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June 29, 2006
They've changed
I don't get comments for gay porn anymore. Now they're for erection medication. Seems like kind of a strange marketing technique, because i don't think that the majority of the population suffers from this disfunction. But i'm sure the news would tell you the opposite. They'd want new laws and policies, raising awareness for these men. And pretty soon women would feel unequal and want in on the action as well, raising awareness for our female friends who suffer from this horrible condition. I'm feeling political. Because i just listened to John Mayer's "waiting on the world to change" again and i cannot wait for his new record to come out. He says, of the media, "when they own the information they can bend it all they want". How badass is that? Everything the guy does is just so... cool. I mean cool the way miles davis meant it. I am not afraid, i just have to live my life. The thing about life is that you cannot slow it down or stop it. It just keeps going no matter what you do. So you just have to live it. Because it's the only one we've got. I have so much hope placed in the future. So much happiness based on weather or not i do this or that. But right now, i am alive and will not get this time back. You gotta live. Because life is lived out in moments, not gigantic years or decades, but small moments.
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June 25, 2006
corn nuts
i was in 7 11 a few minutes ago, buying my nightly twelver of miller light, and i spotted them. When was the last time you had some corn nuts? It's a manly snack, what with it's no-frills name and the risk of chipping a tooth. I went for the barbecue flavor. It's about the little moment to moment things, this life, and corn nuts are a great example.
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June 21, 2006
yeah bro
so important: don't take yourself too seriously. it feels good for me to think bad thoughts about those who do take themselves too seriously, because i'm insecure. So, work hard and realize that we're all in the same boat in need of salvation. "yeah man, when he starts talking about that crap, i'm like 'whatever man'. to each his own, i guess". And that's the reason i want to start Church or Whatever. Because we are in the apathetic afterglow of postmodernism. and i have something to say.
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June 20, 2006
It happened
My friends warned me. My dad said it was only a matter of time. And now, here i sit, desperately wanting to see how Jack Bauer is going to get out of his current predicament. Yes friends, 24 has happened to me. It's not a tv show, it's an idea, a way of life. I'm done with season one and about a third of the way through season 2, and i'm exhausted. Because it has kept me up night after night, filling my dark living room with dramatic tension. Man it's good. In other news, Motion City Soundtrack, my way of regressing to my youth without loosing any of my intellectual prowess, is re-releasing their record today, with an added track and THREE hours of dvd footage. Holy crap. Today is a good day. Not even for a specific reason, it just is. You know what i mean? Some days you just wake up and think... yeah... this is good. That happened to me today.
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June 16, 2006
Twiggy's
Fun time last night, despite forgetting my merch. Each time i go to san diego i realize two things: 1)san diego is awesome, and 2) i don't know that i've ever been there during the day. Really the only reason i've been down there over the last few years is for shows. I think part of me wants to keep it that way, because seeing the wrinkles in the daylight might take some of the romance away. I played a new tune last night and felt really good about it. It actually made me want to end my set right then and there because i knew it probably wouldn't be topped., But it was only the second song i played and i'm not a strung out drunk rock star yet, so i can't pull crap like that. Scott Stapp would've been upset.
can YOU take me higher?!?
Chris
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June 14, 2006
James Taylor
Was he really that vain? Or was Carly Simon simply overreacting? I choose to think the latter. I'm excited for the next couple shows because i'll have at least two new songs to play! It's like i've given birth recently... twice! Well, Dave Yaden helped a lot. He was my Lamaze coach. Or i was his, i can't remember. All i know is that the guy really brought some ideas i had to life. In a rock and roll kind of way.
A list of people not to trust:
1) girls with tattoos on the smalls of their backs (rare exceptions have been made)
2) anyone who tells you they're "passing the savings on to you". No, you do not do that
3) katie couric
see you tomorrow in san diego!
Chris
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June 12, 2006
the difference between a three legged frog and a can of whoop-ass
Last night my apartment was filled with idiots as we watched The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Let me tell you, that's just freaky stuff. Because it's real. But then i realize that the only power held by the devil is the illusion that he has power. I forget that he is a liar. This was a musical weekend for me. A couple gigs and a wedding, I got to play bass at this women's conference out in palm springs. I love palm springs because during the summer it's about 80 degrees at midnight. Good times, good friends, good beer. Growing is my affinity for quality. With music, food, beer, wine, movies, my own playing and songwriting. I think i'm de-collegeifying myself. Because in college all you do it settle for good enoughs and how are we going to pull this off?s. At least at the school i went to. They're all about quantity and care much less about quality. I'm realizing this because most of my gear is really low quality, but i've never cared before. It's always been good enough. But playing this weekend, i was most of the time thinking "i think this is as good as this bass is going to sound" and it wasn't good enough any more. Good thing i don't feel that way about my face.
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June 07, 2006
I have nothing to say
Actually i have plenty to say. It's wedding season and every woman in america is watching the style network. Here at diedrichs there are two women, a bride and a planner i'm assuming, that are dressed to the nines and have that loud dramatic tone of voice a woman can only produce while planning a wedding. Men, myself included, are about 98% oblivious to all of this. We just want to get it done and get out of those uncomfortable clothes. My girlfriend, Kristi, is a wedding planner and has introduced me to the world of pink doilies and chocolate covered everythings. I think i'm starting to get it, a little. I must say, in the world of wedding planning, she is a badass. Yes. I love describing something that is good in a subtle way by using crude vocabulary. It's like saying so and so is one bad mutha when it comes to teaching pre-school. But I digress. So Kristi has made me aware of what a big deal all of the details are in a wedding. I mean, girls absolutely freak out if something doesn't go exactly as they'd imagined. One flower out of place, one gust of wind, and bridezilla emerges. I've seen this in person. Being a musician, you end up playing at many a wedding, especially this time of year. These can be more stressful than playing for Clive Davis or David Foster. You just don't want to piss anyone off. I remember a couple years ago, when i was a wee lad, inexperienced at playing at weddings, a couple asked me to play this paul mccartney tune for their ceremony. I literally listened to it for the first time about an hour before the rehearsal. This was the tune she was to walk down the isle to. So the rehearsal starts, and my weak, clearly unprepared voice begins to squeak out this obscure and non-memorable tune. It was clear i didn't know it. You should've seen the looks i got. I thought for sure i'd leave that room an eunuch. Needless to say, i didn't really sleep that night, just stayed up and practiced the thing. Man that was intense. I'm also reminded of last summer, when i was asked to play one song at the reception of a wedding. I show up and get all ready and everything, and then the mother of the bride comes over to me and says "we forgot to hire an mc for the reception, can you just do it?" Now if there's one thing I cannot do, it's be a cheezeball. I mean really, can you imagine me like "ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, LET'S ALL GET IN A CIRCLE AND DANCE, DANCE, DANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!"? no, i do not do that. So when this woman asked me to do this, i basically said no. Let me tell you, s**t got freaky at that point. That was the straw that broke the mom-camel's back. I ended up quasi-officiating things, with as much enthusiasm as i could muster. But still, it was awkward. So, moral of the story, girls, chill out. Guys, pay attention.
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June 06, 2006
It's still happening
The gay porn comments. Like one per day. And i get so excited when i see that there's a new comment. The lady here at diedrichs just told me to "have a nice internet". Awesome.
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June 05, 2006
Ultimacy? Ultimate-ness?
So much of what i worry about it ultimately completely unimportant. But, if i didn't worry about these things, i would have literally no control over them. Which is funny, because i really don't have any control over them anyway. So if i didn't worry about these things i would have no perceived control over them. Ha! I lie to myself. I wonder if anyone else ever thinks about this stuff. I wonder if we all think the same thoughts but never say them to each other. What a tragedy that would be. To have surface level conversations with friends and look in their eyes and never really get out what is inside. I know everyone thinks these things, but we've created a complex web of social-ness that has emphatically and specifically told us what to and what not to do. I heard somewhere that 80% of communication is non-verbal. I have no idea how anyone could ever possibly determine that, but i still believe it.
Isn't coffee the best thing ever?
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June 02, 2006
And you say I only hear what I want to
I'm sitting here in Diedrichs and that song just came on. I am immediately transported back in time to junior high. 7th grade to be precise. Lisa Loeb will always be hot, no matter what washed up son-of-so-and-so she marries. This weather we've been having just begs to hear that song, warm and sweet. Does anyone else feel like it was just really freaking cold this past winter? I'm sure most of you are like "yeah, duh!", but i never really pay attention to these things. When i'm out of town and people ask me what the weather is like in la (once i get past sacramento or vegas, i'm from la) I never know what to tell them. I'm noticing it now though. The past few days have felt like college for me. Going to bed, not out of my own volition, but just falling asleep wherever i am, and waking up late for something. But today is wide open.
I've started selling things on ebay and am becoming addicted. Now everything i own has dollar signs on it. Some have just one dollar sign. But i start to think "i don't need a refrigerator, do I?" And I see things I'm borrowing from other people and again think "he doesn't really need that amp. I'd be doing him a favor by selling it, teaching him to be creative." So if i have anything of yours, you better come get it.
There's something about having an older man say "good morning, young man" that just makes you feel good.
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