We`re back. Working on Brookyln Label and such like. Thanks for missing us. We missed you too.
I want to give big up`s to kasey price for helping us out on our trip. A sleazy group like us should be so lucky.
I kind of miss driving everyday. I guess April and I could be a trucker couple if this whole thing doesn`t work out. This one day in south dakota we got up in the wee hours in the morinig during a snow storm..I drove for a few hours..we stopped at Wall Drug and got doughnuts..coffee. Listened to the morning DJ`s talk about Vegans..not so bad right? This nice man sold us gas and told me he was sorry we had to drive through such a storm, but his are needed the moisture.. Friendly.
There is some cool stuff coming up for us, in which we could see much more of each other (you and us), but I dont want to hex it by announcing it right now. I usually do that sort of thing. soon tho.
We really missed Chaz and Wednesday, (our cats), and they missed us although they were really mad at us for the first day or two. Now Chaz is on my lap and wont leave. Nice 1.
I am a HUGE fan of Mr. Harmony Korine. I cant wait to see his new movie Mr. Lonely. I have been reading about it online... I like never anticipate a film, much less go to see movies in theatre, but this is as always an exception. The man is BRILLIANT.
Thinking forward and such, I would so so so be into working with him sometime. Often now bands do videos ETC to promote an album and so on. Or whatever...promote their MYSPACE.. We have not yet given this whole video thing so much thought and now magazines and ETC have contacted us about such a thing..
MR. KORINE, We are big big big fans with respect dues toward your work.
Its beautiful here in NYC now. Its spring time. You`ll agree. More soon....
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Hotel
APril and I have been spending a lot of time in hotels lately. Mostly hotels that are out of the way comparedly.
Like this one. I think that at one time this place was totally happening. Its huge. Maybe 400 or more rooms. I know that there is no one else on this floor. The restaurant downstairs is abandoned. I smoked a cigarette in the stair well and noticed a sign informing the once employed room service staff of cart removal procedures. There is no room service here. Hasnt been for a long time. Its clear. Michigan. Its kind of sad.
A few BLX songs have been written in places like this. I bet if I brought all of our stuff up from the van to our room, through the elevators and past the front desk no one would notice. We could play the whole record. That would be great? No one would notice. Think of it man. Whats the point really? We wouldnt be making fun of anybody, and the people here would eventually shut it down once they woke up. Only we would think of the value of such a situation. Or you, if you actually read this shit and thought it was true. The whole fantasy would be cooler if you were here. There is room.
We sit here and listen to "Suicide" at top volume..knowing no one will ever come disturb us. Today isnt so bad man.
Like this one. I think that at one time this place was totally happening. Its huge. Maybe 400 or more rooms. I know that there is no one else on this floor. The restaurant downstairs is abandoned. I smoked a cigarette in the stair well and noticed a sign informing the once employed room service staff of cart removal procedures. There is no room service here. Hasnt been for a long time. Its clear. Michigan. Its kind of sad.
A few BLX songs have been written in places like this. I bet if I brought all of our stuff up from the van to our room, through the elevators and past the front desk no one would notice. We could play the whole record. That would be great? No one would notice. Think of it man. Whats the point really? We wouldnt be making fun of anybody, and the people here would eventually shut it down once they woke up. Only we would think of the value of such a situation. Or you, if you actually read this shit and thought it was true. The whole fantasy would be cooler if you were here. There is room.
We sit here and listen to "Suicide" at top volume..knowing no one will ever come disturb us. Today isnt so bad man.
CHANG
You are totally fucking oblivious to what is going on man. We all have been watching this go down for roughly 6 months or so. The last of the three have been very obvious and more and more have been picking up on it. It almost got to us.
Last summer was a gas. This summer will be the fuel. So sorry you cant burn with us.
..a little "inside", I know.
Last summer was a gas. This summer will be the fuel. So sorry you cant burn with us.
..a little "inside", I know.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
The Devil Roams The Northern Plains
I have been thinking about the career of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Also swapping stories with my music bros around the map in such. You may think they were this hippy band that had the anonoumous singles about, which is somewhat true, but there is more. You probably know about this already. I always seem to give a disclaimer before i type something i care about.
John Fogerty and co. are fucking rad. It took many years/decades for them to get theirs for these amazing songs they gave us. you know that? It seems weird to think about it that way. True tho. And not even all of that cheezy shit im sure comes to your mind at first about CCR. The "B" sides (a term the squares use for the material that didnt sell as much) are super rad. They covered rad Motown songs in a fashion that was all their own. Get down people this is CCR!
Maybe it is because April and I have been driving a shit load lately and seen all of this weird shit all around the country that I address all of this gigantic bands career. I heard John Fogerty hitch hiked back to SF from woodstock after playing woodstock at 2 a.m. Imagine that. I know I know you are going to say..."that was back in the sixties". and such like, but fuck man, that is like 3000 miles. Whatever. You will never get it if you dont already.
Fuckin snow!! I have driven through so much snow and damn mountains on this tour than i can remember. seriously. one morning i got up at 6a.m. and hit it up because i knew that i would have to drive 35 mph for about 100 miles to pass the storm. fuckish! whatevs.
GHOSTS. Ghosts are everywhere. Things have been going good, but some ghosts have been coming about lately. We usually solve this by driving roughly 300 miles away from the last sightings. We can love you though. Through all of this.
There was this night in tulsa where I totally lost it. This was a first for me and I kind of am afraid of admitting this. Everything was totally black and i could do nothing but hang around the room and compress all of this with a pillow upon my face. This will kill our record sales one day. (type an emoticon that will make this seem light hearted here)..
I want people to know what it is like for most musicians/bands on tour (not the rock stars of the `80`s).. Drive mostly. We have friends, lots in most cases, but we can only see them in 5 min incriments between 500 mile drives on the average. Most of the time we have no fucking idea where we are going to stay. We hit up motels in the middle of nowhere when it is late and get no dinner because of this. Not complaining, just saying.
Last night was fucking rad and you were hells of drunk and into it, but tomorrow will most certainly be us, and only us, fending for our own over a shitty amount of money for something (a show) we did all we could to make the best we could through the internet or our bros helping us get you there. Its a fucking emotional roller coaster that many a shrink makes a career from well after the fact.
Im not writing all of this for you to feel sorry for us. We are a product of every decision we ever made. We are quite happy here.
Today I gave April my Grandmothers ring. I was waiting for what i dont know but it seemed time. Tell her she looks great when you see her because she always does. She is my best friend.
John Fogerty and co. are fucking rad. It took many years/decades for them to get theirs for these amazing songs they gave us. you know that? It seems weird to think about it that way. True tho. And not even all of that cheezy shit im sure comes to your mind at first about CCR. The "B" sides (a term the squares use for the material that didnt sell as much) are super rad. They covered rad Motown songs in a fashion that was all their own. Get down people this is CCR!
Maybe it is because April and I have been driving a shit load lately and seen all of this weird shit all around the country that I address all of this gigantic bands career. I heard John Fogerty hitch hiked back to SF from woodstock after playing woodstock at 2 a.m. Imagine that. I know I know you are going to say..."that was back in the sixties". and such like, but fuck man, that is like 3000 miles. Whatever. You will never get it if you dont already.
Fuckin snow!! I have driven through so much snow and damn mountains on this tour than i can remember. seriously. one morning i got up at 6a.m. and hit it up because i knew that i would have to drive 35 mph for about 100 miles to pass the storm. fuckish! whatevs.
GHOSTS. Ghosts are everywhere. Things have been going good, but some ghosts have been coming about lately. We usually solve this by driving roughly 300 miles away from the last sightings. We can love you though. Through all of this.
There was this night in tulsa where I totally lost it. This was a first for me and I kind of am afraid of admitting this. Everything was totally black and i could do nothing but hang around the room and compress all of this with a pillow upon my face. This will kill our record sales one day. (type an emoticon that will make this seem light hearted here)..
I want people to know what it is like for most musicians/bands on tour (not the rock stars of the `80`s).. Drive mostly. We have friends, lots in most cases, but we can only see them in 5 min incriments between 500 mile drives on the average. Most of the time we have no fucking idea where we are going to stay. We hit up motels in the middle of nowhere when it is late and get no dinner because of this. Not complaining, just saying.
Last night was fucking rad and you were hells of drunk and into it, but tomorrow will most certainly be us, and only us, fending for our own over a shitty amount of money for something (a show) we did all we could to make the best we could through the internet or our bros helping us get you there. Its a fucking emotional roller coaster that many a shrink makes a career from well after the fact.
Im not writing all of this for you to feel sorry for us. We are a product of every decision we ever made. We are quite happy here.
Today I gave April my Grandmothers ring. I was waiting for what i dont know but it seemed time. Tell her she looks great when you see her because she always does. She is my best friend.
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