History Show In Abseacon New Jersey, March 25th 2008

So the night before the show I rode down to Josh's house to learn all the songs, as I would be playing bass for this show. We jammed them out for about 2 hours with about 40 breaks in between every song and I ended up leaving his place at 1am. Next day I only really remember 4 of the 7 songs but who cares at this point. So him and Justin pick me up at my house and we go to Jersey to grab the equipment. The drive down was pretty uneventfull aside from heckling random people on the way down and hitting up a Wawa and not paying for anything. We get to the house that the show is at and as we go in we enter the fucking twilight zone, seriously. There were 17 year old sluts drunk as balls wasting their lives away, mixed with late 90's wiggers, nazi skins, and wannabe tough guy hardcore dudes. All sticking to the same general theme of being complete scumbags. Holy Hell. No clue who any of the other bands were that played as there was a Flyers hockey game on and we spent most of the night watching that rather than the horrid bands we could hear coming from the basement. Flyers ended up winning btw, as I got an update while we played. During the band before us the kid who lived in the house decided everyone had to go downstairs and tried to turn off the hockey game, to which I told him "DON'T DO IT, DO NOT TURN OFF THAT TV MAN." It stayed on.

It was our turn to play and it went well and kids actually went bezerek. I probably played half the songs right, but I guess it didn't really matter as afterwards someone went up to Justin and told him he had seen them a month or so ago and that they sounded WAY better tonight.

Wild.

The ride home was filled with making fun of everything, then the bass player in The Front Page had to pee. Only Justin refused to stop. It went on for about 20mins with Teg freaking out about having to go and pointing out every place Justin could have pulled over to let him pee, but didn't. I almost pee'd my own pants from laughing at how absurd it got, till Justin finally pulled over and Teg pee'd on a tree while Justin kept driving away from him.

Then we got back to the city and I got dropped off and said hi to my dogs and went to bed.

Blacklisted Record Release Show, @ The FUC In Philadelphia

Now, I won't lie and say I love Blacklisted, I actually only ever sat down and listened to them twice the first time was years ago. And wasn't into them too much then, just not my thing really. BUT, since I was in a band with Bean (jon nean, guitar), I do go see them and live they are unfuckwithable. Today was absolutely no exception. I heard the new record a few months ago right after they finished recording it and while it's still not my cup of tea, they did get alot better.

Ok i will start with the first band I saw, Soul Control, Bean said they sounded like Burn, 108 and Quicksand. I didn't hear any Quicksand in them but he was on point with the Burn and 108 part. They were really good, and get huge points for being a heavy band and the guitarist playing a Fender Tele. Up next was Shipwreck AD, I left and went to Wawa and got Bean a coffee since he slept on a few minutes over the last 2 days. I came back and Let Down was going on, not into them at all, they sound like 97a an older thrashy hardcore band. kids like them but I don't see what the deal is. Up next was Cold World. Jesus, how many wiggers can you put in one band and still try and call it a hardcore band? I kid, kind of. They are terrible and yet kids were all about them. So much chugga chugga that i got super bored super quick. Either way, not into them at all.

Right as they finished however I threw my Vitamin Water bottle (empty) at Phil Saynich and hit him square in the face from 40 feet away. I yelled O'Doyle rules at him and told him it was his punishment for being "So damn good looking"

Then Blacklisted went on and I took up my handicap parking space on the side of the stage.

From the first note the place went apey, it was amazing. I haven't seen them here at home before, only ever seeing them far far away from Philadelphia and seeing them get less than a great reaction everytime, tonight was impressive. I may not love the music, but i can see how alot of people would. Bean can write some riff's as i already knew from our previous band before he joined Blacklisted. You could tell they were tired, but the crowd more than made up for it by going batty. George sung barefoot and stepped on a kids hand, gross as hell. hahaha

The rest of the after show was spent talking with George and Dan Yemin, then I went and said by to everyone and went outside. Then I ran into Bosco (my one roommate)'s FUCKING BOY IAN. Who offered me a ride home so I didn't have to ride my bike.

What a great dude.

Oh and Dave Sausage looked at me like I was a martian when I asked for 3 copies of their new record on the LP format. But agreed that I was a good dude for buying 2 copies for Andrew and Kev.

Good day, Fuck Easter.

Jena Berlin and Young Livers in Washington College Maryland Saturday March 22nd 2008

So our trip from Philadelphia started around 2pm. Me, Kev Somm,  Andrew and Heather and Rhiannon drove down to Delaware to get the trip started. Part of the trip involved going to the Christiana Mall so i could buy a new laptop. This part of the trip has been done before with great non-success. This time however we pulled it off and my credit card was actually approved! After that we walked around the mall for a hot minute and Kev told some girl that she'd be better looking if she wore less makeup. She was not pleased. But then another girl he told was a total babe and she high fived him. Delaware is a strange place indeed. Then we met Miss Delaware, and her grammar sucks. She spelled you're as your and when kev pointed it out to her she was real confused as to why that was wrong. Delaware is a strange place indeed.

So we left the mall and drove down to Maryland, passing the exit we were supposed to take by about 30miles, whoops. I guess i should have been paying attention instead of taking pictures of Kev sleeping in the back like a nancy. Rhiannon drove the whole way down and was a good sport with our ridiculousnesses. is that even a word? It is NOW!

So I navigate us another way to Washington College and we arrive just in time to sit around for a good 3 hours. We all, our crew and Jena Berlin and their posse went to get pizza and there was a forklift parked in a parking lot space?!? Maryland is a strange place indeed. So i hopped in it and got a sweet picture then we ate. Well they ate, there was nothing for me to eat so i heckled the employees to hurry up with Andrew's moz sticks. Which caused everyone to laugh.

They came almost directly after I yelled for them. I WIN!

We leave there and go back to the show and sit around for way too long. Watched idiot college dorks play Duck Duck Goose and got really offended by it.

Then Young Livers went on. I've never heard them before but since Andrew and I have pretty similiar tastes I figured if he liked them I would too, boy was I wrong. SIKE, they were actually awesome.  They only played what seemed like 5 songs though which was a bummer. Can't wait to see them again.

Jena Berlin went on next and the heckling was as obnoxious as ever. I don't think that stupid college town knew what was going on. They were good as usual, but played what seemed like 800 songs. Sorry guys, but that was way too many!!! Best heckle of the night was this:

"hey, page hamilton called he wants his riffs back!"

Then Heather who snuck a 5th of Jack into the building, got real drunk. To which I said to Andrew "hey man, keep our girlfriend we share from falling down will you?" and then once we were outside and walking to the car to leave "hey, pick up your end of this dating partnership and carry our girlfriend!"

I hope he doesn't get mad about our sharing a girlfriend sometimes! Do you Andrew?

Before we left though this girl from Boston told me one of my old bands was her favorite band ever. I still don't know how to respond to that kind of thing.

Then we drove home, which was all me, with an expired license no less. We got home safe and sound and it was a great trip indeed, we need more of these.

Riding A Bike Down Interstate 95

okay, i'm back and wiser for having made my great journey.i rode down to the pep boys on aramingo ave and went behind it to try and use the girard ave on ramp, got chased away by 3 cop cars as i split and rode back up richmond st then ducked down salmon and circled back around to lose the cops. (up the punx). i remembered then that there was another way onto the highway near the park i take my dogs to. so i rode down the while getting followed by another copper (they had to of radio'd to him i was on the prowl), i stopped and turned around and went to wawa to let the heat cool down. after that i rode back down to the park and walked through the field to the banks up to the girard off ramp from 95south. i climb up with my bike, and hop onto the highway. i rode up the off ramp to 95 proper. no one around for miles. like it was the end of the world. and i felt fine.took some pictures (which i'll upload this weekend when i get my new puter), and rode from girard up to allegheny and back and on the way back remembered i had a video setting on my digital camera that wasn't half bad. so i take it out and took a minute and a half video of me riding down 95 all fucking alone. hop off and relax, not for long though cause here comes 2 cop cars speeding down 95 south like a car chase was going on. i spot them early so i hop over the median and crouch real low, as they speed by i stick my hand up and flip them off (really upping the punx now!!!). fuck the coppers! anyways so they go by so i hop back up and ride around some more go up to a mid point between girard and allegheny and haul ass down 95 to the girard exit as i hit the downhill portion i lock my legs and do the most epic skid ever lasted 4 light poles long, fucking sick. stopped enjoyed the moment and rode home.fucking greatest thing ever. and will probably never have the chance to ever do it again. you're all sissies for not taking to chance.

only way this could ever happen is when a support column cracks and crumbles and PennDot shuts the highway down.

Pink Razors w/ Amateur Party TONIGHT!

So in a few short (six of them) hours, the almighty Pink Razors from RVA will be playing at Circle Of Hope @ Broad and South st. in the fine city of brotherly love. Hopefully they'll play and sound better than the last time i saw them down at The Fest in Gainsville Fl. in October.

Show review to come later.

The Winter Needs To End

Besides the temp, it's windy as hell here today, yesterday it was 65 and poured rain all day. Today it's maybe 32 and windy as all hell. I'm sick of this crap. It needs to be spring now. Also why did we spring forward today? Weeks before Spring? Makes no sense to me.

Anyways today Kev Somm, Kras, Bosco, Andrew White, Moneybags and I went record shopping. I scored the following:

Gun's N' Roses - Patience 7" and My Michelle 7"
Bad Religion - No Control Lp
Screeching Weasel - How to make enemies and irritate people, my brain hurts CD's.
Seaweed - i forget the name of the record, it was their last CD released.
Shift - Spacesuit CD

And I got my new guitar amp yesterday. My neighbors hate me right now. Thing is LOUD.
Bike Race Next Weekend, Wild West Race. awesome.


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