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Back to The ShizzAnd Now A Little Bit O'Nonsense From The Shizz December, 30, 2003 Man, this is basically the second anniversary of the shizz. I just now thought of that while I was typing this. Happy Birthday Shizz :) We have some shows happening that will be out of this world. Tomorrow night will be a shizz new years at none other then the Hollywood Alley. This should be plenty of fun for all. Thursday night at the brickhouse will be the Ballad of, with Andrew Lockwood and Jim Miles. This should be a cool night for sure. I fortunately don't have to work on the first WOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!! December, 26, 2003 Hopefully Santa hooked all you guys up for the holidays, I got a sweater which will be perfect for this super cold weather we have right now. I had a great christmas and got to bed nice and early so I wouldn't be so tired when I got to work. Even thought I got plenty of sleep I still feel really tired. Must have been that crazy workout this morning. (I am trying to get back into shape so I can maintain my youthly figure). Hope to see you all at the new years eve show at the hollywood alley, should be some good times. Be safe during the holidays and don't drink and drive :) December, 21, 2003 Getting closer to the end of the year, we got some great shows coming up, and I have no idea what they are at this very moment but If you look on the calendar you will definitely see them. Things are looking better each day. I am really getting stoked on getting into some new things, I will keep that pretty much too myself, all I need to do is start blabbering about stuff coming up and then I will jinx it and that is never good. So to everyone I hope you all have a merry christmas and a wonderful new year. I will try and post a few more times before the year is out. TTFN December, 18, 2003 Getting closer and closer to christmas. I feel the most stress this time of year, because everyone else seems to be so stressed out, santa is not bringing you anything Get Over It! Anyways, I love my new laptop The End :) December, 14, 2003 Tonight is the modified benefit show at none other then the modified, should be great. I saw AAA lastnight at borders bookstore and they rocked as usual. I really love that band, I think they just kick so much ass. I am still booking thursday nights at the brickhouse, and it is slowly starting to gain momentum. I have to say the brickhouse has been really cool to me so far and I feel as though they truly want to help out our scene as much as anyone. I have other stuff coming up but can't really say because if I do, I will jinx it, and it won't happen. Thanks to you guys who keep reading this, I don't post on here as much, but should be on here quite a bit more. Currently I am sitting at a coffee shop trying to look cool drinking chai but it never works. It seems like whenever I am trying to act cool, that is when I make the biggest ass out of myself. I have since given up on it. I don't try to be cool anymore, but I still make an ass out myself quite a bit, so I am not sure where I am going with this but for anyone who wants to know. I am not cool, sometimes I am cold and freezing, and sometimes I am so hot I feel like I am gonna die from heatstroke but I am never cool. Except when I am by myself but nobody ever gets to see it except me. GOD, what the hell did I just write? You guys should be happy I don't write in here on a daily basis. Not yet anyways :) December, 01, 2003 I had so much food, I about exploded. I had a great weekend I saw so many bands it was horribly exciting. Some highlights were, an acoustic set by the World Class Thugs at the Ol Brickhouse on Thanksgiving. XOXOXO, and PeachCake at the modified for and electronic friday night at the modified. Ruby Lee at Nita's and Rum Tenor at a house party in Tempe on saturday and Wonderful Wednesday, Telegraph and the Album Leaf at the modified lastnight. Now that I look back, I saw a ton of bands and this was definitely a great weekend. I have noticed lately I have been getting approached more and more about the shizz and people wanting to be on it, or on the next comp. I will drafting some requirements soon, and will start getting all my shit together. Once that is done I will then focus on the next comp, I know I am already behind on getting started but, for those interested enough in reading this. You will just have to deal with it :) I just had lunch, I am rested and feel great. Now all I need is some servants who will do my bidding!! November, 25, 2003 Only a couple of days till the big Turkey feast. It's about this time of year I feel sorry for all the vegans and vegetarians out there who don't know how wonderful it is to eat a dead bird. I have some friends who are going to deep fry their turkey, I think some will be eating a ham, I will be eating good old fashioned turkey with tons of cranberry sauce and stuffing. Oh god I haven't eaten lunch yet and I am making myself so freakin hungry right now. Tomorrow night Okkervile River will be the highlight of the evening as The Winners and John G get to open up for them. Thursday is not only Thanksgiving but also an acoustic set with Wonderful Wednesday and A Winner, so if your bored and have nothing to do thursday night come check it out. Have a happy thanksgiving and if you drink don't drive, likewise if you drive don't drink. November, 20, 2003 It's been awhile, damn, I have been so busy lately. I am slowly wearing myself thinner and thinner and thinner. Pretty soon I am going to need an assistant. Does anyone want to volunteer? I have alot of plans I just need the time to follow through with them. been to some awesome shows and am hoping to see some more. Yeeeehawwww No I am not crazy, I am just going through a few minor changes right now. And remember EVERY thursday at the brickhouse a shizz band will be rocking your pants off. November, 06, 2003 Tonight, Life Like Hair, Batter The Drag, and Kind In Tension will rawk the hause at none other than the Ol' Brickhouse. Should be a great night, I was really happy with the first one and tonight should be just as good. Hope to see you all there! November, 03, 2003 I get down on myself sometimes and question what I do and what I am doing untill I get an email or an instant message from someone saying how much they really dig the local scene. I was talking with someone who bought a shizz comp from the minibosses in Virginia and he told me how much he dug the local scene out here and that he wished he lived in a place with as cool a local scene as Arizona. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Since I have been out here I have only heard complaints about it, and today it finally got validated by someone on the other side of the country. I am a very happy man today, so nobody better piss me off :) Another shizz night in the bag, I had alot of fun, there were some cool costumes, I dug mario and luigi which was totally cool. More nights to come. October, 31, 2003 Lastnight we all had a great time at the old brickhouse. All the bands did a great job and I can't wait for next thursday when we get to see Life like hair, Batter the Drag, and Kind In Tension. Should be cool. I took today off so that I coul recooperat from lastnight. I am very glad I did. It's almost 4:30 and I a still in my PJ's :) Tonight is Halloween so get out your costumes and let's party. There is a ton of parties going on tonight and maybe I will see some of you out there. October, 27, 2003 I have had a most bizarre week, but I am still busier then usual here at work. The work load is getting bigger, I guess it's a good thing becuase I still have a job. This past friday was an amazing show, I got to see missouri loves company for the first time, very awesome indeed, as well as irradio which is from san diego. IHYWYP never fails to make every performance I have seen outstanding. The Minibosses, what can I say about The Minibosses. I have to say this is one of the best nights I have had in a long time. I had so much fun watching those guys, aaron was a drunk drunk man but he was still able to stand and play at the sametime so it still rocked :) This thursday will be a most awesome night at the brickhouse. Minibosses, VinFiz, The Budget Sinatra, Underliner, and Missouri Loves Company. This should be a great night, it's a costume party, so bring all your friends and let's make this a night to be talked about for a longtime. October, 17, 2003 Man, I just found out yesterday that I have 80 hours of vacation time I have to take by the end of the year or I lose it. So I am taking alot of friday's off and might take a week off here soon. Once the shows at the brickhouse get started going I will be focusing on the next Shizz Compilation. So stay tuned............ October, 15, 2003 I have been so busy with work lately it has been insane, I have been working alot of 10 and 11 hour days and tomorrow and friday I am planning on pulling 12. I guess that is the price you pay for being paid salary. I have been a little out of the loop lately because of work and have been trying to keep up with everything. Oct 30th is coming up and I am really excited about this show at the brickhouse. It will be one that won't be forgot. I better get back to work but I will try to update this more than I have been lately. October, 08, 2003 Tonight the budget sinatra takes the stage with fatigo and some other bands. Isn't that nice, I don't even know the names of the other bands. I am horrible lately. Actually the other bands are Goodnight from Twilight and Second Gravity which are all playing tonight at Nita's Hideaway, I nice venue which I have seen some really cool shows at. First Friday's last week was a blast, I saw quite a few people and had such a great time, it seems to get bigger and bigger everytime I go. I missed the Hella show which I heard was so awesome, I was lame and stayed home to recooperate and save some energy for the remainder of this week. Playing tonight, working tomorrow night at the modified, and then recording all weekend, should be lots of fun, but very exhausting. I can't think of anything else to say so I am just gonna stop typing. October, 02, 2003 I sadly had to take HFC off of the main site and in their place have put up a link to IHYWYP a one man band that not only has very catchy music but provides one of the most amazing shows I have ever seen. This is not a band you can simply say "oh I think I might have seen him before", you either have or you haven't. I could go on and on but I won't for the sake of boring you. I am slowly realizing that this website is actually becoming known on a national level. I am surprised that arizona picked up on it, but hey I guess this is some good stuff. I have been so tired lately, but I probably say that all the time, I keep falling asleep and waking up on my couch, and am starting to wonder why I paid so much money for my bed when I don't really use it that much. This friday is the first friday of the month, which means ARTWALK!!! I love the artwalk and will be there walking the streets hopefully very drunk. Enjoying music at Fate and at the Paisley Violin. Wowza!!! October, 01, 2003 I hate it when I don't post on a regular basis, I feel empty inside. I worked at the modified on sunday and in the beginning of the night things started to go bad, instead of 4 bands there was gonna be six, and the first band was late and it was just getting a little stressful, but then I saw this band called Beyond Analog and they totally rocked, they reminded me a little bit of the Mars Volta. Totally made my night. Well The Shizz is going to be hosting thursday nights at the Ol' Brickhouse in downtown Phoenix starting Oct 30th. I will have more info soon, but this is going to be big! Let's all come out and have a great time with this! September, 26, 2003 Another day, another $1.23 Well let's see, wednesday was awesome for the finale of the Shizz Presents.... at the emerald lounge, I caused a little bit of feedback but other than that it was awesome. I had alot of fun and am thankful for everyone that came out. I am starving and writing this while waiting for friends so I can go EEEAATT!!!!!! I am gnawing on my arm as I type this. I have gained alot more respect for Leslie who runs modified, that woman puts up with more crap than I think most people are ever aware of and she doesn't complain about a thing. I am totally just throwing out random thoughts while I wait to go eat so please forgive me. The shizz got a review in the NewTimes check this week, definitely check it out. I can't say I agree with the review (not that it was bad) but I don't think he listened to the same comp we did. It's kind of weird, like he played it in the background while he was doing something else and everyonce in awhile would remember he was reviewing the cd. But I guess I am a little protective of it, of course, and that's my review of his review Tonight the Winners take the stage at Borders at the Biltmore at 9pm as well tons of great bands including HFC are playing at the modified tonight. This should be a great show. Damn I am hungry. When are they getting here!!! September, 22, 2003 I started this website over two years ago as a means to put links up to the local bands that I totally dug. It's amazing how much this website has grown way beyond my wildest imagination at the time. I am greatful to everyone who has helped support the website and all the wonderful bands. I guess I am feeling all sentimental and crap right now. Don't take advantage of my emotional instability or you will feel the wrath of the Shizz come down upon you like a lion on a harmless midget. God I am in weird mood today, I swear I am not on any drugs, maybe it's sleep depravation. I don't know, it might be the reeses puffs cereal diet I have been on. That cereal is so good but I believe it has been effecting me lately. The Budget Sinatra played a show at the Borders Bookstore friday. It was a blast, and I don't know if this is supposed to be a secret or not, but the Lovely Ms. Trixie Delicious is now engaged. Who would have ever thought :) Lot's of cool shows this week, HFC is gonna be playing there last show friday at the modified, everyone please come out and support them for their last show. Wednesday is the Last of the Shizz Presents at the Emerald Lounge so definitely check it out as well (if your not doing anything too important of course) I guess I better get back to work September, 18, 2003 It's always fun going out and checking out shows, drinking some brew, talking to girls, drinking some more brew, hanging out with friends, drinking some more brew and then realizing (at 1 a.m.) that you have to be to work at 7 in the morning the next day. This is something that has been happening to me for awhile now and lastnight was no exception. The Emerald Lounge, which happens to be where I was lastnight was one of the best shows we have had so far in the last month I have been doing the shizz presents there. Ahead of girl who came out to play, got the crowd pumping, as braeburn showed everyone that Joes' drums really can fit on the stage, they rocked as well and got everyone ready for the Rockers of the evening Boomin Betty. I still have that song "Do ya wanna touch me, do ya wanna touch me there" stuck in my head (as long as nobody here at work hears me singing it to myself I think I will be okay). It was a great night, too bad I couldn't sleep in, but that's life I guess. Tonight a band I have been wanting to see for awhile is playing at the paperheart, they are called Arms of the Sun and I have only heard a couple of there songs but they sound good and from what I have been told these guys are awesome. (I feel like I use the word awesome too much and am going to look into using a better word, like intrigueing or awe inspiring, I don't know) I need more sleep. September, 12, 2003 Wow, today is a sad day indeed. JR Cash (a.k.a. Johnny) died early this morning, this guy was a living legend and the 6 decades of his music will surely be remembered. I actually was just getting into Johnny Cash recently and started realizing what a great songwriter he was. In other news, I am sick as a dog, I meant to go to a show at jugheads and when I got him I just collapsed, I am only here at work because I would rather be sick and at work then without a job and well a few days later. There are so many shows tonight, Minibosses at the Hollywood Alley, Dalek at the modified, some rawkin at Joes' grotto, Del Toros and The Vinegar Sting at the Emerald Lounge. There is pretty much something for everyone tonight. September, 10, 2003 The day before the 2nd anniversary of 9/11. Not that I am all sentimental about that, but I do remember that day very well and that is something I won't forget. Not that I was there, but seeing it as it happened on tv and coming in to work seeing everyone all freaked out and other people thinking it was a big joke. Wow it was just crazy. Anyways back to better stuff... Tonight VinFiz and RumTenor are taking the stage at the blessed Emerald Lounge on 7th ave and Mcdowell this place has become my new favorite place to hang out, I really like the dankness that it eminates and the dirty looking women that walk through those doors. It's awesome, but still not as awesome as the Hollywood Alley, and if I ever say otherwise you can hit me (not very hard mind you, but enough to bring me back to my senses) It should be a great show and I encourage all you to come out tonight and check itout. Have fun and use protection! September, 08, 2003 Wow, I haven't posted in awhile I guess, well it was a crazy weekend and I am still recooperating from the shizzfest last weekend. Whew I still can't stop thinking about that show, it was soo awesome. oh the memories... This past weekend was amazing, friday night there were tons of shows going on, the Budget Sinatra played two shows that night one at chasers with Arms of the Sun and at the Brickhouse in Downtown Phoenix, I really liked both places but I will say the Brickhouse has amazing acoustics and the stage is awesome. It was alot of fun. Saturday AAA opened up for The Life and Times and it was an awesome show, Allen Epley was the nicest guy and they were amazing to watch, AAA totally rocked (as usual). I haven't seen them play a full set in a long time and am really glad I got to see them. Anyways, let's see, we have our weekly wednesday as the shizz presents VinFiz and RumTenor at the emerald lounge this should be alot of fun (as usual). Be sure to come out and say hi or grab a beer and enjoy some good music. September, 03, 2003 The Site was down for a few days because the powersupply on the server went out. Unfortunately this isn't a regular desktop computer that you can just plop any kind of powersupply into so it took Lucas a little while to the right part. I apologize for the inconvenience and we are working on plans to not let this happen again. Thank you for your patience. The Shizz CD Release show was amazing. I can't thank everyone enough for making it such a great success, there was music, food, and plenty of beverage. It was truly awesome. All the bands were great and Leslie from the Modified was wonderful for letting us hold the event there. I want to thank all the bands that played, all the people that helped out and came out to the show. There are way to many names for me to list so I am not even going to start but I just want you all to know it was awesome and plan on doing this again for the next comp. August, 28, 2003 Lastnight was the first Shizz Presents.... at the Emerald Lounge. Brian who runs the place is a great guy and I first off wanna say thanks to him for letting us book shizz bands there. Underliner played as well as Life Like Hair, it was a great first night and am looking forward to more. So if you are ever bored on a wednesday night come over the Emerald Lounge :) TWO DAYS AWAY FROM SHIZZFEST!!!!!! I am getting very excited about this one, I can't wait, it's gonna be alot of fun and I have no idea what the crowd is gonna be like. So come on out cook some hotdogs on the grill and enjoy the music this saturday at the modified. Doors open at 5 but we will be cooking hotdogs on the grill by around 4. Oh Happy day :) August, 22, 2003 I am dragging ass today, I worked lastnight at the modified and saw some really cool bands, hung out with Leslie I am finally getting my Freakin Marshall Head fixed, and I will get my Tele setup properly as well. I am wore out but I need to start stocking up on hotdogs and condiments before next saturday. Aug 30th will the greatest show in the history of the world, okay maybe not the greatest, but it's definitely going to be up there at least for me :) I am working again tonight and will finally get to see Missouri Loves Company, a band that I have heard alot of good stuff about. They will be playing tonight at the modified. Tonight is also Braeburn, Posture, and The hair we like to consider life like, playing at the Paper Heart. Check out some of these beautiful bands tonight. August, 18, 2003 It's getting closer and closer to the big show. I am really getting excited about the showcase, unfortunately there is some bad news to come along with the good. Lulu In Hollywood has sadly disbanded. There are no juicy details, it just seems that people grow apart sometimes and unfortunately this happened to Lulu in Hollywood. I always thought they were a great band and I am glad that I got to play with them. Hopefully we will some good stuff come out of these guys in the future. Friday I saw ahead of a girl at Fate which is right next to Modified, I meant to see HotFoughtCold, but I got caught up in stuff and didn't really make it. Sorry HFC, I hope you forgive me. Sunday I saw Brodie Hubbard, The Squares, and The Chemistry Set. Very good show, Brodie Acoustirocked the house and the squares even though they ran into some technical difficulties sounded really cool, I wish they would have had more vocals but that is just my opinion, the Chemistry Set was pretty cool, I liked how they used a vocoder for their vocals. Very cool. WOOOHOOOOOOOO August, 14, 2003 Damn, I missed a really good show AND practice lastnight. I got off of work early and decided to take a nap because I didn't get much sleep the night before. I get a call at 6:20pm from brian asking me why I am not at practice. I fall back asleep and don't wake back up till 5:47 this morning and was late for work this morning. I missed the MachJockeys, Fatigo, and Vinfiz show. I know it was a great time. AAAAAHHHHH Tomorrow will be a couple of cool shows, Ahead of a Girl will be playing at Fate which is Johnny's (from the lucky dragon's) new place next to the modified. And HillbilleyDevilSpeak, HotFoughtCold, Replicator and Battle Scar Tarantula, will be at the modified, so I will be walking back and forth to each show. Should be a goodnight, one worth getting liquored up for :) August, 13, 2003 Okay, this is what I get for going to a cool show, noooooo sleeeeep. It's hard to stay off the crack when your having such a great time. I went to the Paperheart lastnight and saw some coolio musica. First off was Boomin Betty, they rocked the stage with some catchy songs and cool harmonies. The drummer (Cameo Hill) is one of the nicest people I have ever met and has one of the most awesome voices. Next up was none other than Rachel Jacobs whose stage presence was amazing she had everyones attention and her music was amazing. Not just a good singer with good lyrics, but a good guitarist too. Headlining the evening was Ahead of a Girl, Jen is an amazing guitarist with an awesome jazz influence. The chords she was pulling and the licks she was playing were totally cool. The Drummer, like Jen has a real jazzy feel to her playing which adds to their sound considerably, I saw the drummer (Jessie) a few years before in a band called the anti-organics where she sang and played drums then too. Very cool stuff, we all hung out and Morgan was taking pictures the whole time. Tonight is VinFiz, MachJockies and Fatigo, this should be an awesome show. After seeing the MachJockies on Sunday, you guys are totally missing out if you don't go to this show. And like Gil always says you can Mach the Jock, but you can't Jock the Mach.........or something. :) August, 11, 2003 I had a crazy week last week, I had the company pager the whole time so everytime I wanted to go to a show or wanted to go to sleep the pager would go off and I would I have to go into work. It's all over now I have handed over the pager to a fellow employee who can suffer in my place for awhile, Muahahahahahaha Last night I was at the Emerald Lounge and met the guy who does booking over there. His name is Brian and he really dug the comp, I guess he is friends with Larry Mack from KUPD and will be giving him a copy. I am pretty stoked about the whole thing. Tomorrow night Ahead of a Girl will be playing with Boomin Betty and Rachel Jacobs from New York. This should be a totally cool show. I have seen Cameo Hill perform solo and she is awesome. Cameo is on drums for Boomin Betty and I really want to check this out. Now the nerves are starting to kick in on the shizz cd release show, this should kick some major ass, but I am still getting nervous. :) August, 06, 2003 So I missed the deerhoof show lastnight, what a bummer. I have the company pager and had to work lastnight, totally sucks but I guess this is what pays my bills so I can't complain too much. I heard it rocked, but I wasn't there to verify it. The board is just as crazy as usual, we got 1.9 million hits last month. It's pretty exciting and with the cd release coming, it's getting hectic but still fun. I have nothing left to say, I am bored, but I have alot of work to do, so I guess it's more laziness than anything. If nobody reads this anymore let me know so I can stop posting to this. Bleccchh August, 04, 2003 Well, I survived Las Vegas, just barely this time. Ben, Jesse and I left saturday morning but before we did we stopped at McDonalds and got some McGriddles. I didn't have one but Ben couldn't stop talking about them for the rest of the day, on how good they were. We started on our journey and listened to old Metallica and talked about the good ol' day of when they didn't suck. Jesse missed the exit to vegas so we went a different route, but we missed the Hoover Dam and missed all of that traffic. We got to Las Vegas and I started losing money quick, we got free drinks for gambling so I guess that made up for it. We found out where the minibosses were supposed to play so we moved the van over to the spot, unloaded and that is where all the major drinking began. The Minibosses set was awesome, Lkelley looked very super ultra hot, Aaron was wearing a miniskirt and all the minibosses rawked the house. The sound was awesome there and it was awesome. We all went back to aarons apartement got our stuff together and then, Matt, Kristin, Nate and I went to check out the Bellagio, Casino Royale, and some others I think, but can't remember. We all had alot of fun but coming back was a total drag. I was sooo tired and blech. But I am alive and have survived the minibosses playing in Vegas for the 3rd time. July, 28, 2003 I had a pretty good weekend, I worked on some new music, I moved a ton of bricks with the Lipfert brothers, Jim, and Leslie. We had alot of fun moving bricks, that sounds pretty sad, but it's true. I saw the acoustic singer Cameo Hill, I put a link up to her in the other links on the main page, she was awesome. I got to see Second Hand Emotion, which was pretty cool if you are into that kind of thing. The Keyboardist was in an amazing retro 80's outfit, was very cool. Last night I saw Osama Bin Sars, very artcore. They had themes of a shark infested ocean, with a lifeguard, shark, and helpless victim. The Wrangler brutts were a good show to see, they were really cool and I dug there stuff. I can't stop listening to the redponyclock and IHYWYP both completely different but I love listening to them both. I guess I am just sick I guess. :) Tomorrow night is gonna be a good show at the Paperheart with The Budget Sinatra, Underliner and The Harps who are from Tucson. July, 24, 2003 I worked at the modified lastnight and got to meet some really cool bands, some of the hardest punk bands seem to be the nicest people, at least the touring ones are. I am totally tired. Tonight Fatigo will be playing along with some others at the PaperHeart Gallery in Phoenix. It should be cool, and since it's within walking distance. Have I mentioned how tired I am. Aug 30th, mark this on your calendar!!! It will be the shizzfest that will rock everyones socks off!! Tons of bands, food and lots of unmentionables, anyways this show will be the highlight of the year and if you miss it, you will surely live a miserable life. July, 22, 2003 Last night going to the argo was awesome I got to see a band called The Sharp Ease and they were pretty good. The singer was so animated. She kept showing her crotch to everyone and sang a song about how she liked her ass getting licked. I must say it was pretty punk rock. Then The Minibosses played an awesome set, we were all dying of heat by the end of the night, but it was worth it. The girls from the Sharp Ease were really nice and totally cool. Definitely a good night. July, 21, 2003 It has definitely been a crazy fun filled week. I was fortunate enough to be the roadie for the minibosses, hauling their gear and helping them get setup for a couple of performances they did in San Francisco and Oakland CA. We all had a great time and made it back safely. Everyone survived my snoring, Fred survived seeing Ben's manhood, we survived being apart of a homicidal maniacs rampage in oakland, kristin survived driving all night to get back to phoenix at 5 in the morn, the band survived being on live tv for their first time and are alive to tell about. Everyone survived me being grumpy when we were searching for a place to eat for breakfast, we all survived Fred peeing in a ziplock bag so we wouldn't have to pullover. I guess we are all survivors in our own right. The shizz was mentioned in the newtimes, if you want to read the article, you can pick up a copy or read it online by going too http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/2003-07-17/music.html/1/index.html Tonight is supposed to be a kick ass show at the argo. The budget sinatra, The Minibosses, and The Sharp Ease!! Tonight, one night only at the argo, b b b b beee there! July, 14, 2003 Another show at the Emerald Lounge, I left at 1:00am and woke up at 5:00am so I could make it to work by 6. I am sooooooo tired. Fatigo totally rocked, Freds mom was there. I got to meet her and she was really nice, and it was really cool listening to Fred talk to his mom in French. I thought that was awesome. I could keep going on and on about Freds mom but I won't. World Class Thugs were amazing, They were in the clothes that made them feel the most comfortable I guess. With Dale wearing pimp daddy clothes from the 70's, and Jim wearing a shriners hat. The drummer must really be into dairy products because he was dressed as a cow, and I don't mean a hefty woman, he had an utter and everything. anyways......... The Minibosses will be in san fran later this week so you won't see me for awhile cause I will be their roadie on the trip. July, 11, 2003 Last night was an awesome show at the emerald lounge, Lifelikehair, VinFiz, and The Minibosses all rocked like no other. I truly think it was one of the best shows I have been to for awhile, and lately I have been going to alot of shows. Other than you smell like an ashtray when you leave I really am starting to dig the Emerald Lounge, it is a nice place and the people seem pretty cool so far. Tonight Mike from Fatigo is playing at Undicci Undicci, and Sunday World Class Thugs are playing with Fatigo and the very Reclusive Donald from the Winners and the Budget Sinatra will be playing an acoustic set to open it all up. Have fun, have a great weekend, and remember, if your going to drink don't driveand if your going drive don't drink :) July, 10, 2003 Well, I missed out on the show at the Hollywood Alley lastnight, sorry Chad. Instead I went and saw a band near my place at the emerald lounge called The Lactating Beats. Very retro rock, I think it was the psychedelic colors they had too that might of had something to do with it. Tonight is the show of all shows, Minibosses, Lifelike Hair, and Vin-Fiz. Let's all try to support these guys tonight. I am pretty stoked to see them all. Anyone looking to get a shizz Comp should go to stinkweeds now, before they sell out, or go to the show tonight. :) July, 08, 2003 I went to stinkweeds and got the new Mars Volta album (which is awesome) and saw the shizz comp there. I was really excited seeing it there, and I asked Morgan the girl who was working their how many they had sold. She said they had just put them up that morning and she didn't think they had sold any. She then asked if I had heard it, and that I should because it is really good. I smiled and said I had already heard it. I had a good birthday I celebrated it at Hollywood alley as I usually do and had a great time. Thanks to all the people who showed up. I even got to see Mike's little brothers who I haven't seen in years. It's amazing that they are all grown up now. I remember when they were all just little bratty kids. They still kind of are, but now they are all old enough to vote and most of them are old enough to drink. July, 03, 2003 Well, a new month, a new lease on life. I have almost got all the bands their cd's. Only one left, people seem to be pretty stoked about the cd, as well as myself. I was listening to it constantly, now I want to create another one. I feel like this one, even though it was hard getting everything and everyone together was alot of fun in the long run and would love to do another. It would of course be completeley different music by different bands, I don't want to have the same bands two albums in a row, I want to show diversity not narrow mindedness. I am starting to see myself getting ready to start babbling about a whole bunch of nonsensicles so I won't. BUT I WILL SAY THIS, love your mother, she is the only one you got, and if you don't have a mother, cry somewhere and think about how much it really doesn't matter. Have a great weekend, go to the Hollywood Alley Sunday night, I have been there every year for the past 4 years now around this time and I just love it. June, 30, 2003 Dizzamn, I was a total loser in high school, well I was a loser in junior high and elementary too. I had braces, I wore glasses and had highwaters. It was very excruciating at times getting picked on. It was not fun at all. Now I am older, I no longer have braces and don't really get picked on by anyone unless I bring it upon myself. It's amazing how things change. I met this girl who is the same age as me, and she was missing most of her teeth, she had 4 kids, and looked like she was balding or was in some sort of haircutting accident. I felt kinda bad and she told me she used to be a cheerleader in high school, and how popular she used to be. I think she was trying to relive her past by telling me how cool she WAS. I couldn't help but feel some kind of justice had been served. That is a horrible thing to say, but nobody know's how much I used to get picked on back then, by jocks and what have you. June, 26, 2003 Okay, my life is living hell eversince the minibosses put up their new board. I have so much work to do and I can't keep from going to the board every few minutes to see what someone has posted. I need a break. It's horrible, I need support group. The Shizz comp is getting ready for mass distribution through all the local bands, I only have a couple of bands left to give there share. June, 25, 2003 What's up with this economy, speaking of economy, the shizz comp is slowly getting distributed amongst the bands. I will be getting them all out to you as soon as I can. I will probably look at doing a second comp and will be looking for some cool bands to be on that. Now that I have done one, I kinda have the whole making a comp cd down a little bit better so this should go alot smoother. June, 23, 2003 Allright, you might have noticed just a tadbit of a change on the shizz lately. The Minibosses are now on the shizz messageboard. It has been crazy, the traffice has increased and so far everything seems to be totally cool. The minibossies are definitely a breed of their own, and it's weird realizing that alot of them are not from arizona, which is totally cool. I have been to some cool shows and have met some really cool people but I am at work and gotta get my butt in gear before I get yelled at :) June, 16, 2003 Man, Friday was hella cool, Vin-Fiz Rawked the stage. Marty is usually the frontman, but Mike kinda held that spot on this particular evening and I got to look at the band from a different perspective. Fatigo, as usual did a most superb job of entertaining the crowd. Then After Any Accident hit the stage, I didn't get to see most of there set unfortunately because I was in a deep discussion with John DelaCruz, but what I heard was most beautiful to me ears and I cry knowing that I missed it. (okay I was exagerating here people, I didn't cry, it was more of a soft weeping). so anyways.... LifeLikeHair hit the stage they played some cool original stuff, they played some EOTM and I thought they were playing a VinFiz song untill marty said it was Fugazi. Saturday was booty shakin at Graham Central Station, there were alot of booties out there being shaked, Mike was cage dancing for awhile and the rest of us just hooped and hollered. It was pretty fun and they have some damn good burritos and nachos there too. June, 13, 2003 Tonight is the highly anticipated show of the month, after this nothing else will ever compare, we have the highly acclaimed After Any Accident, the very neurotic Vin-Fiz, and those highly endomorphic guys in Fatigo. All of this in one night at none other than the Hollywood Alley. Now that I have all that said and done, I can't wait for the show so I can get liquored up and have a great time. SLEEVELESS SUMMER!!! June, 11, 2003 I got to see YKN lastnight at the modifried, good set, they were doing some improve, a little bit of Tollya II, it was very good. I brought a flask of brandy with me and got pretty liquored up, I had to leave my car at the modified because I couldn't drive. I got home and talked to some of my neighbors for a bit. Went home and crashed. I am getting more and more excited about the comp. It's still about a week away, but I am getting very antsy to see the finished product. I hope this does well, if so, I will be making a second one soon after. June, 10, 2003 Tonight is You Knighted Nations at the Modified tonight, should be a good show. Did I say should? I meant to say, this show is gonna Fucking RAWK!!! Anyways, I am starting to fiddle around with the site a little bit. Not a whole lot but a little. I started reading some of my old journal entries and am amazed at how much has changed in the last year, it's totally crazy. I have gone through stalkers, surgeries, fallouts, incestivals, compilations, breakups, defcon, and some other stuff I am too lazy to mention. Would one think I am content having done all of this? The answer is no. I still want to make out with Milla Jovovich, and this one girl from Jungle Caberet. Only time will tell if this ever happens. See you at the show tonight!! June, 09, 2003 I have noticed that I don't write to this as much as I used too, I want to keep up on it, but with everything else I am doing it is easy to forget sometimes, untill someone yells at me about not posting on here. There was a great show saturday with HotFoughtCold, the Minibosses, Existi, and the Levines. I guess it was the Levines last show. It was my first experience with the band, and now it is my last. Hot Fought Cold rawked as usual, so did the Minibosses. I was really impressed by Existi, those guys were realy good. I had never seen them before. allright, there are more shows coming up. Look at the calendar, and remember that june 15th is Aaron Burke's Birthday!!!!!! June, 03, 2003 Damn, it's already June!! I got back finally from my trip to the North West. Jesse and I drove up to Seattle and hung out in San Fran and Portland. It was totally awesome, we saw boobs, beer, books, B.O., bees, and even a few bums. I don't have all day to give all the details of the trip but. We went to san fran and met a crazy guy who hooked us up with some parking on this huge ass incline, when I tried to park on the street sideways, I thought the van was gonna rollover. We got pretty stinky not showering, We went to the coolest strip bar in the world while we were in portland. We saw an awesome band called Detachement Kit from Chicago, went to the largest bookstore I have ever been to in my life called Powells bookstore. Got harrassed by many a bum in portland. Jesse got stung by a bee while we were driving to Seattle. We saw where Kurt Cobain used to live under a bridge in Aberdeen, we burned our feet in the sand because it was soo hot while we were on a beach in Washington (yes, washington). I snored alot and Jesse kept kicking me. Jesse almost had us killed with his mad driving skills. We went to the aquarium in Seattle and hung out there for the day. I ate some russian food, which wasn't bad, went to the Crocodile in Seattle and heard a crappy band which I forgot the name of. We slept in the van most of the way and were really stinky, on our way back we got a shower a truckstop and it was the best shower I ever had for $5. We went through L.A. and the smog was so bad we could barely see. A lady gave us an apple with roofies in it, and we barely made it back alive. Hope you guys had a good week too!! Dismemberment Plan Tonight at the Modified TONIGHT!!!! May, 23, 2003 Allright, it's not like I am on here everyday posting, you can see alot of that on the messageboard, but I do feel bad when I know I am gonna be gone for awhile and don't have the ability to update this here journal. I have come to realize how much of a community this website is starting to become and will (in a sick sick sort of way) miss the board during my vacation. I will only be gone a week, it's not like I am gonna be gone for 2 years or anything. I will probably get mocked, but that's okay. The comp is on it's way to getting completed and we should have the finished product in a couple of weeks. WOOOOHOOOOOOO!! May, 21, 2003 It's already wednesday, lastnight I went to the modified to go see Liberty School and I missed them, but I got to hang out with Mike (a.k.a. Modern6) for awhile and hung out with some of the vin-fiz guys too. I don't know if anyone has noticed but the messageboard and calendar have now changed. More later..... May, 19, 2003 Another day another $.58, isn't it wonderful. I got to see Robin Vining, Theawesome Heartgraves and the elusive band known as Fatigo on saturday. I brought some friends and we all hung out to see them at this place called FatCats off of grand a couple of blocks south of the bikini lounge. It was really cool and I had a great time. Sunday I saw a band called "now we're cooking with gas" or something like that and they were a blues ish type band but were really really good. The guitarist had such an awesome tone that I haven't heard in years locally. This was over at the Hollywood Alley one of the cooler places I haven't hung out in for awhile. I love that place so much. I am leaving for Seattle this Friday and will be gone for about 10 days. It should be alot of fun and hopefully the website doesn't blow up during that time. I am sure Lucas can handle it. He usually does. May, 15, 2003 Today was payday, one of the greatest days of the month. Currently I am home drinking some wine a little inebriated and thinking of lots of different things. I saw Matrix Reloaded last night and loved it. I am trying to think of things to say on here while I am nice and toasty but am thinking I am just gonna go to bed. See you at long wongs for happy hour on friday. May, 13, 2003 Last night was a cool show at the modified, we had the Budget Sinatra, Greenhaven and Verbena. It was alot of fun, and there was a better turnout then what I was originally expecting. I will be shipping out everything to get replicated for the LONG awaited Shizz Compilation. I can't wait, I have a copy of what it will look like, and I am so happy with it. It will be well worth the wait and most if not all of the tracks are songs you won't be able to find anywhere else. I am so excited. Matrix Reloaded comes out this week, I won't be there opening night but I will more than likely see it this weekend. I am sure it won't be as good as the first, but sequals rarely are. Fred if you are reading this, I am gonna make you see the first one whether you like it or not. Even if I have to tie you down and gag you, and play with French subtitles! May, 07, 2003 I don't how many people know this, but Brian Shire trumpet player and one of the founding members of "The Winners" left the band a few weeks ago. It was sad for all parties involved and there will be a memorial service, at the Awhautukee church of RAWK N' ROLL baby! Best of luck goes to Brian and his endeavors with The Shaving Party. Speaking of Rawk n' Roll, one of the coolest bands I have seen in a long time is this band called Steppchild these guys are the new kings of rock and even though they look like mortals they are far greater in power and rock then any mortal could dare to be. I don't have much else to say I guess except, Study long study wrong my friend. May, 06, 2003 I am a volunteer, or I guess I should say I am a volunteer in training right now at the modified. I worked on saturday, it was my first night and it was one of the craziest nights I have seen there. It was totally packed, nothing but hardcore dudes in all black and mascara, it brought me back to my youth, a tree cought on fire across the street and the fire departement was called. Total nuts, there was an actual moshpit, for the first time ever I saw a moshpit at modified. I thought it was awesome! Anyways it was totally cool and I got to stamp really hot girls as they gave me their money. Who could ask for anything more? I got this comp thing finally under control all I need is money, I am probably gonna put a list up so that people know who has paid and who hasn't, I think that would be a good incentive if you ask me. :) May, 01, 2003 I totally missed the Badger King lastnight, and feel like a dick because of it. Those guys are so awesome, you have to checkout http://www.thebadgerking.com for more info. Monday was a wonderful night of musical mayhem with the Minibosses who sleevelessly rocked the night away. I was unable to stick around much later but I got to see the next band who were an all instrumental group which was really cool. Tonight AAA is playing at the Mason Jar, go buy John and Christine a belated birthday beer and check em out. Tomorrow night HFC is playing at longwongs with a guided by voices cover band and Saturday Vinfiz and 9volt will be playing at LongWongs as well. Lots of stuff going on, so CHECK IT OUT! April, 28, 2003 Friday was cool, I spent happy hour with the guys for HFC, AAA, and YKN (I am such a name dropper). I ate the hottest freakin wings in my whole life when John Lipfert gave me a suicide wing at long wongs. After surviving that ordeal I got to see Lulu in Hollywood on friday at wetpaint who sounded as wonderful as ever. I also got to check out some of the artwork by Morgan Sherwood and hungout in the VIP room for a bit (even though I wasn't supposed too, they finally caught up to us and kicked us out) Sunday Was Brian Shire's Bar-B-Q and it was a blast, I think the shizz will have a big following now with the gay community. It was pretty crazy but I survived through all of their interrogation and am alive to tell about it. Tonight the Minibosses are playing at the modified. Check it out or die April, 22, 2003 It's wonderful tuesday here, one day before Wonderful Wednesday. Bad esoteric joke that nobody will get. Anyways......... I have been drinking alot of wine lately and have come to realize that drinking alone really isn't that bad, I think everyone should try it at least a dozen times or so. I was working on new music drinking being merry and then woke up slobbering all over myself on the couch at 3 in the morning wondering where I was. It was a good thing I was home or I would have really had some issues. I missed out on some really cool shows the last couple of weeks, seems like april is a big month for freakin birthdays. I can't believe how many birthday's and weddings have been going on this month. Very crazy. Tomorrow night You Knighted Nations is playing at the modified, should be a very cool show, I will be there as long as I am not passed out slobbering all over my guitar again (it's very doubtful I will do that again, but you never know). It feels good to write in the journal again, I should do this more often :) April, 16, 2003 Wow, okay I have been out of it for awhile, I am gonna jump back in and see what happens. I went to the newtimes music showcase and saw some cool bands, of course I saw Fatigo with there superb soundmen, it was really cool seeing Hot Fought Cold at the bash, they seemed larger than life, and then the next thing I notice is Jeff with his guitar busted in half. Now THAT is punk rock! Marty and I met this chick after the showcase and she invited me over to the last call bar and grill (used to be the arizona brewing company) the place is totally dead and they have only been open I guess for a week or so. She is looking for some bands to play and I am gonna try to setup some shows. I think this would be a great oppurtunity to get some cool things happening. I still have to feel it out abit, because I don't think they really know what they are doing but if we can get some cool shizz shows then I think it would be worth it. April, 07, 2003 Last friday was the art walk which was totally awesome, I got some wine walked around and looked at art for awhile, listened to some bands and had a great time. I love First Friday's and highly recommend it to anyone who digs not only the art but the music too. There was a big crowd at Holga's and saw alot of people I hadn't seen in a long time. It was great. Saturday The Budget Sinatra played at a friends graduation party. It was alot of fun, and we got to see one of franks friends with dog poop all over his overalls. He threatened to break my nose after I said something about Texas, but I told him that wouldn't be a good idea, I didn't realize he was from Texas. He left me alone for the most part after that, and could barely walk by the time we left. Sunday was Mike Montoya's birthday which was cool, I slept most of the day so was kind of out of it when I got to the alley. I am really glad I came though, I got to see the world class thugs, fatigo, and Dana play some cool stuff. If you're gonna drive don't drink, and if you're gonna drink, don't drive :) April, 02, 2003 I guess I don't realize how many people read this untill I make a joke about an icon. Ian is fine and well, I am amazed that people we researching this and also getting ready to make phone calls to D.C. just to verify what I said to be true. Last years was pretty good too. This friday is the first friday of the month which means First Friday! There will be some cool shizz going down over at holga's, I will be there for a while in between getting liquored up and mooning passing cars. Sunday is Shizz Presents Acoustic Mayhem (S.P.A.M.) and also Mike Montoya's birthday let's all go celebrate his birthday and get trashed this sunday!! Woohoo!! Tonight at the Emerald Lounge is a really cool band called Grounded Heat. Lance from 7Story is in this band and I must say I really dig it. I will be there so hopefully some if not all of ya can make it. It's free so you can't complain about the cover. :) One more minor thing, for those of you reading this, I want you all to check out a new messageboard that I am considering using. I am only telling the people who read this because I don't want everyone checking it out. Go to http://www.theshizz.org/forum and let me kn ow what you think, it also has a calendar function and with which I might replace our current calendar with. This is just for testing so some stuff might not be working like your avatar or certain rights, that is why I need your feedback so I can get it fixed. okay that's enough of me babbling, oh yeah and the Comp is doing Just Fine!! April, 01, 2003 Today is another day of war and chaos in the middle east. I must say that I have been pretty busy lately, I just built a dresser for my room, and feel a sense of accomplishment now everytime I put clothes or take clothes out of it. I have really been out of the loop lately, and have been told that by some, I have been really busy and have MOST of the stuff for the comp done, It will be done soon. I really hate hearing bad news and it's a terrible thing when you hear that a band that has been around for so long have one of it's member die. Ian McKay passed away from heart complications. I heard it on the radio and freaked out. It's like one of those things where you remember where you were when the space shuttle blew up. In case any of you don't know Ian McKay was in such notable bands as Minor Threat and Fugazi. March, 27, 2003 Ok, so after reading the message board there is probably going to be some mass hysteria because there have been comments about all the songs getting lost. This is not true and I am not gonna post anything on the messageboard about it, I am just gonna let people go crazy for awhile. Last night was an awesome show at the emerald lounge. If any of you have heard of a band called Seven Story Mountain will also know how awesome of a band they were. Lance from Seven Story is currently in a side project called Grounded Heat, I saw them play lastnight and even though they had some technical difficulties, I think they really rocked, I urge you all to see them next wednesday at the emerald lounge again. That's all for now untill I think of something witty to say. March, 26, 2003 Man oh man alive, I survived the rocky point spring break weekend! Even if I didn't want to look at boobs all weekend, I wouldn't have been able to keep them away. They were everywhere. There was alot of beer, a friend of mine got thrown in mexican jail, there was very little if any talk of war with Iraq, lots of fun. The tacos were awesome. Unfortunately, all this fun came with a price. It's known by some people as Montezuma's Revenge. This is the term by which some people (myself included) pay back for all the fun they have in mexico. Was it worth feeling deathly sick and peeing out of my butt for a good day or two? Hell YES!! And more than likely I will be back again next year for more!! But next time I will not drink the water, although I don't remember doing that, there is alot of stuff I did there that I don't remember :) March, 20, 2003 Okay, it has been awhile since I last wrote, I have been very busy lately and have been in a totally different plane of existence, not in bad way it's just different. I saw a band lastnight called crash car star at the modified and I am realizing how much I hate bands that can't be original. I liked Jimmy Eat World's music but I don't like listening to every other band playing their songs but changing the words. (I will get off my soapbox now) We are at war, I am not going to express my political views because that is not relevant, but this is a sad time to be in right now. I am going to Rocky Point this weekend, we shall see if they let me back into the U.S. after I am there. Someone said I look kind of middle eastern and that I might have issues getting back. I never in my whole life thought that I looked middle eastern, sounds like there was a change in the matrix. Well kids, don't do drugs, stay in school and do what your parents tell you and maybe santa will bring you something for christmas other than a lump of coal. March, 11, 2003 This past weekend was spent at the art detour and getting into my new apartement. On Friday The Budget Sinatra played at Holga's studio which I had alot of fun with later we saw a band called Shark Pants from tucson play which I thought was really cool, very punk. Afterwards Jesse and I walked all over getting drunk in front of Leslie from the Modified and having her introduce strange hot women too us. Later we moved on to other galleries and came back for more wine from Leslie, we then walked to my new place (because I couldn't drive) and hung out at the party there untill the cops came. I had a blast. Saturday at holga's I got to see the Minibosses for the first time I think since Vegas, it totally rocked and they played soooooo much better than they did last year at holga's. Next was some belly dancing and the wonderful Fatigo with the new addition of Jesse on the trumpet. This is a pretty full week again, tomorrow The Budget Sinatra is playing at the New Nita's Hideaway with ex members of The Make Up, Friday Vin-Fiz is playing at the Borders in Scottsdale. Saturday, Braeburn, Vin-Fiz, The Budget Sinatra, and possibly "The Ponies" will be playing at the paperheart. Sunday, You Knighted Nations will be playing with Amendmant 18 and Hollar at the Modified. Monday, will be The Locust and Moving Units with Other Voices at the Modified as well. WHEW!!! March, 07, 2003 Whoa, I have been busy moving into the innercity this week. Next I get to do some painting this weekend which I am kind of excited about doing, all this is happening during the great Art Detour this weekend in phoenix. Many (if not all) of the local galleries open up for the weekend and will have bands, dj's belly dancers, spoken word, food and drink and not to mention alot of art. Checkout the calendar to see some of the bands playing and a link to the art detour. Tonight Budget Sinatra is playing at Holga's studio. Tomorrow Braeburn and the Minibosses and Fatigo are playing at Holga's as well, which should be a fun evening. Also, for any of those interested my new apartement complex is near the paperheart and we will be having a downtown detour party, there will be a keg and donations will be happily accepted. Email me for directions if you need some :) Hope to see you at the art detour! March, 05, 2003 Last night was an amazing show at the argo, I thought it was awesome, I don't remember the name of the first band, but the Levines came on next and got the crowd going in the middle of their set by throwing a plasma bowl in a microwave outside of the argo. It smelled funny and made cool lights in the microwave for awhile before someone unplugged it. I Hate You When Your Pregnant came on next. That guy is amazing, I think him and Ben Baraldi would make a great Duo. Next up was Neptune from Massachusetts (damn I hope I spelled that right) These guys played instruments that were all made from scrap metal. Totally cool, very industrial :) I apologize to anyone I offended for notnosting about the argo show in my journal, I didn't realize people would get upset and start harrassing me. Sometimes I feel like I need a restraining order on certain bearded men with glasses. Speaking of restraining order as I left the show there were 3 cop cars outside the argo waiting to bust underage drinkers, I am glad I wasn't underage. I was a lamo and left because I was gonna get up at 3:30 in the morning and go to the paperheart but woke up at 5:15 and barely made it to work. So I can't tell you how wonderful the minibosses were. March, 03, 2003 Wow, I had a great weekend, I don't want to go into any details because then you will all get jealous at how great mine was and how bad yours was :) Let's see, I saw the mason jar for the first time in years and not a whole lot has changed. it's a little bit nicer but not much. Saturday went to the priceless inn, it's actually a cool place but they had no beer selection, the p.a. sucked ass, but I got really drunk and didn't really care by the end of the night, I had so much fun I almost puked. I woke up the next morning not knowing where I was, with one of the worst hangovers ever. It was AWESOME, I lost my keys, then found them in my jacket pocket, drove home took about a 45 minute shower and just sat there in the tub contemplating death. By the end of the day I was finally back to normal. Never again will I drink budweiser. They say it's the king of beers, but that stuff will kill you, or at least make you suffer so much you will want to die. February, 28, 2003 Okay, a couple of things, I posted my 500th post today which now makes me a shizz god. This is quite an accomplishement and will now retire and let someone else takeover the reigns. The second thing is that the shizz has for the first time ever has gotten over 100,000 hits in a single month. This is so awesome, I owe alot of it to John Lipfert, Jesse Maxwell, and all the others who are addicted to the message board such as myself. :) A full weekend ahead and I am scared I won't survive it. Tonight HotFoughtCold is playing at longwongs, AAA is playing at the mason jar, saturday is a show at the argo as well as the infamous priceless inn with The Budget Sinatra, Ninevolt, and AAA, I can't remember all the other crap that's going on but it's on the messageboard AND the calendar. Check it out and maybe I will see you there :) Hopefully you won't see me too inebriated :) February, 27, 2003 Man, I went to the alley after practice lastnight with Jesse to get some pizza. It was a wednesday night and it was filled with hotgirls, I couldn't believe my lucky charms, it was surreal. It seemed like a friday night but it was only wednesday, and then I saw this punk/reggae band come up and saw that this is what hot girls listen too. I have been listening to the wrong music!! I am gonna go to Zia and get the latest Blink 182/Jimmy Eat World/Sum 41 cd's and conform so that I may get hot women. Or do I just need to wear a baseball cap and a blink 182 t-shirt? I guess we shall see. February, 22, 2003 Tonight a band I have only heard of in bits and pieces is playing tonight at the modified. Other Voices, former members of Death of Marat with Aaron Burke on guitar. Check this out if you can, or die trying. The Comp is coming along. Next time I give Montoya a deadline it will be two weeks ahead of everyone else. Sheeesh I have been keeping busy trying to be a good worker at my job and not pissing anyone off. We will see how long that lasts. Not that I am inclined to pissing people off, but sometimes it seems like upper management likes to find reasons to be upset about something. They're crazy like that. February, 21, 2003 Saturday, I saw one of the craziest shows ever at the lucky dragon. Transgojobot was there and played a cool, two man set. Next up was the Levines which played a good set, but the crazy stuff was when the Stab City Slit Wrists from Flagstaff got on stage, they had more guitar and bass cabinets than God. They were a mixture of Black Sabbath and The Sex Pistols. It was awesome, and it was so loud I could feel my rectum shaking from the bass. After that After Any Accident played what I thought was an awesome set. I forgot the name of the song but it goes "You've got it made, your getting paid" that's one of my favs next to "Freshly Bled Cow" which I don't think they play anymore. I learned about the origins of the last song they played "Fire in the Hall" which is pretty cool to know. Last but not least was The Necronauts, those guys have a really great sound, they need to buy tuners but other than that, they were really good. Sunday I went to the phoenix art museum. I got to see some stuff from Picasso, Monet, Goya, and even Van Gogh. It was a total experience and I didn't know people dressed up so nice to go the freaking thing. I think I was the only one in a t-shirt and sneakers. Hot Fought Cold this friday at long wongs, and the budget sinatra with AAA, and ninevolt at the Priceless inn. Woohoooooooooooo February, 21, 2003 I am sick, I feel like crap, and I can't believe how freakin crazy the messageboard has gotten. What the hell is going on. I am fatigued and feel yucky but I am a happy camper. I think Jesse got me sick, and he said that I haven't even gotten through the rough part yet. Isn't that just my luck. There are show I want to check out like Julie's Play in peoria and the AAA show saturday but I am thinking I am gonna be bed ridden at this point. I am just complaining right now because I can, but hey, why the hell not. February, 20, 2003 I am learning alot lately about this whole recording business stuff. It's a pain but at the sametime it's awesome. Man my moodswings have been really drastic lately. I think I need a drug habit so if this fails I can have something to blame other than myself. This weekend (meaning saturday) is gonna be a tough night to figure out where to go. We have the World Class Thugs opening for Colorstore at the Willow House. Then there is Fatigo and Stew over at the Hollywood Alley, and last but definitely NOT the least is After Any Accident, The Necronauts, Transgojobot, The Levines, The Stab City Slit Wrists, and............. that's all at the Lucky Dragon. Watch out people don't be scared, make your choice and you will be just fine. February, 19, 2003 Been having a pretty stressful week at work, total bummer, it's ruining my good mood for the comp. I will have to crush all those that oppose me MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Okay I am being weird, but shouldn't we all be sometime :) I feel very orange today and it has nothing to do with our current state of code orange. I just feel orange. I wouldn't mind getting stalked so much by a hot woman as long as she at least wanted to make out in the nude. February, 17, 2003 I started getting the songs together for the comp this weekend, so we are now in phase two. I have to say, what I have heard so far has exceeded my expectations. It's taken a little bit longer than expected to get to this step but everything is finally taking shape and I am so excited I can't stop smiling, people at work are wondering why I am so happy. I saw quite a few bands this weekend more than I can talk about now, maybe later on in the day if I can, but right now I gotta get to work. February, 14, 2003 Aaaaahhhh the day of love, isn't it wonderful? What do single people do on this day, I know I can't take myself to dinner cause all the couples are gonna have the restauraunts packed tonight. I can't go to the movies either, I might go check out a show and see what's up at the alley. I just don't know. People are scrambling getting there shite together for the comp. I am pretty excited and I am starting to see this thing is starting to finally come together. I thought there were some shows tonight, but actually it's tomorrow. Brodie Hubbard is playing today at Stinkweeds at noon. If you haven't heard Brodie now is the time to do it. Tomorrow night at 7:30 Employee of the Moth will be playing their last show at the mesapalooza at the mesa ampitheatre. I will be crying at this event. Later that evening, World Class Thugs along with Mary Lemanski, Braeburn, the Heart Graves, and Kiss the Red Alarm will be playing a benefit show for the animal welfare league. Check it out and help a good cause. February, 12, 2003 I have been slacking on the journal again, and I am very dissapointed with myself. I can't believe how fast time is flying. Very crazy, I will keep this short and sweet today and maybe write some more later, but for now I am just waiting for the week to end. February, 07, 2003 Today is Lena from Lulu in Hollywoods Birthday, who is also playing a show tonight at the lucky dragon, so everyone should go to the show buy her a glass of wine and see how drunk she gets before steve has to carry her home. Lastnight I went to bed around 9 or so and was awoken by Mike Montoya asking me if I was naked and if I would look outside. Outside was a big ass 70's Ford LTD this thing was awesome!! It is the new Fatigo Mobile which is reminiscent of his old Plymouth Fury and my old Travolta Wagon. I am getting more and more excited about the shizz comp, bands are getting there stuff together and I am ver pleased. The next month or so will probably be the most stressful, so please bare with me people as I see this thing through to completion. Also SPAM is this sunday which is the Shizz Presents Acoustic Mayhem at the Hollywood Alley. Should be fun for all who attend, and tomorrow night the guys from HotFoughtCold will play there tunes of drunken lore at the new Nita's. February, 06, 2003 It's weird when you look at who goes to your site and you see United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. That can be a little intimidating, fortunately I haven't gotten anything from North Korea or Iraq, but then again if I did get hits from them I doubt it would be there government. More than likely some North Korean Indy kids surfing the web for some cool music. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA or not :) But seriously this weekend is gonna be cool. The Paperheart is gonna be happening with first fridays, and yours truly along with Richard Minardi and World Class thugs and others will be playing some acoustic jams around 7pm. Fatigo is gonna be acoustirocking it at Holga's. Nova Erickson, The Winners, The Vinegar Sting and Lulu in Hollywood are gonna be at the Lucky Dragon Saturday HotFoughtCold and some others will be at the New Nita's Hideaway, and Fatigo will be playing at the Willow house. February, 04, 2003 I heard about the Space Shuttle early Saturday morning and listened to it on NPR all day, I usually try to stay away from the news as much as possible but this was something even I couldn't get away from. I remember when the space shuttle challenger blew up, this is another one of those days that I will always remember, and when I am old and grey I will be telling people where I was and what I was doing that day when I found out. January, 31, 2003 Wow, okay tonight there is alot going on, the ponies are playing tucson, Fatigo, EOTM, Braeburn, and WCT are playing tonight at the alley and After Any Accident is playing the Bookmans in Scottsdale. If you are saying you are bored and have nothing to do, you are either not reading this or dumb. I went to the alley lastnight and saw a few bands, I don't remember the name of the first band but they were young (under 21) and were a cool blend of punk and speed metal. Pretty cool, Ross told me that before they started playing they were trying to describe their influences to him and asked Ross if he had ever heard of a band called Social Distortion, I thought that was kinda funny. The next band that came up was BrotherLush who I had found out about by chance. They all seemed really cool, and were really solid. I meant to checkout the whole show but Jesse wanted to go see the Girls Gone Wild over at Graham central station. This was so bizarre, 10 bucks to get in, now in theory you would think this would be everymans dream, but for every woman that was there I would say there was about 30 guys. I got to see plenty of flesh but it would have been so much easier to just go to a strip bar. I think I am too old for that crap anymore, or maybe not :) January, 29, 2003 It is weird for me to understand why people read this anymore. There is a messageboard out there for people to not only read but also reply to. I guess this is something for people to check out while they are totally board as hell, with nothing to do. Why in the hell are you Reading this? I don't understand humans at all. Oh check out the calendar I am too lazy today to read it and tell you what is going on, I think there is a show tomorrow night somewhere. Oh yeah, and After Any Accident is playing at Bookmans in Scottsdale Friday night. My job pretty much sucks, but I did have alot of fun at practice lastnight. Maybe that is why I am grumpy, I am freakin tired. January, 27, 2003 What a weekend, Thursday was a really cool show at the modified. The Budget Sinatra played there hearts out in front of total strangers. Bella went on stage and rocked everyone out. The headliners of the evening The Bangs rocked everyone out with their Olympia Washington songs of hopeful despair. I had alot of fun at that show and later Dana and I went to Ben's just to hang out and talk about it. That is how cool the show was. Friday was another cool show at the modified. Fatigo opened up the evening and played a new song, (or at least one I had never heard before), Vin-Fiz rocked the stage and we got to see Mike Devine sing for the first time. Liberty School threw down some mean jams while someone threw rose petals all over the place. The Winners ended the evening in a drunken stupor and allegedly did pretty good. The feedback is that everything went well, so I will go with that. This week there should be some good stuff going on, I know friday is a big night at the Hollywood Alley, with EOTM, World Class Thugs, Braeburn, and Fatigo. Shizztastic January, 23, 2003 Well, we are getting close to the end of another week. I swear time is flying by so fast, why it seems only a month ago we were all in the christmas spirit drinking spiked eggnogg and stressing over who to buy presents for. Fatigo is making it in the papers, checkout the newtimes to read more. The Shizz Comp is starting to get a buzz and I am very excited about it. I can't wait. All I can say about anything right now is that When it rains, it pours! And I mean that in a good way. Tonight and tonight only, The Bangs are playing along with Bella and the ever questionable Budget Sinatra, at the modified 5 bucks. Satisfaction Guaranteed, just because we guarantee it doesn't mean you will get your money back, it just means it's guaranteed. January, 21, 2003 Had an eventful weekend, Ben got a big ass organ for 37.50, and it totally works, this thing had to be worth thousands back in the day. I saw chad from HotFoughtCold in the laundromat which was a freakout but cool cause we got to talk about the comp, which is starting to come together. The weekend overall went very well, and then monday hit. This week should be plenty O'fun, Thursday is the Bangs (killrockstar records), Bella, and The Budget Sinatra at the modified. Friday is a crazy night with many choices for all. The Winners, Liberty School, Vin-Fiz, and Fatigo at the modified, Employee of the Moth at Borders on 24th st and Camelback. World Class Thugs, James Miles, and Brodie Hubbard will be rocking the willow house with caffeine and song as well the same night! Some cool shows out there, definitely check some of them out. January, 16, 2003 Not a whole lot going on this week, Fatigo is playing in tucson with liberty school. That should be a good show, unfortunately I am not driving all the way out there for a show tonight so I can be back to work by 7am. That would suck. The Shizz comp is starting to take form, some of the bands have their stuff ready and I just need to pick it up. I am really excited about this. You have no idea. My baby sister is gonna get married, I can't believe it. It is so weird thinking that this little brat who give me so much crap when I was a kid would ever get married but, I guess that's the cycle of life. I miss my childhood (to a point). January, 15, 2003 Another day, another 58 cents found in my car seat. I am still trying to find my place in life and haven't quite found it yet, I don't think I will untill I am at least in my 60's or so and by that time it won't really matter because I will be too senile to care. So I might as well do everything wrong now so I can tell my grandchildren to do the same (where do I come up with this crap). I am still in a dry spell but that is okay because I am ambidextrous. January, 14, 2003 I had a 4 day weekend which was awesome except for the fact that I had to come back to work. I got to see my brothere and sister which was really cool. I hadn't seen them for a long time and it was cool getting to hang with them again. The Website has been having some intermittent problems of which I can't currently explain but will be finding out hopefully soon. I found out that more people read this than I was ever aware of and have found that to be just a tad bit intimidating. Oh well, such is life I guess. I gave up tv but I have seen joe millionaire and must say that moneygrubbing women are nothing new, it's the one that isn't a moneygrubber that is hard to find. January, 09, 2003 I will be gone for awhile taking my sister and brother down to mexico and sell them off for some tequila. Everyone have a great weekend and I will be back in the next 3-5 days :) January, 08, 2003 Wow, I am writing in this thing everyday now. I amaze myself sometimes. I have noticed I am becoming more paranoid with people. People who I know have no idea about the message board or my journal will say stuff to me that blows me away. I said on the message board that I haven't had any hot chicks in my van, yesterday a girl that I work with just out of the blue (who is also hot by the way) said that she has been in my van. I didn't know what to say except repeat what she said and say "Yes, you have been in my van" and that was it! She started talking about other random nonsensical girl stuff and I was freaked out for the rest of the conversation. I know she doesn't check out the message board, but that is weird, and I didn't count her as being a chick I had in the van because it was just to go to lunch and we didn't do anything. Why did she randomly just tell me that she had been in my van? I have no idea. I think I am just being weird, plus I have nothing else to talk about. Acoustic Mayhem is this sunday at the Hollyweird Alley, check it out and rock out acoustic style with the likes of Brodie Hubbard, Lonna, Matt Felix and more........... January, 07, 2003 Today is my little sister's birthday so I gotta call her and remind her of all the times I used pick on her and made fun of her so she can feel all warm and tingly inside. I understand certain factions of the country are in protest because they have not had any wonderfully made and very tender, juicy, and tasty Bar-B-Q Ribs for a very long time. A certain MikeMFer is the culprit and has been holding back from his local music community. I will be giving you more information as I recieve it, film at 11. I saw Norm Macdonald and that is one hilarious dude, alcohol might have had something to do with but I still bust up laughing in front of strangers because I am thinking of all the funny crap he was saying. January, 06, 2003 I have really been ignoring the journal lately and will try to be better at writing in it. I am still doing better than most of the other people who have journals though, so I am not too concerned about the issue. There are more important things to worry about, like when is Mike Lipfert going to make some more Baby Back Ribs!?!? There isn't a whole lot going on this week, The Winners are opening for Vin-Fiz and Employee of the Moth. I am really excited about this because I have not yet seen Vin-Fiz yet with their new line up and can't wait to check it out. Employee of the Moth, there is not much to say about them. They just plain R-O-C-K! Indy Rock, that is. So be there and nobody get's hurt. January, 02, 2003 Well, my new years wasn't the best I ever had, but I can say that marty is a true friend indeed. I went to Abe's New Years Party which was really cool, but I wasnt' feelin to good, I got to see Employee of the Moth, which is an awesome band, The one mane show I Hate You When You Are Pregnant was AMAZING, I couldn't believe there were people that knew the wordds to this guys stuff. He was INSANE!!! A band from Texas called The Bends played, good old school punk, pretty cool. I had to leave cause I wasn't feeling to good I wish I could have seen AAA, those guys always rock. As I was leaving the party I went to give something to Marty and I shut the door to my van while the engine was on. This generally wouldn't be a big deal but there is a safety feature in the van that locks all the doors automatically when the engine is turned on. I locked myself out of my van, with the engine on. Marty called triple A (the car service not the band) it took about 40 minutes for them to show up so we waited out in the cold till they got there. Once the guy was there it took 10 seconds to unlock the van, I was on my way home by 11:58 and I got to see the fireworks in tempe while on the road. Although not the best, it will probably be the most memorable. The Shizz Journal Archives Annoy me here! Back to The Shizz