COLLIDER due date...IT'S A BOY! Issue #36

Last week I shaved off my beard and found that I had accumlated enough face protein to pull of an excellent Creepy Porn star/Villain mustache (see left). Sadly, I only had it for a day but in the meantime figured out that this is the look for me should I ever feel the need to tie down a damsel in distress on the railroad tracks or if I'm wanting to torment Scooby and the gang. We all have a secret life we hope to live if only for a day (Sigh)...

It's been cool to hear all the feedback and emails regarding the new COLLIDER stuff the band and I posted last week. I'm happy to report that we just booked our first show at great Seattle venue, The Showbox! The show will be MARCH 1ST , All-Ages w/ a bar, and we'll be opening for DARLINGS OF THE LO-FI, BEE SIMONDS, and HOW AND LIGHTNING. The last time I was at The Showbox was in 2001 when Laymans Terms and I won this weird Sam Goody Records NW Battle of the Bands type thing and opened for JIMMIE'S CHICKEN SHACK (very random, I know). It was us and a ska band named Civilized Animal competing to go to the next round in California. We were 20 and had to stand outside the whole time until we took the stage. The other band won the round, but to this day I swear it was the best on-stage sound I have ever had the pleasure of performing with. We have advance tix to this show for $7 ($10 at the door), so if you want one please contact me and we'll find a way to get it to you. This will be great show!


MUSIC VIDEO Update...

As I said a few post back, we'll be filming a video for my song "Sparkle and Fall" off SONGS FROM THE ORANGE ROOM at the end of the month. Currently, the producers and I are working out the final details and storyboarding all the ideas and shots. Considering I've never done a "proper" video before, it was a little daunting in the beginning as I had no idea what it would be like but things seem to be coming together nicely. The X-Factor in the whole thing will be whether or not the weather wants to cooperate with us or not during the filming weekend since most of the shots will be outside. Oh, and does anyone have a tank I can borrow? We're trying to cut down costs...


RPM CHALLENGE 2008 Update...

Last week I said that I was going to participate in RPM CHALLENGE 2008, a non-competitive social experiment that challenged participants to create a 10-song or 35 min. long album recorded in February and made up of only ideas created within the month. Since it last week was my first full week, I jumped in feet first only to have my recording program crash on me 2 days in.

CRAP.

I think the problem is fixed (at least for now), but did not appreciate the added obstacle being the 10 recorded songs is enough of one for me. Still, I managed to crack out two rough drafts of songs by the names of "Vouch For Me" and "Hard & True". I'm trying use sounds that I haven't used before, and we'll see how those make their way in over the next week or so. So far, the basic feeling is different than the songs on SFTOR which is what I was hoping for without making it sound forced. Hopefully the tunes will stay on that direction...


GEEKINESS Update...


O.K, this one may be just for me, but by now you probably know about my affair of lustful love and hate with HALO 3. When the evil temptress envelops me, I am defenseless in her arms...

(You may want to stop reading here.)

Last Wednesday, February 6th 2008 @ about 9:03 PM I officially had a mental and physical breakthrough as I went RAIN MAN style on fools and unleashed a hellish assault of Battle Rife fire and Plasma Grenade explosions of the likes Shoreline (at least at my house) has never seen. I couldn't be stopped as I led my team in the most kills five games in a row each time beating my usual personal best score by 15 points a game (which NEVER happens).

I WAS IN THE MATRIX.

Since then I have questioned everyday if that night was real, with my only reassurance being the blister on my trigger finger that is slowly going away and the roll of my womans eyes each time I bring it up as if she has heard it all before...

I'd like to THANK YOU to Trader Joe's "Lime Infused Mahi-Mahi" fillets for giving me strength to fuel the fight, and even more so to the Full Sail Brewing Company for making sure my heart was in the right place..."YOU'RE MY BOY BLUE!"


Thanks, I needed to get that off my chest.


-K