Thursday, January 31, 2008

even johnny cupcakes might be jealous, maybe









i made these on christmas eve.
fun.
=w=

Think Logically.

I went to Target yesterday and saw these shirts that read, "Think Globally, Act Locally" and I immediately checked the tag and it said, "Made in Mexico". I laughed. Sure, it's a good message, but...who's actually going to buy that shirt? It's cool that being "environmentally-friendly" is popular now, (well, kinda cool...) but someone always has to take it too far.

It reminded me of these t-shirts at Urban Outfitters, with the recycling symbol across the front....yeah...I don't think you're really helping the world by shopping at UO, and I just don't think you're really recycling and re-using by buying a brand new, unoriginal shirt from that store.

I just remembered something else about Target. Right now, they are selling sock monkeys from the movie, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Imporium. I was just thinking, there are a million people who make and sell sock monkeys that AREN'T mass produced and they could use your money more than...whoever gets the profit from that movie. They're not gonna be like, "Oh god! Monkey sales are going down!"

Just thought I should mention that in case you or someone you know are planning on buying a sock monkey this holiday season...(Yes, I might be one of those millions of people...and if you buy from me, I guarantee unique monkeys and cheaper prices!!!)...or buy from www.sappymoosetree.com !!!


THE END.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Sock Monkey 10849093




























I finally named this one, it's Tom Gabel! (with the exclamation point!)

Clark & Michael











My favorite online show ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

big d part II

"I've always said that there are two kinds of people who play music: Those who want to be famous and those who play for the love of music. Currently in the music scene, there are many kids influenced by our celebrity-glorifying society. They run and start bands, work really hard on their graphics and logos, design their myspace pages impressively and work out their image and overly dramatic dance moves. That's all great, but what are we left with? We have a scene that puts its poorest musicians near the top of the charts" -dave mcwane

Big D and the Kid's Table

"LAX"
hey, elitists from L.A.: Los Angeleeeeees California!
you know who you are.you drive in fancy cars. your allowance exceeds my rent. listen to what i have to say, remind yourselves every day. 'cause theres a message on the way
well first of all, fuck your fucking attitudes. how can you be so fucking rude. you fucking look at me like when girls are jealous. and fuck your fucking L.A. bars, you're all a bunch of wannabe superstars. yeah, fuck your fucking act, you're a bunch of dressed up fucking rats. you get anything you want, mommy's dressed up fucking runt. you're fucking lounging in daddy's fucking mansion.
and all your fucking stupid names, blair and tavis that's fucking lame. z.a.c. does not spell zack,what the fuck is with all that?
you think you're so fucking impressive, if you get your name on a fucking guest list, raise your nose to the people in line, give the doorman a fucking high five.
and then go: do my shoes match my shirt? does the shirt clash with my pants? do my pants match my eyes? do my eyes look good tonight?
will this place be cool enough? your hair looks oh so tough.this looks so good for us.tonight my moneys gonna buy me love.
and fuck all of your deceiving what your fake heart fake fucking bleeding. and all the girls you lay on your mat, are the same girls you fucking laugh at. and fuck your fucking fake ass world, and all your handed out fucking thrills. some of us we have to work hard, just to get our little part. and maybe your glamours not in boston, but my friends are fucking awesome.
and we'll keep on doing our best, even though our lives are a mess.
and we go: will this check support this tour? will this tour lose my job? without my job, where's the rent? should we all just call it quits? a dinner date sure costs a lot. when 28 bucks is all you got. and your life is at a stop.
and all your dreams are all self-taught.
this is the difference between our lives. no wonder tonight you feel alright. and i'm sorry if my mind is occupied, i'm trying to forget to wonder why.

My Favorite Bands

why weezer?
I've liked them for so long and I respect the fact that they are still together, even though they go through long periods of time without putting out a cd, but hey! I don't care how long it takes as long as they're still together.Blue and pink are classic & maladroit is just one of my favorite cds ever.I remember people made fun of me for wearing a weezer shirt when I was in 7th grade. That was the time when everyone was really into limp bizkit. Man, I wore that shirt practically every day.

why zebrahead?
I think they are so different from any other type of music, plus the music rules! I thought Waste of Mind and Playmate were the greatest cds ever, so when MFZB came out, I was very skeptical about what it would sound like because the other 2 were so unique. I remember it only took around the 2nd listen to realize it was really good, and it just got so much better from there (months later the cd fell apart from being played so much). Broadcast to the World was MUCH HARDER to get used to, because a different lead singer is a big deal (at least to me). Knowing the background story to the singer chance, plus hearing the new songs live, plus knowing how insanely awesome matty is, is what made me appreciate the new album. So, the main reason as to why I love zh is because to start off, their music rocks, but when they play it live, it comes out even better. MFZB fans=rock. Everyone else: should go see them, because you will change your mind & you can hang out with them afterwards.

why saves the day?
the music. Here's a band whose career has been spent making good quality music. What I respect the most about them is that even though their sound has changed & they have gone through several changes in lineups, they will still play practically equal amounts of songs from each album.

why rx bandits?
don't even get me started. they will rock your face off.or melt it off.I never thought a band could make you question every aspect of your life (in a good way) until I heard them.It freaks me out almost.

why the matches?
I had just gotten a sampler cd with the song "chain me free" on it & at the same time had another compilation cd with "audio blood". I had been listening to both cds a lot during the same week. All of a sudden I thought, "I love these songs!!!" and realized it was the same band. Turns out I started liking them at the exact moment that their first cd was released and saw them for the first time that same year. There are a billion other reasons I love them and have been my favorite band since.

mystical land of disappearing objects.

Frick, I was eating this giant mint and then I was like, "man, this mint is tasty" and it fell out of my mouth.
I heard it hit the floor, but I couldn't find it. I mean, there are only so many place it could have gone.

A few days later, I dropped the lid of my jones soda, it the same spot that I dropped my mint and also couldn't find it.

Oregon!

The Loveland...I think it was called the Meow Meow, but its in Portland and its really small and I saw Team Sleep there.
I had no right to expect a weezer cover...but I was still secretly hoping for it...but they did in fact play/sing the rap from...(revenge of the nerds)...it was so awesome. the start, idiot pilot, and some other bands played. they had arcade games, so we played Gauntlet - man i missed playing that. I fell asleep under the pool table......anyway, long story short: I saw Chino...much closer than you'll ever see that fool at a deftones concert

we went to washington, mount st. helens and had some volcano burgers

I also went to the Roseland, its like the same size as the HOB, minus the bar stuff. i saw rise against, and death by stereo and alkaline trio again
i also went to a place a called music millenium, it's like tower records. we went the day caesars played
it was in this nice part of town, i dont remember what its called...pearl something? we also went to a ny pizza place there. i dont remember what it was called either, but the guy working there looked like jim gaffagan and the pizza was awesome.
we went to the rose garden and the portland saturday market, which is the coolest place ever, then we went to the portland airport too and bought postcards!!!
oregon and washington were so awesome i wish i could've stayed longer. i should get a tattoo on my back that says "oregon forever" like these 2 dudes on the bus were talking about HI-larious
i will go back there or i will move there.

PUNCHLINE

















Chris Fafalios, my favorite blogger ever, lead singer of punchline.




























marisa, chris fafalios, & me!

The Strokes

"You Only Live Once"

Oooooh
Some people think they're always right
Others are quiet and uptight
Others they seem so very nice nice nice nice nice oh oh
Inside they might feel sad and wrong

Oh no
29 different attributes
And only 7 that you like, uh oh
20 ways to see the world, oh oh
Or 20 ways to start a fight

Oh don't dont don't
Get up
I can't see the sunshine
I'll be waiting for you baby
'Cause I'm through
Sit me down
Shut me up
I'll calm down
And I'll get along with you

Ooooooo-ooooo-ooooooh
A man don't notice what they got
Women think of that a lot
1000 ways to please your man oh oh
Not even one requires a plan
Countless odd religions too
It doesn't matter which you choose
One stubborn way to turn your back
This I've tried, and now refuse

Oh don't don't don't
Get up
I can't see the sunshine
I'll be waiting for you, baby
'Cause I'm through
Sit me down
Shut me up
I'll calm down
And I'll get along with you

Alright..
Shut me up
Shut me up up up up up
And I'll get along with you...

"it's true, funny & true!"
















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true, very true.....................diego luna...










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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

RXB + money = good songs?

Definately more than I originally thought:

1. "hey whatcha thinkin?
holding money behind your back"
gun in your hand

2. "we cant afford to prune in this selfish agenda of politicians
but we've gotta get paid i know"
VCG3

3. "'I need more money for just one more hit, Or at least one more bullet.'"
get

4. "but they're only gonna protect you if that dollar sign is right"
in all rwanda's glory

5. "but what is money if you ain't got happiness
it really don't make sense to me"
status

6. "Worship to the cash cow
Nod your head now take a bow"
sell you beautiful

7. "Another hollow candy coated melody about nothing
Easier to sell it don't require you to think"
newsstand rock (exposition)

8. "To build, market,
And sell commodities we don't need"
overcome (the recapitulation)

9. "There's no way left to break out from this hold
Of who will be bought and who will be sold"
republic

10. "Don't worry baby cause we're all for sale"
dinna dawg

11. "Tell me is your money that good?"
a mouth full of hollow threats

12. "Mother Culture money dream
don't sell me anything
market facet free for all
you can never steal our love!"
crushing destroyer

Most of the time, if you play a cd and skip through to listen to the first 3 seconds of each song, you typically will know which song is it right away and remember how that whole song goes. What I love about RX Bandits is that's not possible. Not only will the song completely change from the beginning to ends, but it will several turns throughtout the entire song and I can never remember which song it is I am listening to except for that it usually rocks insanely hard.

Well, this has just been more of the unimportant connections my brain makes all the time.

Radio Songs

"lights out! guerilla radio! turn that shit up!"
-rage against the machine

"long live my radio it never lets me down, long live my radio give me sound"
-goldfinger

"keep the radio playin all night long we left the radio playin all night long because the radio's playin all my favorite songs"
-allister

"turn up your radio til your speakers both explode"
-the hippos

"well i, turn the radio off...i don't want no part, try to make me a big star? i don't want to be a big star"
-reel big fish

"analog boy in a digital world turn off your radio"
-rx bandits

"you're always playing all of the same songs over and over again. it's about time that we all turned off the radio"
-the ataris

"we've had enough, please turn that fuckin radio off! ain't nothin on the air waving the despair we feel"
-alkaline trio
"Turn The Radio Off"
by Reel Big Fish

I hate music, I hate the scene I hate my records, I hate CDs
I hate everyone at shows, and I hate that Rock and Roll
Cuz I know that machine sucked out my soul
Turn it off, Turn it off,Turn the radio off
Try thinking for yourself for once in your life
I hate the music business,it's filled with greed
it's run by old men who don't know what I need
I'm getting older fast, I hope this anger lasts
So I can have the strength to keep fighting back
Turn it off,Turn it off,Turn the radio off
Don't you know we're turning into zombies
Turn it off,Turn it off,Turn the radio off
Try thinking for yourself for once in your life.
Blah blah blah another song about the radio
Always complaining that we hate the radio
Well it's time to start the war, now here we go
Our first mission: just don't listen
Turn it off,Turn it off,Turn the radio off
Don't you know we're turning into zombies
Turn it off,Turn it off,Turn the radio off
Try thinking for yourself for once in your life
Turn it off,Turn it off,Turn the radio off
Try thinking for yourself for once in your life.

5 songs

"List five songs that you are currently digging. It doesn't matter what order they are in, genre they are from, whether they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying right now. Post these instructions in your blog along with your five songs. Then, tag five other people to see what they're listening to"

1. "download this song" mc lars
2. no key, no plan" okkervil river
3. "mixin' up adjectives" this is me smiling
4. "say you'll never leave" saves the day
5. the new song by: eagles of death metal

08-02-06
a new mix-up
1. "memory lane" elliot smith
2. "steady as she goes" the raconteurs
3. "we are on a chemical push" voicst
4. "dishonor disorder" over it
5. "die for your government" anti-flag

1. "prodigy lover" weezer
2. "fuck police brutality" anti-flag
3. "exit emergency" houston calls
4. "knight of the island counter" dave melillo
5. ""igeneration" mc lars

my 'space group:

remember old skool drive-thru?
http://groups.myspace.com/whendrivethrurockedhard
but do you really?
it was great.

some sad news

Johnny Grunge, The former ECW wrestler that is referred to in the Weezer song "El Scorcho" (in the lyric "watching Grunge legdrop New Jack through a press table") has passed away, from breathing complications related to sleep apnea.

Zebrahead AND Goldfinger

Jan. Friday 13th @ H.O.B. anaheim -yes! but, why is it called the deep freeze tour?---------------------------------------------------------------------------weeks later

...I knew Goldfinger would be the greatest thing on earth live. as for my 5th time seeing zebrahead-but 1st time seeing them not closing-it was STILL awesome. probably the best part was when JASON FREESE came out and jammed on his sax with G. and when they played "anthem" and when Ali and Matty bumped chests and jumped into the crowd. in between zh and goldfinger they were playing all these classic ska/punk songs- like the suicide machines and the hippos - it was awesome. I couldn't say anything about Goldfinger's set because the second they came out, I passed out and died (of happiness). THE END.

My Favorite CD's of 2006

1. "decomposer" the matches
2. "37 everywhere" punchline
3. "stadium arcadium" red hot chili peppers
4. "the avalanche" sufjan stevens
5. "broadcast to the world" zebrahead
6. "sound the alarm" saves the day
7. "...and the battle begun" rx bandits
8. "at war with the mystics" the flaming lips

too excited to even piss my pants.

everytime i see this poster, i wonder why brian is asian.

































Weezer:
"Hey Party-People,
Weezer is just polishing up a batch of songs for a recording session that is going to start at the beginning of July. This will be the final recording session for our 6th album which we aim to put out in the first half of 2008. We hope you are all having good times.
Love,
R-dawg"

Zebrahead:
"there's a new album coming very soon. New songs are closer than you think"

RX Bandits:
finishing up huge tour.

Saves The Day:
currently locked-up inElectric Lady Bug Studio recording a new album titled UNDER THE BOARDS




Bands I can't stand

...to like. I hate that I like these stupid bands; bald religion, alkaline trio, etc...

bald religion: argh, geez man, greg graffin goes too far. but I guess he's allowed to beleive whatever he wants and write his songs about whatever he wants. All of their songs sound the same too, yet their music is so damn good, all 80 of their cds. "misery and famine" "quality and quantity" candy canes and more candy canes, I swear whats their problem? man, "you" is such an awesome song, I remember when I saw them play it live, I almost died, it was so great, but I wish I didn't like them.

alkaline trio: why do I like their music so much? I mean, its not even that good, is it? I hate it, I wish they sucked really bad, so I could make fun of them. lame Matt Skeeeeeba satanist. we have to stop seeing them and I have to stop buying their music, I promise I won't buy their next cd whenever it comes out. skiba should also stop pretending like he's not gay.

nofx: I actually don't like them a whole lot, but dang they have some great old timey classics. I am glad they stopped writing political songs, because Fat MIke is not the best person to take political advice from...here are just a FEW names of some nofx songs:
I Live In A Cake
I Wanna Be An Alcoholic
Always Hate Hippies
See Her Pee
Beer Bong
Straight Edge
Stupid Canadians
Buggley Eyes
Can't Get The Stink Out
Talking 'bout Yo' Momma
Decom-Poseur
Drugs Are Good
My Name Is Bud
My Name's Bud (And My Sister's Mary-Jane)
My Vagina
Two On Glue
three on speed
Party Enema
Vanilla Sex
Fun Things To Fuck (If You're A Winner)
Vegetarian Mumbo Jumbo
Please Play This Song On The Radio
Please Stop Fucking My Mom
We Threw Gasoline On The Fire And Now We Have Stumps For Arms And No Eye
Herojuana
Puke On Cops
Pump Up The Valium
Hobophobic
Hotdog In A Hallway
You Put Your Chocolate In My Peanut Butter
I Gotta Pee

Also, why is nofx on the peta2 compilation, the song "clams have feelings too" is not animal rights. I'd think, if anyone, PETA would recognize that. and why did they cover "straight edge" ? wait, why am I questioning fat mike?