Hope

In a world that is at times overwhelmingly ugly, thus my constant and essential musical escape (since I quit the sauce), I find this video uplifting on so many levels and feel that in the darkness there are those fireflies of hope... [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRntUmOO404&w=560&h=315]

NoMeansNo - live Blue Lake Vets Hall 01/26/90

Howdy, get along little doggies and whatnot. Been using up all my free computer time with this electro-compilation CD I'm going to be releasing soon and sadly completely forgot about the blog, which was the inspiration for doing the comp in the first place. Most of the music has been submitted and it's eclectic electric as all get out. Every composition is verify-ably excellent, and exclusive to this comp...like visiting a bunch of different planets.   It's unreal how much talent has crossed my path and infected my brain. Finally got a bid from a CD duplication outfit that fit my pocketbook and they won't be making a stink about sampling and asking my Mom for permission slips.  It's gonna be a numbered edition of 200, most of which will be going to the artists but I will be trying to sell some to break even, so start saving your change in the piggy bank.  More info as it comes...

Really wanted to put this one in the Humboldt category, NoMeansNo were pretty much a regularly playing band up there, almost locals really, but unfortunately those cool cats were (are) Victoria/Vancouver band. Their shows run together in my mind, so I don't remember specifics except that these guys are specifically one of the best live acts ever. They play their instruments like they were born with them in their hands, unparalleled, and as a group they are unbeatably tight. I had that same feeling watching them that I had seeing some of the jazz-fusion greats, utter amazement, no dancing for me, completely captivated. You end up asking yourself, is this real, are they really doing that? Out of the blue, my Bro Ed (one of the biggest NMN fans I know) did a solid and offered up this recording to me (and the flyer to boot), and me being your benefactor, I am offering it up to you... No Means No Live in Blue Lake 1990 pt 1

1. Long days 2. Junk 3, Brainless wonder 4. The Tower 5. Dark Ages

No Means No Live in Blue Lake 1990 pt 2

1. 2 lips, 2 lungs and 1 tongue 2. Rags and Bones 3. Victory 4. The day everything became nothing 5. I am wrong pt 1

No Means No Live in Blue Lake 1990 pt 3

1. I am wrong pt 2 2. Body Bag 3. No sex, only fucking 4. Dad

News...

Just wanted to throw out there that I'm putting together a comp CD of some of my favorite electro bands that I have run across in the 7 years of doing this here blog. Bands included are Prayers, Pornostroika Dadaifi, Peopling, Glanko, Angels Dust, Blitzkreig Baby, Scab King, Street Sects and Mach Baron.  All the tracks are physically exclusive to this release.  More news to come...

Made the local paper again, this time doing the only charitable thing I've been consistently doing since I was 16. I take that back, for the 4 or 5 years I was drinking myself to death, I didn't donate.  It tickles me being in the paper, the wife makes fun of me because in a small town everyone makes the paper, but just for a moment I'm famous, a big fish in a small pond, hahaha.  It says something too, to the people who stood in my way...yup I'm still alive and kicking dickheads.

Check this animation, if you've ever been a drunkard, you can relate to the end result...

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