| 6.9.04 CE On Saturday, June 5th, i finally had a chance to show my work in a gallery...attendance was light; just a few friends, family, and colleauges but it was well worth it. I'm hoping this will inspire me to branch out stylistically--cos i really don't want to be stuck running the same gamut...but i dunno, maybe that's just my 'style'...i hope not, but we'll see. So much on my mind, as usual. I've got to retreat back into my cubby-hole, gather my thoughts and attempt to come up with more tangible material. It hasn't rained in quite a while...i miss it. 6.14.04 CE we practised this past weekend, first time in a while. I can't wait to buy the tube amp next paycheck...it's a great feeling being busy, time is flying. Already half-way through the year! jeez. 7.12.04 CE almo's been on a fire-call for the past 2 weeks. He should be home today, but will soon likely answere his calling once again. Joe and i, on the other hand, continue to ensure that coal miners' ass(plural) does not touch the dirty head, God Forbid. The Fender Tube Amp is my new love, perfect in everyway--although the built in overdrive is not as ballsy ; but again that's what the 'Big Muff' is for. Jammed without almo: joe on drums, me on strings...i reckon we could pull off a set without almo, but we've yet to seriously try...Joe, the Gamerco Kid, and i saw 'fahrenheit 911' on friday: it was very propagandic and left a stain that will never wash out, we then killed a few 'adult soft drinks' atop a Cemetary overlooking the theater and i thought of the sticky residue on the theater floor, the teenage ushers who have to wear the same uniform day in and day out, and the completely hopeless feeling one gets when the lights turn on and the illusion is... just an illusion. I need to find, and-- or do-- one thing in my life then i can progress beyond where i'm at now...What it is i don't know for sure, although i'm headed in that direction; who says prayer doesn't work? 8.25.04 CE i've been working on 5 new paintings, sort of a cubist/dada feel to them...the progress has hit a slightset-back due to a run-in with another's masochistic Id...fractures are a nusance but clean breaks aremuch worse; thank god they're fractures. missed 2 weeks of work--i HATE being idle...putting in half-time til i regain strength. Practising with Joe on the acoustics;polishing up songs and tackling new ones...it sounds odd, but i'm actually content with the 'lesson' Fate has taught me...After all, my left-hand went unscathed after the gore-fest. 9.13.04 CE still finding new subjects to tackle, ideas to marr, and chords to fuck up. i'm feeling alot better, almost well enough to go back to work full time...i'm practising my tunes--as well as a few covers--to be played with only the 12 string, cos i have a feeling that's how it's supposed to be, unless i get rotten tomatoes tossed at me...ripend ones are fine, but never rotten. The music that i have now has progressed beyond 'punk', or even rock n' roll...i like it. 11.09.04 CE sheesh...almost 2 months since i've updated this. Well, here's a progress report: the band is still alive. We've just been so busy tending to our own matters, such is life. We're going to use this three day weekend to record an on the spot demo of Joe and Almo's songs; maybe one of mine, but i don't want to get my hopes up. I've been writing alot lately, hitting a windfall, riding a crest,etc... It's great. I'm helping out a colleauge with an Arts & Entertainment Publication he's putting together,it should be out by January 2005; trying to come up with new tangets, poems, amoral adjectives and scribblings to accompany them. I REALLY miss playing music though, my amp has not been cranked past '2' since September, sigh. Also looking for a place to play, the proverbial 'gig' has eluded us for far too long...its like a french mouse that taunts us with the proverb,"SAVOIR FAIRE IS EVERYWHERE!" The cubist/dada paintings i've been working on are not quite complete either, but i may just take a photo of the work in progress just to spicen up the Index... 11.19.04 We finally practised yesterday! I am elated! Joe and Almo recorded without me this past week, the music is really good! All that is needed is verbage...so i hummed the melody in my head and spliced up phrases that i keep in a sketch book; i showed almo and joe the lyrics and they seemed to like it. I hope i get to 'sing' it cos its very personal...old wounds never heal until you address them directly. We also recorded an energetic version of the instrumental 'Unnatural Onion', my ode to the most misunderstood of vegetables; it was surprising good, considering the other guys don't remember playing it in Zuni back in the spring; i'm gonna add a couple of guitar tracks to enhance it; joe played some amazing bass fills, as did almo on the drums. I'm gonna check out Kenji Kawano's photo exhibit at the w/r museum today, as well as the Native Hands Co-op to see the exhibit there. The story me and S. Honanie are collaborating on now has an ending, we just need to fill up the middle; it's better than i'd expected...like an End Times rock'n'roll spaghetti western.Which reminds me, I finally rented 'Crossroads' last weekend, first time i've seen the whole film...Steve Vai's funny. Ralph Macchio's character was also a janitor...heh. I might rent Dune today, the one with an 'Evil Sting'...and TOTO!!!! ( the band, not the dog) |