I used to have a small forum area up on my message board that reviewed classes for University of Maryland University College (if you don’t know, this is a popular college for military and related people overseas.)
Anyway, I was contacted not to long ago and informed of an existing site that had the same, and […]

I think with what we got done over the last two nights, we have pretty much wrapped the pre-pro work for that particular song (”Fly”). I’m happy with the way everything turned out, but now that I’ve listened to it in the car, there are a few minor things I’d like to add/change/try.
There was a […]

We are finally back in the studio for more pre-production work! We spent what seemed like all of last month in rehearsals for the Miyako Island Rock Festival, and didn’t really get a whole lot of work done as far as recording-wise.
That looks to be turning around, and we were in here until 3 a.m […]

I got a new keitai yesterday, the W31SA. Unfortunately, it’s got some messed up method to play music files, that I haven’t yet figured out.
I think you have to use the Panasonic SD-Jukebox, but I’m not sure I can get a copy in English. I’m almost certain the files have to be in AAC […]

I was reading kuro5hin this evening, and ran across an interesting article entitled “Tonal Gravity“. I’ll summarize here, but you might want to read it and the comments.
It points to a site promoting a book, George Russell’s Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization. This is supposedly a “groundbreaking” perspective on “relating chords to […]

We had practice Friday night. Here’s a thing about that - right now, Spice is remodeling one practice area, so everyone has to share the other practice area. So, often you have to wait around a little bit past your time, to wait on the other band to finish. This is not a […]

I busted out and watched Creepshow tonight - I hadn’t seen that shit since I was about 10 years old, I think.
What was strange about it was remembering how scary it was the first time I saw it - I don’t think I remembered any of the actual stories (except for a little bit of […]

WaiWai is a feature of Mainichi Daily News Interactive that translates interesting stories that originally appeared in other Japanese news sources. They are always odd and interesting, and usually about sex in someway or the other. It’s got to be a native English speaker doing the translation, because some of the headlines are fabulous:
VD doctor […]

Just so this blog doesn’t turn into a one post per day, dvds I watch thing:
Let me link you to So Sue Me, the blog by DVD Jon. This guy’s main claim to fame is DeCSS, the software that broke DVD encryption, so nefarious consumers can excercise thier dastardly fair use rights on products […]

I watched this crazy movie, The Jacket, tonight. I was in the shopette, waiting in line at Subway, and the cover looked interesting, so I picked it up for rental.
It’s got Adrian Brody(who was great in The Pianist, and not-so-great-but-look-at-what-he-had-to-work-with in The Village) and Kiera Knightly (who does her first on-screen nudity, woo-hoo!). There’s a […]

I got my copy of Without A Clue and watched it this evening.
I saw this movie a long time ago, and came across it mentioned somewhere a few weeks ago. I remembered it being funny, and I’m a mild fan of Sherlock Holmes, so I ordered it. The premise of the movie is […]

Gizmag is a cool site with all kinds of new technology products - robotic walkers, air bikes, hovercraft, concept cars, and whatnot.
There’s a $350,000 laptop, a girlfriend lap pillow, mosquito magnet, and all other kinds of cool shit.
I think the cool thing about a site like this is that it provides a glimpse into the […]

I got the 2nd season of the Chappelle Show today and I already watched the first DVD.
The first season was good (I wrote about it before), but so far, the second season is even better. Charlie Murphy’s true Hollywood stories is some funny stuff.

I don’t know if this is for real or not, but you have got to check out the Tonya Harding Website Fantasies.
After she would see my unhealthy obsession‚ she would be disturbed‚ but I would take off my mask and show her something truely scary. I am about 300 pounds overweight and have two […]

I’m sick … it hurts every time I cough. We have practice tonight …. it’s already been cancelled once because others were sick. I wonder what’s up with that? I hope it’s not a Spinal Tap kind of thing, where everyone gets that little sore on thier lip at the same time. […]

I ordered some boiled peanuts from the States, and they finally got here yesterday. It’s not something I can do often, because it’s a bit expensive. Since they come in a can, it’s heavy and postage is high. In fact, the postage was more than the peanuts!
So, tonight I had boiled peanuts, collard greens with […]

I wrote about Metal Safari before, about their one-song demo, Return to My Blood, that I picked up in Shibuya a while back.
Well, they have a new 3 song demo out, Brand New God, that has two new songs and a re-mix of Return to My Blood. The first song is good and heavy, very […]

I have returned from the Miyako Island Rock Festival and survived! w00t! The sun was shining, the beach was beautiful, and it rained just a drizzle before the show which cut some of the heat. Great weather for an outdoor event. These pictures are from 2 of the local Miyako island newspapers that I […]

Well, it’s nearly upon us; we are just a couple of days away from the mega-huge Miyako Island Rock Festival.
It’s my understanding that we will play 2nd, and we have a 25 minute set that we’ve been practicing the last week (instead of recording, of course!). That should put us in the 1530-1600 time […]

Tonight it’s all about watching the Japan vs. North Korea soccer game. Fans not allowed in the stadium, due to North Korea’s inability to control themselves - one player went after the ref in the last game I saw. To channel Dante: Fucking savages.
Although it’s 0-0 at the half, and Japan is without […]