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Sunday March 06, 2005: 2:16PM I just wanted to point out that I
jumped to the #10 spot on the download.com
Psychedelic Pop charts! (I'm number 26 on the
Psychedelic/Garage charts, and a whopping #519 on the Rock/Pop charts)
Yep, I had 58 downloads last week! That's not exactly a huge
number, but at least more people heard my music, which is the important
thing. Oh, and what's that song playing in
the background? (You can't hear it.) Could it be the next
track to "Morningstar?" I think so...it will also be on the
twelve fiftteen.com compilation. I'll probably get it uploaded
sometime soon...I have to figure out which song to erase. In website news, I changed the
reviews section. Rather than reviewing things, I'm just going to
post people's reviews of me. Hey, deal with it. ^_^ Friday, March 04, 2005: 11:01PM Ok, some more Redcat news: I
just recieved word that I have been selected to be on the twelve fifteen.com
compilation CD, due out later this year, along with Blue Collar PA and 1215 (AKA DJ Catatonic), as well
as some other bands yet to be slated. Twelvefifteen (the website) is
known for its wolf porn, interesting links section, and hilairious
pictures (kind of like rotten.com
with slightly less death, more music, and better porn links). So
what do I get out of it? Well, I finally get to be on a real CD, as opposed to just a CD-R
that I burned and gave to everyone I knew, and I get to be on a CD with
19 other bands who will give thier copies to other people, who in turn
may just find yours truly and his bizarre rantings online, which may
lead to me finally getting commited, or land me that sweet job writing
porno music. Whatever. Wednesday, March 02, 2005:
2:01PM I just wanted everyone to know that
I made the "featured artist" list at download.com, at least in the
Psychedelic Pop genre. I don't think I'm an editor's pick or
anything, but at least it's something to brag about. I'm still
not getting paid, however. But hey, it's a start. Of,
course, there's not that many artists in that genre, so it may be just
by default, or some random selection. Perhaps when the download
results come in next week, I can see if that helps at all. Five
people downloaded "the Ballad of Dimension B," at least. Oh, by the way, I see
freeservers has turned the ads on. Sorry about that. Wednesday, March 02, 2005:
1:30AM Finally! My page at download.com has been
updated! More songs are now avaliable, including the spankin' new
single, "Things Sound Better with You." Other than that, I'm
working on the reviews section and getting more images for the
gallery. That's it, no rantings today. It's too damn late
for that. As the Japanese say, "Watashi wa kusoshitenero
ikimasen." And if you don't understand that, I don't care.
Piece! Thursday, February 24, 2005:
1:14 AM In other news,
I took the time to check out a local band called Outlit on Saturday,
and I must say I was impressed with their Tool-meets-Chevelle
sound. They were playing as part of the Chicago competition for
the Emergenza music festival ,
along with other local acts Luster, Lifelike Violence, Joynt Chiefz,
The Pawnstars, Twelve Ax 2, and Absolute Zero. I don't remember
hearing Joynt Chiefz, although I did come late, and there was a band
that dropped out. Out of the
bands that I do remember (damn Heineken), only Luster came close to topping
Outlit in terms of musical skill. Of course, it's all a matter of
personal taste, whether you want a hard sound or the current rock sound
that's been floating around these days with Modest Mouse and their ilk. The Chicago
finals are held June 25 at the Metro, so hopefully Outlit can make it
to that round. The grand final is held in Germany... Anyway, I had
a good time, and one of the band members from Luster bought me a
drink. I did have to sit through some pretty boring punk rock,
however. I guess you can't have everything. As a side
note, there's also a San Francisco band called Luster, but I don't think it's
the same one, considering the SF band has a female vocalist, and the
Chi one has a dude singing. Tuesday, February 22, 2005:
10:33 PM: Rest in Peace, Hunter S. Thompson To which Jesus replies, "You say that I am a king. I came into this world to testify the truth." "What is truth?" asks Pilate. This is the ultimate question. If you want a really detailed explanation of what truth is, you can visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth and read up on the philosophical aspect of the subject. But Aristotle probably hit the nail on the head when he said, "To say of what is, that it is, or of what is not, that it is not, is true." For example, say a person cheats on his wife. Until she finds out about it, in her reality, the husband is faithful. Or in the reverse, is someone tells her her husband is cheating, even if he is not, if she believes it, it becomes true. Perception is reality. Anything can be true if you believe it to be. If you say that I am a seven foot tall black man with bulging muscles and a Hummer, then I am, just as Pilate said that Jesus Christ was a king. Dr. Thompson wrote the truth. It doesn't matter whether or not he actually drove a rented Cadillac through Nevada with a suitcase full of drugs, because it's true. Whether bashing the Bush regime more skillfully than Michael Moore could ever dream of, covering the Super Bowl, or just being "an elderly dope fiend living in the wilderness," he always spouted truth. Rappers call this "keeping it real." I call it honest journalism. "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." -- Hunter S. Thompson, Gonzo Journalist. 1937 - 2005 Recommended reading: "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," "the Rum Diaries," "Kingdom of Fear." Go ahead and take advantage of Amazon.com's sale. Friday, February 18, 2005: 1:52 AM The song came about one day while I was
employed at J&L Oil in Ottawa, IL. I worked the midnight
shift, and I had purchased a sugarcube from a girl I worked with.
I can't remember if I went to work that night, but I ended up at my
house, watching the movie "Videodrome" with the sound off, trying to
create a soundtrack to the movie on my keyboard. I got to the part where James Woods (no
relation) first pops in the tape, with Professor O'blivion casually
talking about "the battle for the mind of North America," when I came
up with the opening synth line for the song. The rest of the song
came soon after, and it was then when I discovered I needed a
smoke. Unfortunately, I couldn't find my cigarettes. I
looked around, smoked a joint, and left the music playing. While
walking upstairs, I sang out the line: "Where are my
smokes? Where can they be? Somewhere in the middle
of...dimension B." So yes, "Dimension B" is a euphemism for
tripping. Actually, a good number of my songs deal with
drugs: "Psychedelic Whore" is about acid, "Cloud
Transmission 9" is about X, "Chaos Effect" is about acid, and so
are "Astral Projection" and "Altered State." "Skrew," on the
other hand, was written while under the influence of Ny-Quil, and a
great deal more were written while stoned. Yes, I make drug
music. I say, sell what you know, and I know drugs. I took a lot of drugs while writing
"Acidic." That was the period when I was eighteen, my Mom was
living out of state, and my Dad had a bunch of coke and weed stashed
away in his bedroom, to say nothing of the mushrooms and LSD that I got
for myself. Oh, and free beer from work. Good times.
Rerun and all that. Nowadays, I have to be a little more
discriminatory. I still smoke a little herb now and then, but I
don't have the time nor the energy to set aside for drugs like acid and
X. I don't even have the six hours needed for a mild
mushroom buzz. But back in the day, I could eat a couple hits of
acid and be just fine. Most of the time, people had no idea I was
tripping, unless I told them. But enough bitching like a cynical old
man. I'll leave the hallucinogens to the sixteen-year-olds who
can find every drug imaginable except good weed. Yeah, I went
through that too. Why do you think I did so much acid? I
really wanted some weed, but all there was was all this LSD
everywhere. So, I took it. I'm not proud. Or
tired. But...But...Butt Fuckerson. I'll get to him another
time. He's always in the house.
‘Sup, bitches! This page marks my return to the Internet! I’ve got a whole bunch of crap for you to peruse, so feel free to sit back, relax, and take a load off! Leave a dump if you have to! After all, you’re not really taking it anywhere.
Hell, I went to
school with a bunch of famous people, like professional game reviewer
Fran Mirabella, professional snowboarder Jim Wilson, and uh...convicted
drug dealer Richard Young! Yes! I am freaking awesome! I also
went to school with a TV screenwriter, but I can’t remember his name. I
doubt he’s famous, anyway. Yes, I know some famous people.
I saw the members of Good Charlotte at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Grand
Forks once, but as I was going up to say hi to them, I realized
that: a) I didn't like their music, and b) if they weren't
famous, I'd never go and talk to them anyway. Then, they did a
karaoke version of New Kids on the Block's "Step by Step," and I lost
all respect for them. No punk band should even know the tune to
that song, much less the words. No looking at the screen for
them, no sir. So, once again,
I'm rambling. But hey, so what. It's not like anyone is
going to read this anyway. Besides, blogs are so hot right now,
they were even featured on CNN! What do you think of that?
Doesn't it make you want to go out and get a Brazilian wax?
Jesus, I hope not. Click away, you
sons of bitches! Click, damn you! And until next time,
remember, when your girl's osamulating, keep your terrorists away from
her spider hole, or you may just end up with a unilateral situation on
your hands. Peace.
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<--- Who’s this chick? Why,
it’s none other than WWE Diva and reality TV whore, Maria Kanellis!
That’s right, it’s her. I went to school with her. I didn’t exactly
know her, but from what I’ve heard, she’s a real bitch! So, to boost my
web page hits, I’ve included this awesome picture of her as a freshman
in high school, along with this phrase: "Hot teen anal action
Britney Spears." Like an action figure. 
You probably know
her more as the woman in the picture to the right, just a common piece
of eye candy, ready to be doused in fluids at a moment’s notice. Has
anything really changed? Well, the split ends and bushy eyebrows
have, that's for damn sure. Shame, too...there were lots of
better looking women in that school.