No matter how hard I try to look cool, nobody looks THAT cool when they're smoking. If you've seen Ichi the Killer from 2001 you know the Japanese have a knack for making some pretty sick flicks.
Not much going on boys, just trying to see the "bigger picture" in everything I do. It's a struggle, you know what I mean?
One of the CDs I picked up from Goodwill for $1.49 (minus another 10% for my discount card was the White Stripes, "White Blood Cells". They were pretty big a couple of years back weren't they? For that price though I thought I'd give them a spin. Not bad for a two piece powering out the popular music. Kind of a punk rock Robert Plant voice, if that's possible. Hands down the best track on the album... The White Stripes - Expecting Let me know what you think, curious.
Yet another peice of Humboldt puzzle, thanx to Little Jimmy Forbes. If anybody's following along I haven't been chronological, but place this between Dorf and Crutch, with Grimace and Knothead (coming soon) in between. Here's James' take on the band, "Frottage was Dorf plus Nick Reynolds on Guitar 2 and Marten on Vocals. We played for a year, 88/89, until Wickman turned 18 & moved to santa rosa. Nigel and I started Knothead and Marty & Nick started Grimace. Wickman played with Nuisance down there. This was the beginning of the exodus to Sonoma county by Hum people." This is just good old fashioned sloppy hardcore, blended on high with some serious metal, at it's very best, and of course done in that special Humboldt way. Kind of neat too because you get some Dorf tunes with a different twist and some stuff that would later be played by Grimace. If you've ever lived in Humboldt you should know who Kevyn Dymond is, Zappa in a wheelchair is what I always thought, posted his bands Barking Dogma and Drilling For Mom (and soon I'll post another of his bands called Watts Bald Head). I wish I would have had the chance to record with him, the master of the DIY cassette. Favorite tune on this one is The Time Has Come, with lines like, "...the time has come to waste your time..." What else is there to say except, listen to this fucker, and know that if you never lived in Humboldt County California, YOUR LIFE IS INCOMPLETE.
intro the time has come dr jeckyl and mr christian scientist box christmas seasoning groovie mark nrc and so forth march of the slug the bong that would not die heavy metal muscle shirt sad but true nebraska raisin rice the end
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On the Humboldt tip, any of you heads know if Blue Max Pizza is still there in Arcata (or for that matter what ever happened to Scott that was the manager when I worked there in the late 80's). Red Baron in Eureka?
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