hangin' out in Oakland at Paul's place with a flat tire. bummer, duuuude. but we did have a delicious breakfast, and who's gonna complain about that ( Read more... )

the Minds are playing a horrifically overpriced bar show in Seattle tomorrow night (Saturday, that is) with the Briefs. if i lived in Seattle i wouldn't pay eight bucks to see a local band and a band from three hours away. that's some fucking lame shit. BUT still I encourage people to come hang out because it should be a lot of fun. i'll try to get ( Read more... )

damn i've been busy lately. like super fucking manic stressed out frantic hectic freak-out busy... mostly ( Read more... )

My days in San Diego were pretty boring. I was often stuck at my dad's place without transportation, unable even to ride his old bike thanks to the pouring rain. But even when I had the car I couldn't find much to do with it. Many of my phone calls went unreturned ( Read more... )

i left Austin at about three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, and pulled into San Diego last night at two a.m.. the bus ride was largely uneventful: i brought a bottle of nyquil and slept a lot, reading and listening to music between naps. the ride between Los Angeles and San Diego was particularly memorable. it was pouring rain in the middle of the ( Read more... )

Bloodbath & Beyond recording was supposed to begin on Friday but we got off to a very late start, such that by the time we had the studio set up here in the living room, instruments miked and a pep talk from Tim Kerr, it was time to head out to our first show. we hadn't recorded a note. thankfully we were borrowing different gear for the show ( Read more... )

fuck. i've been sending out emails by the handful lately -- booking Observers shows and attempting to keep up with friends -- only to find myself frustrated when for the last three days or so my inbox has remained empty. well it turns out that my email address is fucked up (not irrepairably, but without an immediate solution) so any responses sent ( Read more... )

so i'm still hanging out in Austin. the rest of the band got here on Sunday and the excessive eating, drinking, and rocking has begun. we first mentioned starting this band over the summer, when it was a silly drunken idea not likely to be realized. we talked about it a bit more as time went on, until sometime last month when it suddenly became a ( Read more... )

yyyup, Lew and I made it to Austin. my stay in New York City was great as always but terribly brief, then began Tender Wizards tour. the Tender Wizards is Bent Outta Shape minus their bass player Ian plus their friend Chris playing funny rock'n'roll songs (i.e. "Journey To The End Of the Night" and "The Challenge of Love") for a week before they ( Read more... )

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