Whereever I go, your shadow follows me I don’t want to see you leave. Are you here with me?

got some good work done today. i tried to stop at one point but ate dinner and started again. pretty happy with the way things worked out.

angioplasty media and burlington music journal had some nice things to say about the rough francis show last nite. which is cool cause i respect their musical opinions.

we have one last show at metronome on wed 12/10. it should be a psychedelic experience as i understand it. the show is called White Wind: a spectacle of sight and sound. bands will be set up all over the club. it will be a constant nite of music. from what i understand the place will be completely psychedeliced out. we will be set up on the floor. please come say hi. it will be a fun time. we might have a secret surprise that's not vegan chicken and hot sauce.

i should be asleep but that doesnt seem to be an option. it takes very little for me to lose my responsible sleeping schedule. my body says the nite time is good for me. im going to listen to album leaf and try to shut off.

nite soldier.

shhhhhh.

i feel good about tonites rough francis show. if you have any pics please send them to me. i didnt take any cause i must have been busy watching music and being surrounded by awesome people. thanks for coming. i'm really glad you all got to hear these great songs.

i cant sleep but need to. my ears are ringing. shhhhh.

frozen clothes and a towel coated in ice and held down by rocks at the lake the other day

rough francis played tonite at 242. it was sold out. thanks to everyone who came. there was a small circle pit and some dude got headbutted in the face. at the end there was gratuitous man love and hugging. super fun. i didnt take any pictures except this one:


music lesson and 'a leprechaun told me to burn things'

the show got brents seal of approval.

please come to the show tomorrow at monkey. it should be a bunch of fun.

i drank a bunch of coffee and cant sleep now. im in trouble.

rock it.

more music stuffs...

7d did an interview with bobby sr about death here.

its pretty awesome... cant wait to play the show tomorrow and saturday. make sure you come ok?

also the freep weekend section had some pics of rough francis... and an mfdoj review. i cant post a link because its paper. but maybe i will re-type it for the mfdoj blog. think that will happen? i dont know? maybe you should check.

AND a track I recorded / mixed for One Happy Island is #4 track of the year at indie mp3.com. Nice job One Happy Island!

i feel like i should write more poetry related stuff but i've been too busy with musics... maybe soon. blah blah blah...

death oh baby you know that dying is fine but maybe I wouldn't like death if death were good

i got 2 tickets from nick at angioplasty media + HG to go to the ra ra riot show tonite. thanks nick!

ra ra riot was kind of samey sounding for a while but they played the songs i liked. so many dynamos kind of sounded like the faint if they were more of a rock band and were still writing good songs. princeton was just awesome in like 30 ways.

death got some press from the freep here and 7d's here. you should read the story then come to the shows. it will be awesome for you and me.

rock it soldier.

Bear Ridge Project.

this guy is pretty much my hero.

shhhhhh.

pseudo mention non reviews of free things you can have too.

Concord Free Press was giving away copies of give+take by stona fitch a little while ago. I got one of those copies and had a chance to read it over Thanksgiving.

From their website:

Our first book—Give and Take by novelist Stona Fitch—is circulating through the world. We distributed 1,500 copies free via online requests and our network of independent bookstores. In return, readers are making voluntary donations to a charity or someone in need. And we ask them to pass the book on, so that every time the book changes hands, it generates more contributions.

The book is pretty ok. It's well written and is a fast read. It's a robin hood style story with a traveling jazz musician. There are multiple mentions of Vermont and the fact that there is no good mexican here. That's the truest thing I have ever read in a fiction novel. It was a bit predictable and not nearly as amazing as the blurbs made it out to be but it was still fun to read and is well worth the price of a small donation to a charity.

If you would like the copy I have please send me an email with your address and I will forward it on to you per instructions that come with the book. 440a440@gmail.com

(Note to the editor. There should be an end quote on the line "So why did you do it?" on pg 142. Don't worry. I drew it in on my copy so the next person who gets it wont even notice... actually they might notice a little. I only had a sharpie on hand when I noticed and it was a fine point so its not the most discreet.)

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matt pond PA is giving away a free holiday ep here. The songs are not holiday themed which is a great thing. They are very simple but with good melodies. There are a few instrumentals which are refreshing. It sounds really nice. Its not slicked up and over polished like his official releases. More warm and organic sounding. You should download it and like it at least a little. It will never offend you when the songs come up in shuffle. I can guarantee that.