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[23 Jan 2008|10:23pm] |
David J from Bauhaus was one of my customers today.
Oh, and I sold Brian Adams's Fender Strat for $10000 last week, and an Andy Summers custom shop guitar also for ten grand. Yes it is a commision job! haha
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[24 Dec 2007|12:52am] |
So as soon as I join Scarlets Remains it disbands. I am not exactly sure what happened but what I do know is that me and Marzia are gonna pursue some of the ideas we formed recently with the band and release something very interesting. We have met up with a girl called Lauren who is going to front our new project and our good friend Randy is going to hit stuff for us. I have been writing constantly and have a albums worth of material that has to be beaten into shape and when my job gives me a chance to I will rally the troops and get this thing moving.
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[12 Nov 2007|01:39am] |
At last we have our apartment in North Hollywood and its already home for sure. Marzia Painted the bathroom all 'Dia de los Muertos' themed and I went to town on framing stuff to make it all nice. Im happy there tho our apartment manager is very pronoid about us even tho all we do is work and sleep there.
Speaking of which working at Guitar Center in Hollywood is hard work and is good fun and I work with SOME cool people. Judging by some of the jobs I applied for around here I could have done much better. If it wasnt me and Marzia against the world tho I probably wouldnt be able to afford to work there.
Were going down to Mexico city with Scarlets Remains in a couple of weeks which Im very exited about. Ive never been to Mexico before and Ive heard some crazy stuff about it. Also it looks like Marzia and me may be playing with Rubella Ballet on the Conflict tour in december which should be crazy with some big ass venues up and down the west coast. Last of all Brad from Fminus came into my work the other week and we caught up after too long. It seems we very much may be starting a new band of some description when hes finished with the Leftover Crack stuff. Something a bit more tunefull that the usual screaming punkrock. Im glad hes back in California. Hes a good guy and it will be nice to see more of him.
Anyway. All kinds of stuff has been going on that Ive not mentioned. Heres some pictures of stuff. I would say they would jog my memory but Im pretty drunk most of the time. Pictures by mr Rossen! weeeeeeeeeeee.
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[01 Oct 2007|02:23am] |
News in Steve land time.
I have been hired by Guitar Center on Sunset blvd, which is pretty much one of the most famous guitar stores in the world. Im happy as a pig in shit about that, even tho I know its gonna be hard work and Guitar Center is about as close to working for 'the man' in guitar retail as ya can get. However Im stoked that Im working in guitar retail again, cus I hate having to pay full price for strings! Still no place to fully call our own, but we are closer than ever. We've started collecting furniture and got some really nice couches in storage which I cant wait to fall asleep on.
On friday I played my first show with this weeee band Scarlets Remains at Release the Bats. It went luverly, but the crowd was weird. We kicked bottom harder than Billy the big bottom kicker in the finals of the bristol big bottom kicking world cup. We are plying again in Long Beach this friday here...
Then Mexico city...
Then we back up to San Fransisco where Im playing guitar with The Deadfly Ensemble...
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[26 Sep 2007|05:00am] |
My greencard was approved.
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[06 Sep 2007|04:13am] |
Stuffs happening. We are moving again which is kinda stressfull, alas Im getting used to living outta boxes as thats been my existence for quite some time now. Other stuffs happening, but it will have to wait.
OUtside release the bats.
Heres a shot from when I played for Kastle Grey Skull supporting The Murder Junkies and 45 Grave.
And one from my birthday. Dawwwwwwwww.
And I will be here on an 'official' capacity. A-hem.
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[04 Sep 2007|01:55am] |
Its so feckin' hot. No conditions for a seasoned englishman like me. Popsicles have become no longer a nice refreshing treat, but a nessessity for survival! The firey furnace like hell that is Los Angeles wont beat me tho, cus like a true english gent Im as arogant as ever.
Good news, after 6 months Ive finaly got me work visa, which means the vacation is finally over and Im a solid citizen. Ive got some jobs lined up, and just in time too cus its getting to the point that me and the wife need our own little hole in the ground where we can finally fine touch our unbelieveable anti social-ness.
So anyway, last week I went to a signing with DAVID LYNCH! One of the few idols I have on this planet. AND GUESS WHAT!?! I walked away before I got too meet him, after paying and everything. Everyone in the line was annoying me, and they were being ultra nazi about talking to him and stuff, so I thought fuck it. I never liked meeting my idols and so I turned and fled. No regrets. Plus I finally got to watch Inland Empire, and I didnt like it which was weird. The same plot as Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive, but not exicuted nearly as well. I hope he breaks out of his Hollywood obsession and gets his feet back on the ground.
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[20 Aug 2007|05:20am] |
Im in an asshole mood and I want to make people miserable just because.
No matter how much I try I cant be comfortable with pronouncing water 'wadder'. I never will be. But when I say water WITH THE FUCKING 'T' IN IT ASS IT SHOULD BE people dont seem to have a fucking clue what Im talking about.
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[14 Aug 2007|03:14am] |
Me and Marzia are house sitting a beautifull big house near Pasadena for the week which is nice as we have been confined to a closet sized hell hole for a while now. Barb is in town and its nice to have my big sister around again! I wish someone could tell me what the fuck Broiling is.
And for my good friend Mr Thyssen, Im sorry to hear you are down. I hope things straighten themselves out a bit. You have many good friends out there with your best interests at heart.
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[08 Aug 2007|03:16am] |
I was gonna update something or other. I aint got an awfull lot to say so Im gonna just say thanx to Jason hooking me up with a copy of An American Werewolf in London. Ive managed to get Marzia into the HBO show OZ which was enevitable. That show is so cool. I bought the 1st season and now I want to do nothing but was all 6 seasons in one go.
Ive been playing some guitar again which was good as I was drying up a bit with the ideas. Theres been some shifting in musical situations which I wont go into but things are looking up.
This weekend should be good as Barb is coming to town for a while. Me, Marzia, and lasagna boy chipped in to get her a plane ticket so she can hang out with us niggers and choke some bitches. Also were gonna see the Adolescents this week end. All fun.
I got my interview date for my greencard. Its all taking far too long. I still aint got my work authorisation thu which sucks cus it was expensive. It seems to be taking the longest amount of time it can. Me and Marzia are currently going stir crazy in a c loset sized room which we are payig far too much for. At some point we will finally get our own place, but I need that fucking work thingy. Its frustrateing. I wanna fucking work and am able but cus the bullshit I gotta sit it out. DAMN STOOPITNESS.
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[01 Aug 2007|03:23am] |
Im dumb. So I go to the doctor and tell him that I cant eat. I lost about 12-15 lbs in 3 weeks. It started with heavy foods, so I stopped eatting anything heavy, then a cheese croisant caused me to writh around in pain I knew it was time to get it sorted. So I handed over my $135 and he said "so do ya drink and smoke alot?" and I kinda went quiet. Marzia looked at me and I answered yes. So it seems its more likely that a high amount of alchohol over a stustained period of years is more likely to do damage to you than cheese and bread.
Who'd a thunk it!
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[19 Jul 2007|07:06am] |
Still no sleep.
I think I might die.
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[18 Jul 2007|11:52am] |
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[18 Jul 2007|11:20am] |
Still no sleep. Well, barely. And none of that was unaided. In four days or so my wifes back and I know how exhuasted shes gonna be. I think we might die together in that case, which is pretty damn romantic if you ask me.
Today I realised that washing cars is not my strong point and washing them at midday in july in downtown Hollywood is just plain dumb. Im aiming to drive myself to the point of such tiredness that I may actually get some rest before the New Collapse show tonight.
Ive been talking to Marzia on the phone a bit more which has been a relief. Not really talking about anything in perticular, just the usual stuff that none of you lot need to hear about, and woud probably turn yer stomachs! hahaha. Once shes done with Italy shes off to Paris for a day then back to me. Im playing a show with kastle grey skll in San Diego this weekend so I should hopefully be able to blot out the next few days without too much fuss.
Between the not sleeping and the lack of human contact I think I went a bit stir crazy at one point.
Blah fucking blah.
I miss my wife and thats all there is to it.
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[15 Jul 2007|04:39pm] |
The Twin Peaks marathon has started. I must be getting desperate.
I miss my wife like crazy. Shes in berlin right now and shes still got Italy and France ahead. I really do love that girl. I just feel sorry for all you fuckers out there cus I got to marry her and you didnt. hahaha. One week to go and then all the planets will re-align and I may even get some sleep, but not before me and the missus get to know each other again!
Its been surreal here. Im not sure what the fucks going on most of the time.
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[09 Jul 2007|09:45am] |
Slowly the combination of sleeping pills and a bottle of wine is taking effect, which means I may be not far off getting the sleep that has evaded me for the last 42 hours.
If this keeps up in the next 2 weeks I think I really will acheive complete psychosis.
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[05 Jul 2007|09:34am] |
Fuck it. This sucks.
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[14 Jun 2007|03:54pm] |
IM RICK JAMES, BITCH!
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[07 Jun 2007|03:32pm] |
What the fuck do you have to do to find Blue-tak in this country? Still not as bad as Japan. The fucking stuffs non existent there.
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[31 May 2007|05:22am] |
Ya might have thought that moving again was probably the last thing this asshole wanted to do again right now, which is true. Trouble is life doesnt think Im quite ready for a decent nights sleep just yet and had taken a big ol crap on me and Marzia forcing us to move after Id only been here 2 months. Anyhow never underestimate the power of good friends. Mr Mikey Hanz and his apartment of magical mystery and excess opened his doors to us and we are now living in east Hollywood/Taitown area. Ive been busy painting the old apartment and all that crap plus I havent been sleeping for shit so Ive not been incontact with that many people as my mental capacity has been greatly reduced [it must be in the negetives I hear you cry!].
Im pretty much driving everywhere which is good, including the freeways. I need to sort out my test, but driving over here is a peace of wee wee so Im pretty confident that thats not going to be a problem. In 5 weeks time Marzias of around europe with Scarlets Remains for 19 days which is cool for them and makes my heart wanna break. Its funny really, touring is something Ive done many many times and I totally know the score, but I still skip a beat every morning when I wake up next to her. Im pretty much ok with things town now, but I admit Ive infantized myself to getting around much as shes always been there, so I aint got off my own ass much and found out whats out there. I guess Ive got 19 days to do just that! Ill miss her like mad, but Ive managed to live longer that 19 days without her so Im sure I can survive this one! Also during this time Im filling in on bass for 2 Kastle Grey Skull shows so Im sure there will be more than enough carnage to tide me over.
Ive bought a 1970's Ampeg G-212 guitar amp. Im so kick ass some times.
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