Join me on the Wing

I apologize for the last post. Its been a rough couple of weeks. Being home wasn't really giving me what I wanted, but I'm come to accept that now. Drinking every night and coming home and listening to Frank Zappa its a good life. Now I just have to start making homeade wine and I;m on my way.
we are currently in the best time of the year. Every year around this time something good happens to me. I suddenly become more creative, and inspired. I think the reason for that is this is the only time of the year were if you stay out late enough the sky turns violet and the rooftops glow. Its true. It goes fro end of may to end of June and then it becomes just light and dark. Only a sith speaks in absolutes.
what I'm saying is I'm going to have an actual recorded album done by the end of august. Its mostly going to be about trees and green things.

I Am Going To Eat Your Goddamn Head

Yes, I have had a few. That's the way its going to be from now on. We can intelligently comment of the news of the world or I can get drunk and forget how awful everything is. Yes is goddamn awful to say such thing but hear me out.
I wear a green rubber bracelet. This bracelet I got from www.savedarfur.org a website dedicated to the aid of the people and Sudan's darfur region. You may have seen other bracelet out there as well. Mostly the ones that say live strong. You know the ones, they're yellow. Those little bracelets benefit cancer research and is spearheaded by lance Armstrong who has won the tour de France (the most greuling sporting event in the world) several times before and after wining a battle with cancer.
now I don't want to down play this wonderful man;s achivemnts at all. He is an amazing man, however he's has started a fad. These little yellow rubber bracelets aren't about cancer anymore, its a fashion thing. Several times a day some one questions me about my darfur rubber bracelet and ask where I got it. I try and explain when they say something like "yeah, I really wan get one of those yellow ones, I've seen everyone wearing them"
its a sad state of affairs. I would really love nothing more than to educate them on why I wear this bracelet, but they'd rather talk about what jen was wearing at the bar last Friday. These people don't have time for cancer. They too busy having their homes burned down and watching their family member being raped and castrated by government supoprted militias.
really I just wish this whole thing wasn't a fad. I wish that my bracelet could help people realize that there are other thing happening in the world. Still its come to the point where if someone asks about my bracelet I get really snotty about it. I apologize for that. If anyone would like a darfur bracelet I have quite a few. Perhaps other could do a better job than I in the education department.
getting that off my chest fells better.
I keep trying out new songs and the music a vocal sound right but I just cant seem to make lyrics as well as I thought I used to. I made some half cut ones tonight. Sort of a half rant on the dance punk revolution. The bravery is a shitty band.

My Imagination is Having Puppies

As a few of you may know there is an eternal struggle going on between the forces of evil. The tall statuesque Jesus-like figure (Jon Discovery), and the skinny dark haired spawn of the skull throne(Jason Liske). This Yin and Yang have had many classic battles since the begining of time, but none so great as the most recent. Towering over each other through wars, weather and Disney films, these two omnipotent forces have turned to music.
there of course are the obviously black metal vs well meaning indie rock/folk, but this contest is where the very fires of hell clash with the light of heaven in the setting of a market mall coffee shop.
the legend goes, that some time about a year and a half ago Discovery came upon a list carved in stone by the Liske. People gathered around the stone and were commenting on how proud the creature was of this list. Discovery looked closer and read aloud "my all time to 10 favorite radiohead songs". With out reading any further Discovery screamed for the Liske to reveal himself. When he did not, Discovery made his own list. A list that more than forced the Liske out of hiding. For Weeks and week they engaged in a fiery battle unless the god himself flooded the land. Discovery and the Liske's lists where were washed away but they continued fighting, neither one giving an inch. Until now.......
I(Discovery), have revised my list. I only hope this will end the fiendish war and bring balance to the universe. However about 10 second after this list is posted, I am sure I'll want to change it.
here it is, the list
1.how can you be sure
2.lucky
3.idioteque
4.the bends
5.thinking of you
6.anyone can play guitar
7.2+2=5
8.airbag
9.wolf at the door
10. blackstar

PS: fitter happier isn't actually a song, thus is can not be put on a list of top ten songs. It acts as an intermission to ok computer.

Wooden Buccaneer

Things just keep getting weirder and weird and I for the past to months my head has been filled only with Bonnie prince Billy and matt Sweeney's sweet harmony on "my home is the sea". Now all I think about is harmony and back up vocals. Luckily Greg thinks the same.
Iron Pirate had our first little session today and I think its going to be awesome. We each threw in a few songs. I have I nice progession going, its a little poppy but in a Sloan kind way. Greg had a brilliant song the more reflects the style I wanna get into. The only problem is he had his electric unplugged and I had my acoustic so its hard ot gauge what it might sound like when its full. We also have a mandolin and we're working of a bass. I think he had I sing at different enough octaves that it will allows for some great obscure background vocals/noises. In short, iron pirate will soon rule the world. At least my world.
it kinda has to start if I'm gonna stay here all summer. Last sweet Yukon train leaves June 5th and I've been considering it. Being home is disappointing to say the least I'm afraid. What with working and work sucking and never really knowing what to do with myself. I need some sort of hobby fast. I mean I have music but it would be cool if I had a tree fort where I could just always be playing. Random people could show up un-invited and just jam along. Good times.
as for the interesting news today, the American family association has lifted their 9 year boycott of Disney. (as Jon Stewart once said if an organization has the word family in their name, you know their pissed off) apparently they were mad about miramax, which is owned by Disney, putting out violent films without family values. The boycott was lifted because the AFA has other battles to fight. Apparently homos have taken over or something. That's what I got out of the article. its really too bad. too bad those fine people will be at Disney world again. I hear a couple of the ghost in the haunted mansion are gay.

Stroke my Genius

I feel a little bit inspired today...Inspired but lethargic. Today marks my one week anniversary of freedom. I think I'll wear my SIAST shirt when it comes out of the wash. Just to prove I'm still in control. Its also the beginning of the long weekend and everyone is putting on their small clothes. I'm not one for extreme heat myself, but I don't mind the ladies in small clothes.
I saw the queen yesterday. The was wearing a blue hat and she waved a lot. Prince Philip kinda looks like a skeleton which I thought was wonderful. There was a man in a pink tie who randomly selected children in the crowd to meet the queen. He was a stange man, but I thought it was cute. The one thing that stoke me as odd was the extreme lack of security. There were a couple people in ties around them who may have been royal guards, there rest were sparsely placed, but well dressed and some campus cops. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a complaint. It makes me feel good that possibly the most well known person in the world can walk through a crowd safely.
I've really lost my inspiration. Jason just called and is having some problems. If you know Jason at all, you know what its about. Maybe bobby brown by frank zappa will cheer me up.....Yup.
I've been working on some new music finally. Possibly for iron pirate. I should really call Greg one of these days so we can put something together. I'm just no good at working with other people....Either that or I'm not motivated enough to organize a little jam.
did I write about watchign star wars yet....I don't think I did. Well here is the Jonathan Discovery review of Star Wars episode III:
yeah yeah, everyone had their cynical predictions for failure of this movie. Possibly as some strange superstition were if you believe that it will be complete shit, it will be the best movie ever. Well you goofy bastards, it almost worked.
it was a geat movie but certainly had its faux pas. The problem with episode III is the beginning. It shoots you right in and too much happens too quick. The only way to really make sense of it is to watch the clone wars carton as I'm told they end right in at the opening firefight. Not to mention that in that first 20 minutes or so there were some real cheeseball moments and lines.
once we get back to corissant, is gets going. Not to mention jar jar doesn't speak once in the whole movie. The dialogue is much better thought out and works really well. Hayden Christensen acting is still a little dry, but 10 thousand times better than attack of the clones. ewan McGregor really makes the movie, if not the entire pequel trilogy. Sir Alec Guinness would be proud of his younger self as obi wan.
now about the violence and fight scenes. Its is pretty fucking intense, put it that way. The moves closes very well and puts together all the loose ends and sets up very well for episode 4. There's even a brief shot of grand moff tarkin if you look closely.
all in all, the movie had nothing Disney about it, unlike the previous two. Now the only thing left to do is go make and re-make those first two to be more like this one and we'll have two great trilogys.

Waiting to exhale (after using my inhaler)

Tonight is the night. The star war saga come to an end....Or the beginning....Well lets just say the middle. Either way a lot of jedi will die and that's really too bad, but I sure don't mind watching. I know how it ends, and yes, balance is restored to the force.
there a lot of discussion over how episode 3 will be much different (better) than the first 2. Personally I don't really care. I really just want to finish what I started. I saw the other two on opening night so it must be done. The worst part of the openig night is the ridiculous line-ups. Perhaps there wont be much of one for the 12:02 show. We're obviously the slackers who could be torn away from world of warcraft on time to get the 12:01 ticket. I'm cool with that.
so getting of the topic of star wars, lets talk about Canadian politics. Why not, right? Miss belinda has crossed the floor for those of you who don't watch television. The former conservative mp has joined the liberals and spawned thousands of childish insults that make us all a little less proud ot be Canadian. Is it just me or do the conservatives take things way to seriously?
anyway, I think it was a good move on her part. She obviously wasn't being heard in her party and wasn't proud of where they were going. It makes sense to me. With a charmer like Mr Harper screaming at the top of his lungs everyday about how all good Canadian should eat their hotdogs sideways, I'm sure its very hard to believe the world has gone mad.
her crossing is nice for the liberals I guess, but being that I'm not a liberal all I care about is the ndp budget amendments, which Mr Harper is planning to fuck up once again.
the real heartbreaker is when the cbc goes around asking opinions of poepl on the street and no one seems to know what their talking about. No one actually pays attention to the issues, they just pick their favorite colour and that's their party. There so many quote like "liberals been in power too long, too much corruption" with that exact grammar. You have to wonder if they read more than the headlines of the paper. You have ot keep reading or you get a pretty vague idea of the story.
in other news, the queen will be in Saskatoon tomorrow. I would very much like to meet her. I've ever gelled my moustache in preparation. I think she and I would get along very well. Kind of like the relationship between the queen and buddy Cole in chalet 2000.
you don't know what I'm talking about do you?
Francois, why do they call it "peace" soup?

For The Readers

it recently came to my attention that I actually have blog readers. Avid ones too. Sometimes I get replys about blog entries less than 24 hours after their written. That just seems so strange to me. Not only that but it seems just be enjoyable for these 3 readers that I know about. What a concept. For those people I have posted one of my favorite pictures of all time. I think it accurately represents how I feel about you. I'm the lady duck.
also please use the comment feature more often. That would be nice. Today I picked up two essentials...In manner of speaking. I bought star wars tickets. The 12:02 show. That's right. Not the 12:01. We see it a minute later than those lucky cocksuckers. I'm so disappointed. Disappointed that my theater will be less crowded because its not sold out. Its goona be a blast. I aso bought a frank zappa best of. There's really no other way to go with zappa. The guy has 3000 albums and this one was like $10 and had bobby brown goes down so there's no going wrong.
so anyone want to talk about the new weezer album? I've only heard the singe and it makes me scared to hear the rest of the album. Pitchfork gave it a rating of 0.4 that's about how I would rate the single. Being that they went though like 17 albums that were thrown out to get to this as a final product, it kinda seems like they're coming in our hair. From what I've heard it could have been recorded in an afternoon. It to the point where we must all ask our selves the top five musical crimes committed by wezzer post pinkerton; sub question, is it in fact unfair to criticize a formerly great band for their latter day sins? Is it better to burn out or to fade away?
my CD collection finally has a home again. It looks magnificent but re-organizing the lot today I had a thought I've never had before. For the first item ever I thought about sellign some of my cds. Just the embasrassing ones. I mean out of aprox 350, the have maybe a100 great cds, 200 good cds and about 50 embarassing cds. Maybe I should just separate them.
in other news I'm out of money. I need to make a new resume and get a new job.
just thinking about that makes me tired.
perhaps my effort to fuck up my sleep patterns is best done slowly. I need to pace myself.

Drunk Post

Because of my limited internet access since I;ve started this blog, its been difficult to make a late night drunk entry, which is really what blogging is all about right?
so here I am, its not even late yet. Its only 2:45 but I'm at home wondering where to find my muse. Back in tow for good. I'm free. Exile no longer plagues this fine young man and the need for teaching myself media art production is no longer required. (not in any structured for anyway).
despite that lack of Yukon people, the city is a buzz with oranges, bananas and tropical fruits of al kinds. The only goal for the next few months is to make beautiful music in the traditional sense and in the naughty way. Forgive me, I'm horny.
that last line will haunt me but its important to be straight-forward about these kinds of things.
more and more people threaten to abandon the republic I've set up my the main characters never get killed off.
we're not jumping the shark quite yet I hope (Maude Flanders)
the important thing is that nothing is ever static. This place gives that illusion while remaining very spontaneous and beautiful. Always moving but never really going anywhere. Running in circles. You may be a shadow now, but in a week you'll be at the yard or the cactus singing along to some old velvet underground wishing you could create such wonders.
after all, no one is or ever will be Lou Reed.
no lets get philosophical in a grade 10 way. Why do I crqave human contact os much for when ti'm shit faced. If this chemical lowers my inhabitions, what does it really mean. Does it mean that I'm very lonely and sad, or does it mean that this side of my personality is just a big joke. When I say contact I mean like spooning, by the way.
now thc, this it different, this will expand my inhabitions and level of consciousness but its come to the point where I cant enjoy that. It makes me such a boring person that even I refuse to be around. What does this say?
in the end it doesn't really matter. We all get laid. The only thing that stands in our way in our inability to control time. What a bother.

Go To The Mirror Boy

Goddamn its nice to be done. Its as if I'm being released from jail as a fully functional member of society. Now its time to fuck shit up.
I promised Jeff Pederson I would start a blog war with him so here goes.
let me tell you a few things about Jeff pederson. First of all, lets talk about those sideburns. Doesn't even have any. fucking lame Jeff. Second, who does he think he si with that man or astro man t-shirt. Don't you have something else to wear you poor boy? I mean we all get that you like man or astro man, but we also get that that;s lame so stop advertising.
and whets with the whole nice guy thing? "oh look at me, I'm Jeff, I like everything and am always willign to do anything. Everyone loves me cause I'm Jeff pederson" god!

that's all I have unfortunately. I feel pretty bad about writing it. I'm just no cut out for wars or words on the internet.

in the news today Canada is planning on sending peacekeeping troops to darfur. Finally. Some one in western politics decided that 400,000 dead people is Smithson to worry about. Tsunami was 300, 000 and 9/11 was 3000. Its a little late for hind sight, but its nice that my country is finally stating involved.

soon I'll be in the real world again. A place where music snob drink coffee and discuss why the new hot hot heat album has little merit and why the bravery is utter garbage. I honestly cant wait. Good bye northern Saskatchewan. Hello modeate-sized city nights.

Why Dance-Punk Is Lame

So the new music revelation with the kids today is the dance punk. It seems to be strikingly popular and can be great sometimes. Usually if its not called dance punk.
first of all, punks don't dance, they slam. Dancing is for housewives and little girls.
now I'm not against all dance punk and nu-rock and neu alt or whatever the latest genre is called. (even as a music snob I have trouble keeping up. I guess because I listen to music and not genres) I like a lot of these bands. I can dig one or two futureheads songs, hot hot heat had some songs on make up the breakdown, and there a few good things on the bloc party CD. What I simply can not tolerate is a band like the bravery. I even gave them a chance and tried really hard to like them but honest mistake is just too much. That song nearly makes me wrecth every time I hear it.
looking at lists on Amazon I came across my own lists and while reviewing them I noticed that on the side bar there were numerous other lists. Supposedly similar lists. The problem is that their not similar. While my lists have things like the mountain goats and bowie and the zombies and the make-up, these lists are jam packed with controller controller and the bravery and the killers and metric and other garbage I would be embarrassed to have in my collection. The thing is these lists al have a few similar tastes such as AC Newman, the unicorns, arcade fire, bright eyes, etc.
I shoudlnt be mad. its not like the kids liking my music is a big sellout thing, but I think the elitist indie community should all get together and burn down the studio where the make the OC.
yeah that's right, I found my scapegoat.
check out an OC soundtrack. Will you find hip hop or avril or evanesence or the garbage the OC fans usually listen to? Nope, you'll find a mix tape that contains songs someone like me would put on a mix tape. AC Newman, bright eyes, the shins, etc.
being that "indie" used to mean independent, I always thought it was a safe hideout. its like when alterative used to mean the alernative to the shit on the radio. then the goo goo dolls were "alt-rock" and life as we knew it came crashing down.
luckily there always good coming out of it. If the killers crowd gets some AC Newman in their system, maybe we have a new generation of fanboys on the way. Maybe they will eventually sway into the mountain goats and delve into local shows and support Canadian true independents like black mountain and whatnot. Until then most of us elitists, too cool to dance, will hideout in the psych-folk deferment cranking devendra banhart and little wings and Joanna newsom as high as it will go. Which really isn't very loud at all.