Archive for November, 2003

I am home sick with the flu or something to that effect, I am not doing well at all. I started feeling shitty yesterday, and when I was at the Buzzcocks show, it was getting worse and worse, now I’m couch/bed ridden and in a bad way. I had nothing in the way of food or medicine, luckily #2 was kind enough to run to the store and get me some supplies, which I very much appreciate him doing that.

Aside from getting sick, the Buzzcocks were amazing, I had never seen them before until now. I brought my camera with in hopes of taking pictures but they didnt’ allow it in the club, which was bullshit, and I had to go put it back in the car. The show was very crowded, and so much smoke made it even harder to breathe.

Here’s a few pictures of Agnostic Front from their show Wednesday nite at Bottom Lounge. It was a very good show. I went with #2 and Danger, and then Willow showed up, and it was very nice to see her. The salamanders behaved too, and there was no trouble that I witnessed.

I also just put up a ton of photo albums on my spontaneous site of a bunch of shows from this year, many pix that have not been posted here before. Check it out.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I’m sure you are not at yr computers reading this but are having the best meal of the year with your friends and loved ones. I’m off to my uncle’s house in a bit for the fine eats. I would also like to thank the many friends of mine who invited me to their houses this year to make sure I had a place to go today, that meant a lot to me that they all did that.

I’ll post later with some pix from the Agnositc Front show, a tale of finally hearing from an old friend I held is the highest regard, and how the taping of the radio show last nite went south and we had to scrap it and reschedule.

I just mailed off the order today for a second pressing of the JFA/Faction split 7″. I have exactly 4 copies left (on red vinyl no less!) of the first pressing and jut got a reorder request from interpunk for some more, which I can’t fulfil until this next batch comes in. For you fellow collectors out there, the second pressing has a different colored sleeve, and I am doing 100 of them on blue vinyl which you can only get thru the SC Mailorder. It is looking like I will be doing a 7″ of unreleased material by a famous DC band from back in the day next, stay tuned for more info as it develops. Lastly I may be helping put out a Destroy Everything 7″.

Tonite the Klowns and I are going to see Agnostic Front at the Bottom Lounge, and after that, we high-tail it back to the Manor to record the next “Live From Combustion Manor” internet radio show, which will be the December show. We are recording it a week early due to myself, and a few other key players being out of town for our regularly scheduled taping day.

Friday nite is the Buzzcocks show, Saturday nite is Rocket From the Tombs. This is a good week for punk rock! Next week, I’m off to CA to visit my pals and to see and interview The Weirdos! It is a pretty action packed time in the life of MXV right now!

So Sunday nite as I said before, I went to see The Locust play at the Bottom Lounge. Here’s a few pictures and the rundown. The rest will be on the Spontaneous site in the near future.

First up at the show the other nite was Plague Bringer. They were a grindcore band with vocals that reminded me of A.C. It was just two guys and a drum machine. The singer seldom faced the crowd, he often had his back to the people. They weren’t bad, but only in short doses. I wouldn’t probably be into a full length album by them.

El Guapo were next. They were very unique. They were like a dancy indie rock post punk outfit. They had keyboards, drum machine, real drums and more. The members were swtiching instruments regularly depending on the songs. They were quite enjoyable and I ended up buying both of their albums on Dischord Records.

Tracy and the Plastics were thrid. This was like demented karaoke! It was a lone, lesbian, girl, who had a dvd playing with images of herself dressed up as different characters and she would at times stop singing to her backup tape and interact with the movie on the screen behind her. I have never witnessed anything like it. I guess if I were all into art, it would have made some sense to me. It was entertaining to say the least.

The Locust finally took the stage. As you can see by the pictures, they are from outer space, and they are crazy looking bug creatures. They blasted thru a super-tight set and owned the place. I liked them even better than on their records, it is amazing just how tight they are and how fast they play, it really has to be seen to be believed. They even impressed #2, who hated their records when I played them for him!

What do you do to get warm when you are very cold?
Put on a sweatshirt go indoors and get under a blanket or two. I HATE the cold!

What is the first thing you do in the morning after you get up?
Turn off the alarm, swear at it for waking me up, wish I could sleep for a couple more hours, then go downstairs and eat breakfast.

Do you remember the very first video game you ever played (arcade, handheld, console, etc.)? What do you remember about that experience?
I remember being pretty young and my dad taking me to Just Games when it was nothing but wall to wall pinball machines. Then they started getting video games when they were inveted. It was probalby pong that I played first, could have been Space Invaders or some motorcycle game, or Sprint. Those were my earliest memories. I was hooked from the first game on them, and video games, and that particular arcade, would play a large part of my life after that, and in a way still does as evidenced by my career.

Do you have a good memory or do you find that you need to write things down to remember them?
It depends on what it is. I can remember the most trivial shit about records, where I bought them, how much I paid, how many were pressed, etc, I can recount stories of past relationships with great clarity, but I have trouble remembering someone’s name when introduced to them (which is probably why I give everyone nicknames!), I’ll forget to bring things with me that I leave out on my table, and I’ll forget other various things. I have also forgotten now certain records that I own, causing me to have to carry a list with me on a palm pilot in fear of buying something I already have, but I attest that more to having so many records now it is hard to keep track more than a lack of memory. So sometimes I can remember, sometimes I have to write it down.

What are some of your all-time favorite television commercials?
I can’t think of any off the top of my head. I typically don’t pay attention to them and will leave the room or flip channels while they are on.

Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving food that is made by one person, and no one makes it better? If not, then what is your favorite food to eat at Thanksgiving?
The entire thanksgiving feast as made by my mother, and now by my sister, is the best on Earth! Unfortunately my sister moved away and I don’t get to spend thanksgiving with her anymore, and my mom died a lot of years ago now.

Are you planning to switch cell phone companies as a result of this new law, or possibly pit two companies against each other for a better deal?
I’m stuck with my current one for 2 years, besides, they all suck and all have shitty reception, and all charge about the same these days so it doesn’t matter much to me.