I’m back from hanging out with my old friend Brian with some of his friends in NJ. It’s always a great and interesting experience to meet your friend’s friends when you realize that you can all be friends together, that whatever that connection is, it exists between everyone. Thanks to Dave, Kate, Mike, and Denise for making it a great visit. There was barbequeing, tiki torches, and darts shot from blow pipes. As I was leaving, I realized that one of my tires was low and had to be changed. I was off to a party, so Brian pretty much did all of the work so I wouldn’t be too dirty. I have the donut and a nail in my regular tire to get fixed. Our posse of Mike, Will, Lauren, and Ben headed north to Nicole’s party until the wee hours, sampling home brew and meeting Jersey punk rockers. Thanks for hosting us, Nicole and Sal. I was surprised to find my friend Rich was hanging out nearby when I got home, so cut my sleep short to have brunch with him and Matt. It’s been an eventful weekend.
I’m listening to some Neutral Milk Hotel bootlegs that I’d collected a while ago. There’s one live song called “Ferris Wheel on Fire” that hasn’t been released, as far as I know, that is entirely amazing. I remember going to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam just to make the connection between her and In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.
Go to shredzone (one of the top returns when you enter “how to shred” into google) and learn how to master your guitar licks like Matthew “Sir Wanks a Lot” Stone from Saxon Shore.
Don’t forget, Saxon Shore and Unwed Sailor are both on tour. Right now, as I type this.
Hope you’re feeling better, Dad. Get well soon…
DiG, the documentary about the Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Dandy Warhols is one of the best rock documentaries I’ve seen in a long time. Forget the Wilco documentary, this has real tension, excitement, and insanity.
:::scott:::