It's been such a long time.
Guess I failed.
Not too important.
I started this dumb thing in the beginning of '06. There were a lot of changes going on then, and for some reason I thought that they were for the better. Of course they weren't. They never are. I remember being happy once early that year, genuinely happy. Meg told me my good mood was a pleasant change, and I told her I didn't know how long it was going to last. As things seemed to get better slightly on a day to day/week to week basis, I remember telling her that it was all gonna end with me getting struck down by a car and dying. Or struck by lightning. Or shot right outside of our apartment like everyone else that kept getting shot right outside of our door. Instead my good moods just turned to decay like usual and the rest of the year was far too draining and probably wrecked me forever. Who cares? Not you.
I had to delete a couple things here - too risky. Also, too many people tracking me down on myspace somehow to ask me how the cyst above my ass was and if I ever had surgery for it. It got annoying.
No one knows me - that is alright. But not really.
108,000 words later and it always ends the same. Of course. The bad thing is I feel like I no longer have anything relevant to write about. And save for the people who already have, no one else wants to read it. That is both their problem and my own.
2011, I hope you are better than 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007... etc. I am pretty sure 2003 and some of 2004 are the last ones that count as anything other than disappointing.
i need adventure. just like a young GG once sang.
Tell me how to successfully disassociate myself from everything and everyone again. I no longer wish to deal with this constant feeling of not being anywhere but wanting to be somewhere. It's wearing me down.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Saturday, March 21, 2009
the best tapes you never had part one
In high school it was all about punk rock and cassettes. tape your 7"s onto em and play them in the car... right? I don't know. maybe it was just us. Anyways, part one in the list not only serves as one if my most overplayed cassettes from freshman-junior year, but also as somewhat of a partial discography before the band here broke up. i'm talking about THE MUSHUGANAS.
there is a cd collection that was supposed to be all of this stuff but now isn't, but who knows if that will even come out. it was supposed to come out on harmless all the way back then. i got most of these songs from scott harmless himself on two loving cassettes, which i then sequenced into partial chronological order on one giant 120 minute cassette..... anyways. here goes. separated by release listing.
S/T DEMO cassette
1. black sabbath/no applause
2. she's got a man
3. downfall
4. donny most
5. old school
6. lousy day
7. don't talk to me
8. public animal #1 (you hate me and i hate you)
9. killers
SPLIT 7" WITH CHEMICAL BLUE SONGS
10. her boyfriend
11. downfall
12. motivation
DUMPSTERLAND 7"
13. she's got a man
I EAT GEEKS LIKE YOU FOR BREAKFAST 7"
14. theme from mushugana
15. paul deluxe
16. spoonfed
17. iowa
FUCKIN FUCK LIVE JERK cassette
18. spoonfed
19. donny most
20. motivation
21. iowa
22. her boyfriend
23. she's got a man
24. I wanna get cancer
25. theme from mushugana
26. public animal #1
27. ass kissers
DROPOUT GIRL 7"
28. dropout girl
29. 18
30. maybe
31. it's raining
YACKETY SCHMACKETY BLAH BLAH BLAH
32. disappointed (extra vocals)
TASTE OF CHICAGO
33. disappointed
DAD, ARE WE PUNK YET?
34. ass kissers
ACHTUNG CHICAGO DREI
35. breaking tradition
UNRELEASED RECORDING FOR COMPILATION
36. theme from mushugana
37. donny most
OOOH YEAH!
38. i want attention
??/CHECKS IN THE MAIL
39. when i'm here with you (parasites)
WHERE THE KIDS AREN'T LP
(became mushuganas s/t posthumous pre rock and roll period LP about 2 years after i got this tape)
40. followers (renamed: shut yer fucken mouth)
41. shit city
42. aimed wrong
43. i want attention
44. another girl, another planet (only ones)
45. wright city
46. everyone
47. donny most
48. cute (renamed: the consequence of overplay)
49. mistreated
DICK JOKES
50. strawberry shortcake
there is a cd collection that was supposed to be all of this stuff but now isn't, but who knows if that will even come out. it was supposed to come out on harmless all the way back then. i got most of these songs from scott harmless himself on two loving cassettes, which i then sequenced into partial chronological order on one giant 120 minute cassette..... anyways. here goes. separated by release listing.
S/T DEMO cassette
1. black sabbath/no applause
2. she's got a man
3. downfall
4. donny most
5. old school
6. lousy day
7. don't talk to me
8. public animal #1 (you hate me and i hate you)
9. killers
SPLIT 7" WITH CHEMICAL BLUE SONGS
10. her boyfriend
11. downfall
12. motivation
DUMPSTERLAND 7"
13. she's got a man
I EAT GEEKS LIKE YOU FOR BREAKFAST 7"
14. theme from mushugana
15. paul deluxe
16. spoonfed
17. iowa
FUCKIN FUCK LIVE JERK cassette
18. spoonfed
19. donny most
20. motivation
21. iowa
22. her boyfriend
23. she's got a man
24. I wanna get cancer
25. theme from mushugana
26. public animal #1
27. ass kissers
DROPOUT GIRL 7"
28. dropout girl
29. 18
30. maybe
31. it's raining
YACKETY SCHMACKETY BLAH BLAH BLAH
32. disappointed (extra vocals)
TASTE OF CHICAGO
33. disappointed
DAD, ARE WE PUNK YET?
34. ass kissers
ACHTUNG CHICAGO DREI
35. breaking tradition
UNRELEASED RECORDING FOR COMPILATION
36. theme from mushugana
37. donny most
OOOH YEAH!
38. i want attention
??/CHECKS IN THE MAIL
39. when i'm here with you (parasites)
WHERE THE KIDS AREN'T LP
(became mushuganas s/t posthumous pre rock and roll period LP about 2 years after i got this tape)
40. followers (renamed: shut yer fucken mouth)
41. shit city
42. aimed wrong
43. i want attention
44. another girl, another planet (only ones)
45. wright city
46. everyone
47. donny most
48. cute (renamed: the consequence of overplay)
49. mistreated
DICK JOKES
50. strawberry shortcake
Thursday, March 05, 2009
BAD BIOLOGY.
Opening a movie with the line "I was born with seven clits" is going to be a pretty bold move no matter what. And this is what Frank Henenlotter's movies are all about. You have to give leeway to their B grade special effects and take in the fact that NO ONE has or ever will make movies like this, aside from maybe Rinse Dream, who hasn't made a movie since 1990's Dr. Caligari. My history with Frank's movies stems all the way back to childhood, much like many movies I will praise. Looking to rent horror movies at dollar video and running to "Basket Case" was not a mistake. These are the kind of movies that were made for viewers like me. The effects were horrid, but the plot made up for it. Duane Bradley and his mutant brother, separated at birth, come back to the big city to take revenge on the people who tore them apart. Following this movie nearly a decade later was a sequel that was full of camp schlock which included Belial, the "freak" brother falling in love. Lo and behold the Basket Case series was extended again two years later when Belial became a father. His other movies are just as good... in Brain Damage a hideous ancient "brain" becomes attached to a host who he has kill for him in order to release the "drug" said host needs. Frankenhooker speaks for itself in the title alone. Imagine the title as a person and you'll know exactly what kind of a movie you are in for. Frank Henenlotter is a genius. Enough said. The problem was that after Basket Case III, he seemed to disappear into thin air. How I made it through my high school years without any new offerings from old Frank, I have no clue. Now I've grown into early adulthood and he's finally back. It's like running into an old friend after not seeing them in what feels like forever.
Bad Biology, which is yet to be released on video in the states, has already hit DVD in the UK. And I finally got to see the movie that I've been waiting for two years and hoping would be as great as my personal hype for it was going to make it. It didn't let me down. Like his other movies it deals with genetic/sexual monstrosities including the girl born with seven clits and the boy with the monster penis. And how they inevitably meet up and what happens after that. Of course, in between that meeting is a whole movie worth of laughs and odd situations, including a "pussy face" photo shoot, two girls discussing penis size and arguing over whether or not John Holmes was freak or a god. There is so much more to be said for this movie but I don't want to spoil the fun. You'll just have to watch it for yourself. R.A. the Rugged Man seemed to come onto the scene in the special features on the Basket Case where he was shown with Mr. Henenlotter going to these places where they filmed it, showing what little places were left from the modest little movie that could back in 1982. "What is this white rapper doing with a legend?" I thought when I first watched it, not knowing that this was going to be the guy that gave the extra push to lead Frank out of his premature retirement. As producer of this film he has committed a miracle, that being getting this movie made.
See Bad Biology when it comes out on DVD here. Buy it so these guys can make another movie. Frank, it's been a long decade and a half in the making and it didn't let me down. I hope the rest of your fans feel the same way. R.A., thanks for making it happen and getting this unheralded genius back in the directors spot. In a rap song R.A. wrote about the process of making the movie one of the last things he says "Do I really wanna make filmmaking my career? Aw fuck it, me and Henenlotter will be back next year." I really hope so.
TRAILER:
Bad Biology, which is yet to be released on video in the states, has already hit DVD in the UK. And I finally got to see the movie that I've been waiting for two years and hoping would be as great as my personal hype for it was going to make it. It didn't let me down. Like his other movies it deals with genetic/sexual monstrosities including the girl born with seven clits and the boy with the monster penis. And how they inevitably meet up and what happens after that. Of course, in between that meeting is a whole movie worth of laughs and odd situations, including a "pussy face" photo shoot, two girls discussing penis size and arguing over whether or not John Holmes was freak or a god. There is so much more to be said for this movie but I don't want to spoil the fun. You'll just have to watch it for yourself. R.A. the Rugged Man seemed to come onto the scene in the special features on the Basket Case where he was shown with Mr. Henenlotter going to these places where they filmed it, showing what little places were left from the modest little movie that could back in 1982. "What is this white rapper doing with a legend?" I thought when I first watched it, not knowing that this was going to be the guy that gave the extra push to lead Frank out of his premature retirement. As producer of this film he has committed a miracle, that being getting this movie made.
See Bad Biology when it comes out on DVD here. Buy it so these guys can make another movie. Frank, it's been a long decade and a half in the making and it didn't let me down. I hope the rest of your fans feel the same way. R.A., thanks for making it happen and getting this unheralded genius back in the directors spot. In a rap song R.A. wrote about the process of making the movie one of the last things he says "Do I really wanna make filmmaking my career? Aw fuck it, me and Henenlotter will be back next year." I really hope so.
TRAILER:
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
How's Your News?
I don't come here very often anymore but I wanted to point out a note of interest for anyone who may or may not be reading.
How's Your New's? started airing it's first season on MTV this past Sunday night. I'm not sure how successful the rating are, though I would hope they are well enough for them to get at least another season. I would like to see them come through Chicago, whether it be for them to play a live show or to be filming for their television show. Why didn't that happen yet? I would love to meet them. These people are better than you and despite their disabilities, they are worlds ahead of most of us. When's the last time you had a television show airing on a major network? That's what I thought.
Anyways, i'll tell you the same story any old press bio will probably tell you as well. Camp Jabberwocky (which probably would be the coolest place to work, by the way) had been making videos for fun for years before they caught the eye of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park. They decided to give them a certain ammount of money to make a full length movie based on the travels of a handful of people from the camp. I'm not sure which came first - that offer or the "Pilot episode" of HYN (available on the DVD which came out in 2004), but the basics of it are putting these people with disabilities in situations where they not only get to see the world but meet people and do street interviews with them. The show is a little more high scale, as in the first episode alone they got to go to the Grammys and also had guests such as John Stamos, Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel, but the documentary is just as good. Here is a clip from that which includes the amazing Sean Costello telling us some of the highlights of what you can do and see in Texas. They also visit an auction.
Bobby bird has invented his own language which is all he can speak. He can, however, understand most of the things that are said to him. With the people who don't just walk away due to not understanding him, you can hear some words of English slip out and understand how happy he is to be doing what he is doing. This is NOT exploitation, and while I'm sure plenty of people will be laughing at them and not with them, they also are very aware of this. They get to put themselves out there and have the times of their life, all while capturing it in a format that they not only get to meet very important people, but will be able to look back on and watch when they are older.
Larry has cerebral palsy and can't speak. When they set him up with interviews, he holds a microphone while someone else assists him in holding up the questions for the interviewee to read. In the case of the documentary, most of the times he was just placed in a high volume area with a microphone holding a sign that simply read "How's your news?" The reactions he gets from people who decide to ignore him are just as interesting as the ones where people take a moment out of their day to talk to someone who is obviously there wanting to communicate with them. You can learn a lot about what a person is like by watching something like that happen.
Like Bobby, Larry can understand things on the same level as the rest of us, but he has been put on this earth in a body that does not let him communicate that so easily. Once again, when people stick it out and spend time with him while he is conducting an interview, you can tell that he is very excited to be where he is.
Sean is one of my favorites, though I really can't pick and choose because they all have their high points. He is very soft spoken and polite, likes fried chicken and baseball, and also has Down Syndrome. My favorite Sean moment may be in the documentary when he is interviewing some ladies who are on a bench, and when one of them starts to grill him a little too hard about what he is doing and tell him they maybe shouldn't be filming her because she doesn't have her makeup on Sean get's seemingly frustrated and throws his hands up and lets her in on it "Lady, this is pretrend. It's like... How's Your News? It is not real." The thing is though, it is VERY real.
These are only a few examples of the amazing people that comprise the HYN team. Get more acquainted by watching them.
They also have a full length album out which you can direct order from them or listen to in it's entirety on their website.>
This is the trailer for their series.
You can watch the whole first episode right now at
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/hows_your_news/series.jhtml
I would imagine as the weeks go by you will also be able to watch each episode after its television premiere. Do it. Chances are you won't regret it. So watch their show on MTV, buy their movies and music from them, or netflix the original movie. Please?
How's Your New's? started airing it's first season on MTV this past Sunday night. I'm not sure how successful the rating are, though I would hope they are well enough for them to get at least another season. I would like to see them come through Chicago, whether it be for them to play a live show or to be filming for their television show. Why didn't that happen yet? I would love to meet them. These people are better than you and despite their disabilities, they are worlds ahead of most of us. When's the last time you had a television show airing on a major network? That's what I thought.
Anyways, i'll tell you the same story any old press bio will probably tell you as well. Camp Jabberwocky (which probably would be the coolest place to work, by the way) had been making videos for fun for years before they caught the eye of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park. They decided to give them a certain ammount of money to make a full length movie based on the travels of a handful of people from the camp. I'm not sure which came first - that offer or the "Pilot episode" of HYN (available on the DVD which came out in 2004), but the basics of it are putting these people with disabilities in situations where they not only get to see the world but meet people and do street interviews with them. The show is a little more high scale, as in the first episode alone they got to go to the Grammys and also had guests such as John Stamos, Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel, but the documentary is just as good. Here is a clip from that which includes the amazing Sean Costello telling us some of the highlights of what you can do and see in Texas. They also visit an auction.
Bobby bird has invented his own language which is all he can speak. He can, however, understand most of the things that are said to him. With the people who don't just walk away due to not understanding him, you can hear some words of English slip out and understand how happy he is to be doing what he is doing. This is NOT exploitation, and while I'm sure plenty of people will be laughing at them and not with them, they also are very aware of this. They get to put themselves out there and have the times of their life, all while capturing it in a format that they not only get to meet very important people, but will be able to look back on and watch when they are older.
Larry has cerebral palsy and can't speak. When they set him up with interviews, he holds a microphone while someone else assists him in holding up the questions for the interviewee to read. In the case of the documentary, most of the times he was just placed in a high volume area with a microphone holding a sign that simply read "How's your news?" The reactions he gets from people who decide to ignore him are just as interesting as the ones where people take a moment out of their day to talk to someone who is obviously there wanting to communicate with them. You can learn a lot about what a person is like by watching something like that happen.
Like Bobby, Larry can understand things on the same level as the rest of us, but he has been put on this earth in a body that does not let him communicate that so easily. Once again, when people stick it out and spend time with him while he is conducting an interview, you can tell that he is very excited to be where he is.
Sean is one of my favorites, though I really can't pick and choose because they all have their high points. He is very soft spoken and polite, likes fried chicken and baseball, and also has Down Syndrome. My favorite Sean moment may be in the documentary when he is interviewing some ladies who are on a bench, and when one of them starts to grill him a little too hard about what he is doing and tell him they maybe shouldn't be filming her because she doesn't have her makeup on Sean get's seemingly frustrated and throws his hands up and lets her in on it "Lady, this is pretrend. It's like... How's Your News? It is not real." The thing is though, it is VERY real.
These are only a few examples of the amazing people that comprise the HYN team. Get more acquainted by watching them.
They also have a full length album out which you can direct order from them or listen to in it's entirety on their website.>
This is the trailer for their series.
You can watch the whole first episode right now at
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/hows_your_news/series.jhtml
I would imagine as the weeks go by you will also be able to watch each episode after its television premiere. Do it. Chances are you won't regret it. So watch their show on MTV, buy their movies and music from them, or netflix the original movie. Please?
Monday, February 04, 2008
Monday, December 24, 2007
HUMAN HIGHWAY - 1982
A film by Neil Young.
Featuring a cast including Young himself, Devo, and four people who had been involved with David Lynch and one point in time - Dennis Hopper, Charlotte Stewart, Russ Tamblyn, and Dean Stockwell. Three of whom who hadn't been in any of Lynch's films at that point - I'm almost sure he was a big fan of this film and used the three male actors after seeing this movie. This is all personal speculation, of course.
THE BEGINNING WAS THE END - very popular in Devo lore (even naming a live album after this lyric) - The movie opens in a post apocalyptic wasteland where Booji Boy (Devo's "mascot", if you will) recites part of his own existing manifesto and carries on into a scatalogical take on Bob Dylan - "the answer my friend is breaking in the wind" Seeing this made me know that what was to come for the next hour and twenty something minutes was going to be an amazing viewing experience. In the past all I had seen were the clips of Devo singing "it takes a worried man" which has ended up on ther video compilation "We're all Devo".
There are many reviews i've seen saying this movie lacks a plot - I think that is a empty statement. The plot involved a diner/gas station right on the edge of a small town, next to the nuclear power plant where the boys of Devo work. Loading barrels of toxic waste into their truck from the plant where they work - "time to fortify the old water supply" is spurted out. They go on the road with a red radioactive glow surrounding them, while singing the aforementioned track that they made into a music video. Young Otto comes to town to take over the diner after his father, also named Otto, died of radiation poisoning. Young plays Lionel, a hillbilly type who is a mechanic, late for work, reporting to young Otto, and introduces the new employee. Young Otto returns to the diner and mentions how as he has hired a new employee, one of the other ones has to go. A red glowing radioactive fly is seen flying throughout the kitchen, where Dennis Hopper's "Cracker" character is the cook. He chooses one of the girls at random to fire, and she throws a fit, tossing napkin holders on the ground in protest. Cracker says something rather humorous about how destruction of property is a great way to keep a job. Otto takes down Lionels poster of his idol, Frankie Fontaine. On a phone call he is spied on by Irene, who overhears him talking to someone about firing everyone and burning the failing business down. She bribes him into keeping her mouth shut for a cut of the insurance money he gets. Devo come to the diner, glowing red still as they sit down and no one acts as if anything is strange about that. When asked to fill up the gas tank by Booji Boy, the gar line is pulled through the drivers side window of their truck, where Booji drinks some of it, and then tells the mechanic to fill up the truck.
A driver comes to get some work on his car and some gas, and mentions to Fred that he's Frankie Fontaine's driver. After Lionel hears this he gets overly excited, and goes in the garage to introduce himself to Fontaine (who is also played by Young.)
Lionel is knocked out by the propped up car Fontaine is in that he's working on. In an extended "dream sequence" a-la Wizard of Oz, he is the leader of a band, and performances are seen throughout - Devo performing "come back jonee" to critical success, leading Lionel into a career as a rockstar. In one musical scene he is performing while surrouned by wooden Indians, and in the climax of the 25 or so minute dream sequence is something quite amazing - Devo as his backing band performing "My my hey hey" with Young on guitar and Booji Boy (in his crib) on vocals, lasting almost ten minutes. When Lionel awakes and realizes it was a dream he reiterates once again "Aw, i could do it!"
Booji Boy shows up hands everyone a shovel with a nuclear warning symbol on it after mentioning the big one is coming and it's all over - The whole cast breaks into a song and dance routine to "it takes a worried man" The bombs hit, leaving the wasteland that is only seen in the beginning of the movie with Booji Boy as the lone survivor. In the end credits scene the whole cast is seen walking up to heaven out of a fancy car.
Theres a lot more to it, though I guess yu'd have to see it to get the whole experience. And I highly suggest tracking down a copy...
Includes music from Neil Young's TRANS album, which uses vocoder on most of the tracks, one of the two albums that got him sued by the Geffen company - for turning in "uncharacteristic, uncommercial records". Amazing movie, amazing cast, amazing soundtrack. The last line of the credits scene mentions "Watch for Human Highway II" - something that never came to be.
Finally released for the first time on VHS and laserdisc in 1995, though it has gone far out of print and faded back into the obscurity it crept out of. What a shame.
Featuring a cast including Young himself, Devo, and four people who had been involved with David Lynch and one point in time - Dennis Hopper, Charlotte Stewart, Russ Tamblyn, and Dean Stockwell. Three of whom who hadn't been in any of Lynch's films at that point - I'm almost sure he was a big fan of this film and used the three male actors after seeing this movie. This is all personal speculation, of course.
THE BEGINNING WAS THE END - very popular in Devo lore (even naming a live album after this lyric) - The movie opens in a post apocalyptic wasteland where Booji Boy (Devo's "mascot", if you will) recites part of his own existing manifesto and carries on into a scatalogical take on Bob Dylan - "the answer my friend is breaking in the wind" Seeing this made me know that what was to come for the next hour and twenty something minutes was going to be an amazing viewing experience. In the past all I had seen were the clips of Devo singing "it takes a worried man" which has ended up on ther video compilation "We're all Devo".
There are many reviews i've seen saying this movie lacks a plot - I think that is a empty statement. The plot involved a diner/gas station right on the edge of a small town, next to the nuclear power plant where the boys of Devo work. Loading barrels of toxic waste into their truck from the plant where they work - "time to fortify the old water supply" is spurted out. They go on the road with a red radioactive glow surrounding them, while singing the aforementioned track that they made into a music video. Young Otto comes to town to take over the diner after his father, also named Otto, died of radiation poisoning. Young plays Lionel, a hillbilly type who is a mechanic, late for work, reporting to young Otto, and introduces the new employee. Young Otto returns to the diner and mentions how as he has hired a new employee, one of the other ones has to go. A red glowing radioactive fly is seen flying throughout the kitchen, where Dennis Hopper's "Cracker" character is the cook. He chooses one of the girls at random to fire, and she throws a fit, tossing napkin holders on the ground in protest. Cracker says something rather humorous about how destruction of property is a great way to keep a job. Otto takes down Lionels poster of his idol, Frankie Fontaine. On a phone call he is spied on by Irene, who overhears him talking to someone about firing everyone and burning the failing business down. She bribes him into keeping her mouth shut for a cut of the insurance money he gets. Devo come to the diner, glowing red still as they sit down and no one acts as if anything is strange about that. When asked to fill up the gas tank by Booji Boy, the gar line is pulled through the drivers side window of their truck, where Booji drinks some of it, and then tells the mechanic to fill up the truck.
A driver comes to get some work on his car and some gas, and mentions to Fred that he's Frankie Fontaine's driver. After Lionel hears this he gets overly excited, and goes in the garage to introduce himself to Fontaine (who is also played by Young.)
Lionel is knocked out by the propped up car Fontaine is in that he's working on. In an extended "dream sequence" a-la Wizard of Oz, he is the leader of a band, and performances are seen throughout - Devo performing "come back jonee" to critical success, leading Lionel into a career as a rockstar. In one musical scene he is performing while surrouned by wooden Indians, and in the climax of the 25 or so minute dream sequence is something quite amazing - Devo as his backing band performing "My my hey hey" with Young on guitar and Booji Boy (in his crib) on vocals, lasting almost ten minutes. When Lionel awakes and realizes it was a dream he reiterates once again "Aw, i could do it!"
Booji Boy shows up hands everyone a shovel with a nuclear warning symbol on it after mentioning the big one is coming and it's all over - The whole cast breaks into a song and dance routine to "it takes a worried man" The bombs hit, leaving the wasteland that is only seen in the beginning of the movie with Booji Boy as the lone survivor. In the end credits scene the whole cast is seen walking up to heaven out of a fancy car.
Theres a lot more to it, though I guess yu'd have to see it to get the whole experience. And I highly suggest tracking down a copy...
Includes music from Neil Young's TRANS album, which uses vocoder on most of the tracks, one of the two albums that got him sued by the Geffen company - for turning in "uncharacteristic, uncommercial records". Amazing movie, amazing cast, amazing soundtrack. The last line of the credits scene mentions "Watch for Human Highway II" - something that never came to be.
Finally released for the first time on VHS and laserdisc in 1995, though it has gone far out of print and faded back into the obscurity it crept out of. What a shame.
+++
Someday I will return to this.
Today probably isn't that day.
Though it couldn't hurt to add some older things to it.
For now I just can't write like I used to. And by "like I used to" I mean I was out doing things like going to annoying shows and reporting things no one wanted to hear about, making a point not to really mention anyone byname, or doing drugs and sitting at meg's computer cuz mine didn't have the internet (before it got stolen..) while we watched stupid tv.
We'll we haven't lived with each other for over a year now, and I've been off of drugs mostly for some time as well. You learn to get over it.
The minutemen documentary ("we jam econo") is on IFC right now, I have watched it before and I'll watch it again. Still waiting on that germs "what we do is secret" biopic, imagine I'll just re-read "Lexicon Devil" yet again.
I take back the mean things I said about throbbing gristle. TG2 actually sounds pretty good. I still don't own it, though really I havent bought more than 2 or 3 records this year.
There you have it. The boring monotony my life has become? Sure.
Fuck you over and out,
Today probably isn't that day.
Though it couldn't hurt to add some older things to it.
For now I just can't write like I used to. And by "like I used to" I mean I was out doing things like going to annoying shows and reporting things no one wanted to hear about, making a point not to really mention anyone byname, or doing drugs and sitting at meg's computer cuz mine didn't have the internet (before it got stolen..) while we watched stupid tv.
We'll we haven't lived with each other for over a year now, and I've been off of drugs mostly for some time as well. You learn to get over it.
The minutemen documentary ("we jam econo") is on IFC right now, I have watched it before and I'll watch it again. Still waiting on that germs "what we do is secret" biopic, imagine I'll just re-read "Lexicon Devil" yet again.
I take back the mean things I said about throbbing gristle. TG2 actually sounds pretty good. I still don't own it, though really I havent bought more than 2 or 3 records this year.
There you have it. The boring monotony my life has become? Sure.
Fuck you over and out,
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