tonight I became sure I don't care for hip hop
with very few exceptions
my prejudice mostly being about the beats I hear
tonight it was less than 4 hours and I was 'cut' as we say in barsville. nice
ended up doing some extra curricular work while finishing my shift drink and out before the headliner hit. I'll never know if I'd like me some Pigeon John. He seemed like a nice fellow.
rode in tonight with a t-shirt on, and it was fine
tonight I left my bike unlocked (!) for hours
and it was still there when I left. whew..
thanks to those who chose not to steal bikes tonight
but it seems all I can think about is
the miracle ofObama being our next pres.
I'm elated beyond words, to be rid of bush and his cronies finally.
Everyone's mental health seems remarkably improved since last night. wish I could say that. demons haunt my very soul
and they have microphones
listen:
Air America
TV weather (and it's been great, yes?)
PGT
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
hope
Well alright, Senator Obama now has the title President Elect!
Thanks to everyone who made the choice and especially those who did everything to 'get the vote out'. My faith in the people of my country is restored, renewed and rebuilt.
Last night's Election Party at the bar, sponsored by TheDailyPage.com and Lake Louie beer was a smash, it was a gas, it was night unlike any other. The good feelings in the room were palpable. A scent of disbelief echoed between us skeptics. The phrase 'I hope they don't kill him right away' still echoes in my noggin. But cause for hope and better days are the landscape today.
The trip to the hardware store on this lovely autumn day is gonna enable some project completion and give me some stuff I can accomplish on the porch. Went and paid my WORT pledge in person, hoping to retrieve the 'spensive water bottle I left there, no go. They promised to call if it turns up.
Listening to Gregory, Terry and Brad just mixed from multitracks by Terry from their Portugal gig. Lovely compelling original gentle unfolding of wonderfullness.
listen:
The Band - Cahoots
PGT - live at Igreha de S. Vicente, Evora, Portugal
Thanks to everyone who made the choice and especially those who did everything to 'get the vote out'. My faith in the people of my country is restored, renewed and rebuilt.
Last night's Election Party at the bar, sponsored by TheDailyPage.com and Lake Louie beer was a smash, it was a gas, it was night unlike any other. The good feelings in the room were palpable. A scent of disbelief echoed between us skeptics. The phrase 'I hope they don't kill him right away' still echoes in my noggin. But cause for hope and better days are the landscape today.
The trip to the hardware store on this lovely autumn day is gonna enable some project completion and give me some stuff I can accomplish on the porch. Went and paid my WORT pledge in person, hoping to retrieve the 'spensive water bottle I left there, no go. They promised to call if it turns up.
Listening to Gregory, Terry and Brad just mixed from multitracks by Terry from their Portugal gig. Lovely compelling original gentle unfolding of wonderfullness.
listen:
The Band - Cahoots
PGT - live at Igreha de S. Vicente, Evora, Portugal
Saturday, November 1, 2008
it gets easier
last night was a halloween party to remember. fun people came out in droves and the thing was at capacity by 10:15. another night of playing gatekeeper to the asylum for about 6 hours, but still most enjoyable. John said he got punched in the gut but I only managed to collect and distribute lotsa smiles and thank yous.
Mom and her husband (long-time Republican) both voted for Obama, hoo-hoo!
invited to 2 parties tonight, but I'm not feeling too sociable after last night's overload. I don't have to get up in the morning tomorrow AND there is the daylight savings time bonus of an extra hour after setting the clocks back. best get out enjoy a rare Saturday night of curfewlessness.
listen:
Apparently Nothing as Nirvana live
The Low Czars as the Kinks live
The Bears - Eureka!
Bill Nelson - Practically Wired
Mom and her husband (long-time Republican) both voted for Obama, hoo-hoo!
invited to 2 parties tonight, but I'm not feeling too sociable after last night's overload. I don't have to get up in the morning tomorrow AND there is the daylight savings time bonus of an extra hour after setting the clocks back. best get out enjoy a rare Saturday night of curfewlessness.
listen:
Apparently Nothing as Nirvana live
The Low Czars as the Kinks live
The Bears - Eureka!
Bill Nelson - Practically Wired
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
la petite mort
deeds done dirt cheap today
the deadline for submission for next year's SPARK festival is Friday, I was prodded this AM.
edited and polished a bit of Gregory and I's last recording from Mother Fools in dilligent behavior. and just did the dishes.
deadlines are not a feature of my professional life, in an administrative sense.
there isn't much you would call "administrative" in my life these days. and hooray for that!
Greg is happy with the results of my efforts, so it's a keeper then. for my tastes, the marimba samples sounded too bright. this might be listened to on headphones if listened to at all.
T-Bone Burnette in a recent interview talked about how musicians and producers might be good fellows and gals to not punish the listener. something along the lines of musicians ruining peoples hearing being akin to cobblers cutting off peoples feet!
lucked out squeaking in the fixer upper tracks! whether it increases our chances of a better performance slot remains to be seen. that may be a less than petite death. my preference would be to do our thing in a modest size hall with a seated attentive audience. fingers crossed. our past gig in the nightclub is the less-kind but likely scenario, but that would be fine too.
listen:
Tom Waits - Blood Money
Fairport Convention - What We Did On Our Holidays
Richard Thompson
Heartless Bastards
Dub Trio
RTQE
read:
going to the library tomorrow, whooee
the deadline for submission for next year's SPARK festival is Friday, I was prodded this AM.
edited and polished a bit of Gregory and I's last recording from Mother Fools in dilligent behavior. and just did the dishes.
deadlines are not a feature of my professional life, in an administrative sense.
there isn't much you would call "administrative" in my life these days. and hooray for that!
Greg is happy with the results of my efforts, so it's a keeper then. for my tastes, the marimba samples sounded too bright. this might be listened to on headphones if listened to at all.
T-Bone Burnette in a recent interview talked about how musicians and producers might be good fellows and gals to not punish the listener. something along the lines of musicians ruining peoples hearing being akin to cobblers cutting off peoples feet!
lucked out squeaking in the fixer upper tracks! whether it increases our chances of a better performance slot remains to be seen. that may be a less than petite death. my preference would be to do our thing in a modest size hall with a seated attentive audience. fingers crossed. our past gig in the nightclub is the less-kind but likely scenario, but that would be fine too.
listen:
Tom Waits - Blood Money
Fairport Convention - What We Did On Our Holidays
Richard Thompson
Heartless Bastards
Dub Trio
RTQE
read:
going to the library tomorrow, whooee
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
nodust
seems like it's busy-busy-busy as we get into the fall season.
a mad rush of social activities and lotsa fun things.
last night there was a wedding and reception at the bar for one of our bartenders. quite the party - I missed the ceremony with coming from playing in Stoughton with the guys on the afternoon. did manage to get all dressed up and roll in around 7:30 but only made it until 10ish thanks to that dastardly Lake Louis Scotch Ale! and then some PBR - hoo hoo A most pleasant celebratory time tho. early to bed it was. today is another fullish one. the usual spit-shine of the bar (done) and picking tracks to play on WORT tonight. that EVP coffee is gonna keep me buzzing tho.
-zoom-
listen:
Tom Waits - Blood Money
Björk - Homogenic
müm - Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
a mad rush of social activities and lotsa fun things.
last night there was a wedding and reception at the bar for one of our bartenders. quite the party - I missed the ceremony with coming from playing in Stoughton with the guys on the afternoon. did manage to get all dressed up and roll in around 7:30 but only made it until 10ish thanks to that dastardly Lake Louis Scotch Ale! and then some PBR - hoo hoo A most pleasant celebratory time tho. early to bed it was. today is another fullish one. the usual spit-shine of the bar (done) and picking tracks to play on WORT tonight. that EVP coffee is gonna keep me buzzing tho.
-zoom-
listen:
Tom Waits - Blood Money
Björk - Homogenic
müm - Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
fallingness
Hiya,
Welcome to fall, my right favorite season. (2nd being Spring)
The leaves are gathering beneath our hooves and the sound of geese flyovers are frequent in the ambience.
It's super sleeping weather, but as of late it's getting to be 'fall asleep on the couch and wake up with that book on the floor' and other behaviors of lassitude.
Thankful to be getting around cycling everywhere still. Winter biking may be happening this year. I'm tough now, yeah.
Another thing is I just can't get enough to eat. It's a struggle with the current vegitarian discipline. With this hunger, how long until I cave in and eat fleshy parts of creatures that walk and have faces?
Music is being played every week or so with the guys in Stoughton. This Saturday is going to be another Primordial Soup jam, lucky me.
Things have been up and down at work. Some busy nites, many slow. The slow nights are difficult. Feels like the future is uncertain for me now. I thought people would always want to come out to drink and listen to music. I'm pretty sure the sun will rise tomorrow.
Leading a boring life, with my lack of consumer confidence and all. As far as the exchange of money defines one's identity. Seldom eat out and currently no TV/DVD option. Cooking and reading.
It's time for lunch, offline.
listen:
bjork - vespertine
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
Heartless Bastards - All This Time
(yes Michelle, I like 'chick singers')
Tom Waits - live '08 (NPR All Songs Considered), Bone Machine
Tortoise - Standards, A Lazarus Taxon
read:
National Geo
Tape Op
J. G. Bennett - The Dramatic Universe series 1 (Hazard)
lotsa news online
..I need a fun book!
Welcome to fall, my right favorite season. (2nd being Spring)
The leaves are gathering beneath our hooves and the sound of geese flyovers are frequent in the ambience.
It's super sleeping weather, but as of late it's getting to be 'fall asleep on the couch and wake up with that book on the floor' and other behaviors of lassitude.
Thankful to be getting around cycling everywhere still. Winter biking may be happening this year. I'm tough now, yeah.
Another thing is I just can't get enough to eat. It's a struggle with the current vegitarian discipline. With this hunger, how long until I cave in and eat fleshy parts of creatures that walk and have faces?
Music is being played every week or so with the guys in Stoughton. This Saturday is going to be another Primordial Soup jam, lucky me.
Things have been up and down at work. Some busy nites, many slow. The slow nights are difficult. Feels like the future is uncertain for me now. I thought people would always want to come out to drink and listen to music. I'm pretty sure the sun will rise tomorrow.
Leading a boring life, with my lack of consumer confidence and all. As far as the exchange of money defines one's identity. Seldom eat out and currently no TV/DVD option. Cooking and reading.
It's time for lunch, offline.
listen:
bjork - vespertine
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
Heartless Bastards - All This Time
(yes Michelle, I like 'chick singers')
Tom Waits - live '08 (NPR All Songs Considered), Bone Machine
Tortoise - Standards, A Lazarus Taxon
read:
National Geo
Tape Op
J. G. Bennett - The Dramatic Universe series 1 (Hazard)
lotsa news online
..I need a fun book!
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