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| Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 | | 11:24 am |
| | Thursday, August 7th, 2008 | | 2:55 am |
200 questions (stolen from Cavey Nik)
cut and paste, then bold the ones that you've done. 01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink 02. Swam with wild dolphins 03. Climbed a mountain 04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive 05. Been inside the Great Pyramid 06. Held a tarantula 07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said "I love you" and meant it
09. Hugged a tree 10. Done a striptease 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. Stayed up all night long 15. Seen the Northern Lights 16. Gone to a huge sports game (if wrestling or UFC count...yes) 17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa 18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables 19. Touched an iceberg 20. Slept under the stars 21. Changed a baby's nappy 22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon 23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne 25. Given more than you can afford to charity 26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope(when I was a kid) 27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight 29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight 33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier 34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb 36. Enacted a favourite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip 38. Taken an ice cold bath 39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar 40. Seen a total eclipse 41. Ridden a roller coaster 42. Hit a six in cricket 43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days 44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking 45. Adopted an accent for an entire day 46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors 47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment. 48. Had two hard drives for your computer 49. Visited all 50 states in the US 50. Loved your job I still do 51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced 52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (at one point I did) 53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country 55. Watched wild whales 56. Stolen a sign (when I was a teen) 57. Backpacked in Europe 58. Taken a road-trip.
59. Rock climbing 60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice 61. Midnight walk on the beach 62. Sky diving 63. Visited Ireland 64. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love 65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them 66. Visited Japan 67. Bench pressed your own weight 68. Milked a cow 69. Alphabetized your CDs
70. Pretended to be a superhero 71. Sung karaoke.
72. Lounged around in bed all day. 73. Posed nude in front of strangers 74. Scuba diving 75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye 76. Kissed in the rain 77. Played in the mud 78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theatre
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret 81. Visited the Great Wall of China 82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog 83. Dropped Windows in favour of something better 84. Started a business 85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken 86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class 88. Sword fought for the honour of a woman. WTF!? It's 2008!! 89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight (when I was a kid) 90. Gotten married 91. Been in a movie. 92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy 95. Gotten divorced 96. Had sex at the office 97. Gone without food for 5 days 98. Made cookies from scratch 99. Won first prize in a costume contest 100. Ridden a gondola in Venice 101. Gotten a tattoo 102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on 103. Rafted the Snake River 104. Been on television news programs as an "expert" 105. Got flowers for no reason 106. Had sex in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything 108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug 109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas 111. Recorded music 112. Eaten shark 113. Had a one-night stand.
114. Gone to Thailand 115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house 117. Been in a combat zone 118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off 120. Been on a cruise ship 121. Spoken more than one language fluently 122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a cheque 124. Performed in Rocky Horror. NO WAY! 125. Read - and understood - your credit report 126. Raised children 127. Recently bought and played with a favourite childhood toy
128. Followed your favourite band/singer on tour. does 3 states all within a 4hr driving range count? 129. Created and named your own constellation of stars 130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country 131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did 132. Called or written to your Member of Parliament (or for US Senators/Congress) (Yes IF state senators count) 133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over 134. ...more than once? 135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge 136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking 137. Had an abortion or your female partner did 138. Had plastic surgery 139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived 140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds. 142. Held someone while they were having a flashback 143. Piloted an airplane 144. Petted a stingray 145. Broken someone's heart
146. Helped an animal give birth 147. Been fired or laid off from a job 148. Won money on a TV game show 149. Broken a bone 150. Killed a human being 151. Gone on an African photo safari 152. Ridden a motorcycle 153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph. 154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced.
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol 156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild 157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train 160. Had a snake as a pet 161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon 162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing.
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours 164. Visited more foreign countries than US states 165. Visited all 7 continents 166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days 167. Eaten kangaroo meat 168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground 169. Been a sperm or egg donor 170. Eaten vegetarian sushi 171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions 175. Gone back to school 176. Parasailed 177. Changed your name 178. Petted a cockroach 179. Eaten fried green tomatoes 180. Read The Iliad. .. 181. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read 182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them 183. ...and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you 184. Taught yourself art from scratch 185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating 186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt 187. Skipped all your school 188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language 189. Been elected to public office 190. Written your own computer language 191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream 192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care 193. Built your own PC from parts 194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you 195. Had a booth at a street fair 196. Dyed your hair. when I had hair... 197. Been a DJ. Yes, still am 198. Found out someone was going to dump you via Livejournal? 199. Written your own role-playing game. 200. Been arrested | | Friday, June 27th, 2008 | | 3:07 am |
Stolen memo
Post 3 things you've done that you believe nobody else on your Friends list has done. Or at least the majority of them. 1. Traveled to Mexico to celebrate Dias De los Muertos. 2. Given presentations/panel discussions on the subject of unlicensed Star Wars memorabilia in three different countries (US,UK,and Mexico) and been published both in print and online on the same subject. 3. DJed at both a Psychobilly night AND a Goth night,on the same night.I literally ran back and forth between clubs, doing 2, 1/2 hr sets at each event. | | Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 | | 4:14 am |
The Cure and more
Been a while since I've made a personal post here. Saturday I had traded days off with Chantal so that I could go see the Meatmen at Hell. It was a good bill: Eddie and the Louvers, Intent To Injure, The DooshBags, and then the Meatmen.It was the first time in I believe 12 years that the Meatmen had played Prov. It was an all ages show, in this case I think "all ages" meant that old people were welcome, as less than 20% of the crowd was under 30. It was nice to see tons of old friends and people I'd lost touch with thru the years. During ITI's set I caught an accidental boot from "someone"..ahem.. stagediving and ended up with about an inch long gash with an even bigger bruise in the side of my head. I went to the bathroom to see how bad it was, and of course there's no mirror in the guys bathroom at Hell. Peter Lee sees it and tells me that I should go to the hospital and get stitches. I grab some paper towels to put pressure on it, and go outside to see how bad it really is. I look in a car mirror to see, it's a decent cut, lots of blood. I put the towel tighter, went back inside and enjoyed the rest of ITI's set. After ITI were done, I took a walk up to the shop to clean it up and bandage it. I get back to the club and the Doosh Bags are on. I've seen them tons of times, they're fun silly hardcore. Great people, fun band. I sit back to get my 2nd wind while they play. The Meatmen go on and I'm up front the entire show. Tesco Vee comes out in a white jumpsuit with ABBA in sparkle letters down the legs, and a giant inflatable penis. They started out with Razamataz and ended with Centurians of Rome. They played a decent selection of Meatmen classics and even did covers of Fear(I Love Living In The City) and Skrewdriver(I Dont' Like You).The only thing that could have made their set better is if they had played longer. Some great pics of the show are up on http://www.returntothepit.com/Monday Night, me and Kristian went to Boston to see The Cure. I had purchased some great seats (10th row center). The opening band 65 Days of Static, were OK, nothing thrilling but not horrendous. The Cure played a nice blend of old, new, hits, and non hits. Robert was more animated than he's been the past couple of times I've seen them. The sound was a bit hollow without keyboards at times(especially on Inbetween Days). They did 3 encores. It was overall a great show. Saw a few friends before and after the show. Wished I could have hung out longer...Kristian was in a bad mood driving home, that kinda killed the rest of the night. This AM was better, she apologized for being angry, and gave me a ride to work. My car should be back and running like new by the weekend. Mark from The Automatons is a mechanic by day, and is doing all of the work for me for about 1/2 price. It's nice to have friends that can help out sometimes. I hope that I get to return the favor to him at some point. One really cool thing that happened today is that old school tattoo artist, Shanghai Kate (friend and former employee of tattoo legend SAILOR JERRY) came into the shop today. She's been doing some work on one of Rodneys regular clients and wanted to stop in and say hi to us. She brought some really cool books that showcased the collection of Sailor Jerrys old stencils as well as 3 huge binders of his ORIGINAL acetate stencils. I purchased the books she had as well as 2 orig. Sailor Jerry acetate stencils (circa 50's). I'm going to have them framed and display them at the shop. I would have bought more than 2 but they're not cheap and in some way I think that more than a couple would be overkill when displayed as an art object. Thats about it for now. | | Monday, April 14th, 2008 | | 4:53 am |
TB Monstrosity plays FREE this Friday @ City Cafe
Friday, April 18th. I'll be putting together a FREE show for all of you at the City Cafe (corner of Dorrance and Weybosset st in Prov). Featuring TB Monstrosity of Blitzkid with special opening act R.Lee St. Onge playing some rockabilly classics and originals(one man band style) for you. MORE special guests tba  City Cafe is a SMALL venue (50/60 capacity) so get there early !! I'll be spinning a very bizare and fun blend of all of the various genres that I listen to before and between bands. So,don't be surprized if you hear Death In June, followed by Johnny Cash, followed by Zombina followed by Adam Ant... you get the idea... | | 4:34 am |
Setlist from Tony Jones Bday Bash @ Sanctuary
Long time no post.... Figured I'd start things off with a setlist from 2 weeks ago at Sanctuary: It was "Tony Jones' Horrorpunk B-day party". Here's what I played: Set 1 The Spookshow - "I don't wanna but I do" Zumbis Do Espaco - "Mato Por Prazer" Plan 9 "Day Of The Dead" Mr. Underhill - "Sat.Night Creeper" Blitzkid - "Terror In The Haunted House" (R) Mister Monster - "Prom Night" Brickbats - "Do The Dead Girl" Set 2 The Meteors - "Wanna Make A Monster" The 3-D Invisibles - I Wanna Dig Up Bela Lugosi Kastle Greyskull - "Dead Kitty" (R) The Undead(NY)- "When The Evening Comes" The Deadbillies -"Halloween" (misfits cover) The Other -"Hyde Inside" Set 3 Alien Sex Fiend - "Now I'm Feeling Zombified" (R) The Deep Eynde -"Hoodoo" (City Lights version) Samhain - "Archangel" X-Ray Spex- "Oh Bondage, Up Yours"(R) TSOL - "Code Blue" (R) This was my last "Guest" spot Djing at Sanctuary. As of this week I'm back to normal resident status. I'm sure it'll be updated on the myspace page etc, soon. I'll be Djing @ Sanctuary this Sunday the 20th so make it out and hear some of my fun blends of trad. Goth(both new and old),post punk,new wave and a few surprizes here and there. | | Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 | | 1:25 am |
Part 1 of my HUGE record sale list!!!
Here are the 12" records, LPs, split LPs and 12" Compilations that I'm selling so far. IF you don't see a record that you "know" I own, I'm either not selling it yet, another friend called "dibs" on it when they found out I was going to be selling my vinyl off, or another of my "friends" stole it at some point. The 7" records and 10" records will be added soon (I hope) The prices listed were compiled using the low end of the selling prices on Musicstack and Gemm, along with some other input from a few reputable online punk record sellers. Quantity discounts are available if you're buying a few. Shipping IS extra for non local buyers. Local buyers, we can arrange times to meet up and make the deals. Feel free to message with ANY questions or to buy a few records. ( List Under Cut ) | | Friday, October 26th, 2007 | | 6:55 pm |
| | Friday, October 19th, 2007 | | 3:47 pm |
Update out of boredom
Just sitting around working on the never ending list of vinyl that I'll soon be offering for sale it's mostly late 70s to mid 90s punk, Oi!, Hardcore, and some Goth and Postpunk mixed in. It's been a long week, STILL trying to get ahold of the landlord at the space that I want for the shop. I REALLY had a LOT of fun spinning last Friday at Xmortis, probably more fun than I've had DJing in a while.Sadly I didn't write down my setlists, I got great crowd responses from many songs that I didn't expect to get any response from, and killed the floor once with a song that I expected everyone there to enjoy (Nasty by the Damned).... I miss spinning at Goth nights. I'm on the verge of settling a deal that'll bring Heresy back as a monthly event (I had postponed it myself a while ago due to financial situations and not wanting to skimp or compromise anything that could affect the quality of the night. Other DJing news, I had been spinning at Darkstar for a few weeks, and due to a percieved conflict of interest, I'll no longer be spinning at Darkstar. I wish that night good luck in the future. Sorry, that I can't be part of it. I actually did enjoy spinning 80's New Wave there, and would love to get a spot spinning New Wave at another night at some point. ALSO I have a live event coming up at Hell, it's in colaberation with Drunk Robb and 13th State Records. it's going to be the Funeral Crashers, Automatons, Drunk Rob & The Shots, The Enabelers, and Tripple Corpse Horror. It's going to be Sunday Nov 4th @ Club Hell 4pm doors ALL AGES....Thats right the return of All Age Sunday afternoon Punk shows to Club Babyhead...err Club Hell. I'll have a flyer for that hopefully by the end of today. Time to go get my boxes of CDs ready for tonight.... Rock& Roll HS @ Club Hell Tonight I'll be spinning the 9 to 11 slot alone, just me and a box of Punk rock CDs! It'll be great! Come down early to enjoy some great music, cheap drinks, and then later lots of dancier music as me and DJ Venom spin a blend of 80s New Wave, Rock, Metal and modern hits to keep everyone moving. | | Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 | | 9:42 pm |
This Friday Xmortis @ TTs !!!
I can't wait till Friday to unleash my special brew of Goth,Gothabilly,and Horrorpunk on the Boston (well Cambridge) crowd at Xmortis' Monster-A-Go-Go. It's gonna be a blast.Not to mention that I'll be spinning with Xmortis' resident DJ, the incomparable Chris Ewen. A fun time for all awaits. Doors open at 9pm  See you all there. | | Thursday, September 13th, 2007 | | 10:41 am |
Sham 69
Last nights Sham 69 show was fucking amazing. It started off with Angels With Dirty Faces then went into 2 new tracks then the brilliant anti Disco classic Sunday Morining Nightmare, then went a bit bland with a few tracks of their new CD, which were ok, nowhere near as bad as the "post Punk" record that they put out in the late 80s. At least these were punk rock new songs. They quickly went back into their older catalog and the pace picked up. The new singer for Sham seems to be a bit of a mid 40s football hooligan, which for Sham's style and sound suits them just fine IMO. They got the crowd going nuts with all of their "hits". Sing along punk anthems like: What Have We Got, Tell Us The Truth, Hurry Up Harry, Cockney Kids Are Innocent, Hersham Boys, Hey Little Rich Boy, and of course ending with Their all time classic, If The Kids Are United. I'd have to say that the only song that I somewhat expected/wanted to hear that wasn't played was Unite and Win. The crowd was the expected blend of punks and skins, everyone was in good spirits and having fun, no stupidity or fights. The lack of orig frontman Jimmy Percy was in my opinion a good thing. When Sham played in 1988 at the Living Room, it was a debacle. He was insulting the entire audience, refusing to play ANY of their old material.Insulting the punks and calling ALL of the skins in the audience Nazis, even tho there were card carrying SHARPies as well as a couple of non white skinheads in the crowd. Reasons such as these I'm sure contributed to the rest of the band giving him the boot. I didn't write down my setlists from my between band sets, it was an A to Z of both new and old punk and Oi!, much more focused than what I usually spin on Fridays at R&R HS. All in all I had a blast. It was good to see a lot of my old friends out and about. The night ended on an off note as on Wed's Club Hell hosts a Fetish night,that started letting people in immediately after Sham went off. The DJ for said fetish night was late in arriving. Yours truly had to keep some music on, much to the dismay of the fetish crowd, I ONLY brought punk and Oi with me (my friend Joe who owns the club asked me if I had any goth or Industrial with me, I felt bad that I couldn't cater to what that audience wants, but, I didn't think I'd need anything other than Punk or I would have at least packed a comp in the box of CDs I had brought with). I was drenched with sweat and tired from dancing and singing along during Shams set, so I just popped in a punk comp, switched the cd player to non stop play, and sat back until the Fetish night DJ arrived. One particularly rude person at the Fetish night was bitching both about the music I was spinning as well as hassleing Sham 69's merch crew to move their stuff out of the way faster. Once the other DJ arrived I quickly left to come home and take a shower and eat before bed. Despite the odd ending to the night, it was still a great time. Here's a video from the show, shot by my friend Lisa, I'm sure you'll see me going nuts in the crowd... | | Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 | | 12:29 am |
C'Mon, C'Mon, Hurry Up Harry Come on.....
We're goin' to Club Hell....And you should too for the EARLY show (6 to 10) With Punk LEGENDS Sham 69 making their first RI appearance since 1989. Great opening bands and of course me spinning Punk,Oi!, and Hardcore between bands.  | | Monday, September 10th, 2007 | | 7:58 pm |
The band game, thing....stolen from Hellocatgirl
here is how it works. copy this list. leave in the bands you've seen perform live. delete the ones you haven't and add new ones that you have seen until you reach 25. an asterisk means the previous person had it on their list. two asterisks means the last two people who did this before you had that band on their list. 1. The Cure* 2. Fugazi* 3. Black Flag 4. Circle Jerks 5. Bauhaus 6. David Bowie** 7. Kiss 8. Screeching Weasel 9. Depeche Mode** 10. SNFU 11. The Swans* 12. PIL* 13. Nausea 14. 7 Seconds* 15. Supersuckers 16. The Sisters of Mercy 17. Rozz Williams'Christian Death 18. Echo & the Bunnymen** 19. Morrissey* 20. The Meteors 21. Peter Murphy* 22. Jesus & Mary Chain** 23. TSOL 24. Alien Sex Fiend 25. Skinny Puppy* | | Saturday, September 8th, 2007 | | 1:10 pm |
| | Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 | | 1:28 pm |
For Those that Don't read my myspace...
About 2 weeks ago I decided to change my DJ name. I put out bulletins on myspace about it but forgot to post a LJ entry. My reasoning for the change has many facets to it, despite the fact that I am/was well known under my previous name (DJ Lovecraft) after renound horror author HP Lovecraft. I wanted to incorporate a name that also involved my actual name. That coupled with the fact that I was getting tired of explaining who HP Lovecraft is to people that didn't understand what my DJ name meant (and YES these were Rhode Islanders that didn't have a clue who HP Lovecraft is). I decided to delve into the cheesier side of the Horror genre for my new DJ name. I took the name from an amazing trilogy of Brazillian Horror films featuring the character Coffin Joe. While the source is far more obscure than my original DJ name It definitely shows a lighter more fun side of horror to me, as well as requireing less explanation. Other reasons involve just a desire for a rebirth. I've left behind many things that I once believed mattered. (and no this doesn't mean that I'm going to start playing the same generic shit sets that everyone else plays to fit in.) So from here on..... HORROR has a new name in New England: DJ Coffin Joe..... I've got a few guest spots booked in Sept and Oct. spinning music that actually matters to me: Goth,Deathrock,Post Punk,Horrorpunk, and HorrorBilly , so be on the lookout for fliers. And of course I spin EVERY Friday (that I'm not booked elsewhere) at Rock & Roll HS @ Club Hell,with DJs Venom and Skunk, come early as I'll be spinning classic Punk, Horrorpunk,and Psychobilly until 11 | | Monday, July 23rd, 2007 | | 8:04 pm |
All wound up with some steam to blow (off)
My good friend Peter Lee went on a rant last week about how the jukebox DJs in this "scene" (Both Goth and Industrial)become the more "popular" DJs and get booked far more often than anyone with any sense of vision about pushing the boundaries. It seems that these jukeboxes even get booked to spin, opening for bands that I've been spinning for years, bands that they know nothing about and certainly wouldn't "lower" themselves to spin. I found that hilarious when I saw the flier for an upcoming show in another state with one of the worst of the jukeboxes spinning, on the same bill as a band that are among my favorite bands both to listen to and DJ..... I guess it's definitely more of a who's ass you're kissing, rather than anything to do with talent or musical knowledge when it comes to that situation. It would also seem that just about ANY vestige of an actual goth/dark music night in RI,other than Sanctuary, has been extinguished thanks to the efforts of the jukebox DJs (2 of which aren't even from RI, but are being used as pawns by the 3rd, IMO) pretending that the ooncey, soulless, shit they spin is "dark". I also find it interesting that they expound on the lines about " no pigeonholes or limits" when it's VERY pigeonholed by being ALL electronic...... I've often found it hilarious that those that preach musical open mindedness are typically the most closed minded people I've ever met when it comes to music. I could easily spin the types of watered down crap that you people spin and call "dark", beat matched and all. But I highly doubt that any of you would have a clue who 3/4 of the actual modern Goth or dark Post Punk bands in my CD box are, you'd call anything that you didn't know, or that had an actual guitar in it "old school" even if it just came out last week. I've pretty much refused to dumb my sets down to the point of being a jukebox when spinning Goth/Deathrock/Horror (actual dark music, NOT techno in black). It leads to an interesting empass. I could just book bands and DJ good music at those shows as I've planned on doing (my recent travel to both LA and London put a hold on these plans) OR I can rejoin the staff at a night I left because I can't bring myself to play music that I feel is complete and utter shit, and if told to dumb my sets down, watch my enjoyment of DJing wither again as it did before I literally walked off the decks. Either way, I still have my weekly spot at Rock & Roll HS, spinning good music early on(Punk,Horrorpunk,and Psychobilly), and a blend of good music and crowd pleasers(juke box material) later in the evening. I'd just prefer to be spinning music that actually means something to me.I'm just not good at kissing ass. I'm nice to people as I meet them, but if they don't deserve my respect they don't get it. I also find it interesting that upon meeting one of the people in that ooncey "scene", when I was helping Peter and Ian at the Terrorfakt show, that when I introed myself by my DJ name, he was shocked that I was a nice guy....Gee I wonder who'd been bending his ears with bullshit about me..... I'm sure that to the asshole(s) that have worked against me by telling lies to others about me,etc, that this is all fun and games. I could give a fuck less about your existance. It just sucks that you're still healthy and living your life,getting booked, hurting others with lies etc, all under the (transparant to anyone with a clue veneer) of being a good preson, while certian actual good people that I'm friends with aren't doing as well. | | Sunday, June 3rd, 2007 | | 12:10 am |
Back from LA
LA was amazing. I went there for a week for Star Wars Celebration IV (May 23 to May 29). I was invloved beyond that of the typical fan as I had 2 panels to present at. (one on Friday on Bootleg SW toys, and one on Monday on Figures from around the world). I also was helping out my friend Jordan at his booth during set up (a nice excuse for me to get a vendors badge and cherrypick the choice items from the dealer room as well as helping a friend).I also helped out my friend Shane at the SW tattoo contest by simply getting the contestants in line, in order etc. EVERYONE into Star Wars OR Tattoos should buy his book "The Force In The Flesh". available at http://www.theforceintheflesh.com/My first panel went smoothly other than that I felt rushed, as we were low on time and heavy on slides to show, so I may not have gotten as much info out as I would have liked. There were 3 of us doing 15 mins ea in the bootleg panel so it was hard to put as much info as I wanted into such a short time frame. I ran over, but not by much. My panel on Monday "Figures from around the World". I really enjoyed it, as it was just me presenting, I didn't feel rushed,and I loosened up quite a bit more than I was on Fridays panel. I got thru my 70 or so slides and still had 15 mins for Q&A, My friend Tommy taped both of these panels and I'll youtube them when I get copys. I got to see friends of mine from around the world, that I sadly only usually get to talk to online and see at events like this. It was a nice lift from the rut that I've been in lately. I had been selling tons of excess stuff from my collection so I could afford this convention, I still was much stingier with the dollars than I was at C3 but I didn't have to pass on anything that was focus specific to my collection that I won't be able to find at another time. I also escaped the convention for a few hours on Sunday and went to the SHRINE store as well as the neverending hunt for ....Shoes. Many that only know me from LJ and clubland, probably had little to no idea of my involvement in the Star Wars Collecting Community.I don't usually rant or talk about it in non SW forums/situations. It actually takes up far more of my time than anything music related, and usually leaves me with a much less sour taste than most things music "scene" related. I'm published both in print http://www.amazon.com/Official-Price-Guide-Star-Memorabilia/dp/0375720758/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/105-1804931-8150837?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1180848142&sr=8-2 I wrote the chapter on bootlegs for that book and have a chapter credit inside. and online http://theswca.com/collectors.html on the topic of bootleg items, as well as the presentations and panels that I've been involved with. I'm generally regarded as one of if not "The" guy to ask about any unlicensed Star Wars items, as that's the main focus of my interest. I'm gearing up to co author and co self publish a book on the subject. I've been writing articles that can easilly be expanded into chapters for some time now. Once I've found a permanant home for Evolution (being inside University Tattoo is OK but I want what I had back, thank you) We'll be pricing out the printing and all that fun stuff. I've luckilly got design people and photographers willing to work on it for practically free. And on a more musical note (pun not intended) I'm working on booking a ton of live shows for Club Hell in the near future. I'll most likely use the HERESY moniker for them, do 2 bands, one early, and one to end the night with and dance night in the middle, and with Hells new soundsystem making it easier, I'll likely be spinning most of the music between band sets. More details to come... | | Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 | | 1:04 am |
| | Saturday, May 5th, 2007 | | 1:43 am |
| | Sunday, April 29th, 2007 | | 3:58 am |
It's 5AM, Time to RANT
LOTS of shit to rant about. Tired of talentless assholes lying to get ahead in both my actual profession as well as my hobby profession.Tired of bottom feeders that cater to the lowest common denominator yet act like they've reinvented the wheel. Tired of skanks that think that because they have a vagina,and they're not afraid to use it(or let it be used for that matter), that they have crediblilty in any "scene" that they decide to jump into that day. Tired of users, especially those that play on the niavity and good naturedness(if thats a word) of others to do their dirty work. Tired of people that cheat on their Marriage partners by telling lies to the people that they're cheating with about supposed divorces, that aren't ever happening,....hopefully those on both sides will find out about the lies and finally there'll be some justice to a serial cheater/liar. Tired of friends that seem to either care more about drugs and booze, or "politics" and scenesterism, than they do about music. Tired of assholes telling lies about me to get people that have never met me to dislike me(IF I want someone to dislike me I can do it on my own thank you). Tired of dirty child molester types that prey on girls with low self esteem even being alowed to breathe the same air as me.Tired of doing double the work for none of the credit.Tired of people thinking that I'm angry when I'm not. Tired of employees using our outside of work friendships to get away with slacking or worse. Tired of being the only person on the Corrosion staff that does ANY sort of promoting for the night.Tired of people confusing honesty for arrogance. Tired of my brakes squeeking even tho I just spent $700 to fix them.Tired of everyone expecting life handed to them on a silver fucking platter.Tired of seeing spoiled brats STILL complain when they ARE being handed the key to a bright future on said Silver platter.Tired of people without any class or manors while at the same time, tired of people that have a PC stick up their ass about anything that could be considered offensive or inappropriate.Tired of feeling like I can't trust anyone because they'll stab me in the back.Tired of people expecting me to be able to read thier minds. Tired of seeing people that have stabbed me in the back out when I go out.Tired of feeling like I have no emotional support. Tired of my heart being torn in two.Tired of knowing that a great person that was a long time friend of mine died a month ago, while assholes that deserve death thrive.Tired of knowing that another friend that's one of the most positive and genuine people I've ever met is fighting cancer while lowlife liars, thieves and idiots are healthy. Tired of the fact that a cokehead piece of shit destroyed my life almost a year ago, and I'm still no closer to being back where I belong or seeing any form of justice. Lets face it I'm tired (bonus points to whoever gets that reference) If anything on here sounds like it's about you........ |
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