing me, though. I'm developing an awesome stuffy nose... There's something about the month of February. It always brings a wave of ill. "High tech weapons will keep the peace." Why does everything that comes out of our president's mouth make want to puke? So why hasn't the Peace Corps thought of this? ... Brilliant. "Peace" through fear and paranoia. Does it feel like a cold war in here? Gladiator. This better not win Best Picture. I haven't seen it, but I've heard it. Last Thanksgiving, I was at a "family" dinner party when i was given the choice to either watch the movie, which they had rented, or play Scattergories. Within a milli-second, I made my decision and was quite pleased with my performance at matching letters and categories. I got in an argument (would you accept "Komono Dragon" for a Reptile when the letter rolled was D ?) but thankfully no swords were drawn, and there were no tiger-maulings. In the living room, however, the dialogue of Gladiator was echoing into our gaming room. Here is the entire screenplay: "Oomph. Aaarrggh! Get em! Roar. (applause). Ouch, you stabbed me! Garble-Garble. My head! Ugh! Joaquin Phoenix: Aargh. Russell Crowe: Aargh. Luther Vandross: Ooomph!" I'm sure there's a stab at a story somewhere in there, but i was too busy playing a game... Anyway, it just can't win. I suppose I should see it before I trash it, but... nah, i'll just trash it. I don't plan on sleeping as much tonight. Just thought I'd share that with you. La, la, la, la, life goes on...
Robert: First of all, everyone email Damon cause today's his birthday. WOOHOO! Happy 16th. I mean, 25th. Speaking of 16, Dr. Damon is conducting a contest of his own. It basically goes like this: Send him whatever Britney Spears paraphenalia you may have (posters, shirts, buttons, stickers), steal it from your little sister if you have to - and whoever sends him the most will receive a super prize. We love giving away free stuff. But if you send anything at all, we'll still send you some stickers, or something for your trouble! Submissions to Damon's Britney-Bonanza can be sent to: Hey Mercedes - PO Box 511806 - Milwaukee WI 53203. Ninth of all, thanks to everyone who weighed in on the Napster debate. Pros out-emailed the cons about 20-1. Unfortunately it was all for naught, because everyone's favorite website was struck a harsh blow in yesterday's court decision. If you really care what Lars Ullrich has to say you can read this article... In order to combat the big crush, I'm devising obsessive project #900. I can't tell you much about it right now, but i can say that it's tentative start date is: September 23. It has nothing to do with my band, if you were wondering. While Napster's still up and running, i encourage you to go download some City on Film stuff. Especially the song "Portland Maine and the Pouring Rain." Lord knows that record will never see the light of day any other way... It's from a limited tour CD and a split 7" w/Kind of Like Spitting. I'm pretty sure than Ben has re-released those songs, but there's no other way to get mine. And on a somewhat related thread, for the love of god, stop paying so much money for the Sky Corvair CD on Ebay! According to the Divot Records website, it will be out this year, and re-mastered at that. They have yet to contact me for my prize-winning liner notes. More sarcasm. It sounds like i'm bitter, but today, i'm just sick. and I'm convinced that Adam Kempa works at the craziest Barnes & Noble on earth.
Robert: Oscar nominations = yawn. Maybe it's because the only high profile movies there that i've seen are "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Almost Famous." I don't know. Maybe we just had a bad selection this year. I'll give you my picks later in the week. I was going to make a contest out of it, but there are just too many contests going on in blogworld. We've even still got one here - see side bar: Damon's Britney-Bonanza Running Tally. I'll update that number later today and i'll explain the rules. I'm feeling sick. Last night, i got home from work at 5:00, went to sleep at 5:15. I dreamt about watching the Exorcist and cutting down trees. I woke up. When I looked at the clock it read 5:32. I was shocked that i had only been sleeping for 15 minutes. Upon closer inspection, it was 5:32 AM. True story. Now I feel like shite. Hence, there was no Birthday Song Contest judging last night. It will take place tonight. And tomorrow morning, myself and Kathy Bates will read the winners aloud right here at 9:30 central time.
Robert: 322 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles Ten minutes till the Oscar nominations. Twenty-four hours until the Birthday Song Awards. Eight hours until I'm out and about. February 12, 2001
dan: I don't even have enough time to read tadds' blog all i know is that this isn't the place for bitchin about your life in general...can i be thinking too hard about whats going on or am i just over exageeeeating..?i haven't a clue all i know is , is that i feel rushed about whatever i do...who makes me feel that way? cause it's me? i just need to stop thinking about thinking?? maybe i'm too deep into my mind...I feel like i don't want anything but i don't want to let down the people that really care about me..but i sometimes feel better offf by myself..yet i need people ie., friends to keep me real...to keep me going..maybe i'm just tired...i must sleep//ya know this could be the other side of the gemini coming out...
Todd: Ugh. I too am exhausted. Just got back late last night from my weekend trip to Champaign. Just in time for an intense sleep and then back to work this morning @ 7am. Damn the coffeee buisness! Someones got to do it though, right? It made my day go a little better when Damon, once getting to work, re-assured me that there is'nt much working time left... That right, tour in just over a month.. 3 cheers for tour! Hip-hip-hooray! Time at work is usually a little smoother when you know you have only so much time. Countdowns can be very good. Anyways, back to my Champaign trip: I do this every-now-and-then to get outta 'Dodge' and see my friends and family. Its a quick drive of 4 1/2 hours in good conditions, and counting Chicago traffic to be normal. It seldom is. Fridays drive was terrible. Bad wheather and bad traffic. It took nearly 6 hours. Pain and agony. Suffering to no-end. What a terrible thing to be creeping along a stretch of highway at a snails-pace when you've driven that same stretch a million times at 70 mph. My good friend Roy had a nice gift waiting for me though to ease my pain, a much out of print record from some of my favorite Canadians, the WOODEN STARS. He scored me their first album(on Rhythym Of Sickness) on wax. Thanks Roy! I owe ya. I also got to see a great show while there(my main reason for going): J. Mascis. It was amazing. Mike Watt was on tour with him too, and I knew I would'nt be dissapointed(considering those two guys old bands are the reasoning behind me even being in a band today). It was well worth the drive of agony complete with tons of old Dinosaur tunes... Good stuff.. Well, off to actually get a little downtime. More tomorrow..
Robert: I can see it now. I can almost feel it. My wonderful bed. Unmade. Just ready to receive my sore and tuckered out frame. Like a magnet... Which reminds me of perhaps my favorite line from an REM song: My bed is pulling me... Gravity... Daysleeper. Brilliant... That song will be swirling in my head as I jump right in. I'll start on my back. My hands folded against my chest or my arms sprawled above me. I always end up on my stomach, though. I suppose I'll wake up around 10 PM or so, whereupon, I'll get up, do some housework or whatever. Blog, perhaps about my intoxicating weekend. I may make some food. Microwave a veggie burger. Watch a few videos on the Beastie Boys DVD. Watch the High Fidelity deleted scenes. Mail some stuff. Relax. Read, read, read, read, or write... The heater in my (new) room often sounds like a record that has reached the matrix - that scratching, skipping, vinyl sound. Static. Just like me. In bed, finally. By 2 or 3. Yawn. 150 minutes left...
Robert: Mark... How was Hannibal? I am patiently awaiting your review! Also, with the ruling minutes away, it's Napster-lovers: 4. Napster-haters 0.
Robert: Before a tirade proper and a court ruling, I'd like to say that - after spending a hell of a lot of time Saturday and Sunday on Napster... I hope it does NOT get shut down. This is such an amazing resource. Unbelievable for a gigantic music fan such as myself. Controversial for a "professional" musician such as myself. As for the "music fan" in me, holy heaven sakes, why should the world be denied a gorgeous acoustic version of Travis' "Driftwood" or Rufus Wainwright's take on "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" or Elvis Costello & Ron Sexsmith duetting on "Everyday I Write the Book" ? These are tracks that literally make me jump up and down with unbridled joy. I also found a song for which i had been searching for ages: "Tears on My Pillow" by Little Anthony & the Imperials. Amazing. Simply Amazing... However, i have seen the warning signs, being as i said, a "professional" so to speak. I have even received correspondence from people prefacing praise or criticism on my band(s) with comments like "after I downloaded it from Napster..." But I never showed any worry or concern... And now... I still don't. I would and WILL pay any subscription fee to use this (once my computer complies). I love these songs and I should be able to search them out and hear them, just like as if i was taking out a CD from a well-stocked library. So, here's what I think, and bear in mind i've only spent 2 days on the thing: If they impose some type of fee so that artist will receive some sort of royalty-per-download, as a fan and musician, i'm still a happy man. I just don't want to see it shut down for good. If that happens, rest assured, i won't be the only one looking for new ways to seek out music that is special and important to me. (And if you were wondering, yes, i still buy records at an alarming rate. There is nothing that could compare to having an album in hand, artwork, lyrics, and all...) Artist? Fan? Napster lover? Napster hater? Ashamed Napster user? Recovering Napster user? I'd like to hear your opinions! I'm still rather new at all of this...
dan: close your eyes...close your eyes...your gonna close your eyes for me...what song is that from? Anyone? who cares..anyway, feelin good, little hungry.. little tired..but I know I got more sleep than some people ...
Robert: 323 Corner of My Eye - Shudder to Think Feeling OK, considering I got to bed last night one hour before I had to wake up. Sit awhile. We'll talk. February 11, 2001
dan: lemme go grab another.. check this out....I got this email from a friend that complained to me that he has developed an unnatural fear of staplers and no mattter what you ask him he always says "do you want fries with that". I don't get it.. I gotta go to the rain room.. peace out..
dan: welcome my good man mark...good to see some fresh letters on ye ole' blog..After reading your previous posts I really would have gone to that show if i wasn't up der in princeton hey...skiing..it was a good time and there were many a trails to blaze..unfortunatlly i missed some stellar performances .. However I did manage to watch what lies beneath and that was pretty thrilling..Of course I forgot my little cheat sheet for html so I'll just have to say I'm indulging right now..I plan on going up stairs to shower my little smelly skiing body and hit the hay..after one more beer of course..don't be a foo. foo. I didn't axe you..now quit playin'.
mark: well well well...I guess I shouldn't have posted a song for Bob.That's the last time I try to help a brother out.Speaking of helping out,last night I cpuld have used some help.Justin @the Cactus Club was gunning for me.By the end of Pele's setI was half way gone.Pele played a new song and man o manichevits was it HOT!It's always good to see them because it's never dull.I've seen them so many times that when Chris will flub one little note or come in funny I start laughing and he always catches me.I think Matt was taking a beating from old Justin too.Towards the end of the night he was pretty disorderly.I wont subject you to the whole story,but let's just say that there was some verbal abuse,some threats,some wrestling and one bleeding bassplayer.What a sight.Euphone was... how should I say?The best fucking thing I've seen in a long time.Man that Ryan can play a beat.All I can say is that they were fantastic.If you ever get the chance,GO GO GO !! Tonight I brave the elements to see Hannibal.Let's hope they changed the ending from the book.Anyone see it yet?Let me know what you think.Peace in the east |