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HUGE sxsw recap	[Mar. 21st, 2009\|11:56 am]
coming sooooon
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[Feb. 16th, 2009|10:23 pm]

[	Current Location	\|	Bumfuckville, Tejas	]
[	mood	\|	sick&tired	]
[	music	\|	godspeedyoublackemperor	]

After a very nice suprise visit to Houston, John Harkins and I sparked it up and headed back to Denton.
John Harkins got tired on the road and asked me to drive.
I am an impatient person, and naturally sped the entire way.
We were pulled over by about 3 bumfuck texas cops (later another car came)
82 on a 65. I was just excited to get home.

On a freezing road in Navarro County, Texas the car and our bodies were searched,
It was me who told John to put the weed in his pocket (risk)
It was him who was handcuffed and taken to jail (risk fail)
It is him who is spending the night in a small-town cell with limited phone calls.
It is me who will pay for everything, including my speeding ticket as well as his possesion charges.

they gave me a sobriety test and told me to take his car home, and come back to get him after hes bailed out

i got a speeding ticket of $200, he spent the night in jail and a $500 bail

bailed him out this morning ,went to go pick him up

matt wants to smoke, but im skeptical and john aint havin it

matt sparks up anyway and says "dude we wont get pulled over, im goin the speed limit they have no reason to stop us, lets smoke"

as soon as me and him, not john, finish a bowl, COPPPPP

we freaked out immensely, totaly mindfuck, like wwwtttfff man

anyway he told matt to get outa the car, matt gets out and puts his hands on the trunk

cop says "um, do u WANT me to search u? im jsut pullin u over cuz u aint got no front license plate"

cop lets him off with a warning. never smoking in a car again. ever

ive been too lucky and too stupid

el fin

I tried to make it look like a page from House of Leaves or somthing. cuz im now using Safari on a PC and the fonts are diff.

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[Jan. 29th, 2009|08:31 am]

[	Current Location	\|	in de flowers	]
[	music	\|	AC-MPP	]

8:45am I am awake and have my clothes ready to throw on and head out into the blistering cold, but class doesnt start 'til 9:30am.
It is only blistering cold because I never really walk, only bike. So my idea of the weather drop 5 degrees+wind from everyone elses.

I had a very dull time uploading SaltLakeCity & Paark City & Sundance pictas and by the 5th picta I just thought "anyone reading this prob have already seen em on fbook." I'm not a quitter.

Classes are fun and interesting so far (except Spanish II):

Play Analysis- reading, analyzing, interpreting, decifering, and disecting the best plays one at a time. Dr. Harris is brilliant writer from da NY who sold enough of his stories to save up and spend the rest of his lfie while teaching in hippietown-laid-back-good ole northern Texas. First assignment was The Zoo Story by Edward Albee MMM garsh if only people that are so into their films and movies knew where all them great scripts came from. Theatre world > TV/Film world (at least when it comes to the art in front of the camera, not behind it)

Stagecraft I- Mario Tooch got an MFA from Yale by building shiet for their theatre department. He's a cynical misanthrope but a funny and joking kinda dood with a hot wife, whom is also from Yale and gave me a C in Stage Management last year. So far haven't really done any schoolwork, only looked at the shop. Labs are working in the shop, dangerous. But I think I am man enough to get my knees dirty and remember the tools and machines dad showed me in the garage growing up. I need to fix my back quick.

Movement I- Dr. Wilson, one of the heads of the department, teaches us YOGA and TAI CHI and different physical games for 2 hours 20 minutes. It feels great after class because he teaches us alot of great stretches and exercises that make us feel gud. The only trouble is dressing in clothes we can sweat in and having a fun ride in the blistering cold 'til we get to the dance building, furthest distance from my dorm. Its fun so far, but my back kills me.

About the complaining on my back..
turns out I have a mild case of Scoliosis. It hurts my hip and buttock like shiet everyday at anytime I'm standing freely for more than 10 minutes. I'm able to strectch and loosen myself up, but the only way I can get rid of it is to keep losing weight and more muscle relaxers.

I dun know which one I have cuz the doctor never showed me my X-rays, which bugged me hXc.

If I die or break myself or lose alot of blood in the scene shop or float into a ceiling fan when Yoga-ing or choke on the satirically dark & hilarious stories of contemporary playwrights, at least I knew I was finally becoming the Theatre Arts major I wanted to be.

AnimalCollective in Austin June 6 see u there?

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[Jan. 20th, 2009|12:06 am]

[	Current Location	\|	d	]
[	music	\|	ac	]

I am back from Utah and am now in Denton.

Im only gonna post pics from my Sundace Film Festival trip if its worth the effort.

The voting starts now.

U wanna see?

Do people still read this/mine?

Cuz I been only reading and commenting

And not sure if its worth postin my own loife.

Tell meh

just finished for the 8th time

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[Jan. 1st, 2009|03:03 pm]

[	Current Location	\|	helluvahangover	]
[	music	\|	new TV on the Radio (i gave in!)	]

And i ALMOST rolled last night, even though i hate ecstasy. SO GLAD i didnt, cuz there was lots of beer and liquor pong (4 wins 1 loss that game is silly but im still guddd) and still cant believe i actually had a very joyful time only drinkin and smokin....my ASS off. New year's = successful and happy :)

i actually accomplished last year's resolution! (lose weight, boring but underrated)

This year's resolution: stop assuming. ive been pessimistic these past months and its not kool, all because of thinking that I'm right about everything. but who am I to judge whats good/bad, right/wrong, etc? I've known this, but have not been reminded of it since i left Houston.

Goin to Salt Lake on Jan 15, returning on the 18th, leaving for Denton the 19th, start school on the 20th. so plenty of time to hang until then.

In my world, friends are family too.

p.s. soooo cant wait for AC's album release. saving my border's gift card for it!

p.p.s. i highly recommend The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Valkryie. SOLID GOLD.

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homesick as shiet

[Dec. 2nd, 2008|03:42 pm]

[	Current Location	\|	not houston :(	]
[	music	\|	comfort me. cover me. come for me.	]

the worst planetrip back home, crammed between a wall and a 400pound kid with 2 other kids behind me, kicking.
but Duke Ellington said, "I simply took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues"
so i put it on paper and it made me feel better.

basically "stop whining youre not the only one with problems"

One in a milli

When I seem to be at the wings of a crashing plane
With kicks and cramps driving me insane

With me and my problems plainly singled out
A list of troubles make me scream and shout

I simply remember that I'm not alone
Just another member of the flesh and bone

And if God wants to teach me or just tease me for fun
I am one in a million other ones

2weeks2weeks2weeks2weeks

Considering moving back to Houston.
everyone's doing it.
and my parents want it.
and will give me the house in the heights.
and the music scene is where its at.
and school is cheaper.
and my future has more potential there.
aghaghaghaghagh.

I saw Deerhunter and was swarmed in beautiful sounds front & center.
and Bradford Cox isn't that tall but he's still an idol of mine.
and Dallas crowds/hipsters are the worsttt.

2weeks2weeks2weeks

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[Oct. 17th, 2008|12:13 pm]

[	Current Location	\|	partydorm	]
[	music	\|	Manu Chao/Mano Negra	]

Disorder	Rating	Information
Paranoid:	Low	click for info
Schizoid:	Low	click for info
Schizotypal:	Moderate	click for info
Antisocial:	Low	click for info
Borderline:	Low	click for info
Histrionic:	Moderate	click for info
Narcissistic:	Moderate	click for info
Avoidant:	Low	click for info
Dependent:	Moderate	click for info
Obsessive-Compulsive:	Moderate	click for info

I was excited after this very long test to see what was wrong with me. No dice.

I'm subtracting a month out of my 2009 summer to go study abroad in Mexico. Must embrace my roots. I'll be earning 9 credits in 5 weeks, and after one more class I'll be a Spanish minor. Sweet deal for someone who never grew up learning spanish. Embrace!

I'm gonna play with a psychedelic band in Denton this sunday on keys. is deep-listening to MGMT gonna help me any?

I've always been against boasting/gloating/bragging/pride/showing-off/self-centering/narcissism in whole, but all the best songs start with "I". I've made this a long-time goal to never write starting with "I", but I cant do it anymore. and I've just noticed I started out my last 4 para-sentences with "I". Its true though, pick a song that everyone really loves, itll probably start with I/I'm/I've.

I'm feelin rough im feelin wrong in the time of my life.

I'm makin my xmas list early:

- new shorter Longboard w/ gumball wheels
- recording software and a mixer.
- Rosetta Stone Spanish levels 1-3
- shrine of Shiva/Buddha/Shadinananda
- new Animal Collective double-vinyl LP
- world peace & equal rights
- ralph lauren/marc jacobs menswear
- i'm feelin rough im feelin wrong in the time of my life
- new Wii game. taking suggestions.
- money money money. for a cat or bong or somthin.

Halloween 2008. me and gabby are gonna be a cholo and a chola, except maybe more stereotypical. not my fav idea, maybe ill think of somthin else before she ditches me~.

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best time of my life

[Sep. 29th, 2008|12:44 pm]

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music

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MGMT- Metanoia. one of greatest songs ever heard.

]

Friday = missed Yeasayer and Vampire Weekend, sonofabitch, but i arrived and dropped a hit and all was well.

Gogol Bordello = seen em before, but a great show.
Slightly Stoopid = just like Sublime. punk songs were well done.
Mates Of State = suprisingly still good, even though i know not one new song.
Hot Chip = REALLY good! everyone danced so hard. suprisingly amazing show.
N.E.R.D = one of the best live shows i ever seen. i like what Pharell wears nowadays: tight bright jeans and classic vans.
Manu Chao = so thankful i got to see some legends at work. so many latin and european couples around me it was beautiful.
(back where I was staying, I met a guy named Aigor from Barcelona. he said if you wanna see Manu Chao outside of ACL, $200.00 )

Slept in a penthouse suite where my best friend(s) live. theyre petroleum engineers, so UT just throws all this money at them.
their everyday life consists of: beer pong, absinthe, hooka after hooka, weed after weed, shot after shot, and all experts at smashbros.

Saturday = 2 hits. i saw so many people turn into dinosaurs or old dead people.

Jose Gonzalez = chill, but almsot boring. sweet soft voice could not be heard over my metanoia.
Man Man = best show at acl. life-changing. they were like a hipster's wet nightmare.
MGMT = OMFG
Iron and Wine = sweet at first. then got boring, so we went to...
Black Keys = rockin. so raw. rawr.
Beck = happy he opened with Loser; got it over with. the rest was pretty sweet. dancin.

Back to the house, more of the same thing, only + women and more alcohol. hammered.

Sunday = no hits. boring day. didnt get there til 5. missed The Kills and Against Me! pissed.

Blues Traveler = boring
Gnarls Barkley = talented but boring
Band of Horses = pretty but boring.
Tegan and Sara = cuties but SUPER boring
Foo Fighters = left.

A splendid vacation. Its just what i needed. now i can move on with life. there will be slight changes cuz now I must focus on life.

and i got a new necklace! and a new pipe! and lots of leftover ganj straight from California!

so much homework and catchin up. it can be done. cuz life is pretty easy, you just cant be stupid about it.

currently the best band out there.

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[Sep. 13th, 2008|04:14 pm]

[	Current Location	\|	in de hurricane windz	]
[	music	\|	Ruby Suns / Blind Man's Colour (theyre so good)	]

HAHAHAHA MY HOUSE!!!

[Aug. 24th, 2008|11:57 am]

[	Current Location	\|	5 miles to Sober	]
[	music	\|	King Khan	]

these party people are craaaaaazy!
didnt know id meet and befriend so many people in 2 days.
and they all have great music and movie tastes.
but garsh it might be a little annoying having OUR room as the chill-spot for everyone.
it shouldnt be though.
i hope ill be able to study and not just partay with partay people.

we love our dorm. and theres plenty to do. we got a Wii, DVDs, loud musics, books, acoustic instruments,
electronic instruments, ganja, cooking, and a swimming pool.
but mostly i just make tea with my cute li'ol tea kettle and watch BBC The Office.

edwin tried to take the smoke alarm off the ceiling so we'd be able to smoke anywhere.
of COURSE maintenance thought of that, so the alarm goes off and we get in trouble.
luckily gabby was baking a cake in our kitchen so we blamed her.
but
last night at Alizsha's place they were smoking like 5 feet away from their alarm
and nothing happened. so i guess we are safe if the smoke cant travel that far.
Alizsha's gf looks like Keri Russell! and i like all their video game systems.

pics?

( ZE DORM )

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[Aug. 21st, 2008|08:50 am]

[	Current Location	\|	in the D	]
[	music	\|	MGMT	]

9:00am- Leaving the H, moving to the D. Packing is sorta fun. I have alot of stuff, like a chick. Did I have to bring 12 pairs of shoes? Im already ready for Thanksgiving. miss u all!

bbl to edit

12:36am- Pretty much settled in. Still havent unpacked everything. Even my shoes are still in ze box. I have lots of stuffs. I keep rearranging the beds and furniture. I wnat my Bjork poster to be in a good spot and I don't see any with where my bed is. But I gotta have a spot to hook up the electronics. Ill figure it out.

There is an overabundance of drawers and cabinets.
there is an underabundance of maintenance and cleaniness.

First song played in the dorm= Talking Heads- This Must Be The Place.
fitting aint it? I didnt even think to put it on, just clicked it. irony yayyyy.

I got a cute little tea pot that I will use every day and night cuz coffee is poison.
and Jones Soda mmmm pure-cane, rotted-teeth heaven.

anyone can come over at any time and sleep in our hammock.

2:38am- I left my computer for a long time and put up more stuff. Took me half an hour to put up Bjork poster just right. And i ended up moving the beds.

I have to wake up early tomorrow to eat with parents. Edwin and I got stoned a couple hours ago and its great to have our own home.

YAY DENTOWN
mind Edwin's messiness.
mind all my stuff.
mind the 3 flights of stairs.

'

[Aug. 11th, 2008|10:07 pm]

[	Current Location	\|	stupor	]
[	mood	\|	drunk	]
[	music	\|	manu chao	]

i havent been drunk in such a long time. im seeing double. maybe ill use the spellcheck, maybe not, but heres another shot at Beat writing.

GO!

( Lifted )

Did you like it?
Yes I know its one big paragraph but its supposed to be like that.
Yes i know its long and continuous but its supposed to be like that.
I was just super drunk a couple hours ago but now I'm done and I sobered up just in time.
I'd like to thank WIlliam S.Burroughs, Hunter S. Thompson, Jack Kerouac, and Charles Bukowski
for style inspiration and drunk-writing advice.
And a very big thank you to anyone who reads this in its entirety.

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[Aug. 8th, 2008|02:27 am]

[	Current Location	\|	moo-lenium crunch land	]
[	music	\|	A.P.'s H.G.	]

today i woke up and i masturbated.

just kidding.

tonight i went to see Ariel Pink, being so afraid he was gonna get pissed off at one little thing and cancel his show.
what a little talented bitch. still, put on an amazing show. Hauntology in rock music, so different and so good.
zoe said hse heard Ariel Pink's haunted graffiti was psychedelic. mmm nah. but now tahts certainly stuck in my head.
i mean even people in front of me were smokin strong ganj.

aynway, it was lovely. and i will agree on the guy at Walter's being the best sound guy in the city.
if he can make them sound crystal clear but keep the mystique of the AP tone, you are a master.
just try not to keep pushing me out of the way when u wanna get to the stage. meanie. ill burn your beard.

im leaving for college soon. sometime between the 19th and the 24th.
must play Play PLAY until every drop is out of my bottle of Summer Schnapps.

and for all of those that keep asking, no, i do not know when Dumbarton is playing.
if they do play its very fking soon.

dont know when next good houston show is, but im already ready for Silver Jews in Denton.

must get 2 hits and trip 1 time before summer is over.

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midsummer thoughts

[Jul. 24th, 2008|11:52 am]

[	Current Location	\|	wurk	]
[	music	\|	ac- lion in a coma/taste	]

myyyy back better heal soon or ill buy a wheelchair and scooter and never get up again.
ive had too much fun. need to tone it down. and work on my bikes for school.
BIKE is the only cure for my back. best medicine ever. also the inflammation pills are great.

i covered an Animal Collective song usin my synths and samplers yay.
so much fun. i shall perform it along with 5 originals.
maybe ill open up for Dumbarton when we get our sheit together.

must get rid of all paraphinalia (always been too high to spell it).
too paranoid bout illegal things these days. parents will catch me and my 3rd Strike will be up
and i wont get to run away to college in Denton.

Cat Power is actually, truthfully, starting to suck. none of her new sogns are good anymore.
shes gonna end up like Jenny Lewis and flopFlopFLOP to her musical death.
keep it up Chan. keep it up. play soem fast songs or somthin.

last work day is July 27. ill start drinkin more coffee and green tea
so i may hav a reason to sit at places and watch people.
and tell u how nasty the cigarette you let me have is.

Every day i look forward to North Texas and Austin City Limits. EVERY DAY.
and maybe ill start lookin into The Fest in Florida.
and im excited for upcoming Houston shows. ARIEL PINK OMG!

Sobriety is the new high, yet i cant get into these simple laidback indie bands.
i mean, whats so great about News on the March?
Dr. Dog is the slowest ill go. can barely stand them too. but the new record is nice.

and finally...

Batman Begins is better than Dark Knight. Heath L. carried that movie.
shoulda called it Batman 2: The Joker. still an awesome show though.
i heard Daniel Day Lewis was just announced as The Riddler for prt3.

"whos sexay? THIS chick. right here"

DIRTY PROJECTORS BASSIST MMM HOTTTTT
i like her face when she wails out beautiful voice sounds

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happy birthday to ME! sing it!

[Jul. 1st, 2008|11:39 pm]

[	Current Location	\|	now exiting Teenville	]
[	music	\|	Manu Chao	]

i am no longer a teenager.
my liver and kidneys have approximately one year to live.
then im gonna knock em back crazy style.

i still feel very young. nothing changed, escept the guilt i have of growing up.
i still like to play in the parks and swimming pools like a little freshman.
and im grounded. at 20 years old! can you believe it?

2008, along with 1998, has been the best year of my life.
im glad i made the decision to live fast and die young.

yet maybe ill get rich after i graduate with a masters from
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS FUCKERMOTHERS!!!

i love all my new friends, and the strong old friends that have stuck with me.
along with some older friends i have found again :) <3

im gonna play a show soon.
Freedonia is going strong and i shall play before i leave, hopefully.
if you dont know what Freedonia is, its me with a couple of samplers.
(think Animal Collective/Panda Bear)

supposeably theres gonna be a big big big party for 3 of us with july birthdays.
July 12th i believe.
with performances by Fat Tony&Smash Bro, In Denmark, and possibly Dumbarton.
maybe even me?

im goin to Harlingen/Mexico from July 3 to July 6.
if you want a souveniourulousism, tell me now.
i already have to get Mary T, Fransisca Wistuba, AND Pam Cantu a bottle of tequila.

im not gonna toke up tonight.

i am enlightened.

anyone even still use LJ??!!!
oh my look at the time..
I SAID HAPPY BIRTHDAY to MEEE!!!!!

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beaches and canyons

[May. 21st, 2008|01:41 pm]

[	Current Location	\|	alley	]
[	music	\|	blackdice	]

What happened:

just got back from NYC the place to be. amazingness. did lots. too much to type. if you cna think of somthin superawesome to do there, i prob did it.

What is happening:

Facebook Instant Messaging with Chan Frazier chick. thinkin bout crazy mischief tonight and playin music tomorrow.

What will happen:

Houston will receive LSD soon. excitement. BrainsForDinner show better be inexpensive or ima get MAD. hopefully friends will go to StarbuxMixer with me. i really dont wanna go alone and meet up with others. i dunno why. leemeelone.

Black Dice is too intense of a band. if you can hang with em, i salute you.
oldschool Animal Collective is there too. hooray for rare NY CD's!

what the fuck is up with this world?

[Apr. 28th, 2008|09:16 pm]

[	Current Location	\|	it woulda been hell	]
[	music	\|	chocolate girl!!	]

http://www. i-doser. com/

what the hell, people?!!? science always kills shiet!!

thats it. world fucking over.

smoke weed every day. <--me.
but
today is got sick. worst sick i ever had.
and weed helped.
its HAS to be good, dammit. i wanted to kill myself!

anyone wanna go to UNT with me?
anyone wanna go to ACL with me?

[Apr. 14th, 2008|02:01 pm]

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music

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ac

]

this one's for reverend green.

for reverend green.

for reverend green.

forever in green.

hair = soaked. post-Gogol Bordello show

[Mar. 19th, 2008|12:58 am]

[	Current Location	\|	east-europe	]
[	mood	\|	pooped	]
[	music	\|	east-europe	]

no one will ever know what the meaning of hte word "hard" is until they go to a gypsy-punk show.

hXc, ska, dubstep, grime, irishpunk, folkpunk, all these genres are SHIT compared to eastern-european bass.

even the Flogging Molly show is no match for the gypsies.

we always thought it was all about the upbeat of music.
no motherfucker, middle-east-middleeast- DOWNBEATS is where its at.

oh my lord have i really been blind to the world's music?

i am so wore out. so damned hard to keep up with downbeats 128+bpm's.

BUMP-BUMP-BUMP-BUMP-BUMP-BUMP.

ima go to borders and buy me some world-techno shiet. and i think i better study my mexican/middleamerican roots more.

so far my Spring Break could make up for the past 3 Spring Breaks. its that intense.

love life!

i love cutural relativism

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I love absurdist theatre!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mar. 13th, 2008|10:06 pm]

[	Current Location	\|	non-sensical world heehee	]
[	music	\|	WATER CURSES OMG	]

Advantages:

1. Ridiculously funny.
2. Seem short even though they ar not.
3. The best read to cure boredom (even novels)
4. Attentive and focused you are. aka shutting the world off (which im sure everyone wants/needs)
5. Realizing the world is a hilarious place and everything is silly, in which once you close/finish the book, living is so much easier and hella fun.

Disadvantages:
1. Although ridiculously funny, you realize the world sucks (yet you discover thats what makes the world beautiful. no shiet)
2. You literally go nowhere (that is for the people who think they HAVE to go somewhere)
3. the end is the begninning is the end. (like that pumpkins song) but i particularly like that in theatre of the absurd.
4. i cant think of another one.
5. ok i think i got one...wait...nope nvm fk u.

currently got the Southern HipHop bug.
i miss Pimp C more than ever now.
when i drank Purple last weekend with jacob, it all made sense (im late i know shutup).
big bass beats, slow rhythmic lines, its fkin art.
Cant wait to take an in-depth analysis of Rick Ross' new album.
I almost hate Atlanta-based rap. its sickening, boring, all the same.
I mean, all you have to do is use 3 notes on your cheap yamaha keyboard and repeat the lyrics over and over.
Instant club music. what an art.
I hate that im hating on ATL like this i need to stop and understand it and accept it.

also have a bit of a Punk bug.
i shall watch American Hardcore again tonight.
if i had a punk band, itd be called Black Jenkins.
Flogging molly show was awesome. so many people. too many.
went with Dyan. we got thrashed. heart almost exploded.
missed "Drunken Lullabies", dang. double dang.
dang dang.
but i went fking psycho on "Whats Left of the Flag"
(like i dreamed of doing for 3 years)
dream come true.
skinheads are so nice.
also, if i was irish, id be a skinhead.

this may all end rather quickly, for i got an advance copy of the new Animal Collective EP.
oh my GOSH they just wont stop.
sooooo beautiful.
Water Curses= so inspiring. cheerful. kept me happy all day.
Street Flash= very pretty, soothing, and fun to sing.
the other two, cobwebs and seeing eye, are good to sleep too, but not particularly great.

Gogol Bordello comin up tuesday.
more punky sweat please.

this better happen.

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