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| Tired of silence
it feels like spring now because everything is melting and the fog is rolling off the lake. I feel somehow that writing here is more difficult than with a pen on paper; I trying to learn to use the right side of my brain. I'm tired. I overslept because subconsciously I'm procrastinating. oops, now its not subconsciouses anymore. There is a tree in my back yard covered usually either with lilacs or snow, but right now it shows its bones and I study each one. I could spend all day here, and draw them all, branch by branch, bone by bone, and it wouldn't be procrastinating. But I don't have time for that today (my left brain reminds me, although with gentle voice). I'll take a picture with my eyes. We shall not be parted long.
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| Its taken most of the year, but I'm close to completing my project of reading every Sherlock Holmes story ever written!
What !? A new entry? Rub your eyes and pinch yourself, but it's real! I am still alive in the real world, though my interent pulse has been flat lining for more than six months. So much has happened: people die (I've been to more funerals in my life than most fifty year olds), babies are born, lost of getting married, and Marie working lots, playing lots of gigs and recording an EP in the meantime. Yes, the demo should be done in a few weeks, to coincide with our most exciting gig yet . . . . we're set to open for Immaculate Machine! If anybody has their ear on the Canadian indi scene they will be as excited as I am . . . probably most of you have no idea what I'm talking about. It was completely a fluke that we landed this gig. The manager of the Town House Tavern (iconic musical spot here in Northern Ontario) happened to be at a charity gig in Elliot Lake (the land of retirement), loved us and booked us instantly! Its a boost for our ego's after a year of playing to kids who want us to be more emo, and old folks who think we're too loud. Sigh. I feel very old at times, when kid bands are all scremo, and everyone thinks a Radiohead cover is a song I wrote. Its seems the people who get our music most are the fourty- five year olds . . . "I was suppose to be in bed an hour ago, but you guys are so interesting I stayed" . .. that one of the best compliments one can hear from a graying mother.
Anyway, I know the myspace sucks alot right now .. . mostly cuz I hate computers and never bother to update, but a new site should be coming soon and you should all get ready to buy the EP. Its only a couple 'a bucks, even if you hate weird brishishy 70's punk revival, and a good dose of brit pop melody, done with a girls voice, support the arts!!!!
hahaha
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Its the new cool thing to do kids: get your death predicted! Thanks Jodi P for the link!
Marie: At age 68 you finally kick the heroine habit!
Congratulations. Unfortunately you stopped because you died from an
overdose.
They had to pick heroine! and so late in life . . . I think its a murder made to look like an overdose.
I'll suspect you all starting now.
Ok, lets get one thing straight if anyone's gonna die of heroine
o.d. it ain't me its P. Doherty! Lets hope he doesn't cuz this album is
seriously my favorite since the Beatles "Abbey Road", not that its
better than Abbey Road ( like anything could be better!), but it is very very enjoyable.
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| what !? a new entry? Shut up! I'm back, but only out of guilt, not cuz
I like it. So I feel like a parent who spends all their time
working to spend their money on their kids, but has no time to spend
with them . . . my children are a full sized Korg digital piano, a
Marshall stack that I spend all my time trying to pay for. Aww, but
they're so cute! My current musical obsessions ( wich is really the
only thing I feel like talking about ) is the whole Libertines/ Dirity
Pretty Things/ Babyshambles phenomenon . . . yup . . . one day I
love Pete Doherety the next its all about Caral Barat, but I really
wish they would just get back together! ok, not like anyone in North
America actually cares about British punk. But they should!!!!!!
And on the subject of all things british . . who loves David
Copperfeild . . yup, I'm ashamed to say I just finished reading
it for the first time in my life . . and I pretend to like
literature!!!! I am ashamed that I never fully understood the delights
of Dickens until now . . READ IT > > >> LOVE IT
. . . or else.
peace love and rock and roll
p.s. catch AN OFFHAND REBELLION playing soon near you ( but only if you live in Northern Ontario)
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| Oh Chuck you're a sick sick puppy!
Hey, so reading everything that has happened in the blogging world the
last few weeks, I feel totally lost. Either you people spend too much
time blogging or I'm just a loser who can't type fast enough to keep up
. . . maybe a little bit of both. These past few weeks I've worked
alot . . . oh, I work at Tim Hortons now . . yeah for me! I
actually really like it. Nothing is more fun than making coffee as fast
as I posibly can!!!!!! All you people who order sandwiches in the
drive-thru . . YOU SUCK!!!!
So enough about my oh-so-exciting job, that comes with a fantastic uniform, I may add! Love the visor!
The band name is THE OFFHAND REBELLION or AN OFFHAND REBELLION (not
sure which). Thanks for the endless stream of band name possibilities
(note sarcasm) ... really though, Ang, Chris and Josh you guys were
the only ones who offered suggestions, all of which I appreciated.
Anyway, hope you guys like the name. Thanks to Mel who suggested the
one word change. Man, a good name and hot looks are everything! Check
out our hot pictures at www.myspace/theoffhandrebellion.com.
We are finally getting a real guitarist so I can stop pretending I can
play lead. Funny funny funny. . . yeah my solos are slow and
lame, and I usually end up just singing something cool in my 'guitar
voice'. So yes, Kevin moves from Toronto the end of September after the
Eric Clapton concert in Toronto. I hate Eric Clapton so I'm not going .
.. I know, know . . don't stone me because I can't stand
one of the worlds greatest guitarist. He's boring, I hate his voice and
his song writing . . . TAKE THAT! HHAAA! Ok, in this world of Clapton
lovers I just need to take a stand and say . . Hello . .
Jimmy Page! yeah.
So we're waiting on Kevin now to start gigging. The neil young thing
didn't work out. He was suppose to come for a festival here cuz his
brother lives here or something. . . it wold have been AMAZING . . but,
not much suprise that he didn't come. Sad face. Yeah, back to the
Clapton thing. . . hello . . . Neil Young! yeah.
So I'm just writing music now and learning to be an awesome organ
player! Its hard, cuz ya have the feet pedals too. Try playing two
keyboards, foot pedals and sing harmony at the same time . . . its
hard. But don't worry, I'm awesome!
I just moved into my friends parents house. My room is my childhood
dream come true. There is this awesome nook about three feet from the
floor. Its just bigger than a single bed mattress and about five feet
high. They have this cool turkish-sorta tent hanging in the space and
that is where I sleep! I use the big double bed as a well cushioned
couch and there is a 6.2' wood carved giraffe in the corner. I
wish I had my eight year old imagination. I'd bee in India every day of
my life! But because I'm old and tired, I read Kurt Vonegett and trashy
fashion magazines because I have a new found lust for ridiculous
shoes that I never ware. I don't buy them either. I just look at them .
. . drool over them. I never used to understand shoe fetishes, but now
I guess I'm old enough. Better than shoes, I love coats. Jackets
really, tailored with lovely buttons. Those I buy and wear.
Well enough about me . . . man I even feel like puking! I miss you
all . .. talking to you all in person, Mel was here this
week on her super long road trip across the continent. It was great! In
case you haven't guessed already, she's my best friend, yeah know the
one in my profile pic that isn;t me. Yeah. Ok
bye now. Someday I might have something to talk about other than myself, but not likely.
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