Comments on: Two Band Band

By: Wednesday

Wednesday — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:32:00 +0000

Thanks John. I credit my photographer and the ability to capture limitless amounts of digital imagery.

I am glad somebody appreciated it. I was looking for a photo that let my patheticism shine. After I posted it I also dug that the swing set frames “two bands in a band” – a father and baby and in the distance a mother and daughter on a see saw.

By: John Cramer

John Cramer — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:35:00 +0000

Beyond the post proper, I can’t help but point out how foreboding you look in that photo, that brightly lit, sunny scene of joy and tranquility, baby in swing, dad with backpack, a lovely park, and somehow you come off as though you are moments from beating someone within inches of their pathetic life. Around your head rests a halo of darkest menace. Demon dad. I love it.

I think it’s in the composition. There’s shadow around your head, the baby has her back to us, your distance is just enough to suggest threat, the overwhelming color is brown. Etc… Brilliant piece. Do you have a magic camera?

By: stacey

stacey — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:42:00 +0000

wednesday - it's not that one as there aren't enough people dead. We're talking about an entire barn full of people dead.

brian - I checked out that ghost dancer issue, but it wasn't that one. Ah well.

Thank you, both, for your help, though.

See, on the cast next week I was going to do songs that were more spoken word or stories. I can't really come up with a a lot and that was one I was hoping to find. If any of you can come up with something, please let me know.

By: Wednesday

Wednesday — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:41:00 +0000

RE: the massacre song, I think it might be the Donnelly Massacre. There are a few songs about it out there and a tv show and what not.

By: brian furr

brian furr — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:39:00 +0000

stacey, i can’t think of a song, but if i’m remembering freshman u.s. history correctly, the army massacred the “ghost dancers” who were part of a (perceived?) rebellion at the wounded knee indian reservation. that was probably in the 1880’s.

*i think patti smith might have a song about this*

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:10:00 +0000

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By: stacey

stacey — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:28:00 +0000

since we've expanded off topic, can I ask if any of you have heard of a song that talks about this dance in like the 1880s, and then these people come in and kill everybody? I think 'massacre' may be in the title. Has anybody ever heard this song? I'm sure it relates to some real incident in the U.S.

Oh and I don't have any real advice for freelancers. That's just what I heard from a freelancer rather recently. I know it made her feel better to know this sort of ridiculous situation happened to everybody.

In the world of music, isn't it that everybody gets mad and the whole thing goes up in a ball of fire, then people get drunk, bitch a lot, and probably to many people, then it takes like months to cool down, possibly years, meanwhile they've already formed another band most likely inspired by negative feelings? Or maybe that's the first time it happens. Gradually gets less pathetic.

Hell, I don't really know what goes on in that world, so couldn't even hope to give advice there. Sorry.

Getting inspired by others' music COULD help. I heard this crazy mexican music at a festival this past weekend where they made up some crazy instrument that I'm sure included a computer and so it was electronic old school tejano. Sounded really fun. They were from the border of Mexico and California and were at the Pachanga festival.

By: Wednesday

Wednesday — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:29:00 +0000

Baleen – Nap Label Corn is doing very well, about seven inches off the ground but we’re going for long players and forgo the singles so we are going to wait quite a while longer for our first release. I’m not working on getting photos up here but I should be. I’ll try for next week’s post (Rejection: It cuts like a knife but can you make it feel so right?).

By: baleen

baleen — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0000

How’s the corn?
Got me some squash, green beans, and watermelon gettin along in my backyard.

Oh yeah, change can be rough. I just put it in a jar. (should be a fuckin swear jar).

By: Wednesday

Wednesday — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:14:00 +0000

Carlos! You sir are moved up IMMEDIATELY to level 16 – ***THE DUDE***.

I’ve never seen somebody make it so far so fast. You sir are just about ready to take your game out of the band room and into the board room!