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hmmm... randomness... i have no big plans for the weekend, just a lot of time allocation. likely it will look like... recording, load-in, dinner, play show, drive to jacksonville? [perhaps] - sleep. paper work on saturday. good lineup in town on saturday.

jesse made the observation that when i'm in the line-up... his band is entirely left handed. yet every member, including the drummer - plays right handed. incredible. the g8 summit is over. they forgave debt the world's 14 poorest nations. agreed on a 50 billion dollar relief package, said "fuck you, i won't do what you tell me" to the terrorists... agreed on kyoto-based global emissions planning. the u.s. still fell short here. but you know, no big whoop - it's not like we are the world's biggest polluter or anything.
overall... it could have been worse.

tonight i will undergo much preparation in order to perform 8 songs and an embryonic outro. oh... and there's a storm a brewin'. "dennis the pain in the ass", has come to finish the job of his late great father - "ivan the terribly inconvenient."

remember kids... trust nobody. be vigilant. wear a condom. find out what the "deal" is. don't wade with sharks. keep your myspace friends list at a reasonable size. keep drug use to a minimum prior to 12am, buy batteries, vote, honor your mother, make vacation plans immediately upon returning from a vacation, mind the sandbags, ponder your death at least once a week, remove all possible rock guitars from your albums, take what you can get, get to the bottom of the "was kurt killed?" debate, listen to more brit pop, have sex to the dandy warhols at least once this year, start a fight, steal a book, get in touch with your disco self, don't take no for an answer...

get her phone number.

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