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07/14/2011

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Drama? I got no time for it.
Pain? Like hanging out with an old friend. ;-)
Love? Gimme a friggin' break! hahahaha

I haven't had a spare moment of time as of late, what with dealing with and avoiding the Drama that surrounds me in every direction. I'm Teflon people - it doesn't stick to me. Give it up. I'm also battling some weird toothache pain that's burrowed deep in my jawbone, with visions of Rick H. dancing in the back of me head. I've been eating Percocets and Oxycontin's like Sweet Tarts, and that's never good. Amoxycellin helps. I've been practicing a lot lately, with 3 of the 4 bands I'm currently playing with, and that's just wiping me out. Pray for Mojo, will ya? Yeah, needless to say, with all this going on, updating the website hasn't exactly been the priority, ya know?

Another week has passed, and the Divebar is still open... hee hee hee

I saw that Human Rights (feeaturing H.R. from the Bad Brains) played the Double Down last Tuesday, and for everyone I saw on Facebook fawning over what a great gig it was gonna be, I haven't heard one positive word about the experience! LOL The first time I saw Human Rights my friends and I ran out of Fender's Ballroom in hysterical tears at what a train wreck it was. I can't imagine the band has gotten any better 25 years later, I really can't. And this is coming from a Reggae fan! hahahaha

Sippin on that Haterade right about now. It sure tastes good at this time of the morning. Everything is updated. The pictures of Unfair Fight and Klunk that were taken @ Diablos last week are now up and available to look at. Unfair Fight is here, and Klunk is here. The Gig Calendar page is chock full of new listings. I'm already putting up shows for October on there. I'm heading out to Cali on Friday to play a Vegascendents gig with Sloka somewhere in Fullerton, and I wish I had a flyer to show you, but apparently the Promoter feels that making one wasn't necessary to make the show a success. Go figure. I'm hoping to be back by Saturday to catch the action downtown, first with Cold Stare and Fleas playing @ Twelve21, and then afterwards it's all about the Mapes and Ultramaroon @ the Arts Factory. That shit is going to be Legendary. Hope to see you there.
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Uncle Chato's Garden

04/25/2011

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My head hurts. I mean, really hurts. My back too. I can hardly move or lift my arms, and there isn't a sink in my house that doesn't have vomit in it. I've been pissing blood for 7 days now and I really don't care. These past few days have been soooooooo worth it, and to end it yesterday at Casa de Amoroso, sitting poolside amongst Friends and Family, was just the perfect ending for a good run of days. A really, good run of days. :-)

Bad Brains gig? Rats. I was gonna go, I really was. I was on the Guest List and everything (Thanks Tyson!), but I had Loud Pipes practice, so I decided to play music with my friends as opposed to watching my friends play music. Once I was finished practicing, I was in no condition to go to the gig so I decided to head home and watch Game 4. We killed them 6-3. :-) I only ran into 3 people who said the Bad Brains were good. Everyone else said they sucked, or that it wasn't worth the $35 to get in. I don't blame them. Last time I saw the Bad Brains it cost me $15 to get in, and they were opening up for the Ramones at the Hollywood Palladium.

The Manic Hispanic / Loud Pipes gig on Friday was in-fucking-amazing! LOL Whoever said that Diablo's sucked needs to be kicked in the vaa-jay-jay. That place was rad! It was weird being treated like Kings, with an endless supply of Food and Booze being foisted upon us, but I got used to it after like 2 or 3 minutes or so. ;-) Great to see so many Friends there, and weird not seeing Hank or the Captain there when we played. Shame on you 2! Manic Hispanic were fantastic, playing a great mix of the Classics (Big Heinas, Uncle Chato's Garden, Wasted, Rudy Cholo) and some unreleased songs I haven't heard them play in years, covers of songs from bands like the Bad Brains and the Ramones. Just an incredible set from them, as usual. They deliver nothing less each and every time they play. It was great seeing Gabby up on stage with the band. Almost didn't think I'd ever see that again. Afterwards it was off to Viva were, well, let me put it this way. I have never seen such a massive gathering of Mediocrity, Lameness and Douchebaggery in my Life. Just areas full of Tools and Sheep and Poseurs, all trying to out Happy Days each other. Ghey. I had to see it to verify it myself, but Viva sucks. It's just pathetic now. Gawd Damn. What happened to that thing?

Sat. had me heading up the mountain to converse with the Tibetan Monks to be told what a bad person I am, all after getting virtually no sleep the night before. I tried going to the Car Show at Viva, but after nearly having a heart attack at how much they wanted to get in there, I passed on checking it out. Elvira was there giving away autographed head shots, but I was waaaaay too drunk/hungover to be standing in a 5 mile long line to get one of those, so I left. I spent the best part of the afternoon with a friend at the bar she works at, drinking beers and eating pizza, having girl talk and gossiping. :-) I went home to watch the Sharks game, fully planning on going to the Anti-Viva gig @ Meathead's right afterwords, but I passed out in the middle of the first period. Good thing too, as we got slaughtered by the Kings. SLAUGHTERED. Glad I missed it.

Easter Sunday I woke up mid-afternoon and raced down to Jesse and Roxie's to partake in Birthday celebrations for one of my favorite people, Miss Roxie. Walking into a home filled with Friends and Family was just the cure I needed for my mental and physical recovery. Beer and Cake are one of the best combinations EVER!. That's one of the many things Roxie and I have bonded with over the years, and spending the day with her and everyone else was just the perfect ending to a great run of mind numbing, physically draining, drunken, drugged out debauchery. I also heard the new Pigasus recordings (wowsers!) while I was there and heard of the new Unfair Fight recording. Both are guaranteed to blow minds. Gawd damn it's gonna be a great year. :-)

Everything's updated. Game 6 is about to begin, and my phone is blowing up with shit talking Kings fans. I'm hoping that the Sharks can wrap this up so we can move on to Round 2. I'm not too optimistic that's gonna happen, but I remain forever optimistic. GO SHARKS!!
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