I really should blog more often than the once a week business. Maybe.
Wednesday we ventured out to TT's to catch The Motion Sick and Fatal Flaw. They were opening for Pansy Division, which I had to miss most of (unfortunately). It was a great show, as usual, and once again The Motion Sick goaded me into doing a little dance. Damn Konami code gets me every time. Got word that Pandora rejected MS's material for inclusion on their site, which— considering I've had to hit the skip button on Pandora more times than I'd like to— is absolutely ridiculous.
Thursday night we did some rehearsing for the Portland show (which will be followed by the— gasp!— Paradise show on the 11th). Sounding real good. You will get your money's worth.
Bit of a crisis on Friday. Website had to get taken down for a day. Thanks to Go Daddy's subpar security, someone hacked into the site last week. Because of this, we got indexed by Google as a malware site, which meant most browsers wouldn't let you see the site. Had to take the whole thing down then upload it again. Still having residual effect of Jen and I getting our Twitter accounts suspended because we have allthingsaloud.com listed as our site. Hope to get that fixed soon so I can get back to updating every five minutes about mundane things that annoy me. On that point, if you're considering getting web hosting, do not go with Go Daddy. They suck ass and we'll be taking our business elsewhere very shortly. Yes, they're cheap, but— to paraphrase Dana Carvey— you can't piss into Mr. Coffee and get Taster's Choice.
However, we managed to escape the madness Friday night and enter... more madness. Hit up the Pill to catch the New Collisions. They played a tight set, and watching Scott play the crap out of that guitar makes me miss my SG. I know I've said this at least 15 times in the last couple of months, but when I say "I saw people there I haven't seen in years," I really mean it. It was fun. Hell, the whole night was fucking fun; we were there till last call (which in Boston is 5pm.. har har har). Good things are happening in Boston these days, kids. Let's hope it sticks.
Spent most of today in Gloucester with Jen, Dave, and Martin. Had a monster breakfast at Aloud HQ before stepping out. Our friend Beca is participating in the yearly Pirate Faire they've got going on, and it was pretty fun. The shops they had were mostly of the medieval fare, but a few things stood out.
This is a hurdy gurdy.
This is a hurdy gurdy man.
For example, in the weapons shop, they sold fucking batarangs like the ones in the Chris Nolan flicks. Like real throwing knives. Considered buying one, if only to chop vegetables; or 500 to begin my crimefighting career (which would be tragically cut short, of course). The other thing was a tent with a bunch of odd musical instruments, including a hurdy gurdy. John, one of the dudes there, let me play the mandola he was carrying around. Thrilling. It's played exactly like a mandolin, except my fingers don't cramp up like bastards. (On that note, he's in a group called Ice Cream Social, playing All Asia on the 28th.)
Oh, and I totally saw Goth Pirates.
Got back, had some espresso, and watched a few episodes of Arrested Development. Show was so good. If you haven't seen it, you should see it (twice). It is the anti-reality TV.
Also just finished my mom's book a couple hours ago (my mom wrote a book). It's still in an unedited form (let's call it the chrysalis phase), even though it's mostly complete. Anyway, my mom's been working on this thing for four or five years now, and I'm pretty proud of her she's managed to get a book under her belt. She's pretty good at it, and it's something she's been wanting to do for a long, long time (I'm sure having me and my sister out of the house for a fair amount of years now made this process easier). Anyway, if you head over to Amazon and search Beguiristain (you know how to copy and paste, you lazy bastards!) it's the first two books there, called The Fly On The Wall. It's available in hardcover and paperback. She's donating a portion of the proceeds to the War On Autism™ till mid-August. Will post more info/name of actual charity when I have it.
Can't blog about the week without getting into Iran, eh? To say it's crazy shit would be the understatement of the year. Hopefully they can sort it out without any (more) bloodshed. It's a fucking travesty what that government's been doing to those people. Between media blackouts, repression of free speech, and a clearly rigged election, how can the government expect to be in the right on this one? And then they not only rig an election, but do it so poorly. ("A-plus?! You know a D turns into a B so easily. You just got greedy.") Anyway, I say bully for the Iranians. To not only take on their political system so vehemently, but to do it so peacefully (at least as far as I know right now) is pretty goddamn inspiring. We may be at odds politically, but I'll raise my glass to you folks. Stay safe out there, and good luck turning the tide.
Okie dokie, kids.. should probably get to bed. Busy day tomorrow, including some studio time. Happy Father's Day. Be good to yer pa's.
Henry
Currently watching:
Batman: The Animated Series (Vol. 3)
Wednesday we ventured out to TT's to catch The Motion Sick and Fatal Flaw. They were opening for Pansy Division, which I had to miss most of (unfortunately). It was a great show, as usual, and once again The Motion Sick goaded me into doing a little dance. Damn Konami code gets me every time. Got word that Pandora rejected MS's material for inclusion on their site, which— considering I've had to hit the skip button on Pandora more times than I'd like to— is absolutely ridiculous.
Thursday night we did some rehearsing for the Portland show (which will be followed by the— gasp!— Paradise show on the 11th). Sounding real good. You will get your money's worth.
Bit of a crisis on Friday. Website had to get taken down for a day. Thanks to Go Daddy's subpar security, someone hacked into the site last week. Because of this, we got indexed by Google as a malware site, which meant most browsers wouldn't let you see the site. Had to take the whole thing down then upload it again. Still having residual effect of Jen and I getting our Twitter accounts suspended because we have allthingsaloud.com listed as our site. Hope to get that fixed soon so I can get back to updating every five minutes about mundane things that annoy me. On that point, if you're considering getting web hosting, do not go with Go Daddy. They suck ass and we'll be taking our business elsewhere very shortly. Yes, they're cheap, but— to paraphrase Dana Carvey— you can't piss into Mr. Coffee and get Taster's Choice.
However, we managed to escape the madness Friday night and enter... more madness. Hit up the Pill to catch the New Collisions. They played a tight set, and watching Scott play the crap out of that guitar makes me miss my SG. I know I've said this at least 15 times in the last couple of months, but when I say "I saw people there I haven't seen in years," I really mean it. It was fun. Hell, the whole night was fucking fun; we were there till last call (which in Boston is 5pm.. har har har). Good things are happening in Boston these days, kids. Let's hope it sticks.
Spent most of today in Gloucester with Jen, Dave, and Martin. Had a monster breakfast at Aloud HQ before stepping out. Our friend Beca is participating in the yearly Pirate Faire they've got going on, and it was pretty fun. The shops they had were mostly of the medieval fare, but a few things stood out.
This is a hurdy gurdy.
This is a hurdy gurdy man.
Oh, and I totally saw Goth Pirates.
Got back, had some espresso, and watched a few episodes of Arrested Development. Show was so good. If you haven't seen it, you should see it (twice). It is the anti-reality TV.
Also just finished my mom's book a couple hours ago (my mom wrote a book). It's still in an unedited form (let's call it the chrysalis phase), even though it's mostly complete. Anyway, my mom's been working on this thing for four or five years now, and I'm pretty proud of her she's managed to get a book under her belt. She's pretty good at it, and it's something she's been wanting to do for a long, long time (I'm sure having me and my sister out of the house for a fair amount of years now made this process easier). Anyway, if you head over to Amazon and search Beguiristain (you know how to copy and paste, you lazy bastards!) it's the first two books there, called The Fly On The Wall. It's available in hardcover and paperback. She's donating a portion of the proceeds to the War On Autism™ till mid-August. Will post more info/name of actual charity when I have it.
Can't blog about the week without getting into Iran, eh? To say it's crazy shit would be the understatement of the year. Hopefully they can sort it out without any (more) bloodshed. It's a fucking travesty what that government's been doing to those people. Between media blackouts, repression of free speech, and a clearly rigged election, how can the government expect to be in the right on this one? And then they not only rig an election, but do it so poorly. ("A-plus?! You know a D turns into a B so easily. You just got greedy.") Anyway, I say bully for the Iranians. To not only take on their political system so vehemently, but to do it so peacefully (at least as far as I know right now) is pretty goddamn inspiring. We may be at odds politically, but I'll raise my glass to you folks. Stay safe out there, and good luck turning the tide.
Okie dokie, kids.. should probably get to bed. Busy day tomorrow, including some studio time. Happy Father's Day. Be good to yer pa's.
Henry
Currently watching:Batman: The Animated Series (Vol. 3)
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