Fallen Thoughts

:: 2.27.2002 ::

since 9th grade, all of my good friends and I have had this place we've always hung out. it's a little spot back behind my best friend Tubbs' house that we like to call 'back there'. not only is it a catchy and easy to remember title, but it has a nice anonymity when talking on those notoriously screened cell phones we love so dearly.

well my buddy Josh wrote a post a few days ago about 'back there' and I fuckin' love it. go hit up his site and look at the topmost entry. I'm not even gonna go into detail with it because I can't say much more than what he has already said..

..but I CAN provide thee with a couple of visuals.

this one is a picture of our fire ring, adorned with 'back there's mascot, the wooden moon.

this one is me trying to see what happens when you mix wasted and large branches.

sorry I don't have more or better pictures available. usually, by the time we get there, we're all trashed or trying or damndest to get there. then the next day I think "hmm. shoulda took some pictures." ah, so is life..

it's been FAR too long since we've made it 'back there'. y'all ready?

:: posted by Michael at 12:29 PM (0) comments [+] ::

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remember the ex I blogged about a while back? well she's popped up again. so far I've caught her on some kids show as a backup dancer during this funny little dream sequence. then I saw her in one of Lit's videos on MTV.

this time? The 5th Wheel. it's a show that comes on the WB. takes two guys and two girls and puts them together to see how well they get along and see if any sort of attraction comes about. then about halfway through the show, when the foursome are just getting comfortable, they throw in a 5th guy/girl to disrupt things.

of course, Sara was the 5th wheel. and of course, they both picked her. hilarious.

and her ending quote? "looks like in the end I just played them both."

bwahahahaha! d-town for life.

:: posted by Michael at 4:04 AM (0) comments [+] ::

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• I have to finish cleaning my room.
• I have to burn many CDs for those whom I am trading with.
• I have to go to the 24/7 slumber party to get my money.
• I have to figure out this 4-track > computer business.
• I have to finish the poetry section of my site.
• I have to find books for my other two classes.
• I have to go have a smoke...

:: posted by Michael at 9:34 PM (0) comments [+] ::

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I cleaned my room up today. FINALLY. it was really ridiculous how messy I had let it get. the thing is, I've been going so much lately, that I'm hardly ever in my room. I just kinda open the door, throw stuff in there, and then I'm gone again.

but alas, it's clean now. makes me feel good. I think I'll lay in there later tonight and read. it's always nice to read in a clean, comfortable room.

and that completes the most boring blog EVER.

:: posted by Michael at 7:36 PM (0) comments [+] ::

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Happy Birthday, Tiff!

hope you have a good one..

:: posted by Michael at 6:36 AM (0) comments [+] ::

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OK, I'm gonna have a contest of sorts.

my buddy Mad-A came upon a CD a while back and has kept it since. it's just a compilation CD of a bunch of different songs, with many of them being instrumentals. we've all sat around and listened to it and busted freestyles on it for fun. well this track in particular is just WAY too tight to not know who it is that we're listening to.

so what I'm gonna do is post up an mp3 of the song for you to download. the first person to reply in the comment section with the right answer gets a free show from my live music collection. the song is very jazzy with a hip-hop backdrop. even if you don't wanna deal with the contest aspect, at least download the song and nod your head properly.

Mystery Jazz

grab it and let me know who I can give credit to every time I hear this song and smile..

¦^D

:: posted by Michael at 3:24 AM (0) comments [+] ::

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here it is 8 AM and guess who hasn't been to sleep yet? you got it.

saw Mule last night and they brought the house down. I'm still not all that familiar with their stuff, but I can give a meager attempt at some of what was played: lay your burden down, while my guitar gently weeps, thorazine shuffle, into the mystic, this land is your land > rockin' in the free world > watchtower (tease) > rockin' in the free world, 30 days in the hole, soulshine, and fallen down. I'll stop there and let you all wait for the official set in order to keep me from making a complete jackass of myself. oh yeah.. Kevin Kinney (see: Drivin' N' Cryin') came out for the encore..

and that this land > rockin' > watchtower tease > rockin'? WHEW.

then I headed down to the 40 Watt to see my buddies' mom, Moe Tucker (see: The Velvet Underground). unfortunately, she shared the bill with a couple of other folks and she took first spot. so I missed her set.

but I saw the Mule. so it's OK.

fortunately, I was on the guestlist, so I got to waltz in like I owned the place. also fortunate, I got there just in time to see Jonathan Richman (see: Something About Mary) start his set. just a guy with a little gut-string acoustic and another guy standing playing a 4-piece drum set. and they fuckin' rocked. reminded me of seeing warren haynes and matt abts open for ben & the criminals. it says a lot when two guys can break it down to basics and still capture an entire room.

ultimately ended up at someone's house watching JAWS. yes, the first one. the BEST one.

now it's almost 9 AM. I've been walking about the house and talking to folks while putting this post together. looks like I've got an epic on my hands. I think I should get some sleep soon or I'm going to pass out standing. I could pack this one-hitter a few times, too.. so yeah, GREAT night. feel like I've been up an entire weekend and it's only Friday morning. should be a time..

go see Gov't Mule sometime. Moe Tucker, too. AND Jonathan Richman. see 'em all.

:: posted by Michael at 8:54 AM (0) comments [+] ::

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I'm going to see Gov't Mule in Athens tomorrow night.

they're playing at The Classic Center.

this makes me VERY happy. details when I get back..

:: posted by Michael at 5:03 AM (0) comments [+] ::

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everyone should see this..

the miniature earth

thanks to Tiff for the link.

:: posted by Michael at 4:09 AM (0) comments [+] ::

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i'm in class now. I have my homework.

that makes me happy.

only an hour to go..

:: posted by Michael at 7:32 PM (0) comments [+] ::

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Talk so small it finds its way through the cracks in the floors.
He pours another round with hopes of keeping conversation lively.

A familiar sea of faces.

The tide rolls in and comes crashing upon my shores,
Only to roll back out as the last rounds drown the night.

Now I'm free..

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and with that said, I'm getting the hell out of this town. Athens or bust!

have a great weekend everyone..

:: posted by Michael at 12:49 PM (0) comments [+] ::

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they've been sheltered long enough.. had to let everyone hear a little something for the days of old. these clips are of my old band, Continuous Point, playing in Danny's, a little restaurant here in my lovely town of Drugless. not sure of the date, but I'm thinking it was sometime around May of 2000. or 2001? damn years.. anyway, me on rhythm guitar and vocals. mac vining on lead guitar and backup vocal. david 'slowhand' sheffield on the bass. garrett winters handling the percussion.

Red House

and for the DMB fans that pass through often..

Trippin' Billes

both acoustic, though maybe not so much of a *treat*. not bad for a 2nd or 3rd gig.

enjoy..

=)

:: posted by Michael at 10:02 PM (0) comments [+] ::

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anyone know the Heimlich? I'm CHOKED.

I was sitting here looking at my blog design and got this notion that maybe the colors of it affect the things that I post.. it's a generally dark page, giving ideas of night, cold, and other negative adjectives. not that they're necessarily BAD things, just on the dark end of the symbolism in color spectrum. I was thinking maybe if I had a happy blog, I would think happier thoughts and speak of happier times. or maybe if I had a blog with a more Zen appeal, I would come to ponder things of a more calm and spiritual level. still yet, I could break it down to the basics to better emit an unaltered version of my thoughts..

what this really boils down to is my need for change. on my blog, of course. the weather here has been nothing like late January/early February, so maybe I'm being teased into an early au revoir to the winter months. look around, though. around my blog, of course. it has a very nightlike, winter feel doesn't it? that's it. I'll just make a blog for every season with a day and night version of all.

muhahaha.. now I have a goal.

:: posted by Michael at 9:25 PM (0) comments [+] ::

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