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| Thursday, October 1st, 2009 | | 2:33 pm |
Dear Weezer, Please stop releasing albums. They keep getting worse and worse. I just get the feeling you're trying to make a joke each time you put out an album, until you've made a joke so obvious that EVERYBODY calls you on it. Your new album, for example, is called Raditude. Tracks 2-4 are called, respectively "I'm Your Daddy," "The Girl Got Hot," and "Can't Stop Partying (feat. Lil Wayne)." I'm really not confident. Please remember; you dressed up like the Village People for your last album cover. When the initial releases went out, a few reviewers had to verify that it WASN'T a joke. But it wasn't. Track 5 began with the priceless lyrics "When I was younger/I used to tip cows for fun, yeah/actually I didn't do that/because I didn't want the cow to be sad, yeah." The song's chorus is a near exact lift of Darkwing Duck's famous catchphrase, with a rousing backing of "Bee-yatch," alternating with "booo-yah!" And let's not forget "I Am The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived." Wait, nevermind. Let's. One album prior, the second single shared a melody with the famous schoolyard "Diarrhea" song ("If you're sliding into first, etc, etc"). You called it "We Are All On Drugs." The leadoff single from the terrible album before THAT one contained the great lyrics "Cheese tastes so good on a burnt piece of lamb/fag of the year who could beat up your man." That was the ENTRIE 2nd verse, and sadly, some of the better lyrics in the song (Titled "Dope Nose"). In short, knock it off. You PROMISED you'd break up after the Make Believe Tour, but you released an album the very next year. Be men of your word this time. Please. | | Thursday, August 13th, 2009 | | 2:30 am |
Wow. Forgot I had a LiveJournal for a second, there. I confess. 'Twas facebook what pulled me away. | | Thursday, June 18th, 2009 | | 9:37 pm |
| | Thursday, May 28th, 2009 | | 1:02 pm |
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It's Ladies Night.
Just an extremely last-minute reminder 'cause I forgot to post this yesterday. Ladies Night With Dale Wicks Location: Jukes Bar, 506 Leonard, in GR May 28th at 9:30 Free Admission, with drink specials for the lady-mates. Hope to see you there! Current Mood:  goodCurrent Music: Ray LaMontagne, Narrow Escape | | Sunday, May 10th, 2009 | | 1:28 pm |
Ladies Night With Dale Wicks
I'm giving advance notice to anyone not busy on May 28th. Ladies Night With Dale Wicks Location: Jukes Bar, 506 Leonard, in GR May 28th at 9:30 Free Admission, with drink specials for the lady-mates. I'll be playing two 45 minute sets, so you're sure to get your money's worth, especially since the show is free! I will accompany myself on guitar, piano, and mandolin if I can figure out how to play it by that time. Please come out for local-art support, 'cause if I get a good crowd out there they'll let me come back! Current Mood:  bouncyCurrent Music: Madeleine Peyroux, Dance Me to the End of Love | | Friday, May 1st, 2009 | | 12:33 am |
Saw this clip tonight
(Chris Isaak is interviewing the Smashing Pumpkins on the Chris Isaak Hour, and they are discussing how hard it is to hear what music critics say about you) Chris Isaak: ...that's why I never read anything a critic writes about me. Billy Corgan: Well, that's why you still have all your hair. Current Mood: gigglyCurrent Music: The Undertones, Teenage Kicks | | Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 | | 11:36 pm |
Golly Bob-Howdy!
As I've probably mentioned to many of you, I'm recording again (this is not the point of the story). Consequently, I was laying down drum tracks in the basement at my parents' house today, as they are out of town and I can play well into the night without disturbing anyone. After a few hours of playing, I came up to grab some dinner and watch some Mission Impossible (first season. Yeah Dan Briggs!) I went into the kitchen for a refill of juice and I heard the shower running upstairs. I noted something odd in that, as I thought I was in the house alone. My parents said something about my younger sister stopping by to do some laundry, but that wasn't supposed to be until tomorrow. Plus, it was really loud, like she was taking a shower with the door wide open. I went up to investigate. I got upstairs and noticed nearly all the upstairs carpet was soaked through, and the bathroom had nearly half an inch of standing water. The shower wasn't even on; the tube feeding into the flush tank had burst a seal and water was going everywhere. I called my father, and he told me how to shut it off (there's apparently a killswitch kind of faucet on most toilets and sinks. I hadn't known that), and I did damage control as best I could with every towel in the house and a couple of buckets. What a weird coincidence that I was there! We had water leaking all the way down to the basement through the floors. All this had to have happened between the time I came up for dinner and before my juice ran out, so we got that much water in the space of about 10 minutes. My parents won't be back until the day after tomorrow. The house would've been screwed. Yeesh. Disaster averted. And yes. I know what you're thinking. I didn't even use that bathroom! Current Mood: serendipitousCurrent Music: Portishead, Wandering Stars | | Sunday, April 12th, 2009 | | 1:51 pm |
I played a set at the Black Rose last night. I did well, even though I suspect my bronchitis might be flaring up again (it was only gone a month. Should've known it was too good to be true). Afterward, slightly tipsy, I noticed Chana talking to her friend Britney, a drag queen whose show I missed because I had to work. When I apologized to Britney for missing her drag show, she looked at me kind of confused. It was at the point I realized I had made...we will just say an improper identification. I was mortified and fled immediately to the men's room, where I was relatively certain I would not be followed. I mentioned this to Chana later, who laughed and said that the lady in question WAS in fact a queen, just not the particular one I'd mistaken her for. I felt better afterward. 'Course, I'd mentioned this to Marie first (in confidence), and she already told the whole bar! Thanks a lot, Marie! So if the story currently going around GR is that Dale Wicks can't recognize a drag queen, know that this statement is only half-correct. Gender-discerning inebriation aside, I've severely cut back my drinking, to the tune of losing about 10 or so pounds with absolutely no additional effort. I'm liking it. My emotions are less all-over-the-place, and my days are fuller with better sleep and fewer hangovers. Plus I've got extra money and even a couple visible ab muscles. I think I'm going to record again, too. I've got a lot of songs written lately that I'm particularly proud of, and if my voice sticks around this time I think they'll come out well. I'm looking to do something that represents my solo stuff a little better, as the last one was more rock ensemble-oriented, to the point that the bulk of them didn't translate well to being played by just me. No timetable yet, but I'll probably start in a week or two. Current Mood: peppyCurrent Music: Indigo Girls, Soon Be To Nothing | | Saturday, April 4th, 2009 | | 4:14 pm |
Strange...
Strange thing happened last week at Billy's Lounge. I was onstage, going through my set, when all of a sudden some dude got up on stage right next to me. That's not really that unheard of, as lots of people there will get up to sing harmony if they know it, and since I was playing a cover tune at the time ("She's Got a Way" by Billy Joel) I thought that's what he was doing. The original version doesn't really HAVE a harmony, so I just kind of braced myself for whatever he was going to do and concentrated on not screwing up the piano. Instead, he proceeded to just stand there for the entire song, not doing anything. Management came and got him after I'd finished. I decided he was up there for moral support. Though he was probably just drunk. I thanked him for his help, all the same. Who knows? Maybe it did help. I thought it sounded pretty good. Current Mood:  sinus-infectioneyCurrent Music: Indigo Girls, Gone Again | | Monday, February 16th, 2009 | | 2:05 am |
So I'm not going to Japan next year. JET rejected my app without so much as an interview. This means I'm not even eligible for the wait list. Crud. Oh well. Out of my hands now. I did have a fun trip up to Traverse City, though, which cheered me up considerably. There were coffee house gigs and overall euphoria. I have an audition for an Earth Day Fest tomorrow, which should also be a fun gig. Maybe I can get somebody to buy one of the CDs from the big box of them in my closet. Live promotion. Maybe I'll start a band, now that I ain't goin' nowheres. Current Music: The Bird & The Bee, Diamond Dave | | Thursday, February 5th, 2009 | | 3:44 pm |
I was looking for tab/lyrics to the song "Luster" by The Dambuilders, as I only have it on cassette and my only cassette player is in my car. The first page that came up was my livejournal. Needless to say, I didn't find anything terribly useful. | | Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 | | 6:20 pm |
sui generis
While doing bicep curls the other night, I realized that I am kind of unique among weightlifters. I say this because a)My workout mix had just segued from Morrissey to Elliott Smith, and b)One reason for the workouts is so I can more easily carry my electric piano to the bar. Current Mood: satisfiedCurrent Music: Sun Kil Moon, Gentle Moon | | Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 | | 7:41 am |
Plan B (I Will Be That Joe)
So I was somebody's Plan B tonight! It was pretty awesome. I didn't even plan it, nor did I even speak to the woman in question for more than 3 minutes; just standing in the right place at the right time at the bar, I guess. She got my number from a friend and told me to keep my phone on. Seems I'm just lucky that way. She ended up going home with my friend Joe, who's married. I just gotta have faith that one day, I will be that Joe. Current Mood: pleased | | Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 | | 7:52 am |
I actually forgot to make a New Year's resolution this year. I've already made a couple in the last few months, though, so I'm not too worried about a lack of self-actualization. Let's just say that I'll make it be "improve my Japanese before my interview" this year and call it good. Maybe I'll resolve to give more bands a second chance, too. I found nothing at all to like about Amputecture, The Mars Volta album I came in on. I still think that they could easily trim at least 10 minutes of dopey shit from most of their songs, but Frances the Mute is a lot better. Current Mood: peacefulCurrent Music: The Mars Volta, L'Via L'Viaquez | | Monday, December 29th, 2008 | | 10:24 am |
I almost didn't make it home tonight after work. After all that rain and then the quick freeze we had, my locks froze completely solid. All of them. I even tried the trunk for posterity's sake. No. I went back inside for a space heater and three extension cords, then held the heater up to the lock until I was able to turn the key. I was going to hit the gym after work, but I deemed it wise not to push my luck. So if I get fat, it's all this stupid winter's fault. Current Mood: flirtyCurrent Music: The Decemberists, Summer Song | | Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 | | 8:38 am |
Oh, one other thing. Has Taylor Swift been around for a while? Because up until about a minute ago I thought Taylor Swift was a man. I consider this a great accomplishment. | | 8:10 am |
Windshields aren't all they're cracked up to be
I was concerned about a crack that had developed in my windshield, so I was going to go to an auto-glass specialist. However, with everything in my life breaking down seemingly at once, I put it off. There were three spots of interest to me; a sizable crack obscured by my rear-view, a tiny one toward the middle, and a barely discernible one near the base of the windshield. After this week's big snowstorm, one of them turned into a windshield-spanning crack. Which one? The littlest one, of course. The one so small I don't even know that I'd have done anything about it. Nothing at all happened with the larger ones. I called Visions Auto-glass anyway and asked if there was anything that could be done short of replacing the entire windshield, and they said that if you can't cover it with a dollar bill then no. I don't think all the money in my wallet would come close to covering it, in more ways than one. Other than that, I've been exercising after I work nights instead of holing up with a few beers. Going for a six-pack (Abs, not Miller), probably won't get there but it's good to have goals, even laughably unattainable ones. But my calf muscles cast a shadow on my leg now, so I guess that's pretty cool. And you wonder why gyms have those wall-length mirrors. I will probably be even buffer soon, because I realized yesterday that I signed up to work every day from last Saturday (Dec 20) to next-next Monday (Jan 5th). I just snagged a few shifts when they'd open up, then someone would ask and I'd nab a few more. That amounts to a lot of workouts, extra overtime money and not much else. At least I can buy a new windshield. Current Mood: tiredCurrent Music: Gillian Welch, April the 14th Part I | | Monday, December 15th, 2008 | | 7:38 am |
Each day when I've come home from work I've noticed a white SUV parked on my street. Well, partially on my street. Whoever parked it consistently jumps the curb each time, with two wheels and by a lot. I came home today and it wasn't on the street at all. All four wheels were up on the curb, which was about a foot and a half away. And it rained today, so there's not even that much snow to blame it on. I can only think this person believes that if he isn't on the street overnight he won't get a ticket. Current Mood: depressedCurrent Music: Randy Travis, Deeper Than the Holler | | Thursday, December 4th, 2008 | | 7:14 am |
About freaking time...
...But my CD's done. The delays, both my fault and the pressing company's, were numerous. But I'm told that a big box arrived at my parents' house and the advance proof they sent me was tight (almost all traces of zombie removed), so I'm pretty sure we're good to go on this. To celebrate, I've cataloged reasons you should buy one, so if I may pimp these babies for a moment...Ahem. (skip this section if you don't want to be bored) 1. They are only $5. 2. I played all the instruments. Wanna hear what I'm like on drums? Check. Harmonica? Got it. Piano? I actually learned it for the CD. So there. 3. My friend and former lead singer, Christy, sings backup on 3 tracks. She has a better voice than I do. 4. If I sell 40 of them I will make my money back. And if that happens soon enough I will make another one before I leave for Japan. 5. I don't care if you burn them for other people. But then they don't get to see my pretty face on the CD. Or the zombie picture on the back. 6. There are tons of guitar solos. Some songs even have two. 7. It will raise your sperm count if you turn up the bass while you listen to it. Well, it could, but I'm not a doctor, so I'm just guessing here. It's probably likely, though. 8. If you don't like it or don't like me, it will give you another reason to laugh at me. 9. I covered a Mike Meyers/John Kissane song. Not on this CD, but I did so at one time, and I think that makes me a better person. 10. Mia Doi Todd says you should, or at least she probably would have if I'd asked her. 11. I think this is the first recording I've ever done that doesn't have my mom talking/walking around upstairs on it. 12. I'll explain why I called my band (The Ghosts of Catherine) and my CD (Real Still Life) what I did. Hell, I'll explain things. Many things. Lots of things. 13. Monkeys. If you want one, just invite me to something or come to Billy's on a Monday night, circa 11pm. That's when I usually play open mic. Or just e-mail me/comment on this entry. I think I'm just going to keep several in my trunk until I hit that magic 40. At that point I'll probably rack up a huge bar tab celebrating and have to sell 40 more. Current Mood: finishedCurrent Music: The Ghosts of Catherine, Real Still Life |
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