Shit. In all my spazzing out about Madness I forgot to mention the gheyness of the club shows for Punk Rock Bowling that were just announced last Sunday. How silly of me! Well, where to start? Hmmm... Youth Brigade reunion of all 3 original Stern Bros., ehhhh. Whatever. Last time I saw a reunion of all 3 Stern Bros. it was a drunken mess. Dr. Know reunion with Kyle - that just happened in Ventura a few months ago. Municipal Waste just friggin' played here, same with Agent Orange and the English Beat, and the rest of the bands play here all the time, like the Dwarves or the Adolescents. Good Riddance is cool, but opening up for No Use For A Name? GHEY That line up should definitely be reversed. Union 13, cool, same with the Aggrolites but again, nothing to brag about really. The club shows are just as lame as the big shows, and the scheduling of it all is terrible. You're gonna have to commit to one gig per night really, as trying to bounce from place to place is gonna be a logistical nightmare. Choose wisely and good luck. Unlike a few other jealous assholes that I know, I'm happy that a few Local bands made some of the opening spots. Congratulations to the Vermin, the Seriouslys and the Civilians for representing Vegas in all of this. No offense to you all, but I'm not gonna go see any of the gigs you're playing during PRB weekend. I'd just rather see you when you play your regular gigs here in town when there's a lot less drunken assholes and Poseurs around... heh
Hey! Do you have a beard? Do you think Punk music sounds good played through acoustic guitars? Well, if you answered 'Yes' to both of those questions, then do I have a show for you to attend - it's the Punks In Vegas 1 Year Anniversary party being held at Alternate Reality Comics on Maryland / Flamingo tomorrow night. A collection of Local Singer / Songwriters, not quite as rocking as Jim Croce, but a little more rocking than John Denver will be there pulling at your heartstrings with tales of Woe and Love Lost and being unaccepted by Society. Bring your hankies and make sure to Congratulate the bearded clan of Punks In Vegas for doing a job well done and making it for a year. May your next year be just as fruitful as this one was. Cheers! And buy some comics while you're there, you cheap bastards!
Band practice as of late has been killing me, but it's coming along nicely. Everything is updated, and everything is great here in Las Vegas. Ya know, I think the reason why something as lame as Punk Rock Bowling thrives here is because all these Tools and Sheep that come here by the plane full and car load are coming here for that Vegas thing, that thing of Debauchery and Drunkenness. It's kind of a cliche, but it's also very true to a certain extent. Those of us that live here get to do the Vegas thing 24-7, for 365 days a year. We're Professionals at this shit! LOL This town is our town. It is so glamorous. I bet you'd live here if you could and be one of us... ;-) Punk Rock Bowling... fuck off.
Ya know, I let those faggot Vancouver fans off easily by not commenting on the absolute stupiedity of what they did after their Hockey "team" of bad actors and whiny crybabies got their asses kicked in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, but after reading about what those fucking shit licking Vancouverites did to one of my favorite bands, Two Man Advantage, well, it just makes me hate those assholes even more. Yeah I said hate - bite me. Check this shit out -- it was written by the Captain, one of the guitar players from the band. To the people who stole most of my stuff out of my studio on June 5, including my main guitar of 43 years, let me tell you about it. It's a very altered, but very real 1953 Gibson Les Paul Model - Serial # 3 0621 (stamped on the back of the headstock) This is not a gold-top. In the 1950's, it was refitted with an ABR-1 bridge and stop tailpiece, and then refinished, all by Gibson. The green colour in the picture, (especially on the rear half of the body where the light reflection is less), is accurate. It's one of the lightest Gibson Les Pauls, and the only one of its' colour, that I've ever seen. I've made many other changes to this guitar in favour of playability: --changed the P-90's to humbuckers --had the neck thinned and it, the back and the sides were refinished --when it was refinished, the serial # was stamped in --replaced worn out machine heads with gold Gibson ones --added brass switch ring, jack plate, and rear cavity covers that were made for me by my now-deceased brother-in-law --added a truss rod cover with "Les Paul" on it --installed strap-locks (for obvious reasons) --there will be traces of violin bow resin in and under various parts. It is the best guitar ever for bowing. This is a one-of-a-kind instrument in so many ways. It is completely recognizable, down to every screw on it. I've been in the music business all my life, and have a large list of friends and contacts. With the help of countless amazing people, many who I don't even know, http://web.me.com/outgolfing/Equipment (which details what you took) has been sent across Canada and around the world to more people - musicians, music stores, pawn shops, studios, rehearsal rooms, and other musically related businesses - than I ever imagined possible. It's been passed around since you broke in, and is continually going out to more people. In fact, I'd bet people reading this will pass the link on to others if they already haven't. This will continue unendingly until I find my guitars and other equipment. My green Les Paul is already one of the most recognizable instruments in Canada, I can guarantee you that. Here's your scenario: --No collector will want this instrument because it's not even close to original. --No legitimate business will buy it from you. --Any creep who would knowingly buy a stolen guitar will give you a pittance for it. --If you keep it for yourself, you'll never be able to play anywhere with it, and it will tie you to the crime and to all of the other stolen equipment for as long as you have it. --You didn't even take the case. It's my most personal possession, and I have always planned for my son to have it one day. By the way, the other Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier head you took was his. It's not of much value to you, but to me, I can't buy another Les Paul like it because another one doesn't exist.. Here's a thought: Have some decency and redeem some karma. Bring my guitar back. You've fucked my studio up and stolen a life-time collection of my shit. You stole my guitar rig, which was MY sound that I've spent years achieving. You haven't ripped off a money making business. You've ripped off my life and my spirit immeasurably by taking away the tools of the pursuit of my passion. I've worked extremely hard for my whole life to earn my right to do so, and you took it all away in an hour or two. You've also ripped off my son, now, and in the future. I don't have the money to replace the gear, so it's just gone. Just give it back - NO QUESTIONS ASKED. PLEASE MauriceYou can read the original post on the Vancouver Craigslist site by clicking here. There's some photos there too to see that 'colour' thing he was talking about... heh heh I've had tons of stuff stolen from me over the years, and luckily it's always been pretty much replaceable, but something like this? Boooooooooooooooooo. Makes me despise Vancouver more than I already do, and that's saying A LOT! hahahaI didn't make it to the Queers gig, because A), I heard that there were 7 bands that were supposed to be playing, Murder Majesty one of them (of course), and B), I couldn't find a single person who wanted to to go to the gig! LOL I would tell people that the Queers were playing, and they seemed kind of hyped on checking them out, but when I would mention that it was happening at the Divebar, their interest would suddenly wane! hahaha I stayed home and watched a streaming Nomeansno concert (which you can see here) and got fed breakfast, which was pretty effin' cool! <3
Hey! Check out this article in Seven magazine about the Punk Rock scene here in Vegas: Punk Rock Overload. It was written by Jarret Keene, who plays for Dead Neon when he's not writing pablum trite like this article. I've said it before and I'll say it again - acoustic guitars are NOT Punk! And neither is the WARPed Tour, for that matter. It hasn't been for years. I would of written a lengthy response to the article on that website, but I couldn't stop laughing long enough to register to do that. Plus I had to change my underwear after I shit my pants from laughing too much. Stick to what you know Jarrett, and leave the Punk Rock stuff to someone who's in the Scene and who knows what they're talking about. ;-) Same goes for Seven magazine. Stick to what you know, which is superfluous musings about shit only the Tools care about, and for posting pictures of attention whore club kids. Oh, and ads, lots and lots of ads.
Speaking of that Punk Rock Heart Transplant compilation, I did a Review of that like, months ago (way to stay current there Jarret) and I'm currently compiling a shitload more Reviews to go on a new page I'm putting together for the website. Besides that compilation, it's got stuff from, oh, let's see, Helmet, Face To Face, Youth Gone Mad, Social Distortion, Emily's Army, Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine, Christian Death, Agnostic Front, Good Riddance, Dwarves, Holding On To Sound, Gang Of Four, Foo Fighters, PJ Harvey, Cobra Skulls, and Deadhand if they ever get that new CD of there's to me... hint hint! ;-) Yeah, I'm gonna assemble a whole page full of my opinions on a bunch of new stuff that's come out so far this year. It's all Punk too! I mean, if sitting on a stool and playing some hippy crap on an acoustic guitar is Punk, then I guess PJ Harvey is the most Punk chick ever -- she plays a harpsichord! hahahahahahaSee ya Friday @ Zombie Prom! :-)
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