The Jersey vs. LA smacktalk is already starting here at our place as we have one L.A. bred and one Jersey bred. I never follow hockey so should be interesting ...
PALLBEARER - 11:03 AM
GO DEVILS!
TRANCH YOU WILL BE IN TOWN FOR THE STANLEY CUP, WE SHOULD TRY TO GO ... OR AT LEAST WATCH A GAME TOGETHER.
IsoldAthousandHITStoAthousandHEADSthatWILLneverCOMEback - 1:22 AM
Friday, May 25, 2012
PALLBEARER - 8:47 PM
Jacko booked the Brighton Bar, BTW. I believe he still does.
PALLBEARER - 6:31 PM
I have not been able to get that New Order track 'Procession' out of my head for some weeks now. It was actually a single written by their drummer, never was on a regular studio release, and while I don't know what it is about it makes me think it is about Ian Curtis, or certainly anyone else troubled by problems that eventually overwhelm them, despite others trying to help. You can be strong with others around to lend a hand but when alone the demons may be much harder to hold at bay. People can save your life. The song makes me want to cry sometimes but most of the time it makes me happy in that weird way - sadly knowing but hopeful.
There is no end to this
I have seen your face
But I don't recognize all these things
You must have left behind
It's a problem, you know
That's been there all your life
I try to make you see the world without you
That just turned black and white
At night, it gets cold and
You'd dearly like to turn away
Escape that fails
Makes you want to turn on heel
Alone, alone, alone, alone
There is no end to this
I can turn away
Another picture but the scene
Is still the same
There is no room to move
Or try to look away
Remember - life is strange
Life keeps getting stranger every day
I try so hard but this attitude's
A type that won't subside
No matter what they say
Remember, your heart beats you, late at night
Your heart beats you, late at night
Your heart beats you, late at night
Your heart beats you, late at night
I have King Carcass' "Other Species, Other Minds" on CD. Cool album. Here's a nice cached link with all of their tunes in MP3, as well as downloadable ZIP files by album.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:UKF0-M0LUwYJ:freedomhasnobounds.com/%3Fp%3D466+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
PALLBEARER - 6:22 PM
I have been making a playlist of my favorite rock albums, no more than two per band, with the idea of getting my top 100, and cutting that down to 50, 25 and finally 10. Here is one of the many bands I discovered in the early 90's on a bill that I had never heard of that I wound up loving, KING CARCASS. I saw them open for Monster Magnet in Long Branch at the place Jacko booked for, can not remeber the name right now.
IsoldAthousandHITStoAthousandHEADSthatWILLneverCOMEback - 1:47 PM
IsoldAthousandHITStoAthousandHEADSthatWILLneverCOMEback - 1:40 PM
New Order before they became disco-y had the coolest sound. They were a cool dance band too, but the later stuff is not timeless like the first three or four albums.
IsoldAthousandHITStoAthousandHEADSthatWILLneverCOMEback - 1:29 PM
PALLBEARER - 3:05 AM
Thursday, May 24, 2012
IsoldAthousandHITStoAthousandHEADSthatWILLneverCOMEback - 11:44 AM
Ed (& Rusty too where it applies), not sure if you will see this (maybe I will email you too) but your feelings about the blog are fully understandable, I abstain from any judgment or comment on you & E-Rex' relationship, but the other stuff I get. I guess every interaction between beings is interpersonal, so more clearly I should have said I hope that this shift does not represent a complete closing off of all potential interaction, like if another great band plays in my town or Treponem Pal has a reunion show in Brooklyn I would hope that we would let each other know about it and be open to going to a show together or grabbing lunch if I am in the city, etc.
Though my musing on the subject was pretty close to what you expressed I appreciate the clarification of your reasoning.
Peace out,
Olrac
IsoldAthousandHITStoAthousandHEADSthatWILLneverCOMEback - 11:43 AM
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
I was going to simply sign off with that Doors video but after giving the situation some consideration I decided that it would offer me (and possibly you) some closure to explain why I decided to leave the BDC blog. After so many years (as Gado explained) I feel the situation calls for as much. The reasons are split between the important (interpersonal) and the less important (the pace, topics, etc.).
1. The biggest factor in my decision to leave is E-Rex. Despite all of my efforts to make amends (for exactly what I’m still not entirely sure) on and off the blog I have been consistently rebuffed leaving me feeling bad about the vibe/dynamic. I have never dealt well with passive aggression. I may say or do things that are worthy of admonishment or correction but I am not an asshole. I say what I feel up front and am always open to honest communication and compromise. Rex, I’m sorry you’ve given up on our friendship, but as Jay Z says; “it is what it is”.
2. Gado and Grossman, you post infrequently and minimally respectively which is absolutely your prerogative and understandable in light of your lifestyles and/or preferences. This is not however (as Gado correctly pointed out) a pace that holds much for those of us (speaking for myself here) who are more wired and interested in a more depthful dialogue…especially with old friends.
3. Rusty is my closest friend on the blog, both by relationship and proximity. I see him regularly and catch up, get the latest music and so on in person. Gado, would love to see you more but between your family and school I know that’s not a reality. Grossman, we were never very close but I like you as a person. On the blog I rarely saw you committing to posting either with frequency or depth. Again, not a judgment, just an observation.
4. JBooks, Henry, Tranch, etc. = non-factors in my decision to leave for obvious reasons.
All of this is to ultimately say that over the last few months the blog had left me feeling bad/unsatisfied more often than good/connected and has therefore run its course *for me*. All good things must come to an end and I guess I’ll see ya when I see ya. Wishing you all the best life has to offer.
Over and out.
Ed
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Ed Norton - 8:41 PM
I'll be around, no contemplation of bailing on the blog from my corner of the country. The blog's been great man and will continue to be. I know I lurk alot but sometimes that's what I've got to give. Thanks for creating the blog, BTW. I have probably never said that. I've learned alot from everyone over the years, and particularly of late. It's been a great way to stay connected, and because of all of our history it helps me keep my perspective in a very good way. Peace.
PALLBEARER - 10:05 AM
Probably a logistical impossibility but I am in NJ on June first, and then again June sixteen and seventeen....
PALLBEARER - 9:56 AM
Hey, looks like the ranks have officially shrunken, too bad. I will continue to post here and hope everyone and anyone who has access to do so feels free to continue as well. I like the less exhibitionary format of blogging over social networking style sites, but I can understand others preferring the constant and instantaneous feedback afforded on such sites.
So I hope this shift is more format focused rather than interpersonal. I hope that this forum that I created (not like Gore created the internet I obviously did not invent blogging) around and possibly over 10 years ago has served it's purpose of allowing like minded people to share ideas and just as importantly to facilitate them actually coming together in the real world when their lives afforded them the time and decreased the literal distance between them.
Old friends can keep a part of us alive that existed when they were a part of our daily existence. This is different than reliving the glory days as referenced by "the boss" and me in "Dronkie," it has more to do a personal theory I have on rebirth and the coming to terms with our past lives that is required to become enlightened.
Though it would make life easier I can not convince myself that we have a soul that will move on to another plane when we die, though that could be really nice, and if that is really what happens it would pretty unfair if holding an incorrect belief about such things would affect the destination of said soul, but to my point, I view the idea of reincarnation and enlightenment as truly being our personal evolution through out our lives. Our surroundings and ourselves change every few years, roughly every two to five years. Someone who is getting the most out of life will see major changes in this time frame, developmentally as a child and evolutionary until death, infancy, toddlerhood, grammar school, middle school, high school, college, post college, moving cities, career, marriage, buying homes, having children, living through their development, middle age, parents dying, etc. etc.
To be enlightened I believe we have to learn each stage's (or different life's) lessons and stay cognizant and in touch with them as we progress through subsequent lives. What good was it to live through the angst of youth if you no longer have access to those sentiments when the middle aged you is dealing with your angry and disillusioned teenaged child, client or student? In the book Siddartha it is said that we do not endure the tragedy of our errors in life so that our offspring do not have to, which is of course true. However if we are dispassionately in touch with the lessons and emotions of the various stages of life we not only better know ourselves but we can better understand, identify with and connect to others. How can I look down my nose at some one silly enough to still smoke cigarettes or have unprotected sex when I did so as well? I can only fall into that hypocrisy if I am shut off from who I have been in my past lives. Though my years living in SF were some of the happiest of my life my lack of interaction with the people I meet during that time period make that part of my life seem somewhat unreal, whereas my interactions with all of you on this blog has allowed me stay in touch not only with my high school and college experiences but able to fully recall discovering Stereolab driving back from Malibu on the Pacific Coast Highway, looking for ice cream in the middle of the night in Tokyo, kicking the Fractured Cylinder guy out of 123, Inter-fumble, Sweater man, driving through the night listening to classic rock on the way to Hartford, and on and on and I thank you all for those shared experiences and that common language.
IsoldAthousandHITStoAthousandHEADSthatWILLneverCOMEback - 1:47 AM
Monday, May 21, 2012
Oh yeah, the you coming out to NJ part was awesome, obviously not the dealing with concussion related depression, so sorry you've been dealing with that. Matteo would love to see Zach too, we packed up all of my boys Thomas the Tank stuff and put it in the garage, but he does not want to sell it in case Zachary comes over and wants to play with it.
IsoldAthousandHITStoAthousandHEADSthatWILLneverCOMEback - 12:51 AM
Awesome Tranch, was just thinking today that I had not heard from you in while.
Wondering what Henry Rollins has been up to lately? Traveling, taking pictures and writing more books:
IsoldAthousandHITStoAthousandHEADSthatWILLneverCOMEback - 12:44 AM
ah, inter-fumble and playing sega genesis football - those were the days...
hey guys, i heard via facebook that the BDC was dead, i guess rumors of its demise was exaggerated, although i love olrac's attempts to stir up some angry debating. sorry for being so silent lately, i've been dealing with perpetual crippling depression for awhile now (probably post-concussion-related) and have had little energy for anything other than treading water, truthfully.
anyway, i just wanted to let y'all know i'll be back in NJ for about a week from may 30-june 4 or so, but i have to admit it might be tough to connect because my younger brother chris is getting married and my mom's house in jersey will be inundated with extended family that i haven't seen in ages...
hopefully we can make something work (carlo, i'm sure zachery would LOOOVE to see mateo), but it will probably take more effort than usual this time...
oh and here's a new twist - we're actually driving this time. yep, figured it would be cheaper than four plane tickets, but what about the price to our souls??!! all together, it's about a 23-24 hour drive, and we're planning on stopping overnight twice each way and at one 'attraction' each day as well - should be an interesting adventure, if nothing else...
later,
- tranch in tx
John - 12:32 AM
At first I did not know what to make of Thurston Moore's solo album "demolished thoughts" but have wound up loving it, it's pretty heart breaking.
IsoldAthousandHITStoAthousandHEADSthatWILLneverCOMEback - 12:31 AM
Friday, May 18, 2012
Inter-fumble!!!! That is taking it back Sega Genesis NFL 94, with Devlin, Tranch, blunts and the Fragile Genius - Evil Jackson being annoyed that with us for playing sports video games after druggedupmonkey practice!
IsoldAthousandHITStoAthousandHEADSthatWILLneverCOMEback - 12:16 PM
Gado...I luv ya, man.
Communication breakdown. The zombies are lurking and creeping outside, I've got the doors bolted shut, just me and the elephant in the corner of the room here. Make yourself cozy. It's gonna be a long winter, I reckon...
Oh, wait. That IS some damn fine weather out there. Awwww fuck it, let's throw around the frisbee and have some civil discourse. I'm in if you're in.
Sorry for breaking the BDC. "It's just a flesh wound."
Inter-fumble!
Grossman - 12:01 PM
...
meh
d'accord, rien aujourd'hui ...
The bands you like that I don't suck, that movie that meant so much to you in college was garbage, your favorite philosopher was little more than a bourgeois court jester, now defend your existence! Or at least say hello!
Attempting to stir an empty pot.
Great weather out today.
IsoldAthousandHITStoAthousandHEADSthatWILLneverCOMEback - 9:12 AM
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Super PAC plans to attack Obama’s ties to Rev. Jeremiah Wright
Romney correctly has asked that they avoid this overtly race-baiting line of attack, if things got real dirty real quick a pro-Obama PAC could pull out the "Mormons are not really Christians" card and I do not think either side wants to get that deep into the mud this early into the campaign.
