Posted 10.5.08 at 8pm.

Went to a record swap today that was good. I picked up a Gang Of Four bootleg LP from 1980, Ohio Players, a Scientist maxi single, and a Martha Reeves and the Vandellas 45 that I haven't seen before. All the good record stores here have large psych rock sections and I see that I know very little of it which is exciting to me. Been into a lot of Os Mutantes and Love lately. Other than that had some good food and got a little writing done. Tomorrow Reno Carolyn and I go to the arboritum and then Boston Joe and Nan have a tandem bicycle that is way out of commission and they don't really have the time or know how to fix it so I'm going to secretly get the thing going again and suprise them with it. 

Posted 10.4.08 at 3pm.

In Boston now. I love it here and the Jamaica Plain district is a special place to me. If Reno burned down I would probably move here. Today has found me hanging out bumming around the town with my dear friends Joe, Nan, Raj and Carolyn. Good food, decent coffee and epic conversation. Looking forward to getting some good writing done while here. I killed that Ocsar Wao book on the flight here and apparently I am schedualed to meet the author next weekend. that should be cool. I will try to read up about him because as of now I know nothing about him. While here Raj and I are going to make some music and see what happens. 

Posted 10.2.08 at 9am.

Reading a book right now that I think is everywhere called The  Brief wonderful Life of Oscar Wao. So Far it's pretty good. I fly out to Boston tomorrow will be talking about it with a friend of mines book club. Got some good writing done last night and working on some upcoming shows. This year it looks like I'm doing the Halloween show in Reno this year where local bands will cover non local bands and the line up sounds pretty good this year.
I got the new iTunes in my computer with the new genius feature that will give you recommendations on other bands that sound like the bands that you like. This is nice for people like me who live for new music to get switched onto like being thirsty all the time. I just thought it would be cool if they could add a variation to the genius feature that would add a twinge of sarcasm and one up manship to the recommendations. Like

  • "Oh, you have THAT in your library. wow. I used to listen to that too when I was a 14 year old girl." 
  •  "I can't believe you have ______(x)____ but don't have _____(y)______!  Don't you know that ____(x)____ is just doing things that ______(y)______ was doing in the 80's? Jeeez...
  •  "My name may be genius bus after looking into your library I wish I was deaf."
  • "Look, lets be honest: Your library just full of things pitchfork has been telling you to buy and Metallica. can you please have an opinion of your own?

I think that would make for a more realistic new music experience like a regular independent record store. At least make iTunes seem less like HAL and more like what all your friends are probably thinking. 

 

Posted 9.30.08 at 5pm.

At the coffee shop. There's this lady who comes in that is obviously not quite right in the head. She's cool but she talks to herself all the time. She isn't overly polite and you can hear her mumble and talk to herself but she's all right as far as things go. It's often that she will come in for eight hours and just drink coffee which she pays for. Her clothes are usually dirty and I'm guessing she gets money from the government because it looks like she has a hard time getting through life. The coffee shop exists in a large financial building in downtown Reno and the security just tried to kick her out. There she is staring out the window talking to herself and these two people in uniforms come up and do the "Hey it's time to move along." gig to her. I had my ass out of my seat to come to her defense but before I even left my table she came back at them and explained to them eloquently that she was a paying customer and would not be pushed around by them and that it was time for them to move along with more eloquence than ten Barak Obamas. It's inspiring to me to see someone who probably has a much harder situation than I do not allow herself to be pushed around.  

Posted 9.21.08 at 9am.

Da Capo played with Surrender last night and they were great. It was nice to have a two band show and we we're all looking forward to it. Today I build a trellis in the back of Slander House that's been going well. I learned to not get wood from the likes of Home Depot/Lowes etc. as all of their wood is warped. We play a free show at UNR on Monday with Shearing Pinx and Panic Opera and that should be a good time. Hopefully people will show up and act cool and show the powers that be at UNR that having a University run all ages space is a viable idea. I'm not betting on it but hey, show up and dream a little dream with me. 

Posted 9.12.08 at 11pm.

A lot has been up since my last entry. Just got back from tour and that went well. One week that involved all the ups and downs a real tour has. Picked up some good books and music. A collection of Ralph Ellisons short stoires and a copy of Moss Icon's Lybernum record for eight bucks. not bad. Been frantically painting to get ready for and art show I'm going to be part of. 

Posted 2.25.08 at 8pm.

Well I'm not coughing up blood anymore and it seems to be getting better. I have done nothing in the last few days but eat and lie down. The bathroom is again across the room and not light years away so that's a good sign.

Posted 2.23.08 at 9am.

I have bacterial pneumonia and cannot do much of anything. I went to the doctors and am on the mend. Looking forward to not feeling dizzy whenever I stand up.  

Posted 2.19.08 at 12am.

have been building a new practice space at SH and it's been intense. looking forward to finishing it. One of the hardest things to do is stapling carpet to celings. Been busy playing and writing and of course, it being Monday here is a new territory.

Posted 2.13.08 at 9pm.

Listening to the Kinks. Been having fun hanging out with Kody and talking about music and such. Was listening to the Decemberists earlier. Damn that's a good band. Working on Essays. 

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