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02:00 pm
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Wow...
I was totally batting a thousand. RATM reunion, Song of Ice and Fire HBO series, I got a job (I work at a party supply store! Haha, what am I thinking?), and everything was going great.
Last night we all got home to find that a pipe had burst due to the cold, and was flooding our kitchen. We all panicked but got it under control. So right now there's no water. I think I just had to run into some bad luck. Hopefully my landlord gets here soon.
Partied pretty hard these last two nights. I need a day off.
Overall, things are cool.
Current Mood:  tired
Current Music: Gamma Ray - New World Order
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02:11 am
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This has been a week of good news...
Rage Against the Machine is reuniting to play a festival. I might go to CA for it.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=65693
... ... YES!!
Current Mood:  excited
Current Music: RATM - Vietnow
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03:04 am
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OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD!!!!!!!!!!!
That's right. Multiple exclamation points.
My favorite series of books, "A Song of Ice and Fire," are being made into an HBO series. I just finished the series (to the point where it's currently written) for the second time, and might start again.
If you've ever wanted to read fantasy, but don't want to read "Gaylord the Dragonslayer's Quest for the Magic Sword," do yourself a favorite and buy a copy of "A Game of Thrones" immediately.
http://grrm.livejournal.com/11326.html
I can't even begin to describe how this show is going to have the best characters, dialogue, story, scenery, sex, action, etc... EVER.
This is the best day of my life.
And one last thing...
Winter is coming...
Current Mood: ecstatic
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02:45 pm
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Survey thingy...
I'm bored, and Squall posted this, and it looked like fun, and it kinda was, and that's all.
( Enjoy )
Current Mood:  bored
Current Music: Blind Guardian - Nightfall
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08:38 pm
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A chapter in my life closes...
Tonight, Andy and I finished something that we started during our freshman year.
We beat Lemmings for SNES.
Only the five bonus levels remain.
I just want to state this again. We beat Lemmings.
Current Mood:  accomplished
Current Music: None
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02:48 pm
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Finals week.
I hate finals week.
That's all.
Current Mood:  irritated
Current Music: Firewind - Falling to Pieces
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05:11 pm
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Season's greetings!
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01:34 pm
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Jury...
Guitar jury. Owned. And I didn't even give a shit this semester. I was working on Megaman music and some TSO (yes, I know I have a grudge against them, but it's mostly a large portion of their fanbase that pisses me off) instead of my jury stuff. Yay for... everything except school!
Saw Blind Guardian on Friday. Ruled.
Played a really fun show at the Moose with Grave Desire on Saturday. Playing in Wheeling again last weekend. Last time we played there, we got an offer for a record deal, so I like Wheeling. The pic I use now is actually from that show.
Current Mood:  relieved
Current Music: Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera
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10:59 pm
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Minor updates...
Today's my Meltdown Birthday. We were mentioned (barely, but we were mentioned) in an article on Blabbermouth.net today! That's kind of a big deal for me - I go there multiple times a day, every day, for my metal news. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=61391 Check it out!
Also, we're playing a show with Terror Level Red. Kevin Bacon's son is in that band. Just for knowing me, you have only 3 degrees of seperation from Kevin Bacon. :)
AND, an update. Turns out Glenn Greenway never died. Crazy, huh? I have an entry over a year ago mourning his loss. My friends and I were quite amazed (and elated) to find out he's still alive and kickin'. Awesome.
That's all.
Current Mood:  determined
Current Music: Practicing jazz.
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02:22 pm
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Talk about a CRAZY couple of days...
It all started last Thursday. I had actually gotten enough sleep for class that day (rare), and we were more than prepared for our performance project in Musicianship V (I was even a little excited). I was in a great mood - again, rare for the mornings.
So I walk outside, sit in my car, and yell, "WHAT THE FUCK?!" at the huge cracked mess that is half of my windshield. I decide it has to wait until after class (it was a group project, I couldn't fuck them over) and drive to school. After class, I'm standing around with Adam (Haritan, Meltdown drummer), Mark, Doc, and a few buddies, and Adam asks, "Did you see the news? Someone went around the South Side smashing windshields last night!" I reply, "Really? I didn't see the news, but guess who had their windshield fucked up?" Then Ken Karsh showed up, said, "That's normal, you gotta deal with it," and something about how the guy deserves congratulations and he's commendable (I fucking hate Ken with every fiber of my being, by the way). So I go home, and get a hold of my parents to let them know.
I called the police to report it, and they said you had to call 911 to report crimes. Lame - I probably fucked someone over who had an actual emergency. So they took my info and said the police would call me soon. Awesome. I was going to go and apply for jobs ('cause now I REALLY needed one - I was broke to begin with, and replacing a windshield is expensive), but I was waiting for the police to call first in case they needed to come to my house or something. My phone never rang. Then at about 10 PM, I get 5 voice mail messages. I had been getting phone calls all day, but it never rang, and I had no missed calls. Shit, now my phone wasn't working. There's a wasted day of shit I needed to do, and the crime went unreported.
The next day, my phone started working. Good. We'd been planning a Halloween party at my house for a while, and it rocked. 3.25 kegs kicked, six 12-packs, and a looot of liquor. It was fun, overall.
Saturday, we got some more vocals recorded for the upcoming Meltdown album. Exciting.
BUT, they were supposed to come and fix my windshield. I made the appointment on the site, and confirmed it when they called on Friday. But the guy called early Saturday morning, and I missed the call, so when I called him back at noon (the appointment was for any time between noon and five), he said I didn't get his call so he was on the way to another job. FUCK THAT.
So we rescheduled for Monday. Awesome. He shows up on Monday, and I'm pissed because my account was 200-something overdrawn... apparently the company had charged me for the service on Saturday even though he didn't show. APPARENTLY. This is where part 2 really begins:
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The windshield guy claimed that there was no way they charged my account. So I call National City (my bank) and ask them where the two withdrawals (around 250 each) came from - thinking Mark cashed my rent check, and the one was the auto place. But they were for Bestbuy.com (never been there) and Office Max (never been there). There was also $60 for Travelocity.com (never been there).
Bam. I am a victim of identity theft, just like on those lame commercials. Fuck.
So I had to write the guy a check for $224, 'cause he couldn't leave without being paid. Then I closed my account.
So I have a rent check, the windshield check, and the basic needs of life to pay for... and my account has been drained way into debt. I called my bank, and they seem like they're going to reimburse me. That's good. My landlord's being cool about it, and so is the auto glass company.
Andy realized how bad this sucks, so he bought me beers (obviously I couldn't buy them myself) and drank some with me. That was awesome of him. I told Jared what happened, and he said, "Man... that... that SUCKS! Do you need alcohol? I have a lot of liquor, I'll get you fucked up!" I laughed, but told him I couldn't get fucked up because I had to play.
Then my phone stopped receiving calls again!
Oh, then we played at Roboto and only like 10 people were there. Fuck. I shouldn't just got tanked with Jared's liquor.
Also, I'm not going to be able to get up to Butler for Kevin's Halloween party. Whoops.
And I don't even have a way to pay for booze at the party down the street tonight. Fuck me sideways.
AND I did terrible on the Renaissance test for Music History.
Just... shit. Fuck.
Current Mood:  pissed off
Current Music: "Halloween" by Helloween
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03:45 pm
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Meltdown recording, LA trip, back in school.
In my own house now.
Meltdown went to LA this summer. Played the Whisky. http://picasaweb.google.com/jeffro.potts
Currently in Dan's basement working on the album. Drums, bass, and rhythm guitar are done.
School's back in session. Junior year.
That's about it.
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Meltdown - Thrashatonement
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06:54 pm
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Tunes!
Hey, look, I did something with my life.
Immortal Eclipse
http://www.myspace.com/immortaleclipse
Two songs. Remixed the first. Go. Enjoy.
I got an air conditioner in my room yesterday. First time in my life I've had the luxury. It's fucking sweet.
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Immortal Eclipse - One Way Out
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12:39 am
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...One shitstorm after another.
I'd first like to apologize for the emo-ness of last night's entry. I haven't been out much, I kinda got really depressed, and the day generally blew.
But this. This is inexusable. Here's me and Ben's take.
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bjmottz2: yo
Jeffro7474: hey
bjmottz2: whats goin on>?
Jeffro7474: i'm going to kill myself
bjmottz2: ?
Jeffro7474: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=52476
[The above article is about Dragonforce and Avenged Sevenfold being on Ozzfest. DF and Avenged Sevenfold in the same headline? Fuck me. At first it appeared Ozzfest had been Pittsburgh-less for the first time, but it turned out there is a date... during that date, Meltdown will be in LA. The rumors were saying that DF would be on Gigantour 2 - AWESOME! But nope. If you don't know what's fundamentally wrong with a true Euro power metal band being on Ozzfest, then I'll explain it to you sometime.]
Jeffro7474: ...at first, i thought this was the first ozzfest without a pittsburgh date, making this just a bit gayer. it was bad enough that DF is in the same headline as avenged sevenfold
Jeffro7474: ... but there is a pittsburgh date. while we're in LA
Jeffro7474: no dragonforce for me
bjmottz2: ah shit
Jeffro7474: it was bad enough when the slipknot/metalcore kids started liking bodom
Jeffro7474: now it's gonna happen with DF
Jeffro7474: a fucking POWER METAL BAND... who saw this coming?
bjmottz2: yea that sucks
bjmottz2: well sort of
bjmottz2: thats sweet that cool bands are getting mainstream
Jeffro7474: ...in principle it's cool
Jeffro7474: but if numetal/metalcore kids started talking to you about steve vai, how would you feel?
bjmottz2: agreed
Jeffro7474: yeah
Jeffro7474: so when fucking retards start telling me that they're bodom fans, and i'm like "i've listened to follow the reaper so many times it could wear a CD out, fuck off"
Jeffro7474: like when you see slipknot and steve vai next to eachother on a playlist
Jeffro7474: it makes your blood boil, right?
Jeffro7474: haha
bjmottz2: eghhh
bjmottz2: yea, not cool
I think that's all that needs to be said.
By the way:
The guitarist of this band was the one who delivered the bad news. Although I hate him ruining my night, Dark Empire's "Distant Tides" is the best CD I've got in a while. Well, besides Blind Guardian's "Nightfall in Middle Earth," but I don't think Matt would mind me saying that.
http://www.darkempire.nu <---- Check it out. Free tunes.
Current Mood: enraged
Current Music: Circus Maximus - Glory of the Empire
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01:42 am
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What the fuck.
Hi. It's been a while.
First of all, let's get as current as possible. Thirty seconds ago, I was out-right lied to on the phone. At 1:45 AM. Weird, huh?
My current away message: "I. Want. To. Move." I really do. I hate East Brady. I don't really have any friends here anymore, and I don't know how it happened. It kinda hurts to hang out with them.
And when I do, I have to hear speeches about how easy my life is, and they wish they had it. Ethan finally exploded for me with, "If you want to have Jeff's life, then why don't you go to college, and HAVE Jeff's life?" The reply was, "I'd probly flunk out." Which begs the question, "Then how the hell can you sit and bitch about how you wish you had my easy life, if you can't hack it in the classes?" But yeah, the only reason I'm going to school is because of my parents. Yep. They shell out $36,000 per year for me to go to school. Not like I actually pulled good grades in high school to get scholarships. Not like I worked really hard to learn to be a good enough guitarist. It's all just pretty insulting.
My mom keeps bitching at me to get a job. Well no shit, how else am I going to start paying rent in two weeks? I keep wanting to point out that her job is like 10 fucking hours a week, so it doesn't even count. And since her last job, I have had TWO jobs and earned half a degree.
I can't wait to move in so I can be closer to the bands, but that's so wearing off. I've played maybe 20 minutes of guitar in the last week. I look at it and just get depressed. I've stayed in for four nights now trying to write music to these lyrics I wrote. I've accomplished nothing. I started on something today, but it was crap. If I can't write a song, what good am I? If I can't do music, I'm pretty much worthless.
I sent it to one of my band mates. His first comment was, "Dammit, Jeff." Very tactful.
Big conversation with my mom the other day. She gave me another one of thos pep-talks where she tries to be subtle in telling me that she hates me because I'm not a Christian. Within it was the "every family sucks except ours" sentiment she expresses so often. Like she has it all figured out. We're financially fucked all the time. She has two sons who hate her, one of which is a total loser who's failed out of college twice, and quit smoking weed way more times. Everyone in the family but me is manic-depressive. Actually, that's just her. My dad's depressed when he's here (a few hours a day outside of sleep time), so I just assume he's happy when he's at work or golfing or whatever he does with that other 15 hours or so. My brother's really depressed, but he gets fucked up to get happy so often it gives the illusion of being bipolar. My mom's the only one that's technically bipolar, but she sleeps enough that you don't really notice.
Anyway, she's talking about how other families suck. I guess a few years ago, one of my friends was here and her dad called. Her parents had been fighting a lot. And she was all, "What's the matter? Everything will be okay." So my mom's going on and on about how horrible it is that that poor girl, during those unstable teenage years, has to console one of her parents.
At this point my jaw is on the fucking floor. Has my mom forgotten the two years when she did the exact same thing to me? I lied to the faces of the rest of my family for her. Any time I had a problem, she bitched at me, and it was my fault. But when she had marital problems, or problems with the other guy she moved in with, or problems raising Dan, I had to sit and listen and provide answers. Not easy for a 16-year-old with the most painfully obvious identity crisis in world history.
Did I ever type about this before? Probly. Oh well. The fucking bitch picks me up at school one day and tells me that if I love her I'll move to Florida with her that night. What the fuck.
Just what the fuck.
This isn't even what I wanted to talk about. I'm not even sure what I wanted to talk about.
So my mom's trying to set me up with some Allison chick, her bitch friend's niece. I have no idea who this girl is. I'm obviously not gonna go hang out with some girl I don't know, that's just something I'm not really capable of. First of all, this chick would take one look at me and say, "Get me the fuck out of here."
And second, it's the fucking principle. Every girl I've ever liked or even hung out with has been "not good enough" for my mom. And as soon as she picks a girl, I'm supposed to go running into her arms? Fuck you very much.
Just because I know it's not gonna work out with 99% of girls doesn't mean I don't want girls. I'm just realistic about it, and it comes off as me not trying. This seeming disinterest in the opposite sex has my friends all but accusing me of being gay. Just 'cause I don't cut my hair, throw on a collared shirt (which would require buying one first), and some of those gay pre-ripped pants, then go to parties that I hate and act like a whole different person... doesn't mean I don't want girls. It's just that I'd like to SUCCEED with girls, and that's not gonna work. Maybe if I was a few of my friends, but I'm Jeff Potts, and that would never work for me in a million years. I'm sick of my friends telling me how many girls they've been with, because it gets old to say, "Why haven't you talked to them the day after, or the weeks/months since?" and here all the excuses. I don't want that. That's just making enemies in the opposite sex, and I don't need that. So, for the time being, I'm just giving up.
That's pretty much what I'm doing on everything right now. Including this entry. 'Til next time.
Current Mood:  melancholy
Current Music: Opeth - To Rid the Disease
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01:32 am
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Bored...
Relationship Status: Single
Shoe size: Not sure. 11 Maybe?
Parents still together? Yep.
Siblings: Da man, Da legend, Da n.
Pets: Daisy. She's a miniature collie.
FAVORITES
Color: Green
Number: 3, 7, the Golden Ratio?
Animal: Dinosaurs! Hahaha.
Book: The Elegant Universe probably.
Flower: WTF?
DO YOU...
Twirl your hair? Nope.
Have tattoos? Yep. The Zoso rune.
Cheat on tests? I have once or twice.
Like roller coasters? Not really, I'm a big pussy at them.
OPINIONS...
Wish you could live somewhere else? Yes. My own house. Fuck dorms.
Write in cursive or print? Print. People tell me it's too angular.
Know how to drive? Yes.
Own a cell phone? Yes. You kinda have to, being in college and two bands.
Current clothing: Jeans, that gray/black-sleeve shirt with thumb holes I've had for like 6 years.
Current hair: Same as always, gettin' longer.
Current thing I ought to be doing: Working on my reharminization for lessons.
Current CD in stereo: Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring.
Last movie you saw: in theater? Don't even remember!
Last thing you ate: Cup noodles.
Life on other planets? There's gotta be.
Do you hate yourself? No, not usually, but I hate a lot of other stuff.
Collect anything? CDs, rock posters, stuff signed by bands, guitar picks.
ARE YOU...
A daydreamer: Yeah, sometimes when I shouldn't be.
Sarcastic: Yeah. I fear I'm an asshole when I don't really mean it.
Shy: Yeah.
Talkative: Yyyyep.
WOULD YOU RATHER...
Get your nose or lip pierced? Neither, but I'd probly go for nose - lip seems so inconvenient.
ARE YOU...
Simple or complicated? I think simple. I like to think about complicated things, but I think people overcomplicate everyday life.
ABOUT YOU...
What time is it: 1:41 AM
Name: Jeff
Nickname(s): Jeef, Jeffro, Yngwie (I love the dude who calls me this)
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
Where do you want to live: Europe.
How many kids do you want: Zero!
What kind of job do you want: Metal band.
Do you want to get married: Nope.
UNIQUE...
Nervous Habits: Nail biting.
Are you double jointed? In most of my joints. All my knuckles, shoulders, I'm really flexible all over.
Can you roll your tongue? Yes.
Can you raise one eyebrow? I think.
Can you cross your eyes? Yep.
Do you make your bed daily? Nope, but usually.
CLOTHES, ETC
Which shoe goes on first: Whichever.
Ever thrown one at someone: Probably.
How much money do you carry in your wallet: Usually nothing. I'm poor.
IN THE LAST MONTH HAVE YOU...
Bought something: Yes.
Gotten sick: Does puking from booze count?
Sang: IIIII'm aaaa hiiiiighwaaaayyy sstaaaaaarrrrr!
Felt stupid: Daily.
Missed someone: Yep.
Gotten your hair cut: Fuck no!
Watched cartoons: Yeah.
Lied: Yeah.
LAST PERSON THAT...
Slept in your bed: Me.
Saw you cry: Don't know.
Made you cry: Don't know.
Saw a movie with you: Um... me and Andy watched a movie in the room.
HAVE YOU EVER...
Been to California: Nope, this summer though!
Been to Canada: Nope. Maybe also this summer.
Wished you were the opposite sex: Maybe because I could get into bars.
Snuck out of the house: Yes - we used to do it a lot, it rules.
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That was fun.
Check the Immortal Eclipse myspace (link below) - things have been going well.
Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring
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02:56 am
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Too long...
I keep letting this damn thing get away from me. Well, let's see.
Meltdown is going really well. Tons of shows, we're getting on a sweet compilation (more on that later), and I found this badass Dream Evil t-shirt and cut the sleeves off of it. Playing in this band has been nothing but fun. Rock. And even better, we have demos and t-shirts available, now.
Immortal Eclipse. Well, what else can I say about the progressive metal project I've been waiting for for years, except - it finally has a fucking name! AND we're gonna start gigging soon, because I finished the music and lyrics to the 3rd song, and the 4th isn't far behind. Once we have four originals, along with our four covers, we're gonna start playing our asses off wherever we can. The original material is damn sweet, if I do say so myself. We have melodies, a keyboardist, a vocalist that sings instead of screaming, solos, double kick, and some fist-pumping/head-banging riffs. How many bands around here have all of those? Hell, I can only name one or two in which the singer actually sings, so I think we're gonna be pretty unique, which rocks. I'm pretty pissed that it's taking so long to get our shit together, but it'll be worth it.
I'm currently on spring break. It's pretty cool, because I get to chill, and I get more sleep. That last week at school was severely lacking in sleep. Too bad Duquesne put me on break a week before everyone else - I've seen very few of my friends.
Um... I saw Opeth again. So good. So fucking good. Dragonforce is coming to America soon. Bodom's coming to Pittsburgh soon. Bodom's touring with Slayer this summer. Badass.
How 'bout my mom fucking accuses me of being annorexic from time to time. WTF? I have a beer gut. She started this whole thing while I was at school - she couldn't see me, or tell how much I eat. I guess now that they don't see me, my parents just make shit up for me to be doing wrong. They just need something to bitch about, it's so annoying. I mean shit, I think I'm pretty good at keeping parents happy. Meh.
Then, as with every break, I have my infuriating discussion with my brother. Kid's like a fucking brick wall sometimes. And I fucking hate the way he lectures me and talks down to me, and thinks he can sneak statements by without justifying them. It's pretty insulting that he just thinks I'm dumber than him. What the fuck could he POSSIBLY be basing that on? NOTHING. The kid has no morals, no self-control, no perspective, no culture, small amounts of booksmarts, no decision-making ability, no social skills, and no concept of who he is and what he wants to do. And he thinks he's got it all figured out - anyone with a differing opinion is simply wrong. SO FRUSTRATING.
Basically this boils down to the fact that I'm tired of people thinking I'm stupid because:
a.) I have long hair. So did most of the world's brilliant minds... and Jesus!
b.) I like heavy metal. And while I'm on the subject, I'm not closed-minded because I don't like the music on the radio. I've heard it, and I think it sucks. However, most people who listen to the radio ARE closed-minded because they can't name anything outside the pop charts (you know, most of the music ever written). Fuck you, I listen to more genres than you do artists. I've probably done this rant before, but this pisses me off daily. Listening to 10 pop divas does not make you diverse.
c.) I don't try to cram whatever knowledge/ability I have in people's faces.
d.) I party. Just fuck you. I quit smoking, isn't that enough? It's not like I do any drugs. If I wanna hang out and drink some beers, that doesn't make me a dumb person.
e.) I chose to persue music. This obviously makes me a burnt-out hippie, especially because I play guitar.
Obviously, these things amount to me being a total dumbass. It mostly gets to me when this is coming from people I've known my whole life (Before I partied, listened to metal, had long hair, or played guitar, I was a nerd. Now, people are surprised I can spell my own name.)
Anyway...
Since my last entry, I got my annual "I'm not dead, how are you?" messages from Tyler Rockwood. Those are always fun.
I'm rambling. So I'm gonna go. Bye. Stop in at a Meltdown show (click the link above) if you've got the time.
Current Mood: frustrated
Current Music: Song I'm working on
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01:03 pm
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Christmas break...
Last day of break.
Did I accomplish all my goals for break? Hell no. Did I accomplish ANY? Probly not. Did I do some stupid things? You betcha. Am I ready to go back to school? Nope.
But man, it was nice to come home and relax for a while.
Played a few shows with Meltdown. The as-yet-un-renamed prog band shall be playing soon, hopefully.
I'm so confused right now. Like I want to dust off the old Korn CDs, adolescent confusion. Fuck this shit, I'm 20.
Can't I just get a record deal and drop the fuck out of school to go on an alcohol-fueled tour? That'd be nice, I'm not looking forward to the whole class thing this semester.
But alas, it seems I must return to Duquesne. It's cool though, 'cause I miss all my Duq buddies. Andy and the rest of the 12A crew, and our regular party/Nintendo group, it's gonna be a hell of a time. And I need to get setups on all of my guitars. Oh yeah, new guitar - Jackson 7-string. If I can somehow get 200 bucks, I'm putting EMGs in it. For right now, I'd just really like it to be playable.
I kinda just wanna stay at home and read. I started on "Fabric of the Cosmos," which is by Brian Greene, the same guy who wrote "The Elegant Universe." It's cool, it's about whether space and time are concepts of human invention or tangible things. Badass. Really I just don't wanna start classes. Ugh.
Current Mood: cynical
Current Music: Deeds of Flesh - Crown of Souls
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02:28 pm
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Woops!
I keep forgetting this exists.
Well, things are good. I finished the semester - it was a very stressful time, but it's over now. Grades are looking pretty decent. And I'm back in East Brady, which is cool.
Bands are going good. Cryptic Fate (which needs to be renamed) is now a five piece (it was six) and we're continuing to write. I'm really liking the way things are sounding, it really is starting to turn into the band I've envisioned, especially with the input from the other guys. We hope to be gigging in January or February.
Meltdown is going awesome - we're getting a Japanese magazine interview soon. We've recorded all the songs for our demo (I think). Check 'em out at http://www.myspace.com/meltd. I'm the guy doing the "neck pickupy" Strat solos. We have some shows coming up, too, which kicks ass. One's at Mr. Roboto Project, and I'm going to try to get us one up here to show everyone what I've been up to since the whole PF split.
Other than that I'm just stoked to be home to hang with Blake, Danielle, Hoover, Colin, and the whole fuckin' crew! It's gonna be a great time.
Take it easy.
Current Mood: calm
Current Music: Dream Theater - Hollow Years
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02:58 am
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Unleash the fury!!!!
Yeah, I know I preach against multiple exclation marks a lot, but this deserves it.
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN SIGNED MY STRAT.
FUCK YES.
I'll get pics up soon. I'm really stoked because I wanted to personalize this guitar somehow, maybe artwork or something. This'll do.
Which reminds me, I have a website now. I had to make it for tech, so I figured why the hell not toss it up on the net. It's http://www.geocities.com/seven_stringjp
I'll get some pics of the Strat up soon.
http://www.myspace.com/meltd
I recorded some stuff with Meltdown today. Banged out 3 solos in like 30 - 45 minutes, wasn't really prepared, so I'm pretty proud of myself at the moment. Even got the one to "Panic" done in one take. It sounds pretty good, especially very beginning and the very ending. I was playing the Strat through a Tube Screamer into a Marshall. That's like THE classic guitar setup, it sounded freaking amazing.
Cryptic Fate's going well, too. I hope to have two more songs done before break is over, and we have one original down at the moment, and we're working on another that's written but we have to get it together. We have a singer now (rock on, Granata).
I decided that if you're gonna make it in metal, or music in general, you have to live it and breathe it. You gotta immerse yourself in it and let it consume your life. And I'm ready to do that now.
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05:46 pm
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Might not have been the best decision...
Bye-bye free time, I just joined another band.
http://www.purevolume.com/meltdownpa
That's Meltdown... well, what used to be Meltdown. They're a thrash metal band from around here that just kicked out one of their guitarists and their singer. Their bass player is Ben Mottsman, who happens to be in my band Cryptic Fate. And their drummer is Adam Haritan, who I know from school. So I went to jam with those two and Dan, their other guitarist (also their singer now I guess). It went well and I had a blast playing that stuff, so I guess I'm in.
Fuckin' alright! 80's thrash! I figure I'll have fun, and get to play a ton of shows and get a lot of experience. Sweet.
That's about all today.
Current Music: Meltdown - One by One
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