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Yesterday, the band played in the 2008 Houston Art Car Parade. I’ve been to the parade several times, but never been in it. First, to the right, is a photo taken by Jason McElweenie that has now become among my favorite photos taken of me performing ever (I cropped the original a bit […]

So true…

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Here are some random thoughts about songs that popped up on my iPod when I hit “Shuffle Songs” and went for a run.
Jellyfish - All Is Forgiven
When the singer from this now-defunct band growled the words, “Though he shelters himself in the shade of the wings of a stool pigeon, all is forgiven,” I’m thinking […]

Yeah, it’s cheesy, but there are so few things to rock your balls off these days, it’s good to hear a band that has done it before give it a reasonable shot. It’s ain’t Livewire, but whatevs.
Hey, Tommy Lee, USC called and they want their marching bass drum back. Jesus.

Playing gigs is a weird experience. It is equally fun, frustrating and bizarre.
One thing that is a never ending source of both humor and interest in the interactions we musicians have with people at bars and clubs we play. Most of the conversations are very polite and often genuinely enjoyable, even enlightening. […]

My band, orange is in, is playing the Houston Art Car Parade on May 10. If you’ve never been, it is a very cool event put on by the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art. It is the oldest and most famous parade of its kind in the world and attracts visitors and wacky automobiles […]

Yeah, it’s cheesy. Shut up!

From Jef (just one ‘f’) with local rockers The Black Math Experiment. Seriously hilarious and sadly true although I might quibble about #10.
1. Rappers, thou shall not message or comment phonetically. Typing a dialect is like trying to catch Down’s syndrome to get out of class. I realize that once […]

F*cking Drummers

Except mine. He’s the badassest.

Toto for Jesus

My ex-wife and I once made up a song for a church down near League City somewhere (ironically, while we were on our way to some pagan/wiccan shop) and when listening to “Hold the Line” today I was reminded of it.
All I wanna do when I wake up on a Sunday is go to church.
Hosannah. […]

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