013 David, Kill the Queen

...that’s a quote from one of the best movies I’ve seen in the past few years. And that movie is Shaun of the Dead. It’s finally part of my collection, and since Blockbuster had a buy-two-get-one-free deal goin’ on, i picked up Garden State and Coffee & Cigarettes as well. Haven’t seen the latter, but i’ve heard that i’d like it, so it was well worth my $0.

An old friend, Al, left this comment on my myspace page recently: you know that part in Shaun Of The Dead when they have to throw records at the zombies to save their own lives, and they can't really see fit to part with certain records due to their sentimental value...? that part is great.. cause, you know, we've all been there...

How brilliant. What a brilliant movie. I’ll watch it again this week and write a nice little essay on how it works on so many levels. Or maybe I won’t.

I’m on the road right now, somewhere just east of the hot metropolis (micropolis?) of Paw Paw, Michigan, home of a Big Boy, a chicken shanty, and that’s pretty much it i think. I also just downed a Nestle Crunch vanilla ice cream bar and that’s presently doing a number on the stomach. Luckily, I'm rocking the new Unique Chique so my nerves, for the most part, are calm calm calm. There is so much to talk about. Why am i wasting time?

I took some pictures yesterday to be used for the artwork of the split CD that i’m doing with Daniel G Harmann. I feel that I can show you this picture without giving too much away regarding the artwork concept. This is me being attacked by a rabid vicious ladybug.



I am overjoyed! Ecstatic! Completely and utterly jubilant! That our good friend, Norman Arenas has a new bloggy blog: Nervous Acid. And it’s so good that it’s going to be the first link in the old sidebar. I think it’s important that upon arrival to the Daily, you can glance over to the right of the screen and immediately be aware that there are much better pages you should be reading. So bookmark it baby.

I will admit to you right now that the idea for adding a daily picture or two to the daily daily was lifted straight from him. However, you will notice that i kicked it up a notch by digitally enhancing Bill Pullman’s facial hair. You could also say that i brought it down a notch actually... Through NA, I was also introduced to the legally hairy world of mp3 blogs and truth be told, I was a kid in a candy shop for about 2 hours. I was mostly looking for hard to find stuff like the Morrissey / Joni Mitchell thing which was very enthralling. And i found some great radio performances. For instance, a Doves acoustic song from Norman’s blog, and one of the Fiery Furnaces’ new songs from a radio show. (Speaking of which, if you have an "acoustic" version of "Teach Me Sweetheart," gimme gimme. i will love you forever.) There’s nothing sketchy about that in my eyes, and i feel the need to say that Pandora’s box has not been opened on the Daily. I’ll try and keep it clean, above the belt, and only on weekends. Get down with your bad self.

They really need to have a Shaun of the Dead playstation game. Three Christmases ago, my brother bought me a Playstation 2. A totally unprovoked obscene gesture of kindness which has yet to be returned by my broke arse... and i’ll occasionally bust it out, but i’m very specific about the games I will play. For instance, first person shooters can co-star with BIll Pullman in a Lifetime movie for all i care. I don’t like them and they don’t like me, so we’re cool like that. However, I do enjoy being in a destructive car with a mission, as in the Twisted Metal series. But the best games by far are the ones with goofy cartoonish characters with a purpose. And when i find a good one, i’m hooked until i beat it.

First it was Ape Escape 2 which is just incredible. You have to net all of these monkeys that have escaped from the wholly benevolent Professor’s lab. They each have distinct personalities and hide in crazy places. That one took about a month to get through. I can’t wait for Ape Escape 3. Should be out by the end of the year... Then was Ty The Tasmanian Tiger, who needed to collect some ancient jewels that were stolen by a rogue turkey. A little easier, but still pretty engaging. Simpsons Road Rage was next, and it is LEAGUES better than any previous Simpsons games. So many missions, races, characters, secret stuff. You could probably play that one for a year... if you didn’t cheat by looking online at walkthroughs... like i did... I’ve been hearing some good stuff about Alien Hominid, so i may try and track that down next.

But really, do i have time for this? No. I have 2 more songs to finish for the American Diary EP, I have slew of new shows coming up (not to mention Saturday’s Hey Mercedes show), and i have to find some temporary employment for May. Best get to it...