I sometimes have real problems getting to, and staying asleep. My mind usually races non stop for some reason, where I will think of totally random things, mostly all at the exact same time. Thoughts over lapping one another. No reason what so ever, and totally random.
I was up till 2 or so last night, and thought it would be funny to write down just a couple of the things that went through my head.
-the seat I sat in the theatre when we saw The Faculty back in 98 -how we used to sniff Jello powder back in grade 6 and we thought it was hilarious when we would spit out bright red strawberry goobers -the GBV strokes David cross poster Nicole bought me back in college -when is my next oil change -how wind turbines cause huge annoying shadows on the people that live near them -that old lady I saw get hit by a car when I was in Croatia back in 94 -why doesn't the cable in my room work -that cigarette burn I got on my hand during that trail of dead show at call the office -pavement in NYC -will the new Simon Pegg movie be good -why does my ceiling fan make so much more noise when the light is on -should I make coffee tomorrow or just have orange juice -the first time I herd Taster by Grandaddy. On my discman at the bus terminal back in high school -why can't I sleep? It's 1:30am -why is the bass lacking in our surround sound system -that time we drank vodka water in a rental van before a Steve Malkmus and The Jicks show in Detroit -paying bills -should I sleep on my black pillow and hug the striped one or vice versa? -how good the cd booklet smelled when I first bought The Sebadoh -how I should make a list of all the random shit that runs through my head, often overlapping one another, as I try to sleep -how awesome it is that Clair on Six Feet Under is listening to Built to Spill -why do I eat genoa salami when it makes me poop at 5am -how it sucked having pink eye -how someone stole my Jim Rose Circus Sideshow VHS from James' locker in grade 10 -when will the weather stripping stop making that insanely loud suction cup noise whenever someone opens the door at 5am. -what was the name of that chemical those tanks shot into the Waco compound -the poor continuity when it came to the soccer ball they used in the movie Hot Shot -that guy in Dayton where we discussed how Kevin Drew is kinda pompous now, and how he is the perfect embodiment of everything that is Toronto. -when am I going to go to the dentist, and will it be the same guy
Alt-rock blowhard Billy Corgan has said some ridiculous things, but he's nearly outdone himself with a new batch of controversial tweets. On November 20, Corgan and his new version of Smashing Pumpkins will be opening for Pavement in Brazil. Shit's going to be awkward in the dressing rooms, however, as Corgan decided to openly diss the band on his Twitter account.
Here's the full blurb from Corgan's Twitter:
Just found out SP is playing with Pavement in Brazil. It's gonna be 1 of those New Orleans type funerals... I say that because they represent the death of the alternative dream, and we follow with the affirmation of life part... funny how those who pointed the big finger of 'sell out' are the biggest offenders now…yawn. they have no love... by the way, we'll be the band up there playing NEW songs because we have the love xx.
You may have the love, Corgan, but you actually don't have any original members involved with the Smashing Pumpkins. And, seriously, who knew "Range Life" would still hurt so many years later?
Drove to Axls house after work yesterday. I left at 4 thinking I would beat all the traffic but it still took over 2 hours to get there. Toronto fucking sucks sometimes.
Anyhoo, rocked out with everyone, and made our way to Disgraceland. Good times. As always.
Here they are, 20 copies of World of Fun. The latest GBV Doc from Ragman Productions. Each DVD is numbered and has a different Pollard collage for each cover.
So looks like And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead are back with a new album. Coming out in Feb called Tao of the Dead.
From what I have read it sounds like they are taking a step back to the sound they had with their first 3 albums. More stripped down. By looking at this video it would seem they stripped down the band back to 4, maybe Kevin is gone now, no more two drummers, and the most exciting part is Jason finally has some new songs. They also got the guy who produced their very first record to do the new one. All signs point to this being a good one.
I just got this movie called Punishment Park based on Alexandre Aja/ Eli Roth's recommendation. It looks pretty awesome, and while I was looking at clips on YouTube, I found a fan made video for the Ladyhawk song You Ran. Its pretty sweet so check it out.
I rendered out a version of my movie that would go nicely on your iPhone/iPod. You can watch it in Quicktime and iTunes as well. If you need to kill 54 minutes take a peak at the latest creation from the folks at Ragman Productions!
Finally saw Edgar Wrights new movie, and it is so fucking good. I loved it. Ended up watching it twice this week actually! I say check it out, or buy it. Edgar Wright, climbing up my list of favorite directors....as is Mary Elizabeth Winstead....my new crush.
